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Garthe Named Recipient of Campus Research Board Grant
Assistant Professor,
Rachel Garthe has been named the recipient of a Campus Research Board grant from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for her project,
Perceptions of School Climate in Relation to Youth Violence, Mental Health, and Academic Outcomes among Middle School Students.
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William Schneider from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work; Lindsey Bullinger of Georgia Tech; Megan Feely and Kerri Raissian from the University of Connecticut won an award from The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect for Research Category for Disruption for their paper "Heed Neglect, Disrupt Child Maltreatment: A Call to Action for Researchers," on how the disruption of child maltreatment must prioritize neglect prevention.
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Study: Families' Experience of Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Parents of a child with pediatric onset multiple sclerosis may need long-term supports from mental health professionals and advocacy organizations to cope with the emotional and financial impact the disease has on their family, according to a new study co-written by
Theodore Cross, senior research specialist at the School of Social Work's Children and Family Research Center.
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Study: Periodic EITC Payment, Financial Stress and Wellbeing
In a longitudinal study, professor
Flavia Andrade and her co-authors examined the relationship between an advanced periodic payment of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and recipients' wellbeing. Findings showed that periodic payment recipients experienced significantly lower levels of perceived financial stress due to factors such as: less need to borrow money, lower levels of food insecurity, and fewer unpaid bills.
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Illinois to Host National Perinatal Depression Research Engagement Symposium
Join us to learn more about contemporary research findings in perinatal mental health research and learn about Patient Centered Outcomes funded research led by the patient-researchers themselves. The objective of this workshop is to build the capacity of patients, stakeholders, and researchers to better engage in comparative and effectiveness research through plenary talks, poster sessions, and round-table discussions.
8 CEU's are available.
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Save The Date: Upcoming CEU Events
Implementation Science: Trajectories, Current State,
and Implications for Research and Practice
1 CEU available
April 10, 2019
12-1 p.m. | Social Work Room 2015
Speaker: Rogério Meireles Pinto, LCSW, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
University of Michigan School of Social Work
Mindset Training and Self-Care for Helping Professionals
3 CEU's available
July 12, 2019
Speaker: Gina Johnson
School Social Work/Education CEU Event
3 CEU's available
August 14, 2019
Speakers: Brenda Lindsey and Carol Wilson-Smith
Ethics and Cultural Competency CEU Seminar
6 CEU's available
October 18, 2019
Speakers: Sandra Kopels and Janet Carter-Black
Registration information to come! Keep an eye on your inbox for more details.
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7th Annual LGBTQ Research Symposium
May 23-24, 2019
Hyatt-Downtown Champaign
217 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kevin Nadal
Methods Workshop: Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships
Dr. Megan Paceley
CEU's available.
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