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Dean Heller Appointed Interim Director of the Hartford Campus
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Mun Choi announced that Dr. Nina Rovinelli Heller, the Dean and Zachs Endowed Professor of Social Work, will serve as Interim Director of the Hartford Campus in addition to leading the School of Social Work. “She is a talented and committed leader who will oversee the transition of […]
SSW Alumni Recognized as Hometown Heroes
Each year, the Hartford Courant newspaper recognizes outstanding individuals for their service to the community. This year, these “Hometown Heroes” include UConn School of Social Work MSW and PhD alumni. Tynisha Tyson ’05 MSW, is a School Social Worker in the Hartford Public Schools. Her caseload includes children experiencing abuse, neglect, abandonment and extreme poverty. There are […]
SSW to Study Pediatric Emergency Department Use for Behavioral Health Concerns
The Children’s Fund of Connecticut (CFC) awarded a $57,500 grant to the UConn School of Social Work to evaluate the impact of the Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) program on emergency department utilization (ED) among youth with behavioral health concerns. The research team, led by Michael Fendrich, PhD (Associate Dean for Research), will use administrative data […]
Crystal Hayes Awarded White House Equity Grant
Doctoral student, Crystal Hayes, will conduct a pilot study using focus groups to better understand the birthing experiences of incarcerated women in Massachusetts. The study will identify the most important issues for the Prison Birth Project’s anti-shackling advocacy campaign in Massachusetts and the impact the organization has on the actual birthing experiences of women and […]
Social Work Researchers Say Gun Removals May Decrease Suicides
The research of Drs. Linda Frisman and Hsiu-Ju Lin, and eight other colleagues, is the focus of an Atlantic Monthly article, The Gun Law Saving Lives in Connecticut. In 1999, Connecticut became the first state to pass a law authorizing police to temporarily remove guns from individuals when there is probable cause they pose a significant risk […]
Scholarship Facilitation Grants Awarded to Three School of Social Work Faculty
This past July, the Vice President for Research awarded three new Scholarship Facilitation Fund grants of approximately $2K per award to School of Social Work faculty. Two of the awardees (Drs. Kennedy and Wilson) will use the funds to conduct research specifically related to trauma and victimization. The third awardee (Dr. Werkmeister Rozas) will use […]
Grant to Improve Pain Self-Management and Health Outcomes
Dr. Michael Fendrich, Associate Dean for Research, is a co-investigator on a recently awarded, 5-year, NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research grant for over $1 Million. The grant, awarded to Dr. Angela Starkweather of the UConn School of Nursing, focuses on building teams of researchers who can investigate strategies for enhancing the self-management of pain. Sharing […]
Two Social Work Faculty Receive Prestigious InCHIP Seed Grants
Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, PhD, Associate Professor, and Caitlin Elsaesser, PhD, Assistant Professor, were each recently awarded prestigious InCHIP Seed Grant Awards from the UConn Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy. Dr. Werkmeister Rozas received a $15,000 faculty seed grant for her study “Innovative Diabetes Prevention & Disease Self-Management Intervention for Latino Families.” This […]
MSW Student Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success
Precious Price’s early years were tough. She was born to a single mother, the fourth of six children. “I grew up in and out of foster care placements.” At 12, she was placed in foster care until she aged out at 22. “I ended up in several different placements while in care, but remained in […]
Three SSW Faculty Receive Scholarship Facilitation Fund Grants
The UConn Vice President for Research awarded three Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) grants to School of Social Work faculty for the spring 2016 semester. The grants will facilitate the growth of extramural research and increase scholarly publications produced by faculty. This builds on the School’s success in receiving these awards. In 2015, the VPR awarded grants […]