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Faculty and staff joined friends and family in officially welcoming Dr. Joan Blakey as head of the School of Social Work. The event, held on Wednesday, October 12, in downtown St. Paul, featured a live performance by the LoveWorks Academy of Performing and Visual Arts-majorettes. The evening was catered by Soul Bowl Minnesota. Ashley Aguy, […]

Marti DeLiema, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, has been awarded a two-year federal grant of $200,000 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living. DeLiema will serve as Principal Investigator on a study titled: “Assessing the implementation and outcomes of temporary account holds on elder financial […]

Dr. Marti DeLiema, of the School of Social Work, shared research with and identified trends for the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging last week. The Committee convened to better understand scams carried out against seniors, and to discuss ways to curb future acts of such fraud. The Hearing, chaired by Senator Bob Casey Jr. of […]

Joan Blakey, PhD, professor in and director of the School of Social Work , was invited into the KSTP news studios this week, to offer her expert opinion on state and national social worker shortages. The segment (Dr. Blakey was the only guest) aired live on Wednesday, September 28, and can be viewed online, here. […]

The School of Social Work’s Center for Practice Transformation (CPT) is pleased to announce it’s been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to fund supervisor-training for Minnesota’s underrepresented practitioners. According to a 2022 MDH report, 87.2% of social worker and 89.1% of other mental health providers identify as white. Over […]

For MJ Gilbert, practice sits at the heart of effective social work. As the outgoing Director of Field Instruction, Gilbert earned her MSW at the University in 1990, returning to campus in 2004 to join the field team. “I moved to Minnesota in 1984,” says Gilbert. “The primary reason I moved was because (the state) […]

Congratulations to clinical social worker and professor of social work practice, Dr. Saida Abdi, for winning a 2022 Maroon and Gold Award! Abdi, who is on faculty in the School of Social Work, is being recognized by the University of Minnesota Communicators Forum for upholding the “University’s core values (of) excellence, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, diversity, collaboration, […]

Four members of the School of Social Work were recently recognized for their outstanding contributions in research, service, and leadership. Dr. Joseph Merighi, Peggy Pond, Dr. Lynette Renner, and Bao Lee-Yang were each presented with an award during the Spring Assembly, held virtually on April 27.  Joseph Merighi, PhD — acting interim director of the […]

The School of Social Work celebrates the incredible careers and contributions of Megan Morrissey, Jean Quam, and Mark Umbreit who will each retire this spring. Dr. Megan Morrissey has a long history at the School of Social Work (SSW) as a student, administrator, and educator. She will retire after 30 years of service in May […]

Each year the School of Social Work recognizes an alum who has practiced with distinction since graduation and exemplified the absolute best of the social work profession. This year, Dr. Glenda Dewberry Rooney (PhD ’94) received the 2022 Alumna of the Year Award. She was nominated by SSW’s Dr. Priscilla Gibson. Dr. Dewberry Rooney received […]