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Peter Felsman (PhD student) and Joe Himle Receive Grant from The Detroit Creativity Project for Adolescent Improv Theater ProgramPeter Felsman (PhD student) and Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle received a grant from The Detroit Creativity Project for "The Improv Project" which is a Detroit school-based program that teaches life skills to adolescents through improvisational theater. The program has been found to predict increases in social skills and reductions in social phobia, through survey outcome data.
- November 4, 2017
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Ruth Dunkle's Project, "LEAN thinking for Dementia care" Featured at 2017 MCubed SymposiumAssociate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor Ruth Dunkle is on the faculty team for the MCubed (part of Third Century Initiative) project, "LEAN thinking for Dementia care" which was featured at the 2017 MCubed Symposium, held on November 1, 2017.
- November 4, 2017
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Shawna Lee and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Published in Child Abuse & NeglectAssociate Professors Shawna Lee and Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Associations of neighborhood disorganization and maternal spanking with children's aggression: A fixed-effects regression analysis" was published in Child Abuse & Neglect.
- November 4, 2017
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William Elliott III Discusses College Debt Crisis on "Straight Talk with Frank Sweeny"Professor William Elliott III was featured on the podcast, "Straight Talk with Frank Sweeny" to discuss his book, "The Real College Debt Crisis: How Student Borrowing Threatens Financial Well-Being and Erodes the American Dream."
- November 4, 2017
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Daphne Watkins' Twitter Ranked #4 Must-Follow Social Media Account in Ann ArborDirector of Joint Doctoral Program and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins' Twitter account (@WatkinsResearch) was ranked the #4 must-follow social media account in Ann Arbor by Concentrate Ann Arbor.
- November 3, 2017
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- Shawna Lee and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's Spanking Research Featured in The Conversation
Associate Professors Shawna Lee and Andy Grogan-Kaylor had their article, “Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an Adverse Childhood Experience” in a special issue of Child Abuse & Neglect on corporal punishment, which was published in September. Their research was featured in The Conversation article, “Why parents should never spank children.”
- November 2, 2017
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- Cristina Bares Gives Feast of Ideas Talk at U-M Bicentennial Fall Festival
Assistant Professor Cristina Bares gave her Feast of Ideas talk, "Genes and the Environment: How the Environment Gets Under the Skin" on Thursday evening, as part of the Umich Bicentennial Fall Festival.
- October 27, 2017
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Joe Himle, Matthew Smith, and Addie Weaver's Treatment, Innovation and Dissemination Lab Featured in The Michigan DailyAssociate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle, Associate Professor Matthew Smith, and Assistant Professor Addie Weaver's Treatment, Innovation and Dissemination Lab (TIDL) was featured in The Michigan Daily article, "TIDL launches new website, continues work on mental health research."
- October 27, 2017
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Luke Shaefer's Poverty Research Cited in Slate and VoxAssociate Professor Luke Shaefer's research was cited in the Slate article, "Democrats Have a Bill That Would Halve the Child Poverty Rate. It Likely Costs Less Than Trump's Tax Cut" and the Vox article, "Senate Democrats have a plan that would cut child poverty nearly in half."
- October 27, 2017
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Ruth Dunkle, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, and Letha Chadiha Published in Families in SocietyAssociate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor Ruth Dunkle, Professor Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, and Professor Emerita Letha Chadiha's article, "Forms and Meanings of Respect: Aging Mothers and Adult Daughters With Mental Illness" was published in Families in Society.
- October 27, 2017
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