By Alissa Mathison A suicide prevention microcredential course at UWM is helping undergraduate social work students develop a specific set of skills to assess and screen those at risk of dying by suicide. Social work professors Lisa Berger and Colleen …
The Committee of Distinguished Professors has selected Professor Joshua Mersky for an Office of Research Senior Faculty Award. This award recognizes scholars with a long history of significant contributions to their field of research. Nationally recognized for his study of …
By Alissa Mathison A film co-produced by Melinda S. Kavanaugh, professor of social work at UWM, will screen at the Milwaukee Film Festival. LUKi & the Lights was created to help children around the world understand ALS in an easily …
What happens when you get out of jail or prison and find yourself on community supervision? Last month, faculty and students in the UWM Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology participated in the event From Incarceration to Empowerment: Simulation and …
A multi-disciplinary event, Artistic Representations of Aging, highlights a photo exhibit, film and panel discussion — all centered around aging. The UWM Helen Bader Office of Applied Gerontology, Student Gerontology Association at UWM, the Focus Photography Club at UWM, and …
Social Work Assistant Professor Andrew Steward was interviewed by Fortune Well about his research project, Aging Together.
Social Work Assistant Professor Andrew Steward was interviewed by Next Avenue about his research project, Aging Together.
The UWinteriM course Spanish for Social Workers immerses students in the language and culture of Central America, preparing them to work with a Spanish-speaking client base in Wisconsin. Developed in 2009, the course was created in consultation with the California …
Social Work Professor Melinda S. Kavanaugh‘s project: YCare: Supporting Young Caregivers in ALS Families, received 2025 SEED funding from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. Through this project, Kavanaugh will evaluate a two-phase program designed to support youth caregivers ages …
Faculty and doctoral students from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare will present at the 2025 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference in Seattle. This year’s conference theme is Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research. SSWR is …
