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![Decolonizing and Embodiment: Healing Justice for HIV](/sw-cj/images/news/cynthia-wilks-afta-hero-880x400.jpg)
April 06, 2020
In Fall 2018, Cynthia Wilks, a second-year MSW student, partnered with David Landsman-Wohlsifer, Ph.D., LCSW, to look at HIV/AIDS and Decolonizing Perspectives with Latinx clients in social work practice.
![Alumna Teaching in Thailand Partners with Slattery for Pen Pal Program](/sw-cj/images/news/picture11-880x400.jpg)
March 30, 2020
Casey Dowdell, BSW alumna, recently received her TESOL (Teaching English to speakers of Other Languages) Certificate and is now teaching English to Kindergarten students in Thailand.
![Robin Rubin Center for Happiness & Life Enhancement](/sw-cj/images/news/robin-rubin-hero-2.jpg)
March 26, 2020
Welcome to the Robin Rubin Center for Happiness & Life Enhancement. We are on a mission to enrich and nurture the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of our students, faculty, staff and community members.
![Important School Update: Contact Information](/sw-cj/images/news/fau-hero-img.jpg)
March 19, 2020
In response to the Coronavirus, the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice is continuing with remote instruction through the Fall 2020 semester, and our staff and faculty are working remotely from home.
![OH MY ACHING BACK: DO YOGA, TAI CHI OR QIGONG HELP?](/sw-cj/images/news/aching-back-newsdesk.jpg)
March 19, 2020
People with chronic low back pain are at increased risk of functional limitations, job-related disability, and potential long-term disability. Moreover, the economic burden of chronic low back pain is high due to the cost...
![FAU 2020 Scholar of the Year](/sw-cj/images/news/barsky-soty-880x400.jpg)
March 19, 2020
Congratulations to Allan Barsky, MSW, Ph.D. who was named 2020 Scholar of the Year by the Office of the Provost in recognition of his outstanding performance!
![FAU Faculty Research Reveals Boys Most at Risk for Online Dating Abuse](/sw-cj/images/news/unnamed.jpg)
March 18, 2020
Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., was interviewed on WLRN about his research on digital dating abuse and those most likely to experience it.
![CSWE's 2020–2021 doctoral Minority Fellowship Program application cycle is now closed.](/sw-cj/images/news/cswe-logo-5405.png)
March 18, 2020
CSWE's 2020–2021 doctoral Minority Fellowship Program application cycle is now closed.
![LEAD Day 2020](/sw-cj/images/news/lead-group-at-dolphins2-880x400.jpg)
March 10, 2020
Nearly 60 BSW and MSW students – along with faculty sponsors LeaAnne DeRigne and Danielle Groton – visited Tallahassee for Legislative Education and Advocacy Day 2020 (LEAD Day)!
![IT’S 2020: TIME TO TEACH TEENS ‘SAFE’ SEXTING RESEARCHERS SAY](/sw-cj/images/news/safe-sexting-newsdesk.jpg)
March 10, 2020
Preaching sexual abstinence to youth was popular for a number of decades, but research repeatedly found that such educational messages fell short in their intended goals.