Social work faculty member Dr. Ijeoma Ogbonnaya (Diversity Applicant) and Dr. Susan Kiene of the Graduate School of Public Health (Principal Investigator) have been awarded a two-year, $404,116 grant by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV status disclosure, care, and testing among women […]

We are saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor Maria Sardiñas on Easter Sunday. Ms. Sardiñas was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1925. Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Habana, Cuba, where she studied Chemistry and Medical Social Work. She obtained her MSW in 1957 from Columbia University. Her thesis, “The Mexican Immigrant: […]

To celebrate Social Work Month, the School of Social Work held its annual All School Day – a conference for students and faculty to examine a social work issue in depth. This year our theme was “Social Work on the Border.” Our keynote speaker was Dr. Luis Zayas of the University of Texas-Austin, who has […]

Each year the SDSU School of Social Work joins other schools across the country in celebrating Social Work Month by having an “All School Day” in March.      During this day, SDSU School of Social Work cancels classes so that social work students may gather with faculty and staff to hear speakers address the […]

The School of Social Work is sad to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus James (Jim) Ajemian who taught at SDSU from 1970-2003.  He died in his home on February 14, 2018.   He is mourned by faculty and generations of students. Dr. Tom Packard, who had the opportunity to be taught by Jim and later […]