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Mary Ellen Heisler and Adrienne Lapidos (Co-PIs), Edith Kieffer and colleagues receive an award from the Ralph Wilson FoundationMary Ellen Heisler and Adrienne Lapidos (co-PIs), Edith Kieffer, and colleagues received a sponsored project award from the Ralph Wilson Foundation. The project, conducted in collaboration with 3 health plans in Detroit, focuses on the use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to reach marginalized underserved groups who may have reason to mistrust formalized systems of care and to generate jobs in low-resource communities.
- May 22, 2018
Shanna Kattari Receives an Award From the Michigan Institute For Clinical & Health ResearchPostdoctoral Fellow Shanna Kattari received a Sponsored Project Award from the Michigan Institute For Clinical & Health Research (MICHR). The project, titled ''Michigan Trans Health Research Advisory Board," will allow members of the transgender and non-binary community to offer their own input on how research with and about this community should be conducted.
- May 22, 2018
Katie Richards-Schuster Receives Award From the Ginsberg Center for Community and Service LearningAssistant Professor Katie Richards-Schuster received a Sponsored Project Award from the Ginsberg Center for Community and Service Learning. The proposed project builds on the past year's work by developing a series of youth-driven data dialogues.
- May 22, 2018
- Emily Nicklett is Awarded Fellow Status by The Gerontology Society of America
Associate Professor Emily Nicklett is awarded Fellow status through the Social Research, Policy, and Practice section of The Gerontology Society of America (GSA). The GSA fellowship—the highest class of membership—is an acknowledgment of her outstanding and continuing work in the field of gerontology.
- May 22, 2018
- Shanna Kattari Presents at the AASECT 2018 Annual Conference
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.
- May 15, 2018
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Luke Shaefer Presents at the Stanford Center on Poverty & InequalityAssociate 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.
- May 15, 2018
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Terri Gilbert is appointed to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile JusticeTerri 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.
- May 8, 2018
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- Luke Shaefer's Op-Ed Published
Associate Professor Luke Shaefer wrote an op-ed in The Bridge on the consequences of Michigan Medicaid work demand.
Robert Taylor Receives the 2018 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service AwardHarold 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
- April 23, 2018
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- Mary Eldredge's Article Featured in The Bridge
LEO Lecturer Mary Eldredge's article "Ethics and Social Work Students in Your Practice" was featured in the spring 2018 issue of The Bridge.
- April 19, 2018
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