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Dr. Teri Browne
@teribrowne.bsky.social
She/her/hers. USC College of Social Work Dean, Professor. Nephrology social worker and health social work researcher. #BillsMafia. Posts reflect my own views.
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Excited to be here- and on #nephsky #medsky
As Co-Editor (with Megan Urbanski) of the @nkf-professionals.bsky.social Journal of Nephrology Social Work- want to encourage submissions to this journal jnsw.kidney.org/index.php/jnsw
The Journal of Nephrology Social Work
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Tomorrow begins @sc.edu's #FirstGen week celebration - we're kicking it off with some terrific alumni who visited us for their #socialwork reunion. We 🖤 our #firstgeneration alumni - making a difference! #changemakers
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Going to Kidney Week and interested in policy, advocacy, and population health?

Join us at the meet up at #KidneyWK!
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition had a great meeting in SC this week- learn more about the coalition sektc.org. Focus of this meeting was on the patient experience. A terrific very interdisciplinary group working together for 15 years to ⬆️ KTx access in GA, NC & SC. #NephSky
October 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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COSW alumni - want to be a part of our Social Work #FirstGen panel? Come be a part of the @sc.edu First Gen Week celebration! 🤙 We'd love to know if you're a first gen graduate here: bit.ly/3JhkQL6 #socialworkGamecocks
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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We’re very proud of our alumnus Carl Humphries, CEO of HopeHealth, for being an integral part of @sc.edu 's new Brain Health center. ➡️Making an impact on all South Carolinians. bit.ly/4o6nHpp #USCImpact
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Our faculty at the @sc.edu President's party - a good opportunity to celebrate the hard work that makes our faculty community so special. #socialwork #Gamecockchangemakers
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Kudos to Dean @teribrowne.bsky.social - the keynote speaker for the 2025 Annual Conference for the Society for Transplant Social Workers. More on this organization here: bit.ly/46P6QkK. #GamecockChangeMaker #kidneytransplantscholarship
October 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Our #COSW #changemaker! 🤩#USCFirstGenerationCenter
October 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Congratulations to professor Aidyn Iachini, named as a fellow to the #SEC Academic Leadership Development Program! Here's her 2025 cohort: bit.ly/46IiNZq @uofscprovost.bsky.social #socialworkGamecocks #highereducation
October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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COSW professor Terry Wolfer turned his yard into a thriving habitat with 70 species of native plants, prompting Columbia, SC to change its ordinance to invite “naturalistic gardens” to Columbia landscapes. Here's more on his local impact: bit.ly/3IVaNLj%F0%9... #changemaker
Growing Native - Columbia Metropolitan Magazine
The front yard of Terry Wolfer’s Cottontown home does not resemble the typical suburban landscape, one of well-manicured lawns with…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Calling all #Gamecock social work graduates from 2000 - 2005! We want you at our class reunion! Join us Oct. 31 for a fun and complimentary class reunion lunch. Please rsvp by Oct. 15: bit.ly/3IAWADf. We can't wait to welcome you home! 🏠#socialworkgamecocks #USCAlumni
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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We kicked off @sc.edu's Family Weekend with our #COSW community and 🍩! So many great parents, students and multiple generations of #socialworkers. Serving the community is a proud #Gamecock tradition! #changemakers bit.ly/46d6DWU
September 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Florence area and coastal alumni - don't miss our social on Sept. 16, 4 - 6 p.m. Drop in and meet your fellow #SC social workers at the Streater Community Center! Please tell us you're coming here: bit.ly/4lOSXqL. Join us! #socialwork #SCHealthcare #HopeHealthInc.
August 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Alumna Ashton Petta (BSW ’16, MSW ’17) is leading change as the Human Trafficking Prevention Manager for Howard County, MD. Her work connects #socialwork practice with public safety, ensuring that survivors receive support and resources. We’re proud she chose social work to make a difference. 🌟
August 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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What’s better than a fall picnic? 🍂 Join us for the Second Annual COSW community picnic on Sept. 21 at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia! Enjoy games, food and good company. 🥪 Please register and let us know you’re coming: bit.ly/3JfJICu #socialworkgamecocks
August 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Building momentum for the year ahead: our #COSW annual faculty-staff retreat set the tone for a great fall semester! 📝#changemakers
August 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Students travel long distances, some up to 50 miles, to learn and serve in rural and underserved communities. 🚗 COSW's Gas 2 Go campaign helps cover those travel costs so they can focus on their field placements and not their fuel tank. ⛽Every mile matters. More here: bit.ly/45Kkchq #socialwork
August 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Congratulations to Avril Lail, selected as for @sc.edu's 2025-2026 Emerging Leaders Program! Another #COSW #changemaker! 🎉
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Faculty member Patrice Penney, 2025 graduate Grace Brown and student Megan Mazoue are in Tanzania training organizations that serve vulnerable children. Through Penney’s NGO, they’re sharing her curriculum with programs in Mwanza and Moshi. 🌍 More photos coming. 🇹🇿 #GlobalSocialWork #LakeVictoria
July 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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To public servant, leader and motivational speaker Anton Gunn, no one succeeds alone. He believes every action has a ripple effect - and he’s committed to making sure his impact is a positive one. Read more about this inspiring #Gamecock alumnus. bit.ly/4kJHnwu
No man is an island
Anton Gunn looks to pay it forward
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July 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Excited to share our newest pub about the System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Transplants intervention - social work and nursing intervention designed to increase kidney transplants. #nephsky

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Designing a Patient-Centered Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Equitable Access to Kidney Transplantation across Health Systems: The STEPS Study
Abstract. In the United States, health inequities persist in the management of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, including unequal acces
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July 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Kidney dialysis industry accused of maximizing profits over patients - CBS News - goo.gl/alerts/odJV3r #GoogleAlerts
Kidney dialysis industry accused of maximizing profits over patients
The great majority of patients requiring kidney dialysis in the U.S. are treated in outpatient clinics almost all run by for-profit corporations which, critics say, prioritize company profits over pat...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM