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- Alex Gould-Werth Receives ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Alex Gould-Werth (PhD '15) has been selected to receive a ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2015. This award recognizes the most exceptional scholarly work produced by doctoral students at the University of Michigan who completed their dissertations in 2015.
- February 29, 2016
Elizabeth Rhodes Defends Dissertation, "The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi"Elizabeth Rhodes successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “The Micro-Dynamics of Health and Education Provision in the Slums of Nairobi” and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Political Science. Her committee consisted of Trina Shanks, Anne Pitcher (co-chairs), Luke Shaefer and Pauline Luong.
- January 13, 2016
- Five alumni honored with SSW Distinguished Alumni Awards
Five School of Social Work alumni were presented Distinguished Alumni Awards at the SSW All Class Reunion Lunch on Friday, October 31, 2014.
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes School of Social Work alumni whose achievements exemplify the values of the School of Social Work and who have made an exceptional impact on the profession, the community and/or Social Work education.
- December 19, 2014
Elizabeth Rhodes and Trina Shanks Receive Award from Rackham Graduate School for Project on Health and Education AccessElizabeth Rhodes (PhD student), along with mentor Associate Professor Trina Shanks, received an award from the U-M Rackham Graduate School to conduct fieldwork for her PhD dissertation.
The dissertation aims to determine what factors (e.g. income, ethnicity, political affiliation, community involvement, etc.) affect access to health and education services and satisfaction with the quantity and quality of services utilized.
- September 23, 2014
Amanda Tillotson and John Tropman Published in Human Service Organizations Management Leadership and Governance JournalPhD student Amanda Tillotson and Professor John Tropman published "Early Responders, Late Responders, and Non-responders: The Principal-Agent Problem in Board Oversight of Nonprofit CEOs" in the current issue of Human Service Organizations Management Leadership and Governance Journal.
- September 19, 2014
Claudette Grinnell-Davis Defends Dissertation and Obtains PhD in Social Work and PsychologyClaudette Grinnell-Davis successfully defended her dissertation, entitled "Toward an Etiology of Child Maltreatment: An Ecological Study of Primary Caregivers At Risk of Child Welfare System Involvement" and thus obtained her PhD in Social Work and Psychology.
Dr. Grinnell-Davis has accepted an Assistant Professor of Child Welfare and Social Work position at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.
Her committee included Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Robert Ortega, Lorraine Gutierrez and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor.
- July 3, 2014
- David Pollio (PhD '94) Named Chair of Social Work at UAB
David Pollio, PhD '94, has been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Social Work.
- May 27, 2014
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- Amanda Tillotson, PhD selected as Ford Fellowship Scholar
Amanda Tillotson, PhD was selected as a Ford Fellowship Scholar for the 2014-2015 academic year.
- May 5, 2014
- Barbara Ngwenya (PhD '00) Promoted to Full Professor at University of Botswana
Barbara Ngwenya (PhD 2000) of Okavango Research Institute became the first Motswana woman to become professor in the field of Applied Anthropology at the University of Botswana.
- March 21, 2014
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Viktor Burlaka, Lauren Reed and Katharine Rendle, PhD students, were awarded the Kellogg Family FellowshipThis award was established by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation along with matching funds provided by the Ann and Robert Lurie Family Foundation. It is awarded to students in the Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science with a research interest in advancing the understanding of issues relevant to improving the well-being of children, youth and their families.
- December 3, 2013