School of Social Work News

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Elizabeth Thomason and Associate Professor Joseph Himle received an award from the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis School of Social Work Research and Training Center for their mixed-methods pilot study that will explore the feasibility and acceptability of designing, developing, and delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for postpartum depression in a support group setting using existing agency personnel.

Professor John Tropman is the keynote speaker at the Advancing Safe and Healthy Homes Initiative (ASHHI) annual meeting.  ASHHI is a national program sponsored by the Kresge Foundation to address health issues that derive - all or in part - from in-home environmental hazards. The program engages organizations at the federal, state and local levels to improve the health of vulnerable populations across the nation.

SSW Dean Laura Lein, along with Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation via the Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency for their work with various Northeast Michigan Children's Behavioral Health Initiative sponsored programs

Nick Yankey (SSW Alumni), Katie Mitchell (Research Staff) and Associate Professor Edie Kieffer's poster, "Supporting and Maintaining Strong Partnerships and Community-Academic Connections Through Evaluation of a Statewide Community Health Worker Alliance" won second place in the faculty/staff category at the Partnerships for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Symposium.

Lidi Armenta (MSW) is a finalist in the prestigious Presidential Management Fellows  program for the 2014 cycle. This year, the applicant pool was highly competitive with nearly 7,000 applicants and 581 finalists.

Steven Richards (MSW) is the newly elected SSW representative in Central Student Government.

Associate Professor Brad Zebrack was featured on a Twitter talk where he discussed various subjects on the topic of young adult cancer (#YACancer).

Assistant Professor David Cordova and a team of SSW alumni and MSW students including Laura Alexander (MSW) and alumni Kate Guzman, Caitlin Martin and Craig VanKempen, received first place for their poster entitled, "Here for Youth: Developing and Mobilizing a Community Advisory Board to Assess and Improve Mental Health Services for Adolescents". Their research was presented at the 2014 Outreach, Partnerships & Implementation Science at the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research symposium.