Daphne Watkins Quoted in AP Article on Mental Health in Black Communities
Professor Daphne Watkins spoke with the Associated Press about the lack of mental health resources available in Black communities. Watkins is the founder of the YBMen Project, which provides young Black men with mental health education and social support.
Black men tend to forego mental health...
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin Awarded a 2026 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize
Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin won a Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize (TIP) for her redesign of the class Community-Engaged Understandings of Homelessness: Connecting Past Policy to Present Conditions. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, CRLT and the University Library, this...
Shanna Kattari Discusses Sex and Disability on NPR’s 1A
Associate Professor Shanna Kattari discussed breaking the silence around sex and disability earlier this week as a featured guest on National Public Radio's 1A. The conversation covered meeting partners, using props and developing communication strategies to express needs. Kattari also stated the...
2026 IMPACT Awards
The IMPACT Awards honor outstanding students, faculty, staff and student organizations who are committed to uplifting our community and advancing the School’s mission. The awards are presented annually by the School’s Flourish Office.
Student IMPACT Award: PhD Student Nico Juárez
Nico Juárez is a...
SSW Students Present at National Association of Black Social Workers Conference
Michigan Social Work students participated at the recent National Association of Black Social Workers Conference in Detroit. MSW student Terrell "Tae" Brown was a presenter at a workshop titled "Leading Through Loss: Using African Centered Principles to Heal, Decolonize, and Push Against Hustle...
MSW Students Allie Rosenberg and Sam Tick-Raker Discuss Concert with the Detroit Jewish News
MSW students Allie Rosenberg and Sam Tick-Raker were quoted in the Detroit Jewish News about the upcoming Alicia Jo Rabins concert produced by the Jewish Community Leadership Program (JCLP). “This event is a fully student-planned program, organized and facilitated by the second-year JCLP students...
Rogério Pinto Speaks with WDET About Turning Resistance into Art
Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with WDET about his new art installation “ICEBREAKER,” which honors the lives lost to ICE and in detention centers. Pinto was inspired by the response and resistance of Minnesotans to Operation Metro Surge, the controversial immigration enforcement operation by the U.S...
Katie Edwards Receives AWP 2026 Christine Blasey Ford Woman of Courage Award
Professor Katie Edwards has received the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) Christine Blasey Ford Woman of Courage Award. The committee unanimously selected Edwards in recognition of her “courage in fighting the devastating cuts for psychological research, among other acts of good trouble.”
“I...
Celebrating a Transformative Gift During Social Work Month
Michigan Social Work is thrilled to announce exciting and meaningful news. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Jim and Maureen Lico, the School has established the Lico Family Professorship — the first endowed professorship created for the School in more than 25 years, and the single largest...
Zia Qi Quoted in Local Media on New MDHHS Technology
Research Technology Specialist Zia Qi is quoted in The Alpena News in an article about the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Bed Management Tool, which was developed in partnership with the School’s Child and Adolescent Data Lab to improve placement and treatment for young people in...