School of Social Work News

Assistant Professor Rueben Miller received a grant from the Center for Public Policy in Diverse SocietiesAward to help fund "the Detroit Re-entry Project," a study that documents the lives of recently released prisoners returning to their home communities in Detroit. 

Athena Kolbe successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Reintegrating members of armed groups into Haitian society: An evaluation of three approaches” and obtained her PhD in Social Work and Political Science. Dr. Kolbe has accepted a tenure track position in the Department of Social Work at SUNY Brockport.

Angie Perone (PhD student) had her op-ed, “Much More Work After Marriage Equality Decision“ about the Obergefell marriage equality decision in June, published in Between the Lines and PrideSource.      

Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was cited in The New York Times article, "A Master's Degree in...Masculinity?". 

The School of Social Work offers Masters in Social Work students a variety of field placements (internships) where students put their classroom knowledge into practice, gain hands-on experience in the real world, and see first-hand the impact of social work.

Associate Professor Sherrie Kossoudji received a grant from the U-M Third Century Initiative for her project, “Contested Borders and Immigration Enforcement: Policy on the ground” which will examine the repercussions of U.S. immigration and border enforcement policy.

LEO Lecturer Sallie Foley was cited in the Detroit Free Press article, “2 Detroiters among Bill Cosby accusers speak out: Metro Detroiters say that Bill Cosby molested them, and now they finally have the courage to share their stories”.

Associate Professor Trina Shanks co-authored an op-ed piece, “In Response to Black Poverty: Researchers challenge us to look at poverty from the inside out” which was published in Jet magazine.