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...
Justin Hodge Unanimously Selected as Chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge has been unanimously selected to serve as chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Hodge was reelected in November as the Washtenaw County Commissioner for District 5. “I am committed to doing all I can to make our home a place where everyone...
Luke Shaefer Calls on Congress to Reinstate the Expanded Child Tax Credit
In an op-ed in The Hill, Professor Luke Shaefer urges Congress to reinstate the expanded Child Tax Credit before the end of this session.
“Providing supplemental income support to families with children … is the easiest, boldest, and most effective strategy to prevent and reduce child poverty,”...
Rogério M. Pinto Discusses the Toll of A Denied Tenure Bid at Columbia University in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Professor Rogério M. Pinto discussed his denied bid for tenure at Columbia University in 2014, and the physical, emotional and intellectual toll it took, with The Chronicle of Higher Education.
“Everybody who is involved with you, either as a professional or someone who is doing research with you...
Jaclynn Hawkins Receives Three-Year Grant from The American Diabetes Association
Matt Smith Quoted in Psychiatric News on How Virtual Reality Can Help Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Professor Matt Smith spoke with Psychiatric News about how virtual reality can support job seekers with serious mental illness. To help patients prepare for a job interview, Smith developed a virtual reality interview training program informally known as Molly (the name of the virtual hiring manager...
Beth Angell Appointed the Phillip Fellin Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Dean Beth Angell has been appointed the Phillip Fellin Collegiate Professor of Social Work. Angell’s research focuses on behavioral health, particularly on serious mental illness and its intersection with substance abuse and criminal justice involvement. Some of the topics of her research studies...
William Elliott III Quoted in Stateline on the Power of Children’s Savings Accounts
Professor William Elliott III told Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, that children’s savings accounts not only help families save for college, they can also instill them with hope and ambition. “Children’s savings accounts give people some grounds for believing they can change...
Rogério M. Pinto Named Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
Professor Rogério M. Pinto was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. The academy is an honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare through high-impact work that...
Luke Shaefer Quoted in a New York Times on the Effects of the Child Tax Credit
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with the New York Times about the ongoing effort to bring back the Expanded Child Tax Credit. The pandemic-era program, which sent monthly checks to most U.S. families with children, helped cut child poverty nearly in half during the program’s six-month run. Shaefer’s...