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Avelardo Valdez, a professor with the USC School of Social Work, has been appointed to a federal committee tasked with exploring high rates of incarceration in the United States.
Officials with the National Academy of Sciences, which formed the Committee on the Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration, said Valdez will offer an invaluable perspective due to his lengthy research career on topics closely related to imprisonment.
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The USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) has announced a partnership with the King’s Centre for Military Health Research at King’s College London to bring together scholars in the United States, United Kingdom and around the world to share an open exchange of information and ideas on military-related behavioral health and disseminate knowledge that aims to develop a greater understanding of the issues facing veterans and their families and that lead to effective treatments and solutions.
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A $25,000 grant from USC’s research and innovation fund will enable Kelly Turner, a research assistant professor with the USC School of Social Work, to test a new way of preparing students to work with veterans and other military clients.
Turner’s proposal was selected by the James H. Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund, which offers individual awards to newer research faculty to help launch their careers and support research in areas with limited funding opportunities.
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Erick Guerrero, assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has been selected by the National Network for Social Work Managers to receive the Mark Moses Distinguished Fellowship Award for his work to find evidence-based solutions for social work managers.
Guerrero is one of two recipients of the award, which has honored exemplary practitioners and academics working in the field of social work management every year since 2008.
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Homeless persons are among the most marginalized in the United States, suffering alarming morbidity and mortality rates. Homelessness afflicts the young and the old, individuals and families, and intersects with issues of serious mental illness, substance use and a host of other health risks—all of which pose serious challenges to providing adequate service. These concerns are especially acute in Southern California.
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Gretchen Heidemann, a doctoral student at the USC School of Social Work, has received a fellowship to further her research on how women can successfully transition from incarceration back into society.
As one of six scholars selected for the 2012 Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award, Heidemann will receive $20,000 to support her study on factors that help or hinder formerly incarcerated women as they return to local communities.
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When MSW student Ingrid Estrada saw the panic on the woman’s face when she thought she had missed her chance at qualifying for a computer, Estrada knew the project had struck a chord.
This woman, a resident of the Jordan Downs public housing complex in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles, had rushed into the community center, still dripping from the pouring rain outside, to take a survey that would eventually put a free computer in her home. Near tears, she explained how she needed the computer for her children’s education and to look for jobs.
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Michael Hurlburt, an assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has been named Public Citizen of the Year by the San Diego and Imperial counties region of the National Association of Social Workers-California Chapter for his dedication to preventing the neglect and maltreatment of children.
The award recognizes outstanding members of the community whose accomplishments exemplify the values and mission of professional social work.
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Faculty and students from the USC School of Pharmacy and the USC School of Social Work held the first Conference on Medication Use & Society.
The conference aimed to provide students from the two schools with an opportunity to better understand the role of each of their professions on the health care team, as well as ways and points in care where they may improve the lives of patients.
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Marilyn Flynn, dean of the USC School of Social Work, has received the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award for her efforts to advance the public image of professional social work.