Category Graduate Student


Dr. Brian E. Bride Awarded Federal Grant to Strengthen Alabama’s Behavioral Health Workforce

The University of Alabama School of Social Work is proud to announce that Dr. Brian E. Bride, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health, has been awarded a $2.4 million Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help strengthen Alabama’s behavioral health workforce.…


Free Application for UA BSW Students

If you are a UA BSW student with at least a 3.0 GPA, applying for the next available semester, and you fill out the UA MSW application correctly, a fee waiver will be applied. On the application, you will need to do the following: If you follow all of the steps above, once you reach…


Behind the Badge | Ambassadors in Focus : Max Sleep-Frankel, DSW

10/20/2024 Get to know Max Sleep-Frankel, one of our exceptional graduate ambassadors at the UA School of Social Work. In this installment of "Behind the Badge | Ambassadors in Focus," we take a closer look at the individuals who serve as bothleaders and advocates within our program. Max offers a unique perspective on his journey to social work,…


Melody L. Higgins

DOJ Graduate Research Assistant Contact Information Email: mlhiggins1@crimson.ua.eduOffice: 110 Farrah HallPhone: 205-541-6754 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Melody is married with seven children. She and her husband have been foster parents for the past nine years, and during that time, they adopted four of their children through foster care. She is currently working on…