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Congratulations to @uconnsocialwork alumna Breana Bietsch ’25 Ph.D (SSW), LMSW, on her recent manuscript published in the Journal of Social Work Education! In “Teaching Note—(Dis)ability Across the Life Course: Normalizing Decreased Ability as We Age in Human Behavior and the Social Environment Courses,” Dr. Bietsch explains the importance of discussing disability theory in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) courses so "social workers can better understand how disability theory affects aging narratives within gerontological social work education,” she says.

Dr. Bietsch is an assistant professor of social work at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. She is an expert on aging and LGBTQ+ populations, health disparities, health care access issues, and gerontological social work education.

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10437797.2026.2666255 ...

Attention @uconnsocialwork students! The National Hispanic Health Research Institute is holding its inaugural conference, "From Raíces to Research: Where Community Knowledge Becomes Scientific Power." Nov. 20-21 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford! The UConn SSW Puerto Rican/Latin@ Studies Project is sponsoring the event`s gala.

Students can register for the conference FREE of charge by using the discount code C2026. Students also can register for the gala at half price by using code S2026.

Join researchers, universities, community organizations, and public health leaders from across the nation for two days of collaboration, innovation, and community-powered research. Register now! https://www.nhhri.org/nhhri-inaugural-conference ...

@uconnsocialwork is hiring a full-time (9-month appointment), open-rank, tenure-line position! We seek a highly motivated, productive, and collaborative scholar committed to advancing research and education in addictions and behavioral health. We welcome applicants with expertise in intervention research, particularly those developing, evaluating, and implementing technology-based interventions.

Learn more, apply, or share with your networks!
https://s.uconn.edu/behavioralhealthfaculty ...

Join us in welcoming the @uconnsocialwork s new postdoctoral fellows! 👏👏👨‍🎓

Jon Ahuna joins the SSW’s Innovations Institute as the Sheila A. Pires Postdoctoral Research Fellow. His research interests include clinical decision-making, the critical examination of innovations in mental health service systems, and interventions for youth who have experienced complex trauma.

Tobias “Tobi” Kindler will join the UConn School of Social Work’s Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work in October as a Postdoc.Mobility Fellow funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. His research interests include political social work, social policy, children’s rights, and the well-being of young people in residential care.

Additionally, Associate Professor Meg Paceley begins the year as associate dean for academic affairs. They are a social worker and scholar engaged in research that examines factors in the social environment (e.g. families, communities) and broader systems (e.g. policies, societal rhetoric) and their relationship to LGBTQ+ youth’s mental health. 👏👏👨‍🎓 ...

🌈 Registration is open (AND FREE FOR STUDENTS!) for the 14th Annual LGBTQ Research Symposium, presented by the @uconnsocialwork and @universityofkansas School of Social Welfare.

This year`s theme, "Critical Hope: Queering Care, Belonging, and Survival," explores research, practice, and scholarship that advance equity, community, and social justice.

📅 Sept. 17–18, 2026
💻 Virtual Event
🎤 50+ presentations

We`re excited to welcome three outstanding invited speakers:

✨ D Dangaran, assistant professor of law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
✨ Kevin Gotkin, assistant director, NYU Center for Disability Studies
✨ Myrl Beam, associate professor of women`s, gender, and sexuality studies, Macalester College

Registration fees:
• Faculty & staff: $60
• Community members: $30
• Students: FREE
• Optional CECs/CEUs: $15 recording fee ...