Mississippi natives play pivotal role in COVID vaccination campaign By David Miller April 21, 2021 With just 12 hours until the launch of their community vaccination drive, Kyesha Davis and Nekkita Beans were dealt bad news. The pair, responsible for the marketing and promotion of the “Don’t Miss Your Shot” vaccine drive for Ward 8…
Three-time SSW alumna studies nursing homes’ capacity to nurture spousal relationships By David Miller March 15, 2021 COVID-19 wasn’t supposed to play a factor in Dr. Shanae Shaw’s dissertation, but, like every other aspect of day-to-day life during the pandemic, she’s learned and adapted. For Shaw, the COVID health protocols impacted the latter stages of…
Child Trafficking Study Yields Statewide Protocol, Reveals Major Voids in Services By David Miller March 10, 2021 With several book chapters and manuscripts on the horizon, the impact of the Juvenile Victims of Human Trafficking in Alabama Project will be reflected in a variety of ways, particularly in the connections formed with state agencies and…
‘County ambassadors’ help update food availability databases throughout Alabama By Melissa Parker March 8, 2021 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work is partnering with Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute, or HSI, who recently launched the End Child Hunger in Alabama County Food Guide Project, a program that connects Alabama families in…
By David Miller March 5, 2021 The University of Alabama Board of Trustees has named Dr. David L. Albright a Distinguished Research Professor. This title recognizes UA faculty who have achieved international accomplishments in their fields and who have been given extensive peer recognition for their scholarly contributions and noteworthy academic service. Fewer than 10…
BSW student helps launch Students Tide Against Suicide By David Miller Feb. 19, 2021 September 2019 is a month Ashlyn Neal will never forget. Her mother, Jessica Key, died by suicide at age 40. Then, two weeks later, one of Neal’s classmates took their own life. “If you’re someone who’s never experienced that, it’s not…
Smith seeking partnerships to meet critical hygiene needs for West Side residents Story by David Miller Photos by Matthew Wood Feb. 12, 2021 The warmth and humidity on this early September morning is an unwelcome reminder that summer’s reprieve is nowhere in sight. Alabamians, though, are used to the balmy days of late summer. They proudly…
By David Miller Jan. 8, 2021 The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has tabbed Dr. David L. Albright as one of 12 individuals for its 2021 class of fellows. Albright, Hill Crest Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research at the University of Alabama School of Social Work, is the first social work…
Dec. 18, 2020 Dr. Schnavia Smith Hatcher has been selected to lead The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work as dean beginning Aug. 1, 2021. Hatcher, a Selma native, comes to UA after serving as director of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was selected following…
Once eager to ‘get away,’ Brookwood grad takes chance on hometown university Dec. 10, 2020 By David Miller As high school seniors weigh their college options, they eagerly anticipate moving away from home and onto campus, a rite of passage that typically serves as a springboard into adulthood. But for a small group of high-schoolers,…
