Six Michigan Social Work Students Named as 2022 CEW+ Scholars
Six School of Social Work students have received CEW+ awards:
MSW student Irma Maribel Andrade Guzman — Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar
MSW student Rossi Clark — Beatrice Kahn Scholar
MSW student Justine D’Souza — Margaret Dusseau Brevoot Scholar
Trina Shanks Appointed Black Administrators, Researchers, and Scholars Board President
Professor Trina Shanks has been appointed board president of the Black Administrators, Researchers, and Scholars (BARS) group. BARS was founded by the late Larry Davis, MSW '73 and PhD '77, to aid in the development and advancement of Black social work scholars, researchers and admini
Andy Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee’s Research on the Link Between Gender Inequity and Child Abuse Featured in Michigan News
Professors Andy Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee’s research on the relationship between gender inequity and child abuse is featured in Michigan News.
“Hope is the Oxygen” — Michigan Social Work Hosts Darren Walker for Its Second Social Justice Changemaker Lecture
Earlier this month, the School of Social Work presented Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, in the School’s second annual Social Justice Changemaker Lecture.
Progressive Values Shape Ayesha Ghazi Edwin’s Family Story
“Ann Arbor and the university welcomed us with open arms, and we fell in love with this diverse, inclusive community.” Lecturer and ENGAGE: DETROIT Program Manager Ayesha Ghazi Edwin’s family history is chronicled in a story on U-M’s Center for South Asian Studies website.
Luke Shaefer Discusses the Pandemic’s Dramatic Shift in Federal Child Spending in the New York Times
Professor Luke Shaefer was quoted in a New York Times article describing the short-term surge in federal per child spending during the pandemic.
Rebeccah Sokol Part of Inaugural Cohort at U-M Institute of Firearm Injury Prevention
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol is part of the inaugural cohort of six new faculty members hired for U-M Institute of Firearm Injury Prevention to advance knowledge and identify solutions to the ongoing national epidemic.
Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s team wins Breakthrough Award at U-M’s Psych Tank Funding Competition
Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s team won a Breakthrough Award at the inaugural Psych Tank Funding Competition, hosted by the U-M’s Eisenberg Family Depression Center. The team came in second place, winning $75,000 for their project “Mental health care for ALL kids! What are we waiting for?”
Luke Shaefer Describes Why Child Poverty Rates Fell During the Pandemic
Luke Shaefer explains in Vox how federal government support during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted child poverty to fall sharply. “It was, indeed, a triumph of policy.”
Nick Espitia Successfully Defends Dissertation
Nick Espitia, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Sociology, has successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Our Existence is a Political Issue: Examining the Political Participation of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in the Midwest.” Katie Richards-Schuster served on his committee.