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Professor Brad Zebrack received a grant from the Curtis Center in May 2015 to conduct an evaluation that supports the efficacy and value-added of exposing adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients to a defined AYA cancer care program.

Professor Emerita Edith Lewis’ article, “On Listening as an Integral Element of Praxis in Feminist and Womynist Research” was published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review.

Sarah Hong and Amanda Champagne (CASC students) was featured in The New York Times article, "On the Front Line of Campus Sexual Misconduct".

Matthew Chin successfully defended his dissertation, "Enacting Politics through Art: Encounters between Queer and Trans of Color Organizers and the Canadian State" and obtained his PhD in Social Work and Anthropology. Dr.

Professor Sandra Danziger interviewed with 89.1 WEMU regarding Michigan’s anti-poverty programs.

Associate Professor Daphne Watkins new book "Mixed Methods Research a Pocket Guide to Social Work Research and Methods" was published by Oxford University Press. Watkins reviews the fundamentals of mixed methods research designs and the general suppositions of mixed methods procedures, look

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in The Atlantic article, “America’s Poorest Are Getting Virtually No Assistance” and Raw Story’s article, “

Edie Kieffer, Katherine Mitchell and SSW alum Nicholas Yankey are among the authors of "

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was cited in the CBS News article, "The Surging Ranks of America's Ultrapoor" which is based off of his brand new book, "2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America".

Assistant Professor Rueben Miller received a grant from the Center for Public Policy in Diverse SocietiesAward to help fund "the Detroit Re-entry Project," a study that documents the lives of recently released prisoners returning to their home communities in Detroit.