AASWSW News: 10 New Fellows Selected for Class of 2025

Each year new Fellows are inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), 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 is proud to announce that we are inducting ten leaders within the field on Saturday, January 18, 2025 during the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference.

Congratulations to our upcoming Class of 2025!  Fellows to be inducted in January 2025 include:

Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D.
Senior Global Futures Scientist and Professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University

Ramona W. Denby-Brinson, Ph.D.
Dean & Wallace H. Kuralt, Sr. Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Karen Tabb Dina, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jeremy T. Goldbach, Ph.D.
Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health and Education, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University

Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Social Work, Boston University

Anthony M. Hassan, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cohen Veterans Network

Jin Huang, Ph.D.
William and Helen Reichmann Professor, School of Social Work, Saint Louis University

Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Ph.D.
Barry Family Professor in Social Work, School of Social Work, Boston College

Gina E. Miranda Samuels, Ph.D.
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago

Heather Nicole Taussig, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

The ceremony will be held at the Sheraton Grand Seattle hotel from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm in the Willow A & B ballroom. Induction ceremony starts at 7:30 pm sharp, with the reception to follow immediately after. All Fellows are welcome to attend and have received an emailed calendar invite.