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With this grant, Dr. Morris will develop a replicable consumer price index for people with disabilities (CPI-D) -- a critical measure of inflation specific to consumer experiences.

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Assistant Professor Kristen Brock-Petroshius will evaluate class- and race-based messaging strategies to better understand how racialized policy issues are communicated. 

Sabrina Cluesman posing at a podium that reads AIDS 2026.

Dr. Cluesman, who will join the SSW as an assistant professor for the Fall 2026 semester, presented at the world's largest scientific conference on HIV and AIDS in July. 

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More than 140 Long Island school social workers gathered at SBU's Charles B. Wang Center on June 2, 2026. 

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School of Social Welfare PhD student Courtney Kidd published her first academic article in the June 2026 edition of the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

Two SSW graduates.

2026 grads Cherae Moore-Drew, Hayden Gallagher, and Sarah Nasr were chosen for the program, which is designed to recruit outstanding graduates into careers in public service.

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SSW Assistant Professor Meredith Slopen has been awarded one of 10 Early Career Research Awards by the WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Epiphany Adams with her research poster.

Epiphany Adams, Courtney Kidd, and Xiao Liang were among the 90-plus research poster presenters at the second-annual BRIDGES Conference on Feb. 19. 

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A study led by Professor Zheng examined the effect historical harms have had on wealth ownership rates among Black families. 

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A trio of Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare students were featured in the fall/winter 2025-26 issue of Currents, the official newsletter of the National Association of Social Workers’ New York chapter (NASW-NY).