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Data Lab Receives Funding from W. K. Kellogg FoundationThe Child and Adolescent Data Lab, directed by Associate Professors Joe Ryan and Brian Perron received an award from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to include educational data in their studies
- December 23, 2015
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Julie Ribaudo Interviews with HometownLife on Cordiality at Family GatheringsClinical Associate Professor Julie Ribaudo was interviewed for the HometownLife article, “Kindness Counts: Keeping the Peace at Family Gatherings Key”.
- December 17, 2015
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- Mathieu Despard Named Faculty Associate at Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion
Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard was named a Faculty Associate at the Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion, a division of the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.
- December 14, 2015
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- Reuben Miller to be Member of Institute for Advanced Study
Assistant Professor Reuben Miller was invited to be a member of the Institute for Advanced Study. One of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry, the Institute exists to encourage and support curiosity-driven research in the sciences and humanities.
Miller will spend the 2016-17 academic year at the Institute, writing a series of articles on prisoner reentry based on his research in Detroit, MI, Glasgow, UK, and Belgrade, Serbia, while completing a draft of his book, “Halfway Home: Race, Redemption and the Right to a Second Chance”.
- December 10, 2015
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- SSW Master's Programs Re-Accredited by CSWE
SSW's MSW programs were officially re-accredited by the Council on Social Work Education for the next eight years (until October, 2023).
- December 7, 2015
Luke Shaefer's Book Named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's book, "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America" was named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015.
- December 4, 2015
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Kristin Seefeldt Cited in The Atlantic on Poor Single MothersAssistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt was cited in The Atlantic article, “How Poor Single Moms Survive”.
- December 3, 2015
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- Gary Stauffer Receives 2015 Rohnke Creativity Award for Commitment to Experiential Education
Family Assessment Clinic social worker and LEO Lecturer Gary Stauffer received the 2015 Karl Rohnke Creativity Award from the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) on October 23 at the AEE International Conference. AEE Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth Speelman said, “Professionally and personally, Gary demonstrates an outstanding commitment to experiential education principles. Gary’s heart and spirit exist on this planet to help people find strength within themselves through creative play and interventions.”
AEE presents this award annually to an individual whose outstanding commitment to experiential education principles are evidenced through the design, creation and/or production of experiential education resources.
- November 24, 2015
- Luke Shaefer Testifies on Poverty at U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Hearing
Watch the U.S. Senate Finance Committee testimony of Associate Professor Luke Shaefer as he talks about poverty in the United States and his book "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America" (video clip: 43:18 - 48:56). His testimony is also available to download.
- November 20, 2015
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- Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group Staff and Students Present at American Evaluation Association Conference
Evaluation Associates and students from the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group presented at the American Evaluation Association national conference in Chicago, IL on November 11-14, 2015, including three poster presentations and three oral presentations.
Oral presentations included:
- Intentionally Developing Skills and Competencies in New Evaluators: The Tier Approach. Presenters: Laura Sundstrom, MSW, and Megan Elyse Williams, MSW (Evaluation Associates)
- Using the Social Work Approach to Enhance Evaluation Practice. Presenters: Megan Elyse Williams, MSW, and Laura Sundstrom, MSW (Evaluation Associates)
Poster presentations included:
- College Access and Social Anxiety: How Evaluation Results Led to Targeted Curriculum Redesign. Authors: Sue Ann Savas, MSW; Laura Sundstrom, MSW (Evaluation Associate); Sue Schooner, MBA (client); and Natalya Wawrin, MSW (former field student)
- Data Automation 101: A step-by-step approach to effeciently handing multi-stide evaluation data. Authors: Sue Ann Savas, MSW; Megan Elyse Williams, MSW (Evaluation Associate); Meredith Philyaw, MS (Evaluation Associate); and Jennifer Nulty, MSW Candidate (current work study student)
- Evaluating a Human Trafficking Course Diversion Program: Building Knowledge to Better Serve Victims of Human Trafficking. Authors: Sue Ann Savas, MSW; Laura Sundstrom, MSW (Evaluation Associate); Chad Jobin, LLMSW (Evaluation Associate); Mary O'Brien, MSW Candidate (current work study student); and Cainnear Hogan, MSW Candidate (current work study and special studies student)
Laura Sundstrom and Megan Elyse Williams (Evaluation Associates) also participated on a panel discussion entitled, "Strategies for Teaching and Enhancing Cultural Competence in Novice Evaluators."
- November 18, 2015
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