The Social Workers Radio Talk Show

We are dedicating some episodes to highlight the experiences, research, and accomplishments of UAlbany School of Social Welfare students. This episode features BSW senior Jessica Rodgers. Jessica Rodgers is a senior at UAlbany preparing to enter the Advanced Standing MSW program. She has an associate degree in human services, is the president of the Baccalaureate Social Welfare Association. She ha...

Jonathan Jones is the Commissioner of Recreation, Youth and Workforce Services for the City of Albany. He has served in that role since January 2014. He is a member of the 2016 class of the Albany Business Review's 40 Under 40. Jonathan is a graduate of the University at Albany, earning both his bachelor's in sociology and his master's in Education Administration and Policy Studies. 

Loretta Pyles, PhD, is Professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany and Director of the PhD Program. She is also a meditation and yoga teacher, workshop leader, organizational consultant, and activist. Her work focuses on disasters, community organizing, and body-mind-spirit social practice. She is the author of Healing Justice: Holistic Self-Care for Change Makers ; Progr...

Holly McKenna is president of the Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library (FFAPL) and past president of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees. She discusses the ways that the FFAPL helps the Albany Public Library, the services available to the community, and how we can support. 

With the coronavirus the focus of much of what is in the news right now, today’s guest is well versed in communication during a crisis and will speak to us about all of the messages we are getting from businesses, brands, and organizations, as well as what we can do to support local businesses and non-profits during this time. Joe Bonilla is the senior media director, and co-founder of Relentless....

Mary L. McCarthy, Ph. D., LMSW is a faculty member at the University at Albany School of Social Welfare. She is the Co-PI for the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, Funded by the Children’s Bureau and Director of the Social Work Education Consortium, a partnership between the NYS Association of Deans of Schools of Social Work, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, and Commissioners...

About Kevin Hofmann: Accomplished writer and public speaker Kevin Hofmann has appeared across the United States sharing his experience and guiding parents, students and professionals through today’s multicultural landscape. His perspective and light-hearted yet contemplative view resonates with people of all cultures and is sought by many. Kevin has been interviewed by media including Nightline AB...

Emily Connor is an MSW student at UAlbany. Currently, she is interning at a mental health clinic. Her internship during her undergraduate career, at United Tenants of Albany, sparked a passion for systemic reform that has carried on throughout her graduate career. She has been coordinating with Citizen Action with the goal of establishing a student volunteer group. She hopes this group will bridge...

Dr. Nicole MacFarland is the Executive Director of Senior Hope Counseling, Inc. & Executive Director of The Senior Hope Foundation, Inc. In May 2014 she graduated from the University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare Ph. D. program. Her dissertation focused on geriatric addictions. She is currently Clinical Assistant Professor for the School of Social Welfare and Clinical Associate Professo...

Hannah Reinhardt, a senior distance runner from Clarence, N.Y. is one of the most decorated distance runners in UAlbany program history, repeating as America East individual cross country champion this year, setting school records at both 5K and 6K, becoming the first Great Dane to win NCAA XC Regional championships, and qualifying for NCAA XC Championships. Today she speaks about the personal sto...

Amanda Matteson is UAlbany alum, a current School of Social Welfare doctoral student, and a Veteran. She is also an employee for the SUNY Research Foundation and does program evaluation for a veterans’ peer-to-peer support program, which she has been doing for the past five years. Amanda discusses her experience as a student veteran, the needs of student veterans, and her experience working with t...

Lenize Villaca Cardoso is a visiting scholar at UAlbany from Sao Paolo, Brazil. Her dissertation is on the culture and history of college radio stations in the U.S. and Brazil. She will use her findings to apply to Mackenzie University's radio station in Brazil.

Stephanie Deyo is the Training Coordinator of the Surrogate Decision-Making Committee (SDMC) Program at the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs where she advocates for timely medical care for individuals with disabilities. Stephanie is responsible for recruiting and training volunteers who serve on the SDMC panels to make medical decisions on behalf of individuals wh...

Fredrick W. Erlich is a founder and CEO of Living Resources, a not-for-profit health and human services agency has helped over 5,000 people with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder and brain injuries throughout the Capital Region of New York State. Earlier in his career he served as Assistant Director for Program Development for the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and D...

Mary Moller, MSW, CAS, comes to us from The Center of Excellence for Alzheimer ’s Disease at Albany Med, and has worked in the community for over 16 years assisting families and caregivers as they try to balance many of the demands placed upon them. Mary is also an author of her new book, Alzheimer's Through the Stages, A Caregivers Guide. As a graduate from UAlbany School of Social Welfare earnin...

Jonathan Richardson is a Communications and Special Projects Officer and will be working on communications, impact reporting, and special initiatives. Jonathan has over 8 years of communications and development experience. He is the current President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Hudson Mohawk Chapter and was recently awarded AFP Global’s 2019 Oustanding Young Professional Fundr...

Teresa Gil, PhD, has a master’s degree is in Professional Studies in Humanistic Education, and her second is in Clinical Social Work. She also has a Ph. D. in Social Work from the State University of New York at Albany. She is the author of 'Women with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Mothering, Resilience, and Protecting the Next Generation'. For over twenty-five years, Teresa has been a psyc...

Lynn A. Warner is Professor and Dean in the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany, SUNY. Although she just completed her first year as Dean at the school, she has been on the faculty at SSW for more than 10 years. During that time she’s taught in the MSW and PhD programs and collaborated with faculty and staff in many administrative roles, including director of the MSW program and a...

Alix Foisy is a social worker and therapist in the New York capital region who specializes in working with individuals who suffer from anxiety, those with chronic pain and illness and older adults. She is also a local yoga teacher and social entrepreneur who provides education on the reduction of anxiety and the retirement transition. She pairs the mind-body techniques of yoga with the Acceptance...

Victoria M. Rizzo, LCSW-R, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY has dedicated her career to demonstrating the value of social work in health care settings through her research, teaching, and workforce development activities. Dr. Rizzo’s research examines the impact of social work, and interprofessional interventions that include social workers, on health c...

The author of 'On Conquering Schizophrenia', Robert Francis, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years experience as a mental health therapist. However, it is his own 25-year-long battle with schizophrenia that makes this book different. Read more: https://www.albany.edu/news/91728.php

This unique episode mixes old and new content for an engaging segment on media savvy social work.

UAlbany President, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez, sits down with The Social Workers to discuss the past, present and future of the University. UAlbany is celebrating its 175th year... Happy Birthday, UAlbany.

UAlbany SSW Associate Professor, Dr. Heather Larkin, shares her expertise on homelessness, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), Restorative Integral Support (RIS), and mind/body/spirit interventions.

In this 2015 throwback episode, now available via podcast, editor and author Harry Rosenfeld joins 'The Social Workers' as a guest. Mr. Rosenfeld has spent years as an editor at The New York Herald Tribune and the Washington Post. As the Metro Editor at the Post, he oversaw Woodward and Bernstein in the Pulitzer Prize-winning expose of Watergate. After leaving the Post, Mr. Rosenfeld began working...