Feb. 1, 2022
Treatment for trauma is not one-size-fits-all
Feb. 1, 2022 Researchers at the University of Missouri and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have found that identifying trauma in probationers with mental illness can help tailor the treatment they need outside of a correctional facility and potentially reduce their risk of incarceration. “For the probationers that experienced serious mental illnesses, over two-thirds of them had experienced a significant number of traumatic events,” said Ashley Givens, an MU assistant professor in the School of Social Work, who interviewed 207 probationers with current mental illnesses about their trauma and analyzed how it was affecting them. Read the full story…
Jan. 18, 2022
Health Professions scholarship recipients will pay it forward
Thanks to our incredible donors who fund scholarships, many Health Professions students receive financial assistance. Since the holiday season is known as the Season of Giving, over the past few weeks on our social media we featured a few scholarship recipients who want to pay the kindness forward by giving back to their communities with their careers. Lydia Broadus Lydia received the Helen Smith Burnam Memorial Scholarship. With her bachelor’s degree in Social Work, she plans to work with at-risk youth, such as teen moms or juveniles in the justice system. “This scholarship is very much appreciated as it enables…
Jan. 18, 2022
Fall 2021 Dean’s List
Jan. 18, 2022 Congratulations to 1,507 Health Professions students who made the Fall 2021 Dean’s List! Each school and college at the University of Missouri determines its own dean’s list eligibility for undergraduate students. Students who had privacy holds in MyZou are excluded from public lists. To qualify for the dean’s list in the School of Health Professions, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours. Dean’s list honors only apply to Fall and Spring semesters. Courses graded S/U or Hearer do not count toward the required 12 graded hours. Self-paced courses…
Dec. 7, 2021
Health Professions students selected for AASB
Congratulations to Health Science majors Sharmarke Khadar and Jayda Moss, and to Social Work major Diamond Russell for being chosen for the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board (AASB). As leaders on campus, AASB members work to preserve MU traditions, foster a sense of pride within the Mizzou community and serve as the governing board for all True Tigers.
Dec. 2, 2021
Margie Sable receives national award
Congratulations to Margie Sable, who received the Insley Evans Public Health Social Work award at the American Public Health Association conference. The award recognizes her outstanding service in the field. Dr. Sable, professor emerita, directed the School of Social Work from 2008–16. Dr. Sable completed her MSW at Washington University, and earned an MPH and DrPH from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. Her research interests included maternal and child health; adolescent pregnancy, psychosocial barriers to prenatal care and family planning; domestic violence; and perinatal substance abuse.
Nov. 4, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Burrell Behavior Health partners with MU to provide tuition assistance for social workers (KOMU)
COLUMBIA – Burrell Behavioral Health is partnering with the University of Missouri to provide tuition assistance for students pursuing a master’s in social work. The tuition assistance comes during a time of staffing shortages for mental health and health care workers. Burrell is incentivizing their staff members to pursue higher education in social work by giving a stipend of $10,000 to use toward MU’s tuition. Dr. Aaron Thompson, director of MU’s School of Social Work, said the program comes during a time of need for the community. “A lot of families are reaching out for help because the pandemic…
Oct. 24, 2021
How Columbia schools and FACE are teaming up to address mental health in students
In 2012, Boone County voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax, establishing the Boone County Children’s Services Fund and raising around $6.7 million annually for children’s programs. One of the programs the sales tax has funded has been Family Access Center of Excellence, operated through the University of Missouri. It provides case management for families with children and links them to services. Read the full article.
Sep. 2, 2021
Erin Robinson named UM System Presidential Engagement Fellow
Sept. 2, 2021 Erin Robinson, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, was named to the 2021–22 cohort of University of Missouri System Presidential Engagement Fellows. Fellows represent the university at speaking events across Missouri. Past Health Professions fellows include Kathleen Preble and Virginia Ramseyer Winter.
Sep. 2, 2021
2021 faculty promotions
Sept. 2, 2021 Congratulations to faculty who received promotions this month! Health Sciences Claire Altman – Associate Professor Hye Jeong Choi – Associate Professor Botswana Blackburn – Teaching Professor Social Work Hsun-Ta Hsu – Associate Professor Virginia Ramseyer Winter – Associate Professor Aaron Thompson – Professor Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Elizabeth Kelley – Associate Professor Mili Kuruvilla – Associate Professor Occupational Therapy William Janes – Associate Research Professor Timothy Wolf – Professor Physical Therapy Anita Campbell – Associate Teaching Professor Dana Martin – Teaching Professor…
Sep. 1, 2021
Clark Peters appointed to ‘Social Service Review’ journal editorial board
Sept. 1, 2021 Clark Peters, an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, has been appointed to the editorial board of the Social Service Review journal (SSR). Peters has been a reviewer for the journal for many years. His new responsibilities will include journal-level discussions, including voting on the best annual best article and extra reviewing. SSR is devoted to the publication of original research on pressing social issues, promising social work practices and social welfare policies. Articles in SSR analyze issues from many disciplines, theories and methodological traditions.