Lauren Whitmer (PhD student) Selected as Fellow of Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program for Research in Peru
Lauren Whitmer (PhD student, Social Work and Anthropology) was selected as a fellow of the U.S. Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program to conduct 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Lambayeque, Peru. She will examine how women in violent...
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...
Tina Jiwatram-Negron (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) and Joe Himle Receive Grant from U-M SSW for NYC-Based Study
Tina Jiwatram-Negron (Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow) and Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle received a grant from the U-M SSW via the Curtis Research and Training Center for their New York City-based study which will develop and test an integrated, brief screening for a...
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...
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Published in Injury Prevention
Sara Stein (PhD student) and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “23 Contributions to depressed affect in latina women: examining the effectiveness of the moms’ empowerment program” was published in Injury Prevention.
Matthew Smith Receives Grant from National Institute of Mental Health for Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Program
Associate Professor Matthew Smith received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and test the efficacy of a virtual reality job interview training program (VR) to help train adults with severe mental illness prepare for job interviews, as part of the supported employment...
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.