Jorge Delva Named Dean at Boston University School of Social Work
Jorge Delva, Professor and Director of the Communities Engagement Program at the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, was named Professor and Dean at the Boston University School of Social Work, effective January 2018. This new appointment is a great honor for Dr.
Sherrie Kossoudji Featured in The University Record Faculty Spotlight on Annual Class Trip to U.S./Mexico Border
Associate Professor Sherrie Kossoudji was featured in The University Record Faculty Spotlight article, “Social work professor brings classroom to Mexican border” regarding her annual cla
Mathieu Despard Honored with 2017 Slavin-Patti Award for Outstanding Article of the Year from Human Services Organizations at 28th Annual Management Conference
Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard was honored with the 2017 Slavin-Patti Award for Outstanding Article of the Year from the Human Services Organizations: Management, Leadership, and Governance journal published by Taylor and Francis Group.
Ed-Dee Williams (PhD student) and Jamie Mitchell Receive Grant from Rackham Graduate School to Improve Mental Health Services for African American Adolescent Males
Ed-Dee Williams (PhD student) along with mentor Jamie Mitchell received a grant from Rackham Graduate School to conduct analyses on data related to the mental health communication patterns of African American boys and men.
Experiential Learning Game on Positionality and Power Receives Grant from U-M Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Kunal Namballa, Gabrielle Fitzsimmons, and Joshua Horning (MSW students) along with mentor Julie Cushman (LEO lecturer) and the Critical Intersectionality Learning Community received an Innovation Grant from the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to create an experiential learning game
Technical Assistance Center Receives Knight Cities Challenge Grant for Detroit Commercial Real Estate Projects
The Technical Assistance Center was awarded a Knight Cities Challenge Grant.
Sallie Foley Honored with American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists' Professional Standard of Excellence Award
Sallie Foley, LEO Lecturer and Director of the Sexual Health Certificate Program, will be recognized with the Professional Standard of Excellence Award this weekend at the annual conference of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) in Las Vegas.
Daphne Watkins Published in Aging and Mental Health
Joint Doctoral Program Director and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins’ article, “A qualitative comparison of DSM depression criteria to language used by older church-going African-Americans” was published in Aging and Mental Health.
Joe Himle Published in Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle’s article, “A long-term follow-up of group behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in a general outpatient clinic in Norway” was published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
Linda Chatters and Daphne Watkins Participate in Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Site Visit from National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Associate Professor Daphne Watkins is on the Internal Advisory Committee and serves as a Faculty Mentor for the School of Public Health's Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health.