The Winter 2022 issue of Bridges Magazine is now available online. Read about the wonderful work of our alumni in geriatric social work, a tribute to late Dean Emeritus Larry E. Davis, an interview with Dr. Toya Jones, and more! Watch your mailboxes for the physical copy which should be arriving this week.

Associate Professor Jaime Booth's SPIN project has an article in the Journal of Research on Adolescents special issue "Black Lives Matter!: Systems of Oppression Affecting Black Youth." The article, "Using Ecological Momentary Assessments to Understand Black Youths’ Experiences of Racism, Stress, and Safety," was also written by Anna Ortega-Williams, Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Yolanda J. Lawrence, Donnell Pearl, Ny’Ela Chapman, William Allen, Alisha Reid-Moore, and Zoe Overby.

Announcing a professional development workshop sponsored by the Pitt School of Social Work, Pitt-Bradford MSW Alumni Network, with support from the Pitt-Bradford Office of Diversity

A panel presentation centering the lived experiences, wisdom, and insights of social workers engaging with what antiracism is and how it informs their work. More information and register here.

The Florence Stier Research Development Award is an endowment that has been provided to the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. The intent of the award is to support faculty research and development. These funds are awarded every other year. It is short proposal, with a simple budget. It is due March 31, 2022. More information.

Associate Professor Mary Ohmer will be presenting at the March 1 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum. Her presentation-"Principles and Practices for Civic Engagement: Innovation and Challenges"- will describe civic engagement principles and practices developed through Research for Equity and Power, a community based participatory research project in Homewood and Hazelwood. Register here.

MSW alumnus Johnnie Geathers, LSW did a podcast interview for The Enlightenment Moment Podcast on the need for mental health therapy. You can listen online and it is available on streaming platforms.