Shari Robinson-Lynk Accepts Appointment at Simmons College School of Social Work
Shari Robinson-Lynk, an Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Social Work since the fall of 2012 and the 2014-2015 Professor of the Year by the SSW Student Union, has accepted the position of Professor of Practice with the School of Social Work at Simmons College in Boston. Simmons College is the...
Fill-A-Truck for Flint
In response to the Flint water crisis, there will be a collection of water bottles, cases, and jugs to be delivered to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint. Drop:
- Water and cash donations at the Office of Student Services, School of Social Work
- Water donations in the School of Public...
Katie Richards-Schuster and Barry Checkoway and The YOUth Voice for Social Justice Project Featured on Detroit Public Television
Assistant Professor Katie Richards-Schuster and Professor Barry Checkoway are featured in the special "Building Youth Leadership in Southeast Michigan" which airs Monday, 1/18 at 7:30 pm on Detroit Public Television. The program brings together students & educators for a special panel on the...
Alice Mishkin Receives Grant from U-M Center for Global and Intercultural Study for Palestine and Israel Trip
CASC Program Coordinator and LEO Adjunct Lecturer Alice Mishkin received a grant from the U-M Center for Global and Intercultural Study. She will spend three weeks in Palestine and Israel learning about different models of activism and the role of memory and trauma in the Palestinian-Israeli...
Marlena Hanlon (MSW'17), Selin Nurgun (MSW'17) and Missy Orr (MSW'16) Selected as 2016 Dow Sustainability Fellows
Marlena Hanlon (MSW'17), Selin Nurgun (MSW'17) and Missy Orr (MSW'16) were selected as 2016 Dow Sustainability Fellows. The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program at U-M supports full-time graduate students who are committed to finding interdisciplinary, actionable and meaningful sustainability...
Elizabeth Rhodes Defends Dissertation, "The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi"
Elizabeth Rhodes successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi” and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Political Science. Her committee consisted of Trina Shanks, Anne Pitcher (co-chairs), Luke Shaefer and Pauline...
Lydia Li Named Program Co-Chair of 2016 Meeting of Gerontological Society of America
Associate Professor Lydia Li is the program co-chair of the 2016 meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
MSW Students Daniel Anderson, Nadia Aggour, Alana Kivowitz and Ferdinando Palumbo to Present at 2016 Big Ten College Counseling Centers Conference
Daniel Anderson, Nadia Aggour, Alana Kivowitz and Ferdinando Palumbo (all MSW’16) had their poster entitled "Finding Meaning as Social Work Interns at a College Counseling Center" accepted for presentation at the 2016 Big Ten College Counseling Centers Conference at Purdue University.
Pinghui Wu Receives International Student Fellowship from Rackham
Pinghui Wu was awarded an International Student Fellowship from Rackham Graduate School for the 2016 academic year.
Lisa O'Donnell Successfully Defends Dissertation, "An Investigation on Predictors of Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder"
Lisa O'Donnell successfully defended her dissertation, "An Investigation on Predictors of Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder" and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Clinical Science. She has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA.