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  1. Anna WoodIrene E. Routte
     
    Three PhD Students Awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships

    PhD students Matt Hiller, Anna Wood and Irene Routté have been awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards granted to U-M graduate doctoral students.

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    Josh Campbell Receives 2025 Furstenberg Award for Excellence

    MSW student Josh Campbell has received the 2025 Furstenberg Award for Excellence in Pre-graduate Education from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Campbell was selected from over 1,600 health profession trainees and recognizes his excellence in clinical and educational pursuits. The award is named in honor of Albert Furstenberg, who served as dean of the U-M Medical School for 25 years and championed medical education.

    • April 28, 2025
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    Jordyn Coury Named U-M’s 2025 NASW Student of the Year

    MSW student Jordyn Coury has been selected as U-M’s 2025 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Student of the Year. Coury was nominated for this award based on her exceptional leadership, passion for community engagement, and commitment to academic and ethical excellence. “I’m truly honored and grateful to have been selected,” said Coury, “especially considering the incredible contributions my peers are making to the community!”

    • April 11, 2025
  4. Charles E. Williams
     
    Charles Williams Talks About the Power of Consumer Boycotts in the Washington Post

    PhD student Charles Wiliams was featured in a Washington Post article about how consumers are boycotting companies as they roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Williams helped coordinate a “good-buy” at a Detroit-area Target. “We sent a clear message to Target that our voices and our dollars matter,” he said.

  5. Olivia D. Chang
     
    Olivia Chang Speaks to MSN About How PTSD Can Affect Parenting

    PhD student Olivia Chang was quoted in a recent MSN article about her research on the connection between veterans with PTSD and their use of corporal punishment in their parenting practices. “Understanding a child’s emotions and behavior is essential for effective parenting. This study reveals the challenges parents face in deciphering emotional cues, particularly when shaped by factors like racial background and the effects of traumatic stress,” said Chang. The story also was published in Medical Xpress.

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    Jacob Inosencio and Sabrina Lanker Named 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows

    MSW students Jacob Inosencio and Sabrina Lanker have been named 2025 Dow Sustainability Program Fellows by U-M’s Graham Sustainability Institute. Fellows are chosen through a competitive nomination and application process designed to attract and recognize top talent from across U-M’s academic disciplines. Each fellow will receive a $25,000 stipend along with supplementary project funding, professional development opportunities, and hands-on experience collaborating with external organizational partners.

    "I am honored to represent the School of Social Work in the Dow Sustainability Program. By infusing social work values into these critical discussions, I hope to help drive meaningful, sustainable change in collaboration with our various community programs while always keeping equity and environmental justice at the heart of our efforts,” said Inosencio. “I’m also eager to learn from the incredible team of graduate students, whose diverse perspectives will undoubtedly enrich my current and future work in community development."

    “Critical mineral production is in increasing demand as clean energy and electric vehicle production soars,” said Lanker. “I will be working on a project titled "Pathways for Sustainable Critical Minerals Extraction on U.S. Private Lands" with the National Wildlife Federation. Through this project, my team will explore best practices for minimizing the environmental, wildlife, Indigenous and cultural, and human health impacts of new critical mineral mining on private lands in the U.S. This project brings together two of my biggest passions, environmental science and social work. I am excited to provide my unique perspectives on environmental advocacy and environmental justice while exploring sustainable methods for mineral extraction!”

  7. Anao ZhangRachel E. Brandon
     
    Anao Zhang and Rachel Brandon Receive Children’s Cancer Research Fund Grant

    Associate Professor Anao Zhang and PhD student Rachel Brandon are part of a team that recently received a grant from the Children's Cancer Research Fund. Their project evaluates the virtual delivery of a strength-based psychological treatment to young adults with cancer.   

    “We are excited to receive this grant and conduct a pilot clinical trial at Michigan Medicine's Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program,” said Zhang. “It is also very exciting to involve Rachel Brandon, a joint social work and psychological doctoral student, as a study co-investigator and project coordinator to further boost the implementation of the trial.”

    • October 23, 2024
  8. Irene E. Routte
     
    Irene Routté Receives 2024 ACOSA Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

    PhD Student Irene Routté has received the 2024 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from the Association for Community Organizing & Social Action (ACOSA). This award honors meritorious scholarship in the field of community practice.

  9. Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
     
    Ayesha Ghazi Edwin Discusses the “Right to Sit” with CBS Detroit

    Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin spoke with CBS Detroit about a new “right to sit” ordinance she introduced in her role as Ann Arbor City Council Member. MSW student Jessica Riley’s participation in the public comments is included as part of the story. The ordinance was approved in October.

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  10. Joseph A. HimleAddie WeaverGiovanna Gonzalez (Odessa Gonzalez) BensonIrene E. Routte
     
    Three NCID Anti-Racism Grants Awarded to School of Social Work

    U-M’s Anti-Racism Collaborative, an initiative of the National Center for Institutional Diversity, has announced the 2024 Anti-Racism Grants.

    Professor Joseph Himle and Associate Professor Addie Weaver have received an Anti-Racism Grant for their project FARWell: The Formula for Anti-Racist Wellness and Therapy. This project  — a community-university partnership between My Brother’s Keeper, Formula 734, and social work researchers at U-M and The Ohio State University — will support the development and evaluation of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety, designed for and by young Black men.

    Joint PhD Student Irene Routté has received an Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grant for her project Landscapes of (Im)Mobility: Congolese Refugee Youth, the U.S. Resettlement System and Spatial Negotiations of Belonging.

    Associate Professor Odessa Gonzalez Benson has received an Anti-Racist Digital Research Initiative Grant for her project A Digital Collection as Narrative and Visualization of the Journey of Resettled Refugees.

    The Anti-Racism Grants are sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research in partnership with the National Center for Institutional Diversity’s Anti-Racism Collaborative, which aims to support and amplify the work of anti-racism scholars at U-M.

    • September 13, 2024

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