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.
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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.
Edith Lewis Receives 2022 Alexis J. Walker Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council on Family Relations
Professor Emerita Edith Lewis has been named the 2022 Alexis J. Walker Lifetime Achievement awardee. The award recognizes her decades of contributions to feminist scholarship, teaching and service and is sponsored by the Feminism and Family Science Section of the National Council on Family Relations...
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. “It is a tremendous honor to play a small role in supporting the next generations of...
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. The profile showcases Garvin’s lifelong contribution to social justice and social work with...
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. The project uses Forum Theatre to provide social work students with concrete...
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 debt. "The Biden...
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. The song's powerful narrative...
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.