ʻOhana Day 2018
Congratulations to the BSWO, GSO & Nu Sigma Phi Alpha organizations for a successful ʻOhana Day at Magic Island. It was so nice to see many of our students who are new to Oahu bring their family and friends too!…
UH Center on Aging recently hosted visiting colleague, Kohei Kajiwara, PhD
UH Center on Aging recently hosted visiting colleague, Kohei Kajiwara, PhD, faculty member of Hiroshima University, Japan. During his 10-day visit, Dr. Kajiwara presented on aging in Japan and his dementia caregiving research and met with various UH researchers and…
Gartley Hall Naming Opportunity
For more information contact: Jared Fukushima University of Hawaiʻi Foundation E-mail: jared.fukushima@uhfoundation.org Phone: 808-953-0535 Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health Gartley Hall Naming Opportunity GARTLEY HALL :: BASEMENT Gartley 001 Distance Education Pod Size: 911 sq. ft.…
MBT SSW Professor featured in CNN.com Article
Assistant Professor Christabel Cheung shares her personal and professional research experience with CNN.com "Today, Cheung calls herself an "embodied researcher": essentially, a researcher who is also a cancer patient. "I'm really interested in the financial toxicity of cancer in this…
Ito Family Foundation Scholarship Awardees AY 2017-2018
MSW students, Jasmin Chang and Paul Richard "Malu" Cassiday III were this year's recipients of the Gordon and June Ito Foundation Scholarship for Social Work. They were honored at the annual holiday celebration hosted by the Ito Family Foundation on…
Pizza with Professionals
Kathleen Rhoads Merriam, LSW (Class of 2012) was a guest panelist at the "Pizza with Professionals" event coordinated through the Mānoa Sophomore Experience (Office of Undergraduate Education) on October 29, 2017. Students were invited to meet and interview alumni who…
MBTSSW Professor Apointed to State’s Elderly Affairs Policy Board
Governor David Ige has appointed Dr. Colette Browne to the State's Policy Board for Elderly Affairs. Previously, Dr. Browne was a gubernatorial appointee by Governors Ariyoshi, Waihee, and Cayetano. The Board's has a social policy and advocacy function on behalf…
PhD Student Successfully Defends Dissertation
Vijaya Perumal successfully defended her final oral examination titled "Gender, Perceived Health Status, and Social Support Amongst Oahu's Homeless" on November 21, 2017. The Chair of her committee was Dr. Meda Chesney-Lind. Committee Members included Dr. Brad Nakamura, Dr. Seunghye…
MBTSSW 80th Anniversary Gala
On Friday, October 28, 2016 the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work held their 80th Anniversary Gala at the Japanese Cultural Center, Mānoa Grand Ballroom. The Gala honored Clorinda Low Lucas, Senator Susie Chun Oakland, and The Queen’s Health…
Myron B. Thompson Reorganization: Department of Social Work, Office of Public Health Studies, Center on Aging
Effective July 1, 2016, the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work (MBT SSW) has been reorganized and is now home to the Department of Social Work, the Office of Public Health Studies and the Center on Aging. Dean Noreen…