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Brad Zebrack Leads Study on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivor Social FunctioningProfessor Brad Zebrack is co-author and lead investigator of a recent multicenter longitudinal study on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social functioning after treatment. The study was also cited in a recent CNN story on a college swimmer cancer patient.
- April 17, 2017
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- Mathieu Despard's Research Brief Featured in MarketWatch
Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard’s research brief, “Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?" was cited in MarketWatch financial news.
- April 17, 2017
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Robert Taylor, Linda Chatters, and Brian Perron Published in Race and Social ProblemsProfessors Robert Taylor, Linda Chatters, and Associate Professor Brian Perron’s article, “Differences Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites Utilization of Clergy for Counseling with Serious Personal Problems” was published in Race and Social Problems.
- April 17, 2017
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Andy Grogan-Kaylor Receives Grant for Study on Parental Attitudes toward SpankingAssociate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor received a grant for his project, ''A Randomized Control Trial to Change Parental Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Physical Punishment of Children'' from the University of Michigan - Flint. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a brief psychoeducational parent intervention strategy that aims to shift parental attitudes toward spanking and reduce the use of spanking to discipline children among parents in Genesee County.
- April 10, 2017
John Mathias Defends Dissertation, "Contentious Ethics: Creativity and Persuasion among Environmental Justice Organizers in South India"John Mathias successfully defended his dissertation, "Contentious Ethics: Creativity and Persuasion among Environmental Justice Organizers in South India" and obtained his PhD in Social Work and Anthropology. He has accepted an Assistant Professor of Social Work position with Florida State University.
- April 10, 2017
Robert Ortega Published in EthnogerontologyAssociate Professor Robert Ortega's article, "Promoting LatinX Generativity: Cultural Humility and Transformative Complicity Through Geriatric Teams" was published in Ethnogerontology.
- April 10, 2017
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- Brian Perron, Andy Grogan-Kaylor, and Brian Victor (research associate) Published in Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Brian Perron, Andy Grogan-Kaylor, and Brian Victor’s article, “Disseminating High-Impact Social Work Scholarship: A Longitudinal Examination of 5-Year Citation Count Correlates” was published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
- April 3, 2017
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- Robert Taylor and Linda Chatters Published in Journal of African American Studies
Professors Robert Joseph Taylor and Linda Chatters’ article, “Kinship Support in Jamaican Families in the USA and Jamaica” was published in the Journal of African American Studies.
- April 3, 2017
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- Tina Jiwatram-Negrón (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) Published in BMC Women's Health & Drug and Alcohol Review
Tina Jiwatram-Negrón (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) had two articles published:
- "Life at the River is a Living Hell: a qualitative study of trauma, mental health, substance use and HIV risk behavior among female fish traders from the Kafue Flatlands in Zambia" in BMC Women's Health
- "Feasibility and preliminary effects of a screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment model to address gender-based violence among women who use drugs in Kyrgyzstan: Project WINGS (Women Initiating New Goals of Safety)" in Drug and Alcohol Review
- April 3, 2017
- Cristina Bares Published in Twin Research and Human Genetics
Assistant Professor Cristina Bares’ article, “Familial and Special Twin Influences on Cigarette Use Initiation” was published in Twin Research and Human Genetics.
- March 31, 2017
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