Angie Perone Selected as a 2019-2020 NASW/CSWE Social Work HEALS Fellow
Angie Perone, PhD student, has been selected as a 2019-2020 NASW/CSWE Social Work HEALS Fellow. The fellowship strengthens delivery of health care services in the United States by advancing education and training of health care social workers.
Luke Shaefer quoted in Washington Post article on universal basic income
Associate Professor of Social Work and Poverty Solutions Director, Luke Shaefer, said Congress should keep the earned-income tax credit as a work inducement and include a separate plan to help those who have fallen out of the labor market.
Luke Shaefer's coauthored book recommended by Elizabeth Warren
Luke Shaefer (and Kathyn J. Edin) book "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America" recommended by Elizabeth Warren in Vox interview as one of three books that have changed the way she thinks about our economy.
Katrina Ellis selected to NIH-funded Obesity Health Disparities Program
Katrina Ellis was selected to an NIH-funded Obesity Health Disparities Programs to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research Program (PRIDE) summer research training program. The goal of PRIDE is to increase underrepresented faculty with research careers focused on...
Andrew Gilroy, MSW student Named a 2019 Pat Tillman Scholar
Andrew Gilroy, MSW student has been named a 2019 Pat Tillman Scholar. Tillman Scholars have served their country, and are committed to strengthening communities at home and around the world.
After graduation, Gilroy intends to launch a social enterprise focused on transportation solutions. He...
Congolese High School Students Attend Refugee Education Initiative
Assistant Professor Odessa Gonzalez Benson was quoted in the Michigan News article “For new refugees, ‘higher education is a path to freedom’” about the campus visit of a group of Congolese high school students and community leaders from Grand Rapids. Sponsored by [RE]vive, a student-driven refugee...
Michigan Social Work Co-Hosts Summer Graduate Student Mentoring Workshop
Along with the Program for Research on Black Americans – part of the Institute for Social Research – and the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research, the School of Social Work hosted a three-day summer mentoring workshop. Created by Professor Robert Taylor, the workshop provides...
Welcome St. Louis Group
Dean Lynn Videka hosted The Saint Louis Group, an organization of deans and directors representing schools of social work from R1 universities. The conference provided a forum to discuss the advancement of social work research and education. Attendees visited the Institute for Social Research, met...
Karen Staller recognized by Social Work Doctoral Student Organization
Associate Professor Karen Staller received an award from the Doctoral Student Organization for her dedication to the education and mentorship of joint social work and social science doctoral students.