Student Spotlight

When Sydney Leiter crossed the stage during the School of Social Work graduation, she came one step closer to realizing a dream she’s had for a while. Leiter, who was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, discovered a passion for helping others during international service trips before college, which pushed her to enroll at the University […]

Krishma Gajurel admits the trip from Kathmandu, Nepal to Athens, Georgia, took some adjusting. The community’s climate, cuisines and smaller size were all new to Gajurel. But, over time, after studying and now working as a graduate research assistant while she earns her master’s degree in social work at the University of Georgia School of […]

Andrea Garcia has been at the University of Georgia for less than two years, but she is already making an impact. In the second year of her master’s degree studies at UGA’s School of Social Work, Garcia has co-authored a paper with her professor Anna Scheyett, Ph.D., to study mental health and resources for rural […]

by Laurie Anderson | Aug. 31, 2020 “I was always told you get out of college what you put into it,” says Grace Gilbert (BSW ’21). She takes that advice seriously. The senior is president of UGA’s chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma, a national service sorority, and a three-year veteran of Road Dawgs. Gilbert says […]

A voluntary presentation in front of hundreds of people isn’t every student’s dream, but for Mamie Harper, her address is another way to expand her reach and perspective. Harper, a School of Social Work Ph.D. student, will speak at TEDxUGA 2024 at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29 at the Morton Theatre in Downtown Athens. One […]

The UGA School of Social Work has a passion for global engagement, and master’s student Emmanuel Abiodun Oke is using his distinctive, international experiences to guide his future and impact communities across the globe.

It’s said that experience is often the best teacher. Ph.D. student Zach Cooper is using his experience as a clinician to lead groundbreaking research that is garnering noteworthy accolades.

As Caitlin Grdinich nears the end of her final semester in the dual MPH/MSW program at the University of Georgia School of Social Work, she will also soon finish nearly half a decade of service to the Athens area with Campus Kitchen at UGA.