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Coverdell Fellowship Brings Former Peace Corps Volunteers to NYU Silver
Feb 1, 2017
In September 2016, NYU enrolled its first cohort in the NYU Peace Corps Coverdell Fellowship Program, which offers a select group of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers leadership development programming and financial support while pursuing a master's degree. NYU Silver is one of seven NYU graduate schools participating in the fellowship and was pleased to welcome Coverdell Fellows Anita Virmani and Emily Hehmeyer to its MSW program.
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Dr. Carol Tosone Promotes Counseling Education and the Social Work Profession in Afghanistan
NYU Silver Professor and Director of the DSW Program in Clinical Social Work Dr. Carol Tosone recently returned from eight days in Afghanistan where she advised faculty at Kabul University and Herat University as part of a USAID-funded project to improve the quality of their counseling education.
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PhD Student Yohansa Fernández Awarded Two NIH-Funded Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
Third year PhD student Yohansa Fernández has been awarded two prestigious National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded fellowships to strengthen her training and advance her career in drug abuse and HIV/AIDS research.
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NYU Silver, McSilver Institute, and Centre for Health Policy Launch Transatlantic Summer Institute on Qualitative and Mixed Methods
Jun 14, 2017NYU Silver School of Social Work and its McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research have partnered with The Centre for Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland to establish a Transatlantic Summer Institute on Qualitative and Mixed Methods for early career researchers.Learn More »Article -
Zelda Foster Studies Program Receives Samuels Foundation Grant to Train Geriatric Professionals in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Jun 8, 2017NYU Silver’s Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care has been awarded a $38,000 grant from the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to provide primary palliative care training to social workers and other professionals working with older adults in New York City.Learn More »Article -
Terrance Coffie, BS ’16/MSW ’17, Produces “Caged Roses,” A Documentary on Juvenile Justice in America
Jun 8, 2017Terrance Coffie, who earned his BS from NYU Silver in May 2016 and his MSW from the School in May 2017 is now in the process of producing a documentary entitled “Caged Roses” about juvenile justice in America today.Learn More »Article -
Associate Professor Michelle R. Munson Appointed Jewish Board’s Saul Z. Cohen Chair in Child and Family Mental Health
Jun 6, 2017NYU Silver School of Social Work Associate Professor Michelle R. Munson, PhD, has been named the Saul Z. Cohen Chair in Child and Family Mental Health by the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, New York City’s largest provider of health and human services.Learn More »Article -
Professor Jeane Anastas Appointed Oxford University Press’ U.S. Delegate for Social Work
May 30, 2017Oxford University Press Inc. (OUP) has appointed NYU Silver School of Social Work Professor Jeane Anastas to a five-year term as U.S. Delegate for Social Work effective May 15, 2017.Learn More »Article -
Neil Guterman Named Dean of the Silver School Of Social Work
May 25, 2017NYU President Andrew Hamilton and Provost Katherine E. Fleming today named Neil Guterman, a nationally recognized expert on child abuse and neglect and child victimization, as dean of NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, effective September 1, 2017.Learn More »Article -
Two NYU Silver Faculty Awarded University Research Challenge Fund Grants
May 24, 2017NYU Silver School of Social Work Professor Wen-Jui Han and Assistant Professor Rohini Pahwa have been awarded 2017 NYU University Research Challenge Fund (URCF) grants for their respective projects, “Comparative Study of Parental Work Schedule and Child Well-Being” and “Community Integration of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness – The Social Networks Qualitative Study.”Learn More »Article -
Dr. Michael A. Lindsey's Abstract for SPR Annual Meeting Deemed an "Abstract of Distinction"
May 23, 2017The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) designated Dr. Michael Lindsey's abstract entitled “The Making Connections Intervention: Engaging African American Youth in School Mental Health and Preventative Services” an “Abstract of Distinction” at its 25th Annual Meeting, which will be held May 30 – June 2, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, DC.Learn More »Article -
PhD Student Yohansa Fernández Awarded Two NIH-Funded Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
May 12, 2017Third year PhD student Yohansa Fernández has been awarded two prestigious National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded fellowships to strengthen her training and advance her career in drug abuse and HIV/AIDS research.Learn More »Article -
Spotlight on Scholarship
Apr 11, 2017NYU Silver Associate Professor Dr. Victoria Stanhope and colleagues, including PhD Candidate Mimi Choy Brown and Assistant Professors Dr. Stacey Barrenger and Dr. Jennifer Manuel, recently co-authored an article in the journal Implementation Science that evaluated New York State behavioral health organizations' use of training and technical assistance provided by the state Department of Health-funded Clinic Technical Assistance Center (CTAC) to facilitate implementation of clinical and business practices required by the state’s Medicaid redesign plan.Learn More »Article