News: CUSSW Faculty Research

During the 2018–2019 academic year, the Columbia School of Social Work’s tenured and tenure-track faculty published more than 150 articles…

In this time of tempestuous politics in Washington and the world over, three CUSSW professors—Jane Waldfogel, Irwin Garfinkel and Neeraj Kaushal—advocate for the needs of the impoverished, locally, nationally and globally.

Watch Professor Rogério Pinto’s video abstract of an article he wrote for the “American Journal for Public Health” on his research examining the associations between transdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and primary care and public health services in Brazil.

Our faculty have been busy! Check out this roundup of news items about their achievements and activities from the start of the calendar year.

Congratulations are in order! Associate Professors Craig Schwalbe and Elwin Wu have become the latest members of CUSSW’s tenured faculty.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Elwin Wu for being awarded tenure by Columbia University! Dr. Wu’s scholarship has been dedicated to constructing social interventions that address the specific syndemics of HIV, drug involvement, and interpersonal violence.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Craig Schwalbe for being awarded tenure by Columbia University! Dr. Schwalbe’s scholarship has been dedicated to the advancement of practice and program development related to court-involved youth.

After nearly ten years of running programs in southern Uganda to give AIDS orphans an opportunity to open up their own savings accounts, Professor Fred Ssewamala has reached an important milestone.

Professors Leo Cabassa and Neeraj Kaushal will report to CUSSW alumni on some of the findings of their cutting-edge research during Alumni Day, Friday, April 12th. Watch this video for a taste!