Doctoral student Matthew “Jake” Samora’s research connects communities to save lives and transforms health outcomes. As research staff member at the Addiction Research Institute, Jake Samora contributed to the development of TxCOPE (Texans Connecting Overdose Prevention Efforts), an innovative digital platform designed to improve data collection on overdose incidents throughout… read more
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Summer 2024 Class Notes
Gary Bachman, MSSW ’82, retired from his faculty position at Park University in Parkville, Missouri, with the rank of Emeritus Professor, becoming one of only 27 faculty members to have been so honored. He remains active on the boards of several social service agencies on both sides of the state… read more
Time and Legacy: The GRACE Program & the SHS Master’s Programs evolve with time to new leadership
Time, as they say, is inevitable. It forges legacies, establishes age, and eventually, shapes us all. The Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community in Education (GRACE) Program, a hat has led dozens of social workers into serving older their care partners, is going through its own shaping as program champion… read more