ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has announced the creation of a new national advisory board with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging and potentially disruptive technologies. 

The advisory board was created as part of CSWE’s broader 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, the first goal of which is related to AI and technology. The board’s charge is to help identify experts on, and elevate use cases for, AI in social work education, and to position CSWE as a leader on matters related to the overlap of emerging technologies and social work. Information and resources sourced by the advisory board will help CSWE’s members stay abreast of the impact of AI and other technologies, as well as facilitate trainings and other educational opportunities. 

“Social work faculty and students are both excited by, and wary of, artificial intelligence,” said CSWE President and CEO Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi. “We field questions daily about the impact of AI on social work education and the profession. Our goal for this advisory board is to accelerate understanding about the possibilities and limitations of AI and other technologies, and to turn that understanding into resources that our members can use to benefit students, programs, and their own careers.”

The inaugural advisory board, which convened its first meeting on September 24, has 13 members:

  • Dr. Sebrena Jackson, Clark Atlanta University (Chair)
  • Dr. Ruopeng An, New York University
  • Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz, Columbia University
  • Dr. Alex Colvin, University of North Texas-Dallas
  • Dr. Johanna Creswell Baez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
  • Dr. Helen Fischle, Alabama A&M University
  • Dr. Lauri Goldkind, Fordham University
  • Dr. Siva Mathiyazhagan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Lauren McInroy, The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Desmond Patton, University of Pennsylvania  
  • Dr. Maria Rodriguez, SUNY Buffalo
  • Dr. Jonathan Singer, Loyola University Chicago
  • Dr. Rachel Schwartz, University of Connecticut

For more information and to follow the advisory board’s progress, click here. For more on CSWE’s 2026-2030 strategic plan, click here.