Chi-Fang Wu, PhD ’04, a professor and PhD program director at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was presented with an award at the GADE (Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work) reception on …
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Part-Time MSW Program Student Spotlight: Amanda Ortiz
The Part-Time MSW Program allows students who are not able to pursue full-time study to work towards a master’s degree on a structured, time-extended basis with classes delivered in a hybrid manner. Some courses are …
Alumni Profile: Caroline Gómez-Tom, BSW ’10, MSW ’11
Today, we are profiling one of our alumni, Caroline Gómez-Tom, BSW ‘10, MSW ‘11. Caroline Gómez-Tom (she/her) graduated with a MSW with an emphasis in social policy, and now is the Enrollment Network and Accessibility …
Alumni Profile: Luke Muetner, MSW ’20 PhD ’21
Today we are profiling one of our alumni, Luke Muetner, MSW ‘20, PhD ‘21. Luke Muetner is a Justice Researcher in RTI’s Corrections and Reentry Research Program. His research focuses on correctional programming, reentry support, …
Alumni Profile: Marissa Abbott, PhD ’21
Today we are profiling one of our alumni, Marissa Abbott, PhD ‘21. Marissa Abbott is a Social Science Analyst at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) for the US Department …
Alumni Profile: Elizabeth Wahl, MSW ’05
Today we are profiling one of our alumni, Elizabeth Wahl, MSW ‘05. Elizabeth Wahl, MSSW LSW IMH-E® is the Pregnancy Promise Program Manager at Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. Since Elizabeth founded the …
Alumni Profile: Ben Schumaker
Today we are profiling one of our distinguished alumni award recipients, Ben Schumaker, MSW ‘06. Ben received the distinguished alumni award in 2018 after he founded The Memory Project, an incredibly successful non-profit dedicated to …
Behind the Desk with Laila Edwards
Laila Edwards is a junior BSW major in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. She is from Cleveland Heights, Ohio and is a forward on the Badger Women’s Hockey Team. She has won various …
Fostering Many Adolescent Boys, Kristi Wood, MSW ’13 Provided Much Needed Care and Support
Kristi Wood’s journey working with adolescent boys evolved over her 30 years of experience in human services. After working at Tellurian’s adolescent emergency respite center in Madison, she and her partner Shannon felt they could …
Former School Advisor Celebrates 100th Birthday
Alumni who were at the School of Social Work in the mid 1970s to the late 1980s may remember Toby Cohen. Toby was the advisor to most MSW and undergraduate students. In those pre-computer days, …