The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

Julie Koivunen, PhD, has taught as a lecturer in the School of Social Work since 2008. In addition to teaching, her work at Rutgers has included serving as a research analyst at the Institute for Families and the Center for Research on Ending Violence where she has worked on projects with the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, the State Office of Victim Witness Advocacy, the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the Office on Women’s Policy and Research, Support, Employment, Education and Training.

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

Senior Stephanie Gomez-Vanegas, a curriculum assistant at the Rutgers School of Social Work, plans to use her voice to improve lives through systemic change

Drs. Lenna Nepomnyaschy (Professor) and DuWayne Battle (Assistant Dean of Bachelor's Programs, Director of the BASW Program in New Brunswick, and Professor of Teaching) were among the 11 awardees at Rutgers who earned one of the 2024-2025 Chancellor and Provost Awards for Faculty Excellence. The awards honor outstanding faculty members, across all career stages, whose work has been recognized by their peers.

Dr. Tiffany L. Mayers, DSW, MSW, LCSW, a 2014 graduate of Rutgers School of Social Work, has been named the newest Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers New Jersey (NASW-NJ) Chapter. 

A new program spearheaded by faculty member Dr. Jamey Lister and staff member Alyssa Juntilla is bringing together Rutgers School of Social Work colleagues seeking wellness and connection through movement.

For terminally ill cancer patients, the final days of life are immensely personal, having the choice to continue cancer treatments, or to stop treatments and prioritize a more comfortable passing. What a patient wants, however, isn’t always what they receive, according to a study co-authored by Associate Professor Ayse Akincigil, Ph.D. published in the journal Cancer.

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.