U-M President Schlissel Responds to Queer Advocacy Coalition’s Concerns
At a faculty town hall earlier this month, U-M President Mark Schlissel compared the COVID-19 pandemic to the HIV epidemic in regards to testing. As a result of his remarks, the School’s Queer Advocacy Coalition (QAC) started a petition and called for a public apology. In an email to QAC, Schlissel...
Michigan Social Work Stands with Others in Demanding Justice for Jacob Blake
The political and social unrest in Wisconsin in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake echoes the violence that killed George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black lives. This is happening again and again because violence against Black bodies and minds has been...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...