News

Janelle Goodwill (PhD student) and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins' article, "Strengths and Weaknesses of the Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Facebook Project" was published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

LEO Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos and Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's op-ed, "Viewpoint: Dental therapists can improve oral health in Michigan." was published in the Lansing State Journal.

Joyce Lee (PhD student) and  Associate Professor Shawna Lee's article, "Caring is Masculine: Stay-at-Home Fathers and Masculine Identity" was published in Psychology of Men & Masculinity. The study examines stay-at-home fathers in the United States and their  experiences through the perspective of...

Professor Daniel Saunders' article, "Police responses to cases of officer-involved domestic violence: The effects of a brief web-based training" was published in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.

U-M President Mark Schlissel announced a new multidisciplinary program, Poverty Solutions headed by Associate Professor Luke Shaefer. Poverty Solutions aims to become a leader in informing, identifying and testing new strategies for the prevention and alleviation of poverty in Michigan, the nation...

Each year the Office of Global Activities works with and supports students who complete global social work experiences around the globe. The Global Social Work Poster Fair is an opportunity for students who recently returned from abroad to share their global experience with the larger School of...

Professor Brad Zebrack received a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for his project, ''Building a Patient-Centered Research Cooperative Group for Psychosocial Oncology''. This grant will support the development of a community of cancer patient advocates, oncology social...

Professor Lorraine Gutierrez and Associate Professor Robert Ortega's chapter, "Developing Learning and Teaching about Diversity and Social Justice" was published in the International Handbook of Social Work Education.

Kim Phillips-Knope's (LEO lecturer) leadership provided a key role (as a state consultant) in the State Board of Education's decision to approve a voluntary guidance document to assist all Michigan public schools create safe and supportive school environments for LGBT students. 

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer is the recipient of the 2016 University of Chicago Elizabeth Butler award. The Elizabeth Butler Award honors one recent graduate of the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration who has shown exceptional promise in the field of social work.