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Dr. Mat Despard Publishes Article “Employee Financial Wellness Programs: Opportunities for Financial Inclusion?” in the Journal of Community Practice
Mat Despard “Employee financial wellness programs: Opportunities for financial inclusion?”
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Dr. Meredith Powers Co-Authors Article on Transformative Ecosocial Work
Dr. Meredith Powers, Heather Boetto, Wendy Bowles and Nati Narhi “Raising awareness of transformative ecosocial work: Participatory action research with Australian practitioners” First published: 29 July 2020
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Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson Was Selected to Serve as a Facilitator for the University of Kwazulu-Natal’s Virtual Winter Doctoral Academy 2020!
Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson was selected to serve as a Facilitator for the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Virtual Winter Doctoral Academy 2020! She will lead a workshop titled “Qualitative data analyses approaches” for their Doctoral students. Please join us in celebrating such great international recognition of her expertise in qualitative research … Continued
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Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson Has Been Selected to Receive the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Feminist Manuscript Award!
We are pleased to share that Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been selected to receive the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Feminist Manuscript Award for her paper titled, “The Use of Black Feminist Theory as a Lens to Explore the Sexual Health Needs of Black College Women; Translating Frameworks … Continued
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Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson Selected as a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar!
Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been selected as a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar and will attend this virtual event in early August. The goal of the Health Disparities Research Institute is to provide participants with a broad overview of the leading issues facing minority health and health disparities … Continued
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Statement From Department of Social Work
The UNCG Department of Social Work is deeply saddened and outraged by the recent brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the racist attack on Christian Cooper in Central Park, the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. These are not isolated … Continued
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Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability
This is the third volume in the co-edited workbook series by Drs. Michaela Rinkel and Meredith Powers, and it features chapter contributions of 31 social workers from around the world. We have chosen to launch this book on Human Rights Day, 2019, as we recognize that we cannot have human … Continued
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Radical Self-Care for Social Workers in the Global Climate Crisis
Gradual environmental degradation, more extreme climate change events, and related environmental injustices affect individuals and communities every day. Social work entities around the world are increasingly highlighting professional responsibilities for addressing the global climate crisis. Often, social workers experience vicarious trauma from work with those immediately affected. Working within the … Continued
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How Tech is Making Banking More Inclusive
It’s no secret that wealth and income disparities in the United States are bad — and getting worse, with inequality reaching its highest level in 50 years. “The average borrower spends over $500 a year in interest just on payday loans. Residents end up diverting money that could have otherwise been … Continued
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Dr. Mathieu Despard Receives New Funding from Washington University in St. Louis for the Project “Common Cents Lab”
The purpose of the overall project is to plan and implement a total of nine (9) field experiments to test behavioral interventions aimed at improving the financial health of low- and moderate-income individuals.
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Dr. Mathieu Despard – Presentation and Publication Updates
Dr. Mathieu Despard and colleagues presented a paper titled “Workplace financial counseling: Credit outcomes among lower-paid, entry-level workers” at the American Council on Consumer Interests Conference (held virtually). This paper was selected to receive the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) Paper Award. Dr. Despard and colleagues had a paper titled “Why … Continued
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New Publication Alert from Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson
Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson recently had a paper accepted in the Urban Social Work Journal! Washington, T.A., Jo Brocato & Applewhite, S., Dyson, Y. D., & Ramos, A. (In Press, accepted May 14, 2020). Alcohol and Condomless Insertive Anal Intercourse among Black/Latino Sexual-Minority Male Non-PrEP Users. Urban Social Work. Congratulations, Dr. Dyson!