Faculty News

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle and Professors Robert Taylor and Linda Chatters’ article, “Family and Friendship Networks and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans” was published in the Behavior Therapist.

Professor Richard Tolman’s article, “Participants’ Perceptions of the Nature of Events Aimed at Engaging Men to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence” was published in Global Social Welfare.

Lisa O'Donnell, PhD '16, and current UCLA postdoctoral fellow, along with Professor and Associate Dean for Research Joe Himle and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor have had their article "Depression and Executive Functioning Deficits Predict Poor Occupational Functioning in a Large Longitudinal Sample with Bipolar Disorder" published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard's article, "Financial insecurity and risk experiences of justice involved persons with severe mental illnesses" was published in Social Work in Mental Health.

The 2016 Student Union Teacher of the Year is Assistant Professor Jamie Mitchell. She was nominated by a member of the student body and was selected based on a submitted essay detailing some of the remarkable ways that Shari has influenced the students in her classes.

Every year the SSW Student Union puts out a call for nominations to the students regarding the teacher of the year. This is an award asking students to submit the name of a teacher they feel has been particularly powerful in their learning and who they hold as the model for an educator in the SSW.

Daniel Fischer was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Field Instruction at the School, effective May 2017. Fischer currently serves as Interim Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care at Michigan Medicine and has been a long term instructor and field supervisor for the School as well as an accomplished social work practitioner.

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer’s book, $2 a Day was cited in The Atlantic article, “Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta?”. 

Professors Edie Kieffer and Michael Spencer and research associate Brandy Sinco’s article, "Correlates of Interpersonal Ethnoracial Discrimination Among Latino Adults with Diabetes: Findings from the REACH Detroit Study" was published in the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.