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The research mission of the School of Social Work is to promote and protect health as a human right across the life course through critically-engaged science that amplifies traditionally marginalized voices, in partnership with individuals, families, communities, and systems.

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Research and Innovation Labs

Alternatives for Mental Health and Healing Lab

The Alternatives for Mental Health and Healing Lab develops, delivers, and evaluates trainings on shifting paradigms and practices in mental health, collaborates on the expansion of novel peer-based programming, and investigates emerging uses of psychoactive compounds for genuine healing.

Serious Illness and End-of-Life Narratives Lab

At the Serious Illness and End-of-Life Narratives Lab, our research and advocacy aim to enhance coping and mental well-being among people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones. Our work focuses on existential quality of life and how people find hope, connection, meaning, and purpose amidst serious illness.

Published Research

Poverty and Economic Pressure, Financial Assistance, and Children’s Behavioral Health in Kinship Care

Professor Charlotte Bright

The Psychosocial Influence of Companion Animals on Positive and Negative Affect during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Assistant Professor Dr. Jen Currin-McCulloch

A Holistic Self-learning Approach for Young Adult Depression and Anxiety Compared to Medication-Based Treatment-As-Usual

Associate Professor Dr. Shannon Hughes

School Mental Health Providers’ Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 on Racial Inequities and School Disengagement

Assistant Professor Dr. Tiffany Jones

Immigration Policy as a Social Determinant of Health: Development and Initial Validation of a Measure to Assess Attitudes toward Immigrant Integration

Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Kiehne

Current Smoking and Quit-Attempts Among US Adults Following Medicaid Expansion

Assistant Professor Dr. Neomi Vin-Raviv

Links between peer victimization, perceived school safety, and internalizing symptoms in middle childhood

Associate Professor Dr. Anne Williford

Peer Leaders as Gatekeepers and Agents of Change: Understanding How Sources of Strength Reduces Suicide Risk and Promotes Wellness

Associate Professor Dr. Jamie Yoder

Social networks and subjective wellbeing of adults in a Housing First program

Associate Professor Dr. Paula Yuma

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