PhD Research

The PhD program emphasizes evidence-based approaches and translational science. Students benefit from the close mentorship of the committed faculty and regular partnerships with Michigan’s many internal research centers and offices. Students regularly collaborate on faculty research as well as pursuing their own funded research.

EB Gross

Gross, E. B., Kattari, S. K., Wilcox, R. Ernst, S., Steel, M., & Parrish, D. (2024). I've had several providers who recognize my humanity”: Exploring health/positive healthcare interactions of TGD students. LGBT Youth Special Issue: Thriving on Campus: Promoting the Inclusion, Academic Development, and Wellbeing of Diverse 2SLGBTQ+ University and College Students, 21(4), 323-347.

Sherise J. McKinney

Schultz, K., Taylor, E., McKinney, S., & Hamby, S. (2024). Exploring strengths, psychological functioning and youth victimization among American Indians and Alaska Natives in four southern states. Child Abuse and Neglect, 148.

Elizabeth D. Harris

Zheng, H., Harris, L., Elliott, W., & O’Brien, M. (2023). The role of children's savings account in promoting savings for college among welfare recipients: The case of Harold Alfond College Challenge (HACC). Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 44(2), 285-296.

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