2022 News Archive

Dean Keith A. Alford Commemorates Social Work's Connectivity to Mental Health Awareness Month, National Foster Care Month and National Child Abuse Prevention
5/12/22
Ongoing wars and pandemics, added to the personal stresses we all face, can take a toll on our mental health.
Assistant Professor Mickey Sperlich and colleague publish article, "'I got to catch my own baby': A qualitative study of out of hospital birth"
5/9/22
Kudos to Assistant Professor Mickey Sperlich and her colleague on the publication of their article, "'I got to catch my own baby': A qualitative study of our of hospital birth" in Reproductive Health.
Associate Professor Kelly Patterson and colleagues publish article, "Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) on the geographic, socio-economic, and public policy periphery: A critical case study of blocked mobility in the City of San Diego, California"
4/29/22
Kudos to Associate Professor Kelly Patterson and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) on the geographic, socio-economic, and public policy periphery: A critical case study of blocked mobility in the City of San Diego, California" in Critical Sociology.
Assistant Professor Maria Rodriguez and colleagues publish article, "Text-mining open-ended survey responses using structural topic modeling: A practical demonstration to understand parents' coping methods during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore"
4/25/22
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Maria Rodriguez and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "Text-mining open-ended survey responses using structural topic modeling: A practical demonstration to understand parents' coping methods during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore" in the Journal of Technology in Human Services.
Students Inducted in Rho Kappa Honor Society
4/20/22
Congratulations to our latest MSW students on achieving excellence and being inducted into the Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society - Rho Kappa Chapter on April 21, 2022.
Professor Laina Bay-Cheng, PhD Candidate Hannah Ginn and colleagues publish article, "The sexual rights of others: Majoritized women's support for marginalized women's rights"
4/18/22
Congratulations to Professor Laina Bay-Cheng, PhD Candidate Hannah Ginn and their colleagues on the publication of their article, "The sexual rights of others: Majoritized women's support for marginalized women's rights" in The Journal of Sex Research.
PhD student Jessica Mencia and colleagues publish article, "Family planning research in African immigrant and refugee women: A scoping review"
4/13/22
Congratulations to PhD student Jessica Mencia and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "Family planning research in African immigrant and refugee women: A scoping review" in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
SSW Graduate Student Association Denounces Wars
4/1/22
As members of the Graduate Student Association of the UB School of Social Work, sadness and despair overwhelm our hearts as people all over the world are being deprived of their human rights and safety.
School of Social Work uses virtual reality for doctoral program
3/31/22
‘It’s more than just reading a book or watching a movie,’ says school official.
Professor Hilary Weaver publishes book, "The Routledge International Handbook of Indigenous Resilience"
3/31/22
Kudos to Professor Hilary Weaver on the publication of her book, "The Routledge International Handbook of Indigenous Resilience."
UB grad programs rise in U.S. News rankings
3/29/22
More than a dozen professional schools and programs rose in the latest rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
Associate Professor Kelly Patterson and colleagues publish, "It is not always sunny in San Diego for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders: The reproduction of racial and socioeconomic segregation under the Choice Communities Initiative"
3/25/22
Congratulations to Associate Professor Kelly Patterson and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "It is not always sunny in San Diego for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders: The reproduction of racial and socioeconomic segregation under the Choice Communities Initiative" in the Journal of Policy Practice and Research.
UB School of Social Work, Canisius College announce 3+2 program
3/24/22
Program will allow Canisius students to complete both their BA or BS in psychology at Canisius and a master of social work at UB in approximately five years.
Three named SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors
3/23/22
Chris Cohan, David Murray and Todd Sage were recognized as exemplary online educators.
Assistant Professor Maria Y. Rodriguez and colleagues co-edit a special issue of the Journal of Community Practice entitled, "Digital Organizing: Definitions, Applications, Methods and Ethics"
3/14/22
Kudos to Assistant Professor Maria Y. Rodriguez and colleagues on the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Community Practice, which they co-edited, entitled "Digital Organizing: Definitions, Applications, Methods and Ethics."

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