Angela Thomas
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CSW Outstanding Alumnus 2023
Jennifer Trail, MSSW 2014 Jennifer Trail was recently awarded Outstanding Alumnus at the 2023 eVOLve Conference. Trail currently serves as the Assistant Director in the Office of Strategic Initiatives for the Tennessee Department of Health. She is a member of the Tennessee Public Health Association and a graduate of the Department of Health Commissioner’s Leadership…
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Study: Guaranteed Income Improved People’s Health During Pandemic
Final results from Stockton pilot program show connections between financial security and better health UTCSW Associate Professor Dr. Stacia West is a Founding Director of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR), along with Dr. Amy Castro. CGIR’s team led the design and research for the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED). (Stockton, CA) — People…
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Student Profile – Ahdya Attea
Ahdya Attea (they/them) is a MSSW online student with an Organizational Leadership (OL) concentration. They’re a member of the UCW-CWA but believe their main extracurricular is self-care. What made you choose UT College of Social Work? Given a complicated past of the social services and mental health counseling profession, I found UT CSW’s vocal commitment…
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Staff Spotlight- Cassidy Hebert
Cassidy Hebert is the Field Administrative Specialist for the Nashville campus and works to help students through their field part of the program. March 2023 marks one year of working at the college and she is shocked by how quickly the year has gone by. What does your job entail? I work as the Nashville…
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Nashville Campus Open House
The UTCSW Nashville campus recently held an open house for visitors to see the campus, meet the Nashville team, and to learn new ways to partner in serving the community. The event allowed for CSW faculty and staff to network with community partners from across the Metro Nashville area. Attending organizations included: Centerstone, DCS, Conexion…
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UT College of Social Work Announces First Endowed Chair
The University of Tennessee College of Social Work announces the establishment of the Roger and Carol Nooe Endowed Chair. This gift will support a senior scholar with research expertise in mental health practice. It is the first endowed chair in the college’s 81-year history. The chair is funded by a $2 million gift from Phillip…
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First Comprehensive Textbook on Veterinary Social Work Published
In conjunction with celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Veterinary Social Work at the University of Tennessee Colleges of Social Work and Veterinary Medicine, a new book titled The Comprehensive Guide to Interdisciplinary Veterinary Social Work was recently published, with UTCSW’s Research Associate Professor Dr. Pamela Linden as co-editor. The book, published by Springer, has contributions…
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Betsey R. Bush Faculty Scholar Award Research Fellowship Program 2022-2023
The College of Social Work Office of Research Administration is pleased to announce that Courtney Cronley and Kristen Ravi are the recipients of the 2022-2023 Betsey R. Bush Faculty Scholar Award Research Fellowship program.
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Change Leader Award
UTCSW Dean Lori Messinger and Dean Ellen McIntyre from the College of Education, Health, And Human Sciences (CEHHS) recently presented the United Way Change Leader Award to Reico Hopewell, founder and CEO at Hopewell Alcohol and Drug Counseling, Mend House Sober Living Community, and Hopewell Helping Hands, Inc. Hopewell is a pioneer in our community…
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Dr. Mary Held Accepted into Harvard Management Development Program
Dr. Mary Held was recently accepted into the Harvard Management Development Program for June 2023. The Management Development Program (MDP) held on Harvard’s Cambridge, Massachusetts campus helps higher education managers acquire the knowledge and insight needed to think more strategically, balance competing demands, and engage in more forward-thinking leadership. “I am thrilled to be able to attend…