Appointments of CEHHS Directors

Dean Janine Janosky and the College of Education, Health, and Human Services is pleased to announce the following administrative reappointments, effective as of 1 July 2016.

Martha Adler, Ph.D.
 

Dr. Adler has been reappointed for a second term of two years as the Director of Field Placement for the College of Education, Health, and Human Services.  This office handles all field placements for the college.

Bonnie Beyer, Ed.D. 

Dr. Beyer has been re-appointed for another year as Co-Director of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)  program. The program offers concentration areas in educational leadership, curriculum and practice, and metropolitan education. Dr. Beyer's specialties are in educational leadership and educational leadership certification.

Stein Brunvand, Ph.D.
 

Dr. Brunvand, has been reappointed for a second term of two years as the Director of Master’s Degree Programs for the College of Education, Health, and Human Services.  This position oversees admissions, advising, marketing and program development of all Master’s degrees for the college.

Christopher Burke, Ph.D.

Dr. Burke has been re-appointed for another year as Co-Director of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)  program. The program offers concentration areas in educational leadership, curriculum and practice, and metropolitan education. In the next year the program is looking forward to developing a new concentration in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Susan Everett, Ph.D.
 

Dr. Everett, has been reappointed for a three year term as Chair of the Department of Education. In the next term, two areas of focus for the department will include strategic planning and national accreditation.




Through the leadership of Drs. Adler, Beyer, Brunvand, Burke, and Everett there has been much growth in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services, success for our students, and metropolitan impact for our region. We congratulate and show appreciation to these dedicated faculty members for their contributions to the college.

Four external grants awarded to CEHHS Faculty

The College of Education, Health, and Human Services is pleased to report that faculty received four external grants. These competitive funding opportunities enhance the College’s mission of strong academics, innovative research, and engaged learning through a metropolitan vision for providing new knowledge and developing leaders in Southeastern Michigan.

The following four projects received funding from external grants:

Leadership Development Program

to Janine Janosky

by Molina Healthcare of Michigan

Description: She received a contract from Molina Healthcare to develop a customized high-quality leadership development training program for Molina employees to aid with ensuring a competitive edge for the healthcare provider.

Improving Teacher Quality

to Karen Thomas-Brown and LaShorage Shaffer

by Michigan Department of Education

Description: They designed the Wayne County Global Geography Project to promote history and geography education in local schools. Districts represented include Detroit, Dearborn, Taylor, Garden City, Livonia, Allen Park, Riverview and more. Teacher participants were recruited through Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA)

Sustaining Momentum that Supports Professional Learning Communities Focused on the Content and Pedagogy of the Common Core and School Improvement Goals

to Kim Killu, Angela Krebs and Roger Verhey

by the Michigan Department of Education and US Department of Education

Description: The project provides professional development to middle and high school mathematics teachers through work on curriculum content development, student evaluation, and collaborative grouping.

Title IIA(3) ImprovingTeacher Quality Grant

to Martha Adler

by Michigan Department of Education

Description: She received the grant to provide professional learning opportunities in language, literacy, and English as a Second language to thirty Dearborn Public School’s teachers

The College of Education, Health, and Human Services congratulates its faculty members for these important achievements.

UMD-CEHHS Addiction Studies Certificate teaches students how to educate and heal

DEARBORN, MI - The UMD College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS) is pleased with the recently released Addiction Studies Certificate program in this academic year.

The 18-credit program prepares students for work in the field of substance abuse, like counselors, researchers, criminal justice professionals and clinical supervisors. And upon completion of the program, recovering students will be equipped to apply for certification as a peer mentor.

Julie Roddy, associate professor of the CEHHS department of Health and Human services, created the certificate. 

Julie Roddy, associate professor
department of Health and Human
Services in CEHHS

She said the program engages with the Detroit Metropolitan community by having students and community members learn from each other and giving educational tools for this issue.

“We experience all of the ailments associated with substance use in our region and most of our students stay local. They are going to be out in our neighborhoods. It’s important that we train our students on how to be compassionate and on how to help,” said Roddy, who mentioned that the class is at capacity.

Lecturer Ural Hill, a 1983 UM-Dearborn alumnus who is licensed professional counselor from the Detroit-based Self Help Abuse Rehabilitation (SHAR) organization and his own private practice, said he’s honored to teach the inaugural class for the certificate. He shared with his students how essential this work is.

“As Detroit experiences it’s rebirth we will need a mentally healthy, sober and high functioning populace. 

Lecturer Ural Hill talking to his students

We need a new generation of dedicated addiction professionals to prevent, treat and educate Detroiters about substance abuse to promote optimal health,” said Hill, who’s worked in academia for 25 years and has served a social worker in Detroit.

Joe Popa, a student of Hill's class, is a Marine veteran who has been in recovery for substance abuse. Popa said he’s doing well in his sobriety and wants to help, especially because the justice system is starting to move from incarceration to the rehabilitation process.

“People struggle because they can’t find the right kind of treatment or the right doctor. I’ve been there,” he said. “I want to help people get back on track. Getting connected to the right support gives you that chance for a new life.”

Information about this certificate can be found on the CEHHS Certificate Programs webpage.

Read full article in The Reporter.

CEHHS and Dearborn City Schools partner in English Language Arts project

DEARBORN, MI - CEHHS faculty member, Dr. Martha Adler was awarded a grant by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to lead the project Improving Teacher Quality: Academic Competence and Language Proficiency for ALL.

This project, in partnership with Dearborn City Schools, was designed to provide teachers with the knowledge and strategies to design and implement lessons that address language acquisition and reading comprehension.
MDE has identified Dearborn City Schools eligible for this grant due to its over 72% district-wide poverty rate and its 9,006 underrepresented English-language learner student population. The project will provide 90 hours of professional learning to 30 participating teachers (15 in grades K-5 and 15 in grades 7-12) through coursework that can be applied toward the MDE English as a Second Language endorsement.

During the 2015-2016 year, the project will provide two 3-credit hour courses in a workshop format: The first course, Aligning Reading Theory and Best Practice to Curriculum and Instruction started in August 2015 and the second one, Second Language Teaching: K12 starts in January 2016. Both courses address student diversity, differing skill sets, background knowledge, and English language proficiencies.
The UM-Dearborn team includes three faculty members: Dr. Martha Adler, expert in Language Arts and ESL; Dr. Jaime S. Lee, expert in Second Language Acquisition and Dr. Laura Reynolds, expert in Assessment and Evaluation.
This project is another example of UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health and Human Services' commitment to support stronger outreach programs in local communities.

For more information about this project, please contact Dr. Martha Adler

CEHHS Faculty Work Highlighted in Spring 2015 Issue of Legacy Magazine

In the Spring 2015 issue of Legacy Magazine, the work of CEHHS faculty members Chris Burke, Natalie Sampson, Julie Taylor, and Health Policy Studies Lecturer Lois Lamerato was highlighted. 

To view the full Legacy issue, click here.

Beyond the Scientific Method - pg. 5
"Nearly 25 UM-Dearborn students spent a recent Wednesday afternoon at Neinas working on science-related activities, along with social interactions, with grade schoolers....'Before our first visit, we discuss questions to incorporate into student conversations and ways to get the students interested in a project. We also write a reflection paper about the experience,' Burke said. 'This is to help prepare our students when they have a classroom of their own.' 'This is hands-on learning for both sides. Instead of telling the students what to expect, we do activities to formalize what we’ve talked about in class,' Burke said. 'When things are concrete, they
become real—not just a conversation.' "

Health Insurance: A Campus Dedicated to Revving up The Motor City - pg. 20

Health Policy Studies Lecturer Lois Lamerato (’85 A.B. ) has been conducting research in Detroit for nearly 30 years. The lead epidemiologist at Henry Ford Health System, she specializes in cancer research, but has also worked on dozens of studies in other areas.

"When she was a 20-year-old undergraduate, Health and Human Services Assistant Professor Natalie Sampson signed up for a community research project in Detroit.
Working with people who lived near the Ambassador Bridge, Sampson compiled research on how the international border affected their health."




Road Work - pg. 8

Julie Taylor, associate professor of social studies and multicultural education, works with Detroit high school students, encouraging them to tell their own stories through art.