Faculty and Staff News

Latest News

• Mark Courtney Quoted in New York Times Article about Older Child Abandonment
• School of Social Work Receives National Academic Excellence Award
• Nancy Amidei's retirement party took to the streets for voter registration
• Center Directed by Ratnesh Nagda Cited in University of Michigan Story about Intergroup Dialogue
• Diana Pearce Authors Self-Sufficiency Standard Report for Oregon
• Rico Catalano Selected for Bartley Dobb Professorship
• Special Issue of Social Science & Medicine, edited by Jennifer Stuber, Makes Major Contribution to Scholarship on Stigma, Discrimination, and Health

Honors/Awards/Grants

• Ratnesh Nagda and Beverly Davis Receive Students' Choice Teaching Awards
• Linda Ruffer Wins 2008 Staff Recognition Award
  
• Nancy Farwell Receives Fulbright Award
• Taryn Lindhorst Honored by American Journal of Public Health
• Nancy Amidei Honored with UW Outstanding Public Service Award
  
• Leon Preston Chosen as Judge for 2008 Olympics
• Gino Aisenberg Receives Martin Luther King Award
  
• Gunnar Almgren Receives American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Award for His Recent Book
  
• Jennifer Romich Receives Excellence in Research Award
  
• Rona Levy Receives Four-Year NIH Grant
  
• Amy Ai Named Fellow by the American Psychological Association
  
• Dean Edwina Uehara Honored by the University of Chicago
  
• Gino Aisenberg Receives Grant for Intervention with Rural Latino Population
  

Studies/Findings

• Casey Family Programs Cited as Good Prevention Model
• Major study led by Peter Pecora documents benefits of enhanced services for youth in foster care
• Karl G. Hill is Principal Investigator for Intergenerational Study Awarded Five-Year Grant
• Prevention Science Program Developed by J. David Hawkins and Richard Catalano Showing Positive Outcomes for Youth
• Jami Bodonyi's Key Role in Sound Families Initiative Recognized
  
• Study by SDRG Researchers Jennifer Bailey and Karl G. Hill Reveal Parents' Habits After Birth of a Child
  
• Study by Three Social Work Faculty Shows Lack of Screening for Domestic Violence
  
• Study by Taryn Lindhorst Examines the Effects of Domestic Violence on Employment
  
• Study by Lead Author Todd Herrenkohl Finds Youth and Adult Domestic Violence Connected

Presentations/Commentaries/Media Mentions

• Kevin Haggerty's Expertise in Parent Coaching Quoted
• David Hawkins Addresses Educational Leaders in England on Research Related to Student Behavior
• Nancy Amidei Keynote Speaker at Alliance of People with disAbilities
  
• Diana Pearce Makes Presentations on Poverty and Economic Justice
  
• Diana Pierce and Jennifer Romich Comment on Poverty Rate in Snohomish County
  
• UWT Social Work Professor Quoted in Front-Page New York Times Article
  
• Mark Courtney’s Expertise Provides Context in Article about Kinship Care
  
• Peter Pecora's Commentary on the Need to Support Young Adults Placed in Foster Care Cited in Reuters/MSNBC Story
  
• Dialogue with a Dean: A Conversation with Edwina Uehara, Dean of the School of Social Work (April 2006)

In Memoriam

• The Passing of Exceptional Emeritus LeNora Mundt

Other News

• Other Recent Faculty Awards, Research, and Publications