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SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH & SERVICE

Providing support to researchers so they may successfully carry out transformative social work scholarship


Social Welfare Research Centers

Center for Community Engagement and Collaboration

CCEC

Center for Community Engagement and Collaboration
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CRADO

Center for Research on Aging & Disability Options
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LGBTQ+

Center for LGBTQ+ Research & Advocacy

Social Welfare Research Centers

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CRTS

Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family Community & Social Justice
CAHE

CAHE

Center for the Advancement of Health Equity
Toni

Toni Johnson Center

Toni Johnson Center for Racial and Social Justice

Laura Ramirez, Ojibway, speaks during a panel on Social Work at Indigenous Educators during the 2024 CSWE Annual Program Meeting

Laura Ramirez, Ojibway, speaks during a panel on Social Work at Indigenous Educators during the 2024 CSWE Annual Program Meeting

Researcher Kiley Liming presents findings from a telehealth study during the 2024 CSWE Annual Program Meeting

Researcher Kiley Liming presents findings from a telehealth study during the 2024 CSWE Annual Program Meeting

Melinda Lewis, Amittia Parker and Christina Boyd at the Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas Annual Conference for Behavioral Health

Melinda Lewis, Amittia Parker and Christina Boyd at the Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas Annual Conference for Behavioral Health


2023 Research Metrics

14
Number of Funding Sponsors (Fiscal Year)
72
Research Presentations
143
Research Related Community Partners
24
Students working on Research Projects

Research Impact

KS impact

Impact on Kansas

Student Metrics

Student outcomes related to our research

Initiatives, Resources & Support

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Research Projects

20+ projects that expand across the state of Kansas and beyond
KU SSW Students at 2022 APM meeting

Students In Research

Participation in research provides students with the opportunity to critically apply classroom knowledge to real-world community-based examination of social conditions and solutions. Students learn how to conduct, disseminate & translate research
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Connecting With Community

View videos of some of our past research presentations
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Research Publications & Presentations

Our most recent publications, presentations and research projects within our research focus areas

Research Stories

Social Welfare assistant professor Whitney Grube is focuses on helping the most vulnerable.

Social Welfare Assistant Professor wants research to help children with mental illness

Whitney Grube focuses her research on community mental health, and children and teens experiencing serious emotional disturbances.
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KU Social Welfare faculty, researchers to present at CSWE 2024 Annual Program Meeting

Faculty and researchers will share their work during the annual conference on social work education, taking place Oct. 24-27 in Kansas City.
Fall color on the KU campus in 2023.

Social Welfare fall research events aim to facilitate important discussions

Research events cover self-care in election season, a pilot program to train social work students in supporting survivors of domestic violence, and faculty research on gender-affirming care.
Michelle Levy awarded 2024 Suzanne & Harry Statland Research Staff Award

Michelle Levy awarded 2024 Suzanne & Harry Statland Research Staff Award

Levy has published and presented nationally and internationally. Her work includes leadership of a program that received the inaugural Academic Excellence Award from the American Public Human Services Association.

Research Briefs

Briefs and fact sheets
Catch up on KU Social Welfare research
Research Briefs



Upcoming Research Events