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  1. Joseph A. HimleAddie WeaverGiovanna Gonzalez (Odessa Gonzalez) BensonIrene E. Routte
     
    Three NCID Anti-Racism Grants Awarded to School of Social Work

    U-M’s Anti-Racism Collaborative, an initiative of the National Center for Institutional Diversity, has announced the 2024 Anti-Racism Grants.

    Professor Joseph Himle and Associate Professor Addie Weaver have received an Anti-Racism Grant for their project FARWell: The Formula for Anti-Racist Wellness and Therapy. This project  — a community-university partnership between My Brother’s Keeper, Formula 734, and social work researchers at U-M and The Ohio State University — will support the development and evaluation of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety, designed for and by young Black men.

    Joint PhD Student Irene Routté has received an Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grant for her project Landscapes of (Im)Mobility: Congolese Refugee Youth, the U.S. Resettlement System and Spatial Negotiations of Belonging.

    Associate Professor Odessa Gonzalez Benson has received an Anti-Racist Digital Research Initiative Grant for her project A Digital Collection as Narrative and Visualization of the Journey of Resettled Refugees.

    The Anti-Racism Grants are sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research in partnership with the National Center for Institutional Diversity’s Anti-Racism Collaborative, which aims to support and amplify the work of anti-racism scholars at U-M.

    • September 13, 2024
  2. Anao Zhang
     
    Anao Zhang Quoted in Everyday Health

    Associate Professor Anao Zhang's article "The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for mental health and quality of life among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis," was published in Cancer Medicine and featured in Everyday Health. Zhang says the findings confirm that cognitive behavioral therapy can help many people cope with the negative feelings that come up while living with cancer.

  3. Rogério Meireles Pinto
     
    Rogério M. Pinto Is Featured on the Academic Minute

    Professor Rogério M. Pinto was featured on Academic Minute, a daily radio segment showcasing academic research on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. In the segment, Pinto explores how artwork can help white heterosexual men to confront feelings of homophobia and sexism.

  4. Lexx  Brown-James
     
    Lexx Brown-James is Quoted in SELF Magazine

    Lexx Brown-James, director of the School’s Sexual Health Certificate Program, spoke with SELF magazine in an article on how verbal affirmation — a praise kink — can boost confidence and pleasure in your sex life.

    The story also ran in Vogue India.

  5. Matthew J. Smith
     
    Matthew Smith Receives the MICHR 2024 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award

    Professor Matthew Smith is the recipient of the 2024 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award. Sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), this award recognizes the value of mentoring at U-M in helping early career investigators to reach across disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of science. 

    Smith is one of seven faculty and staff members who will be honored at the 2024 Mentoring Forum, co-sponsored by the MICHR and the Medical School Office of Faculty Development, in September. All are invited — in person or online — to celebrate our awardees and the spirit of mentorship.

  6. Joonyoung Cho
     
    Joonyoung Cho Successfully Defends Dissertation

    Joonyoung Cho successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Aging in the Right Place: Effects from Relocation and Homebound Status.” His committee included Ruth Dunkle (co-chair) and Xiaoling Xiang. 

    Cho has accepted an assistant professor position at the Center on Aging in the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health at the University of Hawai’i, Mānoa.

    • June 25, 2024
  7. Michelangelo (Michaelangelo) Trujillo
     
    Michelangelo Trujillo Successfully Defends Dissertation

    Michelangelo Trujillo has successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Identity-Based Processes and Clinical Social Work Education." His committee included Joseph Himle (co-chair) and Richard Tolman.

    • June 25, 2024
  8. Daphne C. Watkins
     
    Daphne Watkins Receives Pynn-Silvermann Lifetime Achievement Award

    Professor Daphne Watkins has received the Pynn-Silverman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association. The award was established to honor individuals whose achievements over a career demonstrate the highest degree of commitment to excellence in authoring works to advance their discipline, encouraging and supporting the work of colleagues, and educating students in the field.

    Watkins is the Letha A. Chadiah Collegiate Professor of Social Work and a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor.

  9.  
    Terri Gilbert Receives Youth Justice Lifetime Achievement Award

    Lecturer Terri Gilbert has received the Youth Justice Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Center for Youth Justice. “This work is not done by one person alone, this award is more than a personal accolade; it is a testament to the collective efforts of many,” said Gilbert. “I extend my heartfelt gratitude to countless dedicated colleagues, advocates and mentors who have been a part of this journey and, most importantly, the young people and families whose lives we strive to impact every day.”

    “My guiding philosophy has always been to spend my life working on something that will outlast it. Reflecting on my journey, it’s hard to believe that I have spent almost 45 years in child welfare and youth justice. This path has been fraught with challenges yet filled with moments of profound impact and hope.”

    • June 11, 2024
  10. Katrina R. EllisLisa FedinaGiovanna Gonzalez (Odessa Gonzalez) BensonAnao ZhangDavid CórdovaTerri L. FriedlineLindsay A. BornheimerZaynab K. BoussiPriscilla C. CortezLinda Edwards-BrownJennifer K. TownsRoland W. Zullo
     
    Faculty Promotions

    Congratulations to the following faculty members whose promotions were approved this month by the U-M Board of Regents. Katrina Ellis, Lisa Fedina, Odessa Benson Gonzalez and Anao Zhang were promoted to associate professor with tenure. David Córdova and Terri Friedline were promoted to professor. 

    In addition, Lindsay Bornheimer was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, without tenure, School of Medicine. Katrina Ellis was also promoted to Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, without tenure, School of Public Health.

    Congratulations also to our faculty members who were promoted during the most recent lecturer promotion cycle. Zaynab Boussi was promoted to Lecturer IV, and Priscilla Cortez, Linda Edwards-Brown, Aliyah Masudi, Benjamin Moe, Jennifer Towns and Roland Zullo were promoted to Lecturer II.

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