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Growing the Environmental Social Work Research

March 25, 2024

Environmental social work might appear to be a relatively new addition to social work education, research and practice, but think again. Concerns about how people are affected by their environment – social, physical or other …

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Celebrating National Social Work Month

March 20, 2024

Columbus City Councilmember Melissa Green, chair of the Health, Human Services, & Equity Committee, sponsored Resolution 0058X-2024 to celebrate March as National Social Work Month and recognize the critical contributions of social workers in the …

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Dr. Jarrott featured on Australia’s Big Idea show

March 8, 2024

Dr. Shannon Jarrott was featured on Australia’s Big Idea show, joining a panel with the Australia Broadcast Corporation journalist Natasha Mitchell. Jarrott was honored as the 2023 Gary Andrews International Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology …

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Mathew-Santhosham earns first place at Denman Research Forum

March 8, 2024

Congratulations to Ray Mathew-Santhosham, a BSSW honors student, on earning first place in the Human Experience category in the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Mathew-Santhosham’s research is titled, Puzzling Pictures: Feasibility Study of a College Art …

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Freisthler’s Buzzworthy Research

February 28, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Freisthler whose research recently hit multiple high-profile news outlets and formats, creating quite a buzz around her work. According to the Associated Press, Freisthler’s Super Bowl research interview aired 172 times …

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Environmental research on extreme weather events

February 26, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Smitha Rao and PhD student Fiona Doherty whose environmental research was recently featured in a podcast as well as the Congressional Quarterly Researcher and the Associated Press (AP). In the podcast, Doherty …

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