Congratulations to the College of Social Work faculty and students who participated in the Society for Social Work and Research 2023 Conference.
Thursday, January 12
Renting a Good Life: A National Examination of Determinants of Rent-to-Own Store Use
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Michelle Livermore, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Reimagining Supportive Care for the Homeless: Aging, Disability & Serious Illness in Temporary Housing
Ian Johnson, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Michael Light, LCSW, MPH, Co-Director & Core Faculty, Palliative Care Training Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Policy Practice Pedagogy: A Systematic Review of Literature on Teaching Social Work Policy
Jennifer Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Natasha Lee-Johnson, MSW, MEd, Doctoral Student, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Recovery High School: What Do Students Think?
Kiki Kline, MSW, PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shandra Forrest-Bank, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Emily McCutcheon, Research Associate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Friday, January 13
Equity in New Mobilities and Transportation
Anne Nordberg, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Sarah Leat, PhD, University of Memphis
Courtney Cronley, PhD, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo, State University of New York,
Mitra Naseh, PhD, Portland State University,
Mary Held, PhD, LCSW, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Nashville campus
Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America
Immigrant Adult Mental Health: Risk and Protective Factors
Mary Lehman Held, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Nashville campus
Melody Huslage, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abha Rai, PhD, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Youth and Intimate Partner Violence
Cluster: Violence against Women and Children
Moderator: Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Assessing the Impact of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s Academic Achievement: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample
Kristen Ravi, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
Abha Rai, PhD, Loyola University Chicago;
Ashlee Lawler, MSW, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
Courtney Cronley, PhD, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Designing Sustainable Infrastructure: Place-Based Processes for Equitable Solutions
Courtney Cronley, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville
Amanda Fackler, MSW, LCSW, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chien-fei Chen, PhD, Research Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
“Do I Belong Here?”: Experiences of Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Shelter
Sarah Leat, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Kristen Ravi, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Financial Hardships and Mental Health Crisis: An Examination of Young Adults’ COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lisa Fedina, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI
Jordan DeVylder, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Fordham University, New York, NY
Catherine Lemieux, PhD, Professor, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Cheryl King, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan
Associations Among Anxiety, Student Loan Repayment and Financial Knowledge
Gaurav Ranjan Sinha, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Christopher R. Larrison, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Orion Mowbray, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Sean Mullen, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Concentrated Disadvantage of Energy Insecurity and Psychological Stress Among Underserved Communities
Chien-fei Chen, PhD, Research Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Courtney Cronley, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville
Saturday, January 14
Perceptions of Abortion and Accessibility in Appalachia
Gretchen Ely, PhD, Professor, Director of the PhD Program, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Samantha Auerbach, PhD candidate, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Jessica Mencia, BA, PhD Student, State University of New York at Buffalo
Risk and Protective Factors of Mental Health Outcomes Among Refugee Youths Who Resettled to the United States: A Scoping Review
Shih-Ying Cheng, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Mary Held, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Nashville campus
Shandra Forrest-Bank, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Examining Public Protective Actions during Simultaneous Tornado and Flash Flood Threats in the U.S. Southeast
Jennifer First, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kelsey Ellis, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Stephen Strader, PhD, Assistant Professor, Villanova University
The Relationship between Violent Political Rhetoric and Police Shootings
William Nugent, PhD, Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anji Khalil, Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sunday, January 15
Healthcare Access and Immigrants in the Gulf South in the Times of COVID-19
Jennifer Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Alejandra Breve Ferrari, MS, Student, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Financial Knowledge: Where Is the Gap from?
Zibei Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Julie Birkenmaier, Professor, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
James Garand, PhD, Professor, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
An Examination of Race and Gender in Predicting Housing and Time to Housing for Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness
Amanda Fackler, MSW, LCSW, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
David Patterson, Ph.D., Professor and Director, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
R. Chris Smith, MSSW, LCSW, CHAMP Facilitator, SWORPS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Nathan L. First, MSW, LCSW, KnoxHMIS Manager, SWORPS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville