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The public is welcome to attend the University of Minnesota Doctoral Social Policy Conference on Thursday April 29th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm via Zoom to learn about social policy and support our PhD students. Please come to any or all of the panels (feel free to come and go). This is open to all, […]

The School of Social Work is pleased to announce that Dr. Lynette Renner will become the next Director of the PhD Program effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Renner has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to doctoral education across her entire career at multiple institutions. Since joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2013, she has […]

It is with profound sadness the School of Social work shares that Felicia Faust, a member of our Youth Studies community, has died. Felicia was a beloved student, family member and friend. She was known amongst instructors and peers for her honesty, poetic words and fierce advocacy. Felicia was committed to issues of racial justice, […]

(ASU media relations Mark J. Scarp, March 31, 2021) Elizabeth Lightfoot will become the next director of the ASU School of Social Work (SSW) on July 1, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Dean Jonathan Koppell announced today. Lightfoot, a University of Minnesota Distinguished Global Professor who has directed UMN’s doctoral program in social work […]

Join the School of Social Work’s final Research Colloquium of the academic year on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 from noon-1:00pm (CST) to hear Lisa Fedina and Ashley Jackson speak on the State of the Research on Police Violence: Implications for Social Work. Lisa Fedina, PhD, MSW, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social […]

The School of Social Work Youth Studies & Youth Development Leadership programs will host AMPLIFY: an upcoming day of FREE, engaging workshop sessions on a diverse variety of topics, with facilitators aiming to share important information and then invite you into meaningful discussions and brainstorming focused on improving practice with colleagues from around the state […]

Dr. Amy Krentzman will be presenting her research, “Journaling to Support Recovery from Addiction: Report from a Pilot Study” at the MEnD Recovery Services Opioid Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) virtual clinic from 12:15-1:15 pm on March 31, 2021.  Attendance is free with required pre-registration.Please email KStangl@mendcare.com to register. This activity has been approved via the Hennepin Healthcare Continuing Medical Education Office […]

The research of several students and faculty in the SSW community has been selected for CEHD Research Day 2021. Each poster presentation consists of a poster PDF and an explanatory video – live now here. Learn more about the SSW entries below. Critical Discourse Analysis: Teen Mothers Education in Namibia Author(s): Ndilimeke Nashandi, MA, PhD student, […]

“There is much to change, and it is so vital that our social workers are equipped with the tools, both practical and philosophical, to be the levers for that change…Our students, learning and graduating in a pandemic, are resilient. If they can do this, they can do anything. The future is bright.” Why did you […]

School of Social Work Assistant Professor Saida Abdi has been invited to present at an upcoming meeting organized by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). NIMHD’s Immigrant Health Initiative was established to support research into the risk/protective factors and challenges affecting the health of U.S. immigrant populations and interventions to promote […]