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Release
UAlbany Associate Dean
and Professor of Social Welfare Elected President-Elect
of Society for Social Work and Research
Contact:
Catherine Herman (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 28, 2005) --UAlbany School
of Social Welfare Associate Dean and Professor
Anne E. (Ricky) Fortune has been elected president
of the Society for Social Work and Research
(SSWR) for 2005-2006. SSWR was founded in 1994
as a professional organization for social work
researchers.
Fortune teaches social work practice at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, with a research
focus in the areas of task-centered practice,
social work treatment, aging, and field education.
She has served the School in numerous capacities
since joining the faculty in 1998, including
acting as the interim dean from August 1996
to January 1997. Currently, Fortune serves
in a variety of roles: tenured professor, associate
dean for Academic Programs, and chair of the
MSW program. In addition, Fortune directs the
School of Social Welfare's Internships in Aging
Project.
A 1978 doctoral graduate of the University
of Chicago, Fortune has both a distinguished
track record in academia and social work practice.
Prior to joining UAlbany, she was on the faculty
of the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth
University and the George Warren Brown School
of Social Work at Washington University in
St. Louis. Prior to teaching, she worked as
an evaluator on projects in the public schools,
with runaway youth and with welfare mothers
preparing for work.
A widely published author and editor, Fortune’s
work has appeared in several scholarly journals,
including the Journal
of Social Work Education,
the Journal of Teaching
in Social Work, and
the Journal of Gerontological
Social Work.
Recent books include the 2000 publication of
Aging and Social Work:
The Changing Landscapes (Washington, DC: NASW Press) with colleagues
Sharon M. Keigher and Stanley L. Witkin; and
the 1999 publication of Research
in Social Work (3rd ed. Columbia University Press) with
husband William J. Reid, a fellow professor
at UAlbany until his death in 2004. She is
currently a consulting editor for the journal
Social Work.
In addition to scholarly research, Fortune
plays an active role in student support in
the School of Social Welfare. Fortune was instrumental
in the establishment of The
William J. Reid Endowment for Doctoral Dissertation
Research at the University at Albany School
of Social Work, in honor of her late husband. This endowment's
goal is to provide much needed funding opportunities
for students working on doctoral dissertations.
UAlbany’s School of Social Welfare
is ranked second in per capita scholarly productivity
among the social work programs in the nation.
The School’s mission is to further social
and economic justice and to serve people who
are vulnerable, marginalized or oppressed.
This mission is implemented through education,
knowledge development and service that promotes
leadership for evidence-based social work with
a global perspective. As a recognized national
and international leader in developing innovative
and creative programs, along with facilitating
public-private partnerships, the School has
been able to attract premier students, providing
them with an unsurpassed educational experience
at the bachelor’s, master’s and
doctoral level.
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