MSU Social Work

Advocacy Day was a success✅

Nicki Moody’s Peace Corps service in Botswana helped broaden her worldview and shape a career rooted in culturally humble, community-centered social work. Read more about the experience that helped define her path: socialwork.msu.edu/news/nicki-moo…

Happy #SocialWorkDay 💚🤍

A new study in Research on Social Work Practice introduces updated bibliometric benchmarks for social work faculty and includes #MSUSocialWork professor Ronald E. Hall among the field’s top-ranked scholars for scholarly impact. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Youth aging out of foster care face higher justice-system risk. #MSUSocialWork researcher Kune Park finds emotional support is the strongest protective factor. socialwork.msu.edu/news/youth-in-…

#MSUSocialWork congratulates Dr. Fei Sun on his recent appointment as the incoming Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work @agesocialwork !

#MSUSocialWork doctoral student Kevin Yu presented in Seattle at the First-Year Experience conference, sharing his research on peer mentorship to support LGBTQ+ first-year STEM students.

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#MSUSocialWork gives huge thanks to Lou Ann Tompkins for her $150,000 gift supporting scholarships for students in the @MSUFAME program — helping students from foster care, kinship care and other independent circumstances thrive on campus.

#MSUSocialWork congratulates Jamie Griggs on receiving the @ASMSU Tribute Award for her positive impact on our students!

#MSUSocialWork congratulates Kalah Villagrana who received the “Best Early Career Scholar Article Award, 2025” from Families in Society for her article “Promoting Educational Equity for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Barriers to Interprofessional Collaboration”

New results from MSU’s 2025 Know More Campus Survey show progress in campus climate and resource awareness, while underscoring that sexual harassment and assault still impact too many students. Our director, Carrie Moylan, helped lead this work. Read more: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/01/k…

#MSUSocialWork congratulations Deirdre Shires on their new role as Associate Director of the School of Social Work!

Welcome back, #MSUSocialWork students! 💚🤍

#MSUSocialWork professor Anna Maria Santiago co-authored a new @ConversationUS piece on how exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to start using alcohol and tobacco earlier. Read it here: theconversation.com/exposure-to-ne…

#MSUSocialWork researcher Fei Sun was featured as an expert in @wallethub’s report on which states offer the strongest protections against elder abuse. Proud to see his insights shaping the conversation on aging, safety and policy. Read more 👉 #expert=Fei_Sun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wallethub.com/edu/states-wit…

One of our BASW students, Saara Ashtiani, helped bring free, comprehensive eye exams to 17 Lansing School District students through Todd Martin Youth Leadership and Mitten Mobile Eyecare. #MSUSocialWork

Many “near-poor” kids are shut out of help. MSU researcher Kyunghee Lee shows how today’s poverty line misses families whose kids still face lower math/reading scores, and why raising the threshold could narrow achievement gaps. socialwork.msu.edu/news/raising-p…

MSU Social Work researchers earned the NDACAN Outstanding Paper Award for their study linking paid family leave to lower rates of child maltreatment. Policy that supports parents protects children. 💚 🔗 msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/04/n…

Our BASW students connected with MSW alumni during Child Welfare Career Night to learn about impactful careers supporting Michigan’s youth and families. #MSUSocialWork