Presentations

Hawkins, J., Kieffer, E., Rosland, A., Spencer, M., Sinco, B., & Anderson, M. (2012, March). Does gender influence participation in a community health worker diabetes management intervention with African American and Latino adults? Presentation at 20th Annual Conference on Men and Masculinities of the American Men’s Studies Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Hawkins, J., Kieffer, E., & Spencer, M. (2012, January). Diabetes care for African American and Latino men: Findings from a community-based intervention. Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

Gant, L. M. (2010, March). Juxtaposing HIV/AIDS initiatives in the United States with those abroad. Health, Poverty and Inequality: Innovative Approaches to Improving Global Health. Public Health Students of African Descent: 24th Annual Minority Health Conference, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI.

Gant, L. M., Shanks, T., Allen-Meares, P., Williams, G. J., & Meehan, P. (2012, October). Using interns and community partners to improve youth outcomes through a comprehensive community initiative. 57th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.

Gant, L. M. (2012, October). One country (or city or neighborhood or community) at at time: Theory based community development practice in reducing health disparities: Good practices learned from international work. Health Equity Scholars Program - Fall Seminar Series. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.

Gant, L. M. (2012, October). Planning for action against urban health disparities: Strategies used with Latino, African-American and Arab communities in Detroit. Global Health and Disparities Path of Excellence - Fall Seminar Series. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.

Ma, J., Horner, P., Han, Y., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Delva J., & Castillo, M. (2012, July). Predictors of discordance in Chilean families. Poster was accepted for presentation at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. Edmonton, Alberta. Poster was withdrawn due to the authors being unable to attend the conference.

Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Andrade, F., Sanhueza, G., Bares, C. B., Castillo, M., & Horner, P. (2012, January). Neighborhood characteristics and adolescents' outcomes: A study of the built environment in Santiago, Chile. Oral paper presented as part of the symposium entitled, "Urban neighborhood dynamics and the health and mental health of urban racial and ethnic and sexual minorities: a study of Detroit and Santiago residents" at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC.

Momper, S. L. (2012, February). Three projects with American Indian Health and Family Services of SE Michigan to improve mental and physical health care and access for community members. Invited presentation at Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, Seattle, WA.

Delva, J., Han, Y., Andrade, F., Bares, C. B., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Castillo, M. (2012, January). Does religiosity protect adolescents from using drugs? Mixed evidence from an empirical test with longitudinal data and propensity score stratification. Oral paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC.