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Ashley Aguy Honored With State Appointment

Ashley Aguy, a child welfare specialist at the School of Social Work, has devoted her career to addressing racial disparities in care that impact families of color.

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Connect Magazine Connect Magazine

CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.

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CEHD Connect SpSu2025 magazine cover, including 6 U of M athletes performing in sports on a smoky blue background with stadium lights.

SSW Director Joins Board

Congratulations to the director of the School of Social Work, Dr. Joan Blakey, on becoming the newest member of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division’s African American Child Well Being Advisory Council!…

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Journaling on the Road to Addiction Recovery

School of Social Work faculty member, Dr. Amy Krentzman, recently shared a three-part learning module — on the role journaling can have in support of addiction recovery — with members of the Alamance County Department of Social Services in North…

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Dr. Mimi Choy-Brown Named One of Ten ‘Researcher-Moms’ In 2023

The Office of Academic Clinical Affairs, UMN Clinical and Translational Science Institute welcomes its most recent cohort of researcher-moms into: “Mothers Leading Science, a yearlong career development program for research-intensive faculty in the…

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Dr. Krentzman Awarded Grant-in-Aid of Research for 2023

School of Social Work professor, Amy Krentzman, has been awarded a Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry & Scholarship (GIA), effective, January 1, 2023, for her work on Positive Recovery Journaling (PRJ) as a tool for addiction-recovery.

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SSW’s Dr. Jeff Waid Publishes New Work

School of Social Work faculty member Dr. Jeff Waid, and team, recently published two papers. The pieces relate to a family navigation preventive intervention Dr. Waid developed to promote health equity/prevent adverse childhood experiences.

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