The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) has selected Associate Professor Desmond U. Patton as a 2019 Fellow, recognizing…
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Remembering Steven Schinke
Professor Schinke’s groundbreaking research significantly moved forward social work knowledge in many important domains including mental health, substance abuse, AIDS…
CSSW’s SAFElab Initiative Featured in Leading Science Journal
The September 4 issue of Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal, features the work of associate professor Desmond U….
CSSW Welcomes Two New Full-Time Faculty Members
Two new tenure-track faculty members have joined the Columbia School of Social Work at the start of the 2018–2019 academic…
Heidi Allen Named to NIH Health Disparities Committee
Associate Professor Heidi L. Allen has been appointed to serve on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities and…
Desmond Patton Receives Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research
For his groundbreaking research on social media and youth violence prevention, Assistant Professor Desmond U. Patton has received the 2018…
Is Social Media Surveillance the Virtual Stop-and-Frisk? New Study by Desmond Patton
As the inescapability of social media erodes the boundary between public and private spheres, law enforcement faces new questions about…
Can an Online Intervention Prevent Drug Use Among Teen Girls? New Study Says Yes
Adolescent drug use may be a universal problem, but its gendered aspects have been chronically under-explored. For more than a…
Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Receives Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center Fellowship
Columbia School of Social Work Assistant Professor Desmond U. Patton has been named as a 2017–18 fellow at the Berkman…
A Mutual Exchange: Chinese and U.S. Social Workers Collaborate to Serve Those in Need
China has had significant economic growth and poverty reduction in the past four decades. The other side of this story,…