Aug. 25, 2022
Location matters: Neighborhood shapes youth exposure to firearm violence and substance use
Illustration by Blake Dinsdale A youngster’s neighborhood often shapes their exposure to firearm violence or substance use — situations that raise their risk of becoming homeless, says Hsun-Ta Hsu, associate professor of social work. For earlier studies on suicide and HIV prevention among people experiencing homelessness, Hsu walked block by block identifying signs of blight — broken windows, sidewalks in disrepair, piles of garbage — because neighborhood-level data are difficult to find. The scarcity of information prevented him from conducting research on a larger scale. To help remedy the problem, Hsu and Jianlin Cheng of the College of Engineering developed…
Aug. 24, 2022
An innovative model of social work
At the Integrative Behavioral Health Clinic, graduate students get real-world experience working with clients.
Aug. 24, 2022
Mizzou Social Work: Now and looking ahead
The School of Social Work plans reach out to ever broader bases of students and clients.
Aug. 24, 2022
Not just in case
Over the past century, social work has expanded to be about much more than casework.
Aug. 22, 2022
Kelli Canada receives grant for community-engaged research
Kelli Canada, associate professor in School of Social Work, received $10,000 from Washington University’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences for her project aiming to build a community-engaged research course for staff at Moberly Correctional Center and those who are incarcerated there. The project is titled “Improving Prison Living and Working Conditions through Community Based Participatory Research.” This mini class on research basics will engage its students with the skills they need to engage in the co-creation of interventions, testable research questions, research projects, grants and dissemination products. The project is in partnership with Dana Plunkett-Cafourek at the Missouri Department…
Aug. 3, 2022
FACE the Community
FACE’s multileveled approach to social services has earned widespread recognition.
June 10, 2022
Andy Frey to join School of Social Work
Dr. Frey is the school’s first hire through the MizzouForward initiative.
June 7, 2022
Spring 2022 Dean’s List
Congratulations to 1,497 Health Professions students who made the Spring 2022 Dean’s List!
May 10, 2022
A family reunited
During the pandemic, international student Gashaye Tefera was separated from his family for nearly two years. His African resilience and the support of the MU School of Social Work helped him cope until they could be reunited. May 10, 2022 By Kelsey Allen, MIZZOU magazine Gashaye Tefera’s family (from left), Mackda, Melos, Barckot and Gashaye Gashaye Tefera is one of many internationals who leave family to further their education overseas. While his wife and young daughter were in Ethiopia, he spent two years studying in five European countries through the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship. After earning a second master’s degree…
May 2, 2022
Students selected to Rural Immersion Program
The Rural Immersion Program is a four-day experience for health professions students who are interested in living and working in a rural area. This is a non-clinical experience designed to highlight the social and communal aspects of rural life.