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- Lamia Moghnie, PhD candidate (Social Work & Anthropology), awarded Barbour Scholarship from Rackham Graduate School
Lamia Moghnie, PhD candidate (Social Work & Anthropology) has been awarded a Barbour Scholarship from the Rackham Graduate School for 2013-2014. Barbour established a U-M scholarship for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) to study modern science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands.
- February 25, 2013
- Assoc. Dean of Research Jorge Delva receives 2013 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award from Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research
Jorge Delva, was selected to receive a 2013 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award. This award honors the accomplishments of faculty who demonstrate consistent, high-quality mentoring in areas of clinical and translational research.
- February 15, 2013
- Sara Crider, PhD candidate in Social Work & Sociology, receives Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award from Rackham Graduate School.
- February 15, 2013
Associate Professor Edith Kieffer has an article in the American Journal of Community Psychology highlighting the impact of the Healthy MOMs healthy lifestyle intervention on depressive symptoms among pregnant and early postpartum Latinas in Detroit.Associate Professor Edith Kieffer has an article in the American Journal of Community Psychology highlighting the impact of the Healthy MOMs healthy lifestyle intervention on depressive symptoms among pregnant and early postpartum Latinas in Detroit.
- February 14, 2013
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- SSW recognized by Planet Blue for 35% reduction in energy and resource usage
SSW was recognized by Planet Blue for encouraging sustainable actions, designing and developing communal spaces, optimizing our building, and "creating a culture of sustainable behavior that is lasting."
- February 13, 2013
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Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt was part of a panel discussion on poverty and the U.S. safety net at the Center for American Progress.- February 8, 2013
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- Sallie Foley's 2nd-edition co-authored book awarded Best Sexual Health Book for 2013 by Society for Sex Therapy and Research, top award in sexual health publishing
"Sex Matters for Women: A complete guide to taking care of your sexual self", 2nd edition, 2012, written by Sallie Foley, Sally Kope and Dennis Sugrue, was awarded the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Award: "Best Sexual Health Book for 2013". The Society's award is the top honor in in the field of sexual health publishing.
- February 1, 2013
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- Assistant Professor Desmond Patton discussed his new study, "Internet banging: New trends in social media, gang violence, masculinity and hip hop" on WILS in Lansing
- January 28, 2013
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- Asst. Prof. Desmond Patton's paper "Internet banging: New trends in social media, gang violence, masculinity and hip hop" picked up by several news outlets
His study is featured in the Michigan Chronicle ( http://goo.gl/0ggo2 ), WWJ ( http://goo.gl/OHNRe ) and Spero News ( http://goo.gl/u9rFc ).
The paper examines:
-- internet banging within the context of gang violence, paying close attention to the mechanisms and processes
-- the role of hip-hop in the development of internet banging and highlight the changing roles of both hip hop and computer mediated communication as social representations of life in violent communities
-- the presentation of urban masculinity and its influence on social media behavior
- January 25, 2013
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- Asst. Prof. Michael Woodford's new study, '"That's so Gay": Heterosexual Male Undergraduates and the Perpetuation of Sexual Orientation MIcroagressions on Campus', is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- January 22, 2013
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