Adrienne Lapidos Receives Grant from Peace Research Institute Oslo for Mental Health Literature Review
LEO Adjunct Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos received a grant from the Peace Research Institute Oslo to conduct a review of the literature on the mental health after-effects of conflict; to prepare a written report and bibliography on this literature; and to help develop proposals aimed at appropriate...
William Elliott III and Kristin Seefeldt Receive Grant from Lilly Endowment for Financial Incentive Program
Professor William Elliott III and Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt received a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. via the Wabash County Young Men's Christian Association Inc. (Indiana) to examine the impact of providing financial awards based on learning, college planning, and savings behaviors...
Dan Fischer, Deb Mattison, Joe Himle, Katie Lopez, and Mary Ruffolo Receive IP-X Stimulus Pilot Grants from Center for Interprofessional Education
The U-M’s health science deans selected four faculty team projects to receive Interprofessional Exchange Research (IP-X) Stimulus pilot grants from the U-M Center for Interprofessional Education. All four projects selected include SSW faculty:
- Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical...
Madel Leal (MSW‘17) Featured in Michigan News for Summer Work in Peru
Madel Leal (MSW‘17) was featured in the Michigan News video, “Research, education, service: How we spent our summer vacation.”
Cristina Bares Published in Addictive Behaviors
Assistant Professor Cristina Bares’ article, “Nicotine dependence, internalizing symptoms, mood variability and daily tobacco use among young adult smokers” was published in Addictive Behaviors.
Janelle Goodwill (PhD student) Interviews with inSocialWork Podcast Series on Work with Black Men, Media, and Masculinity
Janelle Goodwill (PhD student) interviewed with the University at Buffalo School of Social Work’s inSocialWork Podcast Series on her work with black men, media, and masculinity.
Karla Goldman Cited in Michigan Today on Hillel and Published on LearnSpeakAct Blog
Professor Karla Goldman was cited in the Michigan Today article, “Hillel at 90.” She also contributed her piece, “Looking a Little More Deeply into C.C. Little” to the LearnSpeakAct blog.
Brittany Schuler (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award
Brittany Schuler (postdoctoral fellow) and Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their study which contributes to a Culture of Health by enhancing our understanding of healthy-eating habits and healthy weight among children...
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Published in Journal of Child and Family Studies
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “Profiles of Children's Thinking About Violence in Families Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence” was published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Tony Alvarez to Give Kurt Hahn Address at 2017 Association for Experiential Education Conference
LEO Lecturer Tony Alvarez was selected to give the Kurt Hahn Address at the 2017 Association for Experiential Education Conference this November in Montreal.