Erin Martinez-Gilliard Writes New Book on Sex, Social Justice and Mental Health Practice
Lecturer Erin Martinez-Gilliard’s new book, “Sex, Social Justice, and Intimacy in Mental Health Practice: Incorporating Sexual Health in Approaches to Wellness,” will be released on March 21. The text equips mental health professions to integrate discussions about sexual health, identity and...
Daphne Watkins Edits New Book on Global Strategies for Promoting Health in Boys and Young Men of Color
Professor Daphne Watkins is the co-editor of “Health Promotion with Adolescent Boys and Young Men of Colour: Global Strategies for Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Context.” The book unpacks the complex intersections between age, race and gender in the diverse lives of young males of...
Paula Allen-Meares Speaks with WNIJ About Using Poetry to Increase Health Awareness
Dean Emerita Paula Allen-Meares spoke with public radio station WNIJ about an initiative in Rockford, Illinois using poetry to increase health awareness. The six-part video program was created in partnership with the University of Illinois in Chicago, of which Allen-Meares is chancellor emerita.
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Rebeccah Sokol’s Research Receives CDC Funding
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol is the principal investigator of a three-year project recently funded by the CDC entitled “Evaluating a school-based social and material needs identification system to prevent youth violence involvement.” The project will evaluate the effect of Pathways to...
Trevor Bechtel Speaks with Michigan Radio About How Guns Control Affects Law Enforcement
Lecturer Trevor Bechtel, PhD ‘08, spoke with Michigan Radio’s Stateside about how the prevalence of guns in our society affect police interactions. Bechtel is also the Student Engagement & Strategic Projects Manager at U-M’s Poverty Solutions and is a co-author of their recent report examining the...
Luke Shaefer Talks to Michigan Radio about Poverty Solutions Report on Police Use of Force
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with Michigan Radio about a new report from U-M’s Poverty Solutions, which shows that U.S. police officers kill more people in days than police in other countries kill in years. “This is one place where, if we’re trying to see things from the perspective of police … that...
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Discusses the Endurance of Corporal Punishment in The Lancet
Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor is quoted in a feature in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health titled “The strange endurance of corporal punishment.” The article explores the fact that while corporal punishment of children is an extremely loaded issue that transcends cultures, the research is almost...
Luke Shaefer Speaks with the Detroit News on the Earned Income and Child Tax Credit
Professor Luke Shaefer was quoted in a Detroit News article on how the Earned Income and Child Tax Credit can make a critical difference for families with low to moderate incomes.
“This is an important time of year for households who are working hard to make ends meet,” said Shaefer. “Tax refunds...
Anao Zhang Receives Eugene Washington PCORI Grant
Assistant Professor Anao Zhang is a principal investigator on a new project funded by a $250,000 Eugene Washington Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant. The Rogel Cancer Center-based research team will work to bring equity to adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research and...
Lisa Fedina, Shanna Kattari and Camille Quinn named SSWR Fellows
Assistant Professor Lisa Fedina, Associate Professor Shanna Kattari and Camille Quinn have been named Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR Fellows are members who have served the society’s mission with distinction — to advance, disseminate and translate research that...