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. His article, "Strengthening evaluation in nonprofit human...
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. Findings will contribute to improving mental health services, clinical...
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. “Better Buildings, Better Blocks” which will implement a community-based education program to empower residents of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park to execute small-scale, residential and commercial real estate...
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. She is...
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.
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.
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. She and Professor Linda Chatters, program director, participated in the NIH Site Visit for the training...
Richard Tolman Published in Journal of Adolescence
Professor Richard Tolman's article, "Gender matters: Experiences and consequences of digital dating abuse victimization in adolescent dating relationships" was published in the Journal of Adolescence.
Rona Carter Selected to Receive Carolyn Payton Early Career Award for Research
Adjunct Assistant Professor Rona Carter is the recipient of the Carolyn Payton Early Career Award for Research. The award recognizes a researcher who is making a major contribution to the understanding of the role of gender in the lives of black women and girls. She will be recognized at the...