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Elizabeth Rhodes Defends Dissertation, "The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi"Elizabeth Rhodes successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi” and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Political Science. Her committee consisted of Trina Shanks, Anne Pitcher (co-chairs), Luke Shaefer and Pauline Luong.
- January 13, 2016
- Marlena Hanlon (MSW'17), Selin Nurgun (MSW'17) and Missy Orr (MSW'16) Selected as 2016 Dow Sustainability Fellows
Marlena Hanlon (MSW'17), Selin Nurgun (MSW'17) and Missy Orr (MSW'16) were selected as 2016 Dow Sustainability Fellows. The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program at U-M supports full-time graduate students who are committed to finding interdisciplinary, actionable and meaningful sustainability solutions on local-to-global scales.
Lydia Li Named Program Co-Chair of 2016 Meeting of Gerontological Society of AmericaAssociate Professor Lydia Li is the program co-chair of the 2016 meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
- January 7, 2016
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John Doering-White Receives Wenner-Gren Dissertation AwardJohn Doering-White received a Wenner-Gren dissertation award for the 2016 academic year.
- January 6, 2016
- Laura Sundstrom and Megan Elyse Williams Write for the American Evaluation Association Blog
Laura Sundstrom and Megan Elyse Williams, Evaluation Associates with the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group, were invited to write a post for the American Evaluation Association blog, AEA365. Their post highlighted the tool they developed for the Program Evaluation Group, the Tiers of Skill Development. The Tiers of Skill Development intentionally guide students through developing their evaluation skills. You can read their blog post here.
- January 6, 2016
Lisa O'Donnell Successfully Defends Dissertation, "An Investigation on Predictors of Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder"Lisa O'Donnell successfully defended her dissertation, "An Investigation on Predictors of Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder" and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Clinical Science. She has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA.
- January 6, 2016
- MSW Students Daniel Anderson, Nadia Aggour, Alana Kivowitz and Ferdinando Palumbo to Present at 2016 Big Ten College Counseling Centers Conference
Daniel Anderson, Nadia Aggour, Alana Kivowitz and Ferdinando Palumbo (all MSW’16) had their poster entitled "Finding Meaning as Social Work Interns at a College Counseling Center" accepted for presentation at the 2016 Big Ten College Counseling Centers Conference at Purdue University.
- January 6, 2016
Pinghui Wu Receives International Student Fellowship from RackhamPinghui Wu was awarded an International Student Fellowship from Rackham Graduate School for the 2016 academic year.
- January 6, 2016
Daphne Watkins YBMen Project is featured in the latest issue of Concentrate Ann ArborAssociate Professor Daphne Watkins project Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) is featured in Concentrate. Her project, is a social media-based intervention that seeks to combat that lack of support, information and conversation around critical issues affecting what Watkins calls "a minority within a minority."
- January 4, 2016
- Office of Student Services Receives Seventh Annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award
The Office of Student Services Team was selected to receive the Seventh Annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award. In close partnership between the Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion and Academic Affairs and the Associate Vice President for Human Resources, the Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award was established to shine a light on those staff members who work toward achieving a welcoming, supportive and inclusive working environment.
- December 27, 2015
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