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March 1, 2017

John Tropman and Emily Nicklett Published in Winter 2017 issue of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping

Professor John Tropman and Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett’s piece, “Talcott Parsons: A Voice from the Past, an Opportunity Missed, and a Road Not Taken” was published in the Winter 2016 issue of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping.

February 27, 2017

Joe Ryan, Brian Perron, & Child and Adolescent Data Lab Published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

The Child and Adolescent Data Lab, with Associate Professors Joe Ryan and Brian Perron had their article, "Timing matters: A randomized control trial of recovery coaches in foster care" published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

February 27, 2017

David Córdova Receives Grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse for Mobile Health Intervention, "Storytelling 4 Empowerment"

Assistant Professor David Córdova received a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop a cross-platform and universal version of Storytelling 4 Empowerment (S4E)--a theory-driven, culturally congruent, interactive, tailored and targeted mobile health intervention--and to examine

February 27, 2017

Richard Tolman Creates Gaming App for Children and Teens to Teach Empathy

Teenagers and children can now become kinder and more empathic through their smartphones, thanks to an innovative new app. The "Random App of Kindness" was developed by a team of researchers including Professor Richard Tolman.

February 24, 2017

Joe Ryan, Brian Perron & Child and Adolescent Data Lab Receive Grant from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice

The Child and Adolescent Data Lab, with Associate Professors Joe Ryan and Brian Perron received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice to provide data analytic support and consultation to the State of Michigan

February 23, 2017

Mathieu Despard Receives Grant from JP Morgan Chase Foundation for Study on Workplace Financial Wellness Programs

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard received a grant from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation to generate new evidence concerning workplace financial wellness programs as a promising strategy for building financial security among low and moderate income workers through services such as financial

February 23, 2017

Richard Tolman Published in Culture, Health & Sexuality

Professor Richard Tolman’s article, “Getting men in the room: perceptions of effective strategies to initiate men’s involvement in gender-based violence prevention in a global sample” was published in Culture, Health & Sexuality.

February 23, 2017

Kristin Seefeldt Interviews with San Francisco Public Radio KALW on Abandoned and Socially Isolated Poor Women

Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt was on San Francisco public radio KALW’s "Your Call" where she discussed her new book, “Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the Twenty-First Century.”

February 23, 2017

Linda Chatters and Robert Taylor Published in Sociological Inquiry

Professors Linda Chatters and Robert Taylor’s article, “Microaggressions, Discrimination, and Phenotype among African Americans: A Latent Class Analysis of the Impact of Skin Tone and BMI” was published in Sociological Inquiry.

February 22, 2017

William Cabin, MSW ’04 has Paper Accepted for Presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting

Dr. William Cabin has had a second paper accepted for presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting in August 2017 in Montreal, Canada.