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Congratulations to Dr. Joyce Lee whose article, “ETHICS: An Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use in Social Work Research,” was recently published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

This week, students, faculty and staff head to Washington D.C., to attend this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference!

The College of Social Work boasts a thriving research enterprise, investigating topics ranging from youth development to aging, from drug and alcohol abuse to community food systems, and much more.

Last week on Nov. 17, as part of the Robert J. O’Leary SPARK Speaker Series, the college gathered Ohio State faculty and research leaders for a critical dialogue on the state of research today.

Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Johnson-Motoyama! Her research project has just received major funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next five years (2025–30).

An interdisciplinary study examining how interprofessional, culturally responsive training can enhance clinical effectiveness, self-efficacy, and workforce diversity in behavioral health care for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth.

Congratulations to Dr. Donte Boyd who recently published the article “Authenticity, Racial Discrimination, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Black Men, United States, 2024” in the American Journal of Public Health.

Two-thirds of clinical trial participants treated with psilocybin-assisted therapy for major depressive disorder were in complete remission from their depression five years later, a new study has found. 

Older adults often don’t realize how vulnerable they are to extreme heat and most aren’t prepared for long periods of hot weather, according to a review of more than 40 studies.

Faculty member Dr. Sehun Oh’s latest study analyzes the intersection of substance use at the workplace amongst U.S. employees.