SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH & SERVICE
Providing support to researchers so they may successfully carry out transformative social work scholarship
Social Welfare Research Centers
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
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
Impact on Kansas
Student outcomes related to our research
Initiatives, Resources & Support
Research Projects
20+ projects that expand across the state of Kansas and beyond
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
Research Publications & Presentations
Our most recent publications, presentations and research projects within our research focus areas
Research Stories
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.
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.
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
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.
Upcoming Research Events
