Brian Perron, Jorge Delva, and Michael Spencer Ranked High-Impact Social Work Scholars in Research on Social Work Practice
Associate Professor Brian Perron, Professor Jorge Delva, and Professor Michael Spencer were ranked high-impact scholars (SSWR fellows) in the article, “High-Impact Social Work Scholars: A Bibliometric Examination of Society for Social Work and Research and American Academy of Social Work and Social...
Maria Wathen Defends Dissertation, “Civic Culture Frameworks & Globalization; Implications for Social Services in Russia”
Maria Wathen successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “Civic Culture Frameworks & Globalization; Implications for Social Services in Russia” and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Sociology. She has accepted an Assistant Professor of Social Work position at Loyola University.
Her committee...
Susan Crabb Selected as Recipient of 2016 School of Social Work Distinguished Lecturer
Susan K. Crabb, field educator/lecturer/field liaison, has made the world her classroom by embracing the teacher-learner paradigm and approaching interactions and exchanges through a lens of lifelong/wide learning. In the classroom she is a well regarded instructor earning consistently positive...
Lorraine Gutiérrez Selected as Recipient of 2016 School of Social Work Distinguished Faculty Award
Professor Lorraine M. Gutiérrez was recognized with the School of Social Work 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award. The Distinguished Faculty Award is intended to recognize a current governing faculty member in the School of Social Work who has achieved national recognition in scholarship, demonstrated...
Alix Gould-Werth Receives ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Alix Gould-Werth (PhD in Social Work and Sociology '15) received a ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for her dissertation "From Pink Slip to Unemployment Insurance: Legal Mobilization and the Struggle to Make Ends Meet". The Award recognizes exceptional and unusually...
Robert Ortega Elected to Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs
Associate Professor Robert Ortega was elected, by the Senate Assembly, to fill the final open position on the executive committee of U-M's central faculty governance system. He was elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
Mathieu Despard Receives Grant to Analyze Data from Washington University in St. Louis Refund-to-Savings Project
Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard received a grant from the Washington University in St. Louis to analyze data from the 2013 and 2015 experiments of the Refund-to-Savings (R2S) project of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University. This Initiative is a collaboration among...
Shawna Lee's Study on Spanking Published in Journal of Marriage & Family
Associate Professor Shawna Lee’s study, "Hugs, Not Hits: Warmth and Spanking as Predictors of Child Social Competence" was published in the Journal of Marriage & Family. Her study was also featured in a news article, “Spanking Children Does Not Make Them ‘Nicer’, But Hugging Does” which was posted...
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's Meta-Analysis on Spanking Research Cited in Numerous Media Outlets
Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s recently published a meta-analysis examining the research on spanking and its effects on children which has been cited in numerous media outlets.
Kathleen Faller Presents at Universidad Metropolitana First Symposium on Sexual Abuse in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Professor Emerita Kathleen Faller gave two presentations and was interviewed by a reporter from the San Juan Star, the English language newspaper for an article on child sexual abuse.
Presentations:
- Allegations of Maltreatment Arising in Divorce, Custody, and Visitation Dispute Cases...