University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University Ave.
Ann Arbor
MIUSA
48109-1106
Biographical Sketch: Professor Michael Spencer's research examines disparities in physical and mental health and service use of populations of color, as well as interventions for reducing disparities. Dr. Spencer is the Associate Dean of Educational Programs at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and the Principal Investigator of the REACH Detroit Family Intervention, an NIDDK-funded, community-based, participatory research (CBPR) project that aims at reducing disparities in type 2 diabetes through the use of community health workers among residents in Southwest Detroit. He is the Co-Investigator of the REACH Detroit Partnership, a multi-level diabetes intervention with African Americans and Latinos, through a CDC-funded grant awarded to Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) in Detroit since 1999.