Cassandra Simmel, Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director at Rutgers School of Social Work, has been named a 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Research Fellow. The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Fellows are members who have served with distinction to advance the mission of the Society—to advance, disseminate, and translate research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy and promotes a diverse, equitable and just society.
The Social Work Policy Network sends weekly resources regarding national & local legislature, events, as well as media.
Today, Simmons University announced that it has selected Dr. Michael C. LaSala, PhD, LCSW to serve as Dean of the School of Social Work.
Two Rutgers University faculty members, Dr. Ryon J. Cobb (Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Research on Black Americans) and Dr. Dawne Mouzon (Associate Professor at the School of Arts and Sciences), received awards from the University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA).
The Social Work Policy Network sends weekly resources regarding national & local legislature, events, as well as media.
After a long road of addiction, imprisonment, cancer, homelessness, and loss, Gina Harvell, a student in our Intensive Weekend MSW Program, was awarded Rutgers' first Lifelong Learner of the Year Award, which was created specifically for Harvell.
The Social Work Policy Network sends weekly resources regarding national & local legislature, events, as well as media.
Social workers can—and should—be involved in politics as advocates, scholars, or candidates themselves. This charge is growing at the School of Social Work, as faculty members strive to inspire and engage students in the political process.
Rutgers School of Social Work will be represented at the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR)'s 28th Annual Conference from January 10-14, 2024 by a number of presentations being hosted by our faculty, postdocs, Ph.D. students, lecturers, alumni, and staff.
Students who reported higher levels of school connectedness showed lower levels of aggressive behaviors and depression six years later, Rutgers Adrian Gale and Lenna Nepomnyaschy researchers find.
IIDEA committee member, received an Impact Award through Rutgers' University Equity and Inclusion division through its Committee to Advance our Common Purposes.
