A new article co-authored by Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Rosalba “Rose” Hernandez has been published in Frontiers in Digital Health: Health Technology Implementation. Translating behavioral interventions into virtual reality: the Transcend Framework for immersive health design introduces using the “Transcend Framework, the Translational Engineering of Behavioral Interventions, into Immersive Contexts for Engagement and Design […]
A new article co-authored by Dr. Flávia Andrade, PhD Program Director and Professor, has been published in Social Science & Medicine. Close kin availability and mortality among older adults in Brazil discusses how Brazil is struggling with limited welfare infrastructure to support healthy aging, making spouses and adult children among the primary sources of support […]
Illinois Social Work faculty member Dr. Fan Yang has been selected for the 2026 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Writing Series mentorship program hosted by the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute. The competitive, biennial program prepares faculty to submit their first R01 or other individual investigator proposals to the NIH. Participants take part in weekly […]
Doug Smith, Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was recently featured on the topic of working with families on the Compassion in a T-Shirt podcast hosted by Dr. Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist, Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, and Co-Director […]
Positive Psychology Interventions and Cardiovascular Health: Frequency and Duration to Sustain Cardiovascular Benefits, an article led and co-authored by Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Rosalba “Rose” Hernandez, has been published in Cardiology Clinics. The article shows that how often and how long people engage in positive psychology practices—such as journaling, daily reflections on positive events […]
The School of Social Work is pleased to congratulate Dr. Moses Okumu, Assistant Professor, and Jeehae Kang, PhD student, on receiving the 2026 GADE Research & Mentoring Awards. Dr. Moses Okumu stands to receive the Faculty Award for Early Career Achievement in Social Work Doctoral Education. This award is given to an early career faculty […]
Leading for Transformative Change: Aligning Social Work Science with Policy and Practice will take place January 14-18 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington DC. Thursday, January 15, 2026 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm 3:15 pm- 4:45 pm Friday, January 16, 2026 8:00 am- 9:30 am 9:45 am- 11:15 am 2:00 pm- 3:30 pm 3:45 pm- 5:15 pm […]