Step 1: Finding Funding
Explore funding portals, grant opportunities, and more.
Advance your research at the College of Social Work with built-in support designed to move your ideas forward. With structured development opportunities, collaborative CRAFT sessions, and collegial feedback environments, we help you maintain momentum on manuscripts and grant submissions while strengthening interdisciplinary connections.
Step 2: Building Collaborations
Connect with interdisciplinary research programs and collaborators.
Step 3: Developing Proposals
Access grant-writing workshops, proposal resources, and more.
Step 4: Compliance & Ethics
Get guidance on Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, research ethics, and compliance rules.
Step 5: Exposure & Impact
Find ways to patent, commercialize, and amplify your research.
Researcher Spotlight
Meet Aubrey Jones, Assistant Professor
Dr. Aubrey Jones is a research powerhouse—improving maternal health and addressing issues from postpartum depression and family planning to rural social work.
“Through innovative grants and awards, our faculty are advancing research that addresses real-world challenges and strengthens communities. These investments fuel new ideas, expand partnerships and drive meaningful impact across Kentucky and beyond.”
Fueling Discovery, Powering Change
Dr. Glenn Sterner releases new report on online gambling prevalence
This work connects research and real-world care, grounded in the belief that how we show up for people in their most vulnerable moments shapes the quality of care we provide.
– Dr. Abbie Latimer, Assistant Professor
Dr. Kathryn Showalter receives national award for research on violence against women and children
Addressing Gaps in Post Partum Care for Women with Gestational Diabetes
My research is about raising awareness, building visibility and ensuring that real resources are directed toward the health needs of the community.
– Dr. Laneshia Conner, Assistant Professor
