Associate Professor and Interim Center on Race and Social Problems Director James Huguley and his colleague Ming-Te Wang from the Pitt School of Education won the 2021 Distinguished Research Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Division for Counseling & Human Development. Read more.
Promotions and new faculty roles
Read about the promotions and new faculty roles recently announced at the Pitt School of Social Work. Read more.
PhD student wins award
Doctoral student, Ana T. Flores, is a recipient of the 2021 GPSG Leadership and Service Award, recognizing her demonstrated innovation, boundary breaking outreach, and dedication to the continuation of service. Flores is committed to elevating the Latinx experience at Pitt and advocating for improved support, resources, and mentoring for students of color.
Flores is also presenting her oral paper titled “Cognitive Gains as a Mechanism for Functional Capacity Improvements in Schizophrenia: Results from a Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial” at the 2021 Congress of Schizophrenia International Research Society, today, Monday, April 19, 2021.
SSWR workshop upcoming
Doctoral alumnus Dr. Craig Sewall and Assistant Professor Dr. Brianna Lombardi, along with Dr. Todd Jensen from UNC School of Social Work, will be leading a SSWR post-conference workshop entitled "Statistical Methods for Modeling Change over Time." The workshop will take place on April 29, 2021 from 2:30-4:00pm and is open to all SSWR '21 conference registrants. Click here for more information.
‘This is a crisis’: Panel discusses support for gay Black and Latino male sexual assault survivors
Even though over half of all gay and bisexual men are sexually assaulted during their lifetime, PhD alumnus Daniel Jacobsen López said gay men of color who experience sexual assault are largely ignored if they choose to report their abuse. For López, sexual assault against gay Black and Latino men is “a crisis” that needs to be acknowledged. Read more in The Pitt News.
MSW student founds recycling startup
MSW student Will Hayden and his wife Amanda, decided to address the lack of recycling in their neighborhood by developing an independent recycling startup, dubbed GreenDash. Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
MSW students featured in newsletter
MSW students Kayli Metheney, Kayla Jurchak, and Kiara are featured in the new Peace of Time Wellness e-newsletter. Read about their work.
Obituary: Annette McCants Green
MSW alumna Annette McCants Green passed away April 7, 2021. She retired from the Pittsburgh Foundation as a Senior Program Officer in the area of Health and Special Needs Populations. Prior to her tenure with The Foundation, Ms. Green served as Deputy Director for Drug and Alcohol Programs in the precursor to the current Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health. Read more.
Upcoming Events
April 19, 2021: Fellowship Information Session. 5-6:30pm. Register here.
April 20, 2021: The Intersection of COVID-19 and Sexual Violence w/ alumnus Dr. Danny Lopez. 12-1pm. Register here.
April 21, 2021: In Their Own Words: Mental Health and Student Academic Success w/ PhD student Ana Flores. 12-1:30pm. Register here.
April 21, 2021: CRSP Speaker Series: Racial Equity in Suburban Schools. 12-1pm. Register here.
April 21, 2021: Community Engagement Fellowship - End of Year Presentations. 3-5pm. Register here.
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