Social Work & Human Services

Serbian delegates to visit campus, learn about LGBT domestic violence issues from international expert, others

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Seth Bauguess

This week, Wright State University is welcoming a group of delegates from Serbia who are visiting Dayton to learn more about best practices to mediate and mitigate domestic violence.
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Breaking the code

Senior Mallory Holler learns Morse code for communication and independence
Posted on September 2, 2014 by Reilly Dixon
Mallory Holler with her service dog Sparrow

Mallory Holler, a senior rehabilitations services major at Wright State, uses Morse code to help her communication and gain more independence. Continue reading →

Cuba connection

Wright State’s Gina Oswald gets up-close view of disability services in Caribbean nation
Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Gina Oswald

Gina Oswald, director of the Rehabilitation Services and Transition To Work programs, spent a week in Havana with a national delegation exploring disability services in Cuba. Continue reading →

Video: Veteran pays it forward after own struggle

Tyler Thompson

A retired sergeant is giving back to his fellow soldiers after fighting a battle he never expected. The Veteran and Military Center at Wright State University’s Allyn Hall is the most likely place you will find Tyler Thompson. The junior at … Continue reading →

Wright State grad appointed to presidential committee on disability

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Zachary Holler

Zachary Holler ’12 appointed by President Obama to a panel designed to advise the federal government on matters related to people with disabilities. Continue reading →

Life-changing mission

Tyler Thompson overcame PTSD to become a leader in the Veteran and Military Center with plans to work with veterans after he graduates.
Posted on May 14, 2014 by Bob Mihalek
Tyler Thompson

Tyler Thompson overcame PTSD to become a leader in the Veteran and Military Center with plans to work with veterans after he graduates. Continue reading →

Wright State student crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio, advances to national pageant

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Reilly Dixon
Elizabeth Schrack

Wright State student Elizabeth Schrack won the 2014 Ms. Wheelchair Ohio pageant and will represent the state at a national competition in August. Continue reading →

Student health care project attracts U.S. senator, president of Enroll America to Wright State

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Sherrod Brown, Sasha Cahill and Kellie Jean Roberts

A project by Wright State social work students to help fellow students sign up for health insurance drew a U.S. senator and the president of Enroll America to campus. Continue reading →

Wright State alumna publishes young adult novel on normalcy and romance

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Reilly Dixon
Sara Pyszka

Wright State 2010 graduate Sara Pyszka has released a YA book “Dancing Daisies,” a coming-of-age drama about a 17-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. Continue reading →

Wright State named a top college for teacher education

Excerpt Wright State has been named a top college for teacher education by a national organization that has become a leader in providing educational information to libraries, high schools and career centers across the country. The online College Database ranked … Continue reading →