Latest School News

SSWR honors Murshid with book award
1/8/26
The Society for Social Work and Research has honored Associate Professor Nadine Shaanta Murshid for her book, Intimacies of Violence: Reading Transnational Middle-Class Women in Bangladeshi America.
The Moynihan Report: Examining its legacy 60 years later
12/11/25
A moderated panel of interdisciplinary UB faculty members met to discuss the influential and controversial Moynihan Report of 1965.
Those helping the homeless are hurting too, according to study
11/19/25
Paper by UB researcher links homeless services workers’ burnout to adverse childhood experiences.
UB MSW/PhD student receives CSWE Minority Fellowship
10/20/25
The Council on Social Work Education selected School of Social Work student Tiffany J. Nhan for the fellowship, which supports students focused on reducing health disparities and improving mental health outcomes for underserved populations.
Three social work students named Western New York Prosperity Fellows
10/13/25
Social work students Vanity Jones, Aicha Niang and Ryan Tropf have been awarded the Western New York Prosperity Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Alford honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer
10/8/25
The award, one of social work’s top honors, recognizes Dean Keith A. Alford’s pioneering contributions to children, families and the profession.
Studying geographic and demographic disparities in mass shootings
10/1/25
Two-year project will also seek to identify predictors and recommend interventions, as well as fundamentally attempt to create a classification of the types of mass shootings.
Welcoming a new faculty member: Meet Robyn Wiktorski-Reynolds
9/30/25
Robyn Wiktorski-Reynolds, clinical assistant professor in the School of Social Work, discusses her professional interests and expertise.
Green selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
9/15/25
Susan A. Green, clinical professor in the School of Social Work, has been named to the competitive Fulbright Specialist Roster, making her eligible for projects around the globe.
MSW graduate among new UB Alumni Association officers
9/9/25
Steven Maisonet, MSW ’19, a social worker and professor at SUNY Buffalo State University, joins the UB Alumni Association board.