Social Work is the hope for a better future and the tools for bringing it about, through research, policy work, and advocacy. That’s why
#CSSW
has dedicated itself to advancing the profession since 1898. There are many reasons why people choose
#socialwork
. What is your why?
Go inside the
#OpioidCrisis
with
@WNYC
's
@PreetBharara
& his guests Dr. Abigail Herron, medical director of Trinity House Outpatient, an intensive addiction treatment program, and Susan Salomone, a parent who lost her son to opioid
#addiction
“My father is incarcerated & my mother had me at 16, yet they have taught me many lessons & are responsible for my successes. Learning from their examples, I have become a leader in my community”
@MichaelDTubbs
wrote this award-winning essay in
#highschool
We are excited to announce that the
#CSSW2020
Commencement Speaker will be Ruha Benjamin (
@ruha9
), Associate Professor of
@PrincetonAAS
at
@Princeton
& author of works that address the racial biases embedded in technology. More about Prof. Benjamin here:
“Decolonizing Social Work is now our foundations course after students made demands for an anti-oppressive & anti-Black racist frame”
@CourtneyCogburn
giving presentation at
#SSWR2020
#2020SSWR
#CSSW
is excited to announce two outstanding scholars of race and racism joining its faculty:
@robeschmann
&
@NkemkaA
. Read more about their research interests as well as the cluster-hire initiative of the Provost Office that supported their recruitment:
Congrats to
@CourtneyCogburn
on being named one of 8 influential female filmmakers "who are laying the groundwork for a new filmmaking culture in
#VR
, where viewers virtually step into the films for a truly immersive experience,” by
@HP
Garage
@Columbia
#FacultyFridays
:
@Prof_HeidiAllen
received a Mid-Career Faculty Grant from
@Columbia
’s Provost this spring for her proposal “Preparing Social Workers for the “Psychedelic Revolution” to Promote Equity in Mental Health.”
Congrats to Ron Mincy, Maurice V. Russell Prof. of Social Policy & Social Work Practice at
#CSSW
, who will receive the Social Policy Researcher Award today at
#SSWR2021
. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to research in social policy over an illustrious career.
Sasha Neha Ahuja is an adjunct professor here at
#CSSW
. She has built her career driving racial and gender justice and facilitating community-centered policy change in government and in local and national progressive organizations.
#FacultyFridays
Congrats to
@NkemkaA
selected for the inaugural cohort of the Columbia World Project Early Career Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship supports faculty to deepen their interdisciplinary expertise and advance their research to social impact.
#facultyfriday
Congrats to
#CSSW
Prof.
@CourtneyCogburn
for being included in the inaugural
@blacklist100_
! The
#blacklist100
highlights "culture-makers and thought-leaders whose message is made for this moment". We could not agree more on Dr. Cogburn's inclusion!
Congrats to
#CSSW
Prof. &
@ColumbiaSIG
Director Nabila El-Bassel, who has been awarded one of the largest grants in
@Columbia
history! The funding
will be used to research and develop community-focused public health
interventions in today's opioid crisis. More info bio.
Do social workers have a role in the
#metaverse
? Four members of
#CSSW
’s
@SAFELab
argue that tech companies should work with social workers to address the risk of further digital harm, racial bias, and mental health issues posed by metaverse tech.
Announcing the new Social Work Action Lab for Social Justice (
@CsswAction
)! This student-led initiative currently has two central campaigns: COVID-19 Action & Action for Black Lives. Find out more about the Lab & how to get involved here:
Jarrell Daniels, a sociology undergrad at
@ColumbiaGS
, has been working w/
@DrDesmondPatton
's SAFE Lab on developing a
#VirtualReality
experience based on his personal story of having prosecutors use his
#socialmedia
accounts to help convict him, age 17
Unless you're living under a rock, you've heard the big news that our very own Desmond Patton made tenure! BIG CONGRATS! RT
@CarlaShedd
: Yay!!! Check out
@SAFELab
and his TENURED PROF GLOW!!! Congrats brotha scholar!!!
“I’m honored and humbled to have a seat at this table,” says
#CSSW
@Prof_HeidiAllen
on her appointment to
@macpacgov
, which advises Congress on strategies to improve Medicaid & the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Congrats Prof. Allen!
Congrats to
#CSSW
PhD student
@williamrfrey
, who won an Abstract of Distinction Award from
@SPRORG
for co-authoring “Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion: Formerly Gang-Involved Youth as Domain Experts for Analyzing Unstructured Twitter Data,” based on his work with
@SAFElab
!
This week,
#CSSW
celebrated the careers of four faculty members who are retiring this year: Allen Zweben, Lauren Gates, Ellen Lukens, and John Robertson. All four have made lasting contributions to the profession and the world at large. A 🧵 about their work.
#facultyfridays
Congrats to
#CSSW
Professor Neeraj Kaushal! Her book, "Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement," is the runner-up for the Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award!
More on Prof. Kaushal's book here:
"Regarding people not tied to you by birth or law as your family is something that queer & trans people have been doing for a long time."—PhD Grad Rep.
@iamyglee
honoring the chosen families of graduates at
#CSSWGrad2022
.
.
@PLSprogram
brings together leaders from around the US to foster collaboration across disciplines & careers. Congrats to
@DrDesmondPatton
for this recognition. We look forward to seeing how you take advantage of this great opportunity! More info here:
#CSSW
is excited to announce that our 2021 graduation speaker will be
@Reubenjmiller
, Assistant Professor
@Uchicagocrown
& author of a new book on U.S. prisons & the challenges that formerly imprisoned people face. More about Dr. Miller & his work here:
#CSSW
Prof.
@AlcantaraPhD
discussing the concept of acculturation, how to get from a nebulous concept to a concrete health outcome, and potential shortcomings when applying the concept in research.
#SSWR2021
Why does sleep matter for both personal & public health? Join
@AlcantaraPhD
,
#CSSW
Associate Prof. & Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, for a free conversation with
@KnowableMag
about disparities in sleep health & how they can be remedied.
Dr. Melissa Begg, an interdisciplinary scholar & dedicated educator at
@columbia
, will join Columbia School of Social Work as its 18th Dean. “I am deeply honored & enormously energized by the opportunity to serve in this role,” says Dr. Begg. Read more:
“The very platforms that amplify user visibility allow police to act invisibly, eradicating any notions of mutual transparency.”
@DrDesmondPatton
presents on “social media policing” at 6/30/20 Congressional Briefing “Social Work and the Future of Policing”
Violence is skyrocketing at
#RikersIsland
. The federal monitor overseeing NYC’s response has questioned the City’s capacity or will to intervene. Join us on 10/13 for a virtual forum on the dysfunction & what it will take to end the crises on
#Rikers
.
This Wed. Oct. 7, we'll be joined by
@DrDesmondPatton
and GS sociology student Jarrell Daniels to discuss
@SAFElab
's Digital Arrest project, which uses virtual reality to show how law enforcement officials use social media to police Black & LatinX youth.
Congrats to
#CSSW
’s Online Campus for winning not one but two awards this year! Online Campus Director
@MattheaMarquart
(pictured here) received the Exemplar Award from
@TheNSWM
& our Online team received the Excellence in Teaching/Training Award from
@USDLA
!
We know the
#Oscars
are already very long, but there is one more award to celebrate this year at your
#Oscars2020
party...
Congrats to
#CSSW
Prof.
@CourtneyCogburn
for being named one of 8 influential female filmmakers in VR!
Read more here:
Karma Lowe, the School’s first Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), spoke with us about the new DEI Office, its role at the school & the importance of having a physical space for DEI. Full interview here:
That concludes the
#CSSW2018
Graduation Ceremony! Congratulations to all the graduates! We look forward to seeing you make waves, move mountains, and change lives after your time here at
#CSSW
!
We are excited to welcome back to
#CSSW
and the Latino Leadership Institute pastor, author, and social justice advocate
@RevDrBarber
for a talk that will address the themes at the core of our joint
@socialworkvotes
campaign. Register here:
#FacultyFridays
:
@robeschmann
received a Junior Faculty Grant from
@Columbia
's Provost this spring for his proposal "Protecting Students Against Racism in Educational Settings: Developing and Evaluating a Virtual-Reality Based Intervention."
Associate Prof. & Senior Associate Dean
@DrDesmondPatton
was named associate director of diversity, equity & inclusion
@DataSciColumbia
. Read our interview with Prof. Patton about the role & his work bringing an equity orientation toward data science.
The Justice and Equitable Technology (JET) Studio was founded by
@DrDesmondPatton
&
@CourtneyCogburn
on the belief that a social work perspective on emerging technologies is not only possible but critical.
Y.G. Lee is a PhD candidate at
#CSSW
working on HIV prevention among men who have sex with men and addressing sexual, gender, and minority based stigma. Check out the video & hear his story this
#Pride
!
Congrats to
@DrDesmondPatton
, whose work will be prominently featured in a new show on
@AETV
! The show explores the relationship between social media & gang violence, a topic Prof. Patton has been researching through his work at
@SAFElab
. More info at link in bio.
Congrats to
#CSSW
Prof. Courtney Cogburn, who will give the 2024 Aaron Rosen Lecture at the
@SSWRorg
Conference next week. Read more about Dr. Cogburn’s work and this prestigious opportunity:
At the
#CSSW2020
Commencement, Dean Begg requested a moment of silence for a beloved member of our community lost to COVID-19, MSW student Susan Chuang. We honor that request now.
Some heartwarming content going into the weekend: When
#CSSW
went remote at the beginning of the pandemic, several staff members gathered all the plants in the building & tended to them. As staff returned to the building this fall, they found their plants thriving.
Congrats to
@DrDesmondPatton
&
@Prof_HeidiAllen
for their recognition at the 2019 Social Work & Research Conference. Prof. Allen will be presented the Social Policy Research Award & Prof. Patton will be made a SSWR Fellow. More on these achievements here:
To help alleviate ongoing bereavement due to COVID in Harlem's Black community, Dr. Katherine Shear [
@m_ks2394
] &
@DrDesmondPatton
, along with Dr. Johnnie Green [
@johnnie_dr
], are leading Columbia World Projects' "Confronting COVID-19 Loss in Harlem."
Two of our associate profs,
@DrDesmondPatton
&
@Prof_HeidiAllen
, are receiving recognition at
#SSWR2019
's annual conference at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon: Heidi receiving an emerging researcher award, Desmond being made a
#SSWR
fellow
The lives of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor & countless others matter. In response to recent acts of anti-Black racism, the
#CSSW
Council of Deans has issued a call to action & encourages
#CSSW
community members to co-sign:
Congratulations to
#CSSW
Prof. Desmond Patton
@SAFELab
for receiving the Early Career Achievement Award! You can read more about the award and Prof. Patton’s research on our blog:
"We need to do more as researchers to get the message to the wider public about the importance of recognizing in-group differences and creating targeted interventions."—
#CSSW
Prof.
@AlcantaraPhD
#SSWR2021
Dr. Robert Fullilove, a longtime faculty member of
@ColumbiaMSPH
, has joined the Columbia School of Social Work, where he will collaborate with
#CSSW
faculty in critical areas such as racial justice, criminal justice reform, and health equity.
The 9th annual Beyond the Bars Conference by
@JusticeColumbia
will focus on incarceration & criminalization of women & girls as well as transgender, non-binary & gender non-conforming people. More info here:
RT
@karenrcheng
Great to hear
@CourtneyCogburn
from Columbia SSW speak again at
#DIRC19
today. Posing a question for all: How often have you invested in being anti-racist instead of your own identity of being “not a racist”?
Congrats to
@AlcantaraPhD
&
@ProfBrookeSWest
on receiving diversity grants from the
@Columbia
Office of the Provost. Funding will support research on stress, sleep & health behaviors for Latinx adults & on stigma toward drug-involved pregnant women.
#CSSW
is beginning its search for tenure track faculty focusing on
#health
#justice
as it pertains to mental health, disabilities, and reproductive health. The priority deadline for applications is November 20th, 2022. Click the link in our bio to apply now!
"We are forever bonded as the class that charted unprecedented times together."—Shari Simon, MSW, Representative of Master's Graduates, speaking at
#CSSW2020
Commencement
"We can't only critique the world as it is; we have to work on building the world as it should be. This is social work."—Professor Ruha Benjamin (
@ruha9
), Keynote Speaker at
#CSSW2020
Commencement
On 11/5,
#CSSW
Prof.
@CourtneyCogburn
conversed with
@DrIbram
, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
@BU_Tweets
, about his book “How to Be Antiracist,” what it means to be antiracist & the role of universities in helping to combat racism. More here:
Today at 5PM, Dr. Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, a developmental psychologist, will give the 2021 Lin Lecture on the impact of COVID-19 and racial unrest on the virtual learning experiences of Black youth. More info:
Digital Scholars Lab is offering 6-week summer fellowships for young people from marginalized backgrounds to learn how to use
#socialmedia
& digital tools to keep selves & others safe from violence, run by
@SAFELab
; info here
#socialwork
Congrats Prof. Waldfogel for being elected as the 2018 Margaret Mead Fellow
@TheAAPSS
! AAPSS promotes ways of connecting public policy research and practice. Read more about Prof. Waldfogel’s accomplishments and the fellowship here:
#CSSW
has been granted a $2.53 million grant to support the Center for Justice’s Women Transcending initiative. The initiative supports women impacted by mass incarceration in their efforts to change the U.S. justice system.
Congrats to
#CSSW
Prof.
@AlcantaraPhD
on receiving
@Columbia
tenure! As University Prof. Nabila El-Bassel put it, "Alcántara has established herself as one of the most influential scholars in health disparities research." More about Prof. Alcántara here:
We love his story! RT
@translatorbali
: How, Robinson Sinurat, son of 2 farmers of Tanjung Beringin, North Sumatra, 🇮🇩 graduated from
@Columbia
despite all odds. Thank you Columbia School of Social Work.
@robinsonsinurat
After 18 months working remotely, it’s nice to be able to welcome new faculty to our community in-person. Last week,
#CSSW
held an outdoor reception for
@robeschmann
(far left) &
@ref510
(2nd from left), who now has an interdisciplinary appointment between
#CSSW
&
@ColumbiaMSPH
.
CSSW seeks scholars of race & racism with a focus on anti-Black and/or anti-Latinx/a/o racism for tenure-track faculty positions. Priority deadline is today, but applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis.
#CSSW
is now accepting applications for a postdoctoral research scientist position. The successful candidate will have strong interests in researching anti-Black and/or anti-Latinx racism. More info:
Congrats to
#CSSW
PhD student Erica Eliason for receiving a Social Work HEALS Doctoral Fellowship from
@NASWFoundation
! The fellowship was designed to give social workers an opportunity to bring their social work knowledge to D.C. and help shape responses to health policy issues.
#CSSW
PhD Candidate Mohamad Adam Brooks presenting at
#SSWR2021
on "Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth Among Service Providers Working with Syrian Refugees in Istanbul, Turkey." More info on panel here:
There are many ways to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
uptown this year, from photography exhibits & live music to a self-guided walking tour of Harlem curated by
@SchomburgCenter
Chief of Staff Kevin Matthews.
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📸 of Harriet Tubman Memorial: Kevin Matthews