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Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration

Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government's High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer....

2017 Trailblazers celebration focuses on leaders in labor and business

Six remarkable women were honored at this year's event coinciding with National Women's History Month....

Deep-down desire to help others: UMSL social work dean brings passion, experience to the job

Growing up in Marianna, Arkansas, Sharon Johnson's experience in a low-income, Mississippi River Delta town spurred her career in social work. ...

Lois Pierce leads School of Social Work through new growth phase

As director of the school, she has added an MSW degree, cultivated a team of talented faculty members and cemented community partnerships....

UMSL, MU faculty awarded President’s Award for Intercampus Collaboration

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ron Yasbin presented UMSL social work professors Sharon Johnson (left) and Lois Pierce with the award....

Social work professor, grad student examine drug court’s effectiveness

Drug and alcohol addictions wreck many lives each year, and the staggering numbers of families who are effected in Jefferson County, Mo., continues to grow....

Effective interventions critical in child abuse prevention

Although April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, with its emphasis on child welfare, is involved with child abuse...

UMSL gerontology students try out in-home assessments

Debbie Eldridge entered the home of 74-year-old Thelma Reed to find a frail elderly woman who wasn’t eating regularly, enjoyed her morning cocktail and was not in the habit of...