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Assistant Professor David Córdova's project, "Preventing HIV/STI in Urban Adolescents via an mHealth Primary Care Intervention" was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The purpose of this research is to develop a cross-platform and universal version of Storytelling 4 Empowerment, an...

Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt's op-ed, "We need to fix the social safety net, not shame those who need it" was published in PBS Newshour.

Associate Professors Shawna Lee and Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Spanking and Adult Mental Health Impairment: The Case for the Designation of Spanking as an Adverse Childhood Experience" was published in Child Abuse & Neglect.

Lorraine Gutiérrez, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, will receive the 2017 Teaching and Mentoring in Qualitative Inquiry Award from the American Psychological Association. This award is...

Professor Sandra Danziger and Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “The systemic effects of SNAP benefit cuts on Washtenaw County poverty alleviation institutions”. The project aims to measure the burden of cuts to the SNAPS benefits...

Professor Richard Tolman received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. The U-W alumni advisory board recognized his efforts to engage men as allies to prevent violence against women.

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto was the featured speaker at the colloquium, “Community Health Agents in Brazil and implications for the development of similar programs in other countries” which was held at the University of Chile School of Public Health.

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard's article, "Effects of Tax-Time Savings Intervention on Use of Alternative Financial Services among Lower-Income Households" was published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

Min Hee Kim, Angie Perone (PhD students) and Professor Ruth Dunkle's article, "Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States" was published in the Journal of Women and Aging.

Lisa O'Donnell (PhD Social Work and Clinical Science '16), Professor Joe Himle, and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Social Aspects of the Workplace Stress and Occupational Functioning among Individuals with Bipolar Disorder" was published in the Journal of the Society for Social...