School of Social Work
Health Disparities in Latino Families
Christina Wilson is evaluating of a fathering intervention program known as Father Works, designed to prevent teen pregnancy by working with young Latino and African American males.
Inmate Labor Policy and Practice
Stephanie Kennedy is researching the types of jobs Connecticut inmates perform and lay the foundation for a national study.
Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Families
Dr. Margaret Lloyd examines how parental substance use disorders effect families in the child welfare system. She is currently working with the state of Oklahoma to evaluate two family drug treatment courts, which aim to address the underlying issues that contribute to poor outcomes for families with parental addiction involved in the child welfare system. […]
Research on the Effects of Violence and Trauma
Dr. Caitlin Elsaesser is examining the use of social media in facilitating violence among young people who live in urban neighborhoods where violence occurs. “Studies suggest that social media is an important space for both the occurrence of violence and violence prevention, but some key questions remain around how social media facilitates violence,” Dr. Elsaesser […]
Military Recruitment Programs in Public High Schools
Dr. Scott Harding has researched the movement to counter military recruitment programs in public high schools. “It’s a neglected issue that needs to be highlighted so that we can have a more informed discussion about what it means to allow recruiters into schools to convince 16- and 17- year olds to join the military” he […]
Child Welfare Research with State Agencies
Working with staff and volunteers from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Dr. Megan Feely is developing a well-being assessment for children in foster care, designed for use by child advocates. The assessment will be based in part on two years of state data on more than 1,000 children in foster care in Missouri. […]
Dr. Werkmeister Rozas Appointed BSW Program Director
Dean Nina Heller announced the appointment of Dr. Lisa Werkmeister Rozas as Director of the newly established Bachelor of Social Work Program. “Lisa brings great excitement and energy to this project and her earlier practice experience, scholarship and teaching of diversity and anti-oppressive practice bring important perspectives and skills to generalist bachelors level social work,” […]
Social Work Faculty Finds Social Capital Key to College Attendance in Foster Care Youth
Dr. Nathanael Okpych, who joined the UConn faculty this academic year, was selected to receive the 2017 Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Transforming Child Welfare Dissertation Award. As part of the award, Dr. Okpych presented his dissertation at the CSWE Child Welfare Track meeting in October. His work, with colleague Mark Courtney, was also featured […]
Resilience in the Face of Evil
Social work professor Megan Berthold says people who survive human rights violations and trauma often have enormous strength and resilience.
School of Social Work to Add Bachelor’s Program
The new program responds to a workforce need in Greater Hartford and the state overall.