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,…
Shakima Tozay, a Doctoral candidate at the University of Alabama School of Social Work, has not had the usual pathway to navigate the field of social work. Self-described as a “military social worker,” Tozay is well-versed in multiple different social work disciplines and social work-adjacent fields. Her introduction to the field of social work started…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite the threat of the ongoing global pandemic, representatives from the University of Alabama School of Social Work found ways to stay safe and make the trip to the nation’s capital for the 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference held at Marriott Marquis Washington DC. In all, UASSW…
TUSCALOOSA – Carmen Foster, 2nd-Year Doctor of Social Work student, competed in the finals of the University of Alabama 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition where she won first prize on November 15. Her efforts have allowed Foster to advance to the regional 3MT in Raleigh, North Carolina in February. “It is an honor to represent the…
By David Miller June 24, 2021 As an openly gay man in the Deep South, Chandler Caldwell has met many of the same barriers and struggles as others in the LGBTQ+ community. But for all the empathy one can share, he’s learned that the hardships experienced by his community today are both similar and different…
In-patient, out-patient clinical work motivates third-year DSW student By David Miller June 23, 2021 When DSW student Miranda Goodwin announced her capstone project, she was surprised by the reaction of some colleagues. While there was support and even excitement from her cohort, her topic of how to assess religious trauma in the LGBTQ+ community digs…
By David Miller June 22, 2021 The Southern Regional Education Board has named second-year doctoral student Angela Smith to its State Doctoral Scholars Program. Smith’s fellowship includes up to five years of tuition assistance, research funding, career counseling and mentorship. The program’s purpose is to provide minority students who earn a PhD and choose to…
By David Miller June 17, 2021 Families process tragedy and grief differently, but when it plays out in news media, families are forced to dispel rumors and combat misinformation, not just for the public, but for their own children. Zainab (Zee) Suntai was a child when her father, Danbaba, a pharmacist and Bali-born politician, became governor of the Taraba State of Nigeria in…
Oklahoma native’s service focused on Black youth in Alabama By David Miller June 16, 2021 MSW candidate Riley Raynor is the University of Alabama School of Social Work’s first NASW Foundation Verne LaMarr Lyons Scholar. The Foundation Monday notified Raynor of the honor, which includes a $4,333 scholarship. Raynor is one of six MSW students…
Booker, Villarreal create intern ‘toolkit’ for field offices, sports teams By David Miller May 19, 2021 Carina Villarreal wasn’t sure what to expect. Last summer, Villarreal, a first-year MSW student, was eagerly awaiting word of her fall field placement. She’d only taken a handful of social work classes while completing her undergraduate degree in public…
