Faculty & Staff News
GameDay Spirit Social Work Fanstore Now Available
September 12, 2019
The School of Social Work is proud to partner with GameDay Spirit to provide an online Social Work Fanstore. Apparel will be available for purchase in a variety of options and on a long-term basis. Shipping is free on all orders over $75. ... Read more
Billiot Named One of Twenty Scientists Awarded 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships by National Academies’ Gulf Research Program
September 6, 2019
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced the recipients of its 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships. Now in its fifth year, the fellowship program supports the development of emerging scientific leaders who are prepared to work at the intersections of environmental health, community health and resilience, and offshore energy ... Read more
New Study Finds Financial Education Programs, Income-Based Repayment Plans Promote Prosperity
September 6, 2019
Young adults with student loans who participate in financial education programs become better financial managers who are able to build their personal wealth after college, researchers at the University of Illinois found in a recent study. Social work professor Min Zhan and graduate student Gaurav Sinha analyzed data on 1,924 young adults in the U.S. ... Read more
Optimistic People Sleep Better, Longer, Study Finds
August 7, 2019
People who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers, a study of young and middle-aged adults found. More than 3,500 people ages 32-51 were included in the study sample. The participants included people in Birmingham, Alabama; Oakland, California; Chicago; and Minneapolis. The research was led by Rosalba Hernandez, a professor of social work ... Read more
Dr. Liliane Windsor Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow
August 7, 2019
Liliane Windsor, a professor of social work at the University of Illinois, has been named a Health Policy Fellow by the National Academy of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows are chosen annually in a national competition for highly accomplished health, behavioral and social science professionals who ... Read more
Coping Skills Program Helps Social Service Workers Reduce Stress, Trauma After Disasters
August 7, 2019
An intervention called Caregivers Journey of Hope can help social service workers – especially those with the least experience in the field – to mitigate the stress and trauma they may experience when they’re helping community members recover from disasters, a new study found. There’s a significant need for mental health interventions for social service ... Read more
Study: Black Students Receive Fewer Warnings From Teachers About Misbehavior
August 7, 2019
A new study of racial and ethnic disparities in school discipline found that black middle school students were significantly less likely than their white peers to receive verbal or written warnings from their teachers about behavioral infractions. “While at first glance, disparities in teacher warnings seem less concerning than being expelled or sent to the ... Read more
Paint Chicago Orange and Blue at Illini Fest
June 24, 2019
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is strengthening its outreach to Chicago with its first-ever downtown festival. Illini Fest, planned for Thursday, July 18 from 3-6 p.m. in the Park Grill Plaza of Millennium Park, aims to bring the university experience to the more than 150,000 Fighting Illini alumni living in Chicagoland. The free event ... Read more
Youth Marijuana Use in Illinois
May 6, 2019
The number of Illinois teens who reported using marijuana during the past year has remained stable since 2008. However, the number of high school seniors who say using it would make peers perceive them as “cool” doubled – from 25% to 50% over the past decade, according to a new report by the University of ... Read more
Conceptual Interdisciplinary Model of Exposure to Environmental Changes to Address Indigenous Health and Well-Being
May 6, 2019
While Indigenous populations such as the Houma tribe on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast are especially vulnerable to environmental change, mistrust fomented by the tribe’s history with overt discrimination, forcible relocation and institutional racism complicates efforts to help them adapt to it, new research suggests. Shanondora Billiot, a professor of social work at the University of Illinois and a ... Read more