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Sue Ann Savas Receives Grants from W.K. Kellogg Foundation via MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and from Washtenaw County Sheriff's OfficeClinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to evaluate the Michigan State University, Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) which supports a quality food system in Michigan where vulnerable children and families have access to good food, where and farm and food system households can thrive.
She also received a grant from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office to implement a project-level program evaluation for their Office of Community Engagement.- July 9, 2015
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Profiled on National Longitudinal Surveys at 50 WebsiteAssociate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor was profiled on the NLS at 50 website which commemorates 50 years of that National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS).
- July 8, 2015
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- Reuben Miller Receives Outstanding Mentor Award
Assistant Professor Reuben Miller received the Outstanding Mentor Award, awarded by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. This past year, he worked with Adrianna Ryba (LSA'18) and Kyle Finnegan (LSA'17) on the Detroit Reentry Study (prison reentry of inner city black men).
- June 30, 2015
- Ann Nguyen Successfully Defends Dissertation, "Social Support Network Typologies and Mental Health among African Americans"
Ann Nguyen successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Social Support Network Typologies and Mental Health among African Americans" and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Psychology. Dr. Nguyen has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles.
- June 23, 2015
Kathleen Faller Presents at University of Pennsylvania’s One Child, Many Hands: Multidisciplinary Conference on Child WelfareProfessor Emerita Kathleen Coulborn Faller presented “Protections for child witnesses” at the University of Pennsylvania’s One Child, Many Hands: Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare with Frank Vandervort of the U-M Law School.
- June 19, 2015
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Daniel Saunders Published in Journal of Child CustodyProfessor Daniel Saunders’ article, “Research Based Recommendations for Child Custody Evaluation Practices and Policies in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence” was published in the Journal of Child Custody.
- June 16, 2015
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Kristin Seefeldt Interviews with Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity on DebtAssistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt discussed her recent paper and research on how people have to take on debt just to maintain their status quo with Michigan Radio’s Stateside with Cynthia Canty.
- June 16, 2015
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- Technical Assistance Center's Community Development Real Estate Course Featured on The University Record and WWJ Newsradio 950
The SSW’s Technical Assistance Center and the Detroit Center are offering Detroit residents a Community Development Real Estate course taught by Peter Allen (Ross Business School). It was featured in The University Record article, “U-M class teaching Detroiters how to buy, fix homes” and on WWJ Newsradio 950.
- June 15, 2015
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David Cordova Accepted for Publication in Journal of Research on AdolescenceAssistant Professor David Cordova’s paper, “Testing the Parent-Adolescent Acculturation Discrepancy Hypothesis: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study” was accepted for publication in the Journal for Research on Adolescence.
- June 11, 2015
Richard Tolman Cited in Michigan Research Article on FathersProfessor Richard Tolman was cited in the Michigan Research article, “Father Knows Best”.
- June 10, 2015
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