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Huguley and colleagues win award for paper |
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion James Huguley was recognized by Wiley for the "Top Cited Article 2020-2021" for his paper "Parental Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Children of Color's Academic Success: A Meta-Analytic Review" in the journal Child Development. Authors are Ming-Te Wang (Pitt School of Education), LeAnn Smith (Texas A&M), and Dana Miller-Cotto (Kent State University). Read the paper here.
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Doctoral students awarded fellowships |
Congratulations! Doctoral students Ana Flores and Cortney VanHook have been awarded the Provost Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students for the 2022-2023 academic year. The fellowship provides dedicated time for doctoral students to work full-time on finishing their dissertation during the last year of doctoral work. |
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PhD students win poster competition |
Congratulations! Doctoral students Emily Underwood and Alex Fixler won the doctoral category of the 2022 Health Disparities and Social Justice Poster Competition. The competition, held by the Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is open to Pitt graduate or professional students and postdoctoral trainees conducting community-based interventions addressing health disparities or social justice. |
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Alumnus elected to State Legislature |
MSW alumnus Aerion Abney will take over for Jake Wheatley, now Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's chief of staff, in the 19th district after a special election last Tuesday. Read more. |
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Alumni named for 2022 FAB 40 Awards |
MSW alumni Rikell Ford, Johnnie Geathers, and Jessica Gurley are recipients of the 2022 FAB 40 Awards by the New Pittsburgh Courier. The awards ceremony will be on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 6-9 p.m., at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. Read more and buy tickets online. |
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FREE Pitt School of Social Work COSA Networking Spring Fling |
For COSA students, COSA alums, & COSA faculty
Join us for dinner, drinks, sweets, and networking with fellow COSA colleagues! Wednesday, May 25, 2022 5-7pm. Hosted by HSCC COSA alums: Dave Coplan, Stephanie Eson, Katie Gascoine, Abbie Godollei, Taylor Savala, & Leah O’Reilly (MPA), and our COSA Board Directors Aerion Abney & Lynn Tatala. RSVP by May 20 to Katie Gascoine at kgascoine@hscc-mvpc.org
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Collection for Ukraine ongoing |
Bring in items for the donation box in room 2017 Cathedral of Learning to collect items for children in support of the St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian church drives. See items needed. Amy DeGurian also organized a drive in support of efforts in her community. Please contact her to find out what supplies are needed. |
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- April 12, 2022: The Sisterfriend Story, Advocating for Menstrual Equity. Tamara L. Abney. 12pm. 2017 Cathedral of Learning. Lunch available for attendees to the presentation.
- April 12, 2022: MSW Program at Pitt Johnstown Overview. 6-7pm. Register here.
- April 13, 2022: Community Engagement Fellows End of the Year Presentations. 12-2pm. The event will be held via Zoom. Meeting ID: 957 1656 2816
- April 13, 2022: Baker Fellows Research Poster Presentations. 3-6pm. 2017 Cathedral of Learning
- April 19, 2022: Continuing Education: Neighborhood Power Play (In Person Training). 10am-2pm. Register here.
- April 22, 2022: Continuing Education: Advanced Motivational Interviewing (In Person Training). 9am-4pm. Register here.
- April 26, 2022: Pitt MSW Fellowship Information Session. 5-6pm. Register here.
- April 28, 2022: Aligning Research and Policy to Improve Health Systems for Children's Mental Health feat. Dr. Kimberley Hoagwood. 12-1pm. 2017 Cathedral of Learning. Lunch will be provided.
For a complete listing of upcoming events please visit the
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