Alum Keith Alford Named NASW Social Work Pioneer

Congratulations to alum Keith A. Alford (MSW ‘87, PhD ‘97) for being selected by the National Association Social Workers (NASW) as an NASW Pioneer, an acclaimed distinction for social workers. The association recognizes Pioneers as social workers who have pushed the boundaries of human service and are invaluable contributors to the field, as well as their communities.

Alford currently serves as the dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work and has dedicated his professional life to serving and researching the needs of children and families. His research focuses on culturally specific service delivery for special populations, family mental health, rites of passage programming for adolescent African American males, kinship care and child welfare interventions.

Alfred’s work has also appeared in numerous social work journals and has been supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, New York State Office of Mental Health, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and the Gifford Foundation.

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