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News
Faculty & Research
04/07

New study explores how economic stressors and vaccination shaped mental health during the pandemic
A new paper co-authored by SP2’s Dr. Chenyi Ma explores the impact of job loss, food insecurity, and COVID-19 vaccination on anxiety levels among different demographic groups in the United States during the pandemic.
News
Faculty & Research
03/27

Storytelling and social work intersect in book edited by SP2’s Dr. Jacqueline Corcoran
Seeking a fresh approach to prepare social work students for their careers, SP2 Professor Jacqueline Corcoran came up with a concept at the intersection of storytelling and social work for her recent edited collection, “What Do Social Workers Do All Day? Real-Life Cases for Generalist Practice.”
News
Faculty & Research
03/21

Cultivating compassion & building community
Compassion was the focus of a special workshop opportunity offered last semester to faculty, staff, and students of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Annenberg School for Communication.