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College Represented Well at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 25th Annual Conference

The names of College of Social Work faculty, staff, and students who had presentations, papers, and/or posters accepted are listed below in bold. For a printable flyer of this information, click here (PDF).
   

PRESENTATIONS 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Financial Strain and Housing Instability during the Pandemic: An Analysis of Covid-19 Impact Data and New State-Level Housing Policies
Stacy Elliott, MSW PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Daniel Horn, MSW,  PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Stacia West, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and an Emotional-Behavioral Disability Among Children in the Child Welfare System: What Role Do Children’s Trauma Symptoms Play?
Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

A Descriptive Look at the Mental Health Literacy of Student-Athletes
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Steven Hoffman, PhD, Brigham Young University

 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021: 2:45 PM-3:45 PM

Violent Political Rhetoric, Income Inequality, and Mass Shootings
William Nugent, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Anne Conway, PhD,  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Restoring What? Critical Social Work at the Nexus of Discipline and Justice in Schools
Andrea Joseph, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
Brita Bookser, MA, University of California, Berkeley;
Ceema Samimi, PhD, MSSW, MPA, University of Denver;
Jelena Todic, PhD, The University of Texas at San Antonio;
Chellie Fernandez, MSW, Up Partnership

 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021: 6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Predictors of Housing and Time to Housing for Homeless Individuals Enrolled in a Coordinated Housing Program
Aubrey Jones, PhD, University of South Dakota; 
David Patterson, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Lisa Higginbotham, MSSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Chris Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 

Thursday, January 21, 2021: 1:15 PM-2:15 PM

Psychosocial Determinants of Burn-Related Suicide: Evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System
Thereasa Abrams, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Stephen McGarity, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Estimating the Extra Costs of Disability in the United States: Evidence from Four Nationally Representative Surveys
Zachary Morris, PhD, Stony Brook University; 
Stephen McGarity, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Nanette Goodman, National Disability Institute; 
Asghar Zaidi, PhD, Government College University, Lahore

 

Friday, January 22, 2021: 1:15 PM-2:15 PM

Understanding the Disproportional Suspension of Black Girls: A Case for Data Triangulation
Andrea Joseph, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Savings Accounts and People with Disabilities: New Time Series Evidence
Stephen McGarity, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 
 

PAPERS

Predictors of Housing and Time to Housing for Homeless Individuals Enrolled in a Coordinated Housing Program
Aubrey Jones, PhD, University of South Dakota
David Patterson, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lisa Higginbotham, MSSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chris Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Financial Strain and Housing Instability during the Pandemic: An Analysis of Covid-19 Impact Data and New State-Level Housing Policies
Stacy Elliott, MSW, PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Daniel Horn, MSW, PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Stacia West, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Psychosocial Determinants of Burn-Rtelated Suicide: Evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System
Thereasa Abrams, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Stephen McGarity, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Violent Political Rhetoric, Income Inequality, and Mass Shootings
William Nugent, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anne Conway, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and an Emotional-Behavioral Disability Among Children in the Child Welfare System: What Role Do Children’s Trauma Symptoms Play?
Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,

Estimating the Extra Costs of Disability in the United States: Evidence from Four Nationally Representative Surveys
Zachary Morris, PhD, Stony Brook University
Stephen McGarity, PhD,  University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Nanette Goodman, Director of Research, National Disability Institute
Asghar Zaidi, PhD, Vice Chancellor, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

A Descriptive Look at the Mental Health Literacy of Student-Athletes
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven Hoffman, PhD, Brigham Young University

Understanding the Disproportional Suspension of Black Girls: A Case for Data Triangulation
Andrea Joseph, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Savings Accounts and People with Disabilities: New Time Series Evidence
Stephen McGarity, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Systematic Review of the Relationship of Premorbid Functioning and Psychosocial Outcomes in Longitudinal Studies of Early Psychosis
Kristan Armstrong, MSW, LCSW, PhD student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Mental Health Impacts of Hurricane Harvey: Examining the Role of Interpersonal Violence
Jennifer First, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
J Brian Houston, University of Missouri-Columbia

Developing a Measure of Transportation Coercion Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Sarah Robinson, LMSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Texas at Arlington,
Rachel Voth Schrag, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Noelle Fields, PhD, The University of Texas at Arlington
 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Systematic Review of the Relationship of Premorbid Functioning and Psychosocial Outcomes in Longitudinal Studies of Early Psychosis
Kristan Armstrong, MSW, LCSW, PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Mental Health Impacts of Hurricane Harvey: Examining the Role of Interpersonal Violence
Jennifer First, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 J Brian Houston, University of Missouri-Columbia

Developing a Measure of Transportation Coercion Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 
Sarah Robinson, LMSW, University of Texas at Arlington; 
Rachel Voth Schrag, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; 
Noelle Fields, PhD, The University of Texas at Arlington