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 designed as blended courses with a mix of online learning and in-person sessions, while others are taught as online courses. …
A Journey from Hmong Refugee to Behavioral Health Clinic Founder Sheng Lee Yang’s journey is impressive. A first-generation Hmong refugee who was resettled in Wisconsin as a young person, she became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, social work faculty member, and clinic founder – a testament to her ability to overcome many challenges while working …
Charity Douglas, MSW ’98, once a social welfare recipient, now leads a department of social services with 4,700 employees that serves one million community members As a young mother with a special needs child, Charity Douglas spent a short time receiving benefits from Wisconsin’s public welfare system. That experience, coupled with the need to engage …
Audrey Conn, Clinical Professor and Director of Field Education, was celebrated on April 17th as a recipient of an Academic Staff Mid-Career Award from the UW–Madison College of Letters and Science. Audrey‘s nomination was supported by colleagues in the school, colleagues in the community, and past students, all honoring her outstanding contributions through her role …
PhD student Caro Cruys has received the Hyde Dissertation Research Award from the Center for Research on Gender and Women. This competitive award supports social science dissertation research on gender and women’s studies-related work. As Caro explains, “My dissertation research aims to explore transgender and gender expansive former foster youths’ experiences of and perspectives on …
New article discusses barriers to accessing inclusive healthcare for autistic adults. Read the full article here
Clinical Assistant Professor Jaime Goldberg‘s research on caregivers was highlighted recently in a couple of venues. The PBS publication, Next Avenue, which focuses on the needs of older adults, ran a story about caregiving in complicated family dynamics that highlighted Dr. Goldberg’s disseration research on caring for parents who created harm. “I wanted to help these …
The Chair of our Board of Visitors and alumna, Stephanie Lozano, MSW ’14 was selected as one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Native American Leaders of 2024 by “Madison365.” Stephanie is the Tribal Liaison for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. As noted in the article, she spent 10 years working for the Ho-Chunk Nation …
Each year the Tucson, AZ Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association holds an alumni event honoring the university’s “Founders Day.” This year, more than 100 people attended the event at which Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work alums Craig LeCroy, PhD ’83 and Kerry Milligan, MSSW ’83 were named the Tucson area “Badgers of the …
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