The NSF's Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey lists UConn SSW at No. 7 among public schools and No. 11 among all schools of social work nationwide
School of Social Work Ph.D. student Fizza Saghir presents her research titled, "A Critical Analysis of Economic Sanctions Policy: The Debilitating Impact on Healthcare in Afghanistan" at the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) 2025 Conference in Denver, Colorado.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently named the UConn School of Social Work one of the top public schools in the country for total research expenditures.
The NSF's annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, placed UConn SSW at No. 7 among public schools, and No. 11 among all schools of social work nationwide in its 2024 report. The HERD Survey measures research and development (R&D) expenditures at universities and colleges across the United States, noting how funding sources- federal, state, foundation, etc.-are specifically allocated to produce research outcomes.
"Research funding is central to advancing most scholarly agendas and reflects recognition of, and confidence in, our work by the broader scientific community," explains Laura Curran, dean and professor at UConn School of Social Work.
The HERD Survey collects information from over 900 institutions annually.
"UConn SSW's rise in this list reflects strong faculty scholarship, success in securing competitive research funding, and increasing national impact," says Jennifer Manuel, associate dean of research and professor at UConn School of Social Work. "This achievement reflects the growing impact of UConn Social Work research and the strength of our faculty's commitment to generating knowledge that informs policy, practice, and social change."
