Professor Rich Tolman and the Michigan Father Practitioner Network have received a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation aimed to increase the capacity of Michigan programs that engage and deliver services to fathers, improve the well-being of their children and support father involvement.
Professor Richard Tolman's article, "Gender matters: Experiences and consequences of digital dating abuse victimization in adolescent dating relationships" was published in the Journal of Adolescence.
Professor Richard Tolman’s article, “Participants’ Perceptions of the Nature of Events Aimed at Engaging Men to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence” was published in Global Social Welfare.
Teenagers and children can now become kinder and more empathic through their smartphones, thanks to an innovative new app. The "Random App of Kindness" was developed by a team of researchers including Professor Richard Tolman. Mini-games, created with input from teenagers, strengthen compassion, empathy, and helping behavior. RAKi is available free of charge in the iTunes App Store and Google Play Android Market.
Professor Richard Tolman’s article, “Getting men in the room: perceptions of effective strategies to initiate men’s involvement in gender-based violence prevention in a global sample” was published in Culture, Health & Sexuality.
Professor Richard Tolman’s article, “Association Among Father Involvement, Partner Violence, and Paternal Health: UN Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study on Men and Violence” was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Professor Richard Tolman received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. The U-W alumni advisory board recognized his efforts to engage men as allies to prevent violence against women.
Professor Richard Tolman received an appointment as a Research Professor at the Center for Human Growth and Development.
Professor Richard Tolman was cited in the Michigan Research article, “Father Knows Best”.
Professor Richard Tolman was one of the speakers featured in the new U-M "Ending Sexual Misconduct on Campus" video.
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