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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
Luke Shaefer Awarded Hillman Prize for Book Journalism
Associate Professor Luke Shaefer and Professor Kathryn J. Edin of Johns Hopkins University new book "$2 a Day Living on Almost Nothing in America" was awarded the 2016 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism. The Hillman Prize honors journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in...
CASC Students Brittney Williams and Meredith Starkman Recognized for Major Awards at U-M
Two CASC (Community Action and Social Change Underagraduate Minor) students were recognized for major awards at the University:
Brittney Williams was recognized as one of The Michigan Daily's Students of the Year.
Meredith Starkman is the winner of the 2016 Wallenberg Fellowship.
SSW's Environmental Justice Conference Featured in The Michigan Daily
The School of Social Work’s environmental justice conference was featured in The Michigan Daily article, “Environmental justice conference highlights Flint water crisis”. Diana Copeland (lecturer) and Emily Friedman (CASC student) were both cited in the article.
Leslie Hollingsworth Receives Distinguished Individual Service Award at 48th Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers
Associate Professor Leslie Hollingsworth was presented the Distinguished Individual Service Award at the 48th Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW), held in New Orleans March 23-26th.