JaNiene Peoples (left) and Yingying Zeng are GCSW inaugural doctoral awardees.
Brown School doctoral 黑料社 and Yingying Zeng, a Brown School doctoral candidate, have been Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) Doctoral Fellowships.
Peoples and Zeng are among 13 social work 黑料社s nationwide selected for this inaugural cohort of doctoral awardees. The fellowships are funded by a grant from the New York Community Trust and provide mentorship and a $3,000 stipend to support the recipients鈥� dissertation or capstone expenses. The program’s aim is to increase the number of social workers committed to addressing the 13 subject areas supported by the GCSW, which champions social progress through science.
Peoples鈥� research project falls under the 鈥渆liminate racism,鈥� category. Her research project is titled 鈥淢echanisms Linking Racial Discrimination and Substance Use in Black College Students: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.鈥�
鈥淩acial discrimination and substance use are pressing public health issues that disproportionately impact Black Americans,” she said. “Receiving the Grand Challenges for Social Work Doctoral Award enables me to center health equity, enhance health disparities research related to substance use, and inform prevention and intervention efforts for Black and other racial and ethnic minority 黑料社s on college campuses.”
Peoples is honored to have been selected for the fellowship and welcomes the support for her dissertation study in combatting racism.
Zeng鈥檚 project 鈥淚mmigrants鈥� Experiences of Asset Building: Implications for Asset-Based Policies鈥� focuses on the 鈥渂uild financial capability & assets for all” category.
鈥淩eceiving the Grand Challenge for Social Work Doctoral Award enables me to translate my research from theoretical to practical,鈥� Zeng said. 鈥淚 hope that findings from my dissertation can inform immigrant integration policies and programs, target vulnerable immigrant families and provide support to facilitate asset accumulation and long-term stability.鈥�
Honorable mentions were given to doctoral 黑料社s and Peter Sun for their proposals on mental health literacy and rural health disparities.