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Jiaming Liang, PhD ’22, awarded the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (IJBM) Regional Award for Excellence in Publication in Behavioral Medicine (North America) for his paper on “The Role of Social Isolation on Mediating Depression and Anxiety among Primary Family Caregivers
Professors María Aranda and Yuri Jang honored by USC at the 44th Annual Faculty Academic Honors Convocation ceremony on April 16, 2025 in recognition of their induction into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), one the highest honors bestowed in
Juyoung Park was honored with the 2024 Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) Dissertation Proposal Award and selected as a 2024 GSA Diversity Mentoring and Career Development Fellow. These prestigious awards celebrate innovative research addressing critical social work challenges
Six professors of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world for 2023 in a study by Elsevier and Stanford University.
Announcement from the California governor’s office, featuring comment from María P. Aranda, member of the Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention and Preparedness Task Force led by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Spanish language panel, co-produced with colleagues from the USC Caregiver Resource Center.
María P. Aranda, the Margaret W. Driscoll/Louise M. Clevenger professor in Social Policy and Administration and executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, is named the 2024 recipient of the Research Recognition Award from the National Hispanic
Two distinguished faculty members of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are selected for induction into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) for 2024. María P. Aranda, the Margaret W. Driscoll/Louise M. Clevenger Professor
An A-list of researchers from across USC is building a dementia cost model that will generate comprehensive national, annual estimates of the cost of dementia that could benefit patients and their families, thanks to a five-year, $8.2 million federal grant
