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August 24, 2020

Natasha Johnson, PhD ‘20 Receives a Racial Injustice Award From the U-M Depression Center

Natasha Johnson, PhD ‘20, has received a $5,000 Racial Injustice Award From the U-M Depression Center for her research on racism awareness among Black youths. Her research has the potential to provide empirical support for intervention programs aimed at combating racism by developing a psychometric...

August 21, 2020

Undocumented Parents Teach Latino Kids to be Overly Cautious

Assistant Professor Fernanda Lima Cross' new research finds that parents who are undocumented immigrants are more likely than documented parents to teach mistrust to their children and to be wary of interactions with law enforcement. "Ethnic-racial socialization is often used to prepare adolescents...

August 21, 2020

Joyce Lee Co-authored Children's Book on Fighting Anti-Asian Racism

Joyce Lee, PhD student, has co-authored a children's book on fighting anti-Asian racism during COVID-19. The book is free and provides an educational resource to help generate meaningful discussions between adults and children about anti-Asian racism.

August 21, 2020

Roland Zullo Talks To Detroit Free Press about Teacher Safety Strike

On Wednesday, Detroit teachers voted to authorize a “safety strike,” should their concerns about protective equipment and protocols not be met.  Associate Research Scientist Roland Zullo spoke with the Detroit Free Press about the potential legal consequences and public reaction. "No one knows about...

August 13, 2020

Jaclynn Hawkins and Jamie Mitchell Receive Loan Repayment for Health-Disparities Researchers 

Jaclynn Hawkins and Jamie Mitchell have each received loan repayment awards for their continued commitment to engage in health-disparities research. The awards are from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities whose loan repayment programs were established by Congress and...

August 13, 2020

Lindsay Bornheimer Receives NIH Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34)

Assistant Professor Lindsay Bornheimer has received a National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34). This three-year grant will support her team in modifying and evaluating acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Suicide Prevention for psychosis...

August 12, 2020

Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee Recipient of the 2020 Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change

The Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee (FADC) at the School of Social Work is a recipient of the 2020 Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change (sponsored by CEW+).  This award was created to honor CEW+ director Carol Hollenshead and celebrates those...

August 12, 2020

Roland Zullo's Paper Earns Annual Best Paper Award

Roland Zullo’s paper “Explaining Privatization Failure: The Vice of Sweet Carrots and Hard Sticks” has been selected by the editorial board of the Review of Radical Political Economics as winner of the Annual Best Paper Award.  The paper explains why private contracting underperforms in the...

August 5, 2020

Natasha Johnson Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Natasha Johnson, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, for successfully defending her dissertation, "You Must Work Twice as Hard for Half as Much: Racial Socialization, Racial Identity, and Racism Awareness in Adolescence." Her committee chairs were Daphne Watkins...

August 5, 2020

Justin Hodge Wins Democratic Primary for Washtenaw County Commissioner

Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge, MSW ‘13, won the Democratic primary for Washtenaw County Commissioner, 5th District; he’ll advance to face the Republican candidate in the November election.