Angela Thomas
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Chancellor’s Grant for Faculty Research Awarded to Dr. Courtney Cronley
Dr. Courtney Cronley was recently selected to receive the Chancellor’s Grant for Faculty Research for the Fall semester of 2021. The award provides funds for a course buyout and is designed to provide time to strengthen an external grant application. Cronley will use her time to focus on a pilot project she will conduct with Dr.…
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A Multi-level Intervention to Support Students in the Aftermath of Violence
Dr. Patricia Bamwine’s proposal “A Multi-level Intervention to Support Students in the Aftermath of Violence: A Campus-Community Partnership” was funded by the Division for Diversity and Engagement. The project will provide weekly mental health support groups for students within the school setting, an online training for parents, and support services for teachers/staff. Additionally, Bamwine accepted…
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Dr. Kelly Martin Accepted into Course Redesign Institute
Dr. Kelly Martin has been accepted into the Teaching and Learning Innovation Course Redesign Institute this spring. The Institute is designed to bring together faculty from across the university to share ideas from their own pedagogies with one another and to participate in a focused track to redesign one of their courses. In conjunction with the Institute, Martin…
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Dr. Sherry Cummings Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Sherry Cummings was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Tennessee Chapter, during their virtual Social Work Day on the Hill. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an NASW member in celebration of a lifetime of accomplishments. This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated the…
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Assessing the Impact of Race-based Trauma
Assistant Professor of Practice Carmen Foster, along with research partners Dr. Mary Held, and College alumna Adrianna Carter (MSSW), have been awarded one of the university’s Diversity Challenge Grants from the Division of Diversity and Engagement. Their mixed-methods project, “Assessing the Impact of Race-based Trauma on the Mental Health of Black Social Work Providers” will…
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College of Social Work Provides Student Assistance for Big Orange Pantry
Marjorie Stillwagon, a Master of Science in Social Work student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is completing her field placement requirement on UT’s campus. Thanks to an arrangement between the College of Social Work and UT’s Big Orange Pantry, which provides emergency food assistance to UT students, faculty, and staff, Stillwagon is serving in…
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Tele-Social Work Grant Funds Development of Student Training
The University of Tennessee College of Social Work (UTCSW) is partnering with Centerstone Research Institute to develop a new training for students and social work practitioners on best practices in using technology in social work practice. Funded by a $90,000 two-year grant from the Fred M. Roddy Foundation, this education project is a partnership between…
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Results from Guaranteed Income Study Released
Dr. Stacia Martin-West, and her research partner Dr. Amy Castro-Baker of UPenn, released their preliminary analysis from the first year of SEED (Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration) study on guaranteed income. The results have received nationwide recognition. Guaranteed Income Increases Employment, Improves Financial and Physical HealthNew Research Released from Groundbreaking Cash Transfer Project March 3, 2021,…
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Alumni Friendship Sparks Collaboration to Help Nashville Youth
Kylan Hadley and Adrianna Carter were students in the MSSW Nashville program. Both were in the Organizational Leadership Concentration and became fast friends with much in common. So much in common that they recently collaborated on a project to help the youth of Nashville feel safe, stable, and part of a nurturing community. “Adrianna and…
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Student Spotlight: Amanda Fackler, PhD
Amanda Fackler is a student in the College’s PhD program. She is working as the GRA for Dr. David Patterson on his homelessness project, and is excited to work on such an important endeavor. “It’s such an honor to work with Dr. Patterson, Fackler said. “I count myself very privileged to join him and the Knoxville…