Statement from DSW Director(Dr. LaSala) : Racism, Black Lives Matter, and the DSW Program

June 14, 2020 To paraphrase a line from one of Joe Biden’s speeches, I know too well that the task at hand, to say something reassuring and uplifting about the current state of our world, is beyond my capabilities. But, as you all know,...

Kira O’Brien Publishes Article on Sounds of Social Justice in the Era of COVID-19

June 12, 2020 Kira O’Brien, LMSW is a licensed social worker currently at Princeton University where she supports undergraduates engaging in service-learning. Kira received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and her Masters in...

Dr. Michael LaSala and Dr. Erica Goldblatt-Hyatt published paper on A Bioethics Approach To Social Work Practice With Transgender Clients

March 1, 2020 Dr. Michael LaSala and Dr. Erica Goldblatt-Hyatt’s paper “A bioethics approach to social work practice with transgender clients” was recently published in the 2019 Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services. In this paper, Dr...

DSW Student Awarded CSWE Minority Fellowship for Work with FGM Survivors

December 9, 2019 A Rutgers School of Social Work Doctor of Social Work (DSW) student, Mariama Diallo, has been awarded the Council on Social Work Education’s coveted Minority Fellowship for her work with survivors of female genital mutilation (...