Three celebrated research professors have joined the team of social scientists powering the collaborative research engine behind more than $33.5 million in awards this year (Jan. 1–Oct. 30, 2023) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work.
A $252,000 grant secured by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work Associate Professor Hsun-ta Hsu will help develop a tool to combat homeless in rural regions.
School of Social Work faculty member and associate dean for research and faculty development Sheryl Zimmerman will lead part of an $81 million grant studying the dementia workforce.
Over the past 34 years, as the School of Social Work has created a bigger footprint and seen its influence and ability to help others around the state grow, practicum education has evolved with it.
The research and awareness-building efforts of a team of social work researchers is putting a spotlight on human trafficking of North Carolina’s youth and sparking initiatives statewide to combat it.
We spoke with associate professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden regarding her new role as editor-in-chief of Social Work, the official journal of the National Association of Social Workers.