School of Social Work News

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.

Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett received an award from the National Institutes of Health via the University of Michigan Center on Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities for the NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute workshop to learn to work with data from the Jackson Heart Study and the Strong Heart Study.

Professor Jorge Delva received an award from the New York Community Trust via the The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare to provide financial support to students in an expansion of the IHSWC project sponsored by SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions and the Council on Social Work Education.

Assistant Professor David Cordova received an award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program for his continued program of research focused on adolescent substance use and sex risk behaviors health disparities.