Every day, social work researchers examine critical social issues with a focus on developing evidence to help communities address real-world problems such as family violence, mental illness … [Read more...]
Recent publications
Ph.D. graduate Candace Killian-Farrell, assistant professor Cindy Fraga Rizo; Ph.D. candidate Brianna M. Lombardi; and associate professor Betsy Bledsoe Killian-Farrell, C., Rizo, C. F., … [Read more...]
School hosts 16th annual Students Achieving Graduate Education (SAGE) event
More than 25 students, alumni, faculty, staff and special guests participated in the School of Social Work’s 16th annual Students Achieving Graduate Education (SAGE) event on Saturday, Aug. … [Read more...]
Meet our new doctoral students
Gerard Chung earned his bachelor of social work degree and MSW degree from the National University of Singapore. He worked for five years in Singapore as a social worker in a family center … [Read more...]
School briefs
Professor Sheryl Zimmerman was among a small group of national experts who met this summer with nearly 20 representatives from the National Institute on Aging to help inform the future research agenda … [Read more...]
In the news
The UNC School of Social Work was mentioned in The Durham Herald Sun article, "Are pain killers throwing more Durham children into foster care? It's a matter of … [Read more...]
Recent publications
Associate professor Betsy Bledsoe Grady, M. D., Wike, T., Putzu, C., Field, S., Hill, J., Bledsoe, S. E., Bellamy, J. & Massey, M. (2017). Recent social work practitioners' … [Read more...]
GSDI helps to build consortium to improve youth employment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Although numerous public and private agencies are working to solve youth unemployment in Africa – a massive problem that affects tens of millions of young people – many of the efforts … [Read more...]
School briefs
Clinical associate professor Tamara Norris was appointed a Fellow of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC. FPG Fellows engage in scholarly activities related to the mission of … [Read more...]
School welcomes diverse student groups over the summer
By Caterina Marzella, MSW student program assistant This summer, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs at the UNC School of Social Work welcomed several diverse groups of high school and … [Read more...]