SRSSW Associate Professor, Dr. Lara Gerassi, was voted in as a board member to The Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars (GAHTS). This nonprofit organization aims to respond to human trafficking by moving the knowledge base forward and informing policy, advocacy, and activism through international partnerships and ethically grounded research. As a board member, Dr. …
Assistant Professor Celina Doria recently hosted two acompañantes from Mexico, Bianca Acuña Valverde and Perla Martinez Reynoso. Acompañantes are feminist abortion activists who support pregnant people having medication abortions outside of clinical settings. While in town, the acompañantes gave a guest lecture in Dr. Doria’s Reproductive Justice course, met with members of a Latina-led doula …
Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Pac was awarded the prestigious Vilas Associates Competition Award. This university-wide award recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. In addition to her role as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, Dr. Pac is a Faculty Affiliate of the …