Social Work Faculty

Neighborhoods matter, according to new research. Assistant Professors Anna Parisi and Melissa L. Villodas and Graduate Research Assistant Nana Acquah at George Mason University’s Department of Social Work used secondary data to study the relationship between trauma exposure, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and substance use among women under community supervision (probation or parole).

Cleaveland and her co-author Michele Waslin are being recognized by the Association of American Publishers for their book on the struggles of women seeking asylum due to gender-based violence.

Daphne King brings awareness to the emerging topic of electronic intimate partner violence for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (February).

Women seeking asylum should not be turned away.

Male Abuse Survivors: Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to Light.

My Wife, My Abuser: A Man's Domestic Abuse Story.

Dr. Keiana Mayfield’s research interests lie at the intersection of child development and sociocultural contextual factors. Her work focuses on how families and schools influence child and adolescent development while embedded within a society with deep roots in racially oppressive ideologies.

This Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month (September), Daphne King, EdD, MSW, LCSW assistant professor in the Department of Social Work identifies signs to watch out for if you believe someone is at risk of committing suicide.

Megumi Inoue, an associate professor in George Mason's Department of Social Work, led a study-abroad program where students explored the policies, programs, and services in place in Japan to support its aging population.

Body image and overall health found important to the sexual health of older gay men, according to new studies.