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An introspection into domestic violence and sexual assault agencies to understand how organizational components can build wellbeing among staff members.

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

May is both National Pet Awareness month and Mental Health Awareness month, and the College of Social Work would like to take this time to recognize one of its faculty members whose expertise lies in the human-animal bond and animal-assisted therapy research.

Hosted by the College of Social Work, the Evening of Recognition is an annual event that celebrates the countless accomplishments of this year’s graduation candidates earning BSSW, MSW, and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University.

While March Madness is an exciting time for sports fans, the popularity of legalized sports gambling can cause some to struggle with the complexities of problem gambling such as financial insecurity, a diminished sense of wellbeing and jeopardizing relationships at home, school or work.

Congratulations to MSW student Hanna Kancherla who was recently interviewed on Cleveland’s WKYC-TV Channel 3 news for her advocacy work. She spoke about House Bill 29, a bill that would ensure adequate supply of feminine hygiene products and other menstrual necessities to incarcerated women in Ohio.

Congratulations to PhD candidate Eric Sowers (MSW ’21) who has received the 2024-25 Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award and the 2024-25 Outstanding Veteran Student Award from the Office of Student Life, Leadership and Community Engagement.

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Fiona Doherty whose dissertation research led to a community photo exhibit in the Nelsonville Public Library in Nelsonville, Ohio, highlighting her participatory photo mapping study.

Congratulations to the following CSW students for their participation in the 30th annual Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum!

In the summer of 2023, a group of 25 teachers and staff members from Dublin City Schools (DCS) began a rigorous two-year program that would end with participants receiving a master’s degree in social work from The Ohio State University and a job with a DCS school as a mental health specialist. They are graduating in May.