Social Work Research

From lab to life: How virtual reality and wearable sensors are transforming SUD recovery.

Studies from George Mason University show StrongerMemory boosts memory, focus and well-being.

The brain may not be a muscle, but it still needs exercise.

Researcher Michelle Hand finds that music and nature decrease anxiety, stress, and depression

Cognitive training program implemented by George Mason University social work researchers offers promising, non-medicine-based methods to support brain health in older adults.

Harnessing VR to prevent substance use relapse

Holly Matto, addiction science researcher, and College of Science and School of Engineering colleagues provide breakthrough findings about personalized recovery cues and technology-based substance use interventions.

First-of-its-kind research by Denise Hines and colleagues explores cross-national perspectives of male partner violence victimization and perpetration.

George Mason Social Work Professor Denise Hines co-edits landmark book highlighting an often-overlooked group.

Neighborhoods matter, according to new research. Assistant Professors Anna Parisi and Melissa L. Villodas and Graduate Research Assistant Nana Acquah at George Mason University’s Department of Social Work used secondary data to study the relationship between trauma exposure, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and substance use among women under community supervision (probation or parole).