Academics and research

Workforce Development: Investing in the next generation of social workers, health care workers and our community
December 6, 2023
Social Work and Anthropology (SWAN) doctoral student wins prestigious Douglas A. Fraser Center research award
November 3, 2023
Wayne State Social Work has a strong showing at the 2023 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
October 31, 2023
Community Driven: School of Social Work professor honored with Lisa Robinson Community Research Award
October 13, 2023
Wayne State School of Social Work welcomes Professor Bridget Weller
September 15, 2023
Crisis response expert Amy Watson joins WSU Social Work faculty
September 15, 2023
Leonard Swanson awarded 2023 CIT International Researcher of the Year
August 21, 2023
New child welfare training initiative coming to WSU includes financial support for students
August 8, 2023
Social Work professor wins Social Sciences Research Support Program Award for suicide research project
July 20, 2023
New School of Social Work initiative supports Peer Specialists in their quest to become licensed social workers
July 14, 2023
New Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) initiative provides free Continuing Education to WSU students and community members
July 13, 2023
Supporting Michiganders Wellbeing: Two WSU School of Social Work doctoral candidates receive research grants from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
July 6, 2023
Opening doors: SWAN doctoral candidate receives funding to explore how art can expand communication for those with dementia
June 20, 2023
Investing in the potential of people: Social Work doctoral students contribute to funding of WSU’s first Collegiate Recovery Program
June 15, 2023
Here for you: School of Social Work launches initiative to increase mental health providers in Wayne County schools
June 1, 2023
Retired School of Social Work professor begins new chapter of professional life with Fulbright trip to Taiwan
May 12, 2023
Hope HQ: Social Work assistant professor launches new program for grieving children and caregivers impacted by drug overdose loss
March 31, 2023
WSU School of Social Work partners with multiple agencies in crisis response initiative
March 9, 2023
Expanding the social work role: Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office partners with School of Social Work in first-of-its kind collaboration
February 21, 2023
Social Work Queer Alliance focuses on health, equity, and self-care
February 8, 2023
One-stop-shop: Wayne State University Social Work Early Childhood Support Clinic to partner with Wayne Pediatrics and fill gap in integrated care for Detroit’s young children and parents
January 19, 2023
Wayne State Social Work presenters at the 2023 SSWR Annual Conference
January 9, 2023
SWAN Program scholar wins Shirley Brice Heath Travel Stipend Award
December 13, 2022
WSU research team awarded grant from National Science Foundation to help solve flooding in Detroit homes
December 7, 2022
Social Work faculty works to reduce alcohol-related health disparities among sexual minority individuals
November 14, 2022

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IN THE NEWS: FEMA Partners with Students from Wayne State University School of Social Work to Help Flood Survivors (FEMA Blog) November 22, 2021

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Warrior Spotlight

Meet Field Education Office Assistant Director, Academics Chandra Carr October 5, 2022
Meet Clinical IPE Program Manager Kristi Andreski Price January 11, 2023
Meet Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office Social Worker Nancy Keller MacKinnon July 18, 2023
Meet Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office Social Worker Haley Scott August 8, 2023

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