H O N O R S & AWA R D S
Kudos! Tiffany Baffour
Sarah Canham
Chris Cambron
Jason Castillo
Caren Frost
Eric Garland
Yvette González Coronado
Adam Hanley
Jamuna Jones
Dena Ned
Philip Osteen
Cagney Smullin
Associate Professor and MSW Program Director Tiffany Baffour was accepted to the HERS Leadership Institute, a leadership program for women in higher education, for the summer of 2021. Sarah Canham, associate professor, was awarded a $1.37 million grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada for her research on best practices in shelter and housing for the aging population. Associate Professor and BSW Program Director Jason Castillo was awarded a HRSA grant as the principal investigator of a project providing substance use disorder education, and will work with two co-investigators, Research Professor Caren Frost and Assistant Professor Chris Cambron. Dr. Frost will also serve as the co-investigator on an NIH grant in the U’s Office of Research Integrity, which will examine methods of research and research ethics training. Associate Dean for Research Eric Garland was named the first distinguished professor of social work at the University, and was appointed to a national expert panel developing a joint guideline of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for Integrative Oncology. Dr. Garland also presented an invited lecture to the National Institutes of Health on “Healing the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement.” Additionally, Dr. Garland and Assistant Professor Adam Hanley were awarded a $5 million grant from the Department of Defense to conduct mindfulness research with military
personnel who have undergone knee surgery. Dr. Hanley also received an R21 grant from the NIH-National Institute on Drug Abuse for his study on mindful interoceptive mapping. The Career and Professional Development Center at the University selected Jamuna Jaehee Yi Jones, director of field education, as a Career Champions Award recipient to honor her impact on student career development. Associate Professor (Lecturer) Dena Ned was selected as the inaugural associate dean of the Office for First Generation Access in Undergraduate Studies at the University, and will continue teaching in the College while taking on this new role. Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Philip Osteen was invited to present his research on flexible work policies and employee mental health at the World Economic Forum, and was named a 2021 Fellow by the Society for Social Work Research in recognition of his contributions, accomplishments, and leadership in social work. The College announced the winners of the semester-long One College Award, recognizing Associate Director of Education Cagney Smullin in the fall for her work in transitioning to online learning, and Assistant Professor (Clinical) Yvette González Coronado in the spring for her advocacy for student well-being. Jaehee Yi, associate professor, was accepted as a member of the first Social Work Health Futures Lab to learn how to study trends, forecast futures, and amplify the impact of social work.
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