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January 20, 2017

Rogério Pinto Leads Community Health Colloquium at University of Chile School of Public Health

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto was the featured speaker at the colloquium, “Community Health Agents in Brazil and implications for the development of similar programs in other countries” which was held at the University of Chile School of Public Health.

January 20, 2017

Mathieu Despard and Addie Weaver Receive Grant from Poverty Solutions for Project on Low-Income Rural Households

Assistant Professors Mathieu Despard and Addie Weaver received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “Poor, Invisible, and Left Behind: Understanding Financial Instability, Material Hardship, and the Availability and Use of Community Resources among Low-Income Rural Households.” This...

January 20, 2017

Sandra Danziger and Sue Ann Savas Receive Grant from Poverty Solutions for Project on SNAP Benefit Cuts

Professor Sandra Danziger and Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “The systemic effects of SNAP benefit cuts on Washtenaw County poverty alleviation institutions”. The project aims to measure the burden of cuts to the SNAPS benefits...

January 15, 2017

Ruth Dunkle Elected as Next President of Society for Social Work and Research

Professor Ruth Dunkle was elected to be the next president of the Society for Social Work and Research at the 2017 national conference in New Orleans.

January 15, 2017

Mathieu Despard Published in Journal of Consumer Affairs

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard's article, "Effects of Tax-Time Savings Intervention on Use of Alternative Financial Services among Lower-Income Households" was published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

January 15, 2017

Lisa O'Donnell (PhD '16), Joe Himle, and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Published in Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

Lisa O'Donnell (PhD Social Work and Clinical Science '16), Professor Joe Himle, and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Social Aspects of the Workplace Stress and Occupational Functioning among Individuals with Bipolar Disorder" was published in the Journal of the Society for Social...

January 15, 2017

William Lopez (postdoctoral fellow) Interviews with Michigan Radio on Immigration Raids

William Lopez (postdoctoral fellow) interviewed with Michigan Radio, explaining the impact of immigration raids on communities and law enforcement.

January 15, 2017

Min Hee Kim, Angie Perone (PhD students) and Ruth Dunkle Published in Journal of Women and Aging

Min Hee Kim, Angie Perone (PhD students) and Professor Ruth Dunkle's article, "Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States" was published in the Journal of Women and Aging.

January 15, 2017

Elizabeth Armstrong (PhD student) Discusses Media Coverage of Trump Administration in The New Yorker

Elizabeth Armstrong's (PhD student) letter to the editor about media coverage of the Trump administration, "Media Under Trump" was published in The New Yorker.

January 15, 2017

Lorraine Gutiérrez Featured on Academic Freedom Panel at University of Chicago

Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez was a featured panelist at the panel discussion, “Academic freedom and diversity: Viewpoints on institutional practices and tensions”, which was held at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. The panel itself will be on CSPAN3 later this year.