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Viktor Burlaka, Lauren Reed and Katharine Rendle, PhD students, were awarded the Kellogg Family FellowshipThis award was established by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation along with matching funds provided by the Ann and Robert Lurie Family Foundation. It is awarded to students in the Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science with a research interest in advancing the understanding of issues relevant to improving the well-being of children, youth and their families.
- December 3, 2013
Luke Shaefer's Op-ed on Food Stamps is PublishedAssistant Professor Luke Shaefer's op-ed on food stamps is published in the Bangor Daily News.
- November 27, 2013
Assistant Professor Shawna Lee is Published in the Journal of Developmental PsychologyAssistant Professor Shawna Lee was published in the Journal of Developmental Psychology v.49. Her article is titled, "Does Warmth Moderate Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Spanking and Child Aggression in Early Childhood?"
- November 26, 2013
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- Rhett Reader is Featured in West Oakland's Newsweekly
Rhett Reader, a MSW student and a U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 1991-1993 in the first Gulf War, is the Veteran Mentor Coordinator for the Waterford Township Veterans' Treatment Court. The newly established court was featured in Spinal Colunm, West Oakland's Newsweekly. Reader attended the the annual Veterans Court Forum at the State of Michigan Supreme Court and was able to speak about the program's success.
- November 26, 2013
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- Professor Jorge Delva Moderates for the Institute of Medicine and National Research
Professor Jorge Delva was a moderator for the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council workshop on standards for benefit-cost analysis of preventive interventions for children, youth, and families. The objective of the workshop was to identify the issues needed to find consensus on the standards for benefit-cost analysis of preventive interventions.
- November 26, 2013
Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez Participates in an Interdisciplinary WorkgroupProffesor Lorraine Gutiérrez participated in an interdisciplinary workgroup for community-focused, ecologically-minded and social justice-oriented research, which was sponsored by the Michigan Community Research and Action Workgroup.
- November 26, 2013
- Brandy Sinco Receives Award from Peers for Progress
Brandy Sinco received an award from "Peers for Progress" to travel to Washington, DC to attend the meeting of National Peer Support Collaborative Learning Network. Brandy is active in the quality improvement work group.
- November 26, 2013
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Abigail Williams Awarded Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed ScholarshipAbigail Williams, PhD student, was awarded the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship supports doctoral students whose research focuses on minority populations with low income and education, with a preference for research on issues faced by African American males.
- November 20, 2013
- Rhett Reader, MSW student Presents to State of Michigan Supreme Court
Rhett Reader, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 1991-1993 in the first Gulf War and a MSW student is the Veteran Mentor Coordinator for the Waterford Township Veterans' Treatment Court.. The newly established court was featured in Spinal Colunm, West Oakland's Newsweekly.
Reader attended the the annual Veterans Court Forum at the State of Michigan Supreme Court and was able to speak about the program's success.
- November 15, 2013
Betsy Voshel Published in The Special Issue on Field EducationClinical Associate Professor Betsy Voshel recently had an article "Reflections of a Field Director: An Opportunity to Look Into the Past and See the Future" published in The Special Issue on Field Education.
- November 15, 2013