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Faculty
Social Work: A Family Affair
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.
Research
Research Brief: US Drug Policy Does Not Align with Experts' Rankings of Drug Harms
A study examining how expert assessments of drug-related harms compare to U.S. drug policy, revealing significant discrepancies between federal drug classifications and evidence-based evaluations of public health and social harms.
Research
Broman and Breidigan set to be U-PEP fellows
Dr. Michael Broman and Professor Kelley Breidigan were selected as 2026 Faculty Fellows for the University Psychedelic Education Program (U-PEP) – a two-year interdisciplinary program which equips university faculty with the knowledge, resources and community to integrate evidence-based psychedelic content into course curricula.
News & Updates
Evening of Recognition 2026 Recap
On Friday, May 8, over a thousand social work graduates and their loved ones celebrated their accomplishments at the college’s 2026 Evening of Recognition.
News & Updates
Celebrating the University Outreach and Engagement Awards Recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2026 University Outreach and Engagement Awards! These distinctions honor faculty, staff and students for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact.
From Our Centers
May Spotlight: Age-Friendly Innovation Center
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.
News & Updates
Social Work Students Pave the Way at Washington D.C.
A fresh batch of faces brought social work to the U.S. capital during the 2026 D.C. Career Impact Week! Participants this year spent three jam-packed days networking with organizations in the social work field and gaining memorable mentorship experiences.
Faculty
Kinitz Publishes Study on Job Quality, Depression Among LGBTQIA+ Workers
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.
News & Updates
It’s That Time of the Year! Evening of Recognition 2026
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.
Alumni
Career Adventures From Law to Social Work
Helen Keller’s words have special meaning for Lisa Cook. Like Keller, she never married or had children. Her daring adventure started with earning her law degree from Ohio State in 1988.
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