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Dr. Sandra Powers, who taught in the UNCG School of Education for more than 30 years, passed away on August 13, 2021. In 1986, as a member of the Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology Program Committee, Sandy coordinated UNCG’s first Gerontology Conference on the topic of Mental Health and Aging. She was … Continued

Dr. Meredith Powers is co-presenting, virtually, with community partner, Ms. Alicia “LeeCee” Jones at the upcoming 8th Annual International Degrowth Conference (August 2021, The Hague, NL). Their presentations include, “Growing Networks for Degrowth: The Global Reciprocity Network & Partners” and “Learning to Unlearn: Poetry and Reflections for Embracing Holistic Freedom and Healing”. These … Continued

Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson (Chair for Social Work and the Gerontology Program) has been invited to facilitate a webinar in the Doctoral Academy Virtual Winter School in the College of Humanities (CHUM) at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. The topic of the webinar is, “Designing phenomenological research studies”. … Continued

Terrell Richardson, a JMSW student was accepted to the Council on Social Work Education 2021-2022 Master’s Fellowship Program (MFP). This is a highly recognized and competitive fellowship. The purpose of the program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health-care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations. The fellowship … Continued

We are pleased to announce that the Joint Programs in Social Work have received HRSA BHWET funding for the Integrated Behavioral Health and Racial Equity Scholars Program (PDF) in the amount of $1,920,000 to support JMSW and Joint Ph.D. students 2021-2025. Congratulations to the HRSA Team on their efforts to make this funding possible! … Continued

Associate Professor Mat Despard gave a presentation to the 2021 NASW-NC Virtual Clinical Social Work Institute on May 10 titled “Building financial resilience during the fallout of COVID-19”. Dr. Despard described a simple 3-factor model of financial security and a set of tips clinical social workers can apply in practice to … Continued

We are pleased to announce that after an internal search process, Dr. Yarneccia Dyson has accepted the offer to serve as chair of the Department of Social Work. She will follow strong leadership, as Dr. Melissa Floyd-Pickard steps down from the chair position. Since Dr. Floyd-Pickard has held the position of chair, the department’s funding has exponentially … Continued

The Program Director Academy requires a 1-year commitment (July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022) and participation in the following activities: Join us in congratulating Dr. Dyson!

Dr. Yarneccia Dyson was awarded the 2020-2021 HHS Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion Award. This award is presented to an individual who makes significant contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the School of Health and Human Sciences and in the health and human sciences profession. Dr. Dyson is devoted to inclusive … Continued

Professor Beth Webb was awarded the 2020-2021 HHS/UNCG Teaching Excellence Award. This award honors a faculty member for outstanding success facilitating student learning, outstanding success guiding and facilitating student research or scholarship, or impacting academic and professional pursuits of students. Professor Webb states, “the classroom is a dynamic organism in which we … Continued