Conducting innovative and high quality research is critical to our goal of contributing to the knowledge base, informing practice and policy, and finding solutions to daunting societal problems facing vulnerable populations. Our research focuses on diverse social problems and examines issues using many different perspectives and methods.

We share common aspirations to enhance research that has measurable community and social justice impact, and that meaningfully engages the communities and vulnerable populations whose well-being our research strives to improve. Given the University of Illinois prominence as one of the greatest information and technology research universities in the world, we likewise value our opportunity to be national leaders in bringing new technologies to social work research and interventions.

Our diverse and dedicated faculty members are award-winning experts in the field of social work, who are developing and disseminating knowledge that contributes to responsive social welfare policies, programs, and practices, holding advanced degrees in social work, law, business, public health, psychology, and public administration. We are passionate about the students we teach.

Innovative Research