Social Work News

A mother with her two children look at the landscape of a mountain Read More

Aguiniga, Trawver co-author article on low-income mothers’ perspectives about their intimate partner relationships

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

School of Social Work faculty members Donna Aguiniga and Kathi Trawver co-authored an article that employs the voices of 22 low-income mothers to examine the factors that influence how low-income mothers perceive their intimate partner relationships.⁠

Hattie Harvey, Cary Moore, Mary Dallas Allen Read More

Project BLENDS graduate collaboration to promote early childhood mental health

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

Project BLENDS will develop a training model at UAA for four overlapping service disciplines in order to serve young children with high-intensity social-emotional needs and their families.

Portrait of Albert Toves Read More

MSW graduate Albert Toves' CHamoru values fuel his passion to help others

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

As an Indigenous CHamoru, Albert Toves' pursuit to attain a degree in social work is rooted in his passion and responsibility to help his community in Guåhan (Guam) and other indigenous communities.

Portrait of Vanessa Meade Read More

Dr. Vanessa Meade appointed as member of U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

Vanessa Meade, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and a U.S. Army veteran, was recently appointed as a member of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee (VRHAC) on a three-year term.⁠

Portrait of Tracey Burke Read More

Dr. Tracey Burke, alongside collaborators, publish three manuscripts related to food insecurity research

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

School of Social Work Professor Tracey Burke and Dietetics and Nutrition Assistant Professor Amanda Walch collaborated with each other and UAA students to publish three manuscripts from studies they have been conducting with the St. Francis House Food Pantry to determine food pantry needs within the community.