Communications Director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara interviews Ronald B. Mincy, Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, about his responses to one of the biggest news stories of the summer: the trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin.
SWM-001: The Trials and Tribulations of the Trayvon Martin Case with Professor Ron Mincy
Communications Director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara interviews Irwin Garfinkel, Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems, about his recently released study on harsh parenting included data on mothers who are “orchids” or “dandelions” ...
SWM-002: Orchid vs. Dandelion Parenting in the Wake of the Great Recession, Professor Irv Garfinkel
Communications Director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara talks to Carmen Gonzalez, Professor of Law at the Seattle University School of Law, about her book Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia.
SWM-003: The Presumed Incompetence of Faculty Women of Color with Carmen Gonzalez
At the Columbia School of Social Work, as many as eleven faculty members have been awarded tenure over the past ten years. This episode’s guests are CSSW Associate Professors Craig Schwalbe and Elwin Wu, both of whom were awarded tenure at the end of the 2012-13 academic year.
SWM-005: The Tenure Process: With Craig Schwalbe and Elwin Wu
When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, abbreviated as DSM-5, was released last year by the American Psychiatric Association, mental health professionals had to get used to a new set of diagnostic criteria for the first time in 19 years.
SWM-006: Social Work and the DSM-5, With Michael First and Janet Williams (1/2)
When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, abbreviated as DSM-5, was released last year by the American Psychiatric Association, mental health professionals had to get used to a new set of diagnostic criteria for the first time in 19 years.
SWM-007: Social Work and the DSM-5, With Michael First and Janet Williams (2/2)
Communications director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara talks to Matt Omelagah, Matt says he always felt destined for a career combining social causes with his passion for business, so was delighted to discover the SEA program, which has been a cornerstone of the CSSW’s academic programming for more than 40 years.
SWM-008: Social Work as Social Enterprise, With Alumnus Matt Omelagah
Communications Director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara is joined by Professor Vicki Lens for a conversation with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Harry Gantz. Gantz arrived at the School of Social Work on the last day of Capstone Week, although he wasn’t physically present, a film he made with his brother, Joe, the brothers’ film is called American Winter.
SWM-009: The Great Recession on American Families and Social Services, with Harry Gantz
Mary-lea Cox Awanohara of the Communications Office is joined by doctoral candidate Kathryne (Kat) Brewer for a conversation with Dr. Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University and a professor in its Schools of Education, Public Health, and Medicine.
SWM-010: Translating Neuroscience into Policy and Practice for Children, Dr. Jack Shonkoff
Columbia University School of Social Work has more than 16,000 alumni in the United States and all over the world. Hardly a day goes by at the School without hearing of their achievements A recent conversation with Social Work Matters, Dean Jeanette Takamura paid tribute to this pool of talent and their many contributions to the life-blood of the School.
SWM-012: CSSW Alums Are Enlightened and Active Participants, with Dean Takamura