December 2007

CUSSW PhD Students to Present at Annual Social Work Research Conference
Twelve doctoral students from the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) will be presenting at the 12th Annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference.
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November 2007

CUSSW Alumni Honored by NASW-NYC as Emerging Leaders
Alumni Jamie Favaro ’04, Raysa S. Rodriguez ’05, Kimberly A. Steinhagen ’04 and Lisa White ’99 have been named the 2007 Emerging Social Work Leaders by the National Association of Social Workers New York Chapter.
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Neeraj Kaushal and Jane Waldfogel Win Frank Breul Memorial Prize
Associate Professor Neeraj Kaushal and Professor Jane Waldfogel have been selected to receive the prestigious 2008 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded annually to the best article published in Social Service Review.
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CUSSW Hosts Conference on Disproportionality in Child Welfare
What are the effects of racial disproportionality on the child welfare system? Dr. Robert Hill, Senior Researcher at Westat and noted author on disproportionality, addressed this question at a conference held at the Columbia University of School of Social Work (CUSSW) on November 16th.
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CUSSW Welcomes Global Health Research Scholars from Kazahkstan
The Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) welcomed twenty health research scholars from the Republic of Kazakhstan. The scholars, who are all affiliated with the Kazakhstan Ministry of Health, will be participating in a 5-week interdisciplinary health science and services training series at the School.
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October 2007

CUSSW Collaborates with the National AIDS Foundation to Conduct Intervention Study with Sex Workers in Mongolia
The Social Intervention Group at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) is collaborating with the National AIDS Foundation (NAF) to test the efficacy of an HIV and alcohol abuse prevention program to reduce HIV risk among sex workers in Mongolia.
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Dean Jeanette Takamura's Statement on the Incident at Teachers College
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CUSSW Professors Lead Project to Reduce HIV Vulnerability Among Adolescents in India
Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, and Dr. Denise Burnette, will be conducting a formative research study on family-based approaches to reducing adolescent vulnerability to HIV-infection and address the HIV prevention needs of rural families in Maharashtra, India.
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September 2007

Dr. Rogério M. Pinto to Examine Factors that Influence Community-Academic Collaborative Partnerships in HIV Prevention Research
Dr. Rogério M. Pinto has received a 5-year, Research Development Award (K01) from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Ronald Mincy Leads New Study on Black Males in Bermuda
Dr. Ronald Mincy, the Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice at the Columbia University School of Social Work, will spearhead a new study on black males in Bermuda.
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Anne Brisson Joins CUSSW Global Health Research Center Team
Dr. Anne Brisson has joined the Columbia University School of Social Work as an Associate Research Scientist to coordinate the activities of the newly established Global Health Research Center of Central Asia.
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August 2007

Photography for Advocacy
In a new exhibition currently on display at the Columbia University School of Social Work, photographer Steven Shames counters the stereotype of low-income fathers as deadbeat dads.
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July 2007

Columbia University Establishes Global Health Research Center
in Central Asia
The Columbia University School of Social Work’s (CUSSW) Social Intervention Group and the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) today announced the launch of the Columbia University Global Health Research Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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CUSSW and CCNMTL Awarded $3.5 Million Grant for Multimedia HIV Prevention Program
Led by Dr. Susan Witte, the goal of the collaborative project is to evaluate the outcomes of using a web-based technology for the dissemination of Project Connect.
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June 2007

Neeraj Kaushal Appointed as Research Fellow by IZA
Dr. Kaushal, associate professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work, has been appointed a Research Fellow by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the largest consortium of labor economists in Europe.
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Michael MacKenzie Selected to Participate in National Fellowship Program
Dr. MacKenzie has been selected to participate in the “Leaders for the 21st Century” fellowship program developed by ZERO TO THREE, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the healthy development of infants, toddlers, and their families.
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Ronald Mincy to Testify at House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on Disconnected and Disadvantaged Youth
Dr. Ronald Mincy, the Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice at the Columbia University School of Social Work, will testify at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representative's Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
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New Research Finds Most Fathers Taking Paternity Leave
New analyses of a nationally representative sample of families with newborns find that most fathers are taking at least some leave after a birth and that fathers who take longer leaves also are more involved in their children’s care nine months later.
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May 2007

CUSSW 2007 Commencement
On May 16, Columbia University School of Social Work awarded over 380 students with master's and doctoral degrees in social work.
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CUSSW Students Honored with NASW-NYC Awards
Mary Ellen Santiago and Monique Michelle Sierra, 2007 master of social work candidates at Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW), have been selected to receive awards from the National Association of Social Workers-New York City Chapter.
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Social Work Student Named Presidential Management Fellow
Julia Schipper, a second-year student from the Columbia University School of Social Work, has been named a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Zainab Salbi to Speak at CUSSW's 2007 Commencement
Ms. Salbi, founder and CEO of Women for Women International, will address graduates of CUSSW at their commencement ceremony on May 16. 
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April 2007

Social Work Professor Receives Grant to Enhance Treatment
Engagement of Suicidal Individuals
Assistant professor Dana Lizardi will use the grant to fund a study to enhance outpatient treatment of suicidal individuals. 
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Nabila El Bassel Awarded NIMH Grant to Lead Multidisciplinary Training Program for Ethnic Minority Researchers
Dr. El Bassel, professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) and Dr. Wu, assistant professor at CUSSW, have received a three-year, $800,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.  
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March 2007

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Receives Latino Social Work Leadership Award
The award is given each year to a select group of Latino leaders for their contributions to the Latino community.
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Ronald Mincy to Testify at Joint Economic Committee Hearing
Dr. Ronald Mincy will testify at a hearing on March 8th of the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC) on the staggering rates of African American male unemployment.
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Nabila El Bassel Receives $2.8 Million Grant from NIMH
Dr. Nabila El Bassel has received an additional two-year, $2.8 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).  The grant will be used to support Project Eban, a national, multi-site study on HIV/AIDS risk reduction for African American couples.
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Ronald Mincy Joins Advisory Board of The Economic Mobility Project
The new initiative was launched to forge consensus across the political spectrum about the extent to which Americans can move up the economic ladder in their lifetimes and from one generation to the next.
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February 2007

"Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq" Photography Exhibit at CUSSW
Documentary photographer Nina Berman captures the portraits of wounded American soldiers in an exhibit on display at the School of Social Work.
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Professors Guilamo-Ramos, Han and Sswemala Receive Diversity Research Fellowship Awards
Three CUSSW faculty members have been selected to receive Diversity Research Fellowships, provided by the Columbia University Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives.
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Dr. Ronald Mincy Participates in "Fatherhood Challenge" Symposium
Dr. Ronald Mincy, professor at CUSSW and author of Black Males Left Behind, will participate in an all-day symposium to be held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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January 2007

School of Social Work Announces Spring Program for Wednesday Series
The Columbia University School of Social Work is launching its spring 2007 Wednesday Series program on January 24 th. The Series will open with a special lecture by Dr. Katherine Shear, the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry in Social Work, entitled “ Clinical Social Work in the 21st Century: A Psychiatrist's Perspective on an Urgent Agenda.”
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CUSSW Student and Advisor to Present at International Forum in El Salvador
Ms. Blanca Martinez, a second-year student at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) and Ms. Marina A. Henriquez, Director of Student Services at CUSSW, will participate in the 75th “International Forum on Genocide and Truth” hosted by the José Feliciano Ama Foundation (FAMA) in Izalco, El Salvador from January 17-23, 2007. The forum commemorates the 1932 genocide of Indigenous people of El Salvador. Martinez and Henriquez will be presenting, “A View of Native Peoples from the Salvadoran Diaspora.”
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Social Work Professor Receives Three-Year, $650,000 Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, an associate professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work, has received a three year, $650,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The grant will be used to develop a social work intervention to improve parent-adolescent communication and to prevent adolescent sexual risk behavior among Latino and African American youth.
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