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Chanee Fabius, the Judith M. Zachs Family Professor in Aging, associate professor in the UConn School of Social Work, presented her study titled “Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia” during a breakout session on Workforce Needs: Coordination, Training and Education at the 4th Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research hosted by the Family Caregiving Collaborative at the University of Utah School of Nursing on Sept. 24.

Her study is co-authored by faculty at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Michigan.

Dr. Fabius is an expert on how policies, health systems, and community-based services can better support older adults living with disabilities, family caregivers, and the workforce responsible for providing long-term services and supports.

Learn more about Dr. Fabius! https://socialwork.uconn.edu/person/chanee-fabius-ph-d/ ...

Next month, Jie Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UConn School of Social Work, will give her first oral conference presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

As lead author, she`ll present a study using a dataset from Malaysia examining sex work, substance use, and depressive symptoms among 374 cisgender and transgender women who reported recent sex work.

Zhao’s UConn dissertation asks how telehealth-related health policy affects substance use care in rural areas, with a focus on federally qualified health centers. These serve low-income and rural populations and are directly shaped by federal policy.

Learn more about Jie and her research in this UConn Today article!
https://today.uconn.edu/2026/10/bridging-policy-and-technology-social-works-zhao-explores-telehealth-and-rural-substance-use-care/ ...

📣 Applications are now open for the UConn School of Social Work’s special practicum scholarships and workforce programs for the 2027–28 academic year!

Explore opportunities to build specialized skills and gain experience in bilingual behavioral health care, child welfare, school social work, aging, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and more:

🎓 Connecticut ¡Adelante! Scholars — up to $4,000 scholarship
🧠 Behavioral Health Scholars Program — $25,000 stipend
🤝 DCF Child Welfare Workforce Training Program — $4,000 scholarship
🏫 School Social Work Scholars Program — $15,000 scholarship
🌟 LEND — graduate assistantship, tuition waiver, and stipend
👥 Scholars in Aging Program — $1,500 scholarship

📅 Application deadlines: December 15 for returning students and February 15 for incoming students.

🔗 Explore the programs and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/workforceprogramsform/

Applications are also open for the Black Male Mental Health Professional Mentoring Program, which offers a $4,500 stipend. Applications are accepted until all slots are filled. Learn more and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/bmmh-mp/

Program offerings and funding are subject to change. Financial support depends on available funding and is confirmed only when awards are officially made. Questions? Contact sswstrategic@uconn.edu. ...

They come to the @uconnsocialwork from universities across Connecticut and the Northeast, and as far away as California and England.

Their professional backgrounds are just as varied: corporate social responsibility, child welfare, and stage management.

Some are pursuing joint degrees in social work and public policy. One is a 35-year veteran of the corporate world. Another, a veteran of the U.S. Army.

What do they have in common?

They are among the UConn Master of Social Work students who have found their way to the Institute of Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) in the UConn School of Public Policy, where their required practicum experiences give them an opportunity to contribute to policy research and legislative issues affecting Connecticut communities.

Learn more about the experiences of MSW students Stav Keshet, Diane Cantello, Lorien Velasquez, and Susan Camoroda, and recent alumna 👩‍🎓Kate Mazzotta `25 (SSW) in this UConn Today article: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/different-paths-shared-purpose-msw-students-find-a-place-for-policy-practice-at-imrp/ ...