Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
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Ann Nichols-CaseboltThank you to <strong>the</strong> IASWR Boardmembers who contributed timeand energy to fulfilling IASWR’smission on behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> socialwork pr<strong>of</strong>ession and thatcompleted terms in 2008:Ann Nichols-Casebolt, President(2002-2008); Dawn Hall Apgar,NASW Representative; PaulStuart, GADE Representative;Katharine Briar-Lawson, NADDRepresentative; and WaldoJohnson, SSWR Representative.10 2007 – 2008 Annual ReportAssociations (COSSA) spearheaded an ef<strong>for</strong>tto fur<strong>the</strong>r explore and address <strong>the</strong>se issues.IASWR is one <strong>of</strong> nine pr<strong>of</strong>essionalassociations and scientific societies thatworked closely with COSSA to sponsor aleadership retreat <strong>for</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong>diverse disciplines (from social work,medicine and nursing to biology andma<strong>the</strong>matics) and federal and foundationfunders <strong>of</strong> research and researcher training.The retreat took place in Washington, DC onFebruary 28, 2008. With support from NIHand NSF and <strong>the</strong> planning organizations, <strong>the</strong>93 participants developed an action plan thataddresses <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> early careertraining, mentorship, evaluation <strong>of</strong> researchtraining programs, and greater collaborationamong disciplines to ensure <strong>the</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>rdevelopment and maintenance <strong>of</strong> a diversescientific work<strong>for</strong>ce. For more in<strong>for</strong>mationvisit: www.cossa.org/communication/diversity_workshop/diversity.html.MILESTONESExecutive Director Joan Levy Zlotnik:• Received several Presidential Medals <strong>of</strong>Honor <strong>for</strong> her work on behalf <strong>of</strong>baccalaureate social work education andresearch at <strong>the</strong> BPD 25th ConferenceGala celebration in March 2008 inDestin, FL, including special recognitionfrom BPD’s immediate Past President,Linda Moore.• Elected as an NASW <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Work</strong> Pioneer ®in October 2007• Authored <strong>the</strong> entry on <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong><strong>Social</strong> <strong>Work</strong> <strong>Research</strong> in <strong>the</strong> 20thEdition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Work</strong>,published in 2008 by NASW & Ox<strong>for</strong>dPressSenior Program AssociateBarbara E. Solt retired fromIASWR in March 2008 after8 years <strong>of</strong> service, withrecognition <strong>for</strong> her manycontributions to IASWR,especially <strong>the</strong> editorship <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> IASWR Listserv Announcements.Rebecca Toni Hjelm, an MSW studentplaced at IASWR in 2004-2005 returnedto IASWR as Program Associate inFebruary 2008.
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