Community activist Bishop William J. Barber II spoke to a record crowd at the UNC School of Social Work’s 2025 Bobby Boyd Leadership Lecture Series.
2025 Bobby Boyd Leadership Lecture: Barber calls for ‘fresh dose of social work’
Health, mental health and behavioral health
Research & Recognition Roundup: March 2025
2025 Black History Month Research Series discusses economic, health equity
The UNC School of Social Work’s annual Black History Month Research Series challenged participants to examine issues facing Black communities including reparations, food sovereignty, youth development and mental health.
School of Social Work Ph.D. student spotlight (Wan-Ting Chen)
To celebrate our students, we are spotlighting each of our doctoral students set to graduate in 2025, highlighting their areas of research, providing a link to their resume and more.
Research & Recognition Roundup: February 2025
MSW student Katalia Alexander authors paper on health care access in Tanzania
Following months of research, analysis and writing, last November Alexander submitted for review the publication, “Caregiver attitudes toward HIV testing and contraception services for adolescents in Tanzania,” which focuses on the role that parents play in helping adolescents access health care.
Goode awarded American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes grant
The American Diabetes Association has awarded UNC School of Social Work Associate Professor Rachel Goode one of its 2025 Pathway to Stop Diabetes grants.
Goode, Hsu appointed as School scholars
UNC School of Social Work associate professors Rachel Goode and Hsun-ta Hsu have been appointed to scholar positions at the School.
School of Social Work faculty member studies key factors in Black youth suicidality
Assistant Professor Sonyia Richardson is the co-author of a paper that examined risk factors associated with Black youth suicide rates.
Tar Heels shine at annual SSWR conference
UNC School of Social Work researchers made the nearly 3,000-mile journey to Seattle, Wash., for the 29th SSWR annual conference.
