Joint Program in Social Work

Universities of NCA&T and UNCG

We are pleased to report that Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson (Health Disparities Researcher) was selected to participate as a Subject Matter Expert in a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) meeting on June 26, 2018 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  This meeting is part of a larger effort being led by CDC’s Division of Diabetes […]

[maxbutton id=”7″ ] [maxbutton id=”9″ ] Announcing the Joint Ph.D. in Social Work! The Board of Governors for the UNC System today approved the establishment of a Joint Ph.D. in Social Work between UNC Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University. The Social Work Ph.D. program, which has been in development for the past […]

Congratulations to Dr. Yarneccia Dyson for being one of the 2018 HHS Research Excellence Grant Recipients! These projects include basic research, applied/community engaged research, implementation/feasibility studies and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research designs reflecting the breadth of methodologies employed within HHS. Dr. Dyson’s featured research is Addressing the sexual health needs of African-American College Students […]

Dr. Jay Poole  received new funding from Cone Health Foundation for the project “College Park Clinic.” The College Park Clinic will provide harm reduction services to those who are using opiates and will include screening, assessment, brief intervention, referral, syringe exchange, and education. These services represent a community-based collaborative effort between GCSTOP, The Congregational Nursing […]

Dr. Danielle Swick received new funding from the North Carolina School-Based Health Alliance for the project “An Analysis of RAAPS Data from North Carolina School-Based Health Centers.” The purpose of this project is to develop an initial survey to assess the North Carolina School-Based Health Centers’ (SBHCs) current use of RAAPS and for those using […]