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Sue Ann Savas conducted evaluation training for the Washtenaw Alliance for Children and YouthClinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas conducted a training for 30 community members representing approximately 10 organizations on utilizing logic models for program development through the Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth on October 30, 2013. Participants learned about the benefits of using logicl models in design, evaluation, and grant getting and how to develop a program logic model for a new or existing program.
- October 31, 2013
- Associate Dean Jorge Delva Panelist on Farmworker Justice: The Harvest/La Cosecha
Associate Dean Jorge Delva was a panelist for the screening of the documentary "The Harvest/La Cosecha" hosted by the U-M Hatcher Graduate Library. The panel discussed justice issues affecting migrant workers and child labor in the U.S.
- October 25, 2013
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- Research by Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Published in Boston Magazine and USA Today
Assistant Professor, Desmond Patton's research on the relationship between gangs' activity on social media outlets such as Twitter, to violence on the streets is cited in Boston Magazine and USA Today. Patton intends to collaborate with Henry Lieberman, Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab to map his findings on gang violence and social media to determine the rate at which gang/community violence is occurring.
- September 27, 2013
Assistant Professor Sandra Momper and Professor Jorge Delva's Research is PublishedAssistant Professor Sandra Momper's and Professor Jorge Delva's research "OxyContin Use on a Rural Midwest American Indian Reservation: Demographic Correlates and Reasons for Using" is published in the September issue of American Journal of Public Health.
- September 13, 2013
- Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Appointed to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs
Assistant Professor Desmond Patton has been appointed to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs for a three-year term starting in September 2013.
- September 6, 2013
- Assistant Professor Michael Woodford published in the Journal of Community Practice
Assistant Professor Michael Woodford's research, "Endorsement for Civil Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Among Heterosexual College Students: Informing Socially Just Policy Advocacy" was published in the Journal of Community Practice.
- September 5, 2013
- Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett Published in Journal of Gerontology: Social Services
Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett had a paper entitled “Direct Social Support and Long-term Health for Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” accepted for publication in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
- August 28, 2013
Associate Professor Joseph Ryan and Associate Professor Brian Perron Receive AwardAssociate Professor Joseph Ryan and Associate Professor Brian Perron received an award from the State of Michigan to study mental health and substance abuse in juvenile justice facilities.
- August 28, 2013
Assistant Professor David Cordova Published in Journal of Social Work Practice in the AddictionsAssistant Professor David Cordova had an article entitled “The Role of Intrapersonal Factors on Alcohol and Drug Use Among Latinos With Physical Disabilities” published in the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
- August 28, 2013
Assistant Professor Luke Shaefer Interviewed by the World Socialist Web SiteAssistant Professor Luke Shaefer was interviewed by the World Socialist Web Site about his study “Rising Extreme Poverty in the United States and the Response of Federal Means-Tested Transfer Programs.”
- August 22, 2013