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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Matthew Smith Appointed Associate Dean for Research
Professor Matthew Smith was appointed the Associate Dean for Research, effective January 2024. In this role, he oversees the Office of Research, which supports faculty research endeavors, fosters a vibrant research culture, and ensures compliance with relevant policies.
Smith joined the School...
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...
Joonyoung Cho Named a 2024 Grand Challenges Doctoral Fellow. Rita Hu Receives an Honorable Mention
PhD student Joonyoung Cho has been named a 2024 Grand Challenges Doctoral Fellow. His project “Contact Frequency with Children Following Relocation Later in Life: Do Contact Modes and Proximity to a Child Matter?” addresses the Grand Challenge to Eradicate Social Isolation. These fellowships work to...
Katrina Ellis Named the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
Assistant Professor Katrina Ellis has received the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar Award from the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at the U-M’s Institute for Social Research. Ellis’ research seeks to improve racial health equity, with a specific focus on cancer and family-focused...