School of Social Work News

Assistant Professor David Córdova was selected by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to present at the 2018 Office of Diversity and Health Disparities’ Diversity Supplements Workshop in March.

Garrett Pace’s (PhD student) book chapter, “Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) in Life Course Health Development Research“ was published in the “Handbook of Life Course Health Development”.

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto’s article, “Factors that influence linkages to HIV Continuum of Care services: Implications for multi-level interventions” was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Director of Joint PhD Program and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was cited in the NBC News article, “Hip-hop works to break down mental health stigma for black men.”

Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Professor Lynn Videka was cited in The Michigan Daily article, “Academic Innovation Summit discuss MOOCs’ place at the ‘U’.”

Associate Professor Sandra Momper was featured in SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office's November faculty highlight, in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Her article, “OxyContin Use on a Rural Midwest American Indian Reservation: Demographic Correlates and Reasons for Using” was the piece of research selected.

Assistant Research Scientist and LEO Adjunct Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for her project, ''Create Sustainable Model for Community Health Workers in Detroit." The project is designed to address the behavioral, medical, and social determinants of health among health plan enrollees living in the Cody Rouge neighborhood of Detroit.

Associate Professors Andy Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee's article, "Associations of neighborhood disorganization and maternal spanking with children's aggression: a fixed-effects regression analysis" was published in Child Abuse and Neglect.