Abrams joins the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work after spending more than 30 years documenting and improving the well-being of incarcerated youth and young adults.
Two interconnected research collaborations spanning four USC schools are combining social science with machine learning to study the positive effects of community resilience.
Participants in “Miracle Money: California” were 20% more likely to exit homelessness in first study to test the role of basic income and social support to foster stability.
Barrio was an associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work until her retirement in 2024, and served as the school’s executive vice dean for a time.
COMMENCEMENT: USC’s Social Work and Juvenile Justice undergraduate minor combines students’ passion for social advocacy with greater understanding of its impact on youngsters.
COMMENCEMENT: Henrick Karoliszyn created The Freelance Frontier intervention in USC’s Doctor of Social Work program to address a growing issue among journalists who cover traumatic events.
COMMENCEMENT: Through her Doctor of Social Work studies, Lisa Whealy learned how to match the message she wants to convey with the visuals she creates.
Mercedes Tiggs fuses her passion for mental wellness with her other passion: cooking.
In honor of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work celebrates the task force with a panel of experts.
The Transforming Power of Social Work and Sports course, focused on positively impacting the mental health development of athletes, will be open to all USC students in the spring.
