Dr. Julia Hastings, assistant professor at the University at Albany Schools of Public Health and Social Welfare, has been named as the 2019-2020 Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by the Public Health Social Work (PHSW) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
This award, which recognizes excellence in public health social work, is named after Ms. Virginia Insley and Ms. Juanita Evans, who both held significant roles in the founding of public health social work education.
Dr. Hastings is recognized for her contributions through community service, organization and planning, administration, education, research, publications, and professional organizations. She holds a strong commitment to elevating health outcomes for underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic populations.
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