Gina Chowa Sees Social Work Through a Global Lens

Gina Chowa, director of UNC’s Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI) research center, is considered a pioneer in global intervention research, due to her groundbreaking work on the effects of asset ownership on youth and families in resource-limited countries. Her projects focus on developing holistic and impactful interventions that positively affect root causes of poverty and… Read more »

Gina Chowa Appointed Associate Dean for Global Engagement at UNC School of Social Work

In this new role, Chowa, an associate professor and director of Global Social Development Innovations at Carolina, will be responsible for creating and advancing the School’s vision for making an impact around the world and for leading and coordinating the efforts needed to fulfill the University’s overall global strategic plan and initiatives, said Dean Gary L. Bowen.

School of Social Work Dean and Professor Consult on CareerStart Program in Israel

Dean Gary Bowen and Professor Emeritus Dennis Orthner, both of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work (SSW), traveled to Israel in March 2018 at the invitation of Noya Baram, senior program director for youth employment and entrepreneurship, JDC Ashalim. They provided consultation on the implementation of the CareerStart program… Read more »

UNC Refugee Wellness Collaborative to Receive Grant

Triangle Community Foundation is awarding a $14,620 grant to the UNC Refugee Wellness Collaborative, which is based in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and supports mental health and wellness services for refugees living in the Triangle. “We are most grateful,” said Josh Hinson, program director and a clinical assistant… Read more »

School Faculty Work to Strengthen Intervention Research, Practice in China

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work faculty and Chinese social work professionals continue to work together to strengthen the developing field of intervention research and social work practice in China. Professor Mimi Chapman, assistant professor Paul Lanier and research associate professor Steve Day recently returned from a trip to Shanghai,… Read more »

Global Social Development Innovations Center to Launch in October

More than 40 economic, nonprofit and policy leaders and practitioners from around the globe will gather in October for a three-day symposium to officially launch the opening of Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The new research center is based within the School of Social Work and aims to… Read more »

GSDI Helps to Build Consortium to Improve Youth Employment Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Although numerous public and private agencies are working to solve youth unemployment in Africa – a massive problem that affects tens of millions of young people – many of the efforts lack coordination, and in some cases, interventions have never been evaluated to determine if they are making a difference. Associate professor Gina Chowa and… Read more »

Social Work Student Eager to Make a Difference in the Lives of Immigrants, Refugees

As a high school senior, Alice Keyes was thrilled when she landed an internship with a small local newspaper in Black Mountain, just east of Asheville where she lived. For as long as she could remember, Keyes had dreamed of being a journalist. So when the chance emerged to kick-start her writing career before leaving… Read more »

Richman to Serve as Associate Dean for International Programs

Jack Richman has been appointed associate dean of international programs for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. The professor and former dean of the school began this position Nov. 1, 2016. “We have a number of global activities underway — the expectation is that we expand our global reach,”… Read more »

Cuebas-Colón Finds New Career in Social Work and Reason to Be a Voice for Immigrants and Their Families

At age 40, Annia Cuebas-Colón knows she’s starting a new career later than most, yet she has never been more certain that she is right where she is supposed to be. “Twenty years ago, I never in my life would have guessed this was going to be my calling,” said Cuebas-Colón, a Tannenbaum Scholar and… Read more »