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In honor of Pride Month, Professor Gary Bailey shares his thoughts on the comparison of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how the lack of response to the HIV/AIDS crisis differed from the swift actions taken by U.S. government officials when faced with COVID-19.

• Social Justice & Advocacy

Dear Friends of Simmons University, I am so pleased to have the opportunity to reflect on the role of research at Simmons University, and to offer this Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019 that features the research accomplishments of faculty...

• Research

This grant will help increase the number of trained social workers who can deliver high-quality care to underserved populations dealing with substance use disorders.

• Awards and Honors
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

Virtual training offers crucial information about the latest trends, technologies and best practices in the rapidly growing field of telebehavioral health.

• Research
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

"Race and Disability in Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner," co-authored by Professor Lydia Ogden, asks clinical social workers to turn a critical eye toward media accounts of police violence, racism, and ableism in order to better treat their clients.

• Research
• Social Justice & Advocacy
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

Online training helps health professionals meet state law Chapter 260 requirements and prepares them for work with survivors and others impacted by domestic and sexual violence.

• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

Simmons University proudly announced today that Tamara Cadet, Ph.D., L.I.C.S.W., M.P.H., an Associate Professor at the Simmons School of Social Work, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to optimize colorectal cancer screening decisions among older adults with low health literacy.

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• Research
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

Take a look back at Simmons' top 10 moments and stories from 2019!

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