National Academies of Practice Inducts David L. Albright, PhD, MSW
March 21, 2022
03/21/2022 by Mealanie Bowzer The National Academies of Practice (NAP) is pleased to announce the election of David L. Albright, PhD, MSW as a Distinguished Fellow of Social Work. Class of 2022 Fellows were welcomed into the National Academies of Practice during the awards and induction ceremony in San Diego, California on March 5, 2022. […]
Statewide Dean’s Receptions Concludes with Stop in Montgomery
March 15, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Aimed at establishing a network of supporters and introducing the new Dean of the UA School of School Work, Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD, concluded her statewide tour of Dean’s Receptions Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama at the RSA Tower Building. Previous stops in the journey around the state included Birmingham on Feb. […]
Nominations Open for the 2022 Buford Peace Award
February 16, 2022
Feb. 11, 2022 Nominations are now being accepted for the School of Social Work’s 2022 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award. The deadline for UA students, faculty and staff to nominate a UA faculty member for the award is March 6. Previously nominated candidates also may be nominated again. Highest priority will be given to faculty […]
SSWR Recap, Lee Elected to Board of Directors
January 27, 2022
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 […]
Kemba Smith Pradia to Be Keynote Speaker for Ethel H. Hall Colloquium
January 27, 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Kemba Smith Pradia, BSW is set to deliver the keynote address Feb. 16 as part of the 2022 Ethel H. Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration Colloquium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year’s event, as well as Pradia’s presentation, “Reimagining Criminal Justice: Changing the Narrative,” will be completely virtual due […]
MLK Elementary School Book Drive
January 27, 2022
The UA School of Social Work’s Diversity Committee is partnering with MLK Jr. Elementary School to support ongoing literacy initiatives. Help provide books for students’ personal libraries by purchasing a book! You can purchase wherever is most convenient for you, including our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/296TZVXITDLC1?ref_=wl_share (titles purchased through this Wishlist can be shipped directly to […]
Villarreal Receives Horizon Award
January 27, 2022
Carina Villarreal received the Horizon Award at the 13th Legacy Awards Banquet in the Sellers Auditorium of the Bryant Conference Center on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Villarreal received her BA in Public Relations and Communication Studies in 2020, and was selected to be a MSW Washington, DC student, currently placed in Representative Karen Bass’s office […]
UA Part of Research Into Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality
January 18, 2022
The interdisciplinary research team brings together expertise from social work, economics and anthropology. Funded through a $250,000, two-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the team will examine the state’s pilot program to reduce infant mortality, specifically asking how an innovative pilot program by the Alabama Department of Public Health […]
UA, State Partner to Train First Responders on Mental Health Awareness
January 5, 2022
[ua_alerts style=”” type=”info” dismissable=”false”]—-Article previously appeared on news.ua.edu.—-[/ua_alerts] TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Essential to the state’s crisis response service system, first responders can be unprepared to accurately identify mental illness and provide help to people experiencing mental health problems and crises, evidenced by the extremely low availability and adoption of evidence-based practices. To improve mental health […]
Foster Earns First Place at 3MT Competition
November 17, 2021
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 […]