U.S. Air Force Major and now Dr. Tiffney Peters successfully defended her dissertation titled “Intergenerational Transmission of Psychological and Behavioral Difficulties Among United States Air Force Parents and Their Offspring.” Her capstone chair was Dr. David Patterson and committee members included Dr. Mary Held, Dr. Bill Nugent and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erika King, Ph.D. Dr.…

BSSW sophomore Angi Khalil was awarded the Undergraduate Research & Fellowship Department Research Assistantship for the College of Social Work. This assistantship will occur in spring and Khalil will work with Research Mentor Dr. Bill Nugent on a study examining the relationship between violent political rhetoric and police shootings. Departmental Research Assistants began in January…

Maddie Casey, first year MSSW student, has joined the Center for Global Engagement’s Peace Corps Prep Program team. Casey will be working as the University of Tennessee’s Peace Corps Recruiter to connect interested students with the Peace Corps. Established in 1961, the Peace Corps is a two-year long international volunteer program for American citizens, typically…

Charlie Burchett is in his second year of the Master of Social Work program. He is set to graduation in May 2022. What would you like to do after you finish your degree?When I finish with school, I would like to provide therapy at an agency that works with children and families. Did you always…

Chesney Ward is a first year PhD student at the UT College of Social Work.  What has been your favorite part of the experience so far?My GRA has been awesome. I have a really great mentor who is allowing me to be hands on with their projects and is giving me really great feedback and…

Nashville faculty members Dr. Mary Held, Kim Crane Mallory, and Kate Chaffin were all smiles as they welcomed students back to campus after a long six-week winter break. Held is Assistant Dean for the Nashville Campus, Director of the Nashville MSSW Program, and Associate Professor. She was very happy to have the students return. “It’s…

Dr. Kelly Martin was recently selected to be part of the CSWE cohort of Scholars in Global & Intercultural Competence and will receive a grant to support the implementation of the global and intercultural curricular resource in her social work courses. The designation of CSWE Scholar in Global & Intercultural Competence is given on behalf…

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) will help lead the 2022 Social Work Month celebration in March with the theme “The Time is Right for Social Work,” which underscores the contributions social workers have made to this nation for more than a century and how the services they provide are needed more than ever…

The executive committee of the College of Social Work’s Board of Visitors elected new officers at their December meeting. Hilary Hamlin was named the new board chair and Belva Weathersby is vice-chair. Hilary Hamlin is an alumna of the college (MSSW’76) and a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government. She recently retired after a…

The King’s Daughters’ School has announced that Brian Oakley, a licensed social worker, will be joining its Senior Leadership Team as Clinical Director. A native of Maury County, Oakley brings with him more than 20 years leadership in health care and social work.  Since 2013, Oakley has served as the executive director of The Bridge at Columbia,…