NASW Foundation National Programs

Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship

The Jane Baerwald Aron Doctoral Fellowship Program provides partial support to social work doctoral students who are engaged in dissertation research in health care policy and practice. The fellowship program was established in 1987 as a tribute to Aron, who was a leader in health care policy and education.

Jane B. Aron, who died in 1983, devoted her career to creating social policy that was responsive to people's needs. She was best known through her longtime association with New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center and Mills College in California.

The Aron Fellowship is awarded based on the projected annual earnings to the fund and contributions. To make a donation, click below. A panel reviews applicants and selects the award recipient.

Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship Guidelines

Recently, the program supported the following dissertation research topics:

• 1999—Depressive Symptoms Among Grandparent Caregivers: Religion as a Protective Factor, University at Albany, State University of New York.
• 2000—The Provision of Social Support Services by Social Workers to Post-Stroke Patients in an Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Program: Predictors, Social Support Interventions and Outcomes, University at Albany, State University of New York
• 2002—The Development of HIV/AIDS Policy: An International Policy Analysis, Deneece Ferales, University of Texas, Austin.
• 2003 - Award not given
• 2004 - An ecological model of adjustment for adolescent siblings of youth with spina bifida, Melissa Hayden Bellin, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia
• 2005- What Factors Predict the Prevelance of Free Clinics in Metropolitan Communities?  Julie Darnell, The University of Chicago, The School of Social Service Administration
• 2006 - Perinatal Health Disparities among women and infants of Mexican-Origin: Does Neighborhood Matter? Michelle A. Johnson, University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
• 2007 - Religious Coping and Alcoholism Treatment Outcomes: A Comparison between Black and White Respondents – Amy R. Krentzman, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

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