Chair/Co-chairs: Marah Curtis 2023-2024 Committee Members: Lara Gerassi, Amanda Ngola, Marci Ybarra, Audrey Conn, Jill Hoiting, & David Barger Spring 2024 August 2023 began the hiring process that yielded four new hires: two clinical faculty …
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Announcing the Anne Wackman Oros Professorship in Social Work
The Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work is proud to announce the creation of our first-ever named professorship. Starting in fall 2024, Dr. Tova Walsh will become the Anne Wackman Oros Associate Professor of Social …
Assistant Professor LB Klein Part of Team Awarded “Increasing Social and Economic Inclusion Grant”
The UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) has awarded almost $250,000 for a new research project to Assistant Professor LB Klein (co-investigator) and colleagues. The project aims to address …
Staff and Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Contributions
The Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work is fortunate to have talented and dedicated staff and faculty who not only make the school run, but provide an environment and education in which students are challenged …
Celebrating our Spring 2023 PhD Graduates: Dr. Jaime Goldberg
Welcome Dr. Jaime Goldberg, Advocate for Older Adults For Dr. Jaime Goldberg, the field of palliative care was a natural extension of her time spent working with older adults at Little Brothers–Friends of the Elderly …
Assistant Professor Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo Awarded NIH Grant to Study Substance Use Among Formerly Incarcerated
Approximately sixty-five percent of individuals released from incarceration in the United States confront challenges of substance use disorders (SUDs) and the risk of drug overdose is much higher for formerly incarcerated individuals than the general …
Dr. Lara Gerassi Selected as BIRCWH Scholar
Assistant Professor Lara Gerassi has been selected as a scholar with the UW-Madison Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Program, an initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to connect junior faculty …
Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles Receives Mentoring Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles who received the UW-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities by the Office of the Provost. This award recognizes Dr. Charles’ outstanding work with undergraduates on her research team …
Dr. LB Klein Elected to Executive Board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work
Dr. LB Klein was recently elected to a two-year term as treasurer on the executive board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work. The caucus is a “is a support, networking, …
Dr. Lauren Bishop Receives Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research
Dr. Lauren Bishop is the 2022 recipient of the Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research. The award recognizes innovative scholarship and a rigorous approach to social …