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Alumni May 18, 2023

A Generous Supporter: Mary Elizabeth Haskell '54

Mary Elizabeth Haskell ’54 had a modest, disciplined existence. Haskell, who for decades…

Mary Elizabeth Haskell '54 during a trip to China.

InDepth April 25, 2023

Spring InDepth Available Online

The spring 2023 edition of InDepth is now available online. The biannual magazine of Smith…

Cover of InDepth magazine from Spring 2023 featuring a mother and child sitting on the ground looking at a book during a prayer service.

Ph.D. April 04, 2023

Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline: Ph.D. Student Kim Hasaan

When Radiyyah “Kim” Hasaan entered the Smith School for Social Work in the summer of 2…

Kim Hasaan sits in a classroom listening intently as someone speaks.

Alumni March 24, 2023

Navigating Identity Challenges: Kelly Wise, M.S.W. '05, Ph.D.

As a college student, Kelly Wise, M.S.W. ’05, Ph.D., was the person who friends sought o…

Kelly Wise listens to a person just out of frame.

Ph.D. March 21, 2023

Seeking More Practice Depth: Ph.D. Student Michelle Marchese

Michelle Marchese came to social work after earlier careers in music, hospitality and foun…

Ph.D. student Michelle Marchese smiles at the camera.

Faculty March 11, 2023

Shooting for the Moon: Solving the Crisis of Children's Mental Health

More and more children in the U.S. are ending up in emergency rooms because of mental heal…

Professor Hannah Karpman smiles at the camera. She is wearing a blue top and her shoulder length brown hair is down.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Working to Support Families: Professor Marsha Kline Pruett

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., M.S.L., Ph.D., ABPP, a specialist in co-parenting and family development who describes her focus as “a broader, more inclusive view of family structures,” has been busily working on building and growing tools and interventions focused on family systems dynamics.

Marsha Kline Pruett stands in front of a blackboard with a diagram reading parent 1, parent 2, child drawn on it.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Supporting Adolescent Mental Health Literacy: Professor Ora Nakash

The disruption, isolation and loss caused by the coronavirus pandemic spurred a youth ment…

Ora Nakash gestures with her hands as she speaks with Ph.D. students.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Bending the System in a Positive Direction: Professor Hannah Karpman

To Assistant Professor Hannah Karpman, M.S.W., Ph.D., the many research and student mentor…

Hannah Karpman teaches a classroom full of students.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Aha Moments in the Classroom: Professor Kenta Asakura

Twenty years after coming to SSW as an M.S.W. student, Kenta Asakura has returned as…

Kenta Asakura leans on a stone pillar. He is wearing a suit.