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Publication: Environmental Policy & Social Work Call to Action

DSW alum Dr. Nola Gum published "Environmental Policy and Social Work: A Call to Action" in Health and Social Work.

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TSSW Alum Presented at North American Association of Christians Annual Conference

TSSW alum Dr. Cora Jackson presented at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work annual conference hosted in Glendale, CA.

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TSSW Alum Receives Prestigious National Mental Health Award

Congratulations to TSSW Alum Elliot Pinsly, Behavioral Health Foundation President & CEO, for receiving the Mental Health America 2021 George Goodman Brudney and Ruth P. Brudney Social Work Award.

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Alumni News: Chapter Publication in Book on Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy

TSSW Alum Dr. Philip Hemphill is a co-author of a book chapter on treatment of therapists who sexually offend in the recently published Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy: Facing Therapist Indiscretions, Transgressions, and Misconduct from American Psychological Association Press

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TSSW Alum Publishes Book on Integrated Care in Addiction Treatment

Dr. Philip Hemphill recently published Integrated Care in Addiction Treatment with Routledge Press.

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Alumni Check-in: Christopher Ferraris, LMSW, Class of 2009

First up in our alumni takeover, here's a quick check in with Christopher Ferraris, LMSW, who graduated in 2009 and is now based in New York

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Alumni News: MSW Graduate Honored with Emerging Leader Award from NASW-IL

Congratulations to TSSW alum Nathaniel Bossick, LCSW for being honored with the 2021 Statewide Emerging Leader award from NASW-Illinois Chapter.

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Alumni News: TSSW MSW & DSW Graduate Presents in Power of Difference Series

Dr. Roxanne Franklin Lorio, TSSW MSW and DSW alumna and Chief of Staff at The Greenwood Initiative of Bloomberg Philanthropies, presented during the Power of Difference series.

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Alumni Update: Opportunities Abound in Alaska

The social work profession provides a variety of opportunities for individuals who are passionate about the social sciences. Tulane University School of Social Work alumna and Acting President of TSSW’s Alumni Association, Amy L. Sandridge, PhD, LCSW, is using her commitment, knowledge, and skills to experience the world and support the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities everywhere she goes.

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Alumni News: Firefighters Learning to Cope with Stress

TSSW alum Charlie Popp spoke to The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, MA to raise awareness about PTSD and how firefighters are learning to cope with stress.

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Alumni in the Field: Evolving Disaster Management and Response

For one Tulane University School of Social Work student, achieving a Master of Science with the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA)

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Alumni Spotlight: Rebeca Morales Calderon

MSW Graduate Rebeca Morales Calderon (SW*18) shared her story with the Napa Valley Register this month.

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Alumni Spotlight: Lisa Mosca

Lisa Mosca (SW *09, PHTM *10), co-owner of Mosca's Restaurant, leveraged her knowledge to keep her family, staff, and customers safe during the pandemic. 

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Expert Advice: Women Athletes and Mental Health

Dr. Lauren Miller, TSSW alum speaks to The 19th about Sha’Carri Richardson, Brianna McNeal, and Naomi Osaka

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First Black graduates from Tulane School of Social Work will be honored in 'Trailblazers' painting

Over the past month, we've been sharing the story of Gloria Bryant Banks, Pearlie Hardin Elloie and Marilyn S. Piper who are trailblazers for social workers, women, and African Americans.

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Alum Update: Social Worker Burnout Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

As March is National Social Work Month celebrating the essential role the profession plays in community well-being, social workers may also want to take this opportunity to discover what they need for their own well-being.

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TSSW Trailblazers Featured on WDSU

Get more of a sneak peek into the TSSW Trailblazers painting with this feature on WDSU.

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Alumni Couple Give to Advance Addiction Research & Recovery Services

Tulane University has received a $500,000 gift from alumni Rick and Debbie Rees to support behavioral health and addiction research and recovery. The donation will be split between the School of Social Work and the university’s Collegiate Recovery Program.

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Coming Soon: TSSW Trailblazers

Celebrating individuals who have made Tulane University a more inclusive and diverse academic community is at the heart of the Trailblazers initiative, and TSSW is honoring three vibrant women with a unique collaboration.

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Alumni in the Field: Disaster Resilience & Response

The ability to assess needs, implement programs, and connect people with resources is critical to social work as well as disaster preparedness, management, and recovery. During the COVID-19 pandemic, one Tulane University School of Social Work alum is leveraging his interdisciplinary skills to support an organization well-versed in responding to uncertainties.

Having graduated in 2019 with the dual degree of Master of Social Work with Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership, Mark Rogers, II, LMSW, now works as a Capabilities Research and Development Associate in the Field Operations Department of Team Rubicon.

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Alumni in the Field: Supporting Released and Exonerated Individuals

Social workers help ensure every person has resources and opportunities, and that work hasn’t stopped during the global COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it’s adapted and increased because creative, passionate people have dedicated themselves to it. Angelique Thomas, LMSW (SW ‘2016) is the only social worker on staff with the Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO), a free-standing, non-profit law office with specialized full-time staff attorneys and investigators working to free innocent life-sentenced prisoners in Louisiana and Mississippi. 

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