College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

Health, disability and aging

Researchers at the School of Social Work are finding solutions to improve health through innovative methods and strategies. Learn about their work below.

Marti DeLiema Marti DeLiema

Aging, retirement security, elder abuse and neglect, elder financial exploitation, and financial fraud

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Katie Johnston-Goodstar Katie Johnston-Goodstar

Social and political contexts of urban and Indigenous youth development, Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), Youth and Media, Critical and Indigenous Pedagogies, History of youth work and social work in urban and Indigenous communities.

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Joseph Merighi Joseph Merighi

  • Associate Director of the School of Social Work; Associate Professor
  • he, him, his
  • jmerighi@umn.edu

End-stage renal diseases, Medication adherence, Chronic illness, Social work practice in health care settings.

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Lynette Renner Lynette Renner

  • Professor; Director of the PhD Program; Director of Graduate Studies
  • she, her, hers
  • 612-624-8795
  • renn0042@umn.edu

Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Child Welfare, Family Based Interventions, Mental and Behavioral Health, Youth Development

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Oliver Williams Oliver Williams

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Cultural Competence, Family Violence, Social Services, Specific Cultures (African American)

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Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

Traci LaLiberte Traci LaLiberte

  • Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
  • 612-624-2279
  • lali0017@umn.edu

Child Welfare, Disability, Evaluation, Policy, Systems Change

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Affiliated researcher

Stacy Remke Stacy Remke

Clinical Social Work, Healing Strategies, Child Welfare, Pediatric Palliative Care

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