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By David Miller June 17, 2021 Families process tragedy and grief differently, but when it plays out in news media, families are forced to dispel rumors and combat misinformation, not just for the public, […]

Oklahoma native’s service focused on Black youth in Alabama By David Miller June 16, 2021 MSW candidate Riley Raynor is the University of Alabama School of Social Work’s first NASW […]

Booker, Villarreal create intern ‘toolkit’ for field offices, sports teams By David Miller May 19, 2021 Carina Villarreal wasn’t sure what to expect. Last summer, Villarreal, a first-year MSW student, […]

Hoover native completes MSW-MPH program By David Miller April 27, 2021 Niya Bonner could see the disparities of the “black experience” all around her. Her relatives in rural areas and […]

By Adam Jones April 27, 2021 Like it was yesterday, Destiny McFall remembers the day she was dropped off at a foster family at age 8 with more questions than […]

Mississippi natives play pivotal role in COVID vaccination campaign By David Miller April 21, 2021 With just 12 hours until the launch of their community vaccination drive, Kyesha Davis and […]

Three-time SSW alumna studies nursing homes’ capacity to nurture spousal relationships By David Miller March 15, 2021 COVID-19 wasn’t supposed to play a factor in Dr. Shanae Shaw’s dissertation, but, […]

MSW alumna aspires to work with children who’ve been abused or trafficked *Editor’s note: this story originally appeared in the 2019-2020 edition of Outreach Aug. 19, 2020 By David Miller […]

Tuskegee native overcomes string of challenges to complete MSW By David Miller July 30, 2020 “Better late than never.” “If at first you don’t succeed …” Both of these phrases […]

Study will explore psychosocial needs of military members, dependents diagnosed with cancer By David Miller July 8, 2020 Kelli Godfrey’s bout with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2014 lasted six months before […]