Peter Doksus Recognized with IT Transformational Achievement Award

Congratulations to Peter Doksus, database programmer, on winning an IT Transformational Achievement Award, presented as part of the IT Professionals Conference at UW–Madison last week. Peter is a Software Engineer/Developer with 15+ years of web application development and system design in HIPAA and FERPA compliant environments and he makes many of the systems used at …

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 or “BIRCWH Scholars” to senior faculty with similar interests in women’s health and/or advancing sex and gender differences in health. …

Social Welfare Student Receives Internship Support from SuccessWorks

Congratulations to Social Welfare major Nina White who received a SuccessWorks Internship Fund award to support her work in the Lab for Family Wellbeing & Justice where she is a new intern. The internship fund provides money to undergraduate students completing unpaid internships or who could not take on an internship without financial support. Students …

Congratulations Social Work Graduates!

Check out photos from the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work reception here.     

Aubrey D. Johnson, MSW ’15, Passes Away

Aubrey D. Johnson, MSW ’15, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 7, 2022. According to her obituary, “Memorials, including in lieu of flowers may be made to’Madison Journey Mental Health,’ ‘The Madison Rape Crisis Center,’ or ‘Moose Charities – The Wisconsin Home.’ Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.” Her full obituary is here.

Several Social Work Students Honored by Division of Continuing Studies

The Division of Continuing Studies recognized several social work students at their Outstanding Adult Student Award celebration in April. The event recognizes UW–Madison Returning Adult students “whose exceptional determination and perseverance have enabled them to pursue their academic work and to contribute to the community as demonstrated by their leadership and service.” The event program …

Part-Time MSW Program Student Spotlight: Caitlin McGahan 

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. …

2nd Edition of Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society Published with Chapter by Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles and Colleagues

Alum Cheryl DeMars , MSSW ’84, Leads Innovate Health Insurance Company

Part-Time MSW Program Student Spotlight: Bethany L Matson

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. …