School of Social Work News

Postdoctoral Fellow Shanna Kattari is presenting “Pushing Boundaries: Teaching Diverse and ‘Taboo’ Sexuality in Higher Education Settings” at the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists 2018 Annual Conference on June 16th. 

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer presented “Finding New Ways to Prevent and Alleviate Poverty in Michigan, the Nation, and the World” at the Stanford Center on Poverty & Equality.

Terri Gilbert, Director of Operations for the Child and Adolescent Data Lab was appointed to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice by Governor Rick Snyder. The committee advises the governor on juvenile justice issues and guides effective implementation of juvenile justice policies and programs.

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer wrote an op-ed in The Bridge on the consequences of Michigan Medicaid work demand.

Harold R Johnson Professor of Social Work and Sheila Feld Collegiate Professor Robert Taylor received the 2018 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award from the Office of the Provost for his contributions and service to the development of a culturally and ethnically diverse University of Michigan community

LEO Lecturer Mary Eldredge's article "Ethics and Social Work Students in Your Practice" was featured in the spring 2018 issue of The Bridge.

Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s research on the correlation between neighborhoods and spanking was featured in the Chronicle of Social Change and highlighted as a top story in the NASW Social Work SmartBrief.

Professor Linda Chatters, Associate Professor Emily Nicklett and Professor Robert Joseph Taylor’s study on socially isolated adults was featured in a Reliawire article.