SSWR 2026 Awardees

Aaron Rosen Lecture

Karen I. Fredriksen Goldsen, PhD
University of Washington

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2026 SSWR Distinguished Career Achievement Award

Deborah K. Padgett, PhD
New York University

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SSWR Book Award for Best Scholarly Book Published

Lisa Young Larance, PhD, LCSW, LMSW
Bryn Mawr College

Larance, L.Y. (2024). Broken: Women’s Stories of Intimate and Institutional Harm and Repair. University of California Press.

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SSWR Book Award Honorable Mention

Nadine Shaanta Murshid, PhD
University at Buffalo

Murshid, N. S. (2024). Intimacies of Violence: Reading Transnational Middle-Class Women in Bangladeshi America. Oxford University Press.

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SSWR Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award

Janelle Goodwill, PhD
The University of Chicago

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SSWR Excellence in Research Award

Bernadine Y. Waller, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center – New York State Psychiatric Institute

Waller B.Y., Joseph V.A., Keyes K.M. Racial inequities in homicide rates and homicide methods among Black and White women aged 25–44 years in the USA, 1999–2020: A cross-sectional time series study. Lancet. 2024 Mar 9;403(10430):935-945. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02279-1. PMID: 38342127.

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SSWR Excellence in Research Award Honorable Mention

Bongki Woo, PhD
University of South Carolina, College of Social Work

Woo, B., Jun, J., & Kim, J. K. (2024). Racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among Asian Americans: moderating effects of colorblind racial attitude and nativity. Ethnicity & Health, 96(3), 337–347.
doi: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2442311.

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SSWR Excellence in Research Award Honorable Mention

Theda Rose, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work

Rose, T., Joe, S., & Hancock, G. R. (2024). Mediators that matter: Psychological distress, developmental assets, and educational outcomes among Black youth. Journal of Educational Psychology. doi: 10.1037/edu0000876.

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SSWR Social Policy Researcher Award (Senior Scholar Recipient)

Cecilia Ayón, PhD
University of California, Riverside

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SSWR Social Policy Researcher Award (Emerging Scholar Recipient)

Annelise Mennicke, PhD
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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SSWR Doctoral Fellows Award

Alex Fixler, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

“Policies, Penalties, and Public Safety: Measuring the Impact of State Drug Laws on Arrest and Overdose Rates”

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SSWR Doctoral Fellows Award

Laura Soltani, PhD
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

“Unconditional Cash Transfers in Refugee Resettlement: A Pilot Evaluation”

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SSWR Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award

Nari Yoo, PhD
New York University

“Unraveling Ethnic Disparities: Spatial and Virtual Access to Mental Health Services among Immigrants with Language Barriers”

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SSWR Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award

Durrell M. Washington, Sr.
Rutgers University

“Invisible Wounds and Sibling Dynamics: A Narrative Study Investigating the Influence of Juvenile Incarceration on Black Family Life”

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SSWR Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention

Monica De La Cruz, PhD
University of California, Berkeley

“Beyond Sticks and Stones: How Poverty Narratives Shape Public Assistance and Support for Guaranteed Income”

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Community-Research Partnership Award 

Ramona Beltrán, PhD and Olga González, MNM
University of Denver and Cultivando

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Community-Research Partnership Award Honorable Mention 

Jane J. Lee, PhD and Martha A. Zuniga Ortiz, MCS
University of Southern California and Entre Hermanos

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