School of Social Work News

Professor Edie Kieffer interviewed with the U-M Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation on the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance’s shift from being hosted at SSW to the Center. Kieffer’s Alliance is an organization that works to advance and train community health workers across the state and achieve policies that lead to sustainable financing of health aide programs.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle and Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “Social Aspects of the Workplace Among Individuals With Bipolar Disorder” was published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle’s article, “Quality of life in anxious adolescents” was published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Professor Emerita Rosemary Sarri is a 2017 inductee of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. She is one of eight women selected from more than 100 nominations to be inducted into the 34th class of the hall of fame, which honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who are associated with the state of Michigan.

Professor William Elliott III received a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation via the University of Kansas to conduct research on Maine's Harold Alfond College Challenge, one of the oldest and most visible Children's Savings Account (CSA) programs in the country, in pursuit of a deeper and more broadly applicable knowledge base around CSAs.

Professor Brad Zebrack’s longitudinal study, “Cancer in adolescents and young adults: Who remains at risk of poor social functioning over time?” was featured in the ScienceDaily article, “Young adult cancer survivors struggle to get back to normal”.

Professor Barry Checkoway led the 15th annual Youth Dialogues program this week here at the University of Michigan. "Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit" challenges racial discrimination and segregation through the processes of intergroup dialogue and social action planning; the program creates community among metro Detroit high school students.

Professor Brad Zebrack was cited in the Doctors Lounge article, “Distress Screening Tied to Fewer ER Visits for Cancer Patients”.