Search Results for: "VCU Publishing Research Award"

Social Work in Divisive Times: Navigating Dual Roles Across Eras and Movements

Social Work in Divisive Times: Navigating Dual Roles Across Eras and Movements Justin S. Harty, Ph.D., Arizona State University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2770-6869 November 6, 2024 Social work is often celebrated for its commitment to social justice, aiding vulnerable populations, and driving societal change. Yet, this narrative too frequently fails to grapple with the darker elements of the…

Harty, Justin, Ph.D.

Justin Harty, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Social Work. He earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago and holds dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. With a background as a licensed…

Elderly Homeless Crisis: History and Origins

The growing number of elderly persons experiencing homelessness requires an extensive overhaul of the welfare systems originally designed to assist houseless individuals. Elderly persons are more likely to need medical assistance, supportive housing, and disability assistance, services that the U.S. government is straining to accommodate.

Eifert, Madelena

Madelena Eifert holds a Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.) with a focus on epidemiological methods and research.

Reciprocal Aid: Fraternalism and Early Social Welfare History

By Sarah Shepherd. Fraternalism fulfilled a crucial role in society. It was a social club as well as an early form of social welfare through the principle of reciprocal aid.

Ora Brown Stokes and the Richmond Neighborhood Association

Ora Brown Stokes founded and was the driving force behind the Richmond Neighborhood Association (RNA), an organization which has received little attention despite its centrality to social welfare work among Richmond’s African Americans between 1912 and 1924, particularly among children and young women.

Lehman, Angela

Angela Lehman received a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 and a Master of Arts in history from VCU in 2023. Between 2001 and 2013, she was a freelance journalist, receiving a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship to attend the Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and…

Lessons From the Real Me – Willnette Cunningham

This remembrance is excerpted from a forthcoming book by Willnette Cunningham being prepared in collaboration with Shruti Sathish, editor. Ms. Cunningham is an AIDS survivor and HIV Awareness Activist.

Sathish, Shruti

Shruti Sathish graduated from the University of Richmond in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and minors in Health Studies and Mathematics. She is is passionate about the role of storytelling in creating social change, and since 2021 has been working with HIV awareness activist Willnette Cunningham to write Cunningham’s…

Cunningham, Willnette

Willnette Cunningham is a retired postal worker, an AIDS survivor and HIV awareness activist. She has worked for more than 15 years to raise awareness of this infection and disease, to educate on transmission and progression if not taken seriously, and to advocate for prevention of spreading of this disease. Cunningham sums up her work…