School of Social Work News

Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “Profiles of Children’s Thinking About Violence in Families Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence” was published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies.

The following faculty members contributed to the Handbook of Social Work with Groups, 2nd ed. which was edited by Professor Emeritus Charles Garvin and Professor Lorraine Gutierrez:

• Professor Daniel Saunders wrote the chapter, "Group Interventions for Partner Abuse"
• Professor Jorge Delva and Assistant Professor Reuben Miller's wrote the chapter, "Group Work in the Shadow of Mass Incarceration"
• Assistant Professor David Cordova and Professor Brian Perron wrote the chapter, "Group-Based Approaches to Preventing Adolescent Substance Abuse: The State of Social Work Science"

CASC Undergraduate Minor Program Manager Amber Williams was appointed by President Schlissel to the Voices of the Staff Program’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion network team for a two-year term.

Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "Researchers Deserve a Better Critique: Response to Larzelere, Gunnoe, Roberts, and Ferguson (2017)" was published in Marriage & Family Review.

Professor Brian Perron, Associate Professor Joe Ryan along with Child & Adolescent Data Lab researchers Bryan Victor and Andrew Moore's article, "Corrigendum to 'Timing matters: A randomized control trial of recovery coaches in foster care'" was published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Associate Professor Joe Ryan was an expert panelist at a town hall, “How to Create a School to Success Continuum: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline”. He was cited in The Michigan Daily.

Katie Lopez, Assistant Director of the Office of Global Activities, has been appointed the 2017-2018 Chair of the Council on Global Engagement at the University of Michigan.

Associate Professor Brian Perron has been promoted to Professor. Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations to our hard working, extremely talented and tenacious faculty.