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Six professors of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world for 2024 in a study by Elsevier and Stanford University. The ranking considers 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. Based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database, it represents approximately 100,000 scientific researchers from a pool of more than 8 million globally.
The school’s faculty named for 2024 are:
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Suicide is often thought of as the result of mental health struggles; however, over half of people who die by suicide do not have a known prior mental health condition.
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Professors María Aranda and Yuri Jang were honored by the university at the 44th Annual Faculty Academic Honors Convocation ceremony in Town and Gown on April 16, 2025, in recognition of their induction into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), one the highest honors bestowed in the social work profession.
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The health issues associated with social determinants among individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender (LGBT) have long been known, including increased risk for suicidal ideation, homelessness, substance use and adverse childhood experiences. What has been unknown is whether those increased risks translate into actual mortality outcomes. That is because sexual orientation is not included in the routine data collected when a person dies in the U.S., such as gender, race and a host of other important information that can inform preventive care measures.
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Sara Kintzle, research professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on the Ass
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Six professors of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world for 2023 in a study by Elsevier and Stanford University. The ranking considers 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. Based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database, it represents approximately 100,000 scientific researchers from a pool of more than 8 million globally.
The school’s faculty named for 2023 are:
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María P. Aranda, the Margaret W. Driscoll/Louise M. Clevenger professor in Social Policy and Administration and executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, is named the 2024 recipient of the Research Recognition Award from the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA). The award acknowledges trailblazers who are paving the way in the field of aging, particularly among Hispanic older adults, in the United States.
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When five USC health sciences schools were brought together under one umbrella, part of the university’s Transforming Health Sciences moonshot, a principal goal was to create a new, integrated and interprofessional approach to the education and practice of health care.
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The Homelessness Policy Research Institute (HPRI) has appointed Ben Henwood as its new director, effective July 1, 2024. HPRI is a collaborative of over one hundred researchers, policymakers, service providers, and experts with lived experience of homelessness dedicated to accelerating equitable and culturally-informed solutions to homelessness in Los Angeles County.
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The Asian-American population is often referred to as the “model minority” – well-educated, healthy, self-sufficient and problem-free. The work of Yuri Jang, professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, has uncovered a very different scenario, particularly among aging Asian Americans.