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The New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø CourierÌýhas honored two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty members in the 2024ÌýFABÌý40ÌýUnderÌý40 list. Brooke Rawls, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, and Lawrence Uradu, assistant professor of radiology in the School of Medicine, are both members of this year’s class of young African American professionals in Greater ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Rawls, who also serves as academic coordinator for the Child Welfare Education for Baccalaureates (CWEB) program, has been at Pitt since 2021. Her professional experience includes casework at a county child welfare agency, medical social work, nursing home services, grief and loss support, and individual and couples counseling. Rawls’ CWEB program, , gives students the chance to experience internships in one of the commonwealth’s 67 child welfare agencies, then complete their training in Mechanicsburg at the Child Welfare Resource Center, which is overseen by Pitt personnel.

Uradu has been at Pitt since 2018. A specialist in diagnostic radiology, he received his MD at Marshall ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. The Nigerian native is Ìýpassionate about , which he’s pursued since his time as a medical student, when he stared a program to introduce underrepresented undergraduate students to careers in medicine.

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— Nick France