School of Social Work News

Assistant professor Desmond Patton was invited to serve as a research advisor for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s evaluation of the Cure Violence model of violence reduction. The evaluation is being conducted by the Research & Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

Assistant professor Luke Shaefer was cited in a New York Times op-ed about poverty and welfare.

Assistant professor Kristin Seefeldt, along with the Urban Institute, wrote a report on jobless single mothers without financial assistance that was discussed in The Atlantic magazine.

Assistant Professor Desmond Patton has accepted a three-year courtesy appointment as Assistant Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information.

Office of Global Activities manager and LEO adjunct lecturer Katie Lopez recently presented a session titled "Creating International Internship Opportunities for Graduate and Professional Students" at the Association of International Educators NAFSA 2014 Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. 

Assistant professor David Cordova’s paper, "The Role of Intrapersonal and Ecodevelopmental Factors in the Lives of Latino Alternative High School Youth," was published in the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Co-authors include Amanda Ciofu (MSW '13) and Kune Park (MSW '13).

Associate Professor Kristin Seefeldt's report, "Understanding the Dynamics of  Disconnection from Employment  and Assistance" was published by The Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation an Office of the Administration for Children & Families of the U.S.. Department of Heath and Human Services.

Professor Larry Gant taught "International Community Organizing" in May 2014 with 20 students (17 undergraduate (several CASC students) and 3 SSW graduate students) in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Berlin, Germany.  In both countries, students were engaged in policy presentations, site visits, and interviews with social workers involved in  human trafficking, juvenile justice and art based community practice.  The course was funded by grants from Global Course Connections and the International Institute's Experimental Learning Fund.