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It’s not every academic year that a student walks up to a professor and notes her mother had him in class. It’s especially even more uncommon that that professor remembers this student’s mother from his first year teaching at The Ohio State University.

May is Older Americans Month, and the College of Social Work would like to take this time to recognize one of its academic centers whose mission is to innovate with older adults through research, education and engagement to make central Ohio communities age friendly. The Age-Friendly Innovation Center (AFIC) is committed to a set of principles that guide and ground the work of the center including striving toward culture competence, accessibility, community engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dr. David Kinitz recently published the article “Association of employment quality with depression among sexual and gender minority adults: a retrospective cohort study” in the Lancet Regional Health – Americas

This year’s Field Breakfast Awards championed the hard work and dedication of the college’s many agency collaborators as well as their contributions to the social work profession.

The Engaged Scholars Academy celebrates a year of invaluable research and community conversations. This year’s cohort brought together 16 Ohio State faculty members from a variety of disciplines and challenged them to engage in education strategies that address societal challenges through community partnerships

Congratulations to Dr. Jacquelyn Meshelemiah who has been appointed as the college’s new associate dean of Academic Affairs, effective May 15, 2026 through May 14, 2030.

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and the College of Social Work would like to take this time to recognize one of its faculty members whose expertise lies in gender-based violence (GBV). Dr. Hu’s research explores and addresses intersecting socio-structural and epistemic inequities that contribute to violence against sex workers, human trafficking, and GBV.

Congratulation to Drs. Gia Barboza-Salerno and Scottye Cash, as well as MSW-PhD student Charis Stanek, on their recent publication to SageJournals!

Congratulations to the 2026 NASW Ohio Awardees. The Ohio State University College of Social Work proudly congratulates our alumni and students who were recognized by NASW Ohio for their outstanding contributions to the field of social work.

March is National Criminal Justice Month, and the College of Social Work is recognizing one of its faculty members whose work deepens the understanding of juvenile and criminal legal systems. Dr. Taylor Reed-Jones focuses her scholarship on the collateral consequences of incarceration for Black young adults.