School of Social Work News

Sara Stein (PhD student) received the Research Grant for Scholarship and Creative Activities Focusing on Women and Gender from the U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett’s article, “Neighborhood Environment and Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults” was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle's research on social anxiety was featured in The Michigan Daily.

Stephanie Chang, MSW and MPP ‘14 discusses race in politics and her goals in public office.

Edmund Lewis awared the General Motors African Ancestry Network Community Enrichment Award during the 11th annual Black History Month Celebration for General Motors. It is a prestigious honor that serves to recognize the best of the best within the non-profit, philanthropic and community engagement sector. 

Gernal Motors African Ancestry Network: GMAAN's mission is to be a resource leveraged by GM to provide a competitive advantage by attracting, developing and retaining African Ancestry employees while connecting to our communities to enable our vision to design, build and sell the world’s best vehicles.

Professor Robert Taylor’s article, “Race and Religious Participation: Introduction to Special Issue” was published in Race and Social Problems.

Associate Professor Shawna Lee's article "Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of spanking and physical punishment" was published in Child Abuse & Neglect.

Clinical Assistant Professor Barbara Hiltz was appointed as the U-M School of Social Work director of the MSW Program. This is a new position designed to deepen the School's commitment to providing the highest level of professional social work education. The MSW director will work collaboratively with the Associate Dean of Educational Programs. Responsibilities include:

• support for student academic performance
• faculty training and development
• curricular development
• accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education

She will also work closely with the Social Work Student Union, and focus on issues that arise with MSW students. Hiltz has been at SSW since 2013, most recently as a clinical assistant professor. In 2016, she received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Student Union.