Mosaics – Spring 2025

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Illustration by Jon Bonebrake

Inside the issue

Rebuilding when disaster strikes

Wild fire in a forest from above.
Helping communities and families rebuild after disaster

Changing what we cannot accept

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How climate change may affect addiction recovery

“It’s the roots that need water”

Nicole Cappoziello.
The process and potential of a community-based dissertation

A podcast with positive impact

BBRIDGE podcast group.
PhD students produce series on intimate partner violence

The intimacies of violence

Shaanta Murshid holding large painting.
Murshid publishes new book

Take care

Tiffany Nhan practicing yoga pose.
Slowing down with yoga

Highlights

Alex Rubin, Katie Stalker, Annahita Ball, Mike Lynch.
Spotlights on our faculty, staff, students and research

Dean’s column

Portrait of Keith Alford.
"Make good trouble"

Back cover spotlight

Doctor listens to pregnant mother's stomach.
UB researcher, Western New York agency win $208,000 NIH prize

Class notes

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News and updates from our alumni
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Editorial

Matthew Biddle
Director of Communications and Marketing

Sarah J. Watson
Associate Director of Communications

Tiffany J. Nhan
Graduate Assistant

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Mosaics, the magazine of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, is produced twice a year. Spring 2025. Volume 19, Number 2.

The University at Buffalo is New York State’s flagship and one of the nation’s leading public research universities, recognized for our excellence and our impact.

Address changes and other correspondence, including Class Notes submissions, may be sent by email to sw-mosaics@buffalo.edu or by mail to: Editor, Mosaics, University at Buffalo, School of Social Work, 685 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260.