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.
Introducing Denise Burnette, Ph.D., VCU School of Social Work Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair in Social Work
After a rigorous national search, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Burnette, Ph.D. as the Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair in Social Work. Denise joins the School of Social Work from Columbia University where she served in education, research and administrative leadership roles for 25 years. She has held Fulbright fellowships at […]
School faculty member inducted into SSWR Fellowship Program
Sara Kye Price, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU School of Social Work, was recognized for contributions to the Society for Social Work and Research and inducted into the SSWR Fellowship Program during the 19th annual conference. The SSWR Fellowship was established to honor and to recognize current SSWR members for their individual accomplishments, leadership and contribution […]
Transformative experience
A Community Connection: Social Work & Church Partnership Kendall Martin As a member of St. Thomas’, Richmond, and a Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work associate professor, Sarah Kye Price understands the importance of food pantry ministry in the City of Richmond. What Price was not expecting, however, was how transformative an experience […]
New CSWE appointment
Congratulations to Sarah Kye Price, Ph.D., associate professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, for her recent appointment to the CSWE council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education. The Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education is a council of the Commission on Diversity and Social […]
Ph.D. program update
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social work Ph.D. Program Director, Sarah Kye Price, Ph.D. has recently announced her decision to step down as program director to focus on her research to advance maternal and child health and enhance mental health services for women during and around the time of pregnancy. In her role as director, Price made […]
Partnering to Promote Health and Mental Health for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Virginia
In the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, there is a very unique partnership taking place between social work research and public health promotion for pregnant and postpartum women. When Sarah Kye Price, Ph.D. joined the faculty in 2006, she already had a history of partnering with public health departments in New York and […]