Associate Professor Stacey Freedenthal discusses her latest book — “Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts” — and the concept of listening bravely.
Recent PhD grad Danielle Littman used novel methods such as geographic interviews and gaming to probe young adults’ experiences with permanent supportive housing.
Western Colorado grad Steven Moreno, MSW ’23, fights for youth experiencing oppression.
The Four Corners MSW Program is transforming to better emphasize Indigenous knowledge and experiences in the rural context.
Assistant Prof. Sophia Sarantakos focuses their research, writing and organizing on how professionalized social-change work — including social work — can be shaped to serve an abolitionist horizon.
In her courses, alumna and Clinical Associate Professor Julianne Mitchell teaches MSW students about the healing power of play therapy.
In partnership with the Denver Health Paramedic Division, DU’s Emergency Medical Services program launched in 2021 and provides initial classroom and field training and experience for EMTs much like a physician would in residency.
In partnership with Denver Public Schools, GSSW doctoral student Colleen Cummings Melton and Prof. Sarah Bexell are integrating climate action and ecological justice into public education.
