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The School welcomes Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow Eliza Silvia Galvez. As a scholar, her research focuses on implementation science, cultural adaptation/tailoring, family-based programming and community-based approaches to prevention for behavioral health outcomes among Latine youth. As a...

The School welcomes Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow Linyun Fu. Her research focuses on developing, testing and scaling up culturally sensitive mental health prevention and social-emotional learning programs for children and adolescents, particularly those in under-resourced communities. Her work...

Jay Kayser, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, defended his dissertation entitled “Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Cognitive Function: Correlates, Consequences, and Causes in Older Adults.” Kayser has accepted an Assistant Professor of Social Work position at the University of...

Associate Clinical Professor Justin Hodge spoke with Concentrate Media about recent research showing the stark differences in life expectancy between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. According to the report, Ann Arbor consistently exceeds the national average for life expectancy, while nearly every part of...

Charles Williams II, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Sociology, defended his dissertation entitled “Healing Balm: Black Women, Black Churches, and Du Boisian Pathways to Health Equity.” Williams has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Texas at Arlington.

E.B. Gross, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, defended their dissertation entitled “‘I Have Worked Hard to Be Someone My Child Can Trust’: Perceptions of Parental Support Among Trans and Gender-Expansive Young Adults and their Parents.” Gross has accepted a social work faculty...

PhD student Sunghyun Hong’s research on the methods for evaluating social skills in young children was cited in Phys.org. Hong’s findings highlight the need for more culturally responsive approaches to evaluating children’s social skills as the nation’s child population becomes increasingly diverse...

Professor Joe Ryan was quoted in a CBS News story about racial disparities in newborn drug tests. Ryan co-authored a study which found that the parents of Black newborns were more likely to be reported to child welfare over positive marijuana tests, but rarely went on to commit child abuse or...

Lecture Erin Martinez-Gillard’s “Death, Loss and Grief” course was featured in an MLive article.  The students requested that the course end with a funeral, in keeping with the course theme.  Together, they had a three-hour service, hosted a potluck and listened to a playlist they created for the...

MSW student Jaime Oberlander presented her research at American University in June at a conference entitled “The Impacts of USAID’s Dismantling on its Workforce and Families: Survey Presentation and Panel Discussion.” Oberlander, a former USAID Foreign Service Officer, designed a survey to document...