AASWSW Fellow News: 9 New Fellows Selected for Class of 2026

Each year new Fellows are inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW). They join an honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners who are dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare, while advancing high-impact work that advances social good. The Academy proudly announces that we will induct nine new Fellows on Saturday, January 17, 2026 during the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference at the Marriott Marquis Washington DC Hotel. The ceremony will recognize their distinguished accomplishments as scholars and leaders in research, practice, or policy.

Congratulations to our upcoming Class of 2026!  Fellows to be inducted in January 2026 include:

Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Ph.D.
Hutto-Patterson Chair and Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

Tessa Evans-Campbell, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington

Patricia L. Kohl, Ph.D.
Michelle K. Trulaske Chair and Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University

Hee Yun Lee, Ph.D.
Thomas P. Holland Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, University of Georgia

Karen D. Lincoln, Ph.D.
Professor, Joe C. Wen School of Public Health, University of California, Irvine

Jennifer E. Mosley, Ph.D.
Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago

Michelle R. Munson, Ph.D.
Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University

Danielle E. Parrish, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

Desmond U. Patton, Ph.D.
PIK Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Additional details for attendance will be shared directly with Academy Fellows and inductees.