School of Social Work News

Professor Brad Zebrack’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) project's Pre-Conference Research Institute at the Association of Oncology Social Work Annual Meeting was highlighted in the May issue of the PCORI Engagement Award Program Monthly Digest.

Assistant Professor David Córdova’s article, “Who Counts as Family? Family Typologies, Family Support, and Family Undermining Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men” was published in Sexuality Research and Social Policy.

Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor’s article, “Ethno-Racial Differences in Children's Attitudes and Beliefs About Violence” was published in Violence and Victims.

Assistant Professor David Córdova's article, "Racial and ethnic trends in illicit drug use and binge drinking among adolescent and young adult offenders in the United States" was published in the Journal of Criminal Justice.

Associate Dean for Research and Professor Joe Himle’s article, “Self-Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the long-term after therapy-a focus group interview” was published in the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare.

Professor Jorge Delva is the Director of the Community Engagement Core for the new $58 million National Institutes of Health grant to the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research.

Associate Professor Luke Shaefer was selected to be a torch recipient at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He joins nine other experts to become part of a new generation of social insurance leaders. 

Associate Professor Matthew Smith received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a virtual reality intervention to enhance job interviewing skills for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. After the intervention is developed, the project will evaluate the intervention as an addition to school-based transitional services.