School of Social Work News

Associate Professor Daphne Watkins new book "Mixed Methods Research a Pocket Guide to Social Work Research and Methods" was published by Oxford University Press. Watkins reviews the fundamentals of mixed methods research designs and the general suppositions of mixed methods procedures, look critically at mixed method studies and models that have already been employed in social work, and reflect on the contributions of this work to the field

Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was cited in The New York Times article, "A Master's Degree in...Masculinity?". 

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins was interviewed by GUYalogue and featured in their article, “Redefining Manhood”.

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins and Jaclynn Hawkins' (PhD student) article, "The Discipline’s Escalating Whisper: Social Work and Black Men’s Mental Health" was published in the March issue of Research on Social Work Practice journal.

Professor Daphne C. Watkins’ current research involves developing and testing an intervention she developed called the Young black men, masculinities, and mental health (or, "YBMen") project. The YBMen project is a five-week, Facebook-based intervention for college-aged black men that addresses the association between hegemonic masculinity and poor mental health."

Assistant professor Daphne Watkins was selected to receive ​the U-M Comprehensive Depression Center’s 2014 Phil Jenkins Award for Innovation in Depression Treatment.

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins will present two papers "Lessons learned from the implementation and evaluation of an online mixed methods research continuing education program for social workers" and "A mixed methods study of family support and distress among older, church-going African American men." at the Mixed Methods International Research Association meeting in June.

Assistant Professor Daphne Watkins was interviewed on NPR’s “Tell Me More”. She discussed Men’s Studies with Michel Martin.