2023 News Archive

Book chapter offers recommendations for child abuse screening during perinatal care
12/28/23
Associate Professor Mickey Sperlich and Whitney Mendel, MSW ’02, PhD ’15, co-authored the chapter in Perinatal Care and Considerations for Survivors of Child Abuse.
New research evaluates three frameworks for macro-level change
12/21/23
Associate Professor Elizabeth Bowen co-published the paper in the Journal of Social Work.
Recent DSW grad studies ChatGPT and its potential impact on social work
12/15/23
Alexis Speck Glennon, DSW ’23, co-authored a paper in the Journal of Social Work.
Nam honored as Activist Scholar for language access work
12/11/23
Partnership for the Public Good recognized Yunju Nam with its inaugural Activist Scholar award.
Sperlich co-authors research on trauma-informed pain management during labor
12/7/23
The paper, published in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, investigated the effectiveness of a new resource for nurses.
Study: How secondary traumatic stress affects public child welfare workers
11/21/23
New research led by Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim shows how the impact of secondary traumatic stress varies based on workers' roles.
PhD candidate explores how researchers address ethics, bias when using algorithms in child welfare
11/13/23
The project, led by Seventy Hall, examined how researchers considered equity, ethics and other issues when using machine learning in child welfare settings.
Sinking or swimming? Study examines the children without placement crisis in foster care
11/1/23
Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim and colleagues published their work in the Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Roundtable focuses on resettlement experiences
10/20/23
Discussion organized by the Asia Research Institute and School of Social Work seeks to offer new perspective.
New paper shares meaningful outcomes from UB’s Social Impact Fellows program
10/19/23
School of Social Work faculty members Michael Lynch and Elizabeth Bowen analyzed the program's effectiveness in helping students understand social problems, collaborate across disciplines and develop critical skills.
UB’s VITAL scholars return to campus
10/18/23
Program is part of an initiative to increase the number of faculty at UB from traditionally underrepresented populations in North America.
Andolina, Annan and Woike-Ganga honored by UB
10/13/23
The University at Buffalo recognized 18 distinguished alumni from across campus, including School of Social Work grads Rita Andolina, Esther Annan and Elizabeth Woike-Ganga.
Study identifies barriers and facilitators to engaging kids in outpatient mental health care
10/12/23
PhD candidate Beth Tripi and Associate Professor Annette Semanchin Jones published their research in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
Ball researches microaggressions in schools, human service agencies
10/6/23
Associate Professor Annahita Ball co-authored studies in the journals Affilia and Advances in Social Work, discussing microaggressions experienced by employees of human service agencies and individuals in schools.
UB MSW student honored by NYS Social Work Education Association
9/29/23
Tyrone Reese, a student in the online MSW program, has been named Student of the Year by the New York State Social Work Education Association.