A Brown School PhD student and three alumni are honorable-mention recipients of the, presented by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for an article on refugees with disabilities.
Their submission, 鈥�,鈥� examines the needs and barriers for refugees with disabilities in achieving better well-being.
The Brown School recipients are social work PhD student Mustafa Rfat, and alums , PhD 鈥�23, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia; MSW 鈥�12, PhD 鈥�21, an assistant professor at Adelphi University; and , MSW 鈥�17.
Both Yingying and Mustafa are recognized as co-first authors, signifying their equally substantial contributions to the manuscript.
The Disability Manuscript Award recognizes scholarship that contributes to knowledge about disability; full participation of persons with disabilities; social, political, and economic issues related to disability and persons with disabilities; and social work education curriculum materials focused on disability and persons with disabilities.
The award recipients will be honored during the upcoming CSWE , scheduled to be held from October 26-29 in Atlanta, Georgia.