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…
Amy Traylor, associate professor of social work, has been awarded a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Fellowship from the Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program. The program is housed at the University of Denver’s Butler Institute for Families at the Graduate School of Social Work. With support from the alcohol institute, the…
SSWR 22nd Annual Conference Faculty/Doctoral Presentations The UA School of Social Work is pleased to announce the following faculty and student research presentations for the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Conference in Washington, D.C. We encourage you to visit our presentations, discussions or workshops and to learn about the innovative research of our…
November 13, 2017 For a class community service project, UA social work students hosted a Fall Festival at McDonald Hughes Community Center in west Tuscaloosa on Saturday. About 50 people from the Tuscaloosa community attended the come-and-go event, including community leaders and District 2 City Councilwoman Raevan Howard (’14 BSW). The festival was organized by…
