Brad Zebrack Receives $1.6 Million Grant from the National Cancer Institute
Professor Brad Zebrack has received a new five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to support a new education initiative. The project will provide advanced training and mentorship to oncology social workers across the United States, helping them lead palliative care education...
The School of Social Work Welcomes Nari Yoo
Assistant Professor Nari Yoo is a social work scholar with a focus on reducing disparities in access and outcomes for immigrant and ethnic minority communities. Her research examines (1) how macro- and mezzo-level factors, including structural and cultural racism, influence mental health disparities...
The School of Social Work Welcomes Tara Maudrie
Assistant Professor Tara Maudrie is an enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Snapping Turtle Clan) and a health researcher specializing in Indigenous food systems, nutrition and health. She has worked with urban and tribal communities across the U.S., collaborating on...
Shanna Kattari Receives a 2025 CSWE Disability Manuscript Award
Associate Professor Shanna Kattari is one of the recipients of the 2025 CSWE Disability Manuscript Award. The Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities (CDPD) awards the Disability Manuscript Award yearly, recognizing scholarship that contributes to knowledge about disability; full...
Linda Chatters Receives the 2025 James S. Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award
Professor Linda Chatters has received this year’s James S. Jackson Outstanding Mentoring Award from the Gerontological Society of America. This award recognizes outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging. “I'm very honored to receive this award...
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin Featured in Film on Ann Arbor’s Disability Legacy
Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin is featured in the film “Resilience Revealed: Ann Arbor’s Disability Legacy.” The film was shown at the Ann Arbor District Library at the end of July as part of celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ghazi Edwin...
The School of Social Work Announces New Master’s Degree in Social Impact Leadership
The University of Michigan School of Social Work is launching a new and innovative 30-credit Master of Arts degree in Social Impact Leadership. The practice-forward graduate degree is designed for aspiring leaders who are committed to driving meaningful, measurable impact across public, nonprofit...
Katie Edward Discusses her Lawsuit Against the NIH on Science Friday
Professor Katie Edwards discussed her lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Science Friday podcast. Since January, the NIH has made sweeping cuts to research funding. “Initially, I was feeling so helpless and just like, this is the end of my career. This is the end of all...
Rogério Pinto Quoted in Concentrate Media
Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Concentrate Media as part of a story about Washtenaw County’s drag scene and using drag as activism. “Drag allows for creativity that is striking, provocative, and sometimes triggering, but allows for a level of humor that other things may not necessarily have,”...
Rebeccah Sokol Writes Article for The Conversation About Teens’ Access to Firearms
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol wrote an article in The Conversation about teens’ access to firearms at home.
“More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and...