Session: Brief and Brilliant Session (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

Schedule:

Friday, January 16, 2026: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM

Independence BR D/E, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)

Speakers/Presenters:

Caroline Sharkey, PhD, State University of New York at Albany and Shannon Sliva, PhD, University of Denver

The Brief & Brilliant session is a TedX-style event held annually at the SSWR conference that showcases social work scholarly talent. Selected scholars will each give a 10-minute lightning talk, highlighting an idea from their area of work that is particularly important, relevant or intriguing.

The Brief & Brilliant session aims to translate social work research in order to engage a broad audience and emphasize the public relevance of this work. The goal is to emphasize the main conclusions of a scholarâ€™s work (or the work of others in their area) rather than the methodological details behind it.

* noted as presenting author

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The New Working Class: Laboring Without Benefits in a Digital World
Ahmed Alif, MS, New York University

Psychedelic Social Work: Bringing Our Voice to the Movement
Courtney Hutchison, PhD, LCSW, Columbia University

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