Mickey Sperlich

I am a midwife and social work assistant professor at University at Buffalo who researches the effects of trauma on childbearing.

[UBuffalo Social Work @UBSSW]

Congratulations to #UBSSW PhD candidate Nicole Capozziello! Nicole was awarded a national fellowship from @GCSocialWork, which will help fund her dissertation exploring #EnvironmentalJustice on Buffalo's East Side. 🌳

Read more: https://t.co/9hQI8hSm9o #UBuffalo #Up4theChallenge

[Mickey Sperlich @mickey_sperlich]

@UBSSW @GCSocialWork @UBuffalo @GGWNY Congrats Nicole!!!

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Congratulations, Nicole! 🤘 We're so proud and can't wait to see the impact you'll make with this project.

Nicole received a 2024 doctoral award from the @GCSocialWork to support her research on environmental justice in Buffalo. 👏

#Up4TheChallenge #UBuffalo

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@UBSSW @UBuffalo Congrats, Anna - you are the BEST!

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@UBSSW @MichaelApplegar @aykanian Welcome to all, we are happy you are here!

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Assoc. Professor Mickey Sperlich receives @NIH award for program w/ new moms https://t.co/PgXc2UcbhE @mickey_sperlich <W/ @BuffaloPrenatal, study will test the Survivor Moms’ Companion, a self-study intervention for new moms w/ history of #trauma. #Up4TheChallenge

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Study: How the average adult defines ‘trauma’: .https://t.co/6qRrQR8eWZ <Need for a broader and more inclusive definition; themes - event, reaction, long-lasting impact, injury Authors Lisa S. Panisch @waynestate, @NicoleFavaPhD @FIU, @mickey_sperlich (pictured) @UBSSW. #Trauma

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Judith Herman Redefined Trauma https://t.co/fMRADxiIcO

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From @josie_diebs 3-minute thesis talk: The rich "used racism to drive a wedge between people of shared class interests" b/c "multi-racial group[s] of people had the power to upend the system that kept the wealthy wealthy." Transcript: https://t.co/mRzsUOVFJv #AntiRacism

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See me, feel me, touch me, heal me: Virtual reality and social work [podcast]: https://t.co/zMeBOYzzZX @SWpodcast <VR Overview, its effective use in social work education, and its promise for practice. And it crushes the idea that social workers are tech-adverse! #SWtech #VR #DSW

[Louanne Bakk @BakkLouanne]

Just finished our virtual orientation for #UBSSW_DSW class of 2024! It was so great to welcome our new #DSW students. They have a wide & diverse range of practice experiences-such an impressive group!!! @melaniesage @mickey_sperlich @betsybowen19 @laurelhitchcock @LauraMaggiulli

[Better Start @CECDBlackpool]

Together with over 60 other @first1001days organisations, we have written to @sajidjavid to ask him to take action now to ensure all children have the best start in life and to address the #BabyBlindspot https://t.co/aDzrSxgLB2
#ABetterStart

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"A good practice guide to support implementation of trauma-informed care in the perinatal period." By @mickey_sperlich and #UK colleagues from @CECDBlackpool and @unibirmingham for @NHSEngland https://t.co/99zAvY8zXW #TraumaInformed #MaternalHealth #Perinatal

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My colleagues Patricia Logan-Greene and Adair Finucane and I also wrote a chapter for this book on adopting a trauma-informed approach to gender-based violence across the life course; honored to be in the company of the other authors and editors!

[Louanne Bakk @BakkLouanne]

It was so great to wake up this morning to journal article acceptance of a paper I coauthored w/ @mickey_sperlich & colleagues on the @UBSSW’s development of a #VR learning environment to educate #DSW students on integrating a #traumainformed approach in human service agencies!!

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@melaniesage He seems to always do the exact wrong thing. This is racism plain and simple!

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@clarellaw @CECDBlackpool @BetterStartBpl @Merle_CECD Congrats Clare!!!

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@melaniesage @njsmyth @laurelhitchcock @socworkpodcast Bryan is great - know him from when he was in Ann Arbor!

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Julian Ford introducing Judith Herman at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 35th Annual Conference. Words of wisdom! #istss2019 #ubssw

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Check out my interview with Dr. Judith Herman on our school's InSocialWork podcast: Issues and Perspectives on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in the Age of the #MeToo Movement. Available at: https://t.co/TVPt1AK7Ti
#ubssw #MeToo #traumainformed