New Faculty Fall 2019
July 23, 2019
We welcome four new faculty members to Michigan Social Work — a community joined together by a strong commitment to diversity, respect, inclusion and learning from one another.
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Fernanda L. Cross
Transitional Postdoctoral Research FellowArea of Expertise
Latinx mixed-status families, undocumented immigrants, ethnic-racial socialization, discrimination experiences, adolescent mental health and academic outcomes -
Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack
Associate Professor of Social WorkArea of Expertise
Child abuse and neglect, child maltreatment prevention, neighborhoods, poverty, program evaluation, social policy, parenting -
Lisa M. Wexler
Professor of Social WorkArea of Expertise
American Indian/Alaska Native Suicide Prevention, Indigenous Youth Resilience, Culturally-Specific Behavioral Health Services, Digitally-Enhanced Participatory Research -
Jessica A. Wojtalik
Transitional Postdoctoral Research FellowArea of Expertise
Psychosocial and cognitive interventions, schizophrenia, severe mental illnesses and pathophysiology of mental illness and cognitive impairment