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Andy Grogan-Kaylor Featured in U-M William Davidson Institute's “A Force for Economic and Social Freedom”Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor was featured as a faculty collaborator at the U-M William Davidson Institute in the new e-book, “A Force for Economic and Social Freedom”. He was also listed as a Co-PI of the Semilla project.
the William Davidson Institute is an independent, non-profit research and educational organization focused on providing private-sector solutions in low and middle-income countries. The 25th anniversary e-book commemorates the Institute’s history, leaders, partners and inspiring work around the world.
- October 18, 2017
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Tom Powell Speaks at 2017 Mental Health Awareness Week PanelProfessor Emeritus Tom Powell spoke about his personal experiences and offered advice at the 2017 U-M Mental Health Panel which was part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
- October 18, 2017
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Daphne Watkins Appointed to Editorial Board for Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social WorkDirector of Joint PhD Program and Associate Professor Daphne Watkins was appointed to the Editorial Board for the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
- October 13, 2017
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- Emily Nicklett Published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Associate Professor Emily Nicklett's article, "Operationalisation and validation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) fall risk algorithm in a nationally representative sample" was published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
- October 13, 2017
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Joyce Lee and Andy Grogan-Kaylor Receive Grant from Rackham Graduate School for Parenting Research WorkshopsJoyce Lee (PhD student) and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor received a grant from Rackham Graduate School for #Parenting, which is an interdisciplinary workshop that provides a forum for faculty and graduate students to address issues related to parenting research.
- October 13, 2017
Karla Goldman is Featured Panelist at "Immigrants and Newcomers: Historic Limits to Diversity at U-M"Professor Karla Goldman was a featured panelist at the LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester event, "Immigrants and Newcomers: Historic Limits to Diversity at U-M" which is part of "A Long History of Unauthorized Immigration" symposium.
- October 13, 2017
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Mary Ruffolo and Katie Lopez Receive Grant from U-M Health Sciences Council for Global Health PlatformAssociate Dean for Educational Programs and Professor Mary Ruffolo and Assistant Director Office of Global Activities and LEO Adjunct Lecturer Katie Lopez received a grant from the U-M Health Sciences Council to create a sustainable global health platform involving three professional schools. They will pilot a comprehensive community needs assessment for the Ugandan Context to develop intervention and research projects to be carried out next year.
- October 13, 2017
Valerie Taing (PhD student) Selected as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research ScholarValerie Taing (PhD student) was selected as a Health Policy Research Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the fall and winter semesters.
- October 6, 2017
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William Elliott III Cited in Inside Higher Ed Article on Sustainable Tuition-Free College ProgramsProfessor William Elliott III was cited in the Inside Higher Ed article, “How to Pay for Free Community College.”
He was also featured in the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education article, “Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding.”
- October 6, 2017
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Lauren Whitmer (PhD student) Selected as Fellow of Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program for Research in PeruLauren Whitmer (PhD student, Social Work and Anthropology) was selected as a fellow of the U.S. Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program to conduct 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Lambayeque, Peru. She will examine how women in violent relationships make decisions about help-seeking and how potential helpers (friends, family, social service providers) make decisions about what kinds of help to offer/withhold.
- October 5, 2017
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