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Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler studies health inequities, chronic illness, aging, and the intersection of mental and physical health, including health equity in kidney disease for older Black Americans.
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GSSW’s new Institute for Animal Sentience & Protection will expand the understanding of the cognitive and emotional capabilities of nonhuman animals and advance their protection.
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Assistant Professor Marquisha Lawrence Scott discusses the role of congregations as social problem-solvers, today and into the future.
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Developed by Professor Heather Taussig, the Fostering Healthy Futures program is celebrating 20 years of empowering youth.
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Associate Professor Stacey Freedenthal discusses her latest book — “Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts” — and the concept of listening bravely.
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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.
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In her courses, alumna and Clinical Associate Professor Julianne Mitchell teaches MSW students about the healing power of play therapy.