Research News
Decades into the opioid epidemic that has created so many challenges for New Jersey communities, Rutgers researchers are studying promising avenues for improving post-release outcomes and community re-integration for released prisoners with substance use disorders. The effort focuses on initiating medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) prior to release and providing peer navigation during the community re-entry process.
Rutgers researchers examine healthcare utilization and costs among adults living with dementia in municipalities with dementia-focused senior centers
Stanford University and the Elsevier Data Repository released “August 2024 data-update for ‘Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators’,” their list of the top 2% scientist rankings for 2024, which included six Rutgers School of Social Work faculty members.
Rutgers School of Social Work Assistant Professor Abigail Williams-Butler was awarded a $99,303 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for her project, “Centering the Needs of Black Children in Foster Care: Healthcare Utilization and Coordinated Medical Homes.”
Federal funding will help researchers examine impact of neighborhood disparities over last 100 years on health inequities in 800 Black and white adults.
Associate Professor Emmy Tiderington, an expert in the implementation and effectiveness of homeless services for individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, and other complex needs, conducts the kind of community engaged research that supports our mission. Dr. Tiderington shares how and why she conducts this work and how it has elevated her approach to social work studies.