News: Social Work
Social Work Researcher Seeks to Support Youth Mental Health in Cross-Cultural Settings
Assistant Professor Shuang Lu has crossed continents to conduct her research, studying the mental health of youth in disadvantaged families with a goal of improving community-based services. Lu, who joined...
New UCF Project Works to Help Keep Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Safe
The goal is to create a screening tool that can be used by student health services and beyond, including in college athletic training settings or in college counseling centers. Researchers...
UCF Researchers Pave the Way to Better Understand and Treat PTSD
In honor of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, here are an efforts focused on helping those affected by this condition. June is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, which aims...
Four CHPS Alumni Honored Among UCF’s 30 Under 30
Four alumni from the College of Health Professions and Sciences have been recognized as 30 Under 30 Alumni Award recipients. Included in the Class of 2023 are: Atiyah Appline ’20, ‘22MPA, Emily...
Graduation Spotlight: Abigail Eisner, Social Work
Meet Abigail Eisner. This class of 2023 bachelor of social work (BSW) graduate will be working as a family services specialist while she pursues a master of social work during...
Graduation Spotlight: Benjamin Rogers, Social Work
Meet Benjamin Rogers. He graduated with his bachelor of social work in 2022 and completed his master of social work (MSW) in the advanced standing track in Spring 2023. He...
School of Social Work Celebrates Field Education with Awards Ceremony
The UCF School of Social Work held its sixth annual Field Education Awards Ceremony on April 14 to celebrate the commitment to field education shown by agency partners and students....
Intersectionality and Disability: A Conversation with Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
University of Michigan’s Center for Disability Health and Wellness spoke with UCF School of Social Work Assistant Professor Reshawna Chapple on her research as co-director for the AHEAD-MC RRTC (Advancing...
Awardees Announced for 2023 Founders’ Day Faculty Honors Celebration
UCF’s annual marquee event for faculty on April 5 highlights outstanding teaching, advising, mentoring, research, professional service and librarianship.
UCF Reach for the Stars 2023 Honorees Are Unleashing the Potential of People, Ideas
Part of the UCF Violence Against Women faculty cluster, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Social Work Bethany Backes is among the 2023 Reach for the Stars honorees.