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In The Spotlight

Dr. Shelly Cohen Re-elected

Dr. Shelly Cohen, CWTP Senior Research Specialist, was re-elected to a 4-year term on the Board of Directors of the New York Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals, 2011.

Dr. Dorothy I. Height: Wisdom and Ways to Care” (2011)


The School of Social Welfare, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has produced a documentary DVD and companion guide: “Dr. Dorothy I. Height: Wisdom and Ways to Care” (2011).