Social Work Feature

Aug 8, 2017

Meet Our New Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty to its ranks for the 2017-2018 year. Their scholarship and research interests range from race and immigration to organizational health psychology and urban food systems of the ancient world.

Aug 7, 2017

Social Work Alumna Jennifer Mathurin Signs Professional Contract with Amicale Steinsel of Luxembourg

Original story can be found here.  Four-year Wolfpack contributor played at least 30 games in all four seasons in Raleigh August 1, 2017 RALEIGH – Former NC State women’s basketball player Jennifer Mathurin has signed a professional contract with defending champion Amicale Steinsel of the Luxembourg Total League. Amicale was quite successful last season, winning…

Aug 7, 2017

Social Work Department Head Appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Dr. Karen Bullock, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology for a two year term (2017-2019). The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology provides the latest developments in the psychosocial care and treatment of cancer patients. The Journal—examines exploratory and hypothesis testing and presenting program…

Jul 10, 2017

Alumna Krystal Smith Fosters Unity Through Dialogue, Relationships

At the Veritas Forum, alumna Krystal Smith helps create opportunities for college students and faculty to engage in meaningful conversations.

Jun 29, 2017

NC State Group Pushing to Help Revamp NC’s Foster Care System

NC State's Center for Family and Community Engagement is helping revamp the state's child welfare system so that recipients of services have a voice. The state is establishing an advisory council of child welfare participants.

Jun 6, 2017

Giving Families a Voice in North Carolina’s Child Welfare System

NC State's Kara Allen-Eckard is helping lead an effort to better serve the most vulnerable among us in North Carolina: at-risk children and their families.

May 18, 2017

First-Generation BSW Graduate Uses Multi-Faceted Lens in Work With Older Adults

Grace Lee, a spring 2017 graduate of the NC State Department of Social Work’s BSW Program was interviewed for our 2017 annual newsletter. Read her interview below to learn more about her study abroad experience in South Korea, life as a first-generation Korean American, and how her heritage affected her field practicum work with older…

May 18, 2017

Social Work Alumni Highlight: Casey Mackey

Casey Mackey, a graduate of the NC State Department of Social Work’s BSW Program (Class of 2015) was interviewed for our 2017 annual newsletter alumni highlight. Mackey, originally from Reidsville, NC, currently resides in Raleigh, NC where he works for the Hope Center at Pullen as a Transition Specialist. There, he provides case management services to assist young adults…

May 10, 2017

Meet Some of Our Outstanding 2017 Graduates

Our army of nearly 38,600 Humanities and Social Sciences alumni will grow even larger this spring, as nearly 1,000 of our undergraduate and graduate students earn NC State diplomas for their hard work. Meet a few of our outstanding graduates and see what's next for them after commencement.

May 3, 2017

PERSONAL #STATEMENT: JENNIFER MATHURIN

Click here to read 2017 Social Work BSW Graduate and women’s basketball player, Jennifer Mathurin’s Personal #Statement