School of Social Work News

Daphne Watkins was appointed to the Editorial Board for the new International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health.

Associate Professor Joe Ryan is an author of a new Brookings Report, "How life outside of a school affects student performance in school." 

The report was featured in Midland Daily News, Education Next, and U-M Public Engagement and Impact.

Professor Dan Saunders' article "Abusive relationships: Why it's so hard for women to 'just leave'" was featured in The Conversation, the LA Times and on the U-M homepage on March 29.

Associate Professor Joe Ryan was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice. He will represent public agencies concerned with delinquency prevention or treatment.

Associate Professor Joe Ryan received an award from the Criminal Justice Policy Committee for reviewing the methodology and draft reports studying the fiscal impact of directing minors in Michigan from the adult court and service systems to the family court and juvenile service systems.

Assistant Research Scientist Adrienne Lapidos is on a team that received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health for her project “Effectiveness and Implementation of a Peer Mentorship Intervention (PREVAIL) to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults” to determine the effectiveness of a peer mentorship intervention for reducing suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among recently hospitalized adult psychiatric patients at high risk for suicide.

Professor Edith C. Kieffer, MPH, Ph.D., is a co-investigator on an award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for ​the evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP), Michigan's Medicaid expansion program under the Affordable Care Act.

Postdoctoral Fellow Shanna Kattari conducted a talk at the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters called "Death by a Thousand Papercuts: Understanding and Engaging Microaggressions" as part of their International Curious Minds lecture series, and also spoke with their Chief Diversity Officer about DEI initiatives, inclusivity, and accessibility.