Fatima Salman Celebrates Eid ul Adha with Vice President Kamala Harris
ENGAGE Program Manager and Lecturer Fatima Salman was invited by Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the Eid ul Adha celebration at her residence last week. Salman spoke with Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff about the impact of social workers across the country. Salman is also the...
So’Phelia Morrow Named a 2023 Public Voices Fellow on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls
PhD student So’Phelia Morrow has been named a 2023 Public Voices Fellow on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls. The US-based fellowship is part of The OpEd Project’s Public Voices initiative to include women’s voices in writing history and Equality Now’s mission to create a fair and just world...
Kristin Seefeldt Leading Ann Arbor’s Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
Associate Professor Kristin Seefeldt spoke to the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Michigan about Ann Arbor joining the growing list of cities across the nation exploring a guaranteed basic income program. Seefeldt will oversee the pilot program which will provide 100 income-eligible entrepreneurs with...
Justin Hodge Interviewed by CBS Detroit
Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge was interviewed by CBS Detroit where he discussed health equity and the practices around the sale of flavored tobacco products across the state. “We know that 21% of teens in Michigan have reported e-cigarette use, and a study with the FDA has shown that...
Trina Shanks Research Cited in Homestead Act
Professor Trina Shanks’ research on the long-term implications of the Homestead Act was cited by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent of last month’s Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Rebeccah Sokol Discussed the Rise of Gun Ownership with the New York Times
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol was quoted in a New York Times article exploring the rise in gun ownership in American families. Sokol’s research shows that families with teenagers who kept one firearm loaded and unlocked were more likely to buy another firearm during the pandemic than those who...
Fatima Salman Discusses the Importance of Social Workers in Public Policy
ENGAGE Program Manager and Lecturer Fatima Salman spoke about the role of social workers in creating policy that supports mental health on the podcast “Breaking Through” with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner.
“Policy affects all of us,” said Salman. “We actually had the most amount of social workers...
Yanghyun Park Presents at National Conference on Child Maltreatment Strategies
PhD student Yanghyun Park presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children conference last month. Her presentation was titled “Strategies for increasing economic support in child maltreatment prevention.”
Luke Shaefer Discusses Minnesota’s New Child Tax Credit
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke to Minnesota Public Radio about that state’s new child tax credit. “It's not a silver bullet. It's not going to solve all of the challenges that we face, but no policy is. And this one is one that works. It is one that we should be able to see positive impacts in a year...
Olivia Chang Receives Honorable Mention from Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
PhD student Olivia Chang received an honorable mention from the 2023 Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. The programs seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and...