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- Desmond Patton Published in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Journal
Desmond Patton’s co-authored manuscript, “Are Community Violence-Exposed Youth at Risk of Engaging in Delinquent Behavior? A Review and Implications for Residential Treatment Research and Practice” was accepted for publication in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth journal.
- October 3, 2014
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Edie Kieffer Receives Support from Michigan Department of Community Health to Collaborate with Michigan Community Health Worker AllianceProfessor Edie Kieffer received support from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) to work with the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA) to develop, disseminate, and analyze a statewide survey focused on understanding community health worker programs.
- October 3, 2014
Reuben Miller, Sue Ann Savas, and Jorge Delva Receive Support from Michigan Department of Corrections for U.S. Department of Justice Grant ApplicationAssistant Professor Reuben Miller along with Clincial Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas and Professor and Associate Dean Jorge Delva received support from the Michigan Department of Corrections to develop an evaluation design for inclusion within a U.S Department of Justice federal grant application.
- October 3, 2014
- Randy Goon (MSW'68) Retires
Randy Goon (MSW'68) has retired. Following graduation, he embarked upon a career in hospital psychiatric social work in Ontario and B.C. He organized a patient self-government program on a psychiatric ward, a cognitive-behavioral and supportive outpatient treatment program, headed an outpatient clinic, taught social welfare policy, and was the social worker on an interdisciplinary team in a special short stay psychiatric assessment program.
- September 30, 2014
- Amanda Tillotson (PhD Student) Receives Race, Law and History Fellowship from U-M Law School
Amanda Tillotson (PhD student) received the Race, Law and History Fellowship from the U-M Law School.
- September 29, 2014
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Amy Krings (PhD Student) Receives 2014 Emerging Scholar Award from Association for Community Organization & School AdministrationAmy Krings (PhD student) is the recipient of the Association for Community Organization & School Administration 2014 Emerging Scholar Award.
- September 29, 2014
- Amy Ellwood (MSW'83) Participates in Alan Alda Center Faculty Development Program
Amy Ellwood (MSW'83) was a recent participant at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science Summer Institute at Stony Brook University in NY. The faculty development program teaches faculty from various disciplines in science, social science and journalism to distill information about their research and work so that it is easily understood by the general public.
- September 25, 2014
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- Christine Sauve (MSW'11) Attends White House Convening on Immigrant Integration
Christine Sauve (MSW'11) attended the first White House National Convening on Immigrant and Refugee Integration in July. She joined leaders from across the country to put forth recommendations for a national immigrant integration plan.
- September 25, 2014
David Cordova Published in Child Development JournalAssistant 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
Elizabeth Rhodes and Trina Shanks Receive Award from Rackham Graduate School for Project on Health and Education AccessElizabeth 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