Jackie Hawkins successfully defended her dissertation entitled, "Social Determinants of Diabetes Self-Management and Health Care Use in African American and Latino Men with Type 2 Diabetes". She now holds a PhD in Social Work and Sociology and has accepted an Assistant Professor position with the School of Social Work at Michigan State University.
Professor and Associate Dean Ruth Dunkle’s article, “Demographic and Socio Environmental Characteristics of Black and White Community-Dwelling Caregivers and Care Recipients’ Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia” was published in Research in Gerontological Nursing.
LEO Lecturer Sallie Foley was cited in HowStuffWorks’ article, “How to Build Marital Bliss”.
Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins was interviewed by GUYalogue and featured in their article, “Redefining Manhood”.
Associate Professor Lydia Li co-edited a new book, “Successful Aging: Asian Perspectives” which was published by Springer.
Associate Professor Diane Kaplan Vinokur co-edited a new book, “Cases in Innovative Nonprofits: Organizations That Make a Difference” which was published by SAGE.
Professor Mary Ruffolo, Associate Professor Brian Perron and Clinical Associate Professor Betsy Voshel’s book, “Direct Social Work Practice: Theories and Skills for Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner” was published by SAGE.
Associate Professor Brian Perron’s book, "Key Concepts in Measurement” was published by Oxford University Press. The book was co-written with his colleague, David Gillespie, Emeritus Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
Professor Larry Gant was cited in the Michigan Daily article, "Paige Pfleger: Tyree Guyton's 'Inextinguishable' Heidelberg Project". He was a panelist at "Inextinguishable: A Conversation with Detroit Artist Tyree Guyton", hosted by the U-M Museum Studies Program.
Adjunct Lecturer Joseph Galura has co-written a chapter in a new book, “Asian Americans in Michigan: Voices from the Midwest”. The chapter is "A Brief History of Filipinos in Michigan" by Emily P. Lawsin and Joseph A. Galura.
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