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Faculty and staff briefs

April 14, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty and staff briefs

Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program (BHRP) Coordinator Tara Bohley and Ruby Brown-Herring from Wake AHEC, co-facilitated Mental Health First Aid Training for NC DHHS Secretary Rick Brajer and his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Research, Spotlight Tagged With: April '16 E-Contact, Bohley, Carlton-LaNey, Chowa, Flick, Ghezzi, Jones, Lambert, Leach, Levine, Lippold, Macy, Masa, McClinton, Mergner, Norris, Pierce, Richman, Souders, Strom-Gottfried, Verbiest, Weems, Zerden

Faculty, staff and student briefs

March 18, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty, staff and student briefs

Associate Professor Gina Chowa and Assistant Professor Rainier Masa were invited to present at the 5th International Conference on Building Community Resilience for Sustainable Development in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, International, Research, Spotlight Tagged With: Bohley, Chapman, Chowa, Flick, Fraser, Ghezzi, Lanier, Macy, March '16 E-Contact, Masa, Souders, Strom-Gottfried, Testa, Verbiest, Wu, Wyant

Chowa planning interdisciplinary global research center

February 26, 2016 By Susan White

Chowa planning interdisciplinary global research center

UNC School of Social Work Associate Professor Gina Chowa is proposing to launch a global research center. The center, known as Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI), will focus on enhancing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Other Feature Stories, Research, Spotlight, Top News Story Tagged With: Ansong, Chowa, international social work, March '16 E-Contact, Masa, Richman, Small

School faculty to examine the impact of community programs in India

December 11, 2015 By Susan White

School faculty to examine the impact of community programs in India

UNC School of Social Work faculty are collaborating with partners in India to examine whether community programs that promote hygienic behavior and financial savings, gender equality, and enhanced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Research, Spotlight, Top News Story Tagged With: Chowa, December '15 E-Contact, health care, India, Masa, Pathare, poverty, Richman, Small

Student briefs

September 18, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Student briefs

Students learn about caucuses The Social Work Student Organization (SoWoSO) is composed of all degree-seeking students in the School. Student-created and directed caucuses within SoWoSo represent the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, News Tagged With: military, September '15 E-Contact, SoWoSo

Magee presents Refugee Wellness research in Toronto

August 19, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Magee presents Refugee Wellness research in Toronto

Final-year MSW/MPH student Erin Magee presented a poster at the North American Refugee Conference in Toronto in June. It is entitled, "Refugee Wellness: A pilot test in screening and treating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Research Tagged With: August '15 E-Contact, Canada, Hinson, Magee, mental health, mental health care, refugee, Research

Faculty briefs

July 10, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty briefs

Sarah Bledsoe, Ph.D., is teaching an "Introduction to Systematic Review" course at the International Summer School at Renmin University in Beijing, China, from July 4-24. In June, Natasha Bowen, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, International, Research, Spotlight Tagged With: Bledsoe, Bowen, Clark, Equez, Flick, Ghezzi, July '15 E-Contact, Lanier, Leach, Macy, Norris, O'Brien, Rizo, Sabatine, Strom-Gottfried, Zerden, Zhu

Hughes presents research on sleep disturbances in veterans

July 10, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Hughes presents research on sleep disturbances in veterans

Jaime Hughes, rising third-year doctoral student, presented her ongoing research on sleep disturbance in returning Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts at the 29th Annual Meeting of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, News, Research Tagged With: health, Hughes, July '15 E-Contact, military, veterans

Noted international researcher incorporates a creative and entrepreneurial spirit in his work

June 26, 2015 By Susan White

Noted international researcher incorporates a creative and entrepreneurial spirit in his work

As a grad student, Michael Lambert, Ph.D., was determined he was not going to be a researcher. Even after earning a master’s degree in social work and another in clinical psychology. And especially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Other Feature Stories, Research Tagged With: African Americans, African Diaspora, Caribbean, children, diversity, families, July '15 E-Contact, Lambert, mental health, multimedia, video

Faculty briefs

June 18, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty briefs

Clinical Assistant Professor Worth Bolton was honored by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board at its meeting on June 12 in Greensboro with a special recognition for his years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, International, Spotlight Tagged With: Bolton, Flick, June '15 E-Contact, Lippold, Palmer, Smith, Souders, Strom-Gottfried, Testa, Weems

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