Daphne Watkins Appointed to Editorial Board for Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Director of Joint PhD Program and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was appointed to the Editorial Board for the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
Mary Ruffolo and Katie Lopez Receive Grant from U-M Health Sciences Council for Global Health Platform
Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Professor Mary Ruffolo and Assistant Director Office of Global Activities and LEO Adjunct Lecturer Katie Lopez received a grant from the U-M Health Sciences Council to create a sustainable global health platform involving three professional schools. They...
Joyce Lee and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Receive Grant from Rackham Graduate School for Parenting Research Workshops
Joyce Lee (PhD student) and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor received a grant from Rackham Graduate School for #Parenting, which is an interdisciplinary workshop that provides a forum for faculty and graduate students to address issues related to parenting research.
William Elliott III Cited in Inside Higher Ed Article on Sustainable Tuition-Free College Programs
Professor William Elliott III was cited in the Inside Higher Ed article, “How to Pay for Free Community College.”
He was also featured in the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education article, “Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding.”
Tina Jiwatram-Negron (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) and Joe Himle Receive Grant from U-M SSW for NYC-Based Study
Tina Jiwatram-Negron (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) and Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle received a grant from the U-M SSW via the Curtis Research and Training Center for their New York City-based study which will develop and test an integrated, brief screening for a...
Matthew Smith Receives Grant from National Institute of Mental Health for Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Program
Associate Professor Matthew Smith received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and test the efficacy of a virtual reality job interview training program (VR) to help train adults with severe mental illness prepare for job interviews, as part of the supported employment...
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Published in Injury Prevention
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “23 Contributions to depressed affect in latina women: examining the effectiveness of the moms’ empowerment program” was published in Injury Prevention.
Adrienne Lapidos Receives Grant from Peace Research Institute Oslo for Mental Health Literature Review
LEO Adjunct Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos received a grant from the Peace Research Institute Oslo to conduct a review of the literature on the mental health after-effects of conflict; to prepare a written report and bibliography on this literature; and to help develop proposals aimed at appropriate...
William Elliott III and Kristin Seefeldt Receive Grant from Lilly Endowment for Financial Incentive Program
Professor William Elliott III and Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt received a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. via the Wabash County Young Men's Christian Association Inc. (Indiana) to examine the impact of providing financial awards based on learning, college planning, and savings behaviors...
Dan Fischer, Deb Mattison, Joe Himle, Katie Lopez, and Mary Ruffolo Receive IP-X Stimulus Pilot Grants from Center for Interprofessional Education
The U-M’s health science deans selected four faculty team projects to receive Interprofessional Exchange Research (IP-X) Stimulus pilot grants from the U-M Center for Interprofessional Education. All four projects selected include SSW faculty:
- Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical...