William Lopez

Adjunct faculty

William D. Lopez

Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

Dr. William D. Lopez is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a faculty associate in the Latina/o Studies program at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the book, Separated: Family and…

State & Hill

Piloting guaranteed income in U-M’s backyard

Dec 12, 2023

U-M researchers play role in reimagining social safety net in Ann Arbor and beyond For the nearly three decades Kristin Seefeldt (MPP ’96, PhD ’10) has lived and worked in Ann Arbor, her professional life studying and teaching about poverty...

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News

New website answers child care providers' questions about Michigan child care subsidy

Nov 16, 2022

A new website answers child care providers' frequently asked questions about Michigan's Child Development and Care Subsidy—an underused resource that can help families pay for child care. The University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions developed...

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In the Media

"A new emergency number is required in the post-Roe world" - Kleiman and Lopez

Jul 27, 2022 Michigan Advance

Legal confusion in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade is engendering fear in women who may have miscarriages, Molly Kleinman, managing director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program, and William Lopez, affiliate...

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U-M virtual series to explore racialized health, economic disparities stemming from COVID-19

Mar 29, 2022

The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series this week with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists at Friday's event,...

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Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society

Jan 25, 2022, 3:00-4:30 pm EST

The session features the inaugural cohort of the ARC research and community impact fellows—U-M faculty members who are engaged in cutting-edge research and scholarship on racial inequality and justice and who use a variety of community-centered approaches to affect change in multiple systems and settings.

Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society

Jan 25, 2022 1:31:54

This community conversation further explores the principles and practices of academic responsibility and academic freedom, and how these are effectively exercised in a diverse, inclusive and equitable campus community. January, 2022.

One family's story: People, policy, & the politics of deportation

Jan 21, 2019 1:22:00

Rachel Woolf, Emilio Gutiérrez Soto (Knight-Wallace Fellow), Laura Sanders, William D. Lopez discuss "Deported: An American Division" moderated by Ann Lin. January, 2019.