The Center on Race and Social Problems has been selected as the 2020 UPSIDE Award winner. The University of Pittsburgh’s strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is wholly present within the initiatives of the Center on Race and Social Problems. The extensive programming and services facilitated through the Center on Race and Social Problems impressed the nominations review committee. We invite you to join us at the award announcement to take place at the Creating A Just Community program on January 20, 2021 (11am-12:30pm). 

The 2021 SSWR Annual Conference begins tomorrow, January 19th. See the full schedule of faculty and PhD students presenting at SSWR 2021 Annual Conference on the Pitt Social Work website.

Research Associate Professor Mary Beth Rauktis was a contributor the new book Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System (Child Maltreatment Book 11). Rauktis co-authored "Chapter 16

Family Meetings as a System Reform

to Address Racial Disproportionality

and Disparities." Available now on Amazon. For more information please reach our to Dr. Rauktis directly at mar104@pitt.edu.

Associate Professor Mary Ohmer has received $140,000 in year three funding from AmeriCorps (formerly Corporation for National and Community Service) for Dr. Ohmer and Dr. Shannah-Tharp Gilliam’s (Homewood Children’s Village) Research for Equity and Power project to continue to disseminate the Homewood project results, including their Equitable Development Playbook, and to replicate the project in Hazelwood, in collaboration with the Hazelwood Initiative and Center of Life.  

Pitt School of Social Work faculty and staff engage with their communities through research as well as volunteer opportunities. See the full list of board that Pitt Social Work faculty and staff participate in on the website.