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Encourage. Inform. Promote. Celebrate.
We are an honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare.
Meet the Class of 2026
The Academy welcomed 9 new Fellows at an induction ceremony during the 2026 Society for Social Work Research Conference.
Welcome the 2026 Board
The Academy welcomed two newly elected and three returning members to its 2026 Board of Directors, alongside ten continuing members.
AASWSW Fellow News: Wealth, Philanthropy, and the Common Good
AASWSW Fellow News: Aging, Health, and Homelessness in Later Life
The Welfare State Rulebook: Women, the Family Ethic and U.S. Social Policy
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Fellows
Dennis P. Culhane, PhD
Inducted in 2016
Dennis Culhane is the Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy at the School of Social Policy and Practice at The University of Pennsylvania, a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Population Studies, and the Director of Research for the National Center on Homelessness among Veterans at the
Michael Sherraden, PhD
Inducted in 2010
Michael Sherraden is the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Center for Social Development (CSD), Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. Sherraden grew up working in a small family grocery store in Kansas, with parents who worked long hours yet also
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Inducted in 2012
Zimmerman is a University Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Public Health; Co-Director of the Program on Aging, Chronic Illness, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC); and Director of the national Center for Excellence in
Key Areas
AdvancingSocial Good
Our society seeks to advance the field of social welfare and social work by serving as a convener for thought leaders, encouraging the recognition of outstanding research and practice; and promoting examination of social policy.