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Research
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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.
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A new book authored by USC School of Social Work professors Lawrence Palinkas and Haluk Soydan seeks to outline the creation and evaluation of high-quality evidence on social work interventions.
Published by Oxford University Press, Translation and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice is designed as a tutorial for social work researchers and scholars to understand the science of translating evidence into practice.
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Spring break: a time of year for college students to blow off some steam and kick back before the stress of finals arrives at the end of the school year.
But some USC School of Social Work students, faculty and even alumni have made so much more of this traditionally carefree week.
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Megan Finno, a doctoral student at the USC School of Social Work, has been awarded a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect to support her dissertation research on the use of formal support services and informal supports among Latino immigrant families investigated by the child welfare system.
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A new study by Sonya Negriff, a research assistant professor with the USC School of Social Work, will explore how online social technology such as Facebook influences the development of risk behaviors among maltreated youth.
Funded by a five-year, $667,852 career development grant from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Negriff will examine potential links between online social networks and risky activities by adolescents who have been maltreated.
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The USC School of Social Work and Three Wire Systems’ VetAdvisor, which provides proactive preventative care to veterans, today announced a partnership to recruit and hire military social work graduates for VetAdvisor coaching services.
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The Orange County Department of Education honored Leslie Wind, director of the USC School of Social Work’s Orange County Academic Center, with its Outstanding Contributions to Education Award.
The awards are presented to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to education. The program, which began in the early 1980s, has made an impact in the community by acknowledging the value of giving and honoring those who have offered their time and talents to support education in schools throughout Orange County.
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John Brekke, associate dean of research at the USC School of Social Work, has been appointed to the board of directors of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the first national society honoring excellence in the research and practice of social work.
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Ron Avi Astor, the Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor of Urban Social Development at the USC School of Social Work and professor at the USC Rossier School of Education, was selected to become a 2012 fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
The prestigious title has been given to fewer than 500 education scholars nationwide. AERA, the oldest and largest educational research association in the world, established the Fellows Program in 2007 to honor education researchers with substantial research accomplishments.