Faculty News

Professor Richard Tolman received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. The U-W alumni advisory board recognized his efforts to engage men as allies to prevent violence against women.

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto was the featured speaker at the colloquium, “Community Health Agents in Brazil and implications for the development of similar programs in other countries” which was held at the University of Chile School of Public Health.

Professor Sandra Danziger and Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received a grant from Poverty Solutions for their project, “The systemic effects of SNAP benefit cuts on Washtenaw County poverty alleviation institutions”. The project aims to measure the burden of cuts to the SNAPS benefits on poverty alleviation institutions/organizations in Washtenaw County and use the findings to guide future policy advocacy efforts.

Lisa O'Donnell (PhD Social Work and Clinical Science '16), Professor Joe Himle, and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Social Aspects of the Workplace Stress and Occupational Functioning among Individuals with Bipolar Disorder" was published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard's article, "Effects of Tax-Time Savings Intervention on Use of Alternative Financial Services among Lower-Income Households" was published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

Min Hee Kim, Angie Perone (PhD students) and Professor Ruth Dunkle's article, "Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States" was published in the Journal of Women and Aging.

Professor Ruth Dunkle was elected to be the next president of the Society for Social Work and Research at the 2017 national conference in New Orleans.

Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt's Op-Ed "Who are the voters who might be the most left-behind?" was published in Newsweek magazine. The op-ed examines research from her new book, Abandoned Families. Her book is scheduled to be published on December 25, 2016.