Research News

Read the latest news about research being done by faculty and doctoral students at the Pitt School of Social Work.

New report: Collaborative Research for Impact: The Pittsburgh Wage Study

PhD student presents at SAMHSA event

CRSP and RISE-MH: Call for Pilot Proposals Due Oct 1

Click here to learn more and submit your proposal

Jones receives new NSF grant

Dr. Rachel Gartner Leads $2.3M HRSA-Funded Fellowship to Strengthen Youth Behavioral Health Workforce

Cruce hosts lived expertise leaders in child welfare

Cotton connects Pitt Faculty and Students

Dr. Deborah Moon and Doctoral Students Foster Global Collaboration at Ewha Womans University

Study: Many Allegheny County psych hospitalizations do more harm than good

Pets’ Perks: Animal Ownership Provides Emotional, Physical Benefits As We Age

Education in Advance Care Planning: A Novel Equity-Based, Interprofessional Service-Learning Approach

Doctoral candidate and alumna publish new article

New publication from Cruce

Alumna publishes new article

Cotton named 2025 New Investigator Awardee by NACC

Congratulations! Grant Funded Projects Presented at the Year of Discourse and Dialogue Showcase Celebration

Faculty Publication: Innovative Approaches for Assisting Dementia Caregivers

PhD student selected for HDCA Mentorship Programme

Flourishing Research Collaboratives awarded grant

Doctoral student chosen for summer research program

From psychosis to sleep to drug resistance, these Pittsburgh research efforts are threatened by Trump spending cuts, orders

New Publication by PhD alumna, MSW alumnae and faculty mentors

Conner talks about Black Pittsburgh Satisfaction and Retention Survey on WPXI-TV

Beyond Medication: Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Schizophrenia

Milencia Saintus and Daniel Abusuampeh Secure Grant Funding for Impactful Projects

Goodkind and Elliott win SSWR Award

Presentations at SSWR 2025

24, and Trying to Outrun Schizophrenia

Encouraging Early Intervention for Alzheimer’s in the Black Community Through an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach

Jones travels to Australia to present her work

PhD alumna publishes article based on her work at Pitt

CRSP and CEIR Launch Black Pittsburgh Satisfaction and Retention Survey

Two doctoral alums publish article

Daniel Abusuampeh Explores HIV/AIDS Stigma in Ghana at CSWE

Racial Equity in Public Health: Daniel Abusuampeh Presents at AEA 2024

Digital ‘Avatars’ Emerging as Effective Treatment for Psychosis

Doctoral student presented at the annual meeting of American Public Health Association

Sommer Blair and Dr. Jaime Booth Selected for Community Engaged Scholarship Project Development Cohort (PDC)

CHURCH project launches new training

Conner receives new Fulbright Hays Award

Pitt Social Work and Medicine Secure $5 Million NIH Grant for a Trailblazing RECI Study

Nev Jones receives another NIMH grant

New project aims to use technology to help adolescents’ mental health

2024-2025 Social Work Research Collaboratives

Nev Jones receives another NIMH grant

New project aims to use technology to help adolescents’ mental health

2024-2025 Social Work Research Collaboratives

Eack and Sarpal receive NIMH grant to support work with older adults with schizophrenia

Nev Jones receives $3.48 million dollar NIMH grant to study Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers

CRSP team receives Steve Manners Award from UCSUR to support Black Pittsburgh Satisfaction and Retention Survey

The CHURCH Project Featured in Pittwire Article (August 13, 2024)

Check out this new Pittwire article featuring the CHURCH (Congregational Healers Uniting to Restore Community Health) project, led by Drs. John Wallace, Deborah Moon and Aliya Durham.

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