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Assistant Professor Sandra Momper and Professor Jorge Delva's Research is PublishedAssistant Professor Sandra Momper's and Professor Jorge Delva's research "OxyContin Use on a Rural Midwest American Indian Reservation: Demographic Correlates and Reasons for Using" is published in the September issue of American Journal of Public Health.
- September 13, 2013
- Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett Receives Award
Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett received an award from the National Institute on Aging for her project identifying dietary, physical activity, and geographic predictors of health trajectories and mortality.
- September 12, 2013
Associate Professor Lydia Li awarded grant from the National Institute of Mental HealthAssociate Professor Lydia Li received an award from the National Institute of Mental Health via the University of Rochester for her project designing and implementing and overseeing aging workers' training and functioning as part of the COACH intervention.
- September 12, 2013
- Assistant Professor Reuben Miller published in the Sociology Compass
Assistant Professor Reuben Miller's article, "Race, Hyper-Incarceration and US Poverty Policy in Historic Perspective" is published in Sociologyy Compass.
- September 11, 2013
Associate Professor Trina Shanks Published in MIT Press and George Mason University's Innovations JournalAssociate Professor Trina Shanks article, "Financial Education and Financial Access: Lessons Learned from Child Development Account Research" is published in a special youth economic opportunities issue of MIT Press and George Mason University's Innovations journal.
- September 10, 2013
- Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Appointed to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs
Assistant Professor Desmond Patton has been appointed to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs for a three-year term starting in September 2013.
- September 6, 2013
- Assistant Professor Michael Woodford published in the Journal of Community Practice
Assistant Professor Michael Woodford's research, "Endorsement for Civil Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Among Heterosexual College Students: Informing Socially Just Policy Advocacy" was published in the Journal of Community Practice.
- September 5, 2013
- Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett Published in Journal of Gerontology: Social Services
Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett had a paper entitled “Direct Social Support and Long-term Health for Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” accepted for publication in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
- August 28, 2013
Associate Professor Joseph Ryan and Associate Professor Brian Perron Receive AwardAssociate 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.
- August 28, 2013
Assistant Professor David Cordova Published in Journal of Social Work Practice in the AddictionsAssistant 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.
- August 28, 2013