Faculty Research and Recent Publications
Names in bold faced text indicate members of the College faculty. Note: In an effort to keep the list as manageable as possible, only publications from the last two years are included in this list.
Bloom, M, Fischer, J., & Orme, J. G. (in press). Evaluating practice: Guidelines for the accountable professional (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Bolen, R. & Hall, J. C. (2007). Managed care and evidence-based practice: The untold story. Journal of Social Work Education, 43(3), Fall, 463-480.
Bride, B., Jones, J., MacMaster, S., & Shatilia, S. (In Press). The Tennessee Child Protective Services Supervisors Development Project: Evaluating Process, Outcome, and the Role of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education.
Bowie, S.L. (2009). Undergraduate social welfare policy debates: An assessment of outcomes using the Policy Debate Rating Scale. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 14(1), 63-82.
Bowie, S.L., Dias-Bowie, Y., Fields, B., & Bryant, S.D. (2009). Intimacy in poverty’s midst: Marriage, intimate male relationships, and TANF-reliant African American women. Families in Society, 90(3), 1-7.
Bowie, S. L., Barthelemy, J. J., & White, G. (2007). Federal welfare and housing policy at the crossroads: Outcomes from a rent-incentive based, welfare-to-work initiative in a low-income, predominantly African American, public housing community. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment, 15(2/3), 391-414.
Cassie, K. M. & Sanders, S. (2009). Helping the caregiver: Evidenced-based psychosocial interventions for familial caregivers of older adults. In S. M. Cummings & N. P. Kropf, (Eds.), Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions with Older Adults. Routledge.
Cassie, K. M., Sowers, K. M., & Rowe, W. (2007). Ready, willing and able: An assessment of academic leadership preparation and interest. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 13(1), 115-127.
Cetingok, M., Hathaway, D., and Winsett, RP. (2007). Contribution of Posttransplant Social Support to the Quality of Life of Transplant Recipients. Social Work in Health Care. 45(3), 39-56.
Cetingok, M., Winsett, R.P., Russell, C.L., & Hathaway, D. (2008). Relationships between sex, race, and social class and social support networks in kidney, liver-pancreas transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 18 (2), 1-11.
Cheek, T., Rector, K. & Davis, C. (2007). The Clothesline Project: An experiential learning project with MSW students. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 27,1/2, 141-154.
Cherry, D. J., Orme, J. G., & Rhodes, K. W. (in press). The Available Time Scale: Measuring foster parents’ available time to foster. Social Work Research.
Cooper, R.L., Cloud, R.N., Besel, K., & Bennet, A.J. (2008). Improving Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Consumers with AIDS: A Formative Evaluation. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.
Craun, S. W. (in press). Awareness of registered sex offenders in the neighborhood. Crime and Delinquency.
Craun, S.W. & Freisthler, B. (2008). Using tax parcels to select a location-based sample: An illustration that examines residents’ awareness of sex offenders in neighborhoods. Evaluation Review, 32, 315-334.
Craun, S.W., & Theriot, M.T. (2009). Misperceptions of sex offender perpetration: The impact of sex offender registration. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 2057-2072.
Cuddeback, G. S., Buehler, C., Orme, J. G., Le Prohn, N. S. (2007). Measuring foster parent potential: Casey Foster Applicant Inventory—Worker Version. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 93–109.
Cummings, S. M. & Adler, G. (2007). Predictors of social workers' employment in gerontological work: A study in two states. Journal of Educational Gerontology, 33, 925-938.
Cummings, S. M. & Cassie, K. M. (2008). Perceptions of biopsychosocial service needs among older adults with severe mental illness: Met and unmet service needs of older adults with severe mental illness. Journal of Health & Social Work, 33(2), 133-143.
Cummings, S. M., Bride, B., Cassie, K. M & Rawlins-Shaw, A. (2008). Evidence Based psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults with Substance Abuse disorders. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 50, 215-244.
Cummings, S. & MacNeil, G. (2008). Caregivers of Older Clients with Severe Mental Illness: Perceptions of Burdens and Rewards. Families in Society, 89, 51-60.
Darby, K., Ellis, R., Sowers, K., & McCarter, A. (in press). Preventing chemical exposure in children: Application of the Gordon Model. In L.A. Rapp, C.N. Dulmus, & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.), Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Children and Adolescents. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Davis, C., Cummings, S. & MacMaster, S. (2007). Responding to the war with Iraq among social work faculty in the USA. Social Work Education: An International Journal, 26,5, 496-503.
Davis, C., Cummings, S., MacMaster, S. & Thompkin, A. (2007). Responding to the war with Iraq among social work faculty in the USA, UK, and Australia. International Social Work Journal, 50,2, 185-195.
Davis, C., Sloan, M., MacMaster, S. & Kilbourne, B. (2007). HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Sexual Activity and Safer Sex Practices: Differences between African American and Caucasian College Students. Health and Social Work, 32,3, 211-218.
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.
Dia, D. A., & Bradshaw, W. (2008) Cognitive risk factors to the development of anxiety and depressive disorders. Child and Adolescence Social Work Journal.
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.
Dulmus, C.N. & Sowers, K.M. (Eds.) (2007). Adult development and well-being: The impact of institutional environments. West Hazleton, PA: The Haworth Press.
Dulmus, C.N. & Sowers, K.M. (Eds.) (2007). Building excellence: The rewards and challenges of integrating research into the undergraduate curriculum. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
Dupper, D.R. (2007). Incorporating best practices (pp. 212-224). In L. Bye and M. Alvarez (eds.) School Social Work: Theory to practice. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
Dupper, D.R. & Dingus, A.M. (in press). Corporal punishment in U.S. public schools: A continuing challenge for school social workers. Children & Schools.
Dupper, D.R. & Musick, J. (2007). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (pp. 75-96). In B.A. Thyer & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.) Social work in mental health: An evidenced-based approach. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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.
Egan, M., & Kadushin, G. (2007). Social work in community-based health care. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Egan, M., & Kadushin, G. (2008). Gerontological home health care: A guide for the social work practitioner. New York: Columbia University Press.
Egan, M., & Kadushin, G. (in press). Home health care. In Social work practice in health care: A clinical approach, E. Csikai & C. Simon (Eds.). Chicago: Lyceum Press.
Glisson, C., “Interventions with Organizations: The ARC Model,” in K. Sowers and C. Dulmus (Eds.), The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Glisson, C.s, “Organizational Climate and Culture and Performance in the Human Services,” in Rino Patti (Ed.) Handbook on Social Welfare Management, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008.
Glisson, C., “Assessing and Changing Organizational Culture and Climate for Effective Services,” Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 736-747, 2007.
Glisson, C., Schoenwald, S.K., Kelleher, K., Landsverk, J., Hoagwood, K.E., Mayberg, S., & Green, P., “Therapist Turnover and New Program Sustainability in Mental Health Clinics as a Function of Organizational Culture, Climate, and Service Structure.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Graff, J.C., Neely-Barnes, S.L., Smith, H. (2009). Theoretical and methodological issues in sibling research. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 36.
Hall, J. C. (2007). An exploratory study of the role of kinship ties in promoting resilience among African American adult children of alcoholics. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(2/3), 61-78.
Hall, J. C. (2007). An exploratory study of differences in self-esteem, kinship social support, and coping responses among African American ACOAs and non-ACOAs. Journal of American College Health, 56(1), July/August, 49-54.
Hall, J. C. (in press). Kinship ties: Attachment relationships that promote resilience in African American adult children of alcoholics. Advances in Social Work.
Hall, J. C. (in press). The impact of kin and fictive kin relationships on the mental health of Black ACOAs. Health & Social Work.
Hall, J. C. & Bowie, S. L. (Eds.) (2007). Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(2/3).
Hall, J. C., & Bowie, S. L. (Eds.) (2007). African American behavior in the social environment: New perspectives. New York: Haworth.
Hall, J. C. & Bowie, S. L. (2007). Introduction to research imperatives regarding African American human behavior in the social environment. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(2/3), 1-12.
Hall, J. C. & Theriot, M. T. (2007). An exploratory study evaluating the effectiveness of an innovative teaching model for multicultural social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 27(3/4), 259-272
Harrington, D., Hisle-Gorman, E., Dia, D. (2008). Child and adolescent sexual abuse and family dysfunction: Theoretical explanations and ethic considerations. In C. Hilarski, Wodarski, J. S., & Feit, M. Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse. Haworth Press, Inc.
Hoagwood, K.E., Green, E., Kelleher, K., Schoenwald, S.K., Rolls-Reutz, J., Landsverk, J., Glisson, C., & Mayberg, S., “Family Advocacy, Support and Education in Children’s Mental Health: Results of a National Survey.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Kernsmith, P.D., Comartin, E., Craun, S.W., & Kernsmith, R. (2009). The relationship between sex offender registry utilization and awareness. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Treatment and Research, 21, 181-193.
Kernsmith, P.D. & Craun, S.W. (in press). Predictors of weapon use in domestic violence incidents reported to law enforcement among heterosexual couples. Journal of Family Violence, 23, 589-596.
Kernsmith, P.D., Craun, S.W., & Foster, J. (2009). Public Attitudes Towards Sexual Offenders and Sex Offender Registration. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18, 290-301.
McClure, K., Sowers, K.M., & Rowe, W.S. (2007). Ready, willing, and able: An assessment of academic leadership preparation and interest. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 13(1), 115-127.
MacMaster, S.A. (In Press). Harm Reduction: Offering a new perspective on service possibilities in substance abuse. Social Work.
MacMaster, S.A. (2008). Impact of substance abuse on the family caregivers of individuals with mental illness. Journal of Family Social Work, 11(1), 50-73.
MacMaster, S.A., Chesire, J.D. (In press). Perspectives on the other: Accounting for differences between drug policies in the Netherlands and the United States. Journal of Applied Social Sciences.
MacMaster, S.A., Crawford, S.L., Jones, J.L., Rasch, R.F.R. Thompson, S., & Sanders, E.M. (2007) Metropolitan Community AIDS Network: Faith based culturally relevant services for African American substance users at risk for HIV. Health and Social Work, 32, (2), 151-154.
MacMaster, S.A., Ellis, R.A., & Cooper, R.L. (2007). Residential Treatment of Substance Abusing Adolescents: Trends in the Post-Managed Care Era. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 23, ½, 121-132.
MacMaster, S.A., Tripp, K., & Argo, S. (2008) Perceptions of HIV Risk Behaviors and Service Needs Among Methamphetamine Users in Rural Appalachian Tennessee. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 7, (1), 115-130.
MacMaster, S.A., Rasch, R., Jones, J.L., Crawford, S.L., Thompson, S., & Sanders, E.M. (2007) Evaluation of faith based culturally relevant services for African American substance users at risk for HIV in the Southern United States. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, (2), 229-238.
Marshall, H.L., Craun, S.W., & Theriot, M.T. (2009). The big picture: How social work can effectively utilize photographs. Social Work, 54, 317-325.
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.L., Graff, J.C., Marcenko, M.O. & Weber, L.A. (2008) Family decision-making: Benefits to persons with DD and their family members. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46, 93-105.
Neely-Barnes, S.L., Marcenko, M.O., & Weber, L.A. (2008). Community-based, consumer-directed services: Differential experiences of people with mild and severe intellectual disabilities. Social Work Research, 32, 55-64.
Neely-Barnes, S.L., Marcenko, M.O. & Weber, L.A. (2008). Does choice influence quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities? Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46, 12-26.
Okpaku, S., MacMaster, S.A., Dennie, S., Toliver, D., Cooper, R.L., & Rasch, R.F.R. (In Press) Preliminary outcomes of a model program for increasing treatment access for African American women who use crack cocaine and are at risk for contracting HIV. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.
Orme, J. G., & Combs-Orme, T. (in press). Applied multiple regression with discrete dependent variables. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Orme, J. G., Cuddeback, G. S., Buehler, C., Cox, M. E., Le Prohn, N. S. (2007). Measuring foster parent potential: Casey Foster Applicant Inventory—Applicant Version. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 77–92.
Page, T., Combs-Orme, T. & Cain, D.S. (2007). New mothers’ psychological experience and behavioral interactions with their Infants in the first 12 Months. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16, 155-167.
Patterson, D. A. (in press). The Application of Three Dimensional Surface Plots in the Evaluation of Group Psychotherapy Training Groups. Research on Social Work Practice.
Patterson, D.A. & Basham, R.E. (in press). Visualizing change: Spreadsheets and graphical representation across domains in human service practice. Journal of Technology for Human Services.
Rogge, M.E., Davis, K.L., Maddox, D.N, & Jackson, M. (in press). Leveraging environmental, social, and economic justice at Chattanooga Creek: A participatory research case study. Journal of Community Practice.
Russell, P. & Davis, C. (2007). Twenty-five years of empirical research on treatment following sexual assault. Journal of Best Practices in Mental Health, 3,2, 21-37.
Schoenwald, S.K., Chapman, J.E., Kelleher, K., Hoagwood, K.E., Landsverk, J., Stevens, J., Glisson, C., & Rolls-Reutz, J., “A Survey of the Infrastructure for Children’s Mental Health Services: Implications for the Implementation of Empirically Supported Treatments (EBTs).” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Scott, K. & Cassie, K. M. (2007). Stress and strain among personal care assistants at an assisted living facility. Journal of Evidence Based Social Work, 4(1/2), 47-59.
Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Cobb, N. (2008). Women Arrested for Partner Violence and Substance Use: An Exploration of Discrepancies in the Literature, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(6), 707-727.
Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008). Linking Male Use of the Sex Industry to controlling behaviors in Violent Relationships: An Exploratory Analysis, Violence Against Women, 14(3), 406-417.
Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008). From Victim to Offender: The Effects of Male Initiated Violence on Women Arrested for Using Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Family Violence, 23(6), 387-394.
Simmons, C.A., & DeCoster, V. (2007). Military Social Workers at War: Their Experiences and the Educational Topics that Helped Them, Journal of Social Work Education, 43(3), 497-512.
Simmons, C.A. (2007). Speculation as to Why Women "Get" PTSD More Often Than Men, Women and Therapy 30(1/2), 85-98.
Sowers, K.M., & Dulmus, C.N. (Editors in Chief). (2008). The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare (Volumes 1-4). NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Sowers, K.M., & Ellis, R. (In Press). Reviews of the literature. In B.A. Thyer (Ed.), Handbook of Social Work Research. Sage Publications.
Sowers, K.M., Rowe, W.S., & Clay, J. (in press). The intersection between physical health and mental health: A global perspective. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work: Advances in Practice, Programming, Research, and Policy.
Sullivan, M. & Evans, T. A. (2007). Adolescents living in public housing: Self perceptions of self competence and family satisfaction. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(2).
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.
Theriot, M.T. (2009). School resource officers and the criminalization of student behavior. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, 280-287.
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.
Travis, W. & Combs-Orme, T. (2007). Resilient parenting: Overcoming poor parental bonding. Social Work Research, 31(3), 135-149.
Whitted, K.S. & Dupper, D.R. (2008). Do teachers bully students? Findings from a survey of students in an alternative school setting. Education and Urban Society, 40, 329-341.
Journals Edited By Our Faculty
Several of our faculty are editors of social work journals. Click the above link for a list of the journals, links to their web sites, and the names of faculty who are editors.
Faculty Personal/Research Web Pages
Several of the faculty at the College of Social Work have personal web pages that they use to provide information about themselves, their classes, research, and publications. Click the link above for the links.