After serving Rutgers School of Social Work for more than a decade, Cathryn C. Potter, Ph.D. is retiring. Since her appointment as Dean and Distinguished Professor in 2013, Dr. Potter has provided exemplary leadership that has strengthened the School’s academic reputation, expanded its research enterprise, and significantly enhanced its national standing.
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Rutgers School of Social Work is proud to announce that seven of its esteemed faculty members have been recognized in the 2025 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist Rankings, released on September 19, 2025. This distinguished annual list identifies the most influential researchers worldwide, based on rigorous analysis of bibliometric indicators such as career-long and single-year citations, h-index, and co-authorship metrics.