Rutgers School of Social Work faculty members are a dynamic community of leaders – tenured professors and pre-tenure partners advancing the field of social work through original, published research; professors of professional practice and teaching and lecturers who are actively working in local communities and bringing those experiences into the classroom.
At Rutgers School of Social Work, global engagement is not just a concept. It is a lived practice shaped by faculty who bring their scholarship, experiences, and commitments to communities around the world. For Assistant Professor Durrell M. Washington Sr., a recent trip to South Africa became a powerful extension of that mission.
Cassandra Simmel, an associate professor and PhD program director at the School of Social Work, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Chancellor Award for Excellence in Mentoring at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
Rutgers School of Social Work faculty member Ashley Jackson documents how structural inequities determine whether children receive “The Talk” about engagement with law enforcement.
Rutgers School of Social Work’s faculty actively engage in original research to advance the field. They conduct, publish, and share research that promotes social and economic justice and strengthens individual, family, and community well-being in the diverse and increasingly global environment of New Jersey and beyond.