Students News

The Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group presented twice at the American Evaluation Association national conference in Washington, DC on October 16-19.

Staff member Laura Sundstrom and MSW/MPH student Nick Yankey presented on a panel titled "Creating Infrastructure for Experiential Learning and Practical Skill Development for Novice Evaluators" on the implementation of and experience with the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group.

Staff members Jeremy Gaertner and Desiree Liwosz presented a poster titled "Re-tooling Michigan's Child Support Enforcement: Using Predictive Modeling and Supportive Methods in Michigan's Child Support System to Increase the Financial Well-being of Children and Self-Sufficiency of Families" on the progress and preliminary results from the Re-tooling Michigan's Child Support Enforcement Program project through the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group.

Charity Hoffman, PhD student, along with mentor Associate Professor Mary Ruffolo, received an award from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School for their project exploring the social construction of mothering in the United States, particularly the disconnect between mothering as it is portrayed in the media and how it is actually experienced by first-time mothers.

Jean Balestrery, PhD student, was appointed to the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression for a 3-year term.

Minyoung Kwak a Joint Doctoral graduate and Associate Professor Brad Zebrack have a study on post-traumatic stress symptoms among respondents ages 15 to 39  following their cancer diagnosis published in the August issue of Psycho-Oncology.

Sandra Bowers, MSW student shares her reflections on Peace Corp with Ann Arbor.com.