Lindsay Bornheimer and Juliann Li Verdugo Receive Outstanding Research Mentor Award
Assistant Professor Lindsay Bornheimer and Research Project Coordinator Juliann Li Verdugo received a 2023 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Outstanding Research Mentor Award.
Each year, UROP recognizes outstanding mentors who have exceeded expectations in providing opportunities...
Lindsay Bornheimer Invited to Speak at the Albert J. Silverman Conference
Assistant Professor Lindsay Bornheimer was an invited faculty speaker at the Albert J. Silverman Conference in the Department of Psychiatry this week. She spoke about her study in a presentation on "Adapting a Cognitive Behavioral Suicide Prevention Treatment for Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum...
Laura Sanders Discusses Animal-Assisted Therapy and Social Work
Lecturer Laura Sanders’ work with animal-assisted therapy (AAT) at her farm is featured in Crazy Wisdom Journal. “Instead of vegetables, we produce mental health,” she says.
Sanders describes her approach to AAT and how she uses it to teach relationship-building with social work students.
Matt Smith’s Research Cited in MIT Technology Review Article on Virtual Reality
Professor Matt Smith’s research was cited in the MIT Technology Review on the potential of using virtual reality as a therapeutic tool, specifically for incarcerated individuals. Smith originally developed Molly, a virtual-reality tool for job interview training, for underserved groups. Molly was...
Shanna Kattari Quoted in USA Today on Anti-Trans Rhetoric & Laws
Associate Professor Shanna Kattari is quoted in USA Today on the recent negative attention and laws in the U.S. targeting transgender people. "All of this anti-trans rhetoric is absolutely about power and control, though some people may also hate trans people," says Kattari, "We are seeing the...
Kevin Nguyen Appointed to MAPAAC by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
MSW student Kevin Nguyen has been appointed to the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “As the only student and youngest commissioner to ever serve on MAPAAC, I am humbled and honored to represent the growing APIA population in Michigan.” ENGAGE Program...
Olivia Chang Named 2023 Promising Scholar by ResilienceCon
PhD student Olivia Chang is the recipient of the ResilienceCon 2023 Life Paths Promising Scholars Award. This competitive award is presented to a small number of current students attending ResilienceCon who are conducting high-impact resilience-focused research that focus on under-served or...
Cassandra Kelly Named 2023 NASW Student of the Year
MSW student Cassandra Kelly has been selected as the 2023 University of Michigan National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Student of the Year. NASW selects students for this honor based on criteria that includes demonstrated leadership qualities, contribution to the positive image of a social...
Luke Shaefer Discusses Unemployment Benefits on Marketplace
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with Marketplace about the recent report showing that only 25 percent of those who were out of work in 2022 applied for unemployment benefits. “There is undoubtedly a set of people who actually are eligible for benefits and should be getting them,” said Shaefer, who...
John Tropman Writes New Book on Leading Efficient Meetings
Professor Emeritus John Tropman’s new book, “Fixing Broken Meetings: A Manual on Meeting Rotten-osity, Deleterious Decisions, and Ineffective Implementation,” examines the myriad ways in which meetings regularly fail and how individuals and organizations can produce efficient meetings that lead to...