May 6, 2026Set to graduate with her MSW, Wida Saber is applying her education to nonprofit leadership and clinical practice.
April 30, 2026As she prepares to graduate from George Mason, first-generation student Evelyn Carcamo supports immigrant and refugee survivors while working toward a career in clinical social work.
November 6, 2025Navy veteran Becca Simon says coming to George Mason University and her experience as a student in the College of Public Health Department of Social Work has been life-changing.
November 3, 2025Studies from George Mason University show StrongerMemory boosts memory, focus and well-being.
August 13, 2025Congratulations to the tenured and promoted faculty, whose dedication to the college has furthered our mission of building healthier futures through interprofessional education and innovative research.
May 21, 2025BSW student Nallely Calles Ortega and MSW student Betzy Balladares Oviedo were honored with Student of the Year Awards from the National Association of Social Workers Metro D.C. Chapter for their exemplary academic performance, contributions to community service during their practicums, and work advocating for social work education equity.
June 21, 2024Body image and overall health found important to the sexual health of older gay men, according to new studies.
May 21, 2024While working on their master’s degrees in social work at George Mason University, College of Public Health alumni Kendall Barrett, Madeline Holden, and Harveen Pantleay took part in field research on ageism in health care and are now using those skills in their careers.
August 23, 2023Associate Professor Carol Cleaveland began exploring Latino immigration in 2004 utilizing ethnographic research methods and working with Mexican day laborers in Freehold, N.J., to understand how the day laborers negotiated police harassment and anti-immigrant ordinances. Since 2013, Dr. Cleaveland’s work has focused on Latinas from Central America and immigration-related trauma, including experiences in human smuggling. She was awarded study leave during the Spring 2023 semester to complete her work on two projects.
March 3, 2023Social work breaks barriers