School of Social Work News

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Professor Mieko Yoshihama was selected for the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence 2014 Wave of Change Award, which recognizes "efforts to prevent domestic and sexual violence and whose work has contributed significantly to the social change necessary to end violence against women."  The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence is a state coalition of domestic and sexual violence organizations.

Craig Laurie (MSW'13) and a colleague were awarded a ​$500k federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health for their project,​ "Building a Movement for Michigan Gay-Straight Alliances” (BAMM GSAs)​. As part of Craig's position with the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health, he and his team will work to improve health outcomes for LGBTQ youth in Michigan through increased prevalence and capacity of GSAs throughout the state over the next 3 years.

Assistant professor Daphne Watkins was selected to receive ​the U-M Comprehensive Depression Center’s 2014 Phil Jenkins Award for Innovation in Depression Treatment.