Charles Garvin and Richard Tolman Book 'Group Work Research' Published
Professor Emeritus Charles Garvin and Professor Richard Tolman's book, Group Work Research, was published this month by Oxford University Press as part of the "Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods" series. The book illustrates how to plan and conduct group work research, including studies of...
Daphne Watkins and Jamie Mitchell Published in Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Associate Professor Daphne Watkins and Assistant Professor Jamie Mitchell recently published an article, "Perceptions and Receptivity of Non Spousal Family Support: A Mixed Methods Study of Psychological Distress Among Older, Church-Going African American Men" in the Journal of Mixed Methods...
Charles Garvin Publishes Book on Social Work and Social Justice
Professor Emeritus Charles Garvin's new book Social Work and Social Justice: Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies will be published on March 25, 2016 by Oxford University Press. The book details the importance and complexity of social justice work and discusses the practical and ethical challenges...
Daphne Watkins YBMen Project is featured in the latest issue of Concentrate Ann Arbor
Associate Professor Daphne Watkins project Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) is featured in Concentrate. Her project, is a social media-based intervention that seeks to combat that lack of support, information and conversation around critical issues affecting what Watkins...
Data Lab Receives Funding from W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The Child and Adolescent Data Lab, directed by Associate Professors Joe Ryan and Brian Perron received an award from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to include educational data in their studies
Community Health Worker Sustainability in Michigan
Edie Kieffer and Katie Mitchell hosted the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA) annual meeting in Lansing for 206 community partners and participants. Meeting materials and summaries are available on the MiCHWA web site.
Reuben Miller Receives Grant from Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies for "The Detroit Reentry Project"
Assistant Professor Rueben Miller received a grant from the Center for Public Policy in Diverse SocietiesAward to help fund "the Detroit Re-entry Project," a study that documents the lives of recently released prisoners returning to their home communities in Detroit.