Angela Thomas
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UTCSW Welcomes New Faculty
The UTCSW welcomed eight new faculty members this fall at both the Knoxville and Nashville campuses. Allison BuzardNashville MSSW Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice Buzard comes to UT from her last role as the Program Director of Social Work and Assistant Professor at Trevecca Nazarene University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in…
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UTCSW Faculty and Staff Retreat
The UTCSW recently held the annual Faculty and Staff Retreat to prepare for the new school year. Discussions focused on Empowering Excellence as a college.
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2023 Fall Semester Kick-Off
UTCSW students were welcomed back to campus for the Fall semester with food, games, and all things orange. The event was held at the UT Botanical Gardens and was a great chance for students to connect with faculty and staff outside the classroom.
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Social Justice Innovation Initiative 2023
The College of Social Work, through the Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII), announces another funding opportunity for Academic Year 2023-2024. Since 2018, the College of Social Work has hosted the Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII). Part of the initiative is a grant process where students, faculty, and staff can request funding for projects that move…
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Empowering Excellence- A Message from the Dean
Empowering Excellence This past year, I visited Howard University, met with faculty, staff, and students there, and heard from (then) University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, distinguished Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine. A practicing cancer surgeon during his presidency, Dr. Frederick is a Howard alum, a scholar who…
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SWORPS Deidre Ford Spent Summer in South Africa as a Fulbright Specialist Award Recipient
The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced that Deidre Ford received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Ford worked to complete a project at the Tshwane Leadership Foundation that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefitting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety…
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UTCSW PhD Students Expand Their Knowledge Over Summer Break
Two UTCSW PhD students took advantage of some time off this summer by attending retreats and fellowships in Knoxville and Washington DC to further their knowledge about community leadership and public policy. Kenyette GarrettCommunity Engagement Academy Summer Intensive Cohort What leadership retreat did you attend?I was invited to take part in the Community Engagement Academy…
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Alumni Update- Michelle Palmer, MSSW 2015
As National Director of Outpatient Operations for Project Transition, Michelle Palmer oversees programming for an outpatient crisis program that is specifically designed to work with individuals that are dually diagnosed with an intellectual/developmental disability and a mental health disorder. “Our program works in the home with individuals of all ages and works to build community…
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College of Social Work and CEHHS Combine Efforts with Dual-College Partnership
Associate Dean Kristina Gordon Takes on New Role to Lead Enhanced Engagement Efforts The UT College of Social Work (CSW) has combined efforts with the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) in an attempt to strengthen UT’s engagement in community service across Tennessee. Kristina Gordon will serve as Associate Dean for Community Engagement…
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Check Out Some of the Exciting Work Completed by our Faculty Over the Summer
While the students were away on summer break, the UTCSW faculty had been working hard. Check out their papers and projects from the last few months. Dr. Michael BlackwellDr. Michael Blackwell and Augusta O’Reilly recently published an article in ScienceDirect on “Access to Veterinary Care- A National Family Crisis and Case for One Health.”https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666450X23000081 Dr.…