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Professor Barry Checkoway led the 15th annual Youth Dialogues program this week here at the University of Michigan.

Professor Brad Zebrack was cited in the Doctors Lounge article, “Distress Screening Tied to Fewer ER Visits for Cancer Patients”.

Professor Emerita Paula Allen-Meares, Associate Professor Trina Shanks, Professor Larry Gant, and Associate Professor Emerita Leslie Hollingsworth edited the book,

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in the Vox article, “A basic income really could end poverty forever: But to become a reality, it needs to get detailed and stop being oversold”.

Professors Robert Taylor, Joe Himle, and Linda Chatters’ article, ”Demographic and health-related correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among African Americans” was published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Professors Robert Taylor and Linda Chatters’ article, “Discrimination, Serious Psychological Distress, and Church-Based Emotional Support Among African American Men Across the Life Span” was published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B (Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences).

Professor Brad Zebrack’s article, “A Practice-Based Evaluation of Distress Screening Protocol Adherence and Medical Service Utilization” was published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in the Common Dreams article, “Why Politicians From Both Parties Ignore the Poor - Donald Trump isn't alone in his focus on rich and middle class voters.”

Shelby Andersen-Holt and Breanna Ostrander (MSW students) along with mentor Professor Larry Gant received a grant from the Graham Sustainability Institute for The Belding Community Youth Food Collaborative project.