Congratulations Dr. Hernandez!
Dr. Mercedes Hernandez has accepted a faculty position as Assistant Professor at UT Austin (ranked #7) starting this Fall 2016. She is the mentee of Professor Barrio, was part of the SMI cluster, and benefited from additional mentorship of Drs. Brekke, Yamada and Aranda.
During her doctoral studies, Mercedes was awarded an NIMH R36 Dissertation grant in 2014 under Dr. Barrio’s mentorship with assistance from SMI faculty, Drs Brekke, Yamada and Aranda. She also brings to her new position extensive practice experience in community mental health with Latino immigrant families.
Congratulations Mercedes! We wish you much success and joy!
Kenneth Lutterman Award to Fulginiti!
Our very own doctoral student Anthony Fulginiti has received the Kenneth Lutterman Award for Best Student Paper in the Mental Health Section for the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) conference for his co-authored paper with Dr. Eric Rice (the data was from one of his projects), Hsun-Ta Hsu, Harmony Rhoades and Hailey Winetrobe. Dr. Brekke is Anthony’s faculty chair and Anthony is a part of the SMI research cluster.
The title of the paper: “Safety in the Middle of the Fringe? A Social Network Analysis of Network Position and Exposure on Suicidal Ideation among Homeless Youth. Recipient of the 2015 Lutterman Award for Best Student Paper.”
Congratulations to Anthony, his mentors and his colleagues for their outstanding work!
June 15, 2015
Congratulations Dr. Tam Dinh!
Dr. Tam Dinh (alumni, 2008) was the 2015 recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at Saint Martin’s University in Seattle Washington.
Congratulations Liat!
The Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at the USC Gould School of Law has awarded $50,000 over two years to doctoral student Liat Kriegel to support her proposed dissertation study related to the criminalization of mental illness. The competitive award was also open to postdoctoral candidates and assistant professors. Kriegel’s faculty mentors are Assistant Professor Benjamin Henwood and John Brekke, the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research.