School of Social Work News

MSW student Sara Konrath and mentor Professor Richard Tolman have received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation for their research regarding new media’s effects on empathy.

Assistant Professor Shawna Lee received an award from the Skillman Foundation via the SSW Technical Assistance Center for her work in engaging fathers in parenting programs.

Assistant Professor Shawna Lee, Associate Professor Joseph Himle and LSA Assistant Professor Sara Konrath have received a grant from the Social Sciences Annual Institute through the U-M office of Research for their project which aims at using technology to expand the reach of psychosocial interventions to underserved populations

Associate Professor Trina Shanks's new book "The Assets Perspective - The Rise of Asset Building and it's Impact on Social Policy" is available on Amazon.

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins aritcle, "The Discipline’s Escalating Whisper: Social Work and Black Men’s Mental Health" was published in Research on Social Work Practice.

Assistant Professor Desmond Patton has a paper, "Social media as a vector for youth violence: A review of literature" published in Computers in Human Behavior.

Assistant Professor Shawna J. Lee, along with her colleagues, came up with the idea of a new phone app, Mobile Dad, which is featured on the Today Show. The app was created at the request of the U.S. Air Force, to facilitate military fathers' long-distance relationships with their families. It was developed and tested at U-M, and it will transition from beta testing to the public in April.   

David Cordova presented his research, "The Impact of Family Functioning on HIV Risk Behaviors among Urban Adolescents: A Latent Class Growth Analysis," and "Religiosity, Acculturation, and Substance Use among Latino Adolescents: Results from a National Sample," at the 15th Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting.