Faculty News

LEO Lecturer Adrienne Dessel, U-M alumni Amy Westmoreland, and Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez's article, "Reducing Heterosexism in African American Christian Students: Effects of Multicultural Education Courses", was published in Equity and Excellence in Education. The study examines the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching students about diversity, equity, and social justice. 

Assistant Professor David Cordova and Professor Jorge Delva's article, "The Usability and Acceptability of an Adolescent mHealth HIV/STI and Drug Abuse Preventive Intervention in Primary Care" was published in Behavioral Medicine.

Assistant Professor Reuben Miller wrote a blog post for The Huffington Post regarding the Alton Sterling shooting entitled, “I can’t write fast enough”. 

Dean Emerita Paula Allen-Meares will be honored as this year's recipient of the Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by the Award's Committee of the Public Health Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association. A reception will be held in her honor during the Association's annual meeting on 11/1/2016.

Dean Laura Lein and Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's books, “Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work” and “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” respectively, were both referenced in the Vox article, “‘If the goal was to get rid of poverty, we failed’: the legacy of the 1996 welfare reform”.

Professors Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters were ranked high impact female social work scholars in the article, “Citation Impact of Women in Social Work: Exploring Gender and Research Culture” which was published in Research on Social Work Practice.

Associate Professor Rogerio Pinto was selected as a Faculty Affiliate at Global REACH, which helps facilitate and promote U-M Medical School international initiatives in research, education, and collaborations in health.

Professor Lorraine M. Gutiérrez was recognized with the School of Social Work 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award. The Distinguished Faculty Award is intended to recognize a current governing faculty member in the School of Social Work who has achieved national recognition in scholarship, demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring, provided outstanding service to the School and the University, and/or contributed significantly to the professional community.