School of Social Work News

Director of Joint PhD Program and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was cited in the NBC News article, “Hip-hop works to break down mental health stigma for black men.”

Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Professor Lynn Videka was cited in The Michigan Daily article, “Academic Innovation Summit discuss MOOCs’ place at the ‘U’.”

Associate Professor Sandra Momper was featured in SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office's November faculty highlight, in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Her article, “OxyContin Use on a Rural Midwest American Indian Reservation: Demographic Correlates and Reasons for Using” was the piece of research selected.

Assistant Research Scientist and LEO Adjunct Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for her project, ''Create Sustainable Model for Community Health Workers in Detroit." The project is designed to address the behavioral, medical, and social determinants of health among health plan enrollees living in the Cody Rouge neighborhood of Detroit.

Associate Professors Andy Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee's article, "Associations of neighborhood disorganization and maternal spanking with children's aggression: a fixed-effects regression analysis" was published in Child Abuse and Neglect.

The Child and Adolescent Data Lab's article, "Disparities at Adjudication in the Juvenile Justice System: An Examination of Race, Gender, and Age" was published in Social Work Research. The lab includes PhD student Michael Evangelist, Associate Professors Joe Ryan and Brian Perron, research associate Bryan Victor, and data analyst Andrew Moore. 

Three School of Social Work alumni were presented Distinguished Alumni Awards at the SSW All-Class Reunion Lunch on Friday, October 27, 2017.

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes School of Social Work alumni whose achievements exemplify the values of the School of Social Work and who have made an exceptional impact on the profession, the community and/or Social Work education.

Associate Professors Andy Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee’s spanking research was featured in U.S. News & World Report and the November 2017 issue of Michigan Research.