FREE Community Event- Speak Out: Dispelling Myths & Outdated Laws on HIV
Free Webinar about HIV Criminalization in Tennessee
Tennessee Blues: Exploring HIV Criminalization in Tennessee
In anticipation of Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on August 20th, this webinar will explore the disparate impact that HIV criminalization has on Black women in Tennessee. We will have special guests from the Williams Institute, who just released a groundbreaking report on the impact of HIV criminalization in Tennessee as well as guests from the Tennessee HIV Modernization Coalition.
Join us on August 16th from 5-6:30PM CT/6-7:30PM ET for this important conversation and find out how you as a Tennessean can engage more in the work to end HIV crminalization in Tennessee.
Time : Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 at 5:00PM (Central Time)
Register: https://bit.ly/TNHIVWeb
School of Social Work
Academic Year in Review
School of Social Work Grant News
STUDENT AWARDS Spring 2021
School of Social Work Student Awards
These student awards are nominated and selected by the School of Social Work faculty.
- Jacqueline Yarbrough | BA in SW Student of the Year
- Stacey Abraham Bayard Rustin Academic Excellence MSW Award
- Anna Hunter Corri R. Thomas MSW Student Excellence in Field Award
- Taylor Churchwell Ida B. Wells Advocacy and Leadership MSW Award
SUAPP AWARDS
This awards are selected by the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.
- Ricki Martin SUAPP Outstanding Student Engagement Award
NASW-TN AWARDS
These awards are nominated by School of Social Work faculty and selected by NASW-TN.
- Kevin Shea NASW-TN West Branch BSW Student of the Year Award
- Jay Allen Stone NASW-TN West Branch MSW Student of the Year Award
Congratulations Social Work Graduates
The School of Social Work faculty made a video to congratulate recent graduates. In order of appearance: Dr. Susan Neely-Barnes, Prof. Kenya Anderson, Dr. Melissa Hirschi, Prof. Katie Norwood, Dr. Susan Elswick, Prof. Cherry Malone, Dr. Seok Won Jin, Dr. Robin Lennon-Dearing, Prof. Maggie Landry, Dr. Paige Pirkey, Dr. Cheryl Fergerson, BASW student Kevin Shea, MSW student Rashidah Gardner, and MSW student Jay Stone. Compiled and edited by Maggie Landry. Watch Video
2021 Outstanding Student Engagement Awardee is Ricki Martin, Master of Social Work
Ricki Martin embodies the essence of the outstanding student engagement award with her commitment to community engagement and student leadership across seven organizations. As a Master of Social Work student, Ricki has interned with Life Choices and CHOICES Memphis Reproductive Health. Her drive for social and reproductive justice and equity extends to her involvement with community and student leadership roles. As board member for the Tennessee Health Care Campaign and pregnancy, birth, and postpartum doula at Birth Strides, Ricki helps to advocate for all Tennesseans to have access to high quality, affordable, and equitable healthcare. Ricki’s community and student engagement exemplifies SUAPP’s mission and vision of connecting student learning and research to critical community issues to enhancing the quality of life, well-being, and prosperity. Learn more about Ricki and her work here - READ HER BIO.
Student Posters
The School of Social Work at the University of Memphis invited students at the baccalaureate or masters levels in social work and related disciplines to submit abstracts for poster presentations at the symposium. Students in social work and related fields at all levels were strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. View all of the submitted posters.