The School of Social Work at the University of Georgia will be at the 71st CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Denver this month. See the list and schedule below for our awardees and presenters.
We’re also proud to be sponsoring this year’s event t-shirt, and co-sponsoring the SEC Schools Reception.

CSWE 2025 Awardees
Kasandra Dodd
Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity Doctoral Student Award
CSWE 2025 Presenters
Kasandra Dodd
Friday, October 24 11:00AM – 11:30AM
Unrealized Potential: Rethinking Special Education Access for Foster Youth Aging Out of Care
Saturday, October 25, 1:45PM – 2:15PM
Beyond the Blind Spots: Centering Black Feminist Insights on Sex Trafficking Policy
Jennifer Elkins
Saturday, October 25, 5:30PM – 6:30PM
CSWE Track Meeting: Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Jennifer Elkins, Elyssa Schroeder, Joy Green & Jennie Pless
Saturday, October 25, 12:30PM – 1:30PM
Is Your Class Trauma-Informed? Transforming Your Teaching with Trauma-Informed Culturally-Sustaining Practices
Daniel Gibbs, Leon Banks & Hee Yun Lee
Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM – 11:00AM
Integrating AI in Social Work Education and Practice: Student Attitudes on Use and Adoption
Justin Harty, Stephen Tomczak, Mimi Abramovitz, Jane McPherson & Jessica Toft
Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM – 11:30AM
Harnessing History: Integrating Historical Methods into Social Work Education
Philip Hong & Hyesu Yeo
Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM – 11:00AM
Effect of psychological self-sufficiency on low-income workers’ executive functioning and economic well-being
Karen Johnson
Saturday, October 25, 4:45PM – 5:15PM
Criminal Legal System Involvement, Mental Health, and Disability Among Black Women in Community Corrections
Natalie Milom
Friday, October 24, 1:45PM – 2:15PM
Exclusion of Black Couples in Emotionally Focused Therapy, An Evidenced-Based Approach
Suenghyun (Max) Moon & Mary Ager
Saturday, October 25, 2:15PM – 2:45PM
Retrieving Workers’ Lost Rights? Historical and Institutional Analysis of Gig Workers’ Collective Solidarity
Seunghyun (Max) Moon, Philip Hong & Hyesu Yeo
Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM – 11:00AM
Transforming Employment Barriers to Hope: Forgiveness as a Promising Key to Trauma-Informed Workforce Development
Tony Mallon
Friday, October 24, 10:30AM – 11:00AM
Engaging Social Work Students in the Delivery of VITA to Increase EITC Access
Elizabeth Mukasa, Anitra Walker, Natalie Milom, Miya Tate & Masud Rana
Friday, October 24, 10:30AM – 11:30AM
Lost Voices, Hidden Legacies: A Cohort of Color Explores Social Work’s Past
Sharon Parker
Saturday, October 25, 3:00PM – 3:30PM
Stigma, Communication, and Pain Management: Exploring Sickle Cell Patients’ Healthcare Experiences
Masud Rana
Friday, October 24, 4:45PM – 5:15PM
COVID-19 as a Lens: A Systematic Literature Review on Health Inequities in European Population
Christopher Strickland
Sunday, October 26, 10:15AM – 10:45AM
Building Cross-Movement Solidarity: Mutual Aid and Disability Justice in Social Work Education
Miya Tate
Friday, October 24, 2:15PM – 2:45PM
Chronicling Intersectional Progress: LGBTQ+ Intersectionality in Social Work Journals
Rebecca Wells
Saturday, October 25, 1:45PM – 2:15PM
Teaching With the Archives: Using Primary Source Materials to Educate MSW Students About Institutionalization
Young Ji Yoon, Su Hyun Shin, Dongwook Kim & Hee Yun Lee.
Friday, October 24, 4:15PM – 4:45PM
Comparing Anti-Asian Hate in Media and Law Enforcement Reports: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Young Ji Yoon, Hee Yun Lee, Rebecca Allen, JoAnn Oliver, Pamela Payne-Foster, Lauretta Wilson, Marcia Hay-McCutcheon, Brian Cox & Alissa McIntyre
Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM – 11:00AM
Partnering with community health workers to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Alabama black belt.
