Dr. Lewis H. Lee, assistant professor of social work, has been selected to participate as a scholar in the 2018-19 Health Disparities Research Education Award Certificate Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Lee will explore health disparities through a series of courses provided by the program. Courses begin Oct. 30, 2018, and run through…
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conferences help to promote and teach best practices in research and curriculum development through dynamic educational sessions, peer networking forums, and job-search opportunities. The UA School of Social Work is pleased to announce the following faculty and student research presentations for CSWE’s 64th Annual Program Meeting in Orlando, Florida. We…
David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor, has been appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to the Committee on the Well-being of Military Families. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the committee to study the challenges and opportunities facing military families and…
Nicole Ruggiano, associate professor of social work, has been selected a 2018-2019 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow Program Health and Aging Policy Fellow. As a Congressional Fellow, Dr. Ruggiano will conduct a year-long health policy project with policymakers in Washington, D.C. with a focus on improving health and supportive services for older adults with…
Hee Yun Lee, professor and Endowed Chair in Social Work, and Hyunjin “Gina” Noh, assistant professor of social work, were each awarded a 2018 Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship by the Faculty Teaching and Research Support Committee of the Council on Community-Based Partnerships (CCBP) at UA. They are two of three UA faculty recipients of the highly competitive award.…
David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor, has been awarded a 2018 President’s Faculty Research Award. Sponsored by UA’s president and the vice president for research and economic development, the honor is given to outstanding faculty researchers from across UA colleges and schools. Dr. Albright received the award’s senior…
Dr. David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor of social work, has received the 2017-18 Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award from The University of Alabama Academic Advisors Association (UA-AAA) . The Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award recognizes the importance of academic advising at The University of Alabama by celebrating…
Dr. Gaynell Simpson, assistant professor of social work, will serve on a panel of caregiving experts at the 2018 Aging in America Conference hosted by the American Society of Aging. The conference will be held in San Francisco March 26-29. The panel’s session is part of the conference’s Diversity Summit and titled “Inequality Matters: Focus…
Feb. 21, 2018 David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor of social work, has been selected as a 2018 Rural Health Fellow by the National Rural Health Association. He is one of 17 fellows selected to participate in a yearlong, intensive program aimed at developing leaders who can articulate a clear…
Dr. Ellen Csikai, professor of social work, received the 2018 Project on Death in America (PDIA) Career Achievement Award from the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) in March. The prestigious honor recognized Dr. Csikai for her exemplary contributions to the field of social work in palliative and end-of-life care. Dr. Csikai was nominated…
