July 31, 2024 Join us in celebrating the remarkable career and retirement of Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell, a dedicated member of the School of Social Work faculty at The University of Alabama. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Nelson-Gardell has significantly contributed to our community through her various roles, leaving a lasting impact on both colleagues…
Date: May 7th, 2024 By Ambre Adams At the end of each academic year, The University of Alabama School of Social Work hosts its annual Awards Ceremony, during which the school’s premier award, the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award, is presented. The Lahoma Adams Buford Endowed Peace Award is a university-wide recognition designed to honor…
January, 19, 2024 The Cambia Health Foundation has chosen UA School of Social Work’s Dr. Hyunjin Noh as a Sojourns Scholar Leadership Fellow. This competitive fellowship, granted to scholars in the field of palliative care, aims to advance person-centered palliative care. Dr. Noh stands out among the 12 scholars selected this year, representing diverse disciplines.…
03/29/2022 The School of Social Work at The University of Alabama advanced 16 places in its ranking among the nation’s top graduate schools for social work, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Graduate Schools” list for 2023. UA’s School of Social Work master’s program is now ranked 28th among peers nationally. “This…
Feb. 11, 2022 Nominations are now being accepted for the School of Social Work’s 2022 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award. The deadline for UA students, faculty and staff to nominate a UA faculty member for the award is March 6. Previously nominated candidates also may be nominated again. Highest priority will be given to faculty…
By David Miller Jan. 8, 2021 The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has tabbed Dr. David L. Albright as one of 12 individuals for its 2021 class of fellows. Albright, Hill Crest Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research at the University of Alabama School of Social Work, is the first social work…
Dec. 7, 2020 Nominations are now being accepted for the School of Social Work’s 2021 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award. The deadline for UA students, faculty and staff to nominate a UA faculty member for the award is Feb. 12. Previously nominated candidates also may be nominated again. Highest priority will be given to faculty…
July 6, 2020 Dr. M. Sebrena Jackson’s work with the Council on Social Work Education continues to grow. After completing a year in CSWE’s Program Director Academy 2019-20 cohort, Jackson, MSW program director for the University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been appointed to the CSWE Council on the Role and Status of…
4/6/2020 [ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-6″] Field Awards BSW Field Award Destiny McFall BSW DC Field Award Shelby Taylor BSW International Field Award Molly Collimore MSW Distance Learning Field Award Precious Parham MSW Face-to-Face Field Award Cynthia Weissman-Gelb MSW DC Field Award Augustine Monroy [/ua_col][ua_col class=”col-md-6″] MSW Writing Awards MSW Analytical/Technical Paper (Recognizes MSW students with excellent writing…
Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell, Associate Professor and Coordinator of International Initiatives, has received the 2019 Kendall Grant. Dr. Nelson-Gardell would like to thank her Ghana partners, Ms Beth Okantey and Dr. Doris Boateng. To learn more about the Global Citizenship Through Web-based Social Work Education, please visit the Council on Social Work Education webpage.
