Founded in 1952 as one of the first doctoral programs in social welfare in America, the PhD program at the Mandel School is designed to develop leaders in social work research, policy and teaching. In ...

Our rigorous PhD program prepares researchers, scholars, and educators to advance the field of social welfare and social work practice. Research that identifies causes, dynamics, and outcomes of ...

As a PhD candidate in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Ogechi Kalu is studying how intimate partner violence affects children in her native Nigeria, with the goal of developing ...