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September 26, 2017

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.

September 26, 2017

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...

September 25, 2017

William Elliott III and Kristin Seefeldt Receive Grant from John T. Gorman Foundation to Evaluate Children's Savings Account Program

Professor William Elliott III and Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt received a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation via the Alfond Scholarship Foundation to provide a systematic and objective evaluation of its Children's Savings Account CSAs program, called the Harold Alfond College Challenge...

September 25, 2017

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.

September 25, 2017

Debra Mattison Receives 2017 Demonstration Model Award from Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research Center

Clinical Assistant Professor Deb Mattison received a 2017 Demonstration Model Award from the Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research Center, a multi-institution coalition dedicated to incorporating interprofessional health practice with education in the Midwest region. She...

September 25, 2017

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.

September 23, 2017

Joyce Lee, Sara Stein (PhD students), Mieko Yoshihama, Shawna Lee, Andy Grogan-Kaylor, Fatmeh Baidoun Present at 6th Annual Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research National Conference

Joyce Lee (PhD student) and Associate Professor Shawna Lee presented, "Child emotional insecurity mediates the longitudinal relations between intimate partner violence, destructive parental conflict, and children's behavior problems." at the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research National Conference.

September 23, 2017

Luke Shaefer Cited in Vox Article on Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in the Vox article, "The latest Obamacare repeal bill is modeled after welfare reform. That was a failure."

September 18, 2017

Mary Ruffolo and Team Receive Grant from Health Resources and Services Administration for MSW Training with Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority

Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Professor Mary Ruffolo and her team: Assistant Professor David Córdova, Professor Jorge Delva, Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor Dan Fischer, Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle, LEO Adjunct Lecturer Adrienn...

September 18, 2017

Beth Glover Reed Serving on Editorial Review Board for Technical Assistance Publication, “Addressing Domestic Violence in the Behavioral Health Services Setting"

Associate Professor Beth Glover Reed is serving on a 7 person Editorial Review Board for a Technical Assistance Publication, being prepared by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Its working title is “Addressing Domestic Violence in the Behavioral Health Services Setting.”