Chicagoan Aims to Replicate Mentor’s Impact in Childhood Community By David Miller April 28, 2020 Devon Kelly carries his neighborhood wherever he goes. A Chicago native and son to a single mother, Kelly watched many of his childhood friends wind up in prison or perish to violence. As a youth, he too was “caught up”…
Longtime Army Infantryman Readies for Second Career in Social Work By David Miller April 28, 2020 As Army Master Sergeant William “Bill” Gallant was nearing completion of his undergraduate degree in criminal justice, the Army required he take an academic aptitude test to determine his best fit for graduate school. The results weren’t what he…
Doctoral students beginning mixed-methods study with focus on women March 12, 2020 By David Miller TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama School of Social Work doctoral students Amber Sutton and Haley Beech are combining their research interests of maternal health and intimate partner violence to help strengthen the population of one of Alabama’s poorest counties.…
Zambian PhD Student Reflects on Global Journey By David Miller Going “viral” – for better or worse – is a feeling only few will share in their lifetimes. For Edson Chipalo, his recent social media attention is helping motivate others to overcome their circumstances. Chipalo, a first-year doctoral student in the University of Alabama…
By David Miller Sometimes, it takes just one class to solidify a major, and just one internship to calibrate direction. Madison Smith’s originally planned to major in nursing upon enrolling as a freshman at the University of Alabama in fall 2016. But, inspired to learn about the risk factors of drug addiction, she enrolled in…
Alexi Bolton isn’t yet sure of her postgraduate future – she’ll receive bachelor’s degrees in social work and marketing in May 2019 – nor does she know what will become of her “baby,” Inspired Arts, a free arts camp for children she created in 2015 in her hometown of Madison. “I’ve been working on Inspired Arts…
MSW student Catherine Stewart was recently appointed to the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS’ (PASWHA) Board of Directors. Read her Q&A to learn how she became involved with the nonprofit and is working to help shape policy and advocacy for those living with HIV/AIDS. Q. Where did you complete your MSW field experience and…
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.…
November 14, 2017 PhD student Taylor Ellis had three minutes to explain his research thesis in UA’s 2017 3MT®, or Three Minute Thesis, competition. UA students competed for the top prize in the competition Monday, Nov. 13. The competition’s judges awarded Ellis second place and the People’s Choice Award for his talk titled “Healing…
Second-year MSW student Katrena Dale and MSW May graduate Theresa Sprain were victims’ services interns at the Tuscaloosa District Attorney’s office this spring, where they completed individual assessments for victims and helped establish support groups for victims of domestic violence and for mothers and fathers during custody and child support hearings. “This is a new…
