2021 Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
Social Work Science for Social Change Virtual Conference
25th Annual Conference Anniversary Celebration
January 19-22, 2021
Registered presenters and attendees will be able to access the sessions through the Virtual Event Platform. Read SSWR’s Conference Nuts and Bolts for instructions.
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Society for Social Work and Research Fellow
Trina Shanks, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work is named a 2021 Society for Social Work and Research Fellow. The Society for Social Work and Research Fellows are members who have served with distinction to advance the mission of the Society — to advance, disseminate and translate research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy and promotes a diverse, equitable and just society. SSWR Fellows serve as role models and mentors for individuals pursuing careers in social work research.

Trina R. Shanks
Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award
Assistant Professor Shanna Kattari has received the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2021 Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Award, which recognizes an individual in their early career who is making a notable impact in their profession. Her accomplishments reflect innovative scholarship, a rigorous approach to social work research and work that exhibits an emerging influence in the field.
Kattari will receive the award at the SSWR virtual meeting award presentation on Thursday, January 21, 2021, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, EST.

Shanna K. Kattari
Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
U-M School of Social Work Presenters at SSWR
Tuesday, January 19

Shannon M. Blajeski
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Lindsay A. Bornheimer
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School

Daphne M. Brydon
LEO Lecturer II

Lorraine M. Gutiérrez
Edith A Lewis Collegiate Professor Emerita of Social Work, Arthur F Thurnau Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor of Psychology Emerita, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Hillary Hecht
Assistant in Research

Shanna K. Kattari
Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Jamie Mitchell
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research

Miyoung Yoon
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Wednesday, January 20

Andrew (Andy) Grogan-Kaylor
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor, Professor of Social Work

Shawna J. Lee
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM
- 5:15 - 6:15 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work

Sunggeun (Ethan) Park
- 5:15 - 6:15 PM
- 5:15 - 6:15 PM
- 5:15 - 6:15 PM
- 6:30 - 7:30 PM
- 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Assistant Professor of Social Work

Rogério Meireles Pinto
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
University Diversity Social Transformation Professor; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Professor of Theatre and Drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Matthew J. Smith
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Kaitlin P. Ward
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM
PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Graduate - 2022
Thursday, January 21

Shannon M. Blajeski
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Lindsay A. Bornheimer
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School

Katrina R. Ellis
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research

Andrew (Andy) Grogan-Kaylor
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor, Professor of Social Work
Hillary Hecht
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Assistant in Research

Barbara S. Hiltz
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Director of MSW Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work

Joseph A. Himle
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Jennifer Hopson
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
AIHFS Research Project Manager

Jeffery Johnson
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Community Research Coordinator

Shanna K. Kattari
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Joyce Y. Lee
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Graduate - 2021

Shawna J. Lee
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Brian E. Perron
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Faculty Associate, Populations Studies Center, Institute for Social Research

Beth Glover Reed
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work and Associate Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies

Katie E. Richards-Schuster
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Strategic Initiatives and Associate Professor of Social Work

Joseph P. Ryan
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, ISR

H. Luke Shaefer
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, Professor of Social Work, School of Work, Center Director, Poverty Solutions, Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research

Matthew J. Smith
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Katherine (Katie) M. Tucker
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
TIDL Program Manager
Juliann Li Verdugo
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
SSW Research Project Coordinator

Addie Weaver
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work, Associate Director of Doctoral Programs
Friday, January 22

Angela R. Fernandez
- 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Shanna K. Kattari
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Joyce Y. Lee
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 3:45 - 4:45 PM
PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Graduate - 2021

Shawna J. Lee
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Katie E. Richards-Schuster
- 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Strategic Initiatives and Associate Professor of Social Work

Trina R. Shanks
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Matthew J. Smith
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Michelangelo (Michaelangelo) Trujillo
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
PhD Student. Social Work/Sociology Graduate - 2024

Kaitlin P. Ward
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
- 1:15 - 2:15 PM
PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Graduate - 2022

Daphne C. Watkins
- 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Letha A. Chadiha Collegiate Professor of Social Work, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
Emma Weinstein-Levey
- 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Assistant in Research