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Social work alumna gives back to the community, emphasizes kindnessShakeitha Tatum grew up in the Titusville and Ensley neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama. -
Twenty CAS faculty members receive promotionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure). -
Social Work Faculty NewsThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work would like to congratulate Mary Jacque Carroll and Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, Ph.D., on their successful promotions! -
Social Work welcomes Drs. Kun Wang and Jay O’ShieldsThe Department of Social Work is excited to welcome Drs. -
Social work at UAB ranks top 20 percent nationallyThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Department of Social Work is once again ranked among the top 20 percent of programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). -
Seven students receive 2024 Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsThroughout the Spring 2024 semester, departments across the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences submitted nominations for the Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Underg... -
“Where there is a need, there is a social worker:” Social worker reflects on the value of the profession and the new UAB Social Work PartnershipThe Social Work Partnership will bring together academicians, students, and social workers currently working in the field to inform best educational practices aligned with the field requirements. -
3 chosen as UAB VIPs for first-quarter 2024Vern Bush, Kevin Davis and Brittany Martin are the first-quarter 2024 honorees of the UAB Values in Action Program. -
Clinical/Medical Master of Social Work program utilizes ‘the vast resource that is UAB’“There are about 330 accredited Master of Social Work programs around the country, and in some fundamental ways we’re similar to all of them. -
Experience refugees’ compelling stories of resilience through a photo exhibition Feb. 2-March 1“Refugees, Empathy, and Human Rights” is a nationwide traveling exhibition featuring contemporary portraits and poetic stories illustrating the challenges of refugees building new lives in the ... -
Department of Social Work featured in recent CIPES newsletterThe Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation (CIPES) highlighted the Department of Social Work in two stories in its recent newsletter. -
The Department of Social Work welcomes Dr. Donald (Donny) Gerke as an Assistant ProfessorThe Department of Social Work welcomes Dr. -
Pursuing a social work path at UABThroughout her college career, Maria Suter-Thallemer has maintained an open mind and a willingness to try new things.Maria Suter-ThallemerThroughout her college career, Maria Suter-Thallemer has ma... -
Departments offering events during Social Work MonthThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work will present a collaborative event series from March 22-28 for Social Work Month.The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s De... -
2022 in review: In case you missed these storiesFrom innovative teaching approaches to research accomplishments, opportunities for artistic expression and more, there’s no shortage of stories to tell about what’s happening at UAB. -
Department of Social Work Student Recipient of Prestigious AwardTashee Brown has been selected to receive the respected Council of Social Work Education Minority Fellowship (CSWE-MFP) for 2022-2023. -
Introducing New Faculty Members in the Department of Social WorkThe Department of Social Work welcomes three new clinical faculty members, Quachetta Jones, Jacqueline Jones, and Tommie Watkins. -
Social Work faculty member selected for the Best Conceptual ArticleCongratulations to Laurel Hitchcock whose article, “Social Work Educators’ Opportunities During COVID-19: A Roadmap for Trauma-Informed Teaching During Crisis,” was chosen as the Journal of S... -
UAB Department of Social Work Debuts in the U.S. News & World Report RankingsThe Department of Social Work’s graduate program is celebrating a milestone in the U.S. -
2 CAS faculty receive Fulbright-Nehru Scholar awards for work in IndiaSocial Work’s Colleen Fisher will examine microfinance as a way to alleviate poverty among vulnerable women in low-resource countries, and Art and Art History Associate Professor Cathleen Cumming...