Stories

Berringer, an assistant professor at the KU School of Social Welfare, dedicates her research to exploring the relationships, paradoxes, and tensions inherent to the LGBTQ movement in the United States was sparked in her childhood, going to elementary school in Greenwich Village in New York City. She was interested in the gay liberation movement as it happened around her and, later, in the social movement’s intersections with social work.

The Resilience Alliance, an intervention for child welfare service providers in Kansas, was found to help reduce the secondary traumatic stress associated with working amid stressful family environments, according to University of Kansas researchers. They believe the findings can lead to reduced burnout among the workforce and lead to better service outcomes for families.

On Sept. 26, KUSSW faculty, staff, and students will travel to Cornerstones of Care’s Ozanam Campus in Kansas City, Mo. to volunteer and learn more about sustainability, healing green spaces and community development.

Three social workers holding office in different levels of government will discuss ethical social work practice in their positions.

KU School of Social Welfare Assistant Professor Claire Willey-Sthapit is one of 12 University of Kansas faculty members selected as 2025-26 Spotlight on Faculty Excellence honorees. Willey-Sthapit, whose extensive research in Nepal highlights how people and communities deal with domestic violence, was honored during the KU volleyball game on Friday, Sept. 26.

The Spotlight on Faculty Excellence recognizes faculty contributions in research, scholarship and creative activity. Each honoree is recognized during a KU Athletics event.