Rebeccah Sokol Quoted in the Detroit News on Michigan’s New Gun Storage Requirements
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol is quoted in the Detroit News on a new firearm storage requirement in Michigan that goes into effect next month. The new legislation will require gun owners to store their firearms in a locked box or unloaded with a locking device when there is a reasonable chance...
Camille Quinn Speaks with KVUE on New Texas Law to Keep At-Risk Youth out of the Legal System
Associate Professor Camille Quinn spoke with ABC affiliate KVUE in Austin, Texas, about a new state law designed to keep at-risk youth out of the juvenile justice system. “Once you touch that legal system, it's very difficult to get un-ensnared," she said.
MSW Students Maryam Syed and Maretta DeWitt Named Dow Sustainability Fellows
MSW students Maryam Syed and Maretta DeWitt have been named as Dow Sustainability Fellow by the Graham Institute. Designed to support the next generation of sustainability leaders in business, government, and nonprofits, the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program is among the most prestigious and...
Ashley Cureton Quoted in the Boston Globe on How School Transfers Can Compound Trauma in Refugees
Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton was quoted in the Boston Globe about the struggles of Ukrainian refugee families. The article explores how multiple school transfers can uproot vulnerable kids and compound the trauma and loss they’ve already experienced as refugees. “It is imperative that they can...
Trina Shanks Receives 2024 SSWR Social Policy Award
Professor Trina Shanks has received the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Social Policy Award. Shanks will be presented with the award this weekend at the SSWR Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in January.
Greer Hamilton Named a Health Equity Early Career Scholar
Research Fellow Greer Hamilton has been named to the 2023-24 cohort of the Health Equity Early Career Scholars Program, a collaborative effort of the Scholars Strategy Network and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program is structured to enable cohort members to disseminate their research...
William Elliott Discusses College Savings Accounts with St. Louis Public Radio
Professor William Elliott III joined St. Louis Public Radio in a spirited conversation about college savings accounts and their potential. The conversation was prompted by St. Louis Public Schools’ recent decision to pause its partnership in the College Kids Savings Account program.
Jaclynn Hawkins Appointed New Curtis Center Director
Associate Professor Jaclynn Hawkins was appointed the director of the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training Center, effective January 2024. She has previously served as both associate director (2021-present) and acting director (2022-2023).
Hawkins received...
Shawna Lee Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor Shawna Lee was appointed the new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (ADFA) as of January 2024. As ADFA, she is responsible for all academic personnel processes, including faculty recruiting, mentoring and development, promotion and tenure, and annual merit reviews.
After receiving five...
Shawna Lee Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of Children and Youth Services Review
Professor Shawna Lee has been appointed as a new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Children and Youth Services Review.
“I am excited to take on the role of Co-Editor-in-Chief at Children and Youth Services Review. I look forward to working with the other editors to continue to increase the representation of...