School of Social Work News

Andy Horning, MSW '97 launches podcast called Elephant Talk that discusses love and relationships.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle's article, "ACT-enhanced behavior therapy in group format for Trichotillomania: An effectiveness study" was published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 

Lorraine Gutiérrez, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, will receive the 2017 Teaching and Mentoring in Qualitative Inquiry Award from the American Psychological Association. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring within the field of qualitative inquiry. She is the Director of the School of Social Work Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program and is a fellow at the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.  

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was interviewed for the Detroit Metro Times article, "Politics & Prejudices: Screwing the poor, and ourselves". He was also cited in the Toledo Blade article, "Michigan's actions snapshot of society's attitude toward poor". 

Assistant Professors Mathieu Despard and Addie Weaver received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “Poor, Invisible, and Left Behind: Understanding Financial Instability, Material Hardship, and the Availability and Use of Community Resources among Low-Income Rural Households.” This project aims to understand rural poverty and identify community-level strategies, as well as public private funding policies to promote economic mobility in rural America.

Professor Richard Tolman received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. The U-W alumni advisory board recognized his efforts to engage men as allies to prevent violence against women.

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto was the featured speaker at the colloquium, “Community Health Agents in Brazil and implications for the development of similar programs in other countries” which was held at the University of Chile School of Public Health.

Professor Sandra Danziger and Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “The systemic effects of SNAP benefit cuts on Washtenaw County poverty alleviation institutions”. The project aims to measure the burden of cuts to the SNAPS benefits on poverty alleviation institutions/organizations in Washtenaw County and use the findings to guide future policy advocacy efforts.