MSW alumna began as intern in program May 16, 2020 By David Miller Brianna Jones had identified her “dream job” just one week into her MSW field placement. In the spring of 2017, Jones was one of a handful of interns with Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, which had formed a partnership with the University of…
McNair Fellow who Suffered Homelessness as Child to Begin Work with Homeless Vets By David Miller April 29, 2020 Eviction notices. Homeless shelters. Conditional living arrangements. For a brief period during sixth grade and during two years of high school, Rebekah Koen and her family navigated the challenges of homelessness in Central Alabama. Housing services…
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…
SSW alumnus working to reform national child welfare system April 3, 2020 By David Miller Jerry Milner’s quest to shift United States child welfare policy to a holistic, data-driven system comes with many challenges. Milner, associate commissioner at the Children’s Bureau since November 2017, says that the “wheels of government” don’t always match the pace…
March 7, 2020 Five female students will share their educational journeys in the four University of Alabama social work programs, along with their successes during a unique, student-led panel discussion on March 11 in Little Hall. The discussion, the second of the School of Social Work’s events in March to celebrate Social Work Month, will…
Feb. 19, 2020 Twenty-two University of Alabama School of Social Work students attended “Advocacy Day” on Feb. 13 in Montgomery. Though the originally planned NASW-AL Advocacy Day was cancelled, the SSW, through the help of Dr. Javonda Williams, associate dean for educational programs and student services, helped revise the agenda to create a transformative experience…
