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Charles Williams II, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Sociology, defended his dissertation entitled “Healing Balm: Black Women, Black Churches, and Du Boisian Pathways to Health Equity.” Williams has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Texas at Arlington.

E.B. Gross, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, defended their dissertation entitled “‘I Have Worked Hard to Be Someone My Child Can Trust’: Perceptions of Parental Support Among Trans and Gender-Expansive Young Adults and their Parents.” Gross has accepted a social work faculty...

PhD student Sunghyun Hong’s research on the methods for evaluating social skills in young children was cited in Phys.org. Hong’s findings highlight the need for more culturally responsive approaches to evaluating children’s social skills as the nation’s child population becomes increasingly diverse...

Professor Joe Ryan was quoted in a CBS News story about racial disparities in newborn drug tests. Ryan co-authored a study which found that the parents of Black newborns were more likely to be reported to child welfare over positive marijuana tests, but rarely went on to commit child abuse or...

Lecture Erin Martinez-Gillard’s “Death, Loss and Grief” course was featured in an MLive article.  The students requested that the course end with a funeral, in keeping with the course theme.  Together, they had a three-hour service, hosted a potluck and listened to a playlist they created for the...

MSW student Jaime Oberlander presented her research at American University in June at a conference entitled “The Impacts of USAID’s Dismantling on its Workforce and Families: Survey Presentation and Panel Discussion.” Oberlander, a former USAID Foreign Service Officer,  designed a survey to document...

Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin recently spoke with MLive at the opening for the new splash pad at Ann Arbor’s Bicentennial Park. As a city councilmember, Ghazi Edwin advocated to rebuild the park, which uses universal design principles, making it fully accessible and inclusive for...

Professor Todd Herrenkohl is co-author of the newly published “Pathways to Prevention: Connecting Research and Policy to Reduce Risk for Child Maltreatment.” The book explores historical and contemporary changes in U.S. child welfare policies and social policy.

Professor Katie Edwards delivered the keynote at Domino’s global headquarters, the World Resource Center, as part of the signature workplace event held for Pride Month by the Domino’s Business Resource Group, True Colors. “We had an honest conversation about belonging, allyship, and the incredible...

Professor Brian Perron gave the keynote presentation at the Asian & Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (APISWEA) international conference, entitled “The Future of Social Work is Agentic: How AI is Reshaping Roles Across Research and Practice” in Macau, China, last month. Perron also...