Alumna recognized for making positive impact on NKU’s campus
April 24, 2018
UA social work alumna Jessica Averitt Taylor, assistant professor of social work in the College of Education and Human Services’ Department of Counseling, Social Work and Leadership at Northern Kentucky University, was honored as one of 31 Wise Women of Northern Kentucky University in March. The honor recognizes women on NKU’s campus who have made […]
Two professors and graduate students awarded Community Engagement Graduate Fellowships
April 23, 2018
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. […]
David Albright receives President’s Faculty Research Award
April 23, 2018
David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor, has been awarded a 2018 President’s Faculty Research Award. Sponsored by UA’s president and the vice president for research and economic development, the honor is given to outstanding faculty researchers from across UA colleges and schools. Dr. Albright received the award’s senior […]
Alumna Amy Mansue named board chair of New Jersey Hospital Association
April 15, 2018
Alumna Amy B. Mansue, president of the Southern Region of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named chair of the Board of the New Jersey Hospital Association, the state’s oldest and largest hospital and healthcare advocacy organization. She received the appointment in January 2018. “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to improve wellness for both […]
Summer 2018 Courses
April 2, 2018
From studying abroad in Greece to exploring human sexuality, our summer classes will provide you with the opportunity to discover new ways to help others and improve communities. Summer courses also are a great way to catch up on coursework and fast track your academic career. You can register for one of the following summer […]
Alumnus Matthew Cuellar Awarded $1 Million National Institute of Justice Grant
March 20, 2018
Dr. Matthew J. Cuellar, assistant professor of social work at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative to conduct research on effective school safety systems. The initiative was created in a response to disturbing, high-profile incidents of […]
David Albright receives UA-AAA Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award
March 9, 2018
Dr. David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and professor of social work, has received the 2017-18 Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award from The University of Alabama Academic Advisors Association (UA-AAA) . The Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award recognizes the importance of academic advising at The University of Alabama by celebrating […]
Assistant Professor Gaynell Simpson to speak at 2018 Aging in America Diversity Summit
March 8, 2018
Dr. Gaynell Simpson, assistant professor of social work, will serve on a panel of caregiving experts at the 2018 Aging in America Conference hosted by the American Society of Aging. The conference will be held in San Francisco March 26-29. The panel’s session is part of the conference’s Diversity Summit and titled “Inequality Matters: Focus […]
Alumnus Jerry Milner Named Top Child Welfare Official
February 22, 2018
UA Social Work alumnus Jerry Milner will lead the federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees federal child welfare funding and policy. He was hired by the Trump administration in June 2017. Established in 1977, the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) oversees the Family and Youth Services Bureau as well […]
Alumni, Selma Icon Among Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Inductees
February 22, 2018
Patricia Swift Blalock, who integrated Selma’s public library in the 1960s, was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Sept. 22. Blalock, along with four others in the 2017 class, were honored during a ceremony at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa. Blalock’s social work and advocacy career began as an assistant […]