INNOVATE - The Research Magazine of the University of Georgia School of Social Work

The research magazine of the University of Georgia School of Social Work

South Georgia farmer Chris Hopkins and son Banks, examine their peanut crop. Hopkins 1,400 acre farm produces row crops of cotton, peanuts, corn, wheat and watermelon.

Anna Scheyett and colleagues are researching farmers and their families, particularly around mental wellness and suicide prevention. See page 18 to learn more.

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from the Dean Welcome

It is my true honor to introduce the University of Georgia School of Social Work’s research review— INNOVATE. This collection represents our vision to promote transformative social work research to lead social innovation in a fast changing global, social, economic, and political environment. Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress. It rests on the spirit of human-centered values and collaborative relationships. We lean on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to promote research based on authenticity, humility, empathy, and unity. We have a shared mission of using research to inform our preparation of “culturally responsive practitioners and scholars to be leaders in addressing social problems and promoting social justice, locally and globally.”

We are committed to purpose-driven, community-engaged, and socially responsible research in an age of social innovation for the greater good by centering social work research among its interdisciplinary peers to advance social justice and the wellbeing of our society. We continue to build upon the strong foundation of social justice researchers who have sacrificially given their talent and gifts in their commitment to “excellence.” By paving a renewed path of social innovation and community-engaged social justice research, social work research can play an integral and unique role in defining and strengthening what “excellence” means in current times of divide and uncertainties.

Trust and courage can be the foundational principles for strengthening participant-centered knowledge development and it can provide the roadmap for the University of Georgia School of Social Work to lead by actions (research) to speak loudly for words (realities of structurally generated injustices, oppression, and exclusions) that cannot adequately be visible if left in the state of unresearched. Our collaborative research brings social work to the core of the 4th Industrial Revolution in leading social innovation through its command of genuine “empathy” needed in the design thinking process. INNOVATE is our call to promote and share essential research-based knowledge that will help shape innovative ways of undoing social injustice and inclusively making strides in social justice and the wellbeing of our society.

Philip Hong, PhD Dean and Professor

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The Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) was established in 2021 as a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and international research hub in the global effort to combat human trafficking. CenHTRO draws upon three decades of cumulative research and practice by its faculty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based in the University of Georgia School of Social Work and led by Dr. David Okech, pictured at right, the center conducts research, develops programming, and influences policies that drastically and measurably reduce human trafficking and other forms of exploitation.

CenHTRO recognizes and seeks to address vast gaps in measuring the prevalence of human trafficking worldwide and in implementing evidence-informed interventions. Built upon the extensive research and programming experience of its faculty and staff, CenHTRO responds to these disparities by grounding its work in an innovative approach that prioritizes empirical data and values input from survivors of human trafficking. This method is best exemplified by its ongoing projects, which include the African Programming and Research Initiative to End Modern Slavery (APRIES) and the Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum (PRIF).

Learn more about CenHTRO on their website.

Welcome

from the Associate Dean

for Research

This year has been met with guarded optimism, hope, and a recognition that the challenges we must confront as social workers are more pressing now than ever before. Amid our rapidly changing world, I am proud to serve as the Associate Dean for Research and have a deep admiration for the research done by faculty at our school. From addressing the mental health of farmers, to combining social work and social media, they are working to find innovative solutions to some of the toughest challenges of our time.

In my time as Director of Research and later, as Associate Dean for Research, I have seen our research capacity grow tremendously. Among externally funded research, we have grown from expenditures of $4.2 million in 2019 to $8.7 million in 2022. Similarly, our research dissemination efforts continue to grow, along with expansion of our interdisciplinary and community partnerships.

As you look through the work of our faculty and students. I hope you’ll share the same optimism and hope that I have for our efforts to address the persistent challenges are communities, state, and nation face.

Orion Mowbray, PhD MSW Web profile

Changing the

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Award-winning professor is rewriting social work norms.

by Johnathan McGinty

Jane

McPherson isn’t one to mince words, particularly when it comes to her own profession.

She’s been a leader in reshaping attitudes and opinions around how social work should function as a profession, blending in the principles of basic human rights in an integrated framework focused on better delivering and evaluating the services, support and care social workers provide.

This core framework has informed her research and study for years, including her work with David Androff, the assistant director for doctoral education at Arizona State University’s School of Social Work. Together, the two formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) in the early 2010s to better understand what social work would look like when viewed through the lens of human rights.

This work led to McPherson and Androff being honored by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) with the Partners in International Education Award at their national conference in November 2022.

The CWSE honor is a well-deserved recognition for McPherson’s work in pushing the profession forward, forcing it to better evaluate itself through an innovative framework that presents both opportunities and challenges.

“It’s very difficult to get a job in social change; instead, it is much easier to get a job in maintaining the status quo,” McPherson said. “Nobody hires you to rip the place apart, but unfortunately, that’s what we need in our profession. I am at the UGA School of Social Work for the purpose of improving my profession.”

McPherson’s journey to becoming a trailblazer - and firebrand - in the social work world began more than two decades ago. For nearly 20 years, she worked as a social worker in New York City, Cairo, Egypt, and in the underserved communities of rural North Florida. Providing support and care for women and children at the health department in Gadsden County Florida, she first met mothers who shared their experiences of having been trafficked in the U.S.

Knowing that people who have been impacted by trafficking could be eligible for permanent U.S. visas, she coordinated with the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights housed at Florida State University to see what avenues might be available to help these women and their children. Through this work she was introduced to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which led her to explore how these basic principles could inform and enhance social work.

“All my life, I had been advocating for people’s rights as a social worker, but I think I had not understood that there really were rights to housing, food and a decent standard of living,” McPherson said. “These ‘rights’ were not just figures of speech or metaphors, but actually international law, and this law was just overlooked, ignored and kind of trampled on by my own country.”

Eager to find a way to marry the concept of universal human rights with the principles of social work, she set out to develop a new framework for her profession. Initially, this quest began by simply printing out the Universal Declaration and sharing it with clients and other social workers. It also set her on a pathway toward higher education and a broader, personal mission of reshaping the social work profession into something that was more grounded in human rights.

This desire to develop a comprehensive, rights-based practice led her to earning her Ph.D. and pursuing a career in teaching, research and service.

“I was working in a place where there was very little access to medical care, no public transportation, no jobs, failing schools, and inadequate housing that was, in every way, an inadequate rights environment,” McPherson said. “It made me think, ‘How are we engaging with this as a profession in social work?’

“I did some library searches and came up with very little, so I thought, ‘Alright, this is something I can work on. I’ll go get a PhD to figure out how human rights can impact and improve our profession.’”

She defines rights-based practice as one that views the social work profession through a human rights lens, employs human rights methods (e.g., participation and accountability) and aims for human rights goals. In order to help social workers better understand if they’re moving in that direction, she built a framework with various measurements that help determine progress and success.

Jane McPherson and David Androff (left), associate director for doctoral education and associate professor, ASU SSW, of the Human Rights Special Interest Group receive the Partners in International Education Award from Golam Mathbor (right) at the CSWE 68th Annual Program Meeting in Anaheim, CA. Photo courtsey CSWE.

The CSWE honor is the latest recognition of her efforts in this space, though her engagement with Androff in the SIG is hardly her only instance of pushing a rights-based practice. It has informed every aspect of how she approaches her work, including a forthcoming book she co-edited entitled Human Rights in This Age of Uncertainty: Social Work Approaches and Practices from Southeast Europe.

It’s also evident in her work at home, focusing on a series of Athens-based initiatives such as the history of the very building the UGA School of Social Work is housed in. Intrigued by the paradoxes posed by problematic histories and how society confronts them today, McPherson

has been researching the story of the former Athens Factory, which today is the home of UGA SSW.

“I love our building, but the paradox of this beautiful building is the extent to which it’s embedded with injustice,” McPherson said. “It was almost certainly built by enslaved labor and certainly enslaved people and children worked within the walls where I teach class and where my office is. I think it’s a nice metaphor for the presence of injustice around us. We may not see the injustice around us, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.”

Understanding these disparate contrasts, whether they are a world away in Southeast Europe or right in her own backyard, is

McPherson’s Complex Cloth project traces the history of the former Athens Factory, now the home of the UGA School of Social Work. “I love our building, but the paradox of this beautiful building is the extent to which it’s embedded with injustice.” McPherson said. Photo retrieved from website.

a critical reason why McPherson’s advocacy for a rights-based approach is valuable for bettering social work and advancing justice.

“There is a quote from Natasha Trethewey that is beautiful – ‘People always want to be on the right side of history; it’s a lot easier to say what an atrocity that was than to say what an atrocity this is,’” McPherson said. “So, I’m concerned in social work about what an atrocity is and, paradoxically, I go to the past to try to make that point about the present.” •

Age of Uncertainty:

McPherson and Vjollca Krasniqi recently published the book Human Rights in this

Social Work Approaches and Practices from Southeast Europe. Springer Publishing.

McPherson researches the Athens Factory at the UGA Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, a division of the UGA Special Collections Library. Photo courtesy UGA Special Collections Library.

Scholar Links Student Loan Debt and Mental Health through Social Media

by Lindsey Ranayhossaini

All across the world, individuals rely on social media to share updates about their lives and discuss their opinions about current events. And as the student debt crisis continues to loom in the United States, thousands of borrowers are using platforms like Twitter and Reddit to express disgust, anger and sadness about their student loan debt.

For Gaurav Sinha, an assistant professor in the UGA School of Social Work, the flurry of online conversation around student loan debt is an opportunity to learn more about the connection between debt and mental health.

Sinha’s body of research focuses on financial vulnerability, which occurs when individuals are not able to withstand financial shocks. In other words, an individual who is financially

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vulnerable struggles to recover when incurring unanticipated expenses. Sinha has studied poor populations in both India and the United States and has discovered a connection between financial vulnerability and mental health issues.

Why Social Scientists Love Social Media

According to Sinha, the use of social media data presents an exciting opportunity for social scientists because it is unstructured and naturalistic. Online conversations happen in the moment and without a script. In fact, social media now accounts for 80 percent of the unstructured data that social scientists can explore.

“It’s very natural to express yourself on social media,” Sinha said. “And that’s a kind of expression you don’t receive from traditional research methods, which are structured and question-based.”

As Sinha studies social media data, he looks for patterns in the conversations to ascertain overall sentiments about topics of interest.

“If we understand those patterns, that gives us insight into human behavior,” Sinha said.

Sinha’s Social Media Study

In his recent studies, Sinha has reviewed social media conversations from Twitter and Reddit to examine how individuals on these platforms express emotions around student debt and whether or not those individuals also discuss issues with mental health.

To study Reddit, Sinha gathered data from subreddits, which are conversation threads about niche topics on the platform. He studied both financial and mental

Three to five years down the line, Sinha would like to develop a chat bot to serve as a resource for individuals who are seeking support for financial and mental health issues.

health subreddits to see where there was overlap in membership and searched the comments to discern patterns.

For Twitter, Sinha sorted the data to ensure it would only include personal sentiments.

“I used certain pronouns to get more personal or individual posts rather than [something from a celebrity],” He said. “I removed those posts from my analysis so that I would get personal views.”

Overall, Sinha found that the individuals who posted about student loan debt but did not discuss mental health were primarily focused on the affordability of higher education and the college experience. Individuals who did express mental health issues participated in a much heavier conversation.

“People who expressed mental health issues were more depressed, stressed and expressed burdensome thoughts,” Sinha said. “People who expressed mental health issues also expressed more about loan repayment issues and threatening debt emails.”

Interestingly, many individuals who composed financially-oriented messages wanted to know how to deal with their student loan debt and where they could turn for help, something Sinha said could be solved with more education.

Next Steps and Solutions

To help people manage the stress of student loan debt, Sinha advocates for

mandatory education around borrowing and repayment before students accept loans, as well as better general financial education.

“This is something that should be mandatory as students enter the ecosystem of higher education,” Sinha said. “Starting in high school, schools should give students some kind of financial training to build their financial capabilities.”

As he continues his work, Sinha hopes to gain a deeper understanding about how financial vulnerability affects emotions and sentiments, and ultimately mental health. Financially vulnerable individuals spend a lot of time thinking about how they will pay their bills, which can impact their cognitive and affective bandwidth.

“You always think about the next expense in your life, which could be paying your rent, getting your car on the road or paying your kids’ expenses,” Sinha said. “This is always on your mind, and then you tunnel. You can’t see beyond that. And that’s not your fault, but the thing is, it affects you.”

Three to five years down the line, Sinha would like to develop a chat bot to serve as a resource for individuals who are seeking support for financial and mental health issues. The chat bot would be built using data from social media and other sources and would be trained to respond to basic inquiries to direct individuals where they can find help.

“In terms of first-level interventions, I think that would be a basic solution,” Sinha said. •

Planting Seeds of Support

Anna Scheyett is focused on learning and helping farmers with mental heath needs.

by Joe VanHoose

If you ask Anna Scheyett to describe her research efforts focusing on mental health in rural Georgia, one word immediately comes to her mind – sprawling.

From the sheer scope of the challenge itself –serving and supporting farmers across Georgia’s 159 counties – to the level of cross-disciplinary engagement at the University level, sprawling is arguably an appropriate term. Agriculture remains the state’s largest industry, generating nearly $70 billion annually in economic impact while employing almost 400,000 Georgians.

It also is composed of focused, resilient people who are self-sufficient, yet also at risk of negative outcomes when it comes to stress. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control

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and Prevention, farmers in the U.S. have the third highest rate of suicide for any vocational group, which is just one tragic example of how stress, depression and other mental wellness issues impact their lives.

Earlier this year, Scheyett and a cohort of her University of Georgia colleagues received a Pre-Seed Award from the Provost’s Office to encourage collaboration around their overlapping efforts to support those living in rural, farming communities. The group somewhat jokingly dubbed themselves the “Rural Rockstars” as they seek to pursue their own research and service interests, while simultaneously ensuring the group is working together when it comes to seeking grants, sharing data and launching projects.

Representatives from UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Public Health and Cooperative Extension Services are all engaged, along with Scheyett and Orion Mowbray from the School of Social Work.

“It’s a group that is interested in rural stress and farmer well-being, and our initial focus has been mostly to get to know each other,” she said. “We’re trying to figure out what each other is working on and determining ways we can work together, particularly when it comes to what the logical next steps are so we can collaborate together.”

Building meaningful tools

Scheyett’s focus in recent years has centered on farmers and their families, particularly around mental wellness and suicide prevention. Years ago, she completed a comprehensive study on

Anna Scheyett presents at a booth for the Rural Georgia: Growing Stronger

Stronger initiative at the Georgia Farm Bureau state conference. Photo UGA SSW.

suicide rates among farmers, which led to a collaboration with the U.S. Farm Bureau on its Farm State of Mind campaign to develop a website that could connect those at risk of suicide with a mental health professional.

Suicide is a crucial, delicate topic under any circumstances, but it is exacerbated by the independent culture that permeates through many farming communities. To get a better understanding of the dynamics around mental health among farmers and their families, she embarked on a second study last year that sought to identify who would notice when a farmer was experiencing extreme stress and with whom a farmer would be willing to talk about their stress.

Through focus groups and surveys, she was able to piece together a clearer image of trust and values that could more expertly inform any sort of intervention efforts.

“Who is the farmer going to trust, because it sure isn’t going to be some professor from Athens,” Scheyett said. “I wanted to know how they want to get information, and it was really clear the people they trust the most are their spouse, other farmers, their close friends and their minister.

“It’s not a doctor. It’s not their banker. It’s not even Extension. It primarily is the people they are the closest to, so now I can start to think about how to give those people tools to support the farmers.”

Overcoming the ‘control conundrum’

Some of the root causes of stress for farmers and their families stem from circumstances beyond their control, such as weather and commodity prices. A late frost or the surging costs of fertilizer can

mean the difference between a financially profitable year or one that threatens the farm’s very existence.

This is in direct conflict with the inherent independence of many farmers in what Scheyett deemed “the control conundrum.”

“Farmers are utterly and totally selfsufficient – they think ‘I’m going to fix this and I’m going to do this,’” Scheyett said. “They want to do that in the context of where almost everything that defines their success is out of their control. It’s a culture where being self-sufficient is huge, but they have no control over all these things, and asking for help is very difficult.”

Providing support to communities that pride themselves on resiliency is challenging, so Scheyett is seeking to break down any barriers by better understanding what they value and improving avenues of communication. To that end, she recently became a joint faculty member at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, focusing on agricultural communications.

Her aim is to help to equip the populations that farmers trust the most and provide relevant, relatable materials and messaging to those groups to drive success. Scheyett plans to launch a blog through UGA’s Cooperative Extension in 2023 where she can share various stress management strategies with farmers, farm families, and farmer allies such as Extension agents across Georgia, equipping them with the knowledge and know-how to cope with the stressors farmers face.

Kerry and Robert Dunaway of Greenway Farms of Georgia in Roberta, GA. The farms sell pasture-raised meats and eggs, as well as canned goods such as pickles, jams, jellies and sauces. Photo courtesy Georgia Grown.

Alleviating Disparities

by Thomas Ehlers

Jeremy Gibbs’ areas of research include young adults and sexual-minority individuals, typically gay or bisexual males, substance abuse and other issues.

“This all goes back to health disparities,” he said. “When we look at the health outcomes for sexualminority young adults, we see that they have some of the highest rates of suicide, highest rates of depression, highest rates of anxiety, highest rates of substance use, and social work research focuses on alleviating disparities, understanding why disparities exist, and trying to develop interventions to change those disparities.”

For this assistant professor, the importance of his work relates to one of social work’s core tenets – making sure all groups have an equitable experience in life.

One problem in the recruitment of individuals for research on sexual-minority men is that it often takes place in bars or clubs. While facility-based recruitment is often seen as the “gold standard,” it often leads to research results that show inflated numbers of substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors and other issues.

Gibbs, an assistant professor of UGA’s College of Social Work who is busy with nine research projects, is using a method he developed during his time at the University of Southern California in several of his current projects.

“My argument in the research I do is that the method we choose in recruitment has a profound impact on the findings that we have,” he said.

Gibbs’ model of recruitment is an app-driven approach –using an application allows researchers to conduct their factfinding at a lower cost, while ensuring that inflated numbers are limited.

He recently presented research at the American Public Health Association’s conference in Boston on the inaccurate grouping of risk abuse and substance abuse within the gay community. Gibbs noted certain research studies that found individuals that were more connected to the gay community were more likely to face substance abuse.

But he thinks that might be misstating the challenges in these studies – it’s less about a connection with the gay community and more about the way men are engaging. Gibbs explained that before modern technology, the primary way of connection and communication was through bars and clubs. Because these places are where alcohol and other substances are used, naturally these numbers would be higher.

He continued that as technology has advanced and sexualminority men can make these connections without going to bars or clubs, there isn’t such an overstated association between the gay community and substance abuse. Instead, it depends on the people with whom someone surrounds themself. He constructed a social network analysis to study what the actual cause of substance use was.

Gibbs’ model of recruitment is an appdriven approach – using an application allows researchers to conduct their factfinding at a lower cost, while ensuring that inflated numbers are limited.

Discrimination for Sexual Minority Men Higher Drug Use

During the study, participants listed friends, their habits – like tendencies to get drunk, use marijuana – and values –like those that would object to drinking or using marijuana – to create a multivariate regression. He found that being in the gay community was not the biggest factor related to drunkenness or substance abuse, rather it was being a part of a circle that promoted that behavior. The results relate to the sociological concept of homophily.

“The idea is if you can understand the beliefs and behaviors of people connected to your research participants, you can more accurately predict how your participants are going to behave,” he said.

Finding solutions to rest

Sleep is a new area of research for Gibbs.

“We know that sleep has a profound impact on health,” he said. “Having disruptive sleep, not getting enough sleep, impacts your risk of heart disease, impacts your risk for diabetes, for other health issues. We also know sexual-minority men have significantly worse sleep outcomes compared to their heterosexual peers.”

As of now, there’s little research why, but Gibbs is in the process of addressing that shortcoming.

“Thirty-five percent of adults in the US suffer from some sort of sleep disturbance,” he said. “What we’re finding in our sample of sexual-minority men that was taken across Georgia is that number is 43 percent, which suggests that sexualminority men are reporting higher rates of sleep disturbance.”

Increased Sleep Issues

Gibbs’ research suggests that 43% of sexual-minority men across GA suffer from some sort of sleep disturbance, versus 35% of heterosexual adults in the US. Discrimination for sexualminority men leads to higher substance abuse and increased sleep issues.

Gibbs also is looking into increased generalized anxiety. He explained that as one experiences discrimination, one’s generalized anxiety increases, which leads one to ruminations that may cause a lack of sleep.

He’s also looking into the connection of sleep disturbance and substance abuse in sexual-minority men. Discrimination in the form of microaggressions – small experiences of discrimination, often occurring daily, against people who are in different minority groups often perpetrated by individuals that don’t know their statement is demeaning or derogatory – has an impact on his results.

“The idea is that day-to-day you experience these microaggressions, people say things that are discriminatory to you, and you can’t challenge them because of

the nature of microaggressions being so insidious, and so in order to cope with them you use more substances,” he said. “What I was looking at was how increases in substance use is associated with worse sleep outcomes in sexual-minority men. And that’s essentially what we found.”

Gibbs found that those suffering more microaggressions use more substances and have worse sleep outcomes. He tracked the use of 10 classes of drugs – including marijuana, cocaine, psychedelics, stimulants and others – during the study, with these men averaging one to two drugs on a regular basis. Sixty-three percent of the men used at least one drug, with the group made up of both rural and urban Georgians that were recruited via an app. •

A Little Bit of H.O.P.E.

Allison Dunnigan and colleagues research project aims to bring H.O.P.E. to Savannaharea trafficking victims.

by Lindsey Ranayhossaini

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 244,000 to 325,000 youth in the United States are at risk of human trafficking, while an estimated 200,000 incidents of sexual exploitation of minors occur each year.

And according to Allison Dunnigan, assistant professor in the UGA School of Social Work, youth in the foster care system are at a greater risk of experiencing human trafficking. Moreover, those youth who are victims of trafficking are often arrested for crimes related to their exploitation, rather than receiving access to rehabilitative or therapeutic services.

This is an issue that some jurisdictions have begun to address through human trafficking treatment courts, which exist to connect survivors of trafficking with the necessary resources to work toward healing and leading productive lives. One

such court has recently been formed as part of the Chatham County Juvenile Court in Savannah, Ga.

The H.O.P.E. Court, which stands for Healing Opportunities through Positive Empowerment Court, was created by Judge Roxanne Formey to serve minors who are victims of trafficking while involved with the court for dependency, delinquency or other family court matters.

In collaboration with Emma Hetherington, a clinical associate professor and director of the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic in the UGA School of Law, Dunnigan is assisting the newly formed court to provide training sessions and guidance on evaluation protocols.

“I’m working with their court administrator to develop a plan for how they will evaluate their court, so that may

Allison Dunnigan poses with blue and silver Pinwheels for Prevention. The pinwheels represent child abuse prevention and awareness. Photo by Wingate Downs.

include components like exit interviews and data tracking,” Dunnigan said. “We need to make sure we are measuring and accounting for the things that they are actually targeting and they are prioritizing in their services.”

Dunnigan and Hetherington have received a seed grant from the Center for Human Trafficking Research and Outreach to fund their work in Chatham County, which they hope will be utilized as more human trafficking treatment courts develop in the State of Georgia.

“There are other jurisdictions throughout the state that are interested in this,” Dunnigan said. “I expect there will be more of these types of treatment courts because this population is historically more complex and would benefit from a more multidisciplinary approach to any intervention, let alone a legal intervention.”

A Complex Population and Common Misconceptions

Dunnigan, whose body of research focuses on the impact of federal, state and local policies on the child welfare system, noted youth in the foster care system are at a greater risk of human trafficking because of their lack of connections with family.

“They have less support, less resources, and they are more vulnerable to a host of other outcomes as well,” she said.

Furthermore, the definition of trafficking as it relates to minors is often misunderstood, a factor that Dunnigan said can impact the public’s perception of treatment courts like the one in Chatham County. Though younger minors who experience trafficking are often viewed as

victims, minors who are 15, 16 or 17 years of age are viewed as having the authority to make their own choices.

“I certainly do not want to minimize the capacity for a young person to make decisions about their future, but legally, minors cannot consent to sex work, so this is trafficking,” Dunnigan said. “There is no force or fraud required when a child is under the age of 18. There is no such thing as prostitution for a child if a child is engaged in sex work.”

Treatment Courts, Trauma and Therapeutic Effects

Generally speaking, treatment courts are less about holding individuals accountable for misdemeanors and more about identifying gaps in needs and addressing those needs. As they advise the H.O.P.E. Court, Dunnigan and Hetherington are working to identify best practices in how court proceedings are conducted. Their work originates in the legal theory of therapeutic jurisprudence, the idea that when courts provide services to individuals, those services could have therapeutic or antitherapeutic effects with regard to a victim’s mental health.

“It’s a theory that doesn’t really have a measure or an assessment associated with it, so what we are interested in is what actually constitutes a therapeutic intervention with this concept,” Dunnigan said.

Dunnigan and Hetherington are seeking to determine how different variables during a treatment court’s legal proceedings – factors such as the set-up of the courtroom, speaking order of participants, and number of people asking questions –can contribute to the proceeding’s

Photo courtesy of WTOC 11 News, Savannah, GA.

Building Better Habits

Group program gives SSW students chance to grow presentation skills, recieve feedback

by Thomas Ehlers

SSW PhD Students present at the 2022 CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Anaheim, CA.

Clockwise – Hyesung Yeo, Kasandra Dodd, Jana Woodiwiss, and Caroline Sharkey

Photos by Anna Scheyett

Dr. Orion Mowbray and his colleagues at the University of Georgia School of Social Work wanted doctoral students –and other members of the school – to have more experience in developing their public presentation skills.

Now Mowbray, associate professor and associate dean for research, and other faculty host a monthly colloquium to provide presentation skills development through observation and faculty feedback. The colloquia also gives members of the SSW a chance to share some of the “great work” that doesn’t always fit the confines of traditional presentations of research, according to Mowbray.

Each colloquium is based around a different topic from a different student, with faculty members providing feedback on layout, organization, style and presentation.

The idea for the colloquia started as a place where individuals could come and present ideas on research topics, new projects or community involvement efforts, Mowbray explained. The program expanded and evolved year to year, placing more emphasis on outgoing Ph.D students to become actively involved and participate in the talks..

“For many students, a lot of their presentation skills are developed in a classroom or at a conference or some other form of public presentation,” Mowbray said. “By providing this space in the School of Social Work, they get the opportunity to talk to a familiar audience about topics where most people in the room are engaged. They also have the chance to get some critical feedback about their presentations and how they fit with what is expected for presentations in professional settings.”

This year, presentation topics span from employment outcomes and job search activities for older adults to mental health outcomes of Latin American children, and “DuBoisian Empiricism in Social Work,” which encourages social workers to think critically about how they engage with the communities they work with.

Speaker schedules are typically developed during the summer months, with Mowbray scheduling speakers for the next academic year. For the 2022-23 year, three speakers filled out the fall calendar, with nine speakers in the spring. Mowbray prioritizes doctoral students, but also offers opportunities for faculty and postdoctoral scholars to present new ideas and emerging projects.

“By giving faculty the space to present, it gives students and other people in the audience the opportunity to learn about new things faculty members might be doing or more recent projects that they’re involved in,” he said.

For Mowbray, the program is filling a gap that most doctoral students have in their training.

“I think it is really great that we’re building this into our organizational culture at the school,” Mowbray said. “We’re working hard to make sure our students and scholars get the most comprehensive training that they can get. It’s one thing that may get overlooked in how we train doctoral students in social work to disseminate their work.” •

Scheyett, Seeds of Support cont. from page 23

“While a farmer may not talk about the intimate details of their stress, Extension is a place where everyone goes and there is no stigma for going there,” she said. “If information is there, it’s OK for them to use it because everyone goes to Extension to get their soil tested and their kids in 4-H. Extension is the “circulatory system” where a lot of interesting interventions could be pushed out.”

An ongoing need

Scheyett has submitted the findings from several of these research projects for publication, and she’s actively seeking funding for additional avenues of support. For instance, she’s hoping to collaborate with faculty at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on the development of a comprehensive stress “heat map” that identifies high-stress counties to better inform local agents on how to respond.

It’s a never-ending process, much like farming itself, and it’s one Scheyett has committed her professional life to.

“At the end of the day, we want to think through how we can provide better support to farmers and farm families because there is help available for them,” Scheyett said. “One thing I always hear is that because they can’t do anything about the weather, they can’t do anything about stress. Well, you can. You can better control how stress impacts your body, and you can better control how it impacts your relationships.

“How do we find, identify, communicate with farmers in a convincing manner and then support them and their families? Because stress impacts all of them.” •

Dunnigan, H.O.P.E. cont. from page 33

therapeutic effects and other potentially positive outcomes.

While Dunnigan maintains it is important for all individuals employed by a treatment court to be trauma-informed insofar as they can recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in victims, she also advocates for a broader approach.

“As a young person ages, we are more likely to say that their behavior is a function of their choices, rather than continuing to view it through the lens of the trauma that they have experienced,” Dunnigan said. “Those are things that particularly interest me, having not just a trauma-informed approach, but an approach that is rooted in that perspective so we do not necessarily age out of that experience.”

Dunnigan’s research in this area is ongoing, and she and Hetherington are continuing to evaluate the outcomes of the H.O.P.E. court and how those outcomes can be tracked and measured.

“The expectation of a treatment court cannot be that we’re going to solve every problem that a young person has,” Dunnigan said. “That’s unrealistic, but what are realistic outcomes? Crises happen. Problems happen. So to a certain degree, is someone seeking out help when they need it? That is a positive outcome.” •

PhD students Jana Woodiwiss and Caroline Sharkey help out in the UGA School of Social Work exhibit booth at CSWE APM. Photo by Anna Scheyett.

FACULTY

2021–2022 REFEREED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Click on the faculty member’s name to view their online profile.

MARY AGER Associate Professor

“My research focuses on the relationship between poverty, debt, the welfare state, and capitalism. Specifically, I want to understand how low-income people utilize informal, fringe and predatory financial services to make ends meet within the context of changes in social policy and the political economy, as well as how communities provide safer lending alternatives.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Lee, S., Bae, J., Sharkey, C. N., Ager, M., Bakare, O. H., & Embrey, J. (2022). Professional social work and public libraries in the United States: A scoping review. Social Work, 67(3), 249–265. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac025

Birkenmaier, J., Rothwell, D., & Ager, M. (2022). How is consumer financial capability measured? Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09825-4

Lee, M., Jennings-McGarity, P., Littleton, T., & Ager, M. (2022). The teaching of social work history and the inclusion of African American contributors: Implications for social work educators. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2022.2137717

Ager (Caplan), M., Birkenmaier, J., & Bae, J. (2021). Financial exclusion in OECD countries: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Welfare, 30(1), 58–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12430

Burford, M. L., Kindle, P. A., Granruth, L. B., Delavega, E., Johnson, D. H., Peterson, S., & Ager (Caplan), M. (2021). Exploring regional differences in social work pedagogy: Attitudes toward Poverty. Contemporary Rural Social Work, 13(1), Article 3.https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/ crsw/vol13/iss1/3/

LYDIA ALETRARIS

Associate Research Scientist Research Director, CenHTRO

“My research focuses on how policy affects the utilization and delivery of substance use treatment. My current NIH study looks at the impact of cannabis legalization on treatment admissions for cannabis and opioids. As Research Director of the Center on Human Trafficking Research and Outreach, I am also interested in identifying the most effective methods for examining hard-toreach populations. I am Co-Principal Investigator on a study measuring the prevalence of forced labor in Southern Africa.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Schroeder, E., Edgemon, T. E., Kagotho, N., Aletraris, L., Clay-Warner, J., & Okech, D. (2022). A review of prevalence estimation methods for human trafficking populations. Public Health Reports, 137(Suppl_1), 46S–52S. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211044010

REPORTS

Okech, D., Aletraris, L., & Kagotho, N. (2021). Human trafficking core indicators: Proposed field questions for researchers. Center on Human Trafficking Research and Outreach. University of Georgia: Athens, GA.

PRESENTATIONS

Aletraris, L., & Okech, D. (2022, February 17–22). The Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum – Building a community of researcher-learners in the science of human trafficking prevalence estimation [Presentation]. Northern Colorado Human Trafficking Symposium. Fort Collins, CO. (Virtual).

Graves, B., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., and Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Examining correlates of substance use disorder treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Paper presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46002.html

Graves, B., Aletraris, L., & Mowbray, O. (2022, January 12–16). Criminal justice-referred clients and wraparound services in substance use treatment centers: Examining

moderation of public funding on service provision [Paper presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual Conference. Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46015.html

Aletraris, L. (2021, October 13–15). Impact of COVID-19 on substance use disorder treatment center operations and staffing [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/m786n/

Aletraris, L., Doran, E., & Roman, P. (2021, October 13–15). Patient resistance to abstinence from cannabis in SUD treatment [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/kr2bf/

Graves, B., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., & Paseda, O. (2021, October 13–15). Examining correlates of substance use disorder treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/t6s3n/

Aletraris, L. (2021, October). Prevalence reduction innovation forum [Presentation]. United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons “Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS)” Quarterly Meeting (Virtual).

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., Miller, R., Banks, L., & LloydAllen, J. (2022). Individual, relationship, and family structure predictors of African American noncustodial father involvement satisfaction. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221128774

White, G. L., Banks, L., Briggs, H. E., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. B. (2021). The effects of child support payment factors on satisfaction with levels of parental involvement by noncustodial fathers. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(8), 851-859. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211004744

Briggs, H. E., Hardeman, C. P., Banks, L., Briggs, A. C., Allen, J. L., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Hopps, J. G., & McCrary, D. (2021). Do race, racial disproportionality and disparities remain a foci of child welfare?: Words matter. Child Welfare, 98(5), 93–117. https://bit.ly/3AXBMMh

JENAY M. BEER

Assistant Professor, Institute Of Gerontology Joint Appointment–School of Social Work & College of Public Health

LEON BANKS

Senior Academic Professional Director, BSW Program

“In addition to directing the BSW program, I teach, assist with practica placements, provide liaison services to students in field practicums and conduct information sessions on licensure. My areas of interest include online education in social work and the role of social work in athletics.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Banks, L., White, G. L., Allen, J. L., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Briggs, H. E., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Pre-and post-conception relationship duration and parental involvement satisfaction among noncustodial African American fathers. Research on Social Work Practice. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221093542

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., & Banks, L. (2022). Smaller system predictors of satisfaction with low-income paternal involvement of noncustodial African American fathers. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221128590

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., Banks, L., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Custodial and noncustodial parent predictors of noncustodial father involvement. Research on Social Work Practice. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221089686

“I study aging, aging with disability, technology acceptance, telepresence, and human-robot interaction. I examine how older adults function effectively to age-in-place, and how technology may play a role in successful aging. I apply this knowledge to the design, evaluation, and implementation of assistive technology and robots in home and healthcare contexts.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Beer, J. M., & Owens, O. L. (2022). Human factors and ergonomics considerations for aging-in-place part 2: The intersection of environment and technology. Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications. Advance online publication. https://doi. org/10.1177/10648046221096021

Beer, J. M., & Owens, O. L. (2022). Human factors and ergonomics considerations for aging-in-place part 1: The intersection of users and tasks. Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10648046221096018

Emerson, K., Kim, D., Mois, G., & Beer, J. M. (2022). “At first it wasn’t so bad”: How adults aged 60 and older feel about social distancing during COVID-19. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2022.2111741

Emerson, K., Mois, G., Kim, D. & Beer, J. M. (2022). Gender difference in coping with long-term COVID-19 impacts among older adults. Journal of Women & Aging. Advance online publication. https://bit.ly/3uIpy9B

Beer, J. M., Mackin, T. E., Mois, G., Koon, L. M., Datta, A., Mitzner, T. L., & Rogers, W. A. (2021). User attitudes and implementation requirements of tele-exercise intervention for people again with lower body mobility impairment. Gerontechnology, 20(2), 1–12. https:// journal.gerontechnology.org/currentIssueContent. aspx?aid=3046

Emerson, K., Kim, D., Mois, G., & Beer, J. (2021). COVID-19 and older adults: Coping with long-term pandemic precautions. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl. 1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.137

Owens, O. L., Beer, J. M., Revels, A. A., & White, K. (2021). The lived experiences of older low-income African Americans living alone: Implications for aging in place in the United States. Journal of Aging and Environment, 35(1), 42–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2020.1780662

Mois, G., Beer, J. M., Emerson, K., & Washington, T. (2021). Understanding the role of communication technology in facilitating social connectivity and addressing loneliness. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl. 1), 987. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3546

Baldwin-White, A., Read, G., Beer, J., & Darville, G. (2021). Harnessing technology to prevent sexual assault on college campuses. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1920605

Wu, X., Nix, L.C., Brummett, M. M., Aguillon, C., Oltman, D. J., & Beer, J. M. (2021). The design, development, and evaluation of telepresence interfaces for aging adults: Investigating user perceptions of privacy and usability. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2021.102695

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Wu, X., & Beer, J. M. (2021). Usability evaluation of telepresence interfaces for older adults. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 591–595. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651172

Collette, B., Mois, G., Beer, J. M., Boccanfuso, A. R., Ramachadran, A., Gibson, P., Emerson, K. G., & RenziHammond, L. M. (2021). Robert-led piano lessons may improve cognitive function: A feasibility study in a sample with mild cognitive impairment. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651280

Wu, X., Mitzner, T. L., Thomas, R. C., Drobina, E. C., Rogers, W. A., & Beer, J. M. (2021). Tele-technology evaluation and user testing with persons aging with long-term mobility disabilities. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651167

Wu, X., Adams, A. E., Komsky, J. C., Saint, S. E., Mackin, T. E., Zamer, J. P., Hedin, D. S., Dahlstrom, R. J., & Beer, J. M. (2021). Socially assistive robots for dementia care: Exploring caregiver perceptions of use cases and acceptance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651192

Collette, B., Shotwell, J., Shepherd, A., Renzi-Hammond, L. M., & Beer, J. M. (2021). Developing an Integrated Virtual Assistant (IVA): Feasibility of a behavior tracking and reminder prototype solution to assist persons with dementia and their care partners. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 16–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651279

Mois, G., & Beer, J. M. (2021). Toward a framework for embodiment in communication technologies: Facilitating social connectivity for older adults. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 64(1), 28–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641008

HAROLD E. BRIGGS

“I seek to further study: (a) the social cultural and ecological determinants of behavioral health disorders, poor adjustment and poor health outcomes among emerging adult African Americans; (b) race, smaller and larger system determinants of unequal child welfare service outcomes among youth of color and sexual minorities; and (c) the extent to which the well-being of sexual minorities, race and African Americans are a focus in social work.”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Briggs, H. E., & Teasley, M. (in press). Eliminating racism: A critical perspective. In M. Teasley, M. S. Spencer, & M. Bartholomew (Eds.). Social work and the grand challenge to eliminate racism. Oxford University Press.

Briggs, H. E., Collins, J., Hunt, P., Montague, S., & Vietze, A. M. (in press). Supporting families access and navigation of multiple systems. In R. Denby-Brinson & C. Ingram’s (Eds.), Child and family-serving systems: A compendium of policy and practice. Child Welfare League of America.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Briggs, H. E., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Teasley, M. L., & Hopps, J. G. (2022). Poverty or racism?: Determinants of disproportionality and disparity for African American/Black children in child welfare. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(5), 533-538. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221076830

PAULINE M. BERGER PROFESSOR IN FAMILY & CHILD WELFARE

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., & Banks, L. (2022). Smaller system predictors of satisfaction with low-income paternal involvement of noncustodial African American fathers. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221128590

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., Banks, L., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Custodial and noncustodial parent predictors of noncustodial father involvement. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221089686

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., Miller, R., Banks, L., & LloydAllen, J. (2022). Individual, relationship, and family structure predictors of African American noncustodial father involvement satisfaction. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221128774

Banks, L., White, G. L., Allen, J. L., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Briggs, H. E., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Pre-and post-conception relationship duration and parental involvement satisfaction among noncustodial African American fathers. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi. org/10.1177/10497315221093542

Johnson, W., & Briggs, H. E. (Eds.). (2021). Interventions with fathers: Effective social work practice for enhancing individual, family and civic engagement [Guest editors to the special issue]. Research on Social Work Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi. org/10.1177/10497315211047187

Johnson, W., & Briggs, H. E. (Eds.). (2021). Interventions with fathers: [Introduction to the special issue]. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(8), 791–796. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211047187

Briggs, H. E., Hardeman, C. P., Banks, L., Briggs, A. C., Allen, J. L., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Hopps, J. G., & McCrary, D. (2021). Do race, racial disproportionality and disparities remain a foci of child welfare?: Words matter. Child Welfare, 98(5), 93–117. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/do-raceracial-disproportionality-disparities/docview/2509358362/ se-2?accountid=14537

White, G. L., Banks, L., Briggs, H. E., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. B. (2021). The effects of child support payment factors on satisfaction with levels of parental involvement by noncustodial fathers. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(8), 851–859. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211004744

J. YOON CHOI

Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor

“My research focuses on developing community-based prevention and intervention strategies that incorporate the focal community’s values, perspectives, contexts, and strengths in preventing and reducing intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV in immigrant and minority communities. My current Department of Justice-funded project aims at developing and evaluating intimate partner violence online virtual case simulation intervention for immigrant faith leaders and a communication campaign targeting immigrant community members, in partnership with community service agencies.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Choi, Y. J., Orpinas, P., Han, J.-Y., Cho, S., Li, T., & Kim, C. (2022). Promoting survivor safety in immigrant communities: Online simulation training for Korean American faith leaders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221101189

Choi, Y. J., Rai, A., Yun, S. H., Lee, O. L., Hong, S., Cho, H., & An, S. (2022). Risk factors for intimate partner violence perpetration among college students: Impact of childhood adversities. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2 068017

Nelson, A., Allen, J., Cho, H., Yun, S. H., Choi, Y. J., & Choi, G.-Y. (2022). Intimate partner violence and openness to online counseling among college students. Journal of Family Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10896-022-00396-4

Fatehi, M., Choi, Y. J., Cho, H., An, S., Choi, G.-Y., & Hong, S. (2022). Impact of adverse childhood experiences in the manifestation of intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration among college students: Gendered perspective. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 19(4), 456-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2022.2073796

Rai, A., Choi, J., Mowbray, O., & Elkins, J. (2022). Examining domestic violence perceptions and correlates among South Asian immigrants. Partner Abuse, 13(2), 235–266.https:// connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrpa/13/2/235#copy_ link

Choi, Y. J., Lee, H. Y., Yoon, Y. J., & Oh, J. J. (2022). Correlates of mental health literacy among first-generation Korean American immigrant women. Social Work in Mental Health, 20(4), 465–482. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2027848

Orpinas, P., Choi, Y. J., Kim, C., Li, T., & Kim, E. H. (2022). Prevention of partner violence: Virtual case simulation for religious leaders of Korean American immigrant

communities. Health Promotion International, 37(1), daab092. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab092

Grest, C. V., Cederbaum, J. A., Lee, D. S., Choi, Y. J., Cho, H. G., Hong, S. H., Yun, S. H., & Lee, J. O. (2022). Cumulative violence exposure and alcohol use among college students: Adverse childhood experience and dating violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(1–2), 557–577. https://doi. org/10.1177/0886260520913212

Rai, A., Choi, Y. J., Cho, S., Das, U., Tamayo, J., & Goutham, M. (2022). “#Domestic violence isn’t stopping for Coronavirus…….”: Conversations on Twitter during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 19(1), 108–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/2640806 6.2021.1964671

Son, E., Lee, H., Cho, H., Choi, Y. J., & Seon, J. (2022). The effects of disability status and perceived neighborhood cohesion and safety on adverse childhood experiences among college students. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(5), e2179–e2190. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13656

Yeo, H. S., Choi, Y. J., Son, E., Cho, H. K., Yun, S. H., & Lee, J. O. (2022). Childhood community risk factors on intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21–22), NP20361-NP20385. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211050097

Choi, Y. J., Rai, A., Cho, H., Son, E., An, S., & Yun, S. H. (2021). Help-seeking behaviors for intimate partner violence among college students: Implications for intimate partner violence prevention and intervention. Violence & Victims, 36(4), 548–564.

https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrvv/36/4/548

Rai, A., & Choi, Y. J. (2021). Domestic violence victimization among South Asian immigrant men and women in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(17-18), NP15532–NP15567. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211015262

Rai, A., Choi, Y. J., Yoshihama, M., & Dabby, C. (2021). Helpseeking among battered immigrant Filipina, Indian, and Pakistani women in the United States: Perceived barriers and helpful responses. Violence & Victims, 36(6), 823–838. https:// doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2021.1964671

Saasa, S., Okech, D., Choi, Y. J., Nackerud, L., & Littleton, T. (2021). Social exclusion, mental health, and social wellbeing among African immigrants in the United States. International Social Work, 65(4), 787–803. https://doi. org/10.1177/0020872820963425

Lee, H. Y., Choi, Y. J., An, S., & Yoon, Y. J. (2021). Adherence to cervical cancer screening in Korean American immigrant women: Identifying malleable variables for intervention development. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 32(3), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659620914693

Campbell, R. D., Dennis, M. K., Lopez, K., Matthew, R. A., & Choi, Y. J. (2021). Qualitative research in communities

of color: Challenges, strategies, and lessons. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 12(1), 177–200. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713408

PRESENTATIONS

Choi, Y. J., Han, J. Y., Kim, H., Cho, S., & Orpinas, P. (2022, January 12–16). Identifying communication campaign messages to prevent intimate partner violence among Korean American immigrants [Paper presentation]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC (Virtual). https://sswr.confex.com/ sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47190.html

Rai, A., Choi, Y. J., Mowbray, O., & Elkins, J. (2022, January 12–16). Domestic violence victimization among South Asian immigrant men and women in the United States [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper44819.html

Rai, A., Choi, Y. J., Cho. S., Das, U., Tamayo, J., & Menon, G. (2022, January 12–16). Intimate partner conversations on Twitter during the Early Days of COVID-19 [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper44811.html

Cho, H., Yun, S. H., Choi, Y. J., An, S., Son, E., & Lee, J. O. (2022, January 12–16). Associations between discrimination and health among international college students [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45124.html

Pless, P., Schroeder, E., & Choi, Y. J. (2022, January 12–16). Sheltering during COVID-19: Domestic violence shelter workers’ experiences during the early stages of the pandemic [Symposium]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47122.html

Chaffin, K. M., Simmons, C., Lambert, N. E., Choi, Y. J., & Nau, E. (2021, November 4–7). Feminist academic co-mentoring: An equity focused model that promotes relationships and support [Paper presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 67th Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL..

Orpinas, P., Choi, Y. J., Han, J. Y., & Cho, S. (2021, October 24-27). Prevention of intimate partner violence: Impact of a virtual case simulation training for religious leaders [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO (Virtual).

LLEWELLYN J. CORNELIUS

ALLISON DUNNIGAN

Donald

L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies Director, the Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights

“My research focuses on empirically documenting barriers of access to health care, mental health services, social services, educational opportunities and employment opportunities for underserved populations. It also focuses on engaging communities as co-partners in the design and implementation of interventions that improve the overall health and well-being of disadvantaged populations locally, nationally and globally.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Cornelius, L. J. (2022). Social justice weaponizing as a form of micro-aggression. New Social Worker. https://www. socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/social-justiceweaponizing-form-of-micro-aggression/

Odiachi, A., Al-Mujtaba, M., Torbunde, N., Erekaha, S., Afe, A. J., Adejuyigbe, E., Galadanci, H. S., Jasper, T. L., Cornelius, L. J., & Sam-Agudu, N. A. (2021). Acceptability of mentor mother peer support for women living with HIV in North-Central Nigeria: A qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21, 545. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04002-1

Olayo-Mendez, A., Garcia, M., Vidal, De Haymes, M., & Cornelius, L. J. (2021). Essential, disposable, and excluded: The experience of Latino immigrant workers in the US during COVID-19. Journal of Poverty, 25(7), 612–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1985034

PRESENTATIONS

Cornelius L. J. (2022, August 17). Footprints of equity in behavioral and social science research [Keynote address]. 17th Annual Awards Ceremony for Special Acts of Service & Excellence in Behavioral and Social Science Research in Public Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA.

Obadiah, G. M., Jasper, T. L., Torbunde, N., Ezekwe, L. C., Howard-Kruger, A., Soje Amadosi, E. E., Leydorf, M., Adirieje, C., Cornelius, L. J., & Sam-Agudu, N. A. (2021, December 6–11). A qualitative needs assessment for peer support among caregivers of children living with HIV in Nigeria [Presentation]. International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), Durban, South Africa.

Assistant

Professor Director, Title IV-E Program

“My research focuses on the impact of macroand mezzo- level child welfare structural factors of youth and family outcomes. This research seeks to explore opportunity points for policy and practice interventions that facilitate permanency, decrease placement disruption, and improve service delivery within the child welfare system.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Yeo, H., Dunnigan, A. E., Fusco, R. A., & Watson, M. (in press). Trajectories of foster-care entry for prenatal substance exposure in the United States. Children & Youth Services Review.

Dunnigan, A. E., & Scheyett, A. (2022). Social work’s role in rebuilding the child welfare workforce. Social Work, 67(3), 205–206. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac019

Davis, C. G, Dunnigan, A., & Stevens, B. B. (2022). Indigenous-centered racial disproportionality in American foster care: A national population study. Journal of Public Child Welfare. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10. 1080/15548732.2021.2022565

PRESENTATIONS

Dodd, K., Dunnigan, A., & Hetherington, E. (2022, December 14). Integrating evaluations in practice: Lessons learned from representing survivors of CSEC [Webinar]. National Association of Counsel for Children’s (NACC) 45th National Child Welfare Law Conference (Virtual).

Grinnell-Davis, C., Dunnigan, A., & Stevens, B. (2022, November 11–14). Indigenous identity and research: An interactive workshop for planning purposes [Interactive workshop]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Trujillo, K., Bruce, L., Doty, C., Golieb, K., Swain, J., Clockston, J., Dunningan, A., Hartinger-Saunders, R., Bell, K., & Gonzalez, M. (2022, November 11–14). Dismantling other’ness in child welfare leadership [Presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Fusco, R. A., & Dunnigan, A. E. (2022, March 28–30). Frequent marijuana and alcohol use in low-income young adults: Effects of adverse life experiences [Paper presentation]. International Society on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Dunnigan, A. (2021, November 17–19). Fostering intercultural competence in the child welfare workforce to improve outcomes for families [Presentation]. Georgia Summit: Georgia’s Child Welfare Conference, Alpharetta, GA.

Dunnigan, A. (2021, November 17–19). Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams advocating for survivors of CSEC [Presentation]. Georgia Summit: Georgia’s Child Welfare Conference, Alpharetta, GA.

JENNIFER ELKINS Associate Professor Director, MSW Program

“My clinical social work practice, research and teaching expertise centers broadly around complex interpersonal, intergenerational and historical trauma. My current research focuses on culturally sustaining, trauma-informed, multi-systemic, and trans-disciplinary approaches to addressing trauma, violence and abuse. I currently serve as PI/Co-PI on several local projects promoting individual, family, school, and community well-being in trauma-exposed populations.”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Sharkey, C. N., Strickland, C., & Elkins, J. E. (in press). Resisting curriculum violence and developing antioppressive, trauma-informed, culturally sustaining approaches for social work education and practice. In L. Abrams, S. Crewe, A. Detlaff, & J. H. Williams (Eds.), Social work, white supremacy, and racial justice: Reckoning with our history, interrogating our present, re-imagining our future, Vol. IV. Oxford University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Rai, A., Choi, J., Mowbray, O. & Elkins, J. (2022). Examining domestic violence perceptions and correlates among South Asian immigrants. Partner Abuse, 13(2), 235–266.https:// connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrpa/13/2/235#copy_ link

Morrissey-Stahl, K., Elkins, J., Topple, T., & Decelle, K. (2022). Teaching note–Lessons from designing and teaching an anti-oppression capstone course. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(2), 417–424.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1895926

Sharkey, C. N., Elkins, J. E., & Johnson, Z. (2021). Field note–Creating trauma-informed library spaces: Lessons learned from a pilot program. Journal of Social Work Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1978913

PRESENTATIONS

Elkins, J., & Sharkey, C. (2021, November 4–7). Re-orienting HBSE with a transformative, culturally-sustaining, traumainformed pedagogical framework [Interactive workshop]. Council on Social Work Education 67th Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL.

RACHEL A. FUSCO

Well-Being

“My scholarship focuses on the impact of abuse, violence, and substance use on marginalized populations, and seeks to positively influence practitioner behavior, service delivery systems, and policy in ways that promote survivor health and well-being. I engage in interdisciplinary community-based research utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies to expand scientific knowledge and prepare future social work researchers and practitioners.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Yeo, H., Dunnigan, A. E., Fusco, R. A., & Watson, M. (in press). Trajectories of foster-care entry for prenatal substance exposure in the United States. Children & Youth Services Review.

Lee, H., & Fusco, R. A. (2022). Multiple types of childhood maltreatment, sleep, and anxiety in former foster youth. Child and Adolescent Social Work, 39(3), 279–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00742-3

Jang, H., Tang, F., Fusco, R. A., Engel, R., & Albert, S. (2022). Grandparenting, social relations, and mortality in old age. Research on Aging, 44(3-4), 265–275. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275211015433

Lee, H., Rauktis, M. E., & Fusco, R. A. (2022). Perceived stress and sleep quality among master’s students in social work. Social Work Education, 41(5), 1018–1034. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2021.1910231

Morrison, P. K., Pallatino, C., Fusco, R. A., Kenkre, T., Chang, J., & Krans, E. E. (2022). Pregnant victims of intimate partner homicide in the National Violent Death Reporting System database, 2003-2014: A descriptive analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(5–6), NP2652-NP2670. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520943726

Wood, L., McGiffert, M., Fusco, R. A. & Kulkarni, S. (2022). “The propellers of my life”: The impact of domestic violence transitional housing on parents and children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00809-1

Fusco, R. A. (2021). Frequent marijuana or alcohol use in low-income emerging adults: Impact of adverse life experiences. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(5). 711–717. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1892140

Fusco, R. A., & Newhill, C. E. (2021). The impact of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(1), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2020.1870286

Associate Professor UGA Athletic Association Professor on Health and

Fusco, R. A., Yuan, Y., Lee, H., & Newhill, C. E. (2021). Trauma, sleep and mental health problems in low-income young adults. International Journal of Public Health and Environmental Research, 18(3), 1145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031145

Kulkarni, S. J., Marcus, S., Cortes, C., Escalante, C., Wood, L., & Fusco, R. (2021). Improving safe housing access for domestic violence survivors through systems change. Housing Policy Debate. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2021.1947865

PRESENTATIONS

Fusco, R. A., & Dunnigan, A. E. (2022, March 28–30). Frequent marijuana and alcohol use in low-income young adults: Effects of adverse life experiences [Paper presentation]. International Society on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Fusco, R. A. & Kulkarni, S. J. (2022, January 12–16). Experiences of substance use coercion among postpartum women in recovery [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC (Virtual).https://sswr.confex.com/ sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46297.html

JEREMY J. GIBBS Assistant Professor

“My research focuses on the relationship between psychosocial stressors, mental health and substance use for sexual minority (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual) young adults. Using innovative, technology-driven methods (e.g., spatial analysis, geosocial networking app probability sampling), I explore the factors that contribute to health disparities for the purpose of intervention development.”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Price, L., & Gibbs, J. J. (2021). Religion and violence against sexual and gender minorities: A cyclical minority stress model. In E. M. Lund, C. Burgess, & A. J. Johnson (Eds.), Violence against LGBTQ+ persons: Research, practice, and advocacy (pp. 283–300). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52612-2_22

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Gibbs, J. J. (in press). Discrimination and sleep disturbance: How is substance use a mediator for sexual minority men? Journal of Social Work Practice in Addictions.

Gibbs, J. J., Schrager, S., & Goldbach, J. (in press). YMSM and substance use: A comparison of venue-based sampling and geosocial networking application sampling. Journal of Homosexuality

Gibbs, J. J., & Baldwin-White, A. (2022). Sexual assault and behavioral health: What can we learn from a probability sample of young sexual minority men? Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221101198

Gibbs, J. J., Traube, D. E., & Goldbach, J. T. (2021). Venuebased versus geosocial networking application-based recruitment of young men who have sex with men: An examination of feasibility. Field Methods, 34(2), 143–162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X211012260

O’Shields, J., & Gibbs, J. J. (2021). Depressive symptoms, childhood maltreatment, and allostatic load: The importance of sex differences. Psychoneuroendocrinology [Special issue], 126, Article 105130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105130

Burgess, C., Rusow, J. A., Klemmer, C., Gibbs, J. J., Zhang, J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2021). Sexual and gender minority adolescents and adult social support: Affirmation from adults to adolescents. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, 2(1), 22–34. https://connect.springerpub.com/ content/sgrlgbtq/2/1/22

PRESENTATIONS

Gibbs, J. J., & Fusco, R. A. (2022, June 4-7). Minority stress and sleep disturbance: How does anxiety mediate the relationship between stress and sleep for a sample of sexual minority men? [Poster presentation]. European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest, Hungary.

Gibbs, J. J., & DeVane, R. (2022, November 6–9). Gay community connection and social network composition: Which social factors are associated with alcohol and cannabis use for sexual minority men? [Poster presentation]. Conference of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

PHILIP HONG Dean and Professor

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hong, P.Y.P., Holland, B., Park, J.H. & Kim, C. (2022). Broken links in the workforce development system: The socialhuman development need for assessing psychological selfsufficiency. Social Development Issues, 44(3), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3998/sdi.3708

Kim, C. K., Hong, R., & Hong, P. Y. P. (2022). Ethnic minority children’s perceptions of violence exposure in communities. Child Welfare Journal, 100(3), 121-155.

Hong, P.Y.P., Wathen, M.V., Shin, A.J., Yoon, I., & Park, J.H. (2022). Psychological self-sufficiency and financial literacy among low-income participants: An empowerment-based approach to financial capability. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 43, 690-702.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09865-w

PRESENTATIONS

Yoon, I., Kim-Goh, M., Hong, P., Roh, S., & Lee, Y.-S. (2022, November 11–14). Equitable-inclusive tenure and promotion for diverse Korean American and other Asian faculty [Panel discussion]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

JUNE GARY HOPPS

“I have developed a scholarly and research agenda that centers on clinical practice effectiveness and group work with clients and families overwhelmed by personal and environmental stressors; identification of success factors for long-term married, civically engaged, and high-achieving Afro-American couples; program evaluation and effectiveness; human rights, civil rights and social justice; contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the profession.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Bowles, D. D., Hopps, J. G., & Strickland, C. (2022). Two firsts. Phylon, 59(1), 49–70. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27150914

Briggs, H. E., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Teasley, M. L., & Hopps, J. G. (2022). Poverty or racism?: Determinants of disproportionality and disparity for African American/Black children in child welfare. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(5), 533–538.

https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221076830

Hopps, J. G., Lowe, T. B., & Clayton, O. (2021). “I’ll find a way or make one”: Atlanta University and the emergence of professional social work education in the deep South. Journal of Social Work Education, 57(3), 419–431. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1671255

Gary, F., Thiese, S., Hopps, J. G, Hassan, M., Still, C., Brooks, L., Prather, S., & Yarandi, H. (2021). Medical mistrust among Black women in America. Journal of National Black Nurses Association: JNBNA, 32(2), 10–15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35338799/

Gary, F., Yarandi, H., Sloane, E., Hassan, M., Hopps, J. G., & Campbell, J. (2021). Tragedy in Haiti: Suicidality, PTSD, and

depression associated with intimate partner violence among Haitian women after the 2010 earthquake. Journal of the National Black Nurses Association, 32(1), 10–17. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34562347/

BOOK REVIEWS

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (in press). [Review of the book Introduction to social work: An advocacy based profession, by L. E. Cox, C. J. Tice, & D. D. Long]. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Social work profession [Revised]. The encyclopedia of social work. National Association of Social Work, Oxford University Press.

Clayton, O., & Hopps, J. G. (2022). Human rights and social work. The encyclopedia of social work. National Association of Social Work, Oxford University Press.

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (2021). Social work profession [Revised]. The encyclopedia of social work. National Association of Social Work, Oxford University Press.

PRESENTATIONS

Strickland, C., Clayton, O., & Hopps, J. G. (2022, November 11–14). The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: Anti-racist practice in social work’s profession education [Paper session]. 68th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA. [Accepted, not able to present due to COVID-19].

Hopps, J. G., & Gary, F. (2021, August 3–8). Intersections among Covid-19, school closures, and health risks [Presentation]. National Black Nurses Association, 46th Annual Scientific Conference, Hilton Hotel, Dallas, TX (Virtual).

Gary, F., & Hopps, J. G. (2021, November 5–6). The house that racism helped to build: Transcending global challenges in nursing education [Presentation]. International Network in Doctoral Education in Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau International 46th Biennial Conference. Indianapolis, IN (Virtual).

Thomas M. “Jim” Parham Professor of Family and Children Studies

KRISTINA JASKYTE Professor

“My research focuses on innovation and creativity in nonprofits, with the most recent projects centering on organizational capacity and innovation in rural nonprofit organizations and exploring factors contributing to innovation and the performance of interdisciplinary teams.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Jaskyte, K., & Liedtka, J. (2022). Design Thinking for innovation: Practices and intermediate outcomes. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 32(4), 555–575. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21498

Jaskyte, K., Butkevičienė, R., Danusevičienė, L., & Jurkuvienė, R. (2021). Employees’ attitudes and values toward creativity, work environment, and job satisfaction in human service employees in Lithuania and the US. Creativity Research Journal, 32(4), 394–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2020.1821160

PRESENTATIONS

Jaskyte, K., Hunter, A., Mell, A. C. (2022, November 17–19). Exploring factors associated with interdisciplinary team innovation and performance in higher education institutions [Paper presentation]. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s (ARNOVA) conference, Raleigh, NC

Jaskyte, K. (2021, November 18–20). Exploring the outcomes of Design Thinking process among graduate students [Paper presentation]. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s (ARNOVA) 50th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

ZOE JOHNSON Senior Academic Professional Director, Field Education

“I ensure field education programs are in compliance with the standards of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). In addition, my office oversees the placement of over 450 students, provides training and support to field instructors, and facilitates program evaluation. My areas of specialty include student affairs, clinical practice, social justice education, and the experiences of marginalized students in college.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Sharkey, C. N., Elkins, J. E., & Johnson, Z. (2021). Field Note–Creating trauma-informed library spaces: Lessons learned from a pilot program. Journal of Social Work Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1978913

NAYNETTE KENNETT

Clinical Assistant Professor

“My research focuses on cultural competence and clinical practice, trauma and mental health, racial trauma and clinical practice, chronic illness and the impact on mental health, infant mental health, and perinatal mental health. In my research and teaching, diversity, equity, and inclusion are addressed through the variety of teaching theories and modalities to purposefully bring attention to injustices, inequalities, exclusion, and racism on behalf of marginalized groups.”

PRESENTATIONS

Kennett, N., & Robinson-Dooley, V. (2022, November 11–13). A study of factors that influence cultural competence in field education for MSW students [Poster presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

TONY B. LOWE Associate Professor

“The profession is challenged by persistent internal and external difficulty that forever requires us to be leading advocates against old and new social problems. My research interests include mental health service and social policy issues, African American service concerns, barriers to service, and collaborative models for international education.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

White, G. L., Briggs, H. E., Banks, L., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Custodial and noncustodial parent predictors of noncustodial father involvement. Research on Social Work Practice. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221089686

Banks, L., White, G. L., Allen, J. L., Huggins-Hoyt, K. Y., Briggs, H. E., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Pre-and post-conception relationship duration and parental involvement satisfaction among noncustodial African American fathers. Research on Social Work Practice. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221093542

Hopps, J. G., Lowe, T. B., & Clayton, O. (2021). “I’ll find a way or make one”: Atlanta University and the emergence of professional social work education in the deep South. Journal of Social Work Education, 57(3), 419–431. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1671255

White, G. L, Banks, H. E., Allen, J. L., & Lowe, T. (2021). The effects of child support payment factors on satisfaction with levels of parental involvement by noncustodial fathers. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(8), 851–859. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211004744

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (2022). Social work profession [Revised]. The encyclopedia of social work. National Association of Social Work. Oxford University Press.

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (2021). Social work profession [Revised]. The encyclopedia of social work. National Association of Social Work. Oxford University Press.

BOOK REVIEWS

Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (in press). [Review of the book Introduction to social work: An advocacy based profession, by L. E. Cox, C. J. Tice, & D. D. Long]. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

ANTHONY J. MALLON

“I help to design, implement and evaluate community-based interventions related to unemployment, job training and financial asset-building, as well as advocate for the development of public policies aimed at alleviating poverty. I also work with colleagues here at UGA and in the community to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations locally, nationally and globally to fulfill their missions.”

PRESENTATIONS

Mallon, A. J. (2022, May 23–24). Telling your story: Channeling passion and matching it with purpose [Training presentation]. U. S. Embassy, Accra, Ghana.

REBECCA MATTHEW

Associate Professor Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor

“My research and teaching strive to enliven conversations and (re)imagine possibilities for greater community health and well-being. By calling upon theoretically and methodologically diverse approaches, I explore models and practices that center the health and well-being of people and planet alike.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Lee, C., Matthew, R., & Orpinas, P. (2022). Design, implementation, and evaluation of community health worker training programs in Latinx communities: A scoping review. Journal of Community Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22910

Leviten-Reid, C., MacDonald, M., Matthew, R. (2022). Public housing, market rentals and neighbourhood characteristics. The Canadian Geographer, 66(2), 263–277. http://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12706

Orpinas, P., Matthew, R. A., Alvarez-Hernandez, L. R., Calva, A., & Bermúdez, J. M. (2021). Promotoras voice their challenges in fulfilling their role as community health workers. Health Promotion Practice, 22(4), 502–511. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920921189

Leviten-Reid, C., MacDonald, M., Matthew, R., Syms, L. & Donxiu, L. (2021). Marginalized tenants, poor proximity? Market rental housing and supportive amenities and services in a regional geography. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 16(3), 1–31. https://journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article/view/1960/524

Alvarez-Hernandez, L. R., Bermúdez, J. M., Orpinas, P., Matthew, R., Calva, A., & Darbisi, C. (2021). “No queremos quedar mal”: A qualitative analysis of a boundary setting training among Latina community health workers. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 9(4), 315–325. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/lat0000193

Campbell, R. D., Dennis, M. K., Lopez, K., Matthew, R. A. & Choi, Y. J. (2021). Qualitative research in communities of color: Challenges, strategies, and lessons. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 12(1), 177–200.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713408

TRAINING MANUALS

Matthew, R. A., Darbisi, C., Orpinas, P., & Stanley, L. (2021). Community-based CHW core competency train-the-trainer manual. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (pp. 1-98).

Matthew, R. A. (2021). Community-based CHW core competency training: Companion materials. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (pp. 1-17).

Clinical Associate Professor Director, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations Director, MA in Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program

Orpinas, P., Matthew, R. A., & Darbisi, C. (Eds.) (2021). Community-based CHW core competency training: Facilitator manual. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (pp. 1-338).

Darbisi. C., Orpinas, P., Matthew, R. A. (Eds.) (2021). Capacitación de promotores de salud comunitaria: Manual del facilitador. Universidad de Georgia, Athens, GA (pp. 1-350).

PRESENTATIONS

Hyde, C., & Matthew, R. (2021). Towards a model of traumainformed community practice: Promises and challenges [Presentation]. UNITED Macro Conference (Virtual).

JANE MCPHERSON

Associate Professor Director, Global Engagement

“My scholarship sees social work through a human rights lens, and I apply human rights principles to my research, teaching, and service. I work in the archives to explore how local Georgia histories of charity and social work entwine with ideologies of white supremacy and capitalism; and ask questions about how these histories echo in social work today. Locally and globally, my research promotes anti-discriminatory, participatory, transparent and rights-based methods in social work practice.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

McPherson, J., Jennings-McGarity, P., Arnold, B. H., Littleton, T., & Lee, Megan. (2022). Creating global scholars: Experiential learning and reflection transform an international conference into short-term study abroad. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(1), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1770641

Krasniqi, V., McPherson, J., & Villarreal-Otálora, T. (2022). Are we putting human rights into social work practice in Kosovo? British Journal of Social Work, 52(1), 291–310. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa235

Šadić, S., McPherson, J., Villarreal-Otálora, T., & Bašić, S. (2022). Rights-based social work in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Validating tools for education and practice. International Social Work, 65(3), 480-493. https://doi. org/10.1177/0020872820912310

Villarreal-Otálora, T., McPherson, J., & Garcia-Magaña, L. P. (2022). Where are Latino families in adolescent suicide prevention? A scoping study. Mental Health & Prevention. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200258

Held, M.L., Villarreal-Otálora, T., McPherson, J., & Jennings-McGarity, J. (2022). Politics, pandemics, and trauma: Understanding and addressing Latino health needs through a culturally informed lens. Frontiers in Public Health Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.877328

BOOKS

Krasniqi, V., & McPherson, J. (2022). Human rights in this age of uncertainty: Social work approaches and practices from Southeast Europe. European Social Work Education and Practice series. Springer.

BOOK CHAPTERS

McPherson, J. (in press). Interwoven histories: The Athens Manufacturing Company, Slavery, and the University of Georgia. In V. Babb & S. Nesbit (Eds.), Reconciling legacies: Histories of slavery at the University of Georgia. University of Georgia Press.

McPherson, J. (2022). Human rights practice is an integrated approach to social work. In B. Cross-Denny (Ed.), Integrated social work practice: Bridging micro, mezzo, and macro level practice (pp. 369-388). Cognella: Academic Publishing.

Krasniqi, V., & McPherson, J. (2022). Human rights, social work, and uncertainty: The view from Southeast Europe. In V. Krasniqi, & J. McPherson (Eds.). Human Rights in this age of uncertainty: Social work approaches and practices from Southeast Europe (pp. 1–12). European Social Work Education and Practice series. Springer. https://link.springer. com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-11728-2_1

Gabel, S. G., Mapp, S., Androff, D., & McPherson, J. (2022). Looking back to move us forward: Social workers deliver justice as human rights professionals. Advances in Social Work, 22(2), 416–435. https://doi.org/10.18060/24971

Disney, L., McPherson, J., & Jamal, Z. (2021). “We know more than that”: The underemployment experiences of college-educated Iraqi refugees living in the U.S. Journal of Refugee Studies, 34(1), 1168–1184. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa128

Krasniqi, V., McPherson, J., & Villarreal-Otálora, T. (2021). Are we putting human rights into social work practice in Kosovo? British Journal of Social Work https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa235

Salm Ward, T., McPherson, J., & Kogan, S. M. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a tailored infant safe sleep coaching intervention for African American families. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4133. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph18084133

PRESENTATIONS

McPherson, J. (2022, November 10–13). Telling the truth about social work history is a human rights practice [Paper presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

McPherson, J. (2022, April 6–8). Promoting social inclusion by teaching complex and local social work histories [Oral presentation]. 11th European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Krasniqi, V., McPherson, J., & Villarreal-Otálora, T. (2022, April 6–8). Gender and women in rights-based social work practice in Kosovo [Oral presentation]. 11th European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

McPherson, J. (2022, January 12–16). History Is an antiracist tool in social work [Oral presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research conference. Washington, DC (Withdrawn due to COVID-19). https://sswr.confex.com/ sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47777.html

McPherson, J., Krasniqi, V., & Villarreal-Otálora, T. (2022, January 12–16). How gender shapes rights-based social work practice in Kosovo? [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research annual conference. Washington, DC (Withdrawn due to COVID-19). https://sswr.confex.com/ sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45926.html

KATE MORRISSEY STAHL Clinical Associate Professor Coordinator, Behavioral Health Internship Program

“My research includes considering anti-oppressive pedagogies as well as the intersection of aging and sexual expression and other sexual issues. I have a practice in Athens working as a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT certified sex therapist with extra training in therapy with couples and families, especially the LGBTQIA, polyamory, and kink communities. I am a certified yoga instructor and am experienced with a range of behavioral and mindfulness-based clinical approaches.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Morrissey-Stahl, K., Elkins, J., Topple, T., & Decelle, K. (2021). Teaching Note–Lessons from designing and teaching an anti-oppression capstone course. Journal of Social Work Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1895926

PRESENTATIONS

Morrissey Stahl, K., & Pless, J. (2022, June 14–19). ACT framing for BDSM and consent [Poster presentation]. Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences (ACBS) World Conference, San Francisco, CA.

ORION MOWBRAY

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor

“My research examines mental health and substance use service utilization and delivery. My specific areas of research include utilization and delivery in different contexts including among individuals in the criminal justice system, child welfare involved families, and older adults with physical health problems.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Skinner, J., Risler, E. & Dias, C. (2022). An assessment of program eligibility among participants in day reporting centers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221086564

Mowbray, O., Probert, K., Jaramillo, J., Kothari, B. H., & McBeath, B. (2022). Trajectories of mental health services for youth in foster care with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children and Youth Services Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106599

Mowbray, O., Purser, G., Tennant, E., & Paseda, O. (2022). Substance use related violent deaths among racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107384

Alvarez-Hernandez, L. R., & Mowbray, O. (2022). Trends in suicide among lesbian, gay and bisexual Hispanic individuals: National Violent Death Reporting System Data From 20122016. Journal of Homosexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.2018878

O’Shields, J., Mowbray, O., & Patel, D. (2022). Allostatic load as a mediator of childhood maltreatment and adulthood depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105839

O’Shields, J., Patel, D., & Mowbray, O. (2022). Childhood maltreatment and inflammation: Leveraging structural equation modeling to test the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 311, 173–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.077

Rai, A., Choi, J., Mowbray, O. & Elkins, J. (2022). Examining domestic violence perceptions and correlates among South Asian immigrants. Partner Abuse, 13(2), 235–266. https://connect.springerpub.com/content/ sgrpa/13/2/235#copy_link

Robinson, M. A., Kim, I., Mowbray, O., & Disney, L. (2022). African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and depression: Which biopsychosocial factors should social workers focus on? Results from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL).

Community Mental Health Journal, 58(2), 366–375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00833-6

Fatehi M., Miller, S. E., Fatehi, L., & Mowbray, O. (2022). A scoping study of parents with a history of childhood sexual abuse and a theoretical framework for future research. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 23(4), 1134–1156. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020987822

Mowbray, O., Campbell, R. D., Disney, L., Lee, M., Fatehi, M., & Scheyett, A. (2021). Peer support provision and job satisfaction among certified peer specialists. Social Work in Mental Health, 19(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.1885090

Mowbray, O., Campbell, R. D., Lee, M., Fatehi, M., & Disney, L. (2021). A systematic review of psychosocial-based outcomes in peer-support services. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 18(2), 155–180. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2020.1805385

Mowbray, O., & Fatehi, M. (2021). Longitudinal trends in opioid mortality. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 21(2), 149–161. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2021.1893965

Disney, L., Mowbray, O., & Evans, D. (2021). Telemental health use and refugee mental health providers following COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49(4), 463–470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-021-00808-w

O’Shields, J. D., & Mowbray, O. (2021). Difficulties in psychosocial functioning due to current depressive symptoms: What can C-Reactive protein tell us? Brain, Behavior, & Immunity–Health, 16, 100316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100316

Paseda, O. K., & Mowbray, O. (2021). Substance use related mortality among persons recently released from correctional facilities. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 18(6), 689–701. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/264 08066.2021.1942371

REPORTS

Mowbray, O., Robinson, M. J., Skinner, J., Risler, E., & Fatehi, M. (2022). Evaluation of family treatment courts in the state of Georgia: Year 4. Athens: University of Georgia.

Shannon, S., Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., & Moore, L. (2021). Athens-Clarke County criminal justice system data analysis report. Athens: University of Georgia.

PRESENTATIONS

Paseda, O., & Mowbray, O. (2022, August 1–2). Substance use related mortality among persons recently released from corrections [Poster presentation]. National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Denver, CO.

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Graves, B., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Outcomes of forensic peer support

provision for persons in community supervision settings [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45787.html

O’Shields, J., & Mowbray, O. (2022, January 12–16). Childhood maltreatment, inflammation, and depression: Leveraging structural equation modeling to test the Social Signal Transduction Theory [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/ webprogram/Paper46592.html

Graves, B., Aletraris, L., & Mowbray, O. (2022, January 12–16). Criminal justice referred clients and wraparound services in substance use treatment centers: Examining moderation of public funding on service provision [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/ webprogram/Paper46015.html

Graves, B., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L. & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Examining correlates of substance use treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46002.html

Rai, A., Choi, Y.J., Mowbray, O. & Elkins, J. (2022, January 12–16). Domestic violence victimization among South Asian immigrant men and women in the United States [Poster presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper44819.html

Disney, L., & Mowbray, O. (2021, November 4–7). Telemental health services for refugee populations during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 67th Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Graves, B., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., & Paseda, O. (2021, October 13–15). Examining correlates of substance use disorder treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/t6s3n/

DAVID OKECH Professor

Director, Center for Human Trafficking Research & Outreach

“My research includes evidence-informed programs and policies for victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking in the global context; the cross-section of poverty, victimization, and human trafficking; mechanisms for building household and community assets that have longterm social, economic, and psychological benefits to vulnerable children; and cross-national development and validation of instruments to identify and assist suspected trafficking survivors in the global context”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Okech, D., Bolton, C., & Schroeder, E. (2021). Financial education in human trafficking interventions: Implications for research, programming, and policy. In G. Nicolini & B. J. Cude, (Eds), The Routledge handbook on financial literacy (pp. 223–238). Routledge.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Balfour, G., Okech, D., Callands, T. A., & Kombian, G. (2022). A qualitative analysis of the intervention experiences of human trafficking survivors and at-risk women in Ghana. Journal of Human Trafficking, 8(3), 334–348. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1806186

Rai, A., Lee, S., Jang, J., Lee, E., & Okech, D. (2022). Utility of structural equation modeling in social work research: A call to strengthen doctoral education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(5), 538–570. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2022.2120161

Schroeder, E., Edgemon, T. E., Kagotho, N., Aletraris, L., Clay-Warner, J., & Okech, D. (2022). A review of prevalence estimation methods for human trafficking populations. Public Health Reports, 137(Suppl_1), 46S–52S. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211044010

Saasa, S., Okech, D., Choi, Y. J., Nackerud, L., & Littleton, T. (2022). Social exclusion, mental health, and social well-being among African immigrants in the United States. International Social Work, 65(4), 787–803. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820963425

Clay-Warner, J., Edgemon, T. G., Okech, D., & Anarfi, J. K. (2021). Violence predicts physical health consequences of human trafficking: Findings from a longitudinal study of labor trafficking in Ghana. Social Science & Medicine, 279, Article 113970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. socscimed.2021.113970

REPORTS

Okech, D., Clay-Warner, J., Balch, A., Callands, T., Yi, H., Cody, A., & Bolton, C. (2021). Child trafficking and the worst forms of child labor in Sierra Leone: A mixed methods study. Center for Human Trafficking Research & Outreach, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Delta 8.7 Justice policy guide. (2021). United Nations University Center for Policy Research. http://collections.unu. edu/eserv/UNU:8067/Delta87_JusticePolicyGuide.pdf

Bermudez, L. G., Okech, D. & Prakash, M. (Eds.). (2021). Prevalence estimation methods brief. GFEMS/Norad. Washington DC.

Larsen, J. J., & Okech, D. (2021). Household surveying. Prevalence Estimation Methods Brief. Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, NORAD.

PRESENTATIONS

Cody, A.M., Callands, T. A., & Okech, D. (2022, May 18–22). Seeing the forest for the trees: An approach to analyzing big multi-methods qualitative data while centering perspectives of potentially vulnerable populations [Presentation]. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL.

Cody, A. M., Callands, T. A., Schroeder, E. L., & Okech, D. (2022, February 17–18). Responding to child trafficking in Sierra Leone: A qualitative analysis centering survivors, parents, community members and professional perspectives in identifying gaps in policy and service initiatives [Presentation]. Northern Colorado Human Trafficking Symposium, Fort Collins, CO.

Okech, D., Clay Warner, J., Yi, H., Li, J., & Kewashima, T. (2022, January 12-16). Estimating the prevalence of child trafficking in a low-resourced country: Nesting the network scale-up method ion a household survey [Workshop]. 26th Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. [Not presented due to COVID-19]. https:// sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Session12736.html

Okech, D., Callands, T., Balch, A., Konteh, F., & Bolton, C. (2022, January 12-16). Community-based international implementation research on a hard-to-reach population in the midst of a pandemic [Roundtable]. Society for Social Work Research Conference. Washington DC. [Not presented due to COVID-19]. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/ webprogram/Session12711.html

Schroeder, E., & Okech, D. (2021, November 2–5). Assessing the importance of trafficking survivors’ perception of residential services on long-term outcomes: A hierarchical regression model [Poster presentation]. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 37th Annual Meeting (Virtual).

MICHAEL A. ROBINSON

Associate Professor Coordinator, MSW/MDiv Program Coordinator, MSW Admissions Director, Northern Ireland Studies Abroad Program

“My research interests are situated in the intersections of issues that affect the health and well-being of African Americans and other marginalized groups and the roles of communities and stakeholders in helping to negotiate these issues. My research also examines mental health and substance use service utilization and delivery.”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Robinson, M. A. (in press). Introduction to integrated social work practice. In B. Cross-Denny (Ed.), Intersectionality: A framework for supporting an integrated social work practice.

Robinson, M. A. (2022). Social justice implication for Black men’s health: Policing Black bodies. In Y. D. Dyson, V. Robinson-Dooley, & J. Watson (Eds.), Black men’s health: A strengths-based approach through a social justice lens for helping professions (pp. 169–179). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04994-1_13

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Robinson, M. A., & Lee, J. S. (2022). “Doing TIME (This Is My Environment) in Athens”: A photovoice journey with adolescents in search of social change and the unintended benefit of positive mental health outcomes. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 15(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.54656/jces.v15i1.443

Lee, M. Y., Cheung, M., Robinson, M. A., Rountree, M., Spencer, M., & Teasley, M. L. (2022). Dual pandemics: creating racially-just responses to a changing environment through research, practice and education. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 31(3-5), 135-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2022.2072967

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M. A., Skinner, J., Risler, E. & Dias, C. (2022). An assessment of program eligibility among participants in day reporting centers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221086564

Robinson, M. A., Kim, I., Mowbray, O., & Disney, L. (2022). African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and depression: Which biopsychosocial factors should social workers focus on? Results from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Community Mental Health Journal, 58, 366–375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00833-6

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Skinner, J., Risler, E. & Dias, C. (2022). An assessment of program eligibility among participants in day reporting centers. International Journal

of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221086564

REPORTS

Mowbray, O., Robinson, M. A., Skinner, J., Risler, E., & Fatehi, M. (2022). Evaluation of family treatment courts in the state of Georgia: Year 4. Athens: University of Georgia.

PRESENTATIONS

Moore, R. M., Robinson, M. A., Stepteau-Watson, D., Calvo, R., Hamilton-Mason, J., & Wu, S. (2022, November 10-11). Conversations: Addressing anti-race and ethnicity movements in a global context [CSWE Connect presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

ANNA M. SCHEYETT

Professor

Joint Appointment–School of Social Work, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES) “Rural areas face multiple challenges, including higher rates of behavioral health disorders, poverty, and lack of access to services. My research focuses on rural stress, particularly among farmers, and building community strengths that can support vulnerable rural families. I partner with Cooperative Extension and the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication through CAES in unique interdisciplinary work to engage in and disseminate research with trusted local partners.”

BOOK CHAPTERS

Scheyett, A., & Leonard, M. (in press). Mental health policies. In K. Bolton, D. McLeod & A. Natale (Eds.) Handbook of forensic social work.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Scheyett, A., Johnson L. P., Bowie, M., & Garcia, A. (in press). Who do farmers trust? Identifying farmer support systems during times of stress and suicide risk. Journal of Extension

Scheyett, A., Shonkweiler, V., & Kane, S. (2022). Pandemic distress on the farm: Farmers concerned about emotional impacts of COVID-19. The Journal of Rural Mental Health, 47(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000225

Scheyett, A. (in press). Quiet quitting [Editorial]. Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac051

Scheyett, A. (2022). Action and thanks: A two-part editorial [Editorial]. Social Work, 67(4), 309–310. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac037

Scheyett, A. (2022). Impact of prison security level on mortality. The Lancet: Public Health, 7(7), e574-e575. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00109-8

Scheyett, A. (2022). The time is right for social work [Editorial]. Social Work, 67(2), 101-103. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac010

Dunnigan, A. E., & Scheyett, A. (2022). Social work’s role in rebuilding the child welfare workforce. Social Work, 67(3), 205-206. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac019

Nissen, L., & Scheyett, A. (2022). Pandemics, economic systems, and the future of social work [Editorial]. Social Work, 67(1), 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab048

Turner, H., Scheyett, A., & Allen, L. D. (2022). Legal and extralegal factors related to success on misdemeanor probation. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10(3), 257-272. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2022.103019

Scheyett, A. (2021). The responsibility of self-care in social work [Editorial]. Social Work, 66(4), 281-283. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab041

Scheyett, A. (2021). A time for transformation [Editorial]. Social Work, 66(3), 184–186. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab026

Scheyett, A. (2021). Immigration and the world in 2021 [Editorial]. Social Work, 66(2). 89–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab012

Scheyett, A. (2021). Voice and justice [Editorial]. Social Work, 66(1), 5–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swaa051

Mowbray, O., Campbell, R. D., Disney, L., Lee, M., Fatehi, M., & Scheyett, A. (2021). Peer support provision and job satisfaction among certified peer specialists. Social Work in Mental Health, 19(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.1885090

PRESENTATIONS

Scheyett, A., & Turner, H. (2022, November 10–13). Forgotten not free: Misdemeanor probation case outcomes, and implications for social work [Poster presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 68th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

TIFFANY R. WASHINGTON

Associate

Professor Interim Director, Ph.D. Program

“My research interests include aging, health/ minority health, and caregiving. Of note, I designed and pilot-tested a caregiver respite program, Houseguest, in partnership with the Athens Community Council on Aging. My current project, Building Evidence for Respite, is funded by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Kim, E., & Washington, T. R. (2022). Community agency directors’ attitudes on depression treatment among older Korean Americans and barriers to providing services. Aging & Mental Health, 26(5), 1053–1060. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1897522

Slattum, P. W., Washington, T. R., Dys, S., D’Antonio, P. M., Roberts, T. J., & Smith, M. L. (2022). Mentorship in the field of aging: Purposes, pivots, and priorities. Health Behavior Research, 5(3), Article 3. https://newprairiepress.org/hbr/vol5/iss3/3/

Carr, D. C., Jason, K., Taylor, M., & Washington, T. R. (2022). A brief report on older working caregivers: Developing atypology of work environments. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(7), 1263–1268. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab131

Childs, E.M., & Washington, T.R. (2021). Perception of health care access in rural Georgia: Findings from a community health needs assessment survey. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Associated, 8(3), Article 9. https:// digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol8/iss3/9/

Kim, E., Washington, T. R., & Campbell, R. D. (2021). Community leaders’ perceptions of depression and the perceived barriers in seeking mental health services for older Korean Americans. Ethnicity & Health, 27(7), 1483–1500. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1910627

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Smith, M., Kew, C. L., Washington, T. R., Bergeron, C., Merianos, A., Sherman, L., & Goidel, K. (2022). Caregiver strain among African American and Hispanic male caregivers with chronic conditions. Innovation in Aging: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, 6(Suppl_1), 100. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.398

Washington, T. R., & Lewinson, T. (2021). Policy considerations for geriatric social workers in healthcare settings during COVID-19. Innovation in Aging: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, 5(Suppl_1), 380. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1473

Washington, T. R., Lewinson, T., & Morgan, J. C. (2021). The experience of health care workers caring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Innovation in Aging Innovation in Aging: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, 5(Suppl_1), 379–380. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/gab046.1472

Mois, G., Beer, J., Emerson, K., & Washington, T. R. (2021). Understanding the role of communication technology in facilitating social connectivity and addressing loneliness. Innovation in Aging: Innovation in Aging: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, 5(Suppl. 1), 987. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3546

PRESENTATIONS

Lewinson, T., & Washington, T. R. (2022, January 12–16). “We’re kind of on the back burner”: Psychological distress and coping during COVID-19 [Oral presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research conference. Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/ webprogram/Paper47119.html

REBECCA WELLS

Clinical Assistant Professor Coordinator, MSW/MPH Dual Program Interim Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator

“I am interested in the ways that interprofessional education and patient and family-centered approaches can be used to improve quality of care and reduce disparities experienced by children with special health care needs, adults with disabilities, their families, and other underserved populations.”

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Henderson, S., & Wells, R. (2021). Environmental racism and the contamination of black lives: A literature review. Journal of African American Studies, 25(1), 134–151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-020-09511-5

PRESENTATIONS

Bari., S., & Wells, R. (2022, November 6–9). Rural Georgians’ perceptions of drone technology for health and emergency purposes [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Robertson, K., & Wells, R. (2022, November 6–9). Black with ‘baby blues’: A systematic review of programs to address postpartum depression in African American women [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Wells, R., & Benator, S. (2022, June 13–16). Impact of conversations during COVID on social work students’ competence engaging adults with IDDI [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Jacksonville, FL.

EMERITI FACULTY

MAURICE C. DANIELS

BOOK CHAPTERS

Daniels, M. C. (2021). Foreword. In M. F. Early, The quiet trailblazer: My journey as the first Black graduate of the University of Georgia (pp. ix–xiv). University of Georgia Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Skinner, J., Risler, E., & Dias, C. (2022). An assessment of program eligibility among participants in day reporting centers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi. org/10.1177/0306624X221086564

REPORTS

Mowbray, O., Robinson, M. A., Skinner, J., Risler, E., & Fatehi, M. (2022). Evaluation of family treatment courts in the state of Georgia: Year 4. Athens: University of Georgia.

BETSY VONK

BOOK CHAPTERS

Early, T., & Vonk, M. E. (2022). Cognitive-behavioral therapy. In L. Rapp-McCall, K. Corcoran, & A. R. Roberts (Eds.), Social workers’ desk reference (pp. 226–233). Oxford University Press.

Dean Emeritus Professor Emeritus

ED RISLER Professor Emeritus

Professor Emerita

PH.D. STUDENTS

2021–2022 REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

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Afroz

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Woodiwiss, J. L., Graves, B. D., Pless, J., Afroz, F., & Dodd, K. (in press). Conquering chaos: Critical reflections of beginning doctoral education in 2020. Reflections: Narratives of professional helping

Barbara H. Arnold (ABD)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

McPherson, J., Jennings-McGarity, P., Arnold, B. H., Littleton, T., & Lee, Megan. (2022). Creating global scholars: Experiential learning and reflection transform an international conference into short-term study abroad. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(1), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1770641

Elisa M. Childs, Ph.D.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Childs, E. M., & Washington, T. R. (2022). Perception of health care access in rural Georgia: Findings from a community health needs assessment survey. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 8(3), Article 9. https:// digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol8/iss3/9

Childs, E. M., Boyas, J. F., & Blackburn, J. R. (2022). Off the beaten path: A scoping review of how ‘rural’ is defined by the U.S. government for rural health promotion. Health Promotion Perspectives, 12(1), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2022.02

Alvarez-Hernandez, L. A., Childs, E. M., Fatehi. M., & Yeo, H. (2022). How perception relates to student utilization of college campus counseling services. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2129973

PRESENTATIONS

Yeo, H., & Childs, E. M. (2022, November 2–6). Older adults’ access to hospital-based palliative care services in Iowa [Poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

& PRESENTATIONS

Kasandra Dodd

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Woodiwiss, J. L., Graves, B. D., Pless, J., Afroz, F., & Dodd, K. (in press). Conquering chaos: Critical reflections of beginning doctoral education in 2020. Reflections: Narratives of professional helping.

PRESENTATIONS

Dodd, K., Dunnigan, A., & Hetherington, E. (2022, December 14). Integrating evaluations in practice: Lessons learned from representing survivors of CSEC [Webinar]. National Association of Counsel for Children’s (NACC) 45th National Child Welfare Law Conference (Virtual).

Dodd, K. (2022, November 11-14). From scoping review to conceptual model: Reviewing the definition of police brutality through an intersectional lens within social work literature [Poster presentation]. 68th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Salerno, A. (2022, December 2). Sex trafficking myths [Contributor-radio interview]. WUGA, Athens News Matters. https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2022-12-02/athens-newsmatters-sex-trafficking-myths

Mariam Fatehi (ABD)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Fatehi, M., Choi, Y. J., Cho, H., An, S., Choi, G.-Y., & Hong, S. (2022). Impact of adverse childhood experiences in the manifestation of intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration among college students: Gendered perspective. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 19(4), 456-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2022.2073796

Fatehi M., Miller, S. E., Fatehi, L., & Mowbray, O. (2022). A scoping study of parents with a history of childhood sexual abuse and a theoretical framework for future research. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 23(4), 1134–1156. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020987822

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Skinner, J., Risler, E. & Dias, C. (2022). An assessment of program eligibility among participants in day reporting centers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221086564

Fahmida

Ph.D. Students

Alvarez-Hernandez, L. A., Childs, E. M., Fatehi. M., & Yeo, H. (2022). How perception relates to student utilization of college campus counseling services. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2129973

Mowbray, O., & Fatehi, M. (2021). Longitudinal trends in opioid mortality. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 21(2), 149–161. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2021.1893965

Mowbray, O., Campbell, R. D., Disney, L., Lee, M., Fatehi, M., & Scheyett, A. (2021). Peer support provision and job satisfaction among certified peer specialists. Social Work in Mental Health, 19(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.1885090

REPORTS

Mowbray, O., Robinson, M. J., Skinner, J., Risler, E., & Fatehi, M. (2022). Evaluation of family treatment courts in the state of Georgia: Year 4. Athens: University of Georgia.

Choi, Y. J., & Fatehi, M. (2022). Evaluation of an integrated program of family violence intervention and substance use treatment. Standing to Achieve New Directions (STAND, Inc.).

Shannon, S., Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., & Moore, L. (2021). Athens-Clarke County criminal justice system data analysis report. Athens: University of Georgia.

PRESENTATIONS

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Graves, B., & Paseda, Y. (2022, January 12–16). Outcomes of forensic peer support provision for persons in community supervision settings [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45787.html

Brian D. Graves (Candidate)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Woodiwiss, J. L., Graves, B. D., Pless, J., Afroz, F., & Dodd, K. (in press). Conquering chaos: Critical reflections of beginning doctoral education in 2020. Reflections: Narratives of professional helping.

Wolfer, T. A., Pooler, D., & Graves, B. D. (2022). Finding joy in social work: Practical strategies. Social Work, 67(3), 266–275. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac021

BOOK REVIEWS

Graves, B. D. (in press). [Review of the book Psychiatric casualties: How and why the military ignores the full cost of war, by M. C. Russell, & C. Figley]. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare.

REPORTS

Graves, B. D. (2021). Raising the age for juvenile offenders –Literature review, fiscal analysis, and implications for Georgia. Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Athens, University of Georgia.

PRESENTATIONS

Graves, B. D., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12-16). Examining correlates of substance use treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46002.html

Graves, B. D., Aletraris, L., & Mowbray, O. (2022, January 12-16). Criminal justice referred clients and wraparound services in substance use treatment centers: Examining moderation of public funding on service provision [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper46015.html

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Graves, B. D., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12-16). Outcomes of forensic peer support provision for persons in community supervision settings [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https:// sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45787.html

Graves, B. D., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., & Paseda, O. (2021, October 13–15). Examining correlates of substance use disorder treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/t6s3n/

Megan Lee (ABD)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Lee, M., Jennings-McGarity, P., Littleton, T., & Ager, M. (2022). The teaching of social work history and the inclusion of African American contributors: Implications for social work educators. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2022.2137717

McPherson, J., Jennings-McGarity, P., Arnold, B. H., Littleton, T., & Lee, M. (2022). Creating global scholars: Experiential learning and reflection transform an international conference into short-term study abroad. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(1), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797. 2020.1770641

Mowbray, O., Campbell, R. D., Disney, L., Lee, M., Fatehi, M. & Scheyett, A. (2021). Peer support provision and job satisfaction among certified peer specialists. Social Work in Mental Health. Social Work in Mental Health, 19(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.1885090

Ph.D. Students

Jay O’Shields (Candidate)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

O’Shields, J., Patel, D., & Mowbray, O. (2022). Childhood maltreatment and inflammation: Leveraging structural equation modeling to test the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 311, 173–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.077

O’Shields, J., Baldwin-White, A. (2022). Exploring the role of social networking sites in alcohol consumption among college students: Which platforms have the greatest influence? Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 41(1), 91–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2137447

O’Shields, J., Mowbray, O., & Patel, D. (2022). Allostatic load as a mediator of childhood maltreatment and adulthood depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 163. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105839

O’Shields, J., & Gibbs, J. J. (2021). Depressive symptoms, childhood maltreatment, and allostatic load: The importance of sex differences. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 126, Article 105130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105130

O’Shields, J. D., & Mowbray, O. (2021). Difficulties in psychosocial functioning due to current depressive symptoms: What can C-Reactive protein tell us? Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 16, Article 100316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100316

O’Shields, J., & Mowbray, O. (2021). Difficulties in psychosocial functioning due to current depressive symptoms: What can C-reactive protein tell us? Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. bbih.2021.100316

PRESENTATIONS

O’Shields, J., Schroeder, E., Strickland, C., Sharkey, C. N., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on university staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/ Paper47307.html

Paseda, O., O’Shields, J. D., Sharkey, C., Strickland, C., & Schroeder, E. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on non-teaching university support staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47125.html

O’Shields, J., Mowbray, O., & Patel, D. (2022, March 3–4). Childhood maltreatment, allostatic load, and adulthood depression: A longitudinal analysis [Poster session]. Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference, Pine Mountain, GA.

Oluwayomi K. Paseda (Candidate)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Pettus, C., Tripodi, S., & Paseda, O. K. (in press). Promoting smart decarceration as a Grand Challenge. In E. J. Mullen (Ed.), Oxford bibliographies - social work. Oxford University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Mowbray, O., Purser, G., Tennant, E., & Paseda, O. K. (2022). Substance use related violent deaths among racial/ ethnic groups in the United States. Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. addbeh.2022.107384

Paseda, O. K., & Mowbray, O. (2021). Substance use related mortality among persons recently released from correctional facilities. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 18(6), 689–701. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/264 08066.2021.1942371

PRESENTATIONS

Paseda, O. K.., & Mowbray, O. (2022, August 1–2). Substance use related mortality among persons recently released from corrections [Poster presentation]. National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Denver, CO.

Toledo, W., Flint, M., Sharkey, C. N., McCollum, S., Cottrell, A., Paseda, O. K., & Mitchell, N. (2022, April 21–26). Building community through feminist collectivity: Being and becoming women in academia [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Paseda, O. K., O’Shields, J. D., Sharkey, C., Strickland, C., & Schroeder, E. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on non-teaching university support staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47125.html

Mowbray, O., Fatehi, M., Robinson, M., Graves, B., & Paseda, O. K. (2022, January 12–16). Outcomes of forensic peer support provision for persons in community supervision settings [Oral paper presentation]. 26th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/ Paper45787.html

O’Shields, J., Schroeder, E., Strickland, C., Sharkey, C. N., & Paseda, O. K. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on university staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/ webprogram/Paper47307.html

Graves, B., Mowbray, O., Aletraris, L., & Paseda, O. K. (2021, October 13–15). Examining correlates of substance use disorder

Ph.D. Students

treatment needs for adults under community supervision [Poster presentation]. Addiction Health Services Research Conference (Virtual). https://osf.io/t6s3n/

Jennie Pless (Candidate)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Woodiwiss, J., Graves, B., Afroz, F., Pless, J., & Dodd, K. (in press). Conquering chaos: Critical reflections of beginning doctoral education in 2020. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping.

Swan, L., Goffnet, J., Pless, J., & Andrews, T. (2022). Reproductive coercion in heterosexual and sexual minority emerging adults: Prevalence and behavioral health impact. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221130394

PRESENTATIONS

Pless, P., Schroeder, E., & Choi, Y. J. (2022, January 12–16). Sheltering during COVID-19: Domestic violence shelter workers’ experiences during the early stages of the pandemic [Symposium]. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47122.html

Elyssa Schroeder (Candidate)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Okech, D., Bolton, C., & Schroeder, E. (2021). Financial education in human trafficking interventions: Implications for research, programming, and policy. In G. Nicolini & B. J. Cude, (Eds.), The Routledge handbook on financial literacy (pp. 223–238). Routledge.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Schroeder, E., Edgemon, T. E., Kagotho, N., Aletraris, L., Clay-Warner, J., & Okech, D. (2022). A review of prevalence estimation methods for human trafficking populations. Public Health Reports, 137(Suppl_1), 46S–52S. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211044010

PRESENTATIONS

Cody, A. M., Callands, T. A., Schroeder, E. L., & Okech, D. (2022, February 17–18). Responding to child trafficking in Sierra Leone: A qualitative analysis centering survivors, parents, community members and professional perspectives in identifying gaps in policy and service initiatives [Paper presentation]. Northern Colorado Human Trafficking Symposium, Fort Collins, CO.

O’Shields, J., Schroeder, E., Strickland, C., Sharkey, C. N., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on university staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for

Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/ Paper47307.html

Paseda, O., O’Shields, J. D., Sharkey, C., Strickland, C., & Schroeder, E. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on non-teaching university support staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/ sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47125.html

Schroeder, E., & Okech, D. (2021, November 2–5). Assessing the importance of trafficking survivors’ perception of residential services on long-term outcomes: A hierarchical regression model [Poster presentation]. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 37th Annual Meeting. [Virtual Conference].

MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

Salerno, A. (2022, December 2). Sex trafficking myths [Contributor-radio interview]. WUGA, Athens News Matters. https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2022-12-02/athens-newsmatters-sex-trafficking-myths

Caroline Sharkey (ABD)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Sharkey, C. N., Strickland, C., & Elkins, J. E. (in press). Resisting curriculum violence and developing antioppressive, trauma-informed, culturally sustaining approaches for social work education and practice. In L. Abrams, S. Crewe, A. Detlaff, & J. H. Williams (Eds.), Social work, white supremacy, and racial justice: Reckoning with our history, interrogating our present, re-imagining our future, Vol. IV. Oxford University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Strickland, C., & Sharkey, C. N. (2022). Power knowledge in social work: Educating social workers to practice racial justice. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 31(3-5), 240–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2022.2070897

Lee, S., Bae, J., Sharkey, C. N., Ager, M., Bakare, O. H., & Embrey, J. (2022). Professional social work and public libraries in the United States: A scoping review. Social Work, 67(3), 249–265. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac025

Sharkey, C. N., Elkins, J. E., & Johnson, Z. (2021). Field note–Creating trauma-informed library spaces: Lessons learned from a pilot program. Journal of Social Work Education Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1978913

REPORTS

Sharkey, C. N. (2022). Youth FX: Becoming trauma informed. Prepared for: Youth FX.

Sharkey, C. N., & Elkins, J. (2021). Trauma-informed library transformation: Final report. Prepared for: Athens-Clark County Library System.

PRESENTATIONS

Sharkey, C. N. (2022, November 11–13). #DigitalTransformation: New media literacies/digital media in social work education as tools for anti-oppressive praxis [Interactive workshop]. 68th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Sharkey, C. N. (2022, November 11–13). Storying as reclamation: Digital storytelling and transformative collaborative practice with young people [Poster presentation]. 68th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Toledo, W., Flint, M., Sharkey, C. N., McCollum, S., Cottrell, A., Paseda, O. K., & Mitchell, N. (2022, April 21–26). Building community through feminist collectivity: Being and becoming women in academia [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Sharkey, C. N. (2022, January 12–16). I got your back: Digital storytelling and socially engaged art as macro-therapeutic interventions to foster community-level efficacy and positive youth development [‘Brief & Brilliant’ presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Conference (Virtual). https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/ Session13198.html

Paseda, O., O’Shields, J. D., Sharkey, C., Strickland, C., & Schroeder, E. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on non-teaching university support staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47125.html

O’Shields, J., Schroeder, E., Strickland, C., Sharkey, C. N., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on university staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/ Paper47307.html

Sharkey, C. N., & Asili, V. R. (2021, November 4–7). Fully engaged: Multimodal learning and building reflexive practices in social work education [Interactive workshop]. 67th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL.

Elkins, J. E., & Sharkey, C. N. (2021, November 4–7). Reorienting HBSE with a transformative, culturally sustaining, trauma-informed pedagogical framework [Interactive workshop]. 67th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL.

Christopher Strickland

BOOK CHAPTERS

Sharkey, C. N., Strickland, C., & Elkins, J. E. (in press). Resisting curriculum violence and developing antioppressive, trauma-informed, culturally sustaining approaches for social work education and practice. In L. Abrams, S. Crewe, A. Detlaff, & J. H. Williams (Eds.), Social work, white supremacy, and racial justice: Reckoning with our history, interrogating our present, re-imagining our future, Vol. IV. Oxford University Press.

Clayton, Jr., O., Hopps, J. G., Strickland, C., & Brown, S. L. (2022). Legacies of Jane Addams and W.E.B. DuBois: Lessons for scholarship on diversity and inclusion in organizations. In P. M. Shields, M. Hamington, & J. Soeters (Eds.), The Oxford handbook on Jane Addams. Oxford Academic. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197544518.013.33

Hopps, J., Gourdine, R. M., Strickland, C., Rollins, L., & Linder, K. (2022). Urban and rural populations. In F. A. Gary, & M. J. Lotas (Eds.), A population health approach to health disparities for nurses (pp 325–348). Springer. https://connect. springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-8504-4/part/ part03/chapter/ch17

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Strickland, C. (2022). The fight for equality continues. Phylon, 59(1), 71–90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27150915

Strickland, C., & Sharkey, C. N. (2022). Power knowledge in social work: Educating social workers to practice racial justice. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 31(3-5), 240–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.20 22.2070897

Bowles, D. D., Hopps, J. G., & Strickland, C. (2022). Two firsts. Phylon, 59(1), 49–70. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27150914

PRESENTATIONS

Strickland, C., Clayton, O., & Hopps, J. G. (2022, November 11–14). The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: Anti-racist practice in social work’s profession education [Paper session]. 68th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA. [Accepted, not able to present due to COVID-19].

O’Shields, J., Schroeder, E., Strickland, C., Sharkey, C. N., & Paseda, O. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on university staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://bit.ly/3HIbxQZ

Paseda, O., O’Shields, J. D., Sharkey, C., Strickland, C., & Schroeder, E. (2022, January 12–16). Effects of COVID-19 related stress on non-teaching university support staff [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research

Ph.D. Students

Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper47125.html

Strickland, C. (2022). Liberation health model of social work [Continuing education event]. The Georgia Society for Clinical Social Workers. (Virtual)

Jana L. Woodiwiss

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Woodiwiss, J. L., Graves, B. D., Pless, J., Afroz, F., & Dodd, K. (in press). Conquering chaos: Critical reflections of beginning doctoral education in 2020. Reflections: Narratives of professional helping.

Boyas, J. F., McCoy, L. M., Woodiwiss, J. L., & Adams, J. E. (2022). Applying the stress process theory to assess correlates of suicide ideation-to-action among persons on parole in the United States. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-02201047-0

Boyas, J. F., Woodiwiss, J. L., & Nahar, V. K. (2021). Examining intentions to engage in sun protective behaviors among Latino day laborers: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Health Promotion Perspectives, 11(3), 351359. https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/Article/hpp-34214

REPORTS

UC Berkley Human Rights Center, & Asociación ProBúsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos (2022). DNA family reunification project: Pro-Búsqueda’s history of reuniting families [Foreword], 9. https://bit.ly/3WqkEdq

PRESENTATIONS

Woodiwiss, J. L. (2022, November 11–14). Mental health outcomes of Latin American children by parent nativity status [Poster presentation]. 68th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Hyesu Yeo (ABD)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Yeo, H., Dunnigan, A. E., Fusco, R. A., & Watson, M. (in press). Trajectories of foster-care entry for prenatal substance exposure in the United States. Children & Youth Services Review.

Yeo, H., Choi, Y. J., Son, E., Cho, H. K., Yun, S. H., & Lee, J. O. (2022). Childhood community risk factors on intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21–22), NP20361-NP20385. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211050097

Alvarez-Hernandez, L. A., Childs, E. M., Fatehi. M., & Yeo, H. (2022). How perception relates to student utilization of college campus counseling services. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2129973

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Yeo, H. (2021). A scoping study of low-wage workers’ retirement in the U. S. after the Great Recession. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl_1), 595. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/ igab046.2286

REPORTS

Yeo, H. (2021). Employment support programs for older adults in the U.S. Global Social Security Review 2021 Spring, 16, 113-119. Sejong: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. https://www.kihasa.re.kr/en/publish/gss/ view?seq=35950&volume=35932

PRESENTATIONS

Yeo, H., & Childs, E. (2022, November 2–6). Older adults’ access to hospital-based palliative care services in Iowa [Poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

Yeo, H., & Lee, M. (2022, January 12–16). Low-income Asians living in the US: Scoping review on difficulties and factors [Oral presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr.confex. com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45099.html

Kim, E., & Yeo, H. (2022, January 12–16). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older adults’ mental health: Religious belief, network, and technology use in couple and singe households [Poster presentation]. 26th Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC. https://sswr. confex.com/sswr/2022/webprogram/Paper45362.html

Kim, E., & Yeo, H. (2021, November 4–7). The role of resilience and coping strategies in mental well-being among Korean Americans [Poster presentation]. 67th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL.

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