COH Faculty receive recognition at Faculty Development Awards Celebration
UAA’s Faculty Development and Instructional Support unit announce the recipients of 2021-2022 Faculty Development Awards, which included numerous COH faculty and staff!
College of Health News
UAA researchers hope to move child welfare away from separation and toward community building
Human Services Professor Dr. Yvonne Chase and Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Ullrich were featured in an Alaska Public Media article about a study they co-authored in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment, titled "A Connectedness Framework: Breaking the Cycle of Child Removal for Black and Indigenous Children." The study explores alternative child welfare strategies to limit family separation.
Faculty Spotlight: Meet adjunct Carey Brown
Carey Brown is an adjunct in the Department of Human Services who is teaching three courses this Spring 2021 semester and will continue in the future at the College of Health.
Former Deputy AG Rob Henderson Joins Justice Center
Assistant Professor Rob Henderson brings experience as a long-time Alaska prosecutor—and as an alum of the Justice Center himself. Now he’s ready to inspire students pursuing their own legal and justice careers.
How UAA’s Justice Information Center is using data to help policymakers
Former Governor Sean Parnell was launching his Choose Respect Initiative, a campaign to end the epidemic of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child sexual abuse in the state. His administration tapped the University of Alaska Anchorage's Justice Center to help provide research and data to measure the effectiveness of the campaign.
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