Class Notes

Elizabeth Grim, MSW '14, co-authored an article that was published in the Journal of Policy Practice, "Do policies aimed toward the homeless help families? The Detroit experience."

Jennifer Lombardi, MSW '09, started a private practice offering individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults. In addition, she works full-time at The Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership (CTBHP/ValueOptions) where she has been promoted to Clinical Supervisor.

Carolyn Grawi, MSW '91, has been named the new Executive Director/CEO of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living.

Marsha Davison, MSW ’13, and Erik Burris, MSW ’13, have been awarded The Ngo Human Welfare Prize 2014 for their article, “Transitioning Foster Care Youth and Their Risk for Homelessness: Policy, Program, and Budgeting Shortcomings”. The article was published in Human Welfare: An International Journal of Graduate Research.

Kamilah Henderson, MSW '12, joined the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan as a Program Officer.

Karen Lincoln, PhD ’02, MSW ’96, wrote an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal. The article is titled “The Economic Argument for More Aid to the Elderly Poor”.

Richard Smith, MSW '00, was inducted into the 2015 class of Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research at the society's annual conference in New Orleans.

Debra Donahue, MSW '95, was unanimously chosen by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services board to lead the department as executive director. She is the first African American director of the agency.

Thomas Vinca, MSW '71, retired in June 2014. He is now teaching courses in management and parenting classes.

Ericka "Ricky" Roberts, MSW '01, an academic adviser in the UGA Honors Program, received the President's Fulfilling the Dream Award for significant efforts to build bridges of unity and understanding while striving to make King's dream of equality and justice a reality.

Sirene-Rose Lipschutz, MSW '11, established the Southeast Michigan Doula Project, a nonprofit organization that provides free or low-cost doula services to low-income women. Services also include educational outreach in the SE Michigan community. The aim is to improve the birthing experiences for women.

Elise (Moultrup) Bruderly, MSW ’02, recently published “Parenting Twins: The Handbook for Containing Chaos and Preserving Memories in the First Year.” Focusing on the babies’ first year, “Parenting Twins” takes an in-depth look at the issues and challenges parents face after bringing their babies home from the hospital. Prior to expanding her career into parenting, Elise Bruderly worked as a clinical social worker at the University of Michigan Health System. "Parenting Twins" is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.