ASU's Marsiglia wins national social work award

The National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) has awarded Flavio F. Marsiglia the 2006 National Award for Excellence in Mentorship

The National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) has awarded Flavio F. Marsiglia, a professor in ASU's School of Social Work, the 2006 National Award for Excellence in Mentorship.

The award recognizes a senior investigator who has provided outstanding mentorship in the area of Hispanic drug abuse to Hispanic graduate students and new investigators, resulting in peer-reviewed publications or successful grant applications.

Marsiglia received his doctorate from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, and his master's degree in social work from the Universidad de la República in Uruguay.

Marsiglia was recognized for his ties to local and international communities and his focus on responsiveness to real-world problems. As the ASU Foundation Professor of Cultural Diversity and Health and director of the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), he focuses on linking practice and research in drug prevention and service-delivery fields, health disparities among the historical communities of the Southwest, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Since he began his ASU career as an assistant professor in 1994, he has secured nearly $10 million in federal grants while also establishing SIRC.