PhD Program Welcome

Welcome to the Social Work PhD Program of the University of Georgia! We appreciate your interest in the Social Work PhD Program and hope that this site will provide you with the information you are seeking. We will be happy to respond to any unanswered questions that you may have about our program.

Founded in 1990, the University of Georgia School of Social Work PhD Program has produced over 85 graduates, most of whom have gone on to assume academic, research, or administrative positions. Career opportunities for social work PhD graduates are excellent. The number of social work doctorates produced nationally each year is not sufficient to fill the numerous positions open in academic social work programs across the nation.

The PhD program at the University of Georgia prepares social work professionals for careers in academic research settings, and for practice in program evaluation and other forms of scientific research in the public and private sectors. The overall goals are to help students acquire the research skills necessary to develop original empirically-based research studies that have direct applications to social work practice. In addition, we emphasize learning about teaching in order that our graduates are able to provide quality instruction in the evidence-based practice of social work across the curriculum .

If you have questions about the doctoral progam at UGA, contact Dr. Kevin DeWeaver, PhD Program Director, at deweaver@uga.edu or at 706-542-5473. You may also contact Kat Farlowe, the administrative specialist for the program, at kfarlowe@uga.edu or at 706-542-5461.