In the Media
Maria Aranda, professor, featured on NPR about why more Latinos need to be involved in clinical trials for Alzheimer's
September 18, 2023
Suzanne Wenzel, professor, featured in Forbes on how students are struggling to find housing as a new academic year begins.
August 20, 2023
Maria Aranda, professor, featured in Nature on the lack of diversity in Alzheimer's drug trials
August 2, 2023
Maria Aranda, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on a new study showing the highest counties in the country for Alzheimer's disease
July 26, 2023
Eric Rice, professor and director of the USC Center for AI in Society, featured in the Los Angeles Times on Congressional regulation of AI.
July 5, 2023
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on the release of the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.
June 29, 2023
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in the New York Times on the Beauty 2 the Streetz initiative providing support for the homeless in Los Angeles.
June 21, 2023
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in Insider on what draws people to become obsessed with stories about disasters.
June 21, 2023
Susan Hess, associate teaching professor, featured on Arirang News on the issue of making the identities of sexual assault criminals public in South Korea.
June 18, 2023
John Blosnich, assistant professor, featured in The New York Times about his work training 'death investigators' in collecting data on gender and sexuality
June 1, 2023
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times about the impact of gloomy weather on seasonal depression
May 30, 2023
Rosemary Alamo, associate teaching professor, and Rick Ornelas, associate teaching professor, featured in La Opinion about assisting law enforcement with mental health issues in the community
May 22, 2023
Omar Lopez, teaching professor, featured on Bally (Fox) Sports for "Social Work in Sports" night at the San Diego Padres, discussing the mental health needs of athletes.
May 16, 2023
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on the effects of companionship on people experiencing homelessness
May 8, 2023
Tyan Parker Dominguez, teaching professor, featured in the New York Times on Black women's birth stories and disparities in outcomes
May 6, 2023
Rosemary Alamo, associate teaching professor, and Rick Ornelas, associate teaching professor, featured on Univision about their Social Work and Public Safety Collaborative
April 29, 2023
Eric Rice, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on how to make LAHSA's system for housing more equitable for Black and Latino homeless people
February 28, 2023
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the rise of homelessness rates
February 16, 2023
Kristen Zaleski, director of the SDP-Keck Human Rights Clinic, featured in the Washington Post on how AI effects sexual violence
February 13, 2023
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in The Hill as author of recent study on California neighborhoods with higher electric vehicle adoption experiencing better air quality
February 2, 2023
Danielle Brown, associate teaching professor, featured on ABC News on how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - or EMDR - can help those experiencing severe trauma
February 1, 2023
B.K. Elizabeth Kim, associate professor, featured in The Nation on the first guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles, BIG:LEAP
January 23, 2023
Maria P. Aranda, professor, featured in the New York Times on how to have conversations about caregiving
January 19, 2023
Ben Henwood, professor, featured on NBC News about the development of the PATHS survey and using smartphones to better understand LA's homeless crisis
January 16, 2023
Jacqueline Ashley, DSW '18, MSW' 11, featured in Forbes on how women of color can leverage emotional intelligence to level up as leaders
January 5, 2023
Omar Lopez, teaching professor and director of workforce development, featured in the Los Angeles Times on the increasing problem of burn out among mental health workers
December 20, 2022
Tyan Parker Dominguez, teaching professor, featured in Voice of San Diego on why more young San Diegans were affected by COVID
November 28, 2022
Carl Castro, professor, featured in the Baltimore Sun on the new resiliency center for veteran mental health care at Fort Meade
November 16, 2022
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News on seasonal affective disorder
November 5, 2022
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on release of new report on how cellphones are providing a deeper insight into the homeless crisis
October 29, 2022
Glenna Anderson, DSW '18, featured in the Los Angeles Times on the Southern California Counseling Center
September 22, 2022
Holly Priebe Sotelo, associate teaching professor, featured on NBC News Los Angeles about the recent trend of high school shooting threat hoaxes
September 14, 2022
USC Social Work and USC Law partner to provide an educational opportunity for students to focus on social justice advocacy
September 6, 2022
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work mentioned in the Associated Press on homelessness and pet ownership
August 30, 2022
Linda Bankston, MSW student, featured on NBC affiliate KARK on her role in helping local police department launch new program focused on domestic violence advocacy
August 29, 2022
Cynthia Sanchez, clinical assistant professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on tracking apps for those trying to get pregnant
July 16, 2022
Suzanne Wenzel, professor, featured in leading Chilean news source El Mercurio on the opioid crisis in the United States
June 27, 2022
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in SmartCitiesDive on the increase in homeless encampments in Boulder, Colorado
June 10, 2022
Laura Trejo, DSW '22, featured in La Opinión on receiving her doctoral degree, her fourth from USC
May 27, 2022
Jennifer Weck, MSW '22, featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune on working with homeless children at Monarch School
May 26, 2022
Maria P. Aranda, professor, featured in USA Today on talking with older adults about anxiety and depression
May 7, 2022
Robynn Cox, assistant professor, featured in Business Insider on the heavy economic cost of mass-incarceration
April 9, 2022
Oludara Adeeyo, MSW '19, featured in Afropunk on using her mistreatment at work to encourage Black women to prioritize self-care
April 7, 2022
Cynthia Sanchez, clinical assistant professor, featured by the California Health Care Foundation on the need for more nurse practitioners to reach undocumented patients
March 24, 2022
MSW students Brittany Collier, Aneesa Motala and Olivia Ta featured in CalMatters on addressing the homeless crisis with intensive case management
March 10, 2022
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured in Vox on the history of anti-vaccination movements
March 4, 2022
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on coping amid multiple global crises
February 25, 2022
Robynn Cox, assistant professor, featured on KNBC on honoring the legacy of Bridget "Biddy" Mason in Los Angeles
February 22, 2022
Ben Henwood, professor, featured in USA Today on how the Super Bowl highlighted LA's homeless crisis
February 12, 2022
Suzanne Wenzel, professor, featured in CalMatters on the challenges to expanding permanent supportive housing in California
January 17, 2022
Dorian Traube, associate professor, featured on NPR's Air Talk about how parents with children under five are grappling with vaccine uncertainty
January 14, 2022
Dorian Traube, associate professor, featured on NPR's Air Talk on celebrating holiday traditions in the era of COVID
December 23, 2021
Ben Henwood, associate professor, featured on Yahoo! Finance on the crisis of veterans experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles
November 11, 2021
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured on Yahoo! News on how the California oil spill could take emotional toll
October 7, 2021
Annalisa Enrile, clinical professor, featured on The Lisa Show for BYUradio on long distance relationships
October 7, 2021
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured on UK podcast Cri de Coeur on the affect of climate change on mental health
September 29, 2021
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured on ABC News on why US Blacks and Latinos remain "vaccine deliberate"
September 7, 2021
Sara Kintzle, research associate professor, featured in the New York Times on sexual assault in the military
August 3, 2021
Ben Henwood, associate professor, featured on ABC6 Columbus on eviction moratoriums nearing an end
July 23, 2021
Jacqueline Ashley, DSW '18, featured in Forbes on why multidimensional self-care is essential to leadership
June 28, 2021
Dorian Traube, associate professor, featured in Politico on the California labor shortage in early education
June 24, 2021
Michael Washington, MSW '19, featured in Oprah Winfrey special "Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood"
June 18, 2021
Ben Henwood, associate professor, featured in USA Today on the homeless crisis in Los Angeles
June 13, 2021
Suzanne Wenzel, professor, featured in The Economist on what to do about Skid Row
May 15, 2021
Alyssa Cash, MSW student, featured in the Los Angeles Times on helping homeless client receive writing credit for Daft Punk song
May 6, 2021
Daniel Hackman, assistant professor, featured on NBC4 on how neighborhoods are important for children's brain development
May 5, 2021
Sgt. Allan Tuazon, MSW '05, featured in the Santa Barbara Independent for promotion in the Santa Barbara Police Department
April 14, 2021
Sarah Gehlert, dean, featured on LA This Week
April 6, 2021
Steve Hydon, clinical professor, featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer on high school athletes and coaches coping with trauma
March 31, 2021
Jacqueline Ashley, MSW' 11, DSW '18, featured in Forbes on how leaders can establish themselves within an organization
March 31, 2021
Dorian Traube, associate professor, featured in Cal Matters on child care during COVID-19
March 24, 2021
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured on ABC News' FiveThirtyEight podcast on improving vaccine distribution to underserved communities
March 22, 2021
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times on adversity to vaccines by communities of color
February 25, 2021
Faculty and Alums of Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work lead NASW-CA Diversity & Inclusion Committee
February 18, 2021
Steve Hydon, clinical professor, featured in The Washington Post on effects of January 6 events on the workplace
February 12, 2021
Rafael Angulo, clinical professor, featured on ABC7
January 26, 2021
Daniel Lee, DSW student, featured in Los Angeles Magazine
January 15, 2021
Ted Lumpkin Jr., MSW '53, Tuskegee Airman, featured in the New York Times
January 14,2021
Rory Brosius, MSW '14, featured on PBS News Hour on becoming Executive Director of Joining Forces
January 14, 2021
Elida Sanchez, MSW '15, featured on Spectrum News 1
January 12, 2021
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured in Elsevier on climate change
January 5, 2021
Shay Sorrells, DSW student, featured in Spectrum News 1
December 31, 2020
Stephanie Rosado, MSW '19, featured in The Oakland Press
December 25, 2020
Dorian Traube, associate professor, featured in the Los Angeles Times
December 23, 2020
Susan Hess, clinical associate professor, and Patricia Ramirez, MSW '17, DSW '20, appointed to LA County District Attorney's Crime Victims Advisory Board
December 17, 2020
Benjamin Henwood, associate professor, featured in LAist
December 10, 2020
Clinical Associate Professors Rosemary Alamo and Rick Ornelas featured in NASW News
November 20, 2020
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to partner with LA County on Human Trafficking Prevention Program in Schools, featured on NBC 4
November 20, 2020
Lawrence Palinkas, professor, featured on NBC 4
November 17, 2020
Terence Fitzgerald, clinical associate professor, featured in Axios
November 14, 2020
Sara Kintzle, research associate professor, featured in Social Work Today
November 2020
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured in Healthline
September 18, 2020
Ben Henwood, associate professor, featured on The RAND Blog
September 16, 2020
Karen Lincoln, associate professor, featured on CNN Health
September 1, 2020
Omar Lopez, clinical professor, featured on ABC7
August 10, 2020
Brittani Morris, clinical associate professor, featured in Tampa Bay Times
August 10, 2020
Ben Henwood, associate professor, featured in The Hill
August 2, 2020
USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) featured in Forbes
June 22, 2020
Holly Proebe Sotelo, clinical associate professor, featured on ABC7
June 2, 2020
Eric Rice, associate professor, featured on Wall Street Journal: MarketWatch
May 26, 2020
Lawrence Palinkas, Professor, featured on ABC10
May 21, 2020
Lawrence Palinkas, Professor, featured on PBS News Hour
May 5, 2020