VCU professor collaborates on special issue of addictions journal
Virginia Commonwealth University assistant professor Karen Chartier, Ph.D., had the honor of developing a special issue of the American Journal on Addictions, which was published in August of this year.
Meet VCU’s newest social work Ph.D. students
The Ph.D. Program in Social Work aims to develop scholars, researchers and educators who will, independently and collaboratively, contribute significantly to advancing social justice and human well-being within local, national and international contexts.
VCU CSWE Annual Program Meeting presentations
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work is pleased to acknowledge the faculty and student scholars and researchers taking part in the 63rd CSWE Annual Program Meeting.
Real research: Elaine Williams examines how service providers can better serve needs of homeless youth
When Elaine Williams was in middle school, her family was evicted from its Richmond apartment. Then she became a VCU social work student and joined a participatory action research team to study youth homelessness.
Richmond youth who have faced homelessness and housing instability use research and advocacy to help others in similar situations
Members of the Advocates for Richmond Youth held a “pop-up, drop-in center” at Side By Side, a space in Richmond for LGBTQ+ youth, that offered free food, clothing, hygiene items, computer access for job searches, and legal assistance to any 14-to-24-year-olds experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
Trump’s entry ban on refugees will increase human vulnerability and insecurity, VCU expert says
President Trump's executive order to ban entry of refugees is "cause for serious concerns for the refugee community, especially and immediately those who serve refugee populations ... and refugees who are waiting for family reunification," says social work professor Hyojin Im.
Social Work professor investigates psychiatric medication among incarcerated women
Incarcerated women experience mental illness at a disproportionate rate and heavily use psychiatric medication, according to a study by social work faculty Kia J. Bentley.
Program trains the next generation of leaders in addiction studies from around the world
Amira Turner is pursuing a Master of Social Work and a Master of Science in Addiction Studies degree from the International Programme in Addiction Studies — a partnership between three of the world's top research universities in the field of addiction science: King's College London, the University of Adelaide in Australia and VCU.
A year in review: Q&A with Shelby E. McDonald, Ph.D.
Shelby McDonald specializes in human-animal interactions research, especially as it relates to intimate partner violence and child and animal abuse, guiding her students to examine interpersonal and structural systems of power, privilege and oppression.
School of Social Work welcomes new Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair in Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University faculty, staff, alumni and school friends gathered at the 20th annual Society for Social Work and Research conference in D.C. to celebrate research and Denise Burnette, Ph.D., the newly appointed Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair in Social Work. Established by the VCU Board of Visitors in 1987, the Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed […]