Shawna Lee Receives Grant for Healthy Start Engaged Father Program from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Associate Professor Shawna Lee received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the Healthy Start Engaged Father program to effectively reduce infant mortality by providing men with knowledge and resources to support the health and...
Carrie Disney Selected to Receive Research Administrator Recognition Award from U-M Office of Research
Research Administration Coordinator Carrie Disney was selected to receive a 2017 Research Administrator Recognition Award from the U-M Office of Research. The award honors staff members for important contributions to the University’s research mission through exceptional performance and by going...
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.
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.
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 the...
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. Mini-games, created with input from teenagers, strengthen compassion...
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 related to juvenile...
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 coaching...
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.
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.”