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Join us in welcoming Dr. Chanee Fabius, a nationally recognized gerontologist and health services researcher, who joined the UConn School of Social Work this fall as the Judith M. Zachs Family Professor in Aging and associate professor! Dr. Fabius comes to UConn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A principal investigator on multiple National Institute on Aging awards, Dr. Fabius will teach and mentor students while expanding collaborative research partnerships across the School of Social Work, the Center on Aging, and other University programs. Her work examines how research evidence can translate into policies and practices that enable older adults, family caregivers, and direct care workers to thrive.

Learn more about Dr. Fabius in this UConn Today article:
https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-school-of-social-work-welcomes-nationally-recognized-gerontologist/ ...

Attention all incoming BSW and MSW students! Join us this Friday, Aug. 28 for the @uconnsocialwork’s annual Convocation!

Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m. at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford. Enter at the side entrance on Atheneum Square, which is diagonally across from the School of Social Work building.

Meet your classmates, Dean Laura Curran, SSW faculty and staff. NASW CT Executive Director, Dawn Brown will serve as the event`s keynote speaker.

Any questions or concerns? Email the Office of Student & Academic Services (OSAS) at sswstudentservices@uconn.edu. We look forward to seeing you this Friday! #uconnssw ...

A research article written by four @uconnsocialwork co-authors, is published in the Aug. 22 issue of Women’s Reproductive Health.

In a U.S. sociopolitical climate in which queer, trans, and disabled people are under attack, arts-based speculative practices offer tools for envisioning just worlds. Titled “Imagining Queer and Trans Disabled Futures: Arts-Based Practices of QueerCrip Futurity in a Hostile Sociopolitical Climate,” co-authors Spencer Evans, graduate assistant and Ph.D. student; Quinn Meehan ’26 MSW (SSW); Meg Paceley, associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs; and Kelsi Carolan, assistant professor; analyzed the artwork of queer and trans disabled people who were invited to illustrate how they imagined a better future.

The researchers identified themes in the artwork including including freedom, safety; refusal, reclamation; and ecological flourishing.

Read the article online here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23293691.2026.2712453 ...

A FALL VACCINE CLINIC is open to all @uconnhartford and @uconnsocialwork students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, Aug. 27. No appointments are needed. Stop by the UConn School of Business between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with your photo ID and insurance card. Protect yourself and others from preventible illnesses. ...

Considering a Ph.D. program in social work? At @uconnsocialwork, doctoral students work with nationally and internationally known faculty with expertise in a range of topics, including human rights, child welfare, trauma, and international issues, among others.

Graduates are prepared to assume leadership roles as researchers and educators in a variety of settings.

Learn more about the Ph.D. program. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1, 2026. https://socialwork.uconn.edu/phd-social-work/apply-phd/

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