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Sara Stein Awarded Fellowship from the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Rackham Graduate SchoolSara Stein, PhD student in SSW and Psychology, was awarded a fellowship from the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Rackham Graduate School for her dissertation work "Unpacking Women's Involvement with Multiple Violent Intimate Partners."
- March 27, 2018
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- Social Justice in Social Work Research PhD Poster Award Recipients
Kathryn Berringer, Alex Lu (MSW student) and Joyce Y. Lee received the Doctoral Poster Awards at the School of Social Work's Social Justice in Social Work Research Symposium. Berringer was awarded for her poster, "Examining Drivers of Health Inequities in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation in the US". Lu and Lee for their poster "Spank, Smack, & Whoop”: Stay-At-Home Parents’ Spanking Tweets".
- March 14, 2018
Daphne Watkins Featured in the Metro ParentAssociate Professor Daphne Watkins was featured in the Metro Parent’s article on the mental health gender gap.
- March 11, 2018
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David Córdova Receives Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAssistant Professor David Córdova, Ph.D., received an award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences via the Michigan Institute For Clinical & Health Research for his project to advance scientific knowledge of technology-based HIV prevention, and to improve public health by establishing an innovative mobile-health prevention program for African American youth.
- March 11, 2018
Edie Kieffer to Provide Expertise to the Michigan Community Health Worker AllianceProfessor Edith C. Kieffer, MPH, Ph.D., will provide expertise to the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA) on the design, content, analysis and reporting of the 2018 statewide Community Health Worker Employer Survey. This project is funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- March 11, 2018
- Jenna Marthaller, Shana Frankel and Tahrima Khanom Win Second Place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention Paper Competition
Jenna Marthaller, Shana Frankel and Tahrima Khanom won second place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "Transportation in Rural Areas to Support Opioid Substance Abuse Treatment."
- March 11, 2018
- Jianjia Cheng Wins Third Place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention Paper Competition
Jianjia Cheng won third place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "A Cultural Competency Training for Social Workers who Provide Mental Health Services to the Latino Population in Washtenaw County."
- March 11, 2018
- Mackenzie Mann Wins Third Place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo Paper Competition
Mackenzie Mann won third place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo paper competition. The paper was titled, "NASW Response to the Agricultural Guestworker Act, H.R. 4092."
- March 11, 2018
- Margaret Cease Wins First Place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention Paper Competition
Margaret Cease won first place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Intervention paper competition. The paper was titled, "The Special Meals Project."
- March 11, 2018
- Zainab Farhat Wins Second Place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo Paper Competition
Zainab Farhat won second place in the Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality Policy Memo paper competition. The paper was titled, "Dismantling Zero Tolerance: Achieving Equity in School Discipline."
- March 11, 2018