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Society for Social Work and Research 28th Annual Conference

Recentering & democratizing knowledge: the next 30 years of social work science, january 10-14, 2024 washington, dc, join us at the conference for a casual reception with dean beth angell.

Reception January 12, 2024, 8:30 PM Brief Remarks by Dean Angell at 8:45 p.m. Light refreshments

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Society for Social Work and Research Social Policy Senior Researcher Award

Trina R. Shanks

Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Trina Shanks has been named the recipient of the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research Social Policy Senior Researcher Award, which honors social work researchers who have made outstanding contributions to social policy at the local, national, or international levels. Trina will receive the award during the SSWR conference in Washington, DC, at the January 13 awards ceremony, and we will celebrate her at the School’s conference reception on Friday evening, January 12.

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellows

Rogério M. Pinto

Trina Shanks

Todd Herrenkohl

Joseph Himle

Lynn Videka

Linda Chatters

Robert Joseph Taylor

Richard Tolman

Lorraine Gutiérrez

John Tropman

Ruth Dunkle

Rosemary Sarri

Paula Allen-Meares

SSWR Fellows

The 2024 SSWR Fellows will be announced at the conference.

Lisa Fedina

M. candace christensen.

Shanna Kattari

Beth Angell

Brad Zebrack

Mary Ruffolo

Joseph Ryan

Andrew Grogan-Kaylor

Brian Perron

2014 *inaugural year

U-m school of social work presenters at sswr, thursday, january 11, friday, january 12, saturday, january 13, sunday, january 14.

Daphne M. Brydon

• Beyond Life Sentences: Exploring Juvenile Life without Parole Sentencing As a Test Case for Safe and Equitable Decarceration 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• In the Wake of Miller and Montgomery: A National View of the Juvenile Lifer Population 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• It's a State Thing: Mapping State-Level Policy Reform across the United States Related to Juvenile Life without Parole Sentencing 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Policy Impacts on Teenagers Sentenced to Life without Parole: A Three-State Case Study 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Lecturer II

• Moderating Effects of Discrimination on Mental Health Outcomes Associated with IPV: Findings from a Nationally Representative Sample of Women and Transgender Emerging Adults 1:30 - 3 PM

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Andrew (Andy) Grogan-Kaylor

• The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Exacerbating Depressive Symptoms in Women with IPV Victimization over Eight Years 1:30 - 3 PM

Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor, Professor of Social Work

Todd I. Herrenkohl

• Invited Journal Editors Workshop I 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families

Joseph A. Himle

• Mental Health Can't Wait: Increasing Access to Perinatal Depression Treatment Among Rural WIC Clients 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Initiating Perinatal Depression Screening in a Rural Michigan WIC Clinic 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Technology-Assisted, Entertaining CBT for Perinatal WIC Clients with Depression: Open Pilot Results 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Perinatal WIC Client Perceptions of a Technology-Assisted, Entertaining, Evidence-Based Depression Treatment Program Tailored for Perinatal People 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School

Josh Holzworth

Assistant in Research

• Uncovering and Challenging Ageism in a Continuing Care Retirement Community: An Ethnographic and Decolonizing Approach for Gerontological Social Work 1:30 - 3 PM

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Candidate

Marni A. Jacobson

Research Project Coordinator

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan

• Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender-Affirming Healthcare Access Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons in Toronto, Canada: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study 1:30 - 3 PM

Associate Professor of Social Work

Caroline Landry

• Individual and Criminal Justice Involvement Factors Affecting Alcohol and Substance Use Treatment Utilization Among Young Adults Age 18-25 1:30 - 3 PM

Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack

• Longitudinal Patterns of Child Maltreatment Experiences and Adolescent Substance Use 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Linking Victimization of Psychological Intimate Partner Violence and Spanking Via Depression: A Dyadic Analysis 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Analidis Ochoa

• Blood Veins for Hire: Social Inequality and the Blood Plasma Industry 1:30 - 3 PM

PhD Student. Social Work/Sociology Candidate

Sunggeun (Ethan) Park

• Does Transition Planning Increase Service Use Among Older Adolescents in Foster Care? 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Distinct Subgroups of Care-Experienced Youth and Their Outcomes in Early Adulthood: Results from a Latent Class Analysis 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Examining Parenting Foster Youth Status and Outcomes at Different Ages: Implications for Tailored Interventions and Support for Parents in State Care 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Yanghyun Park

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental

Julie M. Ribaudo

• Infant Mental Health Home Visiting and Its Buffering Effect of Methylation on Infants' Socioemotional Health 1:30 - 3 PM

Clinical Professor of Social Work

Kristen Kae Salvatore

Katie A. Schultz

• Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• The Tribal Reservation Adolescents Study: Findings from a Mixed Methods Social Network Study 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Yuliya A. Shyrokonis

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Clinical Candidate

Sara F. Stein

• Structural Conditions Affecting Mental Health for Diverse Populations Following Intimate Partner Violence Victimization 1:30 - 3 PM

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Clinical Graduate - 2021

Addie Weaver

Lauren White

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Social Candidate

Shichang Yang

Bradley J. Zebrack

• ePoster Presentation 3:15 - 4:45 PM

Professor of Social Work

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Community-Based Clinical Services: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies 1:30 - 3 PM

Jasmin Aramburu

• Parental Involvement in Grassroots Community Organizing and Latinx Youth Outcome 9:45 - 11:15 AM

Saria Bechara

• "We Are Living from a Lack of Death": An Exploration of the Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon 2 - 3:30 PM

Program Assistant

Odessa Gonzalez Benson

• Breaking Silos of Practice to Address Intersectional, Complex, and Co-Occurring Issues: Honing in Gbv and Gender Issues 8 - 9:30 AM

Kathryn Berringer

• Making Youth Homeless: Ethical Dilemmas in Establishing Trust in the State 5:30 - 7 PM

PhD Student. Social Work/Anthropology Candidate

Carson Bolinger

• Credit Scoring As a Carceral Practice 8 - 9:30 AM

MSW Student

Lindsay A. Bornheimer

• Special Interest Group: Suicide Research, Prevention, and Intervention 12:30 - 1:30 PM
• A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Suicide Prevention Among Adults with Psychosis: Stakeholder Involvement and an Open Pilot Trial in Community Mental Health 2 - 3:30 PM

Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School

Rachel E. Brandon

• Feasibility and Acceptability of an Artificial Intelligence (AI-) Enabled Distress Monitoring Tool for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Clinial Study 8 - 9:30 AM

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Personality

• Traces of Recovering: Making Recovered Persons through the Compulsory Community Drug Detoxification Program in Urban China 5:30 - 7 PM

• The Contributions of Critical Discourse Analysis to Social Work 5:30 - 7 PM

Fernanda L. Cross

Ashley E. Cureton

• Welcome to the Motor City (Detroit): Exploring How Social Workers from Resettlement Agencies Supported Newly Resettled Afghan Parolees in Michigan 8 - 9:30 AM

Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Marsal Family School of Education

Rebecca Emrick

• "It's a Big Ordeal": A Mixed Methods Study of the Experiences of Non-HIV STI Testing Among Trans and Gender Diverse People 3:45 - 5:15 PM
• Unpacking Discrimination Experiences, Depressive Symptoms, and Coping Orientations Among Racial/Ethnic Emerging Adults 8 - 9:30 AM

Terri L. Friedline

Kimberlee hall.

Greer Hamilton

• Collective Care and Abolition: Implications for Climate Justice (Social Work) 8 - 9:30 AM
• How Are Social Work Journals Advancing Social Justice and Scholarship in Changing Times? 5:30 - 7 PM

Sunghyun Hong

• Special Interest Group: Social Work and Neuroscience 12:30 - 1:30 PM
• Transdisciplinary Research for Addressing Complex Social Issues: Moving Towards Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Social Work and Neuroscience to Tackle Grand Challenges 3:45 - 5:15 PM

Kathryn K. Irish

Nakea i jeffers.

Research Clinical Coordinator

Leonardo Kattari

Shanna K. Kattari

• Advancing Anti-Carceral Approaches to Campus Sexual Violence Prevention: Building Research Agendas to Support Trans Communities 2 - 3:30 PM

Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Hadas Kluger

• Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons in Toronto, Canada: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study 3:45 - 5:15 PM

Nina Jackson Levin

• Technology-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 8 - 9:30 AM

PhD Student. Social Work/Anthropology Graduate - 2023

Sarai Blanco Martinez

• Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy for Eating Disorders in South Korea: A Multiple Case Study 5:30 - 7 PM

Brian E. Perron

• Integrating Chatgpt into Social Work Research: A Workshop on Prompt Engineering, API Integration, and Recommendations for Ethical Use 8 - 9:30 AM

Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Faculty Associate, Populations Studies Center, Institute for Social Research

Camille R. Quinn

• Pathways from ACEs and Age to Mental Health Seeking Among Black Youth 8 - 9:30 AM
• Black Crossover Youth in Congregate Settings: Exploring the Perceptions of Professionals on Racial Barriers through a Critical Race Theory Lens 3:45 - 5:15 PM

Irene E. Routte

• Carcerality As 'protection' and 'safety': The Case of Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda 8 - 9:30 AM
• Black Reparations and Wealth Equality: Lessons from Child Development Accounts As a Policy Structure for Asset Building 8 - 9:30 AM

Kari Sherwood

• Harnessing Community Engaged Methodologies and Implementation Science Frameworks to Center Community Knowledge and Implement Evidence-Based Practices 8 - 9:30 AM

Rebeccah Sokol

Juliann li verdugo.

• Ethno-Racial Variation in Psychotic Experiences in the United States: Findings from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys and Healthy Minds Survey 2 - 3:30 PM

SSW Research Project Coordinator

Ed-Dee G. Williams

• Special Interest Group: Strength Based Approaches to Studying Black Youth 12:30 - 1:30 PM

PhD Student. Social Work/Sociology Graduate - 2021

• Interrogating and Challenging Carceral Logics across Social Work Practice Areas 8 - 9:30 AM
• Accountability without Carcerality: Addressing Sexual Violence on a College Campus 8 - 9:30 AM

Mieko Yoshihama

• Advancing Health Equity for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer: The Role of (Advanced) Technology 8 - 9:30 AM
• Technology-Assisted Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 8 - 9:30 AM
• Structural Equation Modeling with Categorical Variables 9:45 - 11:15 AM

Matthew Bakko

• The Institutional Work of Social Service Providers: Mechanisms That Contribute to Institutional Change in Logics of Public Safety 8 - 9:30 AM

PhD Student. Social Work/Sociology Graduate - 2023

• A Computerized Simulated Training Tool for Suicide Prevention: Potential for Utility and Scalability in Social Work Education and Practice Settings 8 - 9:30 AM
• Social Work Contributions to Psychosis & Schizophrenia 12:30 - 1:30 PM
• "Institutionalization to Societalization:" Former Juvenile Lifers Share Recommendations for Supporting Reintegration to Society Following a Life Sentence 4 - 5:30 PM

Olivia D. Chang

• Racially and Ethnically Diverse Fathers: Shared Parental Responsiveness with Mothers and Early Child Outcomes in Families with Low Income 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Material Hardship and Child Maltreatment 4 - 5:30 PM
• Recovering from Sex Trafficking: Advocate Perspectives 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Encouraging Research Participation: Lessons Learned from Recruiting Survivors of Sex Trafficking 4 - 5:30 PM

Katrina R. Ellis

• Special Interest Group: Health Equity & Families 7 - 8 AM

Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research

• Research to Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality: How Are We Doing? 8 - 9:30 AM

Lorraine M. Gutiérrez

• Democratizing Knowledge through Teaching, Collecting, and Disseminating Arts-Based Research 4 - 5:30 PM

Edith A Lewis Collegiate Professor of Social Work, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Barbara S. Hiltz

Director of MSW Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work

• Exploring Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives of Tailoring Technology-Assisted, Entertaining CBT-Based Depression Treatment for Perinatal People Served By Head Start 8 - 9:30 AM

Shawna J. Lee

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

• Special Interest Group: Organizations and Management 7 - 8 AM

Rogério Meireles Pinto

University Diversity Social Transformation Professor; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Professor of Theatre and Drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

• Mother-Gay Son Communications about Sex: A Systematic Review 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Black Administrators, Researchers, and Scholars (BARS) 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Beth Glover Reed

• The Rainbow Elephant Pilot Study: Safety, Inclusion, Well-Being, and Resilience/Resistance to Anti-2S/Lgbtqia+ Oppression of Diverse 2S/Lgbtqia+ Postsecondary Communities 8 - 9:30 AM

Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work and Associate Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies

• Special Interest Group: Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality (Grand Challenge for Social Work) 7 - 8 AM

Matthew J. Smith

Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Daniela A. Wittmann

• The Moderating Role of Dyadic Coping in the Relationship between Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Young Women with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study 8 - 9:30 AM

Clinical Associate Professor of Urology, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

• Comparison of Tasks Reported As Significant to Oncology Social Work across Three Inpatient Settings: A Secondary Data Analysis 4 - 5:30 PM
• The Association between Material Hardship and Parenting Aggravation: A Comparison of Families Experiencing Intermittent Versus Persistent Poverty 8 - 9:30 AM
• The Role of School Connectedness in the Relationship between Child Abuse and Child Behavior Problems: Exploring Protective Mechanisms and Pathways 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Increasing the Access to EITC As a Strategy to Enhance Family Protective Factors and Reduce Child Maltreatment 9:45 - 11:15 AM

Yujeong (Julie) Chang

• The Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE) Program: A Preliminary Program Evaluation in the State of Ohio 11:30 AM - 1 PM
• The Personal Is Professional Is Political: A Roundtable of Transgender and Gender Expansive Scholars on Integrating Research, Organizing, and Advocacy to Promote Trans Justice 8 - 9:30 AM
• Campus Sexual Assault Victimization and Perpetration Experiences in Racial, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Student Subpopulations: A Scoping Review 8 - 9:30 AM

• Aging in the Margins: A Scoping Review of Health Research on Trans and Gender Diverse Older Adults in the U.S 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Uncovering and Recovering Latinx Perspectives on Social Work History - a Latcrit (Latino critical race theory) Approach 8 - 9:30 AM
• I Had to Fight for This! Implications for Youth, Caregivers, and Providers amidst Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care 9:45 - 11:15 AM

Jay R Kayser

Andrea Shannon Mora

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology Graduate - 2023

• Intimate Partner Violence Polyvictimization and Female Survivors' Help-Seeking: Variations By Race/Ethnicity 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• The Role of Fathers in Intergenerational Trauma: A Mixed Methods Investigation of the Impact of Holistic Well-Being and Parental Empowerment 9:45 - 11:15 AM

Meggie Royer

• The Role of Childhood Trauma Exposure and Postpartum Depression in Food Addiction in Postpartum Women 8 - 9:30 AM
• Intergenerational Trauma-Related Risk Transmission: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Are a Mechanism By Which Women's Childhood Maltreatment Creates Risk for High-Risk Eating during Early Pregnancy in Women with High Levels of Prenatal Stress 9:45 - 11:15 AM
• Conceptualizing Black Boys' Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors As a Social Process 8 - 9:30 AM
• Depressive Symptoms in Asian Indian Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence, Unfair Treatment, and Family Support 8 - 9:30 AM
• Enhancing Oncology Social Work in Palliative Care: A Role Delineation Study 8 - 9:30 AM
• Working with Children and Families in Health Care Settings 9:45 - 11:15 AM

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IU Social Work Faculty and Students Present at the 2024 Society for Social Work Research Conference

January 10, 2024

The 2024 Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference is being held in Washington, D.C., today, Wednesday, January 10 to Sunday, January 14. The conference will feature over  500 symposia, workshops, roundtables, papers, and poster presentations  on a wide range of topics, including child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS  1 .  The Indiana University School of Social Work is proud to have  sixteen current faculty and st udents giving presentations or poster presentations for their essential research.

Schedule below:

Thursday, January 11, 2024 #

E. Susana Mariscal/ Jenna Elliot ePoster Presentation: Multi-System Recommendations to Prevent Foster Care Entry at the Community, System, and Structural Levels 1:30 pm – 3 PM

Pious Malliar Bellian ePoster Presentation: Exploring Student Engagement with the Social Work Ecosystem: Challenges in Democratization of Social Work Knowledge 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Friday, January 12, 2024 #

Tarek Zidan ePoster Presentation: Antiracist Practice with Muslim Women: Examining the Relationship between Veiling and Discrimination 9:45 am – 11:15 am

E. Susana Mariscal, Jenna Elliot, Gifty Ashirifi Presentation: Community- and Systems-Level Factors Contributing to Foster Care Entry: Perspectives from Legal Professionals 2 PM – 3:30 PM

Sadaaki Fukui, Eric Kyere Presentation: Applying Machine Learning to Human Resources Data: Predicting Job Turnover Among Community Mental Health Center Employees 5:30 pm – 7 pm

Saturday, January 13, 2024 #

Kristin Funk, Saadet Durmaz, Nina Johnson Presentation: “I Feel like Number One Safe Spaces Are My Online Friends”: The Importance of Digital Spaces for Rural LGBTQ+ Youth 8 am – 9:30 am

Nina Johnson ePoster Presentation: A Phenomenological Process: Centering Black University Students Holistic Wellness Needs 8 am – 9:30 am

Stephanie Quiring ePoster Presentation: Living with Serious Mental Illness, Police Encounters, and Relationships of Power: A Critical Phenomenological Study 8 am – 9:30 am

Tarek Zidan Presentation: Moving Toward Anti-Oppressive Practice with Muslims By Understanding Commonly Used Coping Strategies 9:45am – 11:15 am

Pious Malliar Bellian, Vincent Starnino Special Interest Group: Spiritual Competencies Training in Clinical Social Work 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Gifty Ashirifi ePoster: Intergenerational Socialization: A Protective Factor Against Social Isolation and Loneliness 4 pm – 5:30 pm

Sunday, January 14, 2024 #

Eric Kyere, Saadet Durmaz, Jessica Lee, Pious Malliar Bellian, Minyoung Lim ePoster Presentation: Rethinking Resilience Among African and Asian Immigrant Families: Is it Resistance or Internalization of Racism? 9:45am – 11:15 am

Saahoon Hong, Betty Walton, Hea-Won Kim Presentation:  The Mediating Roles of Psycho-Social Strengths to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Completion 9:45 am – 11:15 am

Anamika Dhaske Presentations:  BSW Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Social Work Student Volunteers in Flood Relief Work: Insights on the Early-Stage Exposure to Social Work Science 11:30 am – 1 pm

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Wayne State Social Work presenters at the 2024 SSWR Annual Conference

The Society for Social Work and Research (SWRR) will host its  28th Annual Conference  from January 10-14, 2024 in Washington, DC with the theme of Recentering and Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science. The Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. The event will feature over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations.

We encourage you to attend the following sessions hosted by faculty, staff and students of Detroit's Social Work School and visit our exhibit table #500.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

8:00 – 12:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2 *Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith , et al. Invited Workshop: ( Separate Fee Required) RMW-3: Using Spatial Analysis Research Methods for Democratizing Knowledge

1:30 - 3:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 13, ML2 *Associate Professor Suzanne Brown Symposium: Parents’ Themes of Children and Parenting During Early Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

1:30 – 3:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 * Assistant Professor Bryan Victor , et al. ePoster 14P: Multi-System Recommendations to Prevent Foster Care Entry at the Community, System, and Structural Levels

3:15 - 4:45 pm: Congress, ML 4   Professor Bridget Weller Symposium/Oral Presentation: Training Social Work Students to Collaborate on Interdisciplinary Teams That Provide Culturally- and Linguistically-Appropriate Behavioral Health Care.” During that time, I will give a presentation titled “Facilitating Cultural and Linguistic Competencies Among Social Work Students: A Convergent Mixed Method Study.

3:15 - 4:45 pm: Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Bakari Wallace , et al Cluster: "That's How They Label Us:" Gendered-Antiblackness and Black Fatherhood

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 *Associate Professor Viktor Burlaka , Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong , et al ePoster: 352P Bullying Victimization and Suicidal Thoughts Among African American Adolescents in Southside of Chicago: Emotional Distress and Neighborhood Conditions

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 *Doctoral Student Hassan Arab, Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong , et al ePoster: 382P Bullying Victimization and School Outcomes of U.S. Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Extracurricular Activities

Friday, January 12, 2024

8:00 – 9:30 am: Marquies BR Salon 14, ML2 *Assistant Professor Matthew Bakko Symposia: Implementing 'defund the Police': How State-Nonprofit Funding Dynamics Contribute to Carcerality or Liberation from State Oppression

8:00 - 9:30 am: Liberty Ballroom I, ML4 *Associate Professor Suzanne Brown , et al.  Paper presentation: Advances in Treatment: Virtual Reality Cue Exposure for the Treatment of SUDs

8:00 - 9:30 am: Congress, ML 4 *Assistant Professor Bryan Victor , et al.    ePoster 64: Integrating ChatGPT into Social Work Research: A Workshop on Prompt Engineering, API Integration, and Recommendations for Ethical Use

9:45 - 11:15 am: Mint, ML 4 *Assistant Professor Lisa O’Donnell , et al. Oral Presentation: Autism and Employment Challenges: Perceptions of an Autistic Employee in the Workplace      

9:45 – 11:15 am: Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2 Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine , et al. Symposium: Are Parental Nonstandard Work Schedules a Barrier to Their School Involvement?   

2:00 – 3:30 pm: Independence BR H, ML 4 Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine , et al. Roundtable: Writing and Reviewing for Refereed Journals: Discussion with Editorial Advisory Board Members

2:00 – 3:30 pm:  Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4    *Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith , et al. Oral Presentation: Cluster Reunification and Permanency: Treatment Effects of a State Indian Child Welfare Act Statute on Discharge of Indian Children from Foster Care

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *PhD Candidate Kathryn Wright ePoster 246P: Peer relations and school engagement for disabled youth in self-contained classrooms

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4 * Assistant Professor Bryan Victor , et al. Oral presentations: Community- and Systems-Level Factors Contributing to Foster Care Entry: Perspectives from Legal Professionals

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2  *Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith , et al. Roundtables: Effective Project Leadership: Perspectives on Managing Grants and Research Teams  

3:45 - 5:15 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *PhD Candidate Jenny Clift , LMSW; PhD Candidate Shani Saxon , LMSW; Research Associate Kristina Nikolova , MSW ePoster 311P:  Barriers to Economic Self-Sufficiency of Low-Income Families: The Perspectives of Social Service Agencies7

3:45 - 5:15 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *PhD Candidate Jenny Clift , LMSW;  Research Associate Emily Pasman , LMSW; PhD Student Kellan McNally , LMSW; Research Assistant Samantha Singer, BA; Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Agius ; Professor, Social Work Doctoral Program Director Stella Resko , MSW,  

ePoster 334P: Perceptions of safe consumption sites among peer recovery coaches in Michigan 5:30 – 7:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 *MSW Student Allison Herrst ; Associate Professor Erin Comartin ; Assistant Professor Grant Victor ; Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak ; ePoster 356P: Evaluating the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes of Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder in Jails

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Independence BR H, ML 4 Associate Professor Tam Perry Roundtable: The Contributions of Critical Discourse Analysis to Social Work

Saturday, January 13, 2024

8:00 – 9:30 am: Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2 *Assistant Professor Matthew Bakko Oral Presentation: The Institutional Work of Social Service Providers: Mechanisms That Contribute to Institutional Change in Logics of Public Safety

9:45 - 11:15 am: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *Doctoral Research Fellow Guijin Lee Post;  PhD Candidate Jenny Clift , ; Research Associate Emily Pasman ; Research Assistant Samantha Singer, ; Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Agius , Associate Director of Research; Professor, Social Work Doctoral Program Director  Stella Resko , ePoster 499P: Factors associated with knowledge of naloxone dispensing sites: Implications for overdose prevention efforts.

4:00 – 5:30 pm:  Marquis BR Salon 6, ML *MSW Student Julia Stewart and MSW Student Drew Stapleton ePoster 552P: Scoping Study: Current Psychedelic Literature as it Relates to Issues of Equitable Access

4:00 - 5:30 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *Post Doctoral Research Fellow Guijin Lee ; Research Associate  Emily Pasman ; Research Assistant Nick Burson; Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Agius ; Professor, Social Work Doctoral Program Director  Stella Resko ePoster presentation 555P: Attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder among peer recovery coaches.

Sunday, January 14, 2024

8:00 – 9:30 am: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong , et al ePoster: 570P Depressive Symptoms in Asian Indian Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence, Unfair Treatment, and Family Support

9:45 - 11:15 am: Monument, ML 4   *Professor Bridget Weller Oral Presentation: Multiracial Emerging Adults' Perspectives on Participating in Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Study

9:45 - 11:15 am: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *Manager of Community Partnerships Micheal Broman ; Assistant Professor Marvin Solberg ;  Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Agius ;  Professor, Social Work Doctoral Program Director Stella Resko , PhD, MSW, et al.    ePoster 662P: Stigma and support for public policy responses to the US overdose crisis.  

9:45 - 11:15 am: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2   *PhD Student Lester Kern ; Associate Professor Erin Comartin ; Data Analyst Victoria Nelson ; Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak ePoster 648P: The Impact of Jail-Based for-Profit Mental Health Providers on Post-Jail Treatment Engagement

11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2   *Research Associate Emily Pasman ; Assistant Professor Kristina Nikolova ; Assistant Professor Bryan Victor;  Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Agius ; Professor, Social Work Doctoral Program Director Stella Resko ; Conference presentation:  Perceived stigma toward naloxone training attendees: Implications for overdose response.

11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Mint, ML 4   *PhD Candidate Kathryn Wright ; Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine Oral presentation: A Taxonomy of Work-School interaction among low-paid working parents with elementary-aged children

11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Marquis BR Salon 6, ML2 *Doctoral Student Bethany Welc ; Associate Professor Suzanne Brown ePoster 716P: The Needs of Parents Following School Shooting Events: A Scoping Review

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2 *Assistant Professor Bryan Victor;  Manager of Community Partnerships Elizabeth Agius ; PhD Director and CADAS Coordinator Stella Resko Oral presentation: Perceived Stigma Toward Naloxone Among Naloxone Training Attendees: Implications for Overdose Response

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SSWR 2024 National Conference Presenters

January 03, 2024

University of Illinois School of Social Work Presentations:

Thursday, january 11, 2024.

Navigating Pregnancy and the Healthcare System during Covid-19: A Qualitative Study with Perinatal Women of Color.  Wan-Jung Hsieh, Tuyet‐Mai Hoang, Andi Lee, Kaylee Lukacena, Karen Tabb. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 22P. 1:30- 3:00 PM

Effect of Financial Literacy on Poverty Reduction across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.  Jamal Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel Owusu Amoako, Solomon Achulo, Joshua Muzei, David Ansong, Moses Okumu. Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2.

Online Dating and Mental Health Among Young Sexual Minority Black Men: Is Ethnic Identity Protective in the Face of Sexual Racism? Ryan Wade & Matthew Pear. Independence BR G, ML 4. 3:15-4:15 PM.

Improving Wellbeing and Parenting Practices Among Refugees in Uganda: Effectiveness of the Journey of Life Intervention. Lindsay Stark & Flora Cohen. Independence BR B, ML 4.

Friday, January 12, 2024

Independent and Joint Effects of Inequitable Gender Norms, and Intersecting Stigmas on Condom Practices Among Forcibly Displaced Youth in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. Moses Okumu, Carmen Logie, David Ansong, Anissa S Chitwanga, Robert Hakiza, Peter Kyambadde. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 231P. 2:00- 3:30 PM

Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Co-Creation of a Community Survey to Assess Neighborhood Collective Efficacy. Mary Ohmer, Leah Jacobs, Daniel Abusuampeh, Cortney VanHook, Donnell Pearl, Anna Brilliant & Jason Beery. Independence BR B, ML 4.

Community Violence and Sexual Violence Victimization Among U.S. College Students: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Soohyun Yoon, Soonok An, Yein Yoon, Y. Joon Choi, Sung Hyun Yun, Hyunkag Cho. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 224P.

Mental Bandwidth, Financial Anxiety, and Student Loan Repayment. Gaurav Sinha & Christopher Larrison. Capitol, ML 4.

A Multilevel Analysis of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Social Support, and Connectedness Among Students in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania. Edson Chipalo, Catherine Carlson, Simon Mwima. Monument, ML 4.

Help-Seeking Behavior for Intimate Partner Violence Among Students Attending a Historically Black College and University . Helen Tadese, Soonok An, Chiquitia Welch-Brewer. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 239P.

Review of Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programs Targeting U.S. College Students: Characteristics, Efficacy, and Diversity. Soonok An, Chiquitia Welch-Brewer, Helen Tadese. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 166P.

Union Organizing As a Mechanism to Address the Mental Health of Precarious Graduate Workers: A Critical Consciousness Autoethnography of a Black Woman Organizer. Karla Sanabria Veaz. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 124P.

A ‘girl’ or a ‘child’? Examining a Rights-Based Approach to Child Marriage through an Intersectionality/African Feminist Lens. Linda Banda & Anissa Chitwanga. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 369P.

Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research. Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research. Speakers/Presenters: Robert Hawkins, Lissette Piedra, Cristina Mogro-Wilson, Susan Robbins, Jennifer Zelnick, Sara Goodkind, and Mimi Kim. Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2. 139. 3:45- 5:15 PM.

Exploring the Concerns of the Forcibly Displaced Child . Flora Cohen. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 393P.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

“I Need You to Show up for Me”: The State of Mentorship for Underrepresented Minoritized Social Work Ph.D. Students and Junior Faculty and Our Hopes for the Future. Flora Cohen, Autumn Asher BlackDeer, & Tyrone Hamler. Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2. 203. 8:00- 9:30 AM.

Special Interest Group: Social Workers and the Use of Art in Advocacy, Healing, and Self-Expression. Conveners: Dora N. Watkins and LaShawnda Fields. Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4. 12:30- 1:30 PM.

A Scoping Review of Access to Safety Net Programs in the U.S. during COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges. Jeehae Kang & Soohyun Yoon.  Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 477P.

The State of Evidence on the Impact of Economic Security Programs on Educational Outcomes. Jamal Appiah-Kubi, PhD, Solomon Achulo, Emmanuel Owusu Amoako, Moses Okumu, Isaac Koomson, David Ansong, Joshua Muzei. Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4.

Food Insecurity and Adolescent Problematic Behavior: Testing the Family Stress Model. Jun-Hong Chen, Chi-Fang Wu, Minchao Jin, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake. Monument, ML 4.

Response of Graduate Social Work Programs to the Mass Incarceration Crisis. Naeem Shaikh, Erin Woods, Allison Carrington. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 521P.

Sunday, January 14, 2024

The Future Is Here – It Is Just Not Evenly Distributed. Lessons and Recommendations from the Social Work Health Futures Lab – a National Project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . Laura Nissen, Rachael Dietkus, Jimmy Young. Capitol, ML 4. 287. 8:00- 9:30 AM.

Income and Benefit Packaging Strategies of Low-Income Working Families during the COVID-19. Soohyun Yoon, Jeehae Kang, Chi-Fang Wu. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 695P.

The Association between Profiles of Friendship Qualities, Cyber-Victimization, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Early Adolescents. Shongha Kim & Rachel Garthe. Monument, ML 4.

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use and Its Effects on the Sexual Health of HIV-Negative Adolescent Girls and Young Women Who Engage in Transactional Sex: A Qualitative Study. Simon Mwima, Jennifer Mann Evans, Edson Chipalo, Eusebius Small, Bosco Mukubba, Agnes Nzomene Kahouo Foda, Rachel Abunyo. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 563P.

Associations between Cyber-Victimization from Various Perpetrators, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Stress Among Early Adolescents. Shongha Kim & Rachel Garthe.  Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 670P.

Connecting to Community: Violence Prevention Barriers, Geography, and Preventionist Perceptions of Community Leadership and Opportunities. Aggie Rieger, Jeanna Campbell, Rachel Garthe. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 282P.

Pathways to Resiliency and Empowerment: A Novel Approach to Understanding Adolescents Living with HIV.  Eusebius Small, Bonita Sharma, Betty Tonui, Simon Mwima, Moses Okumu. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 600P.

Parent Perspectives about the Impact of Contemporary Events on Youth: Themes across Racial/Ethnic Groups with Implications for Schools.   Jeanna Campbell, Heather Jones, Kevin Tan. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 620P.

The Implications of Household Economic Insecurity on Healthcare Spending. Solomon Achulo,  Emmanuel Amoako,  Moses Okumu,  Isaac Koomson,  David Ansong, Joshua Muzei. Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4.

An Examination of Recidivism Outcomes for Individuals in a Novel Prosecutor-Led Gun Diversion Program. Matthew Epperson, Rachel Garthe, Hannah Lee. Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4.

Examining Annual Changes in the Relationship between Child Poverty Rates and Child Maltreatment Report Rates across Illinois Zip Codes, 2011-2018 . Hyunil Kim & Yun Young Kim. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 628P.

Urban/Rural Differences in the County-Level Relationship between Foreign-Born Residents and Child Maltreatment Report Rates, United States, 2009-2018. Hyun Jung Kim & Hyunil Kim. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 638P.

Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Community-Based and Participatory Approaches with Refugees with Disabilities: A Scoping Review. Mustafa Rfat, Yibin Yang, Yingying Zeng, Flora Cohen. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. 584P.

The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests. From workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops are designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research.

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Center for Social Development

At SSWR conference, CSD affiliates receiving awards, organizing sessions, and presenting

Affiliates of the Center for Social Development (CSD) are once again making significant contributions at the annual conferenc e of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). The 2024 conference runs from January 10 through 14, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Faculty Director Trina Shanks , the Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, will receive the society’s 2024 Social Policy Researcher Award on Saturday, January 13. The award recognizes her outstanding contributions to social policy.

Shanks will also lead “Black Reparations and Wealth Equality: Lessons from Child Development Accounts as a Policy Structure for Asset Building,” a roundtable discussion of research on Child Development Account (CDA) policy and its role in a proposed structure for the delivery of Black reparations. The roundtable will feature CSD Director Michael Sherraden , Research Associate Haotian Zheng , and Faculty Director Jin Huang .

At the January 13 award ceremony, Postdoctoral Fellow Aytakin Huseynli will receive the society’s 2024 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention Award for “Effect of Resource Curse on Child Well-Being in Resource-Rich States, Specifically in Post-Soviet States.” The dissertation examined the potential of CDA policy to improve child well-being in low- and middle-income post-Soviet nations with natural resource wealth.

Huseynli also will present two papers. In “Governance and Child Well-Being: Evidence from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries,” she will present results from analyses of her dissertation dataset. In “Effects of Child Development Accounts on Family Financial Well-Being: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment,” she will report results from CSD’s long-running SEED for Oklahoma Kids experiment .

Affiliates of the center have shaped the conference in numerous other ways.

As president of the Society for Social Work and Research, Faculty Director Sean Joe serves on the 2024 Conference Committee, which plans the annual gathering. Faculty Associate Yunju Nam and Faculty Director Jin Huang are serving as chairs of the Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy cluster, one of 28 subject-matter clusters used to organize conference sessions. Nam and Huang have reviewed and selected abstracts of papers to be presented within that cluster.

In several conference symposia, affiliates will showcase papers on CSD’s core areas of work.

Huseynli has organized a symposium of four papers on CDA policy, including papers on SEED for Oklahoma Kids, the new CDA policy launched by Kazakhstan on January 1, Taiwan’s Saving Accounts for Future Education and Development of Children and Youth, and CSD’s ongoing CDA pilot in mainland China.

Faculty Director David Ansong has organized a symposium of five papers on financial capability and asset building in Africa, and Faculty Director Julie Birkenmaier has organized two symposia: one on the health implications of financial strain and well-being and another on factors that contribute to financial capability and well-being.

In addition, Birkenmaier and CSD Associate Director Lissa Johnson will lead a Special Interest Group session on the grand challenge to build financial capability and assets for all.

At the 2024 conference, CSD researchers will convene five special interest groups, organize four symposia, and deliver 23 presentations. Seven roundtables and workshops will feature representatives from the CSD community. In total, 27 affiliates – senior scholars, research staff, a postdoctoral fellow and research associates – will participate in the gathering.

CSD affiliates at the 2024 SSWR conference

• Associate Deans for Research Jodi Frey * (Convener). Independence BR C, ML 4, Fri., Jan. 12, 7:00 AM-8:00 AM
• Build Financial Capability and Assets for All (Grand Challenge for Social Work) Julie Birkenmaier * (Convener). Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4, Fri., Jan. 12, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
• Building Healthy Relationships to End Violence Grand Challenge Patricia Kohl * (Convener). Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4, Fri., Jan. 12, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
• Policy Research & Social Work Yu-Ling Chang, Vincent Fusaro, David Rothwell ,* Margaret Thomas (Conveners). Monument, ML 4, Fri., Jan. 12, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
• Black Administrators, Researchers, and Scholars (BARS) Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Trina Shanks ,* Jenny Jones, James Herbert Williams, Camille R. Quinn, Michele D. Hanna, Martell Teasley, Joan Blakey, Sheara Jennings, Joshua Kirven. Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2, Sat., Jan. 13, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM

*Affiliate of the Center for Social Development.

• Building Assets for Child Development: A Global Policy Innovation Aytakin Huseynli * (Organizer). Independence BR C, ML 4, Thu., Jan. 11, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
• Financial Capability in Africa: Innovation through Evidence, Practice, and Policy David Ansong * (Organizer). Emmanuel Amoako, Jamal Appiah-Kubi, Ankara Yildirim. Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, Thu., Jan. 11, 3:15 PM-4:45 PM
• Health Implications of Financial Anxiety, Strain, and Wellbeing Julie Birkenmaier * (Organizer). Capitol, ML 4, Fri, Jan. 12, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• Structural and Contextual Factors for Financial Capability and Wellbeing Julie Birkenmaier * (Organizer). Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, Sat. Jan. 13, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
• Workshop | Getting Fit to Print: Driving Dialogue through University-Community Partnerships . Helen Spencer (Organizer), Helen Spencer, Suzanne Pritzker .* Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2, Thu., Jan. 11, 3:15 PM-4:45 PM
• Roundtable | Black Reparations and Wealth Equality: Lessons from Child Development Accounts As a Policy Structure for Asset Building . Trina Shanks * (Organizer), Michael Sherraden ,* Haotian Zheng ,* Jin Huang .* Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2, Fri., Jan. 12, 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
• Roundtable | Effective Project Leadership: Perspectives on Managing Grants and Research Teams . Nicole Ruggiano (Organizer), Nicole Ruggiano, David J. Brennan, Jodi Frey ,* Amanda Mosby, Richard Smith. Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2, Fri., Jan. 12, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• Roundtable | Research to Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality: How Are We Doing? Mathieu Despard (Organizer), Terri Friedline, Trina Shanks, * Leah Hamilton, Joanna Smith-Ramani. Archives, ML 4, Sat., Jan. 13, 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
• Roundtable | Pluralist Approaches to Social Work Research: Finding Synergy and Democratizing Knowledge across Multiple SSWR Special Interest Groups . Bridgette Davis (Organizer), Karen Hopkins, Cheryl Hyde, Mary Ohmer, Julia Henly, Jodi Frey .* Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2, Sat., Jan. 13, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
• Roundtable | Grand Challenges for Social Work Roundtable: Recentering and Generating Equity in Knowledge: How Will the Grand Challenges for Social Work Go Grander? Michael Spencer, Neil Guterman, Carrie Pettus,* Schnavia Hatcher, Kira Silk. Archives, ML 4, Sat., Jan. 13, 12:45 PM-1:45 PM
• Workshop | Caveats in Running Logistic Regression and Other Nonlinear Models . Shenyang Guo * (Organizer), Yuanyuan Yang ,* Linyun Fu. Congress, ML 4, Sun., Jan. 14, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Thursday, January 11, 2024

• Effects of Child Development Accounts on Family Financial Well-Being: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment . Aytakin Huseynli ,* Jin Huang ,* Michael Sherraden .* Independence BR C, ML 4, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
• The Design and Development of Child Development Accounts (CDA) in Kazakhstan . Aytakin Huseynli ,* Dinara Yessimova, Jin Huang ,* Michael Sherraden ,* Bibigul Assylova. Independence BR C, ML 4, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
• The Saving Accounts for Future Education and Development of Children and Youth in Taiwan: The Results of a First Wave Panel Survey . Ching-Ling Li, Yu-Wen Chen, Li-Chen Cheng .* Independence BR C, ML 4, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
• Asset Building for Child Health: Pilot Test of Child Development Accounts (CDAs) for Children with Autism in China . Ling Zhou, Jin Huang *. Independence BR C, ML 4, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
• Language Resources and Refugees’ Social and Economic Integration: A Qualitative Study . Yunju Nam * (presenter), Min Hu, Regine Ndanga, Sarah Richards-Desai. Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Friday, January 12, 2024

• Governance and Child Well-Being: Evidence from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries . Aytakin Huseynli .* Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
• Does $20 per Student Make a Difference? an Analysis on Financial Education, Gender, and Use of Alternative Financial Services Among U.S. Young Adults . Yingying Zeng * (Presenter). Congress, ML 4, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• The Effects of Tax-Time Interventions on Savings Rate and Amount: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Julie Birkenmaier ,* Youngmi Kim, Brandy Maynard (Presenter), Terri Pigott. Congress, ML 4, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• Exploring the Association Among Debt Collection Experience, Financial Access and Physical Health . Julie Birkenmaier * (presenter), Euijin Jung. Capitol, ML 4, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• Building Financial Capability and Assets to Advance Health Equity: Why and How Race Matters . Sicong Sun.* Capitol, ML 4, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
• Independent and Joint Effects of Inequitable Gender Norms, and Intersecting Stigmas on Condom Practices Among Forcibly Displaced Youth in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda . Moses Okumu * (Presenter), Carmen Logie, David Ansong, Anissa S Chitwanga, Robert Hakiza, Peter Kyambadde. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 (ePoster)
• National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention: Social Work’s Role in Moving Prevention Upstream . Jodi Frey * (Presenter), Yali Deng, Amanda Mosby. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 (ePoster)
• Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity: Examining Predictors of Perceived Stress Among Black Patients . Ronald Pitner * (Presenter), Zachary Cooper. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 (ePoster)
• Validation of the 6-Item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale in Korean Young Adults . Youngmi Kim * (Presenter), Kyeongmo Kim, Jennifer Murphy, Aely Park. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 (ePoster).

Saturday, January 13, 2024

• A Systematic Conceptual Review of Financial Access . Julie Birkenmaier * (Presenter), Jin Huang .* Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM.
• States Matter: An Exploration of Economic and Safety Net Policies That Reduce Financial Strain . David Rothwell * (Presenter), Julie Birkenmaier.* Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM.
• Who Did Not Receive U.S. Pandemic Stimulus Payments? Implications for Financial Inclusion and Universal Basic Income . Sicong Sun * (Presenter), Gaurav Sinha. Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM.
• Strategy to Augment Diversion Programs: The Case for Financial Capability and Asset Building . Lissa Johnson * (presenter); Margaret Sherraden ,* Jude Miller, * Carrie Pettus, * Jin Huang .* Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM.
• Parenting and Child Behavior Outcomes 18 Months Following Participation in Pathways Triple P: Are Gains Sustained Among Child Welfare Involved Famil ies? Yuanyuan Yang * (Presenter), Patricia Kohl .* Independence BR H, ML 4, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
• Types of Racism-Based Experiences and Suicide Risk Among Black Emerging Adults . Sean Joe * (Presenter), Enoch Azasu, Robert Motley. Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Sunday, January 14, 2024

• Health Care Hardship before and during COVID-19: Financial Protective Factors . Mathieu Despard * (Presenter), Sally Hageman, Maudia Ahmad. Independence BR F, ML 4, 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
• Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) Participation before and after First Time Birth . David Rothwell * (Presenter). Independence BR B, ML 4, 9:45 AM-11:45 AM
• Environmental Justice and Professional Practice: A Survey of Social Workers in Three U.S. States . Lisa Reyes Mason* (Presenter), Amy Krings, Smitha Rao, Colleen Cummings Melton, Sierra Wetmore, Julia Santucci. Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2, Sun. Jan. 14 (ePoster)

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The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research. Pre-conference programs and a networking reception especially for doctoral students.

About SSWR:

The Society for Social Work and Research was founded in 1994 as a free-standing organization dedicated to the advancement of social work research. SSWR works collaboratively with a number of other organizations that are committed to improving support for research among social workers. Our members include faculty in schools of social work and other professional schools, research staff in public and private agencies, and masters/doctoral students.

SSWR’s more than 1300 members come from 45 states in the United States as well as from Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and the United Kingdom.

SSWR’s members represent more than 200 universities and institutions.

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Research Roundup: January 2024

Posted on January 29, 2024

It was a busy month for the School of Social Work team. The January roundup includes seven published papers, a multitude of presentations and more.

Publications

Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden , Jamie Burgess-Flowers (High Point University) and Kelsey Yokovich ’23 (MSW) co-authored “ The social determinants of health, social work, and dental patients: a case study ” for Social Work in Health Care. The authors examined a school of dentistry in the United States that implemented social work to address the social determinants of health (SDOH). The authors provided a blueprint for future dental programs implementing social work, including chances for interprofessional health care related to SDOH.

Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden , Research Assistant Professor Brianna Lombardi , Amy Prentice (UNC Department of Medicine) and Sarah Grace Downs (UNC Department of Medicine) co-authored “ Social workers roles in achieving health quality metrics in primary care: a quality improvement case study ” for Social Work in Health Care. The authors examined a Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) quality improvement approach used by social workers to focus on the gaps in clinical quality at a family medicine practice. The authors’ findings concluded the importance of social workers as part of health care teams in improving the quality of health services.

Advanced Research Scientist Allison De Marco , Kennedy Bridges ’24 (MSW), Shareen El Naga ’24 (MSW), Alexandria Coffey (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health) and Hollis Smith co-authored “ Beyond the Community Meeting: An Annotated Bibliography of Resources on Anti-Racism Research Methods .” The publication is “intended to guide and enhance practices around anti-oppressive and anti-racist research methods. Key themes include the importance of authentically involving those who are the focus of research in the research process, considering the impact of research, notably that action-oriented policy recommendations should flow from research findings, and working to disseminate findings that go beyond traditional formats to elevate equity and justice for communities.”

The research team led by Research Associate Professor Tonya Van Deinse saw its study published by The Pew Charitable Trusts in the article “ Adults With Mental Illness Are Overrepresented in Probation Population .”

Assistant Professor Orrin Ware , Andrea Hussong (UNC Department of Psychology and Neuroscience), Jodi Frey (University of Maryland), Stacey Daughters (UNC Department of Psychology and Neuroscience), Marianne Cloeren (University of Maryland), Jan Gryczynski (Friends Research Institute), Jamey Lister (Rutgers University) and Robyn Jordan (UNC School of Medicine) co-authored “ Decreases in employer referrals to first-time substance use treatment for adults from 2004 to 2020 ” for the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The authors studied referrals from employer assistance programs for outpatient substance use disorder treatment in the United States from 2004 to 2020, finding that the amount of referrals steadily decreased over time. The authors concluded that workplaces had missed the chance to serve as a referral point for substance use treatment for affected employees.

Associate Professor Joy Noel Baumgartner , Lavanya Vasudevan (Emory University), Jan Ostermann (Duke University), Nathan Thielman (Duke University), David Solomon (National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre), Anna Mosses (National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre), Amy Hobbie (Duke University), Nicole Hair (University of South Carolina), Chen Liang (University of South Carolina), Marco van Zwetselaar (Zwets IT), Sayoki Mfinanga (National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre) and Esther Ngadaya (National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre) co-authored “ Leveraging Community Health Workers and a Responsive Digital Health System to Improve Vaccination Coverage and Timeliness in Resource-Limited Settings: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Study ” for JMIR Research Protocols. The authors conducted a hybrid study to evaluate a community-based health intervention to improve the timeliness of vaccination for children in Tanzania, where there is a significant rural-urban divide for vaccination rates. The authors are conducting the study in two rural regions of Tanzania, and expect to finish collecting data in July 2027. 

Assistant Professor Rebecca Rebbe , doctoral student Wan-Ting Chen , Bianca Olivares ’23 (MSW) and Lindsey Palmer (University of Utah) co-authored “ State-level variation of child neglect: Child protection systems investigations and substantiations ” for the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. The authors studied state-level variations in how child neglect was investigated by child protection system agencies, using data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. Using neglect allegations, they examined the rates of investigations, the percentage of investigations that were substantiated and the percentage of maltreatment allegations that were co-occurring. The authors’ findings led them to conclude that there should be a federalist approach to child protection in the United States due to the level of variance between states. 

Presentations & Trainings

School of Social Work faculty and students conducted more than 40 presentations at the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research. You can see the list of presentations here .

Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden presented “Building the Behavioral Health Workforce” at the 2024 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Opioid Policy Fellows Meeting on Sunday, Jan. 7, in New Orleans. 

Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden and Research Assistant Professor Brianna Lombardi presented “Priming the Pump: Behavioral Health Workforce” at the Council on Social Work Education Board of Directors meeting on social work workforce and education pathways into the profession.

Mental Health First Aid Training is available this spring. For those interested in taking the 8-hour course to develop the skills to help someone experiencing mental health problems, you can register here .

Clinical Associate Professor Melissa L. Godwin and Molly Hurd (Online Training Specialist) of Behavioral Health Springboard launched “Pregnancy and Opioid Exposure: A Training Course to Increase Understanding at Four Key Points of Intervention.” This free, online, self-paced training course explores the role of gender in the development of opioid use disorders. It examines evidence-based practices and available resources that support improved outcomes for pregnant and parenting women who use opioids and other substances, and their children, at four key points of intervention: pre-pregnancy, prenatal, birth, and postnatal. 

John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need Emily Putnam-Hornstein presented “Decision-Making in Child Protective Services: Algorithms, Experts, and Child Outcomes” at the American Economic Association’s Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Doctoral Candidate Claire R. McNellan and John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need Emily Putnam-Hornstein presented “Mortality Outcomes for Young Adults Transitioning from Foster Care” to California’s workgroup on suicide and overdose prevention.

Advanced Research Scientist Allison De Marco , Brett Sheppard (UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) and Barbara Morton (UNC Health Care) are presenting “Layers Upon Layers of Impacts: Two Ways to Use Ripple Effects Mapping in Community-Engaged Research” during Carolina Engagement Week on Tuesday, Feb. 27. You can register for the event here .

Join the UNC School of Social Work for a thought-provoking celebration of National Disability Awareness Month during our third annual Legacy Speakers Series . This year, we are focusing on “Thriving with I/DD Across the Lifespan.” Spend the day with social work scholars and community leaders with lived experience, exploring ways to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families to exercise choice and self-determination more fully throughout life. We’re shedding light on the challenges faced by individuals with I/DD and highlighting collaborative practices that build more equitable and inclusive communities. How are we ensuring our legacy creates a space where people with unique perspectives and experiences can thrive? Sheli Reynolds, key developer of the Charting the LifeCourse framework and tools, will lead the day by sharing her expertise in practices that enhance person- and family-centered organizational, policy and systems change. Our dynamic panelists will share their thoughts on building capacity and working collaboratively. Learn how we can ensure equitable, accessible, and inclusive communities for people with I/DD and their loved ones. Don’t miss this impactful event focusing on positive change, evidence-informed practices, and real-life perspectives. You can register for the event here .

Awards, News & Recognition

Administrative Research Manager Penny Hawkins was appointed to serve a two-year term on the collaborate community committee for The National Council of University Research Administrators, a nonprofit organization that promotes research administration through professional development and education.

Zambia visit shows SSW’s global impact

A UNC School of Social Work delegation saw how their research helped a nonprofit create jobs in rural areas.

A small delegation from the UNC School of Social Work visited the growing rural town of Solwezi (population 90,000) in the North-Western Province of Zambia in March. They came to learn about the impact of local women’s savings and credit groups and their financial literacy training.

The trip was coordinated by Gina Chowa and Rain Masa from the school’s center for  Global Social Development Innovations in partnership with longtime collaborator Mathias Zimba, executive director of  Rising Fountains Development Program in Zambia.

“As partners, we work together to identify ideas and practices that will change lives for the better,” Masa said. “Researchers and graduate students at the school can help build the evidence needed to demonstrate to policymakers, officials and the business community what is needed to  improve the lives of rural Zambians .”

Improving lives in six countries

Masa is an associate professor who also serves as GSDI’s research director. He has worked collaboratively on both economic security and HIV treatment projects with Rising Fountains, a Zambian nonprofit dedicated to improving the livelihoods of women and children in rural areas.

Masa emphasized how community involvement localizes these economic programs and increases their chance of success and relevance.

“Economic security is the focal point of our work,” said Masa. “We provide funding and, maybe more importantly, we are available to Mathias and his team for ongoing capacity support as well.”

Paving career paths

During the visit to her native Zambia, Chowa was visibly moved at the end of a day spent at a teen center and a church. The delegation heard from over a dozen enthusiastic groups of about 20 women each and the men who had joined in support of them.

“These people. This is why I do the work I do,” Chowa said.

Following the presentations, the delegation went to see the small business owners in action. These included a man who bought spare parts for just one bicycle and now runs a repair shop with several assistants, craftswomen who purchased a sewing machine and yarn to create and sell clothing, and a woman who uses a mobile phone and SIM cards to help townspeople make financial transactions.

“This is not about politics,” said one Solwezi community leader. “I stand in the middle in support of our people helping better their lives and those of their families.”

At the end of the visit, local residents piled baskets full of sweet melons, gourds and pineapples at the front of a small church as parting gifts.

“The bounty and generosity of spirit of the nearly 150 people of Solwezi whom we visited with earlier this month made a lasting impression,” said Alice Washington, a longtime member of the school’s advisory board.

Read more about the Zambia trip and support the UNC School of Social Work’s global partnerships by making a gift to the  Global Social Development Innovations Fund .

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EFC steers NC breweries to sustainability

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Healthcare Sparks inspires interest in STEM

Medical resident Danae Smart created a program to encourage minority students to pursue health careers.

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3rd Annual Showcase of DSW Scholars offers free CE credits and registration

• Published April 15, 2024
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Lexington, KY (April 17, 2024) – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Showcase of DSW (Doctorate of Social Work) Scholars. This prestigious event, set to take place virtually from April 22-24, 2024, will gather leading DSW scholars to present on a range of contemporary social work practice issues.

This year’s showcase will feature insightful presentations on the latest theories, interventions, and approaches designed to tackle current challenges within the field. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to earn up to 15 continuing education credits while engaging with innovative research and practice methods that aim to advance the profession.

“The Showcase of DSW Scholars not only highlights the impactful work of our doctoral students but also serves as a critical platform for ongoing education within the social work community,” says Dr. Laura Escobar-Ratliff, Director of the DSW Program and Clinical Assistant Professor. “We are proud to facilitate this exchange of knowledge and to support the professional development of social workers across the country.”

Registration for the event is open and is free for all participants. This initiative underscores the CoSW’s commitment to excellence in social work education, research, and practice, offering a bridge between academic scholarship and practical application.

For more information and to register for the 2024 Showcase of DSW Scholars, please visit https://socialwork.uky.edu/academics/dsw-program/scholar-showcase/ .

For 85 years, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) has been a leader in social work education. As a college, we promote community and individual well-being through translational research and scholarship, exemplary teaching, and vital community engagement. We are committed to the people and social institutions throughout Kentucky, the nation, and the world. Like the University, CoSW is an organization that cultivates a diverse academic community characterized by interpersonal fairness and social justice. We are fiercely committed to developing outstanding social work professionals — leaders who will serve individuals, families, and communities through innovative and effective practices that are guided by cultural competency, systematic ethical analysis, and a keen and pragmatic understanding of the human condition.  

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• April 15, 2024

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Sociogenomic aspects and social dynamics in sleep behaviours and night shift work

29 May 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Join this event to hear Evelina Akimova discuss whether genetic propensity for eveningness protects night workers against sleep penalties.

This event is free.

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Night shift employees represent up to one-quarter of working populations, and increasing evidence shows that night shift work is a risk factor for various health conditions.

Prolonged circadian disruption is one mechanism driving adverse effects. Individual differences in chronotypes, however, introduce differences in their abilities to adapt and tolerate shift schedules.

Using data from the UK Biobank and multiple genetic, self-reported and accelerometer measures, Evelina will discuss evidence of the protective effect of a genetic propensity for eveningness, strongest for those working longer night shifts.

The seminar will also cover how social and environmental factors interact with night shift work that impacts sleep health by applying the stress process model as a theoretical framework.

This event will be particularly useful for those interested in molecular genetics, social science genomics, and health inequalities.

Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.

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Evelina Akimova is an incoming Assistant Professor in Sociology at Purdue University, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Biosocial Research at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and a Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow at Nuffield College.

Her main research areas are health inequalities, chronotype, and wellbeing, where she uses methods from computational social science and statistical genetics. Her current research focuses on the use of molecular genetics, survey, and accelerometer data to understand the complex interplay between chronotype and labor market decisions, trajectories, and experiences.

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Civil Society Policy Forum: Spring Meetings 2024

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The Civil Society Policy Forum will be held in Washington, DC, from April 17-19.

The CSPF sessions will be livestreamed below, or on the IMF Civil Society Page . 

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Examining the Progress of the World Bank’s Commitment to Universal Social Protection

Organizers: Bretton Woods Project, Human Rights Watch, ACT Church of Sweden, Development Pathways Location:

Session Abstract: Despite its explicit commitment to supporting states to achieve universal social protection, the World Bank has consistently promoted poverty targeted programmes, as well as conditional cash transfer programmes and workfare. This panel will examine the implications of these policies and other approaches. Matthew Greenslade will present key messages from his book, Taking on the Bank: A story from the fight for universal social protection, which challenges the World Bank's approach to social protection over the last two decades.

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• Panelist 1: Matthew Greenslade, Associate, Development Pathways

• Panelist 2: Isobel Frye, Executive Director, Social Policy Initiative

• Panelist 3: Jamele Rigolini, Senior Advisor, World Bank 

Agriculture, Financialization, and Gender: Exploring the World Bank’s Response to Interlinked Phenomena

Organizer: CAFOD, Bretton Woods Project

Session Abstract: New CAFOD research adds to pre-existing evidence that current seed production and distribution systems supported by the World Bank and other international financial institutions continue to contribute to the financialization of agriculture with significant negative gendered human rights consequences. Within the context above, this session will use evidence resulting from CAFOD’s research and the insights of area experts to explore ways in which the World Bank could work to address the often ignored linkages between financialization, seed systems, and women’s disempowerment.

• Moderator: Luiz Vieira, Coordinator, Bretton Woods Project

• Panelist 1: Jane Nalunga, Executive Director, SEATINI Uganda

• Panelist 2: Grace Namugambe, Economics Justice & Rights Officer, FEMNET

• Panelist 3: Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank

• Panelist 4: Cassio Beochat, Professor of Economic and Rural Geography, Federal University of Espírito Santo 

The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) has become an integral part of the World Bank -International Monetary Fund Spring and Annual Meetings, providing an open space for Civil Society Organizations from all over the world (CSOs)* to dialogue and exchange views with World Bank Group and IMF staff, their peers, government delegations, and other stakeholders on a wide range of topics.

Find the preliminary schedule here .

The call for proposals for the Spring Meetings 2024 Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) closed on February 21, 2024.

The registrations for the Spring Meetings closed on April 4, 2024.

For additional information about the Spring and Annual Meetings and CSPF, please see the  Frequently Asked Questions document .

Subscribe to the  World Bank Civil Society Newsletter  for updates.

*CSOs include non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, indigenous peoples movements, faith-based organizations, professional associations, foundations, think tanks, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations.  Representatives from the private sector, academia or governmental bodies must apply for accreditation through the "Guests" or other respective registration category as clarified on the main Spring Meetings website.

The CSPF Working Group members are elected every two years by CSOs who have attended Spring and Annual Meetings in the past.  The current CSPF Working Group members are serving a term that runs from January 1, 2022 for two years.

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Study on Long-Term Impact of Atypical Work Hours Draws Global Interest

Dr. Wen-Jui Han spoke about her study to CP24 Toronto.

New York, NY – A new study by NYU Silver School of Social Work Professor Wen-Jui Han that established a connection between atypical work schedules and poorer health later in life has captured global media attention. Published in the journal PLOS ONE , the study used data from a nationally representative sample of about 7,000 people in the U.S. conducted over three decades to examine how employment patterns starting at age 22 might be associated with worse health and depressive symptoms at age 50. 

According to PLOS ONE ’s press release about the study: 

Han found that around a quarter of participants (26%) worked stable standard hours, with a further third (35%) working mostly standard hours. 17 percent initially worked standard hours in their 20s, later transitioning into volatile working patterns – a combination of evening, night, and variable hours. 12 percent initially worked standard hours and then switched to variable hours. A final ten percent were mostly not working over this period. Compared to individuals who mostly worked during traditional daytime hours throughout their working career, those whose careers featured more volatile work schedules slept less, had lower sleep quality, and were more likely to report depressive symptoms at age 50. The most striking results were seen in those who had stable work hours in their 20s and then transitioned to more volatile work hours in their 30s. This effect size was significant and similar to that of being educated only to below high school level. Han also found racial and gender-related trends. For example, Black Americans were more likely to have volatile work schedules associated with poorer health, highlighting how some groups may disproportionately shoulder the adverse consequences of such employment patterns.

Among the media outlets that picked up this important story with implications for employment policy are:

Newsweek : Working Beyond the 9–5 Leads to Health 'Vulnerability' Later in Life

CNN : Your work schedule as a young adult may harm your health decades later, study finds

U.S. News & World Report :  Tough Work Hours in 20s, 30s Tied to Worse Health Decades Later

Health Day : Young Adult Employment Patterns Impact Health in Middle Adulthood

AOL UK : Young people who work 9-5 have better long-term health, study finds

Outlook India : Can Irregular Work Hours Impact Your Health? See What Study Reveals

Medical Xpress : Working outside the typical 9–5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later

The Week : Volatile work schedules linked to poor health in mid-life

NDTV: Erratic Work Hours Can Harm Your Health Decades Later: Study

Newsmax Health : Tough Work Hours in 20s, 30s Tied to Bad Health Later

Yahoo! Noticias : El horario de trabajo que tienes actualmente puede afectar tu salud en unas décadas, revela estudio

NPR : Rise and grind? Working late, volatile hours may lead to depression, illness by 50

Daily Mail : Sorry, Dolly - scientists think working a 9-5 might actually be GOOD for you!

New York Post : Working odd hours could impact health decades later, study

Apply now for the 2024-25 ISCE PREP Program Cohort

17 Apr 2024

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From: The Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment

The Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment is offering the  P reparing your  R esearch for an  E xtramural  P roposal program for a cohort of faculty members in the  social sciences  who are planning to submit a research grant proposal to a federal agency (e.g., NIH, NSF, NEH) for funding in the next year. The program is intended for faculty who are relatively new to the proposal writing process, or whose prior proposals for which they have served as PI or a co-investigator have not been funded, but who are actively pursuing an externally funded research agenda. Faculty selected for the program will receive ISCE funding to support activities related to the development of their proposal and mentoring to prepare the proposal to be submitted no later than August 2025.

ISCE plans to grant up to six awards, each totaling up to $10,000. Click here to learn more .

Deadline: May 30

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The Mandel School at SSWR 2024

The  Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference  is taking place this year  Jan. 10–14 ,   in Washington, D.C. It will feature social work education presentations, an exhibit hall and networking opportunities. The conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests:

• Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations
• Symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS
• Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research
• Pre-conference programs and a networking reception, especially for doctoral students

This year's theme is Re-centering and Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science.

Connect with us at SSWR

Be sure to visit us in the SSWR Exhibit Hall, Booth 504 .

Join us as we celebrate three of our faculty colleagues on their impressive achievements:

• Daniel J. Flannery , the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare  (AASWSW). This makes him the eighth Mandel School faculty member to be inducted into the society. The celebration will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. , at the nearby City Club of Washington.
• Laura Voith , associate professor, was awarded the 2024 Donna Harrington Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring of Doctoral Students  by the Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education (GADE). She'll receive the award at SSWR's GADE reception on Friday, Jan. 12, at 8:30 p.m.
• Megan Holmes , professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, has been elected a  2024 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research  (SSWR). The 2024 Fellows will be announced by SSWR President Sean Joe during the Fellows and Awards Presentations on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.

Mandel School Presentations

Find out what our faculty, researchers and students have been working on at over 20 presentations!

And consider adding this roundtable to your schedule, organized by Braveheart Gillani , a current doctoral student. It includes Tyrone Hamler, a recent PhD alumnus who's now at the University of Denver.

Saturday, Jan. 13 | 8–9:30 a.m.

"I Need You to Show up for Me": The State of Mentorship for Underrepresented Minoritized Social Work PhD Students and Junior Faculty and Our Hopes for the Future Organizer: Braveheart Gillani Speakers/Presenters: Flora Cohen, Autumn Asher BlackDeer, Tyrone Hamler

View the Mandel School's 2024 SSWR presentation schedule

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Main navigation, social work assistant professor awarded for outstanding research efforts.

Kim’s research focuses on violence against women and children, including intimate partner violence, child abuse, and human trafficking. 

• April 15, 2024
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Jeongsuk Kim, PhD , an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, was selected as the recipient of the 2024 USF Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Excellence Award for her outstanding contributions in researching gender violence and suicide risk.

"Dr. Kim's outstanding research and commitment to women set her apart from many strong applicants," said School of Social Work Director Riaan van Zyl, PhD .

The award, which is presented by USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy, recognizes faculty whose research and scholarly efforts focus on issues impacting women. It provides awardees with a research grant to continue their impactful work. Kim was honored at the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Awards dinner.

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Researchers Look at Sleep Quality in Black and Hispanic Women of Childbearing Age

The research will serve as the foundation for future health promotion programs to address sleep quality

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Not getting enough sleep is bad for your health. And while many of us don’t get enough, Black and Hispanic women report particularly poor quality sleep. Now a team of researchers in Connecticut is working with urban communities in the state to figure out how Black and Hispanic women can get more rest.

The National Institutes of Health National Center on Sleep Disorders Research has awarded $3.5 million to a team of researchers led by Nancy S. Redeker, senior associate dean for research and scholarship in the School of Nursing. The grant will fund research looking at how behaviors and social factors affect sleep quality among Black and Hispanic women of childbearing age. The research is designed to be the foundation for future health promotion programs to address sleep quality and its negative effects, including pregnancy outcomes and lifelong heart problems.

Other researchers on the team include UConn’s Natalie Shook and Eileen Condon from the School of Nursing, and geographer Chuanrong Zhang, as well as colleagues from Yale University, including certified nurse-midwife Heather Reynolds who will lead the community advisory board. The board will also include members of the Black and Hispanic communities in New Haven, Hartford, and Waterbury, where the researchers will recruit participants for the study.

The researchers will ask women questions about their health and their sleep, including how long they sleep, how regular their sleep is, and what affects their sleep. Women will use a wrist worn device to measure daily sleep and wear a device to determine whether they have sleep apnea. The data will provide information about sleep quality and health in Black and Hispanic women of childbearing age before they get pregnant. The researchers hope to extend this work in the future to develop and test programs to promote sleep health.

“If you sleep well before you’re pregnant, it’s more likely we can support your sleep while you’re pregnant,” Redeker says. Eventually, the researchers hope the studies will reveal ways in which women can increase their odds of a healthy pregnancy and birth, and possibly improve their lifelong health by adjusting their sleep patterns.

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