Matthew T. Theriot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and
Director, B.S.S.W. Program
Courses Taught:
-Social Welfare (SW 250)
-Social Work Practice Methods I (SW 312)
-Social Work Practice Methods III (SW 412)
-BSSW Integrative Seminar (SW 460)
-Forensic Social Work (SW 530)
-Maniacs and Psycho Killers: Myths and Realities of Mental Illness in Pop Culture (University Freshman Seminar)
-First-Year Studies 101 (University Freshman Seminar)
Research Interests:
My scholarly focus is on juvenile violence and delinquency. My secondary interests are social work education and mental health service utilization.
Selected Publications:
Theriot, M.T., Craun, S.W., Dupper, D.R. (in press). Multilevel evaluation of factors predicting school exclusion among middle and high school students. Children & Youth Services Review .
Theriot, M.T., & Dupper, D.R. (in press). Student discipline problems and the transition from elementary to middle school. Education and Urban Society.
Marshall, H.L., Craun, S.W., & Theriot, M.T. (in press). The big picture: How social work can effectively utilize photographs. Social Work.
Craun, S.W., & Theriot, M.T. (in press). Misperceptions of sex offender perpetration: The impact of sex offender registration. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Theriot, M.T. (2009). School resource officers and the criminalization of student behavior. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, 280-287.
Dupper, D.R., Theriot, M.T., & Craun, S.W. (2009). Reducing out-of-school suspensions: Practice guidelines for school social workers. Children & Schools, 31(1), 6-14.
Theriot, M.T. (2008). Conceptual and methodological considerations for assessment and prevention of adolescent dating violence and stalking at school. Children & Schools, 30(4), 223-233.
Theriot, M.T., & Parker, S. (2007). Native American youth gangs: Linking culture, history and theory for improved understanding, prevention and intervention. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 5(4), 83-97.
Theriot, M.T. (2006). Evaluation of a court-ordered MADD presentation for juvenile alcohol and drug offenders. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 43(3), 49-72.
Theriot, M.T., Johnson, T.K., Mulvaney, M., & Kretzschmar, J.A. (2006). Does slow and steady win the race? The impact of block versus concurrent field on BSW students’ professional development and emotional well-being. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 12(1), 203-217.
Theriot, M.T., Betz, P., & Spicuzza, F. (2006). Retaining social work majors: Targeting the “influentials”. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 11(2), 28-39.
Gentry, A.L., Dulmus, C.N., & Theriot, M.T. (2005). Comparing sex offender risk classification using the Static-99 and LSI-R assessment instruments. Research on Social Work Practice, 15(6), 557-563.
Theriot, M.T., Dulmus, C.N., Sowers, K.M., & Johnson, T.K. (2005). Factors relating to self-identification among bullying victims. Children and Youth Services Review, 27(9), 979-994.
Theriot, M.T., & Segal, S.P. (2005). Involvement with the criminal justice system among new clients at outpatient mental health agencies. Psychiatric Services, 56(2), 179-185.
302 Henson Hall
1618 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-3333
Phone: (865) 974-8109
mtheriot@utk.edu
B.S.W., The University of Texas at Austin
M.S.S.W., The University
of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., The University of California, Berkeley