Join us for an engaged conversation with Michigan Social Work faculty members, national doctoral education leaders and graduates of our joint doctoral program. We welcome you to join us to set a vision of the future of doctoral education at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.
- 8:30-9 AM Breakfast
- 9-9:10 Opening Remarks: William Elliott III, Professor of Social Work, Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science
- 9:10-10:15 The State of PhD Education Today: Cynthia Franklin, Associate Dean for Doctoral Education and Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health, Steven Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin and President Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work
- 10:30-11:45 The Role of Theory in Social Work: Lynn Videka, Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Beth Glover Reed, Associate Professor of Social Work and Women's Studies; James Jaccard, Professor Silver School of Social Work, New York University; Moderator: Lorraine M. Gutiérrez, Associate Dean for Educational Programs, Professor of Social Work, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Psychology
- 12-1:15 PM Working Lunch: The Future of Doctoral Education: Elizabeth Lightfoot, Professor and Doctoral Program Director, University of Minnesota School of Social Work
- 1:15-2:15 The History of Doctoral Education: Sheila C. Feld, Professor Emerita of Social Work; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Professor Emerita of Social Work; Ruth E. Dunkle, Wilbur J. Cohen Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Moderators: Bradley J. Zebrack, Professor of Social Work and Nina Jackson Levin, PhD Student, Social Work/Anthropology
- 2:15-2:45 Poster Presentation and Research Opportunities for Students
- 3-4 Joint Doctoral Program Alumni Discussion: Matthew Chin, Social Work/Anthropology, ‘16, Assistant Professor, Fordham University, School of Social Science; Jaclynn Hawkins, Social Work/Sociology,‘15, Assistant Professor of Social Work; Elizabeth Rhodes, Social Work/Political Science,‘16, Research Director, Y Combinator Research; Lynn Warner Social Work/Sociology ‘98, Dean, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York; Moderator: Joseph Himle, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
- 4-4:15 Closing Remarks - William Elliott III