December 17th, 2024 The University of Alabama School of Social Work (SSW) proudly announces that Dr. Coy Stout will officially join the school’s Office of Experiential Programs team as the Washington DC Program Faculty Liaison on January 3, 2025. In this pivotal role, Dr. Stout will oversee the School of Social Work’s esteemed Washington DC Practicum…
09/25/2024 Written by Lyric Wisdom The School of Social Work takes pride in celebrating the achievements and goals of our wide range of alum. Dr. M. Josh McNeil, a doctoral graduate of the class of 2024, is a perfect example of the talent that drives change in the world around us. McNeil has made significant…
Article by Ava Marante What is social work? According to the National Association of Social Workers, “social work” is defined as being a “profession for those with a strong desire to help improve people’s lives.”Whether it be through conducted research or through policy development, social workers are advocates for the people. They exhibit skills like…
Carina Villarreal received the Horizon Award at the 13th Legacy Awards Banquet in the Sellers Auditorium of the Bryant Conference Center on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Villarreal received her BA in Public Relations and Communication Studies in 2020, and was selected to be a MSW Washington, DC student, currently placed in Representative Karen Bass’s office…
MSW alumna, author reflects on life in policing, social chasm of 2020 July 16, 2020By David Miller TK Thorne’s first post-MSW job wasn’t what she envisioned: grant writing for a police department. But, at the time, she was keenly familiar with the Birmingham Police Department, which had developed a pipeline in the 1970s for University…
Gilead Sciences VP keen to ‘nurture’ critical alumni support system for students May 29, 2020 By David Miller Coy Stout was working through his undergraduate degree at a feverish pace, hoping to graduate early from the University of Alabama and minimize his student debt. He’d planned to attend medical school and focused on the hard…
MSW alumna began as intern in program May 16, 2020 By David Miller Brianna Jones had identified her “dream job” just one week into her MSW field placement. In the spring of 2017, Jones was one of a handful of interns with Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, which had formed a partnership with the University of…
SSW alumnus working to reform national child welfare system April 3, 2020 By David Miller Jerry Milner’s quest to shift United States child welfare policy to a holistic, data-driven system comes with many challenges. Milner, associate commissioner at the Children’s Bureau since November 2017, says that the “wheels of government” don’t always match the pace…
June 2018 Born into a historic Alabama farm family, UA Social Work alumna Melanie Bridgeforth is focused on planting her own seeds to fight poverty as the new Women’s Fund CEO . Melanie Bridgeforth is quick to tell you she knows little about farming — at least relative to other family members. The Bridgeforths are…
Alumna Karen Thompson has been named the new president of the Junior League of Tuscaloosa and is the first black person to hold the position in the group’s 89-year history. Thompson, executive director of Temporary Emergency Services Inc., has been a member of the group for the last eight years. The League is part of…
