Archive for 2021
July 16, 2021
Scheyett to step down as dean, return to role on faculty
The University of Georgia School of Social Work has announced that Anna Scheyett, its dean for the past five years, will step down from her leadership role on Dec. 31, 2021 and return to the faculty. Her tenure has been defined by success and growth, with the School enjoying a 42 percent increase in enrollment, […]
December 22, 2021
Philip Hong Named Dean
Philip Hong, an academic leader and scholar whose research focuses on poverty alleviation and workforce development, has been named dean of the University of Georgia School of Social Work. Hong is currently a professor and associate dean for research at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work where he also directs the Center for […]
December 16, 2021
Graduating Class of 2021 – Fall
The School of Social Work has created a virtual program for our Fall Graduate class of 2021. In addition to the virtual program, the School of Social Work is hosting a drop in event at the Athens campus for the graduates, their guests, faculty and staff. To view the graduation program visit: https://issuu.com/ugasocialwork/docs/v2_fall2021
November 16, 2021
Dr. Gary Lawrence at Parham Policy Day
On November 15, the MSW Advanced Policy classes hosted a virtual presentation by Dr. Gary Lawrence, the Director of Nursing Services with the Choctaw Health Authority, as part of the UGA School of Social Work’s Parham Policy Day. For nearly two decades, Parham Policy Day has highlighted the impact of social policy on society, under […]
November 10, 2021
Parham Policy Day November 15, 2021 – A virtual event
For nearly two decades, students in policy classes have presented Parham Policy Day. This year the Advanced Policy class is pleased to present Dr. Gary Lawrence, Director of Nursing Services, Choctaw Health Authority. He will be discussing the “Provision of Health Care in American Indian & Alaskan Native Populations.” Dr. Lawrence is a nationally recognized […]
November 3, 2021
Dr. Llewellyn Cornelius named as School of Social Work Interim Dean
Dr. Llewellyn Cornelius, the Donald Lee Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice Studies and the Director of the Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights, has been named the interim dean for the School of Social Work beginning January 1, 2022.
October 12, 2021
Joon Choi receives grant from the Office on Violence Against Women
Joon Choi, an associate professor at the School of Social Work, was recently awarded a two-year, $477,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to address domestic violence in the Asian immigrant community. Known as Korean Americans for Healthy Families, the program will seek to change norms around domestic violence […]
October 1, 2021
National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we took a closer look at the work of three remarkable School of Social Work students, Tatiana Villarreal-Otálora (pictured left), Jana Leigh Woodiwiss MSW’16 (center), and Caelen Javier Contreras BSW’21 (pictured right), their personal journeys and the differences they are striving to make for others. For all three students, […]
September 29, 2021
Student group to host series of discussions on suicide prevention
As part of its effort to raise awareness around suicide prevention efforts for National Suicide Prevention Month, the School of Social Work’s Bridging the Gap student organization is hosting a panel discussion on September 30th. Bridging the Gap began as an informal gathering of students that sought to create an environment where they could practice […]
September 21, 2021
Grant to grow Georgia’s behavioral health workforce
School of Social Work and the College of Education have secured a grant to grow Georgia’s behavioral health workforce. School of Social Work faculty member Jennifer Elkins will serve as co-principal investigator with Mary Frances Early College of Education colleague Bernadette Heckman. Other researchers on the grant include School of Social Work’s Orion Mowbray and […]
August 11, 2021
Univeristy Of Georgia Scientist Conducting Innovative Research With New Funding From The Alzheimer’s Association
School of Social Work PhD Director (interim) and associate professor, Dr. Tiffany Washington is the recipient of a 2021 Research Grant Award from the Alzheimer’s Association. The grant award provides Dr. Washington $150,000 over three years. This study is a community-university partnership to support a gerontological social work student-delivered respite program, the Houseguest Program (Houseguest). […]
August 3, 2021
Partnering with clergy to prevent domestic violence
January 11, 2021
Banding Together for Hope & Social Justice at the 5th Annual Social Justice Symposium
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. – Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that every single one of us can make a positive difference when we work together to bring about social justice. Run […]
July 7, 2021
Modern Slavery
June 9, 2021
UGA’s Miller accepts opportunity to serve as dean at Stony Brook
Shari Miller, associate dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia and a clinical social worker focused on innovative interdisciplinary education, is leaving her position at the University to become the next dean of Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare, effective August 1, 2021. In her new role at Stony […]
June 3, 2021
Caregiver alcohol abuse can mean long-term stress on kids
Orion Mowbray, associate professor and Director of Research, Jennifer Elkins, associate professor and Director of the MSW Program, PhD student Mariam Fatehia, alumna Porter Jennings-McGarity MSW’12 PhD’19 and Claudette Grinnell-Davis from the University of Oklahoma recently published the study “Caregiver problem drinking and trajectories of post-traumatic stress among youth.” The study discusses how children raised […]
May 17, 2021
Graduating Class of 2021
Due to COViD-19, the School of Social Work created a virtual program for our graduating class of 2021. In addition to virtual program, Dean Anna Scheyett hosted photo opportunities for the graduates and their families at the Athens and Gwinnett campuses. Click here to view the graduation program visit.
May 14, 2021
Student helps create mental health site for farmers
Recent School of Social Work graduate Madison Smith working with the Farm Bureau’s Farm State of Mind campaign developed the first comprehensive online guide to rural mental health resources. After a year of research and compilation, the site went live earlier this month,offering an online portal that can help connect farmers to various resources, from […]
May 3, 2021
Inaugural Holland Lecture Explores Race, Philanthropy, and Leadership
“Would Lorde, Chavez, or King receive a grant today?” On April 22, this question set the stage for the inaugural Thomas P. Holland lecture by Edgar Villanueva, an expert in race and philanthropy, activist, and author of the bestselling book Decolonizing Wealth. Using a fireside chat format, with questions posed by Dr. Zoe Johnson, Villanueva […]
April 21, 2021
2021 Honors Day Award Recipients
Please join us in congratulating all of our wonderful Honor’s Day 2020-2021 award winners. Students of the year, scholarship and award winners, teachers and field instructors of the year — they are all amazing!
April 1, 2021
New UGA center to combat global human trafficking
The University of Georgia has established a new interdisciplinary center to combat human trafficking through research, programming and policy development. The Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach will be housed in the School of Social Work, and David Okech, an associate professor at the school, will serve as the center’s first director. This collaborative […]
March 12, 2021
UGA Athletics in partnership with Georgia Power recognized two dedicated members of SSW
UGA Athletics in partnership with Georgia Power recognized two dedicated members of the University of Georgia School of Social Work – Lemuel LaRoche and Llewellyn Cornelius in a video shown recently at a UGA basketball game. In recognition of their efforts, Georgia Power is donating to the Center for Social Justice. Link to the video
February 23, 2021
The 2021 Donald L. Hollowell Lecture “History, Human Rights, and the Power of One”
The 2021 Donald L. Hollowell Lecture “History, Human Rights, and the Power of One” was presented on 2/23/2021. The lecturer was Mr. Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington. Mr. Morris gave a dynamic virtual presentation about his famous family’s history, the pressure he felt growing up […]
January 20, 2021
SSWR 25th Annual Conference: Social Work Science for Social Change
The Society for Social Work and Research 25th Annual Conference “Social Work Science for Social Change” continues today virtually. Congratulations to the SSW faculty, alumni and students who have ePoster submissions. To view a list of all of the ePosters presented SSWR, click the link here.