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Kristin Seefeldt's article, "How welfare's work requirements can deepen and prolong poverty: Rose's story" was published in The Conversation. 

Robert Taylor has been named the CSWE 2017 Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecturer.  Read more about Dr. Taylor's talk "Extended Family and Congregational Support Networks Among African Americans"

Professor Edie Kieffer interviewed with the U-M Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation on the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance’s shift from being hosted at SSW to the Center.

Brad Zebrack's study, “A Practice-Based Evaluation of Distress Screening Protocol Adherence and Medical Service Utilization” was featured in the Cancer Network article, “Adherence to Distress Screening Protocols Lacking”.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “Social Aspects of the Workplace Among Individuals With Bipolar Disorder” was published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle’s article, “Quality of life in anxious adolescents” was published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Professor William Elliott III received a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation via the University of Kansas to conduct research on Maine's Harold Alfond College Challenge, one of the oldest and most visible Children's Savings Account

Professor Emerita Rosemary Sarri is a 2017 inductee of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.

Professor Brad Zebrack’s longitudinal study, “Cancer in adolescents and young adults: Who remains at risk of poor social functioning over time?” was featured in the ScienceDaily article, “Young adult cancer surv

Assistant Professor Mat Despard received a grant for his project, ''Employer-Based Financial Wellness Programs Project'' from the Kellogg Foundation via the Washington University in St. Louis.