UGA SSW Connect Magazine - Spring 2021

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PA S S A GES

Nnenne Onyioha-Clayton is the African Programming and Research Initiative

to End Slavery (APRIES) program manager of research and implementation work conducted in Senegal. She is an active community advocate and a graduate of the Partnership for Southern Equity’s Just Energy Academy, designed to effectively engage communities on issues of race and equity. Onyioha-Clayton holds a BSc in biology from University College London.

Yosha Dotson comes to us as an academic professional and graduate recruitment

coordinator. Dotson graduated from the School of Social Work with her MSW in 2017. She is an ardent advocate for mental health. Before returning to UGA, Dotson’s work experience included collaborating with local and state government leaders to affect change and policy issues.

Gina Kurtz, financial and human resources director, joined us from the Office of

Global Engagement (OGE), where she served as associate director of finance for the past five years. She served in multiple roles at OGE and elsewhere at UGA, has extensive experience in finance and in human resources, and supervisory experience with both staff and students. Kurtz holds an MBA from Liberty University.

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Two Disciplines, One Heart

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page 57

Alumni Spotlight: SJ Henderson, MSW/MPH '20

3min
pages 56-57

Alumni Spotlight: Denise Emami MSW '00

1min
page 53

Alumi Spotlight: Mamie Marie Harper BSW '09

1min
page 52

Alumni Spotlight: Allyson Hester MA '20

2min
page 51

Alumni: Class Notes

8min
pages 50, 55, 58-59

Gifts in Action

1min
pages 64-65

Global: Creative Space | Kūrybinė erdvė

3min
pages 40-43

Global: Q&A with Laurie Reyman

3min
pages 38-39

APRIES 2020 Program Highlights, Future Plans

2min
pages 26-27

Events: Art + Education for Social Justice Symposium

2min
pages 22-23

Board of Advisors

1min
pages 60-61

Farewell

4min
pages 48-49

Donor Spotlight

3min
pages 62-63

Welcome

2min
pages 46-47

Faculty Kudos

4min
pages 44-45

UGA Master of Social Work Increases Reach and Engagement

3min
pages 34-35

New Social Work Minor Applicable to Many Fields

2min
pages 37-43

Grad Student 'Brings' Pets to Group Homes

3min
pages 31-33

Research Briefs

3min
page 29

SSW Launches Substance Use Certificate Program

1min
page 36

MSW Student Awarded National Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship

1min
page 30

Research in Action

1min
page 28

First National-Level Study Looks at Foster Care and Native Children

2min
pages 24-27

Struggling Community Takes on COVID-19 Crisis

3min
pages 10-12

Notes from Above Ground

1min
page 12

Voting in 2020, Documentary and Discussion Series

3min
pages 14-15

I Couldn't Do What You Do

2min
page 13

Reading, Writing, and Resilience

2min
pages 8-9

Events: The 5th Annual Social Justice Symposium

3min
pages 16-17

Events: The Donald L. Hollowell Lecture

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pages 18-23

DEAN'S NOTES

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