School of Social Work News

Professor Edith C. Kieffer, MPH, Ph.D.,  will provide expertise to the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA) on the design, content, analysis and reporting of the 2018 statewide Community Health Worker Employer Survey. This project is funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jenna Marthaller, Shana Frankel and Tahrima Khanom won second place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "Transportation in Rural Areas to Support Opioid Substance Abuse Treatment."

Jianjia Cheng won third place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "A Cultural Competency Training for Social Workers who Provide Mental Health Services to the Latino Population in Washtenaw County."

Mackenzie Mann won third place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo paper competition. The paper was titled, "NASW Response to the Agricultural Guestworker Act, H.R. 4092."

Margaret Cease won first place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "The Special Meals Project."

Zainab Farhat won second place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo paper competition. The paper was titled, "Dismantling Zero Tolerance: Achieving Equity in School Discipline."

Professor Barry Checkoway was featured in The New Zimbabwe's article for his research on adultism.

Elizabeth Vestal won first place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo paper competition. The paper was titled, "Retention and Continued Service for Transgender Members of the Armed Forces."