HRSA-funded project to target five high-risk counties By David Miller TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Following a year of community engagement and assessments of health and rehabilitation services across rural Alabama, a University of Alabama-led team of researchers is ready to implement a robust opioid prevention, treatment and recovery network in the state. The Health Resources and…
By David Miller Aug. 31, 2020 The National Institute on Aging has awarded $1.6 million to researchers from The University of Alabama and Florida International University to design touch-screen technology to improve communication between dementia patients and their caregivers. Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, associate professor in the UA School of Social Work and co-principal investigator…
SSW students sharing social work experiences with Ghanaian counterparts *Editor’s note: this story originally appeared in the 2019-2020 edition of Outreach and has been updated to reflect current data. By David Miller Aug. 28, 2020 International social work experiences, whether real-time or virtual, provide foundational pay-offs for one’s social work career, even for those that don’t…
By David Miller Aug. 4, 2020 Dr. Nicole Ruggiano’s work to improve services and support of family caregivers in Alabama will grow significantly over the next two years. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Ruggiano, associate professor in the University of Alabama School of Social Work, to the Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition, a team of…
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…
May 26, 2020 By David Miller After three years as a member of the Society for Social Work Research’s excellence in research committee, Dr. M. Daniel Bennett, Jr. will chair the 2021 committee. Bennett, assistant professor in the University of Alabama School of Social Work since 2015, will take on more administrative duties as chair,…
Q-and-A with Social Work instructor Nancy Payne By David Miller and Nancy Payne April 23, 2020 When the global community began to shutter its businesses and communal activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those who manage chronic conditions were faced with a familiar mandate: social isolation. Millions of people have autoimmune disorders that weaken their…
Feb. 24, 2020 By David Miller For children with disabilities, treatment and therapy can become mundane and repetitive. Spontaneity is fun, but there’s not much of it in physical therapy or doctor’s appointments, where children are also isolated from their peers. Therapeutic horseback riding, though, is a unique intervention that’s a “big deal” for children,…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s efforts to stem opioid use and rates of overdose deaths in Alabama have a new focus: first responders. The School’s Vital Team, which oversees a trio of state-focused behavioral health projects, will soon begin work on “Project…
The Community Chest of Korea announced recently that Dr. Lewis Lee, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, has been honored as the grand prize winner at the 2019 Best Paper Competition, sponsored by the Nanum Research Center on Philanthropy. The paper, entitled, “Crowding-out effect: Relationship between government grants and private giving among…
