School of Social Work News

Associate Professor Joseph Ryan and Associate Professor Brian Perron received an award from the State of Michigan to study mental health and substance abuse in juvenile justice facilities.  

Assistant Professor David Cordova had an article entitled “The Role of Intrapersonal Factors on Alcohol and Drug Use Among Latinos With Physical Disabilities” published in the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.

Assistant Professor Luke Shaefer was interviewed by the World Socialist Web Site about his study “Rising Extreme Poverty in the United States and the Response of Federal Means-Tested Transfer Programs.”

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins, along with colleagues Jamie Abelson and S. Olivia Jefferson, have an article entitled “Their depression is something different… it would have to be: Findings from a qualitative study of black women’s perceptions of black men’s depression,” published in the American Journal of Men's Health.

Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor had an article entitled “Asociación de la posición socioeconómica y la percepción del ambiente con la autopercepción del estado de salud en mujeres de Bogotá, Colombia (Association of Socio-Economic Position and the Perception of the Environment with Self Reported Health in Women of Bogota, Colombia)” published in Rev Panam Salud Publica.

Associate Professor Diane Vinokur-Kaplan has co-authored an article entitled "Nonprofit Tenants' Attraction and Satisfaction," published in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

Charity Hoffman, PhD student, along with mentor Associate Professor Mary Ruffolo, received an award from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School for their project exploring the social construction of mothering in the United States, particularly the disconnect between mothering as it is portrayed in the media and how it is actually experienced by first-time mothers.

Jean Balestrery, PhD student, was appointed to the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression for a 3-year term.