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Terri Friedline's Study, "The Racialized Costs of Banking" is Featured in the Boston GlobeAssociate Professor Terri Friedline's recent study was featured in the Boston Globe article, “It can cost more for a checking account if you’re black or Latino, study says.” ‘‘If we care about racially disparate patterns in costs and fees and want to eliminate those in the financial system, our oversight has to include small and community banks where these practices are prevalent,’’ said Terri Friedline, a professor of social work at the University of Michigan who co-authored the report with Jacob William Faber, a New York University sociologist
- July 10, 2018
Xiaoling Xiang receives an award from the Ginsberg Center for Community and Service LearningAssistant Professor Xiaoling Xiang received a funding award from the Ginsberg Center for Community and Service Learning. Her project aims to foster a partnership among U-M, Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, and the Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative to examine barriers and opportunities to implement and sustain a social work-based primary care integration intervention for vulnerable older adults in southeast Michigan.
- July 10, 2018
Kristin Seefeldt quoted in Washington Post Article on Extreme Poverty in the U.S.Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt was quoted in the Washington Post article, “The U.N. says 18.5 million Americans are in ‘extreme poverty.’ Trump’s team says just 250,000 are.”
She was also quoted in Trib Live and The Spokesman Review
- July 10, 2018
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's Meta-Analysis on Corporal Punishment Cited in Zeit OnlineAssociate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor was cited in Germany’s Zeit Online for his meta-analysis of 50 years of research on corporal punishment.
- July 10, 2018
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- Xiaoling Xiang Receives Funding from U-M - Older Americans Independence Center Research Education Core
Associate Professor Xiaoling Xiang received funding from U-M - Older Americans Independence Center Research Education Core for her project entitled "Acceptability of home care worker-supported, technology-based treatment for late-life depression in non-skilled home care." This project probes whether it is feasible to implement internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in non-skilled home care.
- June 21, 2018
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Rogério Pinto's Latest Research "Improving PrEP implementation through multilevel interventions: A synthesis of the literature" Published in More than 14 Media OutletsAssociate Professor Rogério Pinto's latest research "Improving PrEP implementation through multilevel interventions: A synthesis of the literature" was published in more than 14 media outlets including:
- June 21, 2018
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Mary Ellen Heisler and Adrienne Lapidos (Co-PIs), Edith Kieffer and colleagues receive an award from the Ralph Wilson FoundationMary Ellen Heisler and Adrienne Lapidos (co-PIs), Edith Kieffer, and colleagues received a sponsored project award from the Ralph Wilson Foundation. The project, conducted in collaboration with 3 health plans in Detroit, focuses on the use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to reach marginalized underserved groups who may have reason to mistrust formalized systems of care and to generate jobs in low-resource communities.
- May 22, 2018
Joe Ryan Receives Award from the Criminal Justice Policy CommitteeAssociate Professor Joe Ryan received an award from the Criminal Justice Policy Committee for reviewing the methodology and draft reports studying the fiscal impact of directing minors in Michigan from the adult court and service systems to the family court and juvenile service systems.
- April 3, 2018
- Adrienne Lapidos Team Received Funding from the National Institute of Mental Health
Assistant Research Scientist Adrienne Lapidos is on a team that received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health for her project “Effectiveness and Implementation of a Peer Mentorship Intervention (PREVAIL) to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults” to determine the effectiveness of a peer mentorship intervention for reducing suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among recently hospitalized adult psychiatric patients at high risk for suicide.
- March 27, 2018
- Edie Kieffer Co-Authors Policy Briefs
Professor Edith C. Kieffer, MPH, Ph.D., co-authored two policy briefs "Advancing the Profession and Sustainability of Community Health Workers" and "Revisioning the Care Delivery Team: The Role of CHWs within State Innovation Models" that were published by the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation.
- March 27, 2018