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UTCSW SSWR 2022 Participants

Congratulations to the College of Social Work Faculty and Students who are participating in the Society for Social Work and Research 2022 Conference.

Thursday, January 13

Examining Barriers, Stressors, and Protective Factors Impacting Tornado Preparedness and Recovery in Black and Latinx Adults in Middle Tennessee
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Mary Held, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Kelsey Ellis, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Serving Latinx Immigrants in Southeastern Exclusionary Policy States: Provider Perspectives
Mary Held, PhD, LCSWAssociate Professor, Assistant Dean, The University of Tennessee, Nashville
Porter Jennings, LCSW, PhD Candidate, University of Georgia, Athens

The Relationship between Violent Political Rhetoric and Mass Shootings in the U.S
William Nugent, PhD, Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Friday, January 14

Community-Driven Pilots to Policy: Building the Evidence for a Guaranteed Income
Stacia West, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville

Identifying Strategies to Promote Trust and Overcome Barriers for Successful Research with Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abha Rai, PhD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Mitra Naseh, PhD, Portland State University, Portland, OR

Tracking the Early Stages of the Disciplinary Gaze Among Students Experiencing Childhood Adversities
Andrea Joseph, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Jane Sanders, PhD, King’s University College at Western, Ontario
Michael Massey, PhD, The Catholic University of America
Rebecca Hnilica, MSW, Assistant Director, TN Department of Education Research Project, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Richard Williams, MA, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Under Pressure: Appalachian Women’s Experiences of Coercion Around Family Planning
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Gretchen Ely, PhD, Professor, PhD Program Director, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Immigrants and Refugees
Mitra Naseh, PhD, Portland State University
Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD CUA-NCSSS
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville

Show Me the Money: Fundraising Capacity of Rural Nonprofits
Jayme Walters, PhD, Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Logan
Stephen McGarity, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Janice Snow, BS, Student, Utah State University, Logan

Spending, Time, and Social Network Patterns from the Stockton Experiment
Amy Castro Baker, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Stacia West, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville

The Impact of Guaranteed Income on Finances, Health, and Agency
Stacia West, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Amy Castro Baker, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

I Think I Can: How Health Literacy Influences Self-Efficacy Among College Students
Tucker Wallace, BA, Student, Brigham Young University, Orem, UT
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven Hoffman, PhD, Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Social Workers in Sport: Playmakers in the Athletic Arena
Tarkington Newman, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Erica Magier, MSW, Doctoral Student, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Carlyn Kimiecik, MSW, Doctoral Student, Purdue University
Cecelia Tarr, BS, Masters Student, University of New Hampshire
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Katlin Okamoto, MS, Doctoral Student, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul
Lauren Shute, Doctoral Student, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge

Exposure to IPV Among Children in the Child Welfare System and an Emotional-Behavioral Disability: The Role of Maternal Depression and Social Support
Kristen Ravi, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Mentoring and Support Experiences for Black Women Leaders in Social Work Education SIG
J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, Professor, Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Yarneccia D. Dyson, Ph.D., MSW, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Saturday, January 15

The Mental Health Impacts of Successive Disaster Events: Examining the Role of Individual and Community Resilience Following an EF-3 Tornado and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nashville, Tennessee
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
J Brian Houston, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia

Violence Exposure, Depression, and Sleep: A Study of Black and Latinx Adolescents in the U.S
Patricia Bamwine, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anne Conway, PhD, Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hannah Lozano, MSW Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Predicting Housing Placement and Time to Housing: Triage, Prioritization, and Race and Gender Effects
Courtney Cronley, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
David Patterson, PhD, Cooper-Herron Endowed Professor in Mental Health Research & Practice, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Amanda Fackler, MSW, LCSW, PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
R. Chris Smith, MSSW, LCSW, Knox-HMIS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Trump Era Policy-Related Stress, Nativity, and Social Support: Mental Health Impacts for Latinx Adults in the Southeast
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Mental Health Impacts of Successive Disaster Events: Examining the Role of Individual and Community Resilience Following an EF-3 Tornado and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nashville, Tennessee
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
J Brian Houston, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia

Survivors’ Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Service Utilization during COVID-19
Kristen Ravi, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abha Rai, PhD, Loyola University, Chicago
Rachel Voth Schrag, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington

Sunday, January 16

Effects of COVID-19, Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adult Mental Health
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville 
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Refugee Youth: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Psychosocial Well-Being, Substance Use, and Educational Outcomes
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville

Validation of the Short-Form Reproductive Coercion Scale with Appalachian Women
Laura Swan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Travis Hales, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Gretchen Ely, PhD, Professor, PhD Program Director, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Samantha Auerbach, MSN, PhD Student, State University of New York at Buffalo
Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo

Poster Presentations

Analysis of Workplace Stress and Secondary Trauma Among Case Managers at a Homelessness Services Center
Courtney Cronley, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Mary Twis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
James Petrovich, PhD, Director, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Anne Nordberg, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Erin Murphy, LMSW, Instructor, Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington

Trump Era Policy-Related Stress, Nativity, and Social Support: Mental Health Impacts for Latinx Adults in the Southeast
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Predatory Helpfulness and Coercive Tactics Used By Pimps to Recruit and Commercially Sexually Exploit Females
Inderjit (Vicky) Basra, DSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shandra Forrest-Bank, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS), University of Tennessee, Knoxville

International Student-Athletes’ Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment Experiences: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis
Lauren Terzis, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane University, New Orleans
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Predicting Housing Placement and Time to Housing: Triage, Prioritization, and Race and Gender Effects
Courtney Cronley, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
David Patterson, PhD, Cooper-Herron Endowed Professor in Mental Health Research & Practice, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Amanda Fackler, MSW, LCSW, PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
R. Chris Smith, MSSW, LCSW, Knox-HMIS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Examining Barriers, Stressors, and Protective Factors Impacting Tornado Preparedness and Recovery in Black and Latinx Adults in Middle Tennessee
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Mary Held, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee, Nashville, TN
Kelsey Ellis, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

‘any Reason Is Valid:’ How an Unexpected Online Abortion Disclosure Is Received
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Aubrey Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls
Miranda Dalton, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Olivia Seay, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Children’s Attachment to Pets: Associations with Internalizing, Externalizing, and Academic Performance
Lindsey Collier, MSSW, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anne Conway, PhD, Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

I Think I Can: How Health Literacy Influences Self-Efficacy Among College Students
Tucker Wallace, BA, Brigham Young University
Lauren Beasley, LMSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven Hoffman, PhD, Brigham Young University

COVID-19 Stimulus Payment Expenditures and People with Disabilities
Stephen McGarity, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Zachary Morris, PhD, Stony Brook University

Children’s Attachment to Pets: Associations with Internalizing, Externalizing, and Academic Performance
Lindsey Collier, MSSW, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Anne Conway, PhD, Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Struggle Is Real: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural Nonprofit Fundraising
Jayme Walters, PhD, Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Stephen McGarity, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Nashville
Janice Snow, BS, Student, Utah State University, Logan, UT

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