School of Social Work News

Assistant Professor Cristina Bares gave her Feast of Ideas talk, "Genes and the Environment: How the Environment Gets Under the Skin" on Thursday evening, as part of the Umich Bicentennial Fall Festival. 

Jamie Thompson, a CASC undergraduate minor student and a co-founder and organizer with Students4Justice, discussed with Teen Vogue how U-M students are fighting racism on campus.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle, Associate Professor Matthew Smith, and Assistant Professor Addie Weaver's Treatment, Innovation and Dissemination Lab (TIDL) was featured in The Michigan Daily article, "TIDL launches new website, continues work on mental health research."

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's research was cited in the Slate article, "Democrats Have a Bill That Would Halve the Child Poverty Rate. It Likely Costs Less Than Trump's Tax Cut" and the Vox article, "Senate Democrats have a plan that would cut child poverty nearly in half."

Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor Ruth Dunkle, Professor Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, and Professor Emerita Letha Chadiha's article, "Forms and Meanings of Respect: Aging Mothers and Adult Daughters With Mental Illness" was published in Families in Society. 

Professor Robert Joseph Taylor gave the 2017 Carl A. Scott Lecture on October 21 at the Council on Social Work Education annual meeting in Dallas. The title of his talk was "Extended Family and Congregational Support Networks Among African Americans."

The Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture Series was established to continue the legacy of equity and social justice in social work through building knowledge and furthering the well-being of individuals and their communities. Taylor is recognized for his prolific and highly influential research on African American families, and his leading role in mentoring and shaping a new generation of African American scholars. The School hosted a celebration for Taylor at the CSWE meeting in honor of this recognition.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle, Associate Professor Matthew Smith, and Assistant Professor Addie Weaver’s Treatment, Innovation and Dissemination Lab (TIDL) was featured in the Michigan Research article, “Bridging the Gap” which develops technology that helps increase access to mental health treatment for underserved populations.

Rosemary Sarri was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on October 18. She is recognized as a tireless and celebrated social worker and scholar whose research and activism in the field of social work has made a substantial difference in juvenile justice and children’s rights