March 10, 2026
“Women’s Resistance in Global Context” analyzes historical and contemporary examples of women serving as resistance actors across various regions of the world.
Faculty
February 13, 2026
Bond’s work centers on understanding and addressing the complex intersections of housing insecurity, behavioral health, and access to care, priorities shaped by her own professional practice and advocacy experience in social work.
February 3, 2026
Dr. Tia Hollingshead-Styer joins the University of Kentucky College of Social Work from Utah, where she’s been serving her community as an assistant professor, a certified crisis worker, a support to public safety professionals and a subject matter expert for the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
January 28, 2026
Dr. Deborah “Debbie” Chanan, an experienced K-12 mental health professional and higher education leader, has been appointed as an Instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work.
January 27, 2026
Sterner, who joined the College in August of 2025, is committed to community-based research and engagement, leading projects that span substance use, human trafficking, gambling, and public safety.
January 26, 2026
January 22, 2026
Dr. Corina M. Barker, an experienced clinician and suicide-prevention specialist, has been appointed as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work.
January 8, 2026
The College of Social Work is pleased to welcome Dr. Karen Durham, an experienced clinician and dedicated advocate for perinatal and military behavioral health, to our faculty.
September 30, 2025
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joy Richardson, DSW class of 2025 back to the University of Kentucky as a Clinical Instructor.
September 30, 2025
Wetmur and her team will engage in intensive foresight training, develop innovative projects, and contribute to publications that will help shape the future of social work practice and research.
September 29, 2025
UK Social Work’s Dr. Laneshia Conner just earned a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH.
September 24, 2025
Join us in welcoming Kelly Cervenec Spears as lecturer at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work!
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College of Social Work’s Dr. Victoria Collins publishes new book
“Women’s Resistance in Global Context” analyzes historical and contemporary examples of women serving as resistance actors across various regions of the world.
March 10, 2026
Social Work’s Lynden Bond selected as UK ASCEND Scholar
Bond’s work centers on understanding and addressing the complex intersections of housing insecurity, behavioral health, and access to care, priorities shaped by her own professional practice and advocacy experience in social work.
February 13, 2026
Tia Hollingshead-Styer Joins the College of Social Work as Clinical Instructor
Dr. Tia Hollingshead-Styer joins the University of Kentucky College of Social Work from Utah, where she’s been serving her community as an assistant professor, a certified crisis worker, a support to public safety professionals and a subject matter expert for the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
February 3, 2026
Debbie Chanan Joins College of Social Work as Clinical Instructor
Dr. Deborah “Debbie” Chanan, an experienced K-12 mental health professional and higher education leader, has been appointed as an Instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work.
January 28, 2026
Dr. Glenn Sterner releases new report on online gambling prevalence
Sterner, who joined the College in August of 2025, is committed to community-based research and engagement, leading projects that span substance use, human trafficking, gambling, and public safety.
January 27, 2026
BASW Program Director Dr. Shelita Jackson earns 2026 Catalyst Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is proud to celebrate Dr. Shelita Jackson, director of the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) program, as
January 26, 2026
Corina Barker Joins the College of Social Work as Clinical Instructor
Dr. Corina M. Barker, an experienced clinician and suicide-prevention specialist, has been appointed as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work.
January 22, 2026
Karen Durham Joins the College of Social Work as Clinical Instructor
The College of Social Work is pleased to welcome Dr. Karen Durham, an experienced clinician and dedicated advocate for perinatal and military behavioral health, to our faculty.
January 8, 2026
College of Social Work Welcomes Dr. Joy Richardson as Clinical Instructor
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joy Richardson, DSW class of 2025 back to the University of Kentucky as a Clinical Instructor.
September 30, 2025
Dr. Allison Wetmur Named Future Lead for Social Work Grand Challenges Futures Project
Wetmur and her team will engage in intensive foresight training, develop innovative projects, and contribute to publications that will help shape the future of social work practice and research.
September 30, 2025
Social work researcher secures grant to advance community health for older adults
UK Social Work’s Dr. Laneshia Conner just earned a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH.
September 29, 2025
University of Kentucky College of Social Work Welcomes Kelly Cervenec Spears as Lecturer
Join us in welcoming Kelly Cervenec Spears as lecturer at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work!
September 24, 2025