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September 13, 2022

Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s Research Cited in Editorials in the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post

Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s review of 50 years of research on corporal punishment was cited in a Chicago Tribune article about the return of corporal punishment to a Missouri school district. The review was also cited in an editorial in the Washington Post.

September 13, 2022

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.

September 6, 2022

Terri Friedline 2022 Recipient of the Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award

Associate Professor Terri Friedline received the 2022 Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award. “I'm humbled to receive this award from doctoral students —an acknowledgement of my contributions,” said Friedline.

September 6, 2022

Robert Ortega’s Profile of Professor Emerita Charles Garvin Published in Social Work with Groups

Associate Professor Robert Ortega’s profile of Professor Emerita Charles Garvin is featured in the latest issue of Social Work with Groups. PhD students Ronke Olawale and Andrea Shanon Mora are co-authors.

September 2, 2022

Ashley Cureton and Rosalva Osorio Receive Grant from U-M’s Inaugural Arts + the Curriculum Program

Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton and Field Faculty Rosalva Osorio have received funding for their project, The Implementation of Forum Theatre to Engage in Difficult Conversations within the U-M Social Work Community.

August 29, 2022

Terri Friedline Weighs in on the Student Debt Relief Program in Fast Company

Associate Professor Terri Friedline shares her thoughts on President Biden’s student debt relief program in Fast Company.  She says that while the relief package will make a real difference, she is concerned that it ignores the role structural racism and sexism play in educational d

August 27, 2022

The Papa WAS Project and Detroit Bass Day

On August 27, 2022, Detroit Bass Day celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Motown hit "Papa was a Rollin' Stone." A number one hit by The Temptations in 1972, the song features an immortal and driving bass line, which 50 bassists played on the Motown Museum Plaza.

August 10, 2022

Terri Friedline’s Fictional Work “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” Featured in Current Affairs

In a work of fiction for Current Affairs, Associate Professor Terri Friedline imagines “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” — the day when a bank once deemed “too big to fail” is shut down for the benefit of the public.

August 9, 2022

Matthew Smith’s Job Interview Training Helping People with Disabilities Find Employment

Associate Professor Matthew Smith created role-playing job interview training that helps people with autism and other disabilities find employment.

August 2, 2022

Lolita Moss Successfully Defends Dissertation

Lolita Moss, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, has successfully defended her dissertation entitled “The Medium and the Message: An Investigation of Mainstream Media Use, Relationship Scripts, and Intimate Partner Violence among Black Adolescents.” Her committee consisted of Lo