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CFS 1062 Summer Course
Equality in the Digital World: LSU Faculty Develop Software to Combat Discrimination
Over the past few years, Sharing Economy (SE) services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have become a main facilitator of economic growth and shared prosperity in modern-day societies.Though this form of direct business exchange has been linked to significant levels of economic growth, especially in communities at the lower end of the economic ladder, recent research has exposed a serious discrimination problem affecting these platforms called digital discrimination. LSU Computer Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nash Mahmoud and LSU School of Social Work Associate Professor Michelle Livermore propose a first-of-its-kind conceptual framework for modeling and countering discrimination in the SE market.

CFS 1062 Summer Course
Equality in the Digital World: LSU Faculty Develop Software to Combat Discrimination
Over the past few years, Sharing Economy (SE) services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have become a main facilitator of economic growth and shared prosperity in modern-day societies.Though this form of direct business exchange has been linked to significant levels of economic growth, especially in communities at the lower end of the economic ladder, recent research has exposed a serious discrimination problem affecting these platforms called digital discrimination. LSU Computer Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nash Mahmoud and LSU School of Social Work Associate Professor Michelle Livermore propose a first-of-its-kind conceptual framework for modeling and countering discrimination in the SE market.
School of Social Work Celebrates Black History Month
During Black History Month, we highlight and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black and African American citizens to our nation. We recognize that shining this spotlight is both appropriate and necessary as Black citizens have for too long been invisible, marginalized, and silenced in America.
MSW Virtual Open House February 18
We are hosting a virtual open house meeting on February 18 from 1-3 PM for anyone interested in applying and being a part of the Master of Social work program. We're ready to answer any questions you may have and discuss this awesome program with you! Come hang with us to get more information on all of our programs, how to apply, prerequisites, GRE/GPA requirements and more.
LSU School of Social Work's MSW Program Receives National Accreditation
The Master of Social Work (MSW) program, of the LSU School of Social Work received accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education, or CSWE, valid through October 2028.
Scott Wilks Tiger Profile
LSU School of Social Work Professor Scott E. Wilks is focused on helping the state’s older population, and as the COVID-19 pandemic grew, he got to work to address the virus’ impact on Louisiana families who take care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, or ADRD.
Self-Care, Sensitivity, & Social Unity: The Silver Lining of Embracing Awareness to Avoid Stress Burnout
This workshop will examine the role self-care plays in helping to avoid stress burnout, fears created by racial insensitivity, and strain from lack of social unity. Avis K. Brown, LCSW-BACS will use her signature framework "Silver Lining Self-Care Treatment Plan" to help participants discover how to create a personal "Self-Care Treatment Plan."
Dr. Cassandra D. Chaney has been named the J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professor
The LSU School of Social Work is pleased to announce that Dr. Cassandra D. Chaney has been named the J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professor in the College of Human Sciences & Education. Dr. Chaney is a faculty member in the School’s Child & Family Studies Program.
A Long Time Coming—LSU Alumna Shines New Light on Incarceration and 20-Year-Old LSU Social Work Case
Louisiana State University (LSU) alumna Monique Morrison has optioned both the book rights and the story rights related to a death penalty mitigation case researched by LSU Professor of Research and Director Emerita of the LSU Social Research and Evaluation Center Cecile Guin in the late ’90s. Morrison now has plans for a TV series called The Farm to be centered around Angola Prison, the former slave plantation turned Louisiana State Penitentiary, where Feltus Taylor spent the last nine years of his life before his execution by lethal injection.
LSU School of Social Work Awarded $2.5 Million to Expand Mental Health Services in Louisiana Schools
LSU School of Social Work (SSW) has been awarded a 5-year, $2.5 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to expand and strengthen the state’s school-based mental health workforce. The Louisiana School Social Work Expansion Project (LaSSWx), a partnership between LSU SSW and LDOE, will provide enhanced mental health services to students in high-need K-12 schools, help build the school-based mental health workforce to provide students with multi-tiered systems of support, and improve school culture and climate to better prepare students for employment, responsible citizenship, and fulfilling lives.
#FeedItForward
How a pandemic, an assignment deadline and a community's generosity provided much more than lunch for under-appreciated local healthcare heroes
School of Social Work Director Releases Statement Addressing the Death of George Floyd
School of Social Work Director's Statement In Response to the murder of George Floyd
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Funds LSU Social Work Professor’s Efforts to Provide Care to Alzheimer’s Caregivers
LSU School of Social Work Professor Scott E. Wilks has been awarded a $90,625 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA. The project will address the impact of COVID-19 on Louisiana residents who care at home for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, or ADRD.
More Than Glitter & Sparkles: CHSE Senior Keighley Kelley Continues Mental Health Advocacy as the Longest Reigning Miss LSU You can certainly make changes.
Keighley Kelley of Mandeville, LA is a senior in the School of Education pursuing a major of Child and Family Studies.
Study Abroad in the British Isles
Study in Dublin, Belfast, and London summer 2021
LSU Social Work Professor’s New Book Chronicles Police Brutality and the African American Community
BATON ROUGE – Given the increasing attention to unarmed African Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of police, LSU School of Social Work Professor of Child and Family Studies Cassandra Chaney examined community sentiment regarding police in her new book titled “Police Use of Excessive Force against African Americans: Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions.” The book delves into how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police.
LSU's Conrad Offers Social Work Expertise to A Community Conversation on Domestic Violence Awareness
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the City of Central C.A.R.E.S. (Community Awareness Resources Educational Support) presents a panel discussion that includes LSU's Brandi Conrad, DSW, LCSW-BACS..
LSU's Wilks awarded $3.73 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Care
LSU School of Social Work (LSU SSW), in partnership with Ochsner Health System, Chamberlain University College of Nursing and Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area in Baton Rouge is proud to announce a 5-year, $3.73 million initiative to improve the quality of life for Louisiana residents and families living with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, or ADRD. Since its inception in 2014, this federal grant program has approved 92 proposals. The LSU School of Social Work is one of only three social work programs nationally to receive this funding recognition.
Advocating for Immigrants
Assistant Professor Jennifer Scott, PhD and LSU Immigration Law Clinic's Lauren Aronson, JD, created a program to train social workers, lawyers and interpreters to how to better collaborate to help immigrants.
Laura D'Aquin, SSW Alumna, Speaks on Her LSU Experience
Laura D'Aquin, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, graduated from LSU in 2014. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Studies. She currently resides in the Houston, Texas area working as a Certified Child Life Specialist at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital.