News

Caitlin Morath (temporary researcher and MSW'15 graduate) was selected as a 2016 Presidential Management Fellows Finalist. The Presidential Management Fellows Program is administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Selected Finalists are eligible for appointment as Fellows who strive to...

Associate Professors Brian Perron and Joe Ryan's Child and Adolescent Data Lab was featured in the U-M Research article, "Policy Numbers". 

Associate Dean and Professor Jorge Delva has been appointed as a Faculty Associate of the Latina/o Studies Program in U-M's Department of American Culture (LSA). He will be conducting research to eliminate health disparities.

Professor John Tropman was featured in the Network for Social Work Management's weekly blog series, "Monday Morning Manager". He gives advice and discusses his career path, inspirations, and motivation tactics. 

Webmaster Robert LaRoe was chosen as a session presenter and will give his talk, "Improving Your Website's Performance" at the May 5th-6th HighEdWeb Michigan Regional Conference at Grand Valley State University. 

Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett's article, "Access to Care and Diabetes Management Among Older American Indians with Type 2 Diabetes" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Aging and Health. 

LEO Adjunct Lecturer Daniel Fischer and Professor Mary Ruffolo, who is also the co-chair of the workgroup, have been appointed to the curriculum group for the interprofessional education initiative. The curriculum work group is charged with exploring the curricula and accreditation standards of the...

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard was named a Faculty Associate with the Center for Social Development at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently conducting research on the outcomes of a large scale tax-time savings experiment and on the...

Assistant Professor David Córdova, along with his Detroit community partner Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, presented his research, "Preventing Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems Among Detroit Hispanic Youth," at the Urban Research Center 20th Anniversary Symposium on January 21...

Professor Emeritus Charles Garvin and Professor Richard Tolman's book, Group Work Research, was published this month by Oxford University Press as part of the "Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods" series. The book illustrates how to plan and conduct group work research, including studies of...