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  1. David Córdova
     
    David Cordova Published in Child Development Journal

    Assistant Professor David Cordova co-authored a paper, "Developmental trajectories of acculturation: Links with family functioning and mental health in recent-immigrant Hispanic adolescents," which has been accepted for publication in Child Development journal.

     

    • September 24, 2014
  2. Elizabeth M. RhodesTrina R. Shanks
     
    Elizabeth Rhodes and Trina Shanks Receive Award from Rackham Graduate School for Project on Health and Education Access

    Elizabeth Rhodes (PhD student), along with mentor Associate Professor Trina Shanks, received an award from the U-M Rackham Graduate School to conduct fieldwork for her PhD dissertation.

    The dissertation aims to determine what factors (e.g. income, ethnicity, political affiliation, community involvement, etc.) affect access to health and education services and satisfaction with the quantity and quality of services utilized.

     

    • September 23, 2014
  3. Shawna J. Lee
     
    Shawna Lee Receives MICHR Community University Research Partnership Award for Father Engagement Project

    Assistant Professor Shawna Lee was awarded a grant for her project, “Building Community Capacity to Implement Multilevel Parenting Support for Fathers", funded by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research's Community University Research Partnership Award.

    This project will investigate ways to support fathers' engagement with service providers in the Cody Rouge neighborhood of Detroit.

     

    • September 23, 2014
  4. Mary C. Ruffolo
     
    SSW Awarded Grant from Health Resources and Services Administration

    The U-M School of Social Work (SSW) has received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase the number of MSW behavioral health workers. This project prepares MSW students to work with impoverished racial and ethnic minority children, adolescents, and transitional age youth living with behavioral health conditions. SSW, in collaboration with the Detroit/Wayne County Mental Health Authority, will provide a specialized inter-professional behavioral health education and training program called the Detroit Clinical Scholar Program to 33 MSW students per year (a total of 99 over three years).

    Click here to learn more about the new Detroit Clinical Scholar Program »

    Mary Ruffolo was the principal investigator along with colleagues David Córdova, Jorge Delva, Larry Gant, Joe Himle, Edie Kieffer, Sandra Momper, Mike Spencer and Betsy Voshel.

    • September 23, 2014
  5. Trina R. Shanks
     
    Trina Shanks Published in Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Community Investments Publication

    Associate Professor Trina Shanks wrote an article, “The Promise of Child Development Accounts: Current Evidence and Future Directions” for the Summer/Fall 2014 issue of Community Investments, “Rebalancing the American Dream: Forging Pathways to Financial Security”.

     

  6. Shawna J. LeeAndrew C. Grogan-Kaylor
     
    Shawna Lee and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's Spanking Research Cited in Detroit Free Press, BBC, the Guardian, and Bleacher Report

    Assistant Professor Shawna Lee and Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's research on spanking was cited in the Detroit Free Press, BBC, the Guardian and various sports blogs reporting on the indictment of the Minnesota Viking running back Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges.

    • September 22, 2014
  7. John E. Tropman
     
    Amanda Tillotson and John Tropman Published in Human Service Organizations Management Leadership and Governance Journal

    PhD student Amanda Tillotson and Professor John Tropman published "Early Responders, Late Responders, and Non-responders: The Principal-Agent Problem in Board Oversight of Nonprofit CEOs" in the current issue of Human Service Organizations Management Leadership and Governance Journal. 

    • September 19, 2014
  8. David Córdova
     
    David Cordova's Research Accepted for Presentation at 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation

    Assistant Professor David Cordova’s research, "A Community Engaged Approach to Working toward the Implementation of Mental Health Best Practices in a Primary Care Setting," has been accepted for presentation at the 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation.

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    Desmond Patton Invited by University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research for Discussion on Young Adult Success

    Assistant Professor Desmond Patton was invited by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research for a convening of experts to discuss the practices and strategies that foster the factors critical to young adult success. This convening is a part of a project funded by the Wallace Foundation called “A Framework for Developing Young Adult Success in the 21st Century.” The project examines how noncognitive factors shape college and career success and how these factors are developed in different stages and within various contexts of children's lives.

    • September 17, 2014
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    Lloyd Shelton (MSW'15) Featured in The University Record for Services for Students with Disabilities 40th Anniversary Event

    Lloyd Shelton (MSW ' 15) was featured in The University Record for a talk he gave at the Services for Students with Disabilities 40th Anniversary Event on changing the culture at U-M for students with disabilities.

     

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