David Dia, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., C.C.B.T.
Assistant Professor

Courses Taught:

Evidenced Based Practice with Children and Adolescents (SW 571)
Introduction to Psychopathology (SW 537)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (SW 530)

Research Interests:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Selected Publications:

Dia, D. A., Harrington, D., & Silverman, W. K. (In Press). An Examination of the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression in an Outpatient Sample of Adolescents. Journal of Evidenced-Based Social Work.

Simmons, C. A., Lehmann, P., & Dia, D. A. (In Press). Parenting is a strength of women adjudicated for intimate partner abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Dia, D. A., Simmons, C., Oliver, M., Cooper, R. L. (2009). Motivational Interviewing for Intimate Partner Violence. In Lehmann, P. & Simmons, C.A. (Eds.). Strength’s Based Batterers Intervention: A New Paradigm in Ending Family Violence. New York: Springer Publishing.

Neely-Barnes, S., & Dia, D. A. (In Press). Families of children with disabilities: A review of literature and recommendations for interventions. Journal of Early & Intensive Behavioral Intervention.

Neely-Barnes, S., & Dia, D. A. (2008). Families of children with disabilities: A review of literature and recommendations for interventions. Journal of Early & Intensive Behavioral Intervention, 5, 93-107.

Dia, D. A., & Bradshaw, W. (2008) Cognitive risk factors to the development of anxiety and depressive disorders. Child and Adolescence Social Work Journal, 25, 469-481.

Dia, D. A. (2008). “I can’t stop pulling my hair!” Using numbing cream as an adjunct treatment for trichotillomania. Health and Social Work, 33, 155-158.

Harrington, D., Hisle-Gorman, E., Dia, D. (2008). Family dysfunction: Theoretical explanations and ethic considerations (pp. 51-70). In C. Hilarski, Wodarski, J. S., & Feit, M. Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse. Haworth Press, Inc.

Dia, D. A., & Harrington, D. (2006). What about me? The psychosocial functioning of siblings of children with anxiety disorders. Social Work Research, 30, 183-188.

711 Jefferson Ave., RM E612
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-4431
ddia@utk.edu

B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
M.S.W. and Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)