Associate Professor Jooyoung Kong received a 2025 Recent Alumni Award from her alma mater, the Boston College School of Social Work for her contributions to the social work profession. Dr. Kong will receive the award at a celebration on November 10th. Dr. Kong received a PhD from Boston College in 2016 with a dissertation titled, …
The Council on Social Work Education selected Assistant Professor Jessica Pac as the recipient of the Early Career Award in Child Welfare for her contributions to the field of child welfare and to social work. Since joining the faculty in 2019, Dr. Pac has had a profound impact on child welfare policy and education. She …
Students doing a Field Placement with a community agency also take a Field Seminar to complement and investigate their work. The emphasis in this unit is on problem-solving and multi-method, evidence-informed, interventions with active consultation, support, and teamwork from the student, agency staff, faculty, and other professional relationships. Ron Chance, Senior Field Instructor, has taught …
High Road Strategy Center released its State of Working Wisconsin report for Labor Day this week. Clinical Associate Professor Laura Dresser, who is also the Associate Director of High Roads Strategy Center, is the lead author. Key findings: Wisconsin’s 2024 median wage – $25.01 per hour – reached a record high.For the second year in …
Clinical Associate Professor Laura Dresser recently penned a commentary in the Wisconsin Examiner, “Jobs, data and democracy.” Dr. Dresser is the Associate Director of High Road Strategy Center. A labor economist and expert on low-wage work and workforce development systems, she has both written about ways to build stronger labor market systems and worked extensively …
The Dane County Department of Human Services in Madison oversees a wide range of services aimed at enhancing the well-being of county residents, including child welfare, mental health services, support for individuals with disabilities, and several programs for children and families. For decades, the agency and its social work staff have supervised hundreds of students …
Congratulations to PhD student Anna Ko on her selection as a 2025 Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) Doctoral Fellow! Awards are presented in connection with each of the 13 Grand Challenges for Social Work. Anna has been awarded a GCSW Doctoral Fellowship in connection with the Grand Challenge to reduce extreme economic inequality. Her …
Students have a unique elective to chose this fall that will, among other things, explore how forms of oppression affect common perceptions of interpersonal violence, investigate theories as to why interpersonal violence occurs, and consider prevention and intervention strategies. Assistant Professor LB Klein, who is an intervention researcher and prevention scientist whose interdisciplinary research …
An exciting new course this fall will give students the opportunity to explore reproductive health, rights, and justice in the United States and across the globe. This is the first time that the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work has offered Soc Work 675: Reproductive Justice. Assistant Professor Celina Doria, whose work addresses questions at …
Mel Morgenbesser Kristin Scheeler’s, MSW ’05 Patient Advocacy and Case Management Practice After more than 20 years working in the field of gerontology working in hospice, nursing homes, and hospitals, Kristin Scheeler craved independence and an opportunity to focus directly on her clients’ goals. She recently founded Madison Care Management, a private practice providing a …