School of Social Work News

Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett was awarded a grant from the National Institute on Aging through the University of Colorado, Denver, for her work surrounding health disparities among older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Assistant Professor Michael Woodford's research was referenced in an article entitled, “LGBTQ Microaggressions: Are We Making Mountains Out of Molehills?” in the online magazine, Slate.

PhD Student Min Hee Kim, along with mentor Professor Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, have received a grant from the U-M Rackham Graduate School for their work in understanding how academic experts on urbanization and aging evaluate the studies on age-friendly communities.

Assistant Professor Shawna Lee has been awarded a grant from the Skillman Foundation via the School of Social Work Technical Assistance Center for her project dealing with positive father involvement. Shawna also received a grant from the U-M SSW Child Welfare Learning Community for her work surrounding Mobile Dad.

Assistant Clinical Professor Sue Ann Savas has received a grant from the Department of Justice-Byrne JAG program via the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office to develop, implement and evaluate the "Social Work Sentencing Project."

Diana Peloquin (SSW student) became the new champion on the TV quiz show "Jeopardy!" last night. She defeated 11-time champion Arthur Chu from Ohio. 

Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor's quantitative research on Base-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) enterprises is published in the "Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal".

Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor and Assistant Professor Shawna Lee's research on spanking was featured in the Washington Post and CBS Detroit.