School of Social Work News

Assistant Professor David Cordova's research on teenage drug use and risk of HIV has been featured in multiple media outlets, including US News and World Reports. His research finds that teens who engage in risky behaviors are more likely to have unsafe sex, and that may put them at increased risk for HIV. 

Professor Edie Kieffer received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation via the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance to provide expertise and guidance related to implementation strategies needed to promote sustainable financing of community healthcare workers.

Joyce Lee, PhD student, was accepted as a student editorial board member for the journal Child Maltreatment for 2018-2019.

Associate Professor Emerita Leslie Hollingsworth's article, "Racial microaggressions in social work education: Black students' encounters in a predominantly White institution" is published in the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer and Poverty Solutions developed an online data map displaying poverty statistics throughout the state of Michigan. The map is highlighted in the following media:

• Michigan Daily
• Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Radio

Field Educator and LEO Lecturer Mary Eldredge and Postdoctoral Fellow and LEO Lecturer Shanna Kattari were announced as Interprofessional Leadership Fellows for the 2018-2019 year. 

The 2018-19 cohort represents innovation and growth in U-M’s heralded faculty development program.

A record 21 educators in the third cohort of the Interprofessional Leadership (IPL) Fellows program highlights the growing interest in and commitment to interprofessional education (IPE) at University of Michigan.

Associate Professor Sandra Momper's project, ''When We Work Together, Then We Are Wise "Pii Maamwinokiyaang, Miidash Nibwaakaayaang" was funded by American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan, Inc The project goals include increasing involvement of youth and family members in the System, making AIHFS behavioral health services fully sustainable through Medicaid Funding, and identifying and implementing system changes recommended by a Cultural and Linguistic Competency Assessment.

Associate Professor Trina Shanks, through the Technical Assistance Center, was awarded a Poverty Solutions grant to support Detroit-based Alternatives for Girls as they strengthen and evaluate their child savings account program. The program is designed to promote post-secondary education and degree attainment for girls of color and increased financial capability for families.