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In this video, @uconnsocialwork Professor Lisa Werkmeister Rozas reflects on growing up in a Peruvian enclave, where neighbors rose to meet one another’s challenges. Watch as she shares how honoring Indigenous traditions rooted in connection can narrow gaps and open new possibilities for the Latine community of Greater Hartford.

Watch now:
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Six members of the @uconnsocialwork are co-authors of a new article published in LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 👏👏

Titled “LGBTQ+ Familial Acceptance as a Moderator Between Weight-Based Victimization and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among LGBTQ+ Youth,” the study utilized a national LGBTQ+ youth survey (to examine associations between family and peer-based weight-based victimization and parental LGBTQ+ acceptance on disordered eating behaviors.

This research was funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

The co-authors include Megan S. Paceley, associate professor in the School of Social Work; Gio Iacono, assistant professor in the School of Social Work; Samantha Lawrence, assistant research professor in the School of Social Work; Ph.D. student Spencer Evans, LMSW; Ryan J. Watson, associate professor of human development and family services at UConn; Patrick Muro MA ’22 (SSW and MPH); and Lou Wilson, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas.

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/27703371.2026.2614416 ...

Dear UConn Social Work Community,

Today, please join me in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his enduring commitment to civil rights, justice, dignity, and collective responsibility. Dr. King’s leadership reminds us that progress toward equity has always required sustained advocacy, moral courage, and collective action.

Let’s reflect on his vision of a “beloved community”—a vision that is deeply aligned with the core values of social work and with the @uconnsocialwork’s mission to advance social justice, equity, and human rights through education, research, and practice.

As social workers, educators, and students, we are called not only to remember Dr. King’s legacy, but to continue the civil rights work he championed—by challenging systemic injustice, centering the voices and experiences of marginalized communities, and engaging in ethical, values-driven action that promotes lasting social change.

In community,
Laura

Laura Curran, MSW, PhD (she/her)
Dean and Professor
School of Social Work
University of Connecticut

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Join the @uconnsocialwork community at the 30th Annual @societyforsocialwork (SSWR) Conference, taking place January 14–18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

We’ll be offering 42 presentations at the conference, representing the work of 23 faculty and 18 students! 📚📚📚

View the full schedule of our presentations at: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/11/school-of-social-work-community-to-deliver-more-than-40-presentations-at-sswr/

See you in Washington, D.C.! ...

The @uconnsocialwork community is presenting at the 30th Annual @societyforsocialwork (SSWR) Conference, taking place January 14–18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

We’ll be offering 42 presentations at the conference, representing the work of 23 faculty and 18 students. 😊

View their presentations titles, dates, and locations:
https://today.uconn.edu/2025/11/school-of-social-work-community-to-deliver-more-than-40-presentations-at-sswr/ ...

The @uconnsocialwork community will be presenting extensively at the 30th Annual @societyforsocialwork (SSWR) Conference, taking place January 14–18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

We’ll be offering 42 presentations at the conference, representing the work of 23 faculty and 18 students. 😊

View their presentations titles, dates, and locations:
https://today.uconn.edu/2025/11/school-of-social-work-community-to-deliver-more-than-40-presentations-at-sswr/

See you in Washington, D.C.!
#uconnssw #socialworkers ...