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School briefs

September 21, 2018 By Susan White

School briefs

Assistant professor Amy Wilson recently presented, "Tiny Homes are Huge for People with Serious Mental Illness," at the 24th Mental Health Services Research Conference in Washington, D.C. The theme of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Feature Stories Tagged With: Brigham, Jordan Institute for Families, Livermore, September '18 Impact, Verbiest, Wilson

UNC School of Social Work launches $23 million fundraising campaign

April 27, 2018 By Susan White

UNC School of Social Work launches $23 million fundraising campaign

More than 100 student scholarship recipients, faculty, staff, alumni and friends gathered on April 26 to celebrate the official launch of the UNC School of Social Work’s $23 million fundraising … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Top News Story, Uncategorized Tagged With: April '18 Impact, Bowen, Campaign for Carolina, Chowa, Coggins, Garcia Rico, Lanier, Macy, Meehan, Wilson, Woods-Dionne

Faculty and staff briefs

May 18, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty and staff briefs

Assistant Dean of Field Education Rebecca Brigham and the Field Office were awarded a Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative grant by the Council on Social Work Education. The project will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research, Spotlight Tagged With: Blackwell, Bohley, Brigham, Carlton-LaNey, Carver, Chapman, Flick, Francis, May '16 E-Contact, Mergner, Palmer, Small, Strom-Gottfried, Weems, Wilson, Zerden

Award winner Wilson helping to build tiny homes for people with serious mental illnesses

March 30, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Award winner Wilson helping to build tiny homes for people with serious mental illnesses

  Associate Professor Amy Blank Wilson is a winner of UNC's C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional Priorities. The award recognizes “applied innovation of humanities and social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, Spotlight Tagged With: April '16 E-Contact, Blank-Wilson, Chatham County, community engagement, community service, mental health, mental health care, Wilson

Faculty, staff and student briefs

February 12, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty, staff and student briefs

Rebecca Brigham, who held the administrative title of director of field education, was nominated by the Dean and approved by the University to now be the assistant dean for field education. Clinical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Spotlight Tagged With: Ansong, Bledsoe, Bowen, Brigham, Chapman, Chowa, Clark, Coleman, Cuddeback, February '16 E-Contact, Flick, Fraser, Garcia, Ghezzi, Givens, Graham, Horsford, Howard, Jensen, Jones, Kainz, Killian, Lackmann, Lambert, Lanier, Li, Lippold, Lombardi, Macy, Masa, Palmer, Rizo, Rose, Rosenfeld, Sneed, Souders, Strom-Gottfried, Verbiest, Weems, Wilson, Wretman, Wu, Zerden

School to partner with state to train probation officers to better understand mental illness

November 24, 2015 By Susan White

School to partner with state to train probation officers to better understand mental illness

The UNC School of Social Work is partnering with the North Carolina departments of Public Safety and Health and Human Services to expand a program that aims to provide support to probation officers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faculty & Staff, Research Tagged With: Burgin, Cuddeback, December '15 E-Contact, Ghezzi, mental health, VanDeinse, Wilson

Faculty briefs

November 19, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty briefs

Professor Rebecca Macy was recently appointed to the board of directors for the Center for Child and Family Health. The Center is a non-profit that provides services to children and families, and was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spotlight Tagged With: Brigham, Childs, Cuddeback, Dews, Duncan, Ghezzi, Howard, Jones, Li, Livermore, Macy, Mergner, November '15 E-Contact, O'Brien, Orthner, Richman, Rizo, Stewart, Testa, VanDeinse, Verbiest, Weems, Wilson, Zerden, Zuckerman

School well-represented at SSWR annual conference

January 12, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

School well-represented at SSWR annual conference

The UNC School of Social Work was well-represented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 19th Annual Conference, Jan. 14-18, in New Orleans. This conference is the major place where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, Research, Spotlight Tagged With: Ansong, Bledsoe, Bowen, Chowa, Clark, Class of 2001, Class of 2006, Coleman, Cotter, Despard, Duncan, Evans, Fraser, Hall, Howard, January '15 E-Contact, Jensen, Jones, Killian, Kretzschmar, Lanier, Li, Lombardi, Macy, Marsh, Masa, Nelson, Nguyen, O'Brien, presentation, Rose, Smokowski, Sneed, snyder, sswr, Stewart, Tucker, Welch, White, Wilson, Wretman, Wu, You, Zerden

Alumni briefs: DeNard ’10, Forrester ’13, Powell ’13, Stewart ’13, Wilson ’90

October 9, 2013 By Michelle Rogers

Alumni briefs: DeNard ’10, Forrester ’13, Powell ’13, Stewart ’13, Wilson ’90

Christina DeNard, MSW '10 and Dawn Wilson, MSW '90, are featured in a UNC spotlight story that appeared on the university's home page, "Success coaches keep families together." Sandra Forrester, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Notes Tagged With: Class of 1990, Class of 2010, Class of 2013, Denard, Forrester, October '13 E-Contact, Powell, Stewart, Wilson

Students surprise Howard on last day of class

July 9, 2013 By Michelle Rogers

On the last day of class, Professor Matthew Howard received a touching surprise from his students, when they presented him with a thank you card signed by all, and a restaurant gift … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spotlight Tagged With: Class of 2013, Howard, July '13 E-Contact, Wilson

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