School of Social Work News

Professor Robert Taylor and Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett’s article, “Biopsychosocial Predictors of Fall Events Among Older African Americans” was published in Research on Aging Special Issue: Advancing Minority Aging Research.

Avery Drongowski (MSW'17) wrote a piece for eJewish Philanthropy about her experiences with the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the U-M SSW.

Professor Brad Zebrack is co-author and lead investigator of a recent multicenter longitudinal study on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social functioning after treatment. The study was also cited in a recent CNN story on a college swimmer cancer patient.

Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard’s research brief, “Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?" was cited in MarketWatch financial news.

Professors Robert Taylor, Linda Chatters, and Associate Professor Brian Perron’s article, “Differences Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites Utilization of Clergy for Counseling with Serious Personal Problems” was published in Race and Social Problems.

Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor received a grant for his project, ''A Randomized Control Trial to Change Parental Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Physical Punishment of Children'' from the University of Michigan - Flint. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a brief psychoeducational parent intervention strategy that aims to shift parental attitudes toward spanking and reduce the use of spanking to discipline children among parents in Genesee County.

John Mathias successfully defended his dissertation, "Contentious Ethics: Creativity and Persuasion among Environmental Justice Organizers in South India" and obtained his PhD in Social Work and Anthropology. He has accepted an Assistant Professor of Social Work position with Florida State University.

Associate Professor Robert Ortega's article, "Promoting LatinX Generativity: Cultural Humility and Transformative Complicity Through Geriatric Teams" was published in Ethnogerontology.