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Meet the school’s newest faculty members
Matthew BogenSchutz VCU School of Social Work assistant professor Matthew Bogenschutz, Ph.D., is conducting research on community engagement and the policies that influence social change. “I’m...
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Partnering to Promote Health and Mental Health for Pregnant and Postpartum...
In the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, there is a very unique partnership taking place between social work research and public health promotion for pregnant and postpartum...
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Furthering addiction research
Cristina Bares, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, was recently awarded a National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Supplement. The project,...
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On a quest to support bullying interventions
Traci Wike,Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the VCU School of Social Work. She is the 2013 recipient of VCU’s Presidential Research Quest Fund Award, which provides funding for her research on the...
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Identifying effective antipoverty strategies
Youngmi Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. Prior to joining VCU, she completed her Ph.D. and worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at...
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Building community-based systems for refugees here and abroad
Hyojin Im, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. Prior to joining VCU, Im completed her doctoral work at the University of Minnesota in Twin Cities,...
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Improving practice and outcomes
Elizabeth M.Z. (Betsy) Farmer, Ph.D. is professor and associate dean for research at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. Her work focuses on understanding and improving mental...
View ArticleVCU participates in the SSWR Annual Conference
Every year social work professionals come together at the annual Society for Social Work and Research conference to discuss a variety of scientific studies in child welfare, aging, mental health,...
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VCU faculty member appointed to chair the CSWE Commission on Research
Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D., professor in the VCU School of Social Work, has been appointed as chair of the Commission on Research. The Commission on Research is the focal point for education research in the...
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School faculty member inducted into SSWR Fellowship Program
Sara Kye Price, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU School of Social Work, was recognized for contributions to the Society for Social Work and Research and inducted into the SSWR Fellowship Program...
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School of Social Work welcomes new Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair in Social...
Virginia Commonwealth University faculty, staff, alumni and school friends gathered at the 20th annual Society for Social Work and Research conference in D.C. to celebrate research and Denise...
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A year in review: Q&A with Shelby E. McDonald, Ph.D.
Shelby McDonald, Ph.D., joined the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work in 2015 as an assistant professor. A graduate of the Graduate School of Social Work doctorate program at the...
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Program trains the next generation of leaders in addiction studies from...
By Brian McNeil After graduating from the School of Social Work in 2008, Amira Turner worked as a wellness coordinator at an assisted living facility, and also helped her dad – a licensed clinical...
View ArticleThis is why I am a social worker. This is why I chose VCU.
On the surface social work may seem like any other helping profession. Social workers help families, groups, communities and individuals enhance their well-being. They encourage others to develop...
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Social Work professor investigates psychiatric medication among incarcerated...
Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. By Brian McNeill, University Public Affairs Incarcerated women experience mental illness at a disproportionate rate and heavily use psychiatric medication. A new study by Kia...
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Creative and innovative scholarship to be unveiled at seventh annual Student...
Jason Shephard, left, explains the workings of a Formula SEA car he helped create to Associate Professor Leonard Vance, at the 2015 Research Weeks Senior Engineering Expo. (File photo) By Leah Small...
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Trump’s entry ban on refugees will increase human vulnerability and...
Hyojin Im, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, trained youth leaders and staffers of a mental health clinic in an urban refugee community in Nairobi in 2013-14. As part of the...
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Richmond youth who have faced homelessness and housing instability use...
Organizer Alex Wagaman, a VCU School of Social Work professor, says the Advocates for Richmond Youth is giving young people a platform for their voices and is working to eliminate youth homelessness....
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Real research: Elaine Williams examines how service providers can better...
Elaine Williams. Photo by Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing By Brian McNeill When Elaine Williams was in middle school, her family was evicted from its Richmond apartment. Without a home of their...
View ArticleVCU CSWE Annual Program Meeting presentations
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work is pleased to acknowledge the faculty and student scholars and researchers taking part in the 63rd CSWE Annual Program Meeting. Stop by any of...
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