2018 Research Highlight

2018 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS socwel.ku.edu

MESSAGE FROM THE

This Research Highlight provides a glimpse into the transformative, communitybased research conducted by the School’s faculty, research staff, and students in 2018 as evidenced by dissemination through publications and presentations. The connections between the researcher’s expertise and the Grand Challenges for Social Work are also highlighted.

The connection between research and academics is critical to the future of our field, and so you will read about how we engage students at all levels in scholarship. When working on research projects, these students gain the opportunity to connect classroom knowledge with applied research but they also provide novel insight and ideas to the projects.

Our work would not be possible without our many funders and community partners, and so we thank them for engaging in this important work with us.

We hope that our work teaches you something new or inspires you to make your own impact on the field and the world. We would love to hear from you or collaborate with you in the future!

Sincerely, Michelle Mohr Carney, Ph.D. Dean and Professor, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Amy N. Mendenhall, Ph.D Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 6 8 10 44 46 58 60 62 University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Vision and Mission Transformative Social Work: Community-based Research Retirements

Featured Faculty and Research Staff Publications and Presentations Transformative Social Work: Connecting Research and Academics

2018 PhD Graduates, Candidates and Student Publication and Presentations Funders

Community Partners Index

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OUR VISION & MISS All individuals, families, & communities utilize their power to achieve justice, equity, & well-being.

The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, rooted in the Strengths Perspective, aims to transform lives and social contexts and promote social, economic, and environmental justice in Kansas, the nation and the world. We do so by educating students to practice with integrity and competence; advancing the science and knowledge base of social work through scholarship and research; and participating in community-engaged service.

Guiding Principles & Values Relationship Building: We engage in relationship building that fosters creativity, collaboration, and mutual learning. Relationship building is essential across practice, scholarship, education and service. We take a strengths approach as we serve our local, state, national, and global communities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We embrace the inherent worth of all people. By taking the position of cultural humility and applying the lens of intersectionality, we seek to develop and promote modes of anti-oppressive social work and dismantle structures of exclusion.

Practice with Integrity: We demonstrate our integrity and trustworthiness as scholars, educators, practitioners, and community members by promoting social work values, ethical practice, and the process of critical reflection.

Multisystem Competency: We recognize that social, economic, and environmental injustices are the root causes of inequities and multiple strategies are necessary to address these. Our work integrates micro/macro social work and builds collaboration across systems and disciplines to create multi-level change.

Critical Perspective: We engage in deliberate and continuing examination of social conditions and solutions. We use critical inquiry to analyze and challenge existing structures and systems in order to advance the field and promote social, economic, and environmental justice.

Empirically Informed Social Work: We rigorously advance empirical research that impacts the social work knowledge base. By translating and applying evidence, we continually transform practice and policy across multiple systems.

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In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, there were 14 different project PIs involved in funded research.

Diverse funding portfolio of federal, state, and foundation funding.

In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the School had 31 research awards/contracts with total costs of approximately $5.5 million.

In 2017 and 2018, there were 143 publications and 137 presentations from faculty, staff, and doctoral students.

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TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY

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E SOCIAL WORK: Y-BASED RESEARCH RESEARCH GOAL Our goal is to conduct, disseminate and translate theoretically and empirically informed scholarship and research that impacts the social work knowledgebase and transforms practice and policy. Our faculty, research staff and students work towards this goal by collaborating with community stakeholders and other scholars to address the many social issues that face individuals and communities at the local, national and international levels. This community-based work takes many forms including training, evaluation, research and policy analysis.

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & COLLABORATION The University of Kansas’ School of Social Welfare has an extensive history of community engagement and agency partnerships, and has been instrumental in the shaping of many practices and policies in human service systems and agencies. In order to extend the impact of this work as well as to more efficiently organize and promote these long-standing efforts, the School of Social Welfare is excited to announce the development of a new center, the Center for Community Engagement and Collaboration (CCEC). CCEC will work collaboratively with stakeholders across systems to pursue collaborative projects and invest in organizational capacity, with an aim of promoting social, economic, and environmental justice. The Center will partner with the community to transform practice and policy through evaluation, training and technical assistance, and professional development. CCEC has two divisions: (1) Agency Capacity-Building & Community Evaluation (Associate Director: Melinda Lewis) and (2) Professional Education (Associate Director: Kortney Carr).

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RETIREMENTS

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Alice Lieberman earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, her MSSW from the University of Texas at Arlington, and her PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Lieberman joined the KUSSW faculty in 1988 after a brief tenure at the University of Southern Maine. Her areas of interest and scholarship have included child welfare, workforce development, and pedagogy in undergraduate social work education. Dr. Lieberman has led numerous federally funded child welfare and workforce development grants while at KU, bringing valuable resources to the School and state. She has published many influential peer-reviewed journal articles and books, and served as the series editor for the Social Work in a New Century book series published

by Routledge. Dr. Lieberman has been a cornerstone of the School’s BSW program, serving as BSW program chair twice and mentoring and teaching countless undergraduate students over the years. Her passion and skill working with undergraduate students resulted in her selection as a member of the prestigious Chancellor’s Professor of Teaching Club.

Terry Moore earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Kansas State University and a MSW in social work administration from the University of Kansas. Over the last 35 years, Terry has held a variety of social services management positions in both public and private sectors, and has held a position on the School of Social Welfare research staff for the last 26 years. He has been the Principal Investigator on over 70 externally funded projects undertaking child welfare and children’s mental health research, program evaluation, and training. His work since 2004 has centered on data analytics and reporting for state and local child welfare programs. Terry is the founder and director of the Results Oriented Management (ROM) project at KU. He and a team of software developers have developed web-based management reporting software called ROM Reports that is being used in 12 states. As the primary author of a web-based training called Results-Oriented Management (ROM) in Child Welfare, he has widely presented, written, and trained on this subject.

Christopher Petr earned his Bachelor of Science, MSW, and PhD all at the University of Kansas. He joined the faculty in the KU School of Social Welfare in 1988 after a brief tenure at Baker University.

During his time in the School, Dr. Petr served as the Chair for the Office of Child Welfare and Children’s Mental Health from 2002-2004, and as the PhD program director from 2008-2016. Dr. Petr’s scholarship focused on policy and practice issues in child mental health and child welfare. He has been involved in many externally funded children’s mental health and child welfare studies while at KU, and more recently, made significant contributions to knowledge related to social work doctoral education through publications and involvement with the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work.

Margaret Severson earned her BA in Psychology from Creighton University and her MSW and JD from the University of Denver. Professor Severson joined the KUSSW faculty in 1999 after a brief tenure at Louisiana State University. Her research has involved jail and prison mental health and suicide prevention programs, reentry services, social justice and human rights as related to prisoners and their families, and correctional systems organization and management. Professor Severson provides consultation to the U.S. Department of Justice and to jails and prisons across the United States. She has led numerous externally funded projects in these areas, with many of these projects helping to shape local and state policy and practice in corrections. Professor Severson has also been an active, valuable mentor within the School for both doctoral students and pre-tenured faculty, providing particular support and advocacy for women’s roles and responsibilities in academia. She served as the PhD program director from 2017-2018.

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FEATURED FACULTY PUBLICATIONS & PR

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Y & RESEARCH STAFF RESENTATIONS DEBORAH ADAMS Associate Professor, MSW Program Director Scholarship Focus

Poverty and policy studies; asset building and asset effects; well-being of women and children; social and economic development; theory for research; mixed methods research.

Grand Challenges

Reduce extreme economic inequality. Stop family violence. Build financial capability and assets for all.

Publication Sherraden, M., Johnson, L., Clancy, M.M., Beverly, S.G., Sherraden, M.S., Schreiner, M., Elliot, W.III, Williams Shanks, T.R., Adams, D., Curley, J., Huang, Jin, Grinstein-Weiss, M., Nam, Y., Zhan, M. & Han, C-K. (2017). Asset building toward inclusive policy. In C. Franklin et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Work. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.25

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BECCI AKIN Associate Professor Scholarship Focus

Understanding the keys to successful implementation and effective and equitable interventions for families involved in child welfare.

Grand Challenges

Ensure healthy development for all youth. Stop family violence.

Publications Akin, B. A., Brook, J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Paceley, M., & Davis, S. (in press). Engaging substance-affected families in child welfare: Parent perspectives of a parenting intervention at program initiation and completion. Journal of Family Social Work. doi:10.1080/10522 158.2018.1469562 Akin, B. A., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Davis, S., Paceley, M. S., & Brook, J. (in press). Parent perspectives of engagement in the Strengthening Families Program: An evidence-based intervention for families in child welfare and affected by parental substance abuse.

Child & Family Social Work. doi:10.1111/cfs.12470 Akin, B. A., Lang, K., McDonald, T., Yan, Y., & Little, T. (in press). Randomized trial of PMTO in foster care: Six month child well-being outcomes. Research on Social Work Practice. doi:10.1177/1049731516669822 Akin, B. A., Lang, K., McDonald, T., Yan, Y., & Little, T. (2018). Randomized study of PMTO in foster care: Six-month parent outcomes.

Research on Social Work Practice, 28(7), 810-826. doi:10.1177/1049731517703746 Akin, B. A., & McDonald, T. (2018). Randomized study of PMTO in foster care: Reunification outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 83, 94105. doi:0.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.011 Chasnoff, I. J., Barber, G., Brook, J., & Akin, B. A. (2018). The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Knowledge of health care and legal professionals. Child Welfare, 96(3), 41-58.

Lloyd, M. H., Akin, B. A., Brook, J., & Chasnoff, I. (2018). The policy to practice gap: Factors associated with practitioner knowledge of CAPTA 2010 mandates for identifying and intervening in cases of prenatal alcohol and drug exposure. Families In Society, 99(3), 232243. doi:10.1177/1044389418785326 Akin, B. A., Brook, J., Lloyd, M. H., & McDonald, T. (2017). Effect of a parenting intervention on foster care re-entry after reunification among substance-affected families: A quasi-experimental study. Child Maltreatment, 22(3), 194-204. doi:10.1177/1077559517702743 Akin, B. A., Domenech Rodriguez, M. M., Yan, Y., DeGarmo, D. S., McDonald, T., & Forgatch, M. S. (2017). Clinician’s observations of family interactions in the reunification process: The Parent Child Checklist. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(1), 137-147. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0556-9 Akin, B. A., & Gomi, S. (2017). Non-completion of evidence-based parent training: An empirical examination among families of children in foster care. Journal of Social Service Research, 43(1), 52-68. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2016.1226229 12

Akin, B. A., Strolin-Goltzman, J., & Collins-Camargo, C. (2017). Successes and challenges in developing trauma-informed child welfare systems: A real-world case study of exploration and initial implementation. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 42-52. doi:http:// dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.007 Akin, B. A., Yan, Y., & McDonald, T., & Moon, J. (2017). Changes in Effective Parenting During Parent Management Training Oregon model with Parents of Children in Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 181-191. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j. childyouth.2017.03.010 Kim, J., Brook, J., & Akin, B. A. (2017). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with substance using individuals: A randomized controlled trial study. Research on Social Work Practice, 14(4), 243-265. doi:10.1177/1049731516650517 Lloyd, M. H., Akin, B. A., & Brook, J. (2017). Parental drug use and permanency for young children in foster care: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship, and adoption. Children and Youth Services Review, 77, 177-187. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j. childyouth.2017.04.016 McDonald, T., Bhattarai, J., & Akin, B. A. (2017). Predictors of consent to a randomized study of an evidence-based parenting intervention in foster care. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 14(4), 243-265. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2017.1319 774

Presentations ABass, L., & Akin, B. A. (2018, July 31). One Agency’s Experience Providing an Array of Evidence-Based and Informed Services.

Webinar for Child Welfare League of America, Washington, DC. Brook, J., Akin, B. A., & Lloyd, M. (2018, May 31). Reunification Findings of the Iowa Regional Partnership Grant. In Murphy, J., Nicodimos, S., Thomas, M., Owens, W., & Lloyd, M. H. (Panel Presenters), Strengthening Families and Supporting Success. 24th National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, Houston, TX. Dunkerley, S., Akin, B. A., Brook, J., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2018, May 23). Working with Families in Child Welfare Affected by Substance Use: Lessons for Engagement from Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions. 2018 International Conference on Working with Involuntary Clients, Monash University, Prato, Italy.

Roberts, C., Akin, B. A., & Suzan, S. (2018, May 7). Hello from the Other Side: A Guide to Working with Biological Parents of Foster Youth. American Psychiatric Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Building Well-Being through Innovation, New York, NY. Dunkerley, S., Akin, B. A., Romero, A., Bruns, K., & Brook, J. (2018, January 14). Initial Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Data-Driven Case Planning Approach in Child Welfare. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Dunkerley, S., Akin, B. A., Romero, A., Bruns, K., & Brook, J. (2018, January 14). Driving Organization and System Change: Child Welfare Supervisor and Administrator Perspectives of Initial Implementation. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Lloyd, M. H., Akin, B. A., Brook, J., & Chasnoff, I. (2018, January 14). The Policy to Practice Gap: Factors with Practitioner Knowledge of CAPTA 2010 Mandates for Identifying and Intervening in Cases of Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Akin, B. A., & McDonald, T. (2018, January 13). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parent Management Training Oregon Model in Foster Care: Reunification Outcomes. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. 13

Carlson, J., Willard, M., Moon, J., Conrad, A., Sanders, I., Akin, B. A., Rose, J., Davis, L., Taggart, S., & Zinn, A. (2018, January 13).

What Is the Problem? Child Welfare Involved Families Experiencing Domestic Violence: Perceptions of Stakeholders across Multiple Systems. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Lloyd, M. H., Akin, B. A., & Brook, J. (2018, January 13). Parental Drug Use and Permanency for Young Children in Foster Care: A Competing Risks Analysis of Reunification, Guardianship, and Adoption. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Akin, B. A., Yan, Y., McDonald, T., Lang, K., & Little, T. (2018, January 12). PMTO for Children in Foster Care with Serious Mental Health Problems: Follow-up Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Moon, J., Akin, B. A., Yan, Y., & McDonald, T. (2018, January 12). Parenting Practice Changes during Parent Management Training Oregon Model with Parents of Children in Foster Care: A Growth Curve Analysis. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, DC. Akin, B. A. (2017, June 21). Put Me in Coach: How to Build Positive Coaching Practices in Child Welfare. Global Implementation Conference, Expanding Implementation Perspectives: Engaging Systems, Toronto, Canada.

Akin, B. A., & Brook, J. (2017, June 20). Community Engagement and Collaboration in the Implementation of a Statewide Child Welfare Initiative. Global Implementation Conference, Expanding Implementation Perspectives: Engaging Systems, Toronto, Canada.

McArthur, V., Dunkerley, S., & Akin, B. A. (2017, June 8). Practitioners Measurement of Parent and Child Progress with the ParentChild Checklist: Implementation and Results. International PMTO Conference in Europe, PMTO in Diversity, Aarhus, Denmark.

McArthur, V., Dunkerley, S., & Akin, B. A. (2017, June 7). PMTO Model for Kansas Youth In Foster Care with Emotional and Behavioral Problems. International PMTO Conference in Europe, PMTO in Diversity, Aarhus, Denmark.

Akin, B. A., Brook, J., Lloyd, M. H., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2017, January 24). A Study in Contrasts: Supports and Barriers to Successful Implementation of Two Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Welfare. Webinar for Practice and Research Together, Toronto, Canada.

Akin, B. A., Brook, J., Lloyd, M. H., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 15). Effect of a Parenting Intervention on Foster Care Re-Entry Among Substance-Affected Families. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Kim, J., Brook, J., & Akin, B. A. (2017, January 15). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Substance Using Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Brook, J., Akin, B. A., Lloyd, M. H., Bhattarai, J., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 14). Examining Response Shift in the Evaluation of Self-Reported Program Impact within Child Welfare Settings. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Akin, B. A., Collins-Camargo, C., & Strolin, J. (2017, January 13). Symposium on Implementing with Science: Integrating Research and Practice to Develop Trauma-Informed, Data-Driven Child Welfare Systems. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Akin, B. A., Romero, A., Bhattarai, J., & Lieberman, A. (2017, January 13). Using a Cross-System, Multi-Informant Approach to Develop a Trauma-Informed, Data-Driven Child Welfare System. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Lloyd, M. H., Akin, B. A., Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 13). The Hidden Influence of Social Desirability Bias: Assessing the Validity of a Parenting and Family Skills Assessment to Measure Change over Time in Child Welfare. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. 14

Romero, A., & Akin, B. A. (2017, January 13). Cross-System Views on the Supports and Challenges of Adoption from Foster Care.

Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA. Akin, B. A., Lang, K., McDonald, T., Yan, Y., & Little, T. (2017, January 12). A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Evidence-Based Parent Training for Children with Serious Mental Health Problems: Six Month Child Well-Being Outcomes. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA.

MEREDITH BAGWELL-GRAY Assistant Professor Scholarship Focus

Reduce health disparities for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV); sexual safety planning intervention to address HIV/STI risk, substance use, and trauma.

Grand Challenge Stop family violence.

Publications Bagwell-Gray, M. E. (In press). Women’s healing journey from intimate partner violence: Establishing positive sexuality. Qualitative Health Research.

Rountree, M., Bagwell, M., Mancoske, R. J., & Deepak, A. C. (2017). Friendship and encouragement of safe-sex practices among African-American college women. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 16(2), 154 – 169. doi:10.1080/15381501.2017.1300787

Presentations Bagwell-Gray, M. & Thaller, J. (2018, September) Advancing Efforts to Eliminate Sexual Violence by Intimate Partners. An invited workshop at a Social Work Grand Challenges event, Promoting Just and Effective Solutions to End Gender-Based Violence, Arizona State University and the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Phoenix, AZ. Bagwell-Gray, M. E. (2017, September). Establishing positive sexuality and reducing HIV risk: Women’s healing journey from intimate partner violence. Poster presentation at the Future’s Without Violence National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, CA. Campbell, J. C., Brocke, T., Dana-Socco, G., & Bagwell-Gray, M. E. (2017, September). The danger assessment with indigenous populations (Danger-Assessment Circle): A cases study in adapting assessment tools and interventions to specific cultural groups.

Symposium presentation at the Future’s Without Violence National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, CA. Bagwell-Gray, M. E. (2017, January). Contextualizing Sexual Violence in Intimate Relationships: The Taxonomy of Sexual Control.

Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Bagwell-Gray, M. E. (2017, January). Overcoming Sexual Health Challenges in the Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Implications for Women-Centered Interventions. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

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MAHASWETA BANERJEE Professor, BSW Program Director Scholarship Focus

Theories and practices associated with enhancing social and economic justice; community development; micro-enterprise as an anti-poverty strategy; international social development; qualitative and quantitative research.

Grand Challenges

Reduce extreme economic inequality. Build financial capability and assets for all.

Publications Banerjee, M. M. (in press). Self Help Groups as Social Enterprises: Case Study of Social Entrepreneurship from India. In M. Nandan, T. Bent-Goodley, & G. Mandayam (Eds.), Social Work Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Social Value Creation: Relevance for Contemporary Social Work Practice. NASW Press.

Banerjee, Mahasweta M. (2018). Reflections on Cultural Competency related to Poverty from a Study (Abroad) in India Course. In S. Chama and M. Sossou (Eds.) Creating successful bridges through study abroad: An International Social Work and Culture Competency Approach. NY: Nova Scientific Publishers, Inc. Rauscher, E. E., Friedline, T., & Banerjee, M. M. (2017). We’re not rich, but we’re definitely not poor: Young children’s conceptions of social class. Children and Youth Services Review, (83), 101-111. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.035 Banerjee, M. M., Friedline, T., & Phipps, B. (2017). Financial capability of parents of kindergarteners. Children and Youth Services Review, Doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.08.009.

West, S., Banerjee, M. M., & Friedline, T. (2017). Coming up short: Family composition, income, and household savings. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Banerjee, M. (2017). [Review of the book INEQUALITY IN U.S. SOCIAL POLICY: AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, Bryan Warde.

New York and London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group]. Urban Social Work, 1(2), 461. ISBN: 978-1138-84759-0

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Presentations Banerjee, M. M., Menon, G., Fisher, C., Singh, S., & Butterfield, A. (2017, October). Partnership Presentation, International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD): Opportunities for Researchers, Educators, and Practitioners. Council of Social Work Education, Dallas TX. Banerjee, M. M. (2017, November). Absence of South Asian Students in KU’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy. KU South Asian Students Association, Lawrence, KS. Banerjee, Mahasweta. (2017, July 9). Kindergarten Children Parents’ Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Capability.

International Consortium for Social Development, 20th Biennial International Symposium, Zagreb, Croatia.

Banerjee, M. M. (2017, October). Building Financial Capability for Children and Their Families. Council on Social Work Education, Dallas TX.

JODY BROOK Associate Professor Scholarship Focus

Substance abuse across the lifespan; child welfare; family drug courts; substance abuse prevention; community substance abuse strategies; mixed research methods.

Grand Challenges

Close the health gap. Ensure healthy development for all youth. Advance long and productive lives.

Publications Feder, K., Letourneau, E., & Brook, J. (in press). Children in the opioid epidemic: Addressing the next generation’s public health crisis.

Pediatrics.

Chasnoff, I., MD, Barber, G., Brook, J., & Akin, B. (2018). The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and infants affected by prenatal substance exposure: Knowledge and actions of healthcare and legal professionals. Child Welfare, 96(3), 41-58.

Lloyd, M., Akin, B., Brook, J., & Chasnoff, I. (2018). The Policy to Practice Gap: Factors Associated With Practitioner Knowledge of CAPTA 2010 Mandates for Identifying and Intervening in Cases of Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services.

Akin, B., Brook, J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Paceley, M., & Davis, S. (2018). Engaging substance affected families in child welfare: Parent perspectives of a parenting intervention at parent initiation and completion. Journal of Family Social Work. doi:10.1080/10522158.2018 .1469562 Akin, B., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Davis, S., Megan, P., & Brook, J. (2018). Parent perspectives of engagement in the Strengthening Families Program: An evidence-based intervention for families in child welfare and affected by parental substance use. Child & Family Social Work. doi:10.1111/cfs.12470 17

Lloyd, M., Akin, B., & Brook, J. (2017). Parental drug use and permanency for young children in foster care: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship and adoption. Children and Youth Services Review, 77, 177-187. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.04.016 Akin, B., Brook, J., Lloyd, M. H., & McDonald, T. P. (2017). Effect of a parenting intervention on foster care reentry after reunification among substance-affected families: A quasi-experimental study. Child Maltreatment, 22(3), 194-204. doi:10.1177/1077559517702743 Kim, J., Brook, J., & Akin, B. A. (2017). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with substance using individuals: A randomized controlled trial study. Research on Social Work Practice, 14(4), 243-265. doi:10.1177/1049731516650517

Presentations Brook, J., Akin, B., & Lloyd, M. (2018, May 31). Reunification Findings from the Iowa Regional Partnership Grant. In Murphy, J., Nicodimos, S., Thomas, M., Owens, W., & Lloyd, M. H. (Panel Presenters), Strengthening Families and Supporting Success. 24th National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, Houston, TX. Dunkerly, S., Akin, B., Brook, J., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2018, May 23). Working with Families in Child Welfare Affected by Substance Use: Lessons for Engagement from Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions. 2018 International Conference on Working with Involuntary Clients, Prato, Italy.

Brook, J. (2018, April 20). The Kansas Health in Pregnancy Project and the Strengthening Families Program. Kansas Child Welfare Task Force, Topeka, KS. Brook, J. (2018, April 27). Research Impact Series: Substance Use and Abuse. Overland Park, KS. Dunkerley, S., Akin, B., Romero, A., Bruns, K., & Brook, J. (2018, January 14). Initial Implementation of a Trauma-Informed, DataDriven Case Planning Approach in Child Welfare. Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Liming, K., Mariscal, S., & Brook, J. (2018, January 14). Substance Use Disorder Treatment Prevalence and Patterns Among Parents of Young Children in Foster Care. Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C. Lloyd, M., Akin, B., Brook, J., & Chasnoff, I. (2018, January 14). The Policy to Practice Gap: Factors Associated with Practitioner Knowledge of CAPTA 2010 Mandates for Identifying and Intervening in Cases of Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C. 18

Lloyd, M., Akin, B., & Brook, J. (2018, January 13). Parental Drug Use and Permanency for Young Children in Foster Care: A Competing Risks Analysis of Reunification, Guardianship and Adoption. Society for Social Work and Research, 22nd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Akin, B., Brook, J., Lloyd, M., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2017, January 24). A Study in Contrasts: Supports and Barriers to Successful Implementation of Two Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Welfare. Practice and Research Together, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Akin, B. A., & Brook, J. (2017, June 20). Community Engagement and Collaboration in the Implementation of a Statewide Child Welfare Initiative: Key Supports and Challenges. . Global Implementation Conference, Expanding Implementation Perspectives; Engaging Systems, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lloyd, M., & Brook, J. (2017, October 20). Developing Best Practices for Drug Testing in Child Welfare. Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX. Brook, J., Akin, B., Lloyd, M., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 15). Effect of a Parenting Intervention on Foster Care Re-Entry Among Substance-Affected Families. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Kim, J., Brook, J., & Akin, B. (2017, January 15). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Substance Using Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Brook, J., Akin, B., Lloyd, M., Bhattarai, J., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 14). Examining Response Shift in the Evaluation of SelfReported Program Impact within Child Welfare Settings. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Lloyd, M., Akin, B., Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2017, January 13). The Hidden Influence of Social Desirability Bias: Assessing the Validity of a Parenting and Family Skills Assessment to Measure Change over Time in Child Welfare. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Brook, J., LaVoy, C., Lyles, W., & Yulle, L. (2017, August 17). Integrating Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into Course Design and Delivery: Insight from Four 2016-2017 CTE Diversity Scholars. University of Kansas, 2017 Teaching Summit, Lawrence, KS.

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EDWARD R. CANDA

Professor, Coordinator of Spiritual Diversity & Social Work Initiative Scholarship Focus

Connections between cultural diversity, spirituality and resilience in relation to health, mental health and disabilities.

Grand Challenges

Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Create social responses to a changing environment. Advance long and productive lives.

Publications Canda, E. R., Furman, L. D., Canda, H. (in press). Spiritual diversity in social work practice, third edition. New York: Oxford University Press.

Canda, E. R. (in press). Promoting human well-being and environmental justice through social work: A deep ecological perspective. In I. Prihonska, et al., Proceedings of the 2016 Hradec days of social work practice conference. Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic: Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the UHK Institute of Social Work.

Canda, E. R. (in press). Respecting spiritual diversity in social work: Clients’ rights to freedom of and freedom from religion. In Z. Truhlarova, et al. (Eds.), Issues of social work in uncertain times..

Canda, E. R., & Warren, S. (in press). Spiritual well-being. In The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford, UK & Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Robbins, S., Chatterjee, P., Canda, E. R., & Leibowitz, G. (2019). Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work, fourth edition. New York: Pearson.

Canda, E. R., & Gomi, S. (2018). Zen philosophy of spiritual development: Insights about human development and spiritual diversity for social work education. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work. doi:10.1080/15426432.2018.1520671 Vetvik, E. E., Danbolt, T., Furman, L. D., Benson, P. W., & Canda, E. R. (2018). A comparative analysis of Norwegian and American social workers’ views about inclusion of religion and spirituality in social work. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 37(2), 105127. doi:10.1080/15426432.2017.1422415 Canda, E. R. (2018). Foreword to integrative body-mind-spirit social work. In M.-Y. Lee, et al., Integrative body-mind-spirit social work: An empirically based approach to assessment and treatment, second edition. New York, USA: Oxford University Press.

Canda, E. R., Moon, J., & Kim, K. M. (2017). Korean social welfare’s approach to spiritual diversity. In B. R. Crisp (Ed.), Routledge handbook of religion, spirituality and social work. (pp. 26-34). London, England: Routledge.

Yi, J.-H. (2017). On Right Sounds to Educate the People (the Korean alphabet as created by King Sejong) and the Right Changes (by Kim Il-Bu). In E. Canda (Ed.), On houhnmin juhng-um and juhng-yaug by Yi Juhng-Ho (Korean and English) (pp. 361-420). Seoul, Korea: Asian Culture Press.

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Yi, J.-H. (2017). In E. Canda (Ed.) & M.-G. You (Ed. & Trans.), The Korean alphabet: Right sounds to educate the people; Explanation and translation, third edition. Edited by Dong-Jun Yi.

Presentations Canda, E. R. (2018, September 6). Optimal living and dying: Integrating Confucian insights with contemporary social welfare. The 2st Century Human Values Forum: Life, Embracing the Values of Living, Korea Foundation for Cultures and Ethics, Andong, Republic of Korea.

Canda, E. R. (2018, June 14). A transcultural perspective for social work. Department of Sociology, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan.

Canda, E. R. (2018, June 8). An introduction to spirituality in social work with examples from the disabilities field. Human Rights Research Center, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan.

Canda, E. R., Canda, H.-J., & Chan, C. (2018, May 19). Spiritual Growth at the End of Life. Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Canda, E. R. (2018, May 18). Insights on positive living and dying from Eastern and Western perspectives. Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Canda, E. R., & Canda, H.-J. (2018, May 17). Preventing burnout and promoting well-being for helpers in end-of-life care. Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Canda, E. R., & Canda, H.-J. (2018, May 16). Spiritually sensitive assessment and interventions in end-of-life care: Theory, practice, and experience. Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

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JULIANA CARLSON Assistant Professor Scholarship Focus

International organizational practices to engage men in gender-based violence prevention; formal support of new and expectant fathers to reduce child exposure to domestic violence; economic and social justice for families.

Grand Challenge Stop family violence.

Publications Allen, C. T., Carlson, J., Casey, E. A., Tolman, R. M., & Leek, C. (in press). Examining men’s perceptions of gender-based violence prevention programming content. Violence Against Women.

Allen, C. T., Carlson, J., Casey, E. A., Tolman, R. M., & Leek, C. (in press). Examining men’s perceptions of gender-based violence prevention programming content. Violence Against Women.

Carlson, J.,*Quiason, M., Doan, A., & Mabachi, N. (2018). What can campuses learn from community Sexual Assault Response Teams?

Literature review of teams’ purpose, activities, membership and challenges. Trauma, Violence & Abuse.

Carlson, J., & Casey, E. A. (2018a). Disjunctures in experiences of support during the transition to fatherhood among men who have used intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Carlson, J., & Casey, E. A. (2018b). Perceptions of men who have used intimate partner violence on creating a transition to fatherhood program. Journal of Family Violence.

Casey, E. A., Allen, C. T., Tolman, R. M., Carlson, J., & Leek, C. (2018). Walking the walk or just talk?: A global examination of men’s intentions to take violence preventative action. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.

Carlson, J., Allen, C. T., Leek, C., Storer, H., Casey, E. A., & Tolman, R. M. (2017). Participants’ perceptions of the nature of events aimed at engaging men in efforts to eliminate gender-based violence. Global Social Welfare, 42(2), 91-103.

Carlson, J. (2017). “What can I do?” Child welfare workers’ perceptions of what they can do to address poverty. Journal of Children and Poverty, 23(2), 161-176.

Casey, E. A., Leek, C., Tolman, R. M., Allen, C. T., & Carlson, J. (2017). Getting men in the room: Perceptions of effective strategies to initiate men’s involvement in gender-based violence prevention in a global sample. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 19(9), 979-995.

Carlson, J. (2017). Reaching out and digging in: A global perspective on engaging men in gender-based violence prevention. In E. Morris & F. Ouer, Unmasking Masculinities in the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

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Presentations Carlson, J., & Casey, E. A. (2018, January 14). Perceptions of Support during the Transition to Fatherhood by Men with History of Using Intimate Partner Violence. Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. Carlson, J., *Moon, J., *Conrad, A., *Willard, M., *Sanders, I., Akin, B., Taggert, S., Rose, J., Davis, L., & Zinn, A. (2018, January 13).

What Is the Problem? Child Welfare Involved Families Experiencing Domestic Violence: Perceptions of Stakeholders across Multiple Systems. Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. Leek, C., Carlson, J., Tolman, R. M., Casey, E. A., & Allen, C. T. (2017, March 31). “What’s in a name?”: (Re)Considering Language and Frameworks for Engaging Men in Gender-based Violence Prevention. American Men’s Studies Association, Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. Doan, A., Carlson, J., & Mabachi, N. (2017, February 7). Heartland Sexual Assault Policies & Prevention on Campuses Project. Partners In Progress: 2nd Biennial Conference for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Topeka, KS. (State) Tolman, R. M., Casey, E. A., Carlson, J., Allen, C. T., & Leek, C. (2017, January 15). Predicting Violence Preventative Behavior among an International Sample of Men Attending Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programming. Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2017, New Orleans, LA.

D. CRYSTAL COLES Assistant Professor Scholarship Focus

Child welfare and the intersection of the African-American/Black diaspora through the lens of health disparities in rural and urban communities; focusing on the child and maternal well-being as a preventative method of children transitioning into the foster care system.

Grand Challenge

Ensure healthy development for all youth. Close the health gap.

Publications Coles, D. C., Netting, F. E., & O’Connor, M. K. (in press). Using prosopography to raise the voices of those erased in social work history.

Journal of Women and Social Work.

Coles, D.C., Netting, F.E., & O’Connor, M.K. (2018). Using prosopography to raise the voices of those erased in social work history.

Affilia, 33(1), pp. 85-97.

Brady, S., Leisey, M., Coles, D. C., Perkins, N. H., Lee, J., Monico, C., Mann-Williams, A., Smith, K., & Young, J. A. (2017). Letter to the editor: Respecting multiple epistemologies in social work. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(2), 361-364.

Price, S.K., Coles, D.C., & Wingold, T. (2017). Integrating behavioral health risk assessment into centralized intake for maternal and child health services. Health and Social Work, 42(4), pp. 231-239.

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Presentations Coles, D.C. (2018, January). Privatization‌Good for the state or for the child? Gaining insight into the trajectory of experience for children in foster care in states that are fully privatized, partially privatized or non-privatized. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Society for Social Work Research, Washington D.C. Coles, D.C., & Mann-Williams, A. (2017, October). Understanding efficiency and effectiveness of privatization through the child’s experience in care. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX. Mann-Williams, A., & Coles, D.C. (2017, October). Social Justice and HBSE: A Framework for Social Work Educators. Roundtable presented at the 63rd Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX. Coles, D. C. (2017, May). Recognizing Biases and Understanding Cultural Humility. Life Alliance Mentor Program. Mentorship, Access, and Guidance in College (MAGIC). Eastern Michigan University.

Coles, D. C., & Mann-Williams, A. (2017, January). Privatization of the foster care system through the lens of efficiency and effectiveness. Poster presented at the 21st Annual Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA. Coles, D. C., & Mann-Williams, A. (2017, January). Privatization of the foster care system through the lens of efficiency and effectiveness. Poster presented at the 21st Annual Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA. Coles, D. C., & Price, S. K. (2017, January). Depressive symptoms and behavioral health risks in pregnant and postpartum women: Prevalence and risk co-occurrence in low-resource communities. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA. Price, S. K., & Coles, D. C. (2017, January). Integrating behavioral health with centralized Intake for maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting (MIECHV). Paper presented at the 21st Annual Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA. Shaddik, J., Perkins, N., & Coles, D. C. (2017, January). Predictive factors of father involvement: Examination of the five-year follow-up from the fragile families study. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

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SARAH JEN Assistant Professor Scholarship Focus

Intersections of social work, gerontology, and sexuality; support the sexual needs of aging populations and to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ midlife and older adults.

Grand Challenge

Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Close the health gap. Advance long and productive lives.

Publications Jen, S. (in press). Bisexual and aging: Striving for social justice. In S. Westwood (Ed.) Ageing, Diversity, and Inequality: Social Justice Perspectives. Routledge: London, UK. Jen, S. (in press). Discourses of late life gender transitions. Journal of Research on Women and Gender.

Jen, S. (2018). Sexuality of midlife and older women: A review of theory use. Journal of Women & Aging, 30(3), 204-226.

Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I., Bryan, A. E. B., Jen, S., Goldsen, J., & Kim, H.-J. (2017). The unfolding of LGBT lives: Key events associated with health and well-being in later life. The Gerontologist, 57(supp. 1), S15-S29.

Goldsen, J., Bryan, A. E. B., Muraco, A., Kim, H.-J., Jen, S., & Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I. (2017). Who says I do: The changing context of marriage and health and quality of life for LGBT midlife and older adults. The Gerontologist, 57(supp. 1), S50-S62.

Jen, S. (2017). Older women and sexuality: Narratives of gender, age, and living environment. Journal of Women & Aging, 29(1), 87-97.

Kim, H.-J., Jen, S., & Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I. (2017). Race/ethnicity and health-related quality of life among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults. The Gerontologist, 57(supp. 1), S30-S39.

Presentations Jen, S. (2018, April). Bisexuality and aging. Invited workshop, LGBT Senior Providers Network.

Kim, H.-J., Jen, S., & Harner, V. (2018, January). Bisexuality and aging: The association of key life events and the well-being of bisexual older women and men. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Jen, S. (2017, November). The Red Scare through the McCarthy Era (1920-1970). Lecture, Course: Intellectual and Historical Foundations of Social Work Practice.

Harner, V., Jen, S., & Kim, H.-J. (2017, October). Health disparities among midlife and older LGBTQ seniors. Fabulous Aging Conference, Tukwila, WA. Jen, S. (2017, July). Sexuality of midlife and older women: Uses of theory in research. 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA. 25

Jen, S. (2017, April). Sexuality, intimacy, and aging. Lecture, Course: Geriatric Audiology (Speech and Hearing Center).

Muchmore, D., Jen, S., Westwood, S., Sandberg, L., & Marshall, B. (2017, April). What’s up in feminist gerontology? European Network of Aging Studies & North American Network of Aging Studies Annual Meeting, Graz, Austria.

Clark, T., Jen, S., & Johnston, T. (2017, March). Bisexuality: What’s aging got to do with it? American Society on Aging Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Jen, S. (2017, March). Current smoking among older sexual minority women: Effects of age and sexual orientation. American Society on Aging Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Jen, S. (2017, January). Supporting and working with family caregivers. Lecture, Course: Family Healing (MSW required course).

Jen, S. (2017, January). Sexuality of midlife and older women: Uses of theory. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

CHERYL HOLMES Associate Researcher Scholarship Focus

Frontier and rural; integrated care; behavioral health.

Grand Challenges

Closing the health gap. Eradicating social isolation.

Presentations Hunter, E., Penick, E.C., Paolo, T., Levy, M., Holmes, C., Matejkowski, J. (2017, November). An interprofessional collaboration between a clinical social work training program and a clinical psychology internship training program to meet the behavioral healthcare needs of rural and urban underserved populations. Poster presentation at the Faculty Academic Day & Interprofessional Preceptor Summit, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. (Invited).

Levy, M., Holmes, C, & Boyd, C. (2017, September). Preparing the behavioral health workforce for integrated care in rural communities.

Presentation at the 2017 HRSA Virtual Behavioral Health Conference Lessons from the Field: Innovations in Behavioral Health Workforce Education, Training, and Development, Virtual. (Refereed).

Levy, M., Holmes, C., & Boyd, C. (2017, March). Preparing Master’s level social work graduates for integrated behavioral health. Invited plenary session, Sunflower Foundation Integrated Care Learning Collaborative, Topeka, Kansas.

Grube, W., Mendenhall, A., Holmes, C., & Levy, M. (January 2017). Exploring patient centered care in a rural context: The relationship between rural residents’ age and components of the Patient Centered Medical Home model. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research 21st Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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NANCY KEPPLE Assistant Professor Scholarship Focus

Social consequences of the availability, distribution and use of psychoactive substances; substance use behaviors among parenting populations; the role of parent substance use in child welfare decision-making; and racial/ethnic disparities within the child welfare system.

Grand Challenges

Stop family violence. Ensure healthy development for all youth. Eradicate social isolation.

Publications Kepple, N. J., & Freisthler, B. (in press). Who’s Buying What and How Much? Correlates of Purchase Behaviors from Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles, California. Journal of Primary Prevention.

Freisthler, B., & Kepple, N. J. (in press). Types of substance use and punitive parenting: A preliminary exploration. Journal of Social Work Practice in Addictions.

Wolf, J. P., Kepple, N. J., & Freisthler, B. (in press). Weighing the Evidence: Understanding the Role of Parental Substance Use in Child Welfare Substantiation Decisions. Journal of Social Work Practice in Addictions.

Kobulsky, J. M., Kepple, N. J., & Jedwab, M. (2018). Abuse Characteristics and the Concordance of Child Protective Services Determinations and Adolescent Self-Reports of Abuse. Child Maltreatment, 23(3), 269-280. doi:10.1177/1077559518771743 Subica, S. M., Douglas, J. A., Kepple, N. J., Villaneuva, S., & Grills, C. T. (2018). The geography of crime and violence surrounding tobacco shops, medical marijuana dispensaries, and off-sale alcohol outlets in a large, urban low-income community of color. Preventive Medicine, 108, 8-16. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.020 Kepple, N. J. (2018). Does parental substance use always engender risk for children? Comparing incidence rate ratios of abusive and neglectful behaviors across substance use behavior patterns. Child Abuse & Neglect, 76, 44-55. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.09.015 Freisthler, B., Wolf, J. P., Wiegmann, W., & Kepple, N. J. (2017). Drug Use, the Drug Environment, and Child Physical Abuse and Neglect. Child Maltreatment, 22(3), 245-255. doi:10.1177/1077559517711042 Freisthler, B., Kepple, N. J., Wolf, J. P., Curry, S. R., & Gregoire, T. (2017). Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers. Children & Youth Services Review.

Lloyd, M., & Kepple, N. J. (2017). Unpacking the Parallel Effects of Parental Alcohol Misuse and Low Income on Risk of Supervisory Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect, 69, 72-84. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.007 Kepple, N. J., & Freisthler, B. (2017). Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA. Addictive Behaviors, 73. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460317301491 doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.010 Wolf, J. P., Freisthler, B., Kepple, N. J., & Chavez, R. (2017). The Places Parents Go: Understanding the Breadth, Scope, and Experiences of Activity Spaces for Parents. Geojournal, 82(2), 355-368. doi:10.1007/s10708-015-9690-y 27

Friedline, T., & Kepple, N. J. (2017). Does Community Access to Alternative Financial Services Relate to Individuals’ Use of These Services? Beyond Individual Explanations. Journal of Consumer Policy, 40(1), 51-79. doi:10.1007/s10603-016-9331-y Dennis, M. K., Kepple, N. J., & Brewer, J. P. (2017). Grandparents of the community: Lakota elders’ view of intergenerational care.

Grandfamilies, 4(1), 115-142. http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/grandfamilies/vol4/iss1/9 Kobulsky, J., Kepple, N. J., Holmes, M., & Hussey, D. (2017). Concordance of parent and child reported physical abuse among children investigated by the child welfare system. Child Maltreatment, 22(1), 24-33. doi:10.1177/1077559516673156 Kepple, N. J. (2017). The complex nature of parental substance use: Examining past year and prior use behaviors as correlates of child maltreatment frequency. Substance Use & Misuse, 52(6), 811-821. doi:10.1080/10826084.2016.1253747 Kepple, N. J., & Parker, A. (n.d.). Moving Towards a More Responsive Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas.

Presentations Kepple, N. J. (2018, September 11). Does parental substance use always engender risk of children? Comparing incidence rate ratios of abusive and neglectful behaviors across substance use behavior patterns. Toronto, ON. Kepple, N. J., & Parker, A. (2018, September 5). Moving towards a more responsive substance use disorder continuum of care: A comprehensive needs assessment of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Overland Park, KS. Kepple, N. J. (2018, July 25). Working with substance-using parents within a child welfare context: Evidence-based insights for CASA volunteers. Mission, KS. Kepple, N. J., & Parker, A. (2018, April 27). Moving towards a more responsive addiction continuum of care. Overland Park, KS. Al-Ahdali, S., & Kepple, N. J. (2018, January). Resilience within Indigenous Transition Age Foster Youth. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C. Kepple, N. J., Nam, E., & Al-Ahdali, S. (2018, January). What’s at the Root of Alcohol-related Aggression? A Systematic Review of Emotion Regulation, Alcohol Use, and Aggressive Behavior. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C. Kobulsky, J. M., & Kepple, N. J. (2018, January). Physical and Psychological Abuse Characteristics and the Concordance of Child Protective Services Allegations and Adolescent Self-Report. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C. Kepple, N. J., & Freisthler, B. (2017, June 1). Place over Traits: Edible Purchasing Behaviors from Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA. Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C. Freisthler, B., Kepple, N. J., Wolf, J. P., & Curry, S. (2017, January 15). Does Legal Vs. Illegal Drug Use Affect the Decision to Substantiate Child Abuse or Neglect Among Social Work Professionals. Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Subica, A., Douglas, J. A., Kepple, N. J., Grills, C. T., & Villanueva, S. (2017, January 15). Do Legal Drug Outlets Specializing in Selling Tobacco, Medical Marijuana, and Alcohol Endanger the Public Health of Residents in a Low-Income Community of Color? Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

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TERRY KOENIG Professor

Scholarship Focus

Ethical decision making in social work practice; social welfare philosophy; international social work development and cross-cultural practices; Central Asian and post-Soviet issues; aging, elder abuse and self-neglect; qualitative research methods.

Grand Challenge

Achieve equal opportunity and justice.

Publications Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (in production, 2018). Human behavior theory for social work practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (in press). In R. Spano (Ed.), Social work ethics. In S. Kapp (Ed.). Introduction to social work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Besthorn, F. H., Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Warren, S. L. (2017). A critical analysis of social and environmental justice: Reorienting social work to an ethic of ecological justice. In R. Hugman & J. Carter (Eds.), Rethinking values and ethics in social work. London: PalgraveMacmillan.

Chappell Deckert, J., & Koenig, T. L, (2017). Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan. Qualitative Social Work.

Koenig, T. L., Spano, R. N., Kaufman, D., Leiste, M. R., Tynyshbayeva, A. A., Madyarbekov, G., & Makhadeyeva, A. K. (2017). A Freirean analysis of Kazakhstani social work education. International Social Work, 60(1), 159-169.

Presentations Koenig, T. L. & Gomi, S. (2018). How does growth happen? Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work, International Conference, Burlington, VT. Koenig, T. (2017). The strengths perspective in social work practice. Department of Social Work, Social Work Course Presentation at the University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany, Kassel, Germany.

Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2017). Cyber ethics in social work practice. Key note co-presenter for Social Work Alumni Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS., Manhattan, KS. Koenig, T. (2017, June). Hoarding and Older Adults. Preventing Adult Abuse Awareness Day, Topeka, KS. Koenig, T. (2017, September). Red Hot Research Symposium: Hoarding and Older Adults as Nonvoluntary Clients: Team Interventions, a Political Approach and Beyond. Red Hot Research Symposium, University of Kansas Spooner Hall.

Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (2017). Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2017). Transformational Learning in Social Work: Reflections on White Privilege. Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work International Conference, Burlington, VT. 29

MICHELLE LEVY Research Project Director Scholarship Focus

Recruitment, retention and workforce issues; health and behavioral health; interprofessional education, integrated care; prevention; rural perspectives; engagement; organizational intervention; cross-systems collaboration.

Grand Challenges

Ensure healthy development for all youth. Close the health gap. Achieve equal opportunity and justice.

Publications Levy, M., Holmes, C., Mendenhall, A., & Grube, W. (2017). Engaging rural residents in patient-centered health care research. Patient Experience Journal, 4(1), 46-53.

Presentations Levy, M., Holmes, C., & Boyd, C. (2017, March 14). Preparing Master’s Level Social Work Graduates for Integrated Behavioral Health.

Sunflower Foundation Integrated Care Learning Collaborative, Topeka, KS. Grube, W., Mendenhall, A., Holmes, C., & Levy, M. (January 2017). Exploring patient centered care in a rural context: The relationship between rural residents’ age and components of the Patient Centered Medical Home model. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research 21st Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Levy, M. & Holmes, C. (2016, December). Preparing social work students for interprofessional practice in integrated health care.

Academic Day Interprofessional Poster Session, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

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MELINDA LEWIS Associate Professor of Practice Scholarship Focus

Poverty and economic inequality; asset-based financial aid; social change; strategies for effective policy advocacy by nonprofit organizations; advocacy evaluation; advocacy capacity-building for individuals and social service organizations.

Grand Challenges

Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Reduce extreme economic inequality.

Ensure healthy development for all youth. Build financial capability and assets for all.

Publications Chapin, R. and Lewis, M. (in review). Social Policy for Effective Practice: A Strengths Approach: New Directions in Social Work: Routledge. 5th edition.

Elliott, W. and Lewis, M. (2018). Making Education Work for the Poor: The Potential of Children’s Savings Accounts. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Lewis, M., O’Brien, M., & Elliott, W. (2017). Immigrant Latino Families Saving Against Great Odds: The Case of CSAs and the Prosperity Kids Program. Race and Social Problems, 9(3), pp. 192-206.

Lewis, M., O’Brien, M., Jones-Layman, A., O’Neill, E., & Elliott, W. (2017). Saving and educational asset-building within a communitydriven CSA program: The case of promise Indiana. Poverty and Public Policy, 9(2), 188-208.

Presentations Elliott, W., Reeves, R., Hamilton, D., and Lewis, M. (July 25, 2018). Making Education Work for the Poor. Book presentation at New America. Washington, DC. Lewis, M. (April 4, 2018). Impact of Children’s Savings Accounts. Presentation for the Midwest CSA Consortium. Minneapolis, MN. Lewis, M. (March 7, 2018). Telling your Story. Presentation for Kansas NASW Day. Topeka, KS. Lewis, M. (December 6, 2017). Building a Movement, to Construct a Pipeline. Presentation for the Midwest CSA Consortium. Madison, WI. Lewis, M. and Elliott, W. (November 2, 2017). Imagining an Opportunity Pipeline. Presentation for the Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. Lewis, M. (October 30, 2017). Pathways to Service. Presentation for Office of Service Learning, University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS. Lewis, M. (June 12, 2017). Supporting your Nonprofit’s Advocacy. Presentation for the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the REACH Healthcare Foundation, Kansas City, MO. Lewis, M. (May 6, 2017). Student Debt, the Racial Wealth Gap, and the American Dream. Presentation for the United We Stand Coalition, Kansas City, MO.

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Lewis, M. (March 6, 2017). Strategic Communications for Advocacy. Presentation for the Kansas City Nonprofit Advocacy Collaborative.

Lewis, M. (July 18, 2018). Building Advocacy Capacity to Reduce Poverty. Presentation for the Kansas Conference on Poverty. Topeka, KS. Quint, C., Feinstein, A., Grant, P., & Lewis, M. (October 9, 2017). Children’s Savings Accounts and Scholarships: Practitioners’ Perspectives. Presentation for the National Scholarship Providers Association Conference, Seattle, WA.

JASON MATEJKOWSKI Associate Professor Scholarship Focus

Policies and services involving adults with mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system or who are homeless.

Grand Challenges

Promote smart decarceration. End homelessness.

Publications Matejkowski, J., & Conrad, A. (in press). Minor risk factors. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. Sage.

Matejkowski, J., Lee, S., & Severson, M. (2018). Validation of a tool to measure attitudes among community corrections officers toward shared decision making with formerly incarcerated persons with mental illness. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 45(5), 612-627. doi:10.1177/0093854818761991 Choi, S., Lee, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2018). The effects of state Medicaid expansion on low-income individuals’ access to health care: Multilevel modeling. Population Health Management, 21(3), 235-244. doi:10.1089/pop.2017.0104 Matejkowski, J., Conrad, A., & Ostermann, M. (2017). Does early onset of criminal behavior differentiate for whom serious mental illness has a direct or indirect effect on recidivism? Law and Human Behavior, 41(1), 68-79. doi:10.1037/lhb0000231 Nam, E., Matejkowski, J., & Lee, S. (2017). Racial/ethnic differences in contemporaneous use of mental health and substance use treatment among individuals experiencing both mental illness and substance use disorders. Psychiatric Quarterly, 88, 185-198. doi:10.1007/s11126-016-9444-0 Lee, S., Matejkowski, J., & Han, W. (2017). Racial-ethnic variation in mental health service utilization among people with a major affective disorder and a criminal history. Community Mental Health Journal, 53(1), 8-14. doi:10.1007/s10597-015-9899-8 Matejkowski, J. (2017). The moderating effects of antisocial personality disorder on the relationship between serious mental illness and types of prison infractions. The Prison Journal, 97(2), 202-223. doi:10.1177/0032885517692804 Severson, M., & Matejkowski, J. (2017). A look at crisis assessments completed in Douglas County June 5 – July 12, 2017. Lawrence, KS: Douglas County Commission.

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Severson, M., & Matejkowski, J. (2017). Douglas County Criminal Justice System Projects: Final Report. Lawrence, KS: Douglas County Commission.

Presentations Matejkowski, J., & Severson, M. (2018, January). Predictors of shared decision-making with people who have a serious mental illness and who are under justice supervision in the community. Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Hunter, E., Penick, E., Paolo, T., Levy, M., Holmes, C., & Matejkowski, J. (2017, November). An interprofessional collaboration between clinical psychology and clinical social work training programs that focuses on preparing students for practice and service to rural and urban underserved populations. KU Medical Center’s Faculty Academic Day and Interprofessional Preceptor Summit, Kansas City, KS. Conrad, A., & Matejkowski, J. (2017, November). Mental health courts selection criteria and recidivism: A systematic review. American Society for Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

AMY MENDENHALL Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Research Scholarship Focus

Children’s mental health including serious mental illness, service utilization, parent and child education and the impact of mental illness on children and their families.

Grand Challenges

Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Close the health gap. Ensure health development for all youth.

Publications Cai, H., Spreckelmeyer, K., Mendenhall, A.N., Holmes, C., & Levy, M. (in press). A Regional Survey on Residents’ Preferences on Patient Centered Medical Home Design in Rural Areas. Health Environments Research & Design Journal.

Frauenholtz, S., Mendenhall, A., & Moon, J. (2017). The Role of School Employees’ Mental Health Knowledge in Interdisciplinary Collaborations to Support the Academic Success of Students Experiencing Mental Health Distress. Children & Schools, 39(2), 71-79.

Levy, M., Holmes, C., Mendenhall, A., & Grube, W. (2017). Engaging Rural Residents in Patient-Centered Health Care Research.

Patient Experience Journal, 4(1), 46-53.

Moon, J., Williford, A., & Mendenhall, A. (2017). Educators’ Perceptions of Youth Mental Health: Implications for Training and the Promotion of Mental Health Services in Schools. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 384–391. doi:10.1016/j. childyouth.2017.01.006

Presentations Byers, K., Grube, W., & Mendenhall, A. (2018). Profiles of Toxic Stress Risk and Protection in Early Childhood: A latent class analysis of the Household Strength and Strain Inventory. Oral presentation for the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development in Dublin, Ireland on July 7, 2018.

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Mendenhall, A., Frauenholtz, S., & Grube, W. (2018). Mutuality in the Mentorship Relationship between Pre-Tenured Faculty and Doctoral Students. Poster presentation at the 2018 Mentoring Conference in Albuquerque, NM on October 24, 2018.

Mendenhall, A. & Grube, W. (2018). Strengths Model Case Management for Youth: A Case Study of a Mental Health Center’s Journey to Providing Strengths-Based, Client-Driven Services. Oral presentation for the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development in Dublin, Ireland on July 7, 2018.

Mills, A., Grube, W. & Mendenhall, A. (2018). The Effect of Strengths Model for Youth Implementation on Professional Quality of Life for Mental Health Case Managers. Poster presentation for 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health in Tampa, FL on March 6, 2018.

Schuetz, N. & Mendenhall, A. (2018). Qualitative Insights from Implementing the Strengths Model for Youth. Poster presentation for 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health in Tampa, FL on March 4, 2018.

Downes, D., Mendenhall, A., Schoenhoff, K., & Lopez, R. (2017, October 11). Growing state-wide capacity to reduce toxic stress in families: a multi-site study in Kansas. 74th Annual Kansas Public Health Association Conference, Manhattan, KS. Grube, W., Mendenhall, A., Holmes, C., & Levy, M. (2017, January 14). Exploring Patient Centered Care in a Rural Context: The Relationship between Rural Residents’ Age and Components of the Patient Centered Medical Home Model. 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans.

Moon, J., Williford, A., & Mendenhall, A. (2017, January 14). Assessing Self-Efficacy to Address Student Mental Health Needs Among Public School Educators: Implications for School Social Work. 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans.

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TERRY MOORE Research Project Director Scholarship Focus

Child welfare management; management reporting; use of data in program improvement planning and management decision making; outcomes research; program evaluation; risk assessment; and abuse/ neglect prevention with public assistance populations.

Grand Challenges

Achieve equality opportunity and justice. Harness technology for social good.

Publications Johnson-Motoyama, M.J., Moore, T.D., Damman, J.L. & Rudlang-Perman, K. (2017). Harnessing administrative data to monitor racial/ethnic disparities and disproportionality within child welfare agencies. Journal of Public Child Welfare, DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2017.1301842.

Presentations Moore, T.D., (May 8, 2018). In-Home Data: Data Structure, Measures, and Reporting. Casey Family Programs Data Leaders meeting Casey Family Programs Spring 2018 Data Leaders Meeting, Washington D.C.

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MEGAN PACELEY

Assistant Professor, Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship Focus

Understanding the impact of non-urban communities on the health and well-being of gender and sexual minority (GSM) youth; development, sustainability, and evaluation of gender and sexual minority community organizations.

Grand Challenges

Eradicate social isolation. Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Close the health gap.

Create social responses to a changing environment. Ensure healthy development for all youth. Stop family violence. Advance long and productive lives.

Publications Paceley, M. S., Thomas, M. M., Toole, J., & Pavicic, E. (in press). “If rainbows were everywhere”: Nonmetropolitan SGM youth identify factors that make communities supportive. Journal of Community Practice.

Paceley, M. S. (in press). In Their Words: A Found Poem on the Experiences of Rural LGBTQ Youth. Qualitative Inquiry.

Akin, B. A., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Davis, S., Paceley, M. S., & Brook, J. (in press). Parent Perspectives of Barriers, Engagement and Program Impact of the Strengthening Families Program: An Evidence-Based Intervention for Families in Child Welfare and Affected by Parental Substance Use. Child & Family Social Work.

Akin, B., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Davis, S., Paceley, M. S., & Brook, J. (in press). Engaging substance-affected families in child welfare: Parent perspectives of a parenting intervention at program initiation and completion. Journal of Family Social Work.

Paceley, M. S., Goffnet, J., & Gandy-Guedes, M. (in press). Impact of victimization, community climate, and community size on the mental health of sexual and gender minority youth. Journal of Community Psychology.

Paceley, M. S., Hwa, A., & Arizpe, H. (2017). Nonmetropolitan sexual and gender minority youth’s friendships with GSM and non-GSM peers: Perceptions of social support. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 29(4), 399-414. doi:10.1080/10538720.2017.1365674 Paceley, M. S., Okrey-Anderson, S., & Heumann, M. (2017). Transgender youth in small towns: perceptions of community size, climate, and support. Journal of Youth Studies, 20(7), 822-840.

Craig, S. L., Iacano, G., Paceley, M. S., Dentato, M. P., & Boyle, K. (2017). Intersecting sexual, gender and professional identities among social work students: The importance of identity integration. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(3), 466-479.

Keck, A.-S., Sloane, S., Liechty, J., Paceley, M. S., Donovan, S. M., Bost, K. K., McBride, B., & Fiese, B. H. (2017). Longitudinal Perspectives of Faculty and Students on Benefits and Barriers to Transdisciplinary Graduate Education: Program Assessment and Institutional Recommendations. Palgrave Communications, 3, 1-10. doi:10.1057/s41599-017-0027-y

Presentations Paceley, M. S., Fish, J. N., Conrad, A., & Schuetz, N. (2018, May). Diverse community contexts and support for SGM youth: A mixed methods study. LGBTQ Research Symposium, Champaign, IL.

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Paceley, M. S., Thomas, M. M., & Goffnett, J. (2018, January). What makes a community supportive” SGM youth’s perceptions of community strengths. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC. Gandy-Guedes, M., & Paceley, M. S. (2017, October). What’s our rallying cry? Activism in LGBTQIA emerging-adults after the marriage-equality era. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, TX. Iacano, G., Craig, S., McInroy, L., Paceley, M. S., Dentato, M., Austin, A., & Alessi, E. (2017, October). Towards Diversity: Intersection of LGBTQ and Professional Identities among Social Work Students. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, TX. Paceley, M. S., Fish, J. N., & Schuetz, N. (2017, May). Coping strategies, substance use, and mental health among sexual and gender minority youth. LGBTQ Research Symposium, Champaign, IL. Fish, J. N., Paceley, M. S., & Schuetz, N. (2017, April). Coping strategies among sexual and gender minority youth: A preliminary investigation. Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX. Paceley, M. S., Fish, J. N., Conrad, A., & Schuetz, N. (2018, March). Community support within diverse community contexts for sexual and gender minority youth. Gender and Sexuality in Kansas Conference, Wichita, KS.

EDWARD SCANLON Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Scholarship Focus

Anti-poverty programs and policies; social justice; policy and social change strategies.

Grand Challenges

Achieve equal opportunity and justice. Reduce extreme economic inequality. Create social responses to a changing environment. Build financial capability and assets for all.

Publications Dennis, M. K., Scanlon, E., & Sellon, A. (2017). “It’s a generosity loop”: Religious and spiritual motivations of volunteers who glean produce to reduce food insecurity. Journal of Spirituality and Social Work: Social Thought, 36(4).

Scanlon, E., & Sanders, C. K. (2017). Financial Capability and Asset Building: A Transformational Practice Framework. Advances in Social Work, 18(2).

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MARGARET SEVERSON Professor

Scholarship Focus

Research and practice in social justice venues, including mental health and suicide prevention programming in detention centers, divorce and child custody mediation, restorative justice and social work ethics.

Grand Challenges

Promote smart decarceration. Achieve equal opportunity and justice.

Publications Matejkowski, J., Lee, S., & Severson, M. E. (2018). Validation of a tool to measure attitudes among community corrections officers toward shared decision making with formerly incarcerated persons with mental illness. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 45(5), 612-627.

Severson, M. (2017). Imagining the Future of Justice: Advancing Decarceration Through Multisector Social Innovations. In M. Epperson & C. Pettus-Davis (Eds.), Smart Decarceration: Achieving Criminal Justice Transformation in the 21st Century..Oxford University Press.

Severson, M. E., & Matejkowski, J. L. (2017). Douglas County Criminal Justice System Projects: Final Report. Douglas County Board of County Commissioner.

Severson, M. E., & Matejkowski, J. L. (2017). A look at crisis assessments completed in Douglas County June 5 – July 12, 2017. Douglas County Board of County Commissioner.

Presentations Matejkowski, J. L., & Severson, M. E. (2018, January). Predictors of shared decision-making with people who have a serious mental illness and who are under justice supervision in the community. Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference., Washington DC.

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PAUL SMOKOWSKI Professor

Scholarship Focus

Children and families, Latino immigrant families, rural youth, school, health, psychodrama techniques.

Grand Challenge

Ensure healthy development for all youth.

Publications Smokowski, P.R., Evans, C.B.R., Wing, H., Bower, M., Bacallao, M., & Barbee, J. (in press). Implementing school based youth courts in a rural context: Making schools safer by interrupting the school to prison pipeline. Children and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Cotter, K.L., Rose, R.A., Bacallao, M., & Smokowski, P.R. (in press). Parenting wisely six months later: How delivery format impacts program effects at follow-up. Journal of Primary Prevention.

Wu, Q., Guo, S., Evans, C.B.R., Smokowski, P.R., Bacallao, M. & Cotter, K.L. (in press). Modeling ecological risk, health promotion, and prevention program effects for rural adolescents. Journal for the Society of Social Work and Research.

Smokowski, P.R., Bacallao, M., Evans, C.B.R., Rose, R.A., Stalker, K.L., Guo, S., Wu, Q., Barbee, J., & Bower, M. The North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center: Using a Multifaceted, Ecological Approach to Reduce Youth Violence in Impoverished, Rural Area.

Journal for the Society of Social Work and Research.

Smokowski, P.R., Corona, R., Bacallao, M., Forston, B.L., Marshall, K.J., & Yaros, A. (2018). Addressing barriers to recruitment and retention in the implementation of parenting programs: Lessons learned for effective program delivery in rural and urban areas. Journal of Child and Family Studies.

Webber, K., Smokowski, P.R., & Evans, C.B.R. (2018). Assessment of adolescent optimism: Measurement invariance across gender and race/ethnicity. Journal of Adolescence.

Fernández-Rhodes L, Robinson WR, Sotres-Alvarez D, Franceschini N, Castañeda SF, Buelna C, Moncrieft A, Llabre M, Daviglus ML, Qi Q, Agarwal A, Isasi CR, Smokowski P, Gordon-Larsen P, and North KE. The Accuracy of Self-Reported Weight in a Diverse Population-Based Sample of Hispanic/Latino Adults from Four Urban United States Communities: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Epidemiology. 2017 Nov;28(6):847-853. PMCID: PMC5617765.

Fernández-Rhodes L, Gong J, Haessler J, Franceschini N, Graff M, Nishimura KK, Wang Y, Highland HM, Yoneyama S, Bush WS, Goodloe R, Ritchie MD, Crawford D, Gross M, Fornage M, Buzkova P, Tao R, Isasi C, Avilés-Santa L, Daviglus M, Mackey RH, Houston D, Gu CC, Ehret G, Nguyen KH, Lewis CE, Leppert M, Irvin MR, Lim U, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Schumacher F, Wilkens L, Lu Y, Bottinger EP, Loos RJ, Sheu WH, Guo X, Lee WJ, Hai Y, Hung YJ, Absher D, Wu IC, Taylor KD, Lee IT, Liu Y, Wang TD, Quertermous T, Juang JJ, Rotter JI, Assimes T, Hsiung CA, Chen YI, Prentice R, Kuller LH, Manson JE, Kooperberg C, Smokowski P, Robinson WR, Gordon-Larsen P, Li R, Hindorff L, Buyske S, Matise TC, Peters U, North KE. Transethnic fine-mapping of genetic loci for body mass index in the diverse ancestral populations of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study reveals evidence for multiple signals at established loci. Hum Genet. 2017. PMID: 28391526. PMCID: PMC5485655.

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Smokowski, P.R., Rose, R.A., Bacallao, M., Cotter, K.L., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017). Family dynamics and aggressive behavior in Latino adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23(1), 81-90.

Smokowski, P.R., Rose, R.A., Evans, C.B.R., Barbee, J., Cotter, K.L., & Bower, M. (2017). The impact of teen court on rural adolescents: Improved social relationships, psychological functioning, and school experiences. Journal of Primary Prevention, 38, 447-464.

Smokowski, P.R., Cotter, K.L., Guo, S., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017). Scaling up a multifaceted violence prevention package: County level impact of the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 8(1), 19-44.

Evans, C.B.R. & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). Negative bystander behavior in bullying dynamics: Assessing the impact of social capital deprivation and anti-social capital. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 48(1), 120-135.

Bacallao, M., & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). Navigating the web of worries: Using psychodrama techniques to help Latino immigrant families manage acculturation stress. American Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy, 65(1), 57-73.

Evans, C.B.R., Cotter, K.L., & Smokowski, P. R. (2017). Giving victims of bullying a voice: A qualitative study of post bullying coping strategies in rural youth. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34(6), 543-555.

Rose, R. A., Evans, C.B.R., Smokowski, P.R., Howard, M.O., & Stalker, K.C. (2017). Polysubstance use among adolescents in a low income, rural community: Latent classes for middle and high-school students. The Journal of Rural Health. Advance online publication.

Cotter, K.L., Evans, C.B.R., & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). Measuring adolescent violent behavior across groups: Assessing measurement invariance of the violent behavior checklist-modified. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(7), 1087-1102.

Bacallao, M. & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds session I: Using the Acculturation Spectogram to capture family cultural changes after immigration. American Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy, 65(1), 41-56.

Cotter, K.L., Wu, Q., Evans, C.B.R., & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). The Impact of the Positive Action Program on Substance Use, Aggression, and Psychological Functioning: Is School Climate a Mechanism of Change? Children and Youth Services Review, 84, 143151.

Smokowski, P.R., Bacallao, M., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017). Acculturation. In R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 1-12). New York, NY: Springer.

Smokowski, P.R., Bacallao, M., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017). Assimilation. In R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence. New York, NY: Springer.

Smokowski, P.R., Bacallao, M. David Ferdon, C., Stroupe, N., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017). Acculturation and violence in minority adolescents. In S.J. Schwartz, & J. Unger (Eds.), Oxford handbook of acculturation and health (pp. 327-342). New York, NY: Oxford University.

Bacallao, M., & Smokowski, P.R. (2017). Promoting biculturalism in order to prevent behavioral and mental health problems in immigrant families. In S.J. Schwartz, & J.B. Unger (Eds.), Oxford handbook of acculturation and health (pp. 433-448). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Presentations Evans, C.B.R., & Smokowski, P.R. (2018, January). Implementing school based teen courts in a rural context: Making schools safer by interrupting the school to prison pipeline. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research.

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Evans, C.B.R., Smokowski, P.R., & Rose, R.A. (2018, January). Cumulative bullying experiences, adolescent behavioral health, and academic achievement: An integrative model of perpetration, victimization, and bystander behavior. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C. L Fernandez-Rhodes, EK Lodge, D Sotres-Alvarez, N Franceschini, MM Llabre, EM Arredondo, LC. Gallo, W Arguelles, ML. Daviglus, CR. Isasi, P Smokowski, P Gordon-Larsen, AE Aiello, K Perreira, KE North (April 2018), Population Association of America Annual Meeting. Demographic, Sociocultural, Behavioral and Health-Related Factors and Adulthood and Migration-Related Weight Gain Among Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Denver, Colorado, USA. Smokowski, P.R., Evans, C.B.R., Rose, R.A., Howard, M.O., & Cotter, K.L. (2017, January). Latent classes of polysubstance use among middle and high school adolescents in a diverse rural setting. In R.A. Rose (Organizer), Substance use among adolescents in low income rural communities. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Cotter, K.L., Smokowski, P.R., Rose, R.A., Howard, M.O., & Evans, C.B.R. (2017, January). Predictive validity of latent classes for middle and high school polysubstance use. In R.A. Rose (Organizer), Substance use among adolescents in low income rural communities.

Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Rose, R.A., Smokowski, P.R., Howard, M.O., Evans, C.B.R., & Cotter, K.L. (2017, January). Latent classes of polysubstance use: Patterns by grade level in a sample of disadvantaged, racially diverse, rural youth. In R.A. Rose (Organizer), Substance use among adolescents in low income rural communities. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Evans, C.B.R., Smokowski, P.R., Rose, R.A., & Cotter, K.L. (2017, January). Substance use among rural adolescents. In R.A. Rose (Organizer), Substance use among adolescents in low income rural communities. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Smokowski, P.R. (2017, June). Symposium organizer for: An ecological approach go youth violence prevention initiative for adolescence in a low-income, rural county. Symposium conducted at the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C. Evans, C.B.R., Smokowski, P.R., Cotter, K.L., & Rose, R.A. (2017, June). Assessing the impact of teen court on the social relationships, behavior, and mental health of rural adolescents in a low-income violent community. In P.R. Smokowski (Organizer), An ecological approach go youth violence prevention initiative for adolescence in a low-income, rural county. Symposium conducted at the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

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CARRIE WENDELHUMMELL

Project Manager, Director for the Center for Research on Aging and Disability options Scholarship Focus

Healthcare and long term services and supports policy, mental health over the life-course, aging with disabilities, mixed methods research, community based research.

Grand Challenges

Eradicate social isolation. Close the health gap. Advance long and productive lives.

Presentations Wendel-Hummell. C.L., Chapin, R., Sellon, A., and Kang, H. (July 2017). Implementing Kansas’s Universal Assessment in a Managed Long Term Services and Supports Environment. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

ANDREW ZINN Associate Professor, PhD Program Director Scholarship Focus

Child maltreatment and child protective services; foster family care and adoption; juvenile court outcomes; service needs and outcomes of adolescents and young-adults; research methods and statistical analysis.

Grand Challenges

Ensure healthy development for all youth. Stop family violence.

Publications Williford, A., & Zinn, A. (2018). Classroom-Level Differences in Child-Level Bullying Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention in School Settings. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(1).

Zinn, A., & Orlebeke, B. (2017). Juvenile Court Judicial Quality and Children’s Permanency Outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review, 77, 46-54.

Zinn, A., & Orlebeke, B. (2017). The nature and determinants of child representation practice in child welfare cases. Family Court Review, 55(2), 273-291. doi:10.1111/fcre.12239 42

Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). Developmental Heterogeneity of Social Support Among Former Foster Youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 51-58.

Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). The Predictors of Perceived Social Support Among Former Foster Youth. Child Abuse & Neglect, 72, 172-183.

Zinn, A. (2017). Predictors of Natural Mentoring Relationships Among Former Foster Youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 564-575.

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SOCIAL WORK: EARCH & ACADEMICS Students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, play a critical role in the research done in the School of Social Welfare. Students may be involved in research through student research assistant positions, graduate research assistantships, independent studies, or their own research projects. Participation in research provides students with the opportunity to critically apply classroom knowledge to real world community-based examination of social conditions and solutions. Students learn how to conduct, disseminate and translate research in order to transform social work practice and policy. In return, students offer a fresh perspective to research teams and provide valuable work such as project coordination, data collection and entry, and analysis and dissemination of results.

HRSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCHOLARS GRANT has provided scholarships to 81 MSW students in the past three years

82 PERCENT of PhD graduates obtained university faculty positions

HRSA INTEGRATED HEALTH SCHOLARS GRANT has provided scholarships to 28 MSW students with all scholars completing a Capstone Project addressing a need at their field practicum

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2017-18 PHD GRADUATES Eunji Nam

Dissertation: Family, Friends, and Romantic Partners’ Influence onMental Health Recovery among Emerging and Middle-aged Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Elizabeth Ann O’Neill

Dissertation: Health and Employment for Adults with Serious Mental Illness: An Examination of Physical Health Conditions, Healthcare Utilization, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Employment

Alicia Marie Sellon

Dissertation: Volunteerism Among Older Adults with Mobility-Limiting Disabilities: An Exploratory Study

2018-19 DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Jennifer Chappell Deckert Deborah J. Moon Ashley Palmer

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JENNIFER CHAPPELL DECKERT Publications Chappell Deckert, J., Warren, S., & Britton, H. (2018). Midwestern Service Provider Narratives of Migrant Experiences: Legibility, Vulnerability, and Exploitation in Human Trafficking. Advances in Social Work, 18(3), 887-910.

Barrett-Fox, R., Chappell Deckert, J. C., Greenfield, J. C., Kucharczyk, S., & Thomas, J. M. (2018). 400Words at a Time: Transforming Our Writing in Academia. Writing as a Way of Staying Human in a Time that Isn’t, 81.

Chappell Deckert, J., & Koenig, T. L. (2017). Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan. Qualitative Social Work, doi: 1473325017710086.

Presentations Chappell Deckert, J., & Warren, S. (2018, July). Postcolonial Feminist Theory in International Social Work: Mohanty’s ‘Feminist in Solidarity’ Explored.” Society for Social Work and Social Development. Dublin, Ireland.

Chappell Deckert, J., Schmidt-Tieszen, A., Andres, A., & Schmitt, L. (2018, April). The Things We Carry: An Ethics Workshop on Immigration, Social Work, and Museums. Presentation at The Kauffman Museum, North Newton, KS. Chappell Deckert, J., (May 2017). Migrant Identity, Inclusion, and Representation in Qualitative Social Work Research: Museums, Social Work, and the “Immigrant Trunk. International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL. Chappell Deckert, J., Gilgun, J., Gockel, A., Kelly, A.R., Sheehan C., Staller, K., & Warren, S. (January 2017). A Mindful Dialogue on Mindfulness-Based Practice. Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

STACY DUNKERLEY Presentations Dunkerley, S., Akin, B., Brook, J., Johnson-Motoyama, M. (May 2018). Working with Families in Child Welfare Affected by Substance Use: Lessons for Engagement from Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions. Effective Strategies for Working with Involuntary Clients: International Perspectives, Prato, Italy.

Dunkerley, S. (April 2018). Parent Experiences and Worker Perceptions of Parent-Child Visitation in Child Welfare. Presentation at the Graduate Research Competition, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Romero, A., Akin, B., Dunkerley, S., Bruns, K., Brook, J. (January 2018). Driving Organization and System Change: Child Welfare Supervisor and Administrator Perspectives of Initial Implementation. Presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Dunkerley, S., Akin, B., Romero, A., Bruns, K., Brook, J. (January 2018). Initial Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Data-Driven Case Planning Approach in Child Welfare. Presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

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WHITNEY GRUBE Publications Grube, W. A., Liming, K. W. (2018). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup: A systematic review, Infant Mental Health.

Presentations Liming, K.W. & Grube, W.A. (2018, August 28). Multiples matter: Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in early childhood. First Things First Early Childhood Summit, Phoenix, AZ. Grube, W.A. (2018, July 7). All the voices we do not hear: The Convention on the Rights of Child and child/adolescent mental health.

Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

Byers, K., Grube, W.A., & Mendenhall, A.N. (2018, July 7). Profiles of toxic stress risk and protection in early childhood: A latent class analysis of the Household Strength and Strain Inventory. Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

Mendenhall, A.N. & Grube, W.A. (2018, July 7) Strengths Model Case Management for Youth: A case study of a mental health center’s journey to providing strengths-based, client-driven services. Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

Mills, A.N., Grube, W.A., & Mendenhall, A.N. (2018, March 6). The effect of Strengths Model for Youth implementation on Professional Quality of Life for mental health case managers. Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL. Grube, W. A. & Liming, K. (2018, January 13). A systematic review: Findings on attachment bio behavioral catch up (ABC). Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference: Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, D.C. 49

MEGAN E. LEOPOLD Publications Leopold, M. (2018). Problems and politics: A multiple streams analysis of the Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2014. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 45(3), 61-84.

Presentations Leopold, M. (2018, June 1). Problems and Politics: A Multiple Streams Analysis of the Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2014. Poster presentation at the 2018 Policy Conference – Influencing Social Policy: The Next 20 Years, St. Louis, MO. Leopold, M. (2018, April 3). Deconstructing Motherhood: The Myth of the Good Mother. 2018 Graduate Research Competition, Lawrence, KS Flinders, J., Lickvar, C., Barton, J., Leopold, M, & Naemi, P. (2017, February 24). Rethinking “Space” Through the Rules of Engagement: Collaborative Work at the Center for Public Partnerships and Research. 13th Annual Graduate Research Conference, KU Professionals for Inclusion and Social Justice, Lawrence, KS.

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KILEY W. LIMING Publications Grube, W. A., Liming, K. W. (2018). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup: A systematic review, Infant Mental Health.

Liming, K. W. & Grube, W. A. (2018) Wellbeing outcomes for children exposed to multiple adverse experiences in early childhood: A systematic review. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 35(4), 317-335.

Presentations Liming, K., Grube, W. (2018, November). Integrated or Isolated?: Implementing the Findings of a Systematic Review on ACEs. Oral presentation in the Child Welfare Track at the 2018 Council on Social Work Education, 64th Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL (Accepted).

Liming, K., Grube, W. (2018, August 28). Multiples Matter: Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Early Childhood.

90-minute oral presentation at the First Things First: Early Childhood Summit 2018, Phoenix, AZ. Liming, K. (2018, April 18). Multiples Matter: Trauma-Informed Implementation of Findings from a Systematic Review on Early Childhood Exposure to Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences. Poster presentation at 15th Hawai`i International Summit on Preventing, Assessing & Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan, Honolulu, HI (Accepted).

Liming, K., Mariscal, E. S., & Brook, J. (2018, January 14). Substance use disorder treatment prevalence and patterns among parents of young children in foster care. Poster presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, D.C. Grube, W. & Liming, K. (2018, January 13). A systematic review: Findings on attachment bio behavioral catch up (ABC). Poster presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice, Washington, D.C. Liming, K. (2017, January 14). The impact of early childhood exposure to multiple adverse childhood experiences and poor maternal mental health of development, behavioral and social delays. Poster presentation at the Society of Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Ensure Health Development for all Youth, New Orleans, LA.

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KRIS MATTHEWS Presentation Matthews, K. & Byers, K. (January, 2018). Differential impact of wraparound facilitation best practices on youth outcomes: A latent class analysis. Poster presentation at the Society of Social Work Research (SSWR) conference. Washington D.C. Fleming, K. K., Brady, N. C., Muller, K., & Matthews, K. (April, 2018). A Comparison of Communication Complexity Scores in Children with Minimal Verbal Skills and Autism: Naturalistic Language Sample vs. Structured Interaction Protocol. Poster session presented at the Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA (also presented at the Autism Across the Life Span conference, Overland Park, KS).

DEBORAH J. MOON Publications Moon, D.J., Damman, J.L., & Romero, A. (2018). The effects of primary care–based parenting interventions on parenting and child behavioral outcomes: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 1524838018774424. doi: 10.1177/1524838018774424 Akin, B. A., Yan, Y., McDonald, T., & Moon, J. (2017). Changes in parenting practices during Parent Management Training Oregon (PMTO) model with parents of children in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 181-191.

Moon, J., Williford, A. & Mendenhall, A. (2017). Educators’ perceptions of youth mental health: Implications for training and the promotion of mental health services in schools. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 384-391.

Frauenholtz, S. I., Mendenhall, A., & Moon, J. (2017). The role of school employees’ mental health knowledge in interdisciplinary collaborations to support the academic success of students experiencing mental health distress. Children & Schools, 39(2), 71-79.

Canda, E. R., Moon, J., & Kim, K. M. (2017). Korean social welfare’s approach to spiritual diversity. In Crisp, B. R. (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of religion, spirituality and social work (pp. 26-34). London: Routledge.

Presentation Moon, J., Damman, J., & Romero, A. (June 2018). Preventing maltreatment through primary care-based parenting interventions: A systematic review. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s 25th Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA. Moon, J., & Akin, B. (January 2018). Parenting practice changes during Parent Management Training Oregon Model with parents of children in foster care: A growth curve analysis. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).

Washington D.C. Zinn, A., Carlson, J., Moon, J., & Akin, B. (January 2018). What is the problem? Child welfare involved families experiencing domestic violence: Perceptions of stakeholders across multiple systems. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Washington D.C. Moon, J. (October 2017). Healthy parenting in primary care: Capacity building for pediatric staff. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). 63rd Annual Program Meeting. Dallas, TX.

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Moon, J., Unell, B., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (May, 2017). A feasibility study of Behavior Checker: Enhancing the capacity of pediatric staff to deliver evidence-based strategies to manage children’s common behavioral issues for parents. Society for Prevention Research.

25th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. Moon, J., Williford, A., & Mendenhall, A. (January, 2017). Assessing self-efficacy to address student mental health needs among public school educators: Implications for school social work. Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Moon, J., & Mariscal, S. (January, 2017). The effects of afterschool interventions on the socio-emotional development of racial and ethnic minority youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.

ASHLEY PALMER Publications Elliott, W., Kite, B., O’Brien, M., Lewis, M., & Palmer, A. (2018). Initial elementary education findings from Promise Indiana’s children’s savings account program. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.004 Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). The predictors of perceived social support among former foster youth. Child Abuse and Neglect, 72, 172-183.

Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). Developmental heterogeneity of social support among former foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 51-58.

Ha, S. C., Kim, H. J., & Palmer, A. (2017). The relationship between public long-term care insurance awareness and preparation for later life in South Korea. Journal of Social Service Research, 4, 510-526.

Palmer, A., Elliott, W., & Cheatham, G. (2017). Effects of extracurricular activities on postsecondary completion for students with disabilities. The Journal of Educational Research. 110(2), 151-158. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2015.1058221

Presentations Palmer, A. (2018, September). Exploring the developmental heterogeneity of connectedness to school or work during the transition to adulthood. Poster accepted for the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Annual User Conference 2018, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Palmer, A., & Narendorf, S. (2017, January). Disconnected youth: Does operationalization matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Nam, E., & Palmer, A. (2017, January). Development matters: Comparing family influences on mental health service utilization for African American emerging and middle-aged adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

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AMITTIA PARKER Presentations Parker, A., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Mariscal, S., Guillamo-Ramos, V., Reynoso, E., & Fernandez, C. (2018, January). Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino Communities. Presented at Society for Social Work Research Conference, Washington, D.C. Parker, A. (2018, January). Informal Mental Health Services: The Role of African American Barbers and Beauticians. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research Conference, Washington, D.C. Kepple, N.J. & Parker, A. (2018, September). Moving Towards a More Responsive Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Lawrence, KS; University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare.

Parker, A. (2018, May). Addressing Implicit Bias in Work with Racial/Ethnically Diverse Children and Families Using a Brain-Based Approach, Kansas Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO. Kepple, N.J. & Parker, A. (2018, April). Moving Towards a More Responsive Addiction Continuum of Care. KUSSW Center for Children & Families Research Impact Talk, University of Kansas, Overland Park, KS. (Invited).

Parker, A. (2018, February). The Leader in Me: RISE Leadership Retreat. Facilitator. One-day leadership development event for social work students of color at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

PATRICIA SATTLER Presentations Sattler, P. & Jensen, T. (March 2018). “The role of social work in the criminal justice system.” Workshop presented at the 15thAnnual POWER Conference to be held at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. Sattler, P. (accepted, January 2018). “Police Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Investigations: The Importance of Rapport and Relationships to Minimize Secondary Victimization.” Poster to be presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 22ndAnnual Conference, Washington, D.C. Johnson-Motoyama, M., Ginther, D., Sattler, P., Damman, J. (January, 2018). “Preventing Child Neglect: The Role of State Discretion in Child Maltreatment Statutes in the U.S.” Oral paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 22ndAnnual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Sattler, P. & Jensen, T. (September, 2017). “Social Work in the Criminal Justice System: A Call to Action.” Intensive workshop presented at the National Association of Social Workers-Nebraska Annual Conference, Omaha, NE. Sattler, P. (July, 2017). “Justice for all: The role of social work in elevating the victim’s voice.” Poster presented at the National Organization of Forensic Social Work Conference, Boston, MA. Sattler, P. (June, 2017). “Elevating the victim’s voice in the criminal justice system.” Paper presented at the World Society of Victimology and Inter-University Centre’s XXXIII post-graduate course on Victimology, Victim Assistance, and Criminal Justice, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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NIK SCHUETZ Presentations Schuetz, N. (2018). Auto Title Loans As a Unique Form of Alternative Financial Services: Loans, Medical Debt, and Unmet Medical Need, Society for Research in Child Development, January 12, 2018.

Schuetz, N., Mendenhall, A. (2018). Qualitative insights from implementing the strengths model for youth, Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, March 4, 2018.

Fish, J., Pacely, M., & Schuetz, N. (2017). Coping strategies among sexual and gender minority youth: A preliminary investigation, Society for Research in Child Development, April 7, 2017.

Schuetz, N. (2017). Exploring the Insights of People with Synesthesia: Findings from a Qualitative Pilot Study, Society for Social Work and Research Conference, January 14, 2017.

Pacely, M., Fish, J., Conrad, A., Schuetz, N. (2018). Diverse community contexts and support for SGM youth: A mixed methods study, LGBTQ Research Symposium, May 24, 2018.

Pacely, M., Fish, J., Conrad, A., Schuetz, N. (2018). Community support within diverse community contexts for sexual and gender minority youth, Gender and Sexuality in Kansas Conference, March 30, 2018.

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SHERRY WARREN Publication Chappell Deckert, J., Warren, S. & Britton, H. (accepted April, 2018). Midwestern service provider narratives of migrant experiences: Legibility, vulnerability, and exploitation in human trafficking. Advances in Social Work, Spring 2018 Special Issue: “Social Work with Migrants and Refugees: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Directions.”

Presentations Warren, S. (2018). Not all who wander are lost: Therapeutic labyrinth walking for health. Presentation at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development. Dublin, Ireland.

Warren, S. (2018). Contemplative practices for mindful presence: Deepen, connect, and transform your classroom. Workshop presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development. Dublin, Ireland.

Warren, S. & Chappell Deckert, J. (2018). Postcolonial feminist theory in international social work: Mohanty’s ‘feminist in solidarity’ explored. Symposium presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development. Dublin, Ireland.

Warren, S., Cantu Gregory, S., Murphy, L. & Darrouzet, H. (2018, April). Sharing the silence: An interdisciplinary college mindfulness group. Panel at the Annual Ethics Conference: Contemplation., at Viterbo University’s D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership.

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Velez, T. & Warren, S. (2017, October). Social work policy practice in field education. Poster presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Dallas, Texas.

Warren, S. (2017). A TED-like talk: Stories others can connect to. The spiritual nature of teaching. Invited presentation at the International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois, Champaign, IL. Warren, S. (2017). Mental health and the Strengths Assessment: The search for spirituality. International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.

Warren, S., with Chappell Deckert, J., Gilgun, J. F., Gockel, A., Kelly, A. R., Price, S. K., Sheehan, C., Staller, K. M. (2017). A mindful dialogue on mindfulness-based practice. Panel at the Annual Conference of Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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We would like to thank the many funders and community partners who have made our work in 2017 and 2018 possible. Together with these partners, we have engaged in transformative social work research which has positively impacted individuals, organizations, and communities in Kansas and beyond.

California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions Colorado Department of Human Services Connecticut Department of Children and Families Council on Social Work Education First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery Franklin County (Ohio) Children Services Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Iowa Department of Human Services Jackson County (Missouri) Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Kansas Department for Children and Families Maine Department of Health and Human Services Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department New York Trust Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Oregon Department of Human Services Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Saint Francis Community Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration United Methodist Health Ministry Fund Vermont Department for Children and Families Wyoming Department of Family Services

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Aging and Disability Resource Centers Alpine County (California) Behavioral Health Services Area Agencies on Aging Association of Community Mental Health Centers Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center California Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health Services Division Center for Health and Safety Culture Center for Study of Social Policy Children’s Research Triangle Community Developmental Disability Organizations Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Family Peace Initiative First Call Futures Without Violence Haskell Indian Nations University Health Care Collaborative of Rural Missouri HealthCore Heartland Community Health Center Hong Fook Mental Health Association Horizons Mental Health Center Implementation Sciences International, Inc. Institute for Ethics and Culture Inyo County (California) Behavioral Health Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska Jewish Family Services Johnson County (Kansas) Mental Health Center Johnson County Mental Health Center Kansai University Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved Kansas City Opioid Treatment Work Group Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Kansas Department for Children and Families Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kansas Family Advisory Network Kansas Foster and Adoptive Parent Association Kansas Health Institute Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program Kansas Youth Advisory Council KU Medical Center KU Medical Center - Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation KU Medical Center – Division of Psychology KU Medical Center – Rural Health and Education Services KU Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center KVC Kansas Lafayette County Health Department LifeWorks of Austin

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LiveWell Northwest Kansas Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund Mono County (California) Behavioral Health National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Oklahoma Department of Human Services Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Oregon Social Learning Center Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Project Eagle Rainbows United Russell Child Development Center Sac & Fox Nation Saint Francis Community and Family Services Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Santa Cruz County (California) Behavioral Health Self Advocates of Kansas Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care Sunflower Foundation The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center Treetop Productions University of Connecticut, School of Social Work University of Delaware, Psychological & Brain Sciences Dept University of Denver School of Social Work University of Hong Kong University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences, Child Study Center University of Vermont Department of Social Work VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System Valeo Behavioral Health Van Go Washta’ge Peacemakers Men’s Project Western Implementation Research and Evaluation Wyandot Center

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INDEX Complete list of faculty Deborah Adams (pg. 11) Scholarship focus: Poverty and policy studies; asset building and asset effects; well-being of women and children; social and economic development; theory for research; mixed methods research.

Becci Akin (pg. 12) Scholarship focus: understanding the keys to successful implementation and effective and equitable interventions for families involved in child welfare.

Meredith Bagwell-Gray (pg. 15) Scholarship focus: Reduce health disparities for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV); sexual safety planning intervention to address HIV/STI risk, substance use, and trauma.

Mahasweta Banerjee (pg. 16) Scholarship focus: Theories and practices associated with enhancing social and economic justice; community development; microenterprise as an anti-poverty strategy; international social development; qualitative and quantitative research.

Jody Brook (pg. 17) Scholarship focus: Substance abuse across the lifespan, child welfare, family drug courts, substance abuse prevention, community substance abuse strategies, mixed research methods.

Edward Canda (pg. 20) Scholarship focus: connections between cultural diversity, spirituality, and resilience in relation to health, mental health, and disabilities Juliana Carlson (pg. 22) Scholarship focus: International organizational practices to engage men in gender-based violence prevention; formal support of new and expectant fathers to reduce child exposure to domestic violence; economic and social justice for families.

Michelle Mohr Carney (pg. 2) Scholarship focus: Intimate partner violence, at-risk youth, community practice, nonprofit development and management, program development and evaluation, leadership development, collaboration building and conflict resolution, grant writing, strategic planning.

Kortney Carr Scholarship focus: Intergenerational trauma, clinical practice in social work, leadership development, trauma and its impact on behaviors, relationships, and violence in communities, mental health D. Crystal Coles (pg. 23) Scholarship focus: Child welfare and the intersection of the African-American/Black diaspora through the lens of health disparities in rural and urban communities; focusing on the child and maternal well-being as a preventative method of children transitioning into the foster care system.

Sarah Jen (pg. 25) Scholarship focus: Intersections of social work, gerontology, and sexuality; support the sexual needs of aging populations and to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ midlife and older adults.

Nancy Kepple (pg. 27 ) Scholarship focus: Social consequences of the availability, distribution, and use of psychoactive substances; substance use behaviors among parenting populations; the role of parent substance use in child welfare decision-making; and racial/ethnic disparities within the child welfare system.

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Terry Koenig (pg. 29) Scholarship focus: Ethical decision making in social work practice; social welfare philosophy; International social work development and cross-cultural practices; Central Asian and post-Soviet issues; aging, elder abuse and self-neglect; qualitative research methods.

Melinda Lewis (pg. 31) Scholarship focus: Poverty and economic inequality, asset-based financial aid, social change, strategies for effective policy advocacy by nonprofit organizations, advocacy evaluation, and advocacy capacity-building for individuals and social service organizations.

Alice Lieberman (pg. 9) Scholarship focus: Social work education in child welfare; workforce issues in child welfare; generalist social work education pedagogy.

Jason Matejkowski (pg. 32) Scholarship focus: Policies and services involving adults with mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system or who are homeless.

Amy Mendenhall (pg. 33) Scholarship focus: Children’s mental health including serious mental illness, service utilization, parent and child education and the impact of mental illness on children and their families.

Megan Paceley (pg. 36) Scholarship focus: Understanding the impact of non-urban communities on the health and well-being of gender and sexual minority (GSM youth; development, sustainability, and evaluation of gender and sexual minority community organizations.

Christopher Petr (pg. 9) Scholarship focus: Policy and practice issues in child mental health and child welfare; family-centered practice; professional-consumer relationship.

Laurie Ramirez Scholarship focus: Indigenous and Latinx issues; cultural competency; social justice; substance abuse prevention and treatment; community organizing.

Edward Scanlon (pg. 37) Scholarship focus: Anti-poverty programs and policies; social justice; policy and social change strategies.

Margaret Severson (pg. 9 and 38) Scholarship focus: Research and practice in social justice venues, including mental health and suicide prevention programming in detention centers, divorce and child custody mediation, restorative justice and social work ethics.

Paul Smokowski (pg. 39) Children and families, Latino immigrant families, rural youth, school, health, psychodrama techniques.

Sydney Spears Scholarship focus: Clinical social work practice; diversity, equity, and inclusion; social justice, trauma-informed care, sensorimotor psychotherapy, trauma-sensitive movement/yoga, mindfulness practices for mental health.

Andrew Zinn (pg. 42) Scholarship focus: Child maltreatment and child protective services; foster family care and adoption; juvenile court outcomes; service needs and outcomes of adolescents and young-adults; research methods and statistical analysis.

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Complete list of research staff Marion Boyd Scholarship focus: Aging and disability options Kimberly Bruns Scholarship focus: Privatization of child welfare services, university partnerships with child welfare agencies, and supervision and coaching practices.

Melinda Coffman Scholarship focus: Child welfare services for families impacted by substance abuse.

Sharah Davis-Groves Scholarship focus: Promote evidenced based and community based practices to improve family well-being with at risk families. Utilize research findings to guide community based interventions for at risk families.

Monika Eichler Scholarship focus: Mental health; supported housing initiatives; international.

Cheryl Holmes (pg. 26) Scholarship focus: Frontier and Rural; Integrated Care; Behavioral Health.

Bryan Knowles Scholarship focus: Evidence based best practices implementation support for organizations providing services to adults and transition age youth who experience serious mental illness.

Michelle Levy (pg. 30) Scholarship focus: Recruitment, retention and workforce issues; health and behavioral health; interprofessional education, integrated care; prevention; rural perspectives; engagement; organizational intervention; cross-systems collaboration.

Ally Mabry Scholarship focus: Evidence based best practices implementation support for organizations providing services to adults and transition age youth who experience serious mental illness; the Strengths Model of Case Management; Development of fidelity scales to measure adherence to emerging best practices in mental health; Client-centered social administrative practices for mental health organizations and state mental health authorities.

Sarah McCall Scholarship focus: child welfare services and collaboration.

Terry Moore (pg. 9 and 35) Scholarship focus: Child welfare management; management reporting; use of data in program improvement planning and management decision making; outcomes research; program evaluation; risk assessment; and abuse/neglect prevention with public assistance populations.

Kellie Spencer Scholarship focus: Consultant and trainer directly supporting community mental health agencies in developing recovery oriented and strengths based programs with the ultimate aim of improving the lives and amplifying the voices of those impacted by the mental health system.

Jon Sushinsky Scholarship focus: Child welfare management, use of data in program improvement planning and management.

Lora Swartzendruber Scholarship focus: Aging and disability options.

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Carrie Wendel-Hummell (pg. 42) Scholarship areas: Healthcare and Long Terms Services and Supports Policy, Mental Health over the Life-course, Aging with Disabilities, Mixed Methods Research, Community Based Research.

Complete list of PhD graduates, candidates and students Jennifer Chappell Deckert (pg. 48) Stacy Dunkerley (pg. 48) Whitney Grube (pg. 49) Megan Leopold (pg. 50) Kiley Liming (pg. 51) Kris Matthews (pg. 52) Deborah Moon (pg. 52) Ashley Palmer (pg. 53) Amittia Parker (pg. 54) Patricia Sattler (pg. 54) Nik Schuetz (pg. 55) Sherry Warren (pg. 56)

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