Jaclynn Hawkins Receives $1.83 Million Grant from PCORI
Associate Professor Jaclynn Hawkins and her team have received a $1.83 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their project, “Comparing Peer‑Led Collaborative Engagement (PLCE) and Traditional Researcher‑Led Engagement (TRLE).”
During the next 36 months, the...
Katie Edwards Discusses How 2025 Changed Research With Inside Higher Ed
Professor Katie Edwards was featured in the Inside Higher Ed story, “How 2025 Changed Research.” Edwards had a tumultuous year in which funding for many of her research projects was revoked or frozen. Edwards participated in a lawsuit against the NIH, which successfully reinstated some of her grant...
Beth Angell Elected Vice President-Elect of SSWR
Dean Beth Angell has been elected vice president-elect of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Angell’s term begins on February 1. In her new role as vice-president elect, she’ll serve a one-year term assisting the vice president. At the end of the term, Angell will ascend to the office...
Lindsay Bornheimer, Odessa Gonzalez Benson and Matthew Smith Named SSWR Fellows
Associate Professors Lindsay Bornheimer and Odessa Gonzalez Benson, and Professor Matthew Smith have been named Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR Fellows are members who have served the society’s mission with distinction — to advance, disseminate and translate research...
Nari Yoo Receives SSWR Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Assistant Professor Nari Yoo has received the 2026 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation, “Unraveling Ethnic Disparities: Spatial and Virtual Access to Mental Health Services among Immigrants with Language Barriers.” In...
Shanna Kattari Receives CEW+ 2026 Sarah Goddard Power Award
Associate Professor Shanna Kattari has been named a recipient of the 2026 Sarah Goddard Power Award from U-M’s CEW+. The award honors Sarah Goddard Power, a Regent of the University of Michigan for more than 12 years, who worked tirelessly to advance the position of women and minorities in faculty...
Sevi Fua Featured on Peace Corps Website
MSW Student Sevi Fua is featured on the Peace Corps website. He is currently serving in Togo, where he volunteers in a health clinic. He is also able to participate in new experiences beyond his volunteer duties in his village.
“One of the most important things I have learned from my village is the...
William Elliott III Discusses Trump Accounts with the Detroit Free Press
Professor William Elliott III discussed children’s savings accounts — including the new Trump Accounts — with the Detroit Free Press. The Trump Accounts will give $1,000 to children born in 2025-2028, but have a number of restrictions and require families to fill out a new, additional tax form to...
Sophie Guymon Calls on Michigan Medicine to Reinstate Broad Spectrum Gender-Affirming Care
MSW student Sophie Guymon called upon Michigan Medicine to reinstate a full spectrum of gender-affirming care for youth in a Michigan Daily editorial.
“As a leader in health care, Michigan Medicine must reinstate these essential interventions in accordance with state policy, recommendations from...
Katie Edwards’ NIH Funding Restored After Successful Lawsuit
On March 12, 2025, Professor Katie Edwards received a letter that one of her research grants was being terminated by the National Institute of Health (NIH). “I will never, ever, forget that day,” said Edwards. “A million things go through your mind, and one of the first was ‘Oh my God, our...