In May, Daryl Washington, MSW ’93, was appointed as the executive director of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Service Board (CSB). The Fairfax-Falls Church CSB is the largest public behavioral … [Read more...]
Alumni briefs: Bauman ’08, Cagle ’98, Corpus ’01, Murphy-Erby ’91, Polich ’09, Thompson ’12
Kathryn (Katie) Smith Bauman, MSW '08, was selected as the North Carolina 2013 CIT Healthcare Professional of the Year. She received the award at the first annual CIT Awards Luncheon, part of North … [Read more...]
Faculty briefs
Deborah Barrett has had a number of recent developments related to her new book, "Paintracking." On Thurs., Oct 25, at 7:30 p.m. she is speaking on "Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain," for … [Read more...]
Webber and Thompson win Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Aaron Thompson and Kristina (Krysti) Webber are the recipients of this year’s Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. Aaron Thompson, Ph.D. '12, received his MSW degree in 2001 and his M.Ed K-12 … [Read more...]
School well-represented at research conference in Washington
The UNC School of Social Work was well-represented at the Society for Social Work and Research's (SSWR) 16th Annual Conference, held Jan. 11-15 in Washington, D.C. This year's theme was "Research … [Read more...]
School of Social Work helps Durham Public Schools address students’ mental health needs
Thanks to the success of a pilot project at C.C. Spaulding Elementary, Durham will be adding mental health workers to seven other schools this year Durham youth will soon have more access … [Read more...]
Fraser presents twice in Sweden
Tate Distinguished Professor Mark Fraser, Ph.D. made two presentations in Sweden this month. On Feb. 7, he participated in the 2011 Stockholm Conference on Outcome Studies of Social, Behavioral and … [Read more...]
School well-represented at SSWR in Tampa
The UNC School of Social Work was well-represented at the Society for Social Work and Research's 15th Annual Conference, held Jan. 12-16 in Tampa, Fla. Three from our School garnered national awards, … [Read more...]
Six projects win Innovation Fund research grants
Now in its third year, the Armfield-Reeves Innovation Fund was established by Billy and Janie Armfield and Sam and Betsy Reeves to encourage faculty and student researchers at the UNC School of Social … [Read more...]