The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has selected Lori Messinger, professor in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s School of Social Work, to be the next dean of the College of Social Work.
During her years as a medical social worker, social work PhD student Aubrey Jones watched her patients struggle with emotional and psychological stresses brought on by mental health issues, including body image. Jones said she recognized how different aspects of her patients’ health were connected. “I wanted to set up our patients up to go
Lisa Reyes Mason, assistant professor of social work, discussed the recent wave of severe weather, how it can be addressed, and what to expect for the future.
Martin-West recently worked with neighbors in her Nashville community and with faculty and staff in UT’s College of Social Work to provide a home for a homeless neighbor named JJ.
In the past two years, nearly 28 percent of households experienced barriers to veterinary care.
Solving climate change requires a new and deeply interdisciplinary approach, says Lisa Reyes Mason, assistant professor and director of the College of Social Work PhD program, in a recent commentary for “Nature Climate Change”.
Eight UT students have been recognized for their research projects in the 2018 Undergraduate Awards, the largest international academic awards program.
As part of next week’s National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, UT will host events to bring awareness to these two pressing issues.
New research gives insight into why citizens from Mexico and Central American countries attempt the treacherous journey to the United States.
One microphone. Ten faculty members. 400 seconds. That’s under seven minutes for each faculty member to explain their unique research.
A campus search advisory committee has been formed to work with an executive search firm to find a new dean for the College of Social Work.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning investigative reporter who covers civil rights and racial injustice issues, will speak at UT on September 6.