Finn Bell and Vincent Fusaro (PhD Students) Selected to Receive 2016 Henry Meyer Award
Finn Bell and Vincent Fusaro (PhD students) are the co-recipients of the 2016 Henry Meyer Award. Bell's paper, "The Prison within a Prison" and Fusaro's paper, "States and the End of Cash Assistance" made original contributions to empirical or theoretical literature in a manner that integrates...
Luke Shaefer Cited in The New York Times and CNBC's Nightly Business Report
Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in The New York Times article, “Giving Every Child a Monthly Check for an Even Start”. He also was on CNBC's "Nightly Business Report" (starting at minute marker 14).
Jorge Delva Joins U-M Faculty Advisory Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Professor and Associate Dean for Educational Programs Jorge Delva has been invited to join the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Office of the Provost's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative. Committee members will advise Robert Sellers, Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology and...
Brian Perron Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Associate Professor Brian Perron had two papers published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal:
Lorraine Gutiérrez Gives Keynote at Latino Social Worker Network Conference
Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Latino Social Worker Network Conference, "Moving Towards the Future of Social Work Practice" on October 14 at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Sandra Momper Supports New Partnership with Indian Health Service
Associate Professor Sandra Momper is supporting a new partnership with Indian Health Service (IHS) bringing American Indian and Alaska Native social work students and highly qualified graduates to IHS health facilities for internships and clinical residencies as well as supporting the areas of...
Sara Stein, Abigail Williams-Butler, Analidis Ochoa-Bendana, Oto Alves da Silva, Ronke Olawale, and Joyce Lee (PhD students) Receive Bobbe and Jon Bridge Awards for Research/Travel
Sara Stein, Abigail Williams-Butler, Analidis Ochoa-Bendana, Oto Alves da Silva, Ronke Olawale, and Joyce Lee (PhD students) received grants, the Bobbe and Jon Bridge Award for Research/Travel to support research expenses and conference travel. The Bobbe and Jon Bridge Award for Engaged Scholarship...
Geriatric Joy Video Contest
The Gerontology Learning Community at the School of Social Work is holding the Geriatric Joy Video Contest to showcase positive experience in relating to older adults.
David Cordova Receives Grant from Teen Hype for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Amongst Detroit Youth
Assistant Professor David Cordova received a grant for his project, ''Greater Than'' from Teen Hype. This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-funded project is a community-university partnership between Teen Hype (Detroit) and the SSW. The five-year initiative aims to build...
Katherine Oglesby (MSW '14) and Daniel Saunders Published in Journal of Child Custody
Katherine Oglesby (MSW '14) and Professor Daniel Saunders' article, "No way to turn: The traps encountered by many battered women with negative child custody experiences" was published in the Journal of Child Custody.