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September 18, 2017

Beth Glover Reed Serving on Editorial Review Board for Technical Assistance Publication, “Addressing Domestic Violence in the Behavioral Health Services Setting"

Associate Professor Beth Glover Reed is serving on a 7 person Editorial Review Board for a Technical Assistance Publication, being prepared by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Its working title is “Addressing Domestic Violence in the Behavioral Health Services Setting.”

September 15, 2017

Matthew Smith and Rogério Pinto Receive Grant from National Institute of Mental Health

Associate Professors Matthew Smith and Rogério Pinto received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a virtual reality intervention to enhance job interviewing skills for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum.

After the intervention is developed, the project will...

September 15, 2017

Shawna Lee Receives Grant from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Associate Professor Shawna Lee’s study, “Transactional family processes supporting father involvement and child socio-emotional wellbeing” received a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to examine transactional processes related to father...

September 15, 2017

Laura Lein Interviews with Spectrum News Austin on Natural Disaster Evacuees

Professor Laura Lein interviewed with Spectrum News’ In Focus to discuss how natural disasters are difficult emotionally as evacuees uproot their lives.

September 11, 2017

Mathieu Despard Published in Journal of Poverty

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard's article, "Effects of a Tax-Time Savings Experiment on Material and Health Care Hardship among Low-Income Filers" was published in the Journal of Poverty. 

September 11, 2017

Edie Kieffer Receives Grant from Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research to Work with Community Health and Social Services Center in Southwest Detroit

Professor Edie Kieffer received a grant from the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) to work in partnership with the Community Health and Social Services Center (CHASS) in Southwest Detroit to explore how social media and/or text messaging interventions may be used - either...

September 11, 2017

Linda Chatters, Robert Taylor, and Joe Himle Published in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Professors Linda Chatters, Robert Taylor, and Joe Himle's article, "Discrimination and Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among African Americans" was published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

September 9, 2017

Mathieu Despard Cited in Chicago Tribune Article on Federal Student Loan Debt

Assistant Professor Mat Despard was cited in the Chicago Tribune article, "The fastest-growing category of student debtors may surprise you: Senior citizens".

September 9, 2017

Xiaoling Xiang Receives Grant from National Institute on Aging for Home Care Behavioral Intervention for Depression

Assistant Professor Xiaoling Xiang received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of home care aides-administered behavioral intervention for depression from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, including older African Americans, home...

September 8, 2017

Linda Chatters and Robert Taylor Published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Professors Linda Chatters and Robert Taylor's article, "Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Older Adults: Differences between Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers" was published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.