BUSSW Announces Faculty and Doctoral Student Presentations for 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Conference

Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce a slate of faculty and doctoral students who will be presenting at the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Conference in Washington D.C. from January 10-14, 2018. This event is a key convening of leading researchers in the field of social work. Topics such research areas as food insecurity, community development interventions, social equality, and youth empowerment.

Boston University School of Social Work Presence at the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Conference
January 10-14, Washington DC.

Engaging Youth Voice: Participatory Strategies for Achieving Equity and Justice – Roundtable
Katie Richards-Schuster, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Samantha Teixeira, PhD, Boston College; *Astraea Augsberger, PhD, Boston University and Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, Boston University

Youth Participatory Research and Practice
*Astraea Augsberger, PhD, Boston University; Katie Richards-Schuster, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, Boston University and Samantha Teixeira, PhD, Boston College

Social Equality and Youth Empowerment: An In-Depth Examination of a Youth-Led Participatory Budgeting Process
*Astraea Augsberger, PhD, Boston University; Mary Collins, PhD, Boston University and Whitney Gecker, MA, Doctoral Student, Boston University

Building Policy Practice Skills into MSW Field Education
*Mary Collins, PhD, Boston University and Trudy Zimmerman, MSW, Boston University

Does Place Matter? Examining Community-Level Predictors of Intimate Partner Homicide Among a National Samples in Rural and Non-Rural Populations
*Millan A. AbiNader, MSW, Boston University

Gender Differences in the Trends and Correlates of Major Depressive Episodes Among Juvenile Offenders in the United States
Katherine Holzer, MSW, Saint Louis University; Sehun Oh, MSW, MA, University of Texas at Austin; Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Boston University; Michael Vaughn, PhD, Saint Louis University and Jacqueline Landess, MD, JD, Saint Louis University

Neighborhood Characteristics, Parenting, and Youth Behavioral Outcomes
*Berenice Castillo MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Cristina Bares, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Jorge Delva, PhD, Boston University

Ready, Set, Go? Examining Organizational Readiness for Change in an Intervention with Youth Mentoring Programs
*Alison L. Drew, EdM, Doctoral Candidate, Boston University; Renée Spencer, EdD, Boston University; Bowen McBeath, PhD, Portland State University; Thomas Keller, PhD, Portland State University and Carla Herrera, PhD, Portland State University

Closing the Gap: Using Youth-Initiated Mentoring to Address Service Barriers for at-Risk and Underserved Youth
*John Paul Horn, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University; Alison Drew, EdM, Doctoral Candidate, Boston University; Renée Spencer, EdD, Boston University; Grace Gowdy, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Boston University and Jean Rhodes, PhD, University of Massachusetts at Boston

I’m Going to be Someone: The Achievements and Experiences of Students Whose First Language Is Not English
Catalina Tang Yan, MS, pre-doctoral candidate, Boston University; Shannon Varga, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University; Max Margolius, M.S.Ed, Student-Doctoral, Boston University; Jonathan Zaff, PhD, Executive Director, Boston University; Marissa Cole, EdM, Associate Director, America’s Promise Alliance

Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants
*Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University

Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Minority Urban Subsidized Housing Residents: The Mediating Effect of Sense of Community Belonging
*Judith Gonyea PhD, Boston University; Alexandra Curley, PhD, The American City Coalition and Kelly Melekis, PhD, Skidmore College

Advance Long and Productive Lives (Grand Challenge)
Guillermo Ernest Gonzales, PhD, Boston University; Jaquelyn James, Christina Matz-Costa, PhD, Boston College; Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis and Michele Putnam, PhD, Simmons College

School District and Individual Predictors of Foster Care Students’ Academic Proficiency
*Margaret Thomas, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University; Thomas Byrne, PhD, Boston University and Yoonsook Ha, PhD, Boston University

Building Resilience, Empowerment, and Community: Post-Trial Analysis of a Culturally-Informed Mental Health Intervention for Asian American Women
*Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, Boston University; Alexandra Marie Rivera, PsyD, Research Fellow, Boston University; Christina Lee, MEd, Graduate Student, Harvard University; Mia Trentadue, BA, Graduate Student, Boston University; Gloria Lee, MEd, Harvard University and Hee Yun Lee, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

HPV Literacy and Its Link to Initiation and Completion of HPV Vaccine Among Young Women in Minnesota
*Hee Yun Lee, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Young-Hoon Ham, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Young Sun Kim, PhD, Kyunghee University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South) and Chris Hyeouk Hahm, PhD, Boston University

The Feasibility and Efficacy of a Mental and Sexual Health Intervention for Chinese-, Korean-, Vietnamese American Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
*Hyeouk Hahm, PhD, Boston University; Mihoko Maru, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University;
Nishtha Ahuja, Student, Boston University and Eric Kolaczyk, PhD, Boston University

Development of a Parenting Intervention for Substance Dependent Mothers with Trauma Histories: Perspectives of Clients and Clinicians
*Anna Herriott, MSW, PhD Candidate, Boston University; Mihoko Maru, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University; Elizabeth Kayajian, MSW, Research Coordinator, Boston University and Ruth Paris, PhD, Boston University

Studying Mechanisms of Change in a Trauma-Focused Parenting Intervention: Using Qualitative Data to Understand Quantitative Measurement
*Ruth Paris, PhD, Boston University; Anna Herriott, MSW, PhD Candidate, Boston University and Jae Quinn, MPH, Student, Boston University

“Education Is a Way out. It’s a Way to a Better Place.”: College Engagement and Indicators of Persistence Among Former Foster Youth Students
John Paul Horn, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University

Bridging the Gap: Advancing EBP Development and Implementation through Academic-Community Partnerships
Ruth Paris, PhD, Boston University; Tanya Sharpe, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Renée Spencer, EdD, Boston University and Shanti Kulkarni, PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Perceptions of Yoga Benefits for Veterans: Implications for Social Work
*Martin Boldin, MSW, PhD Candidate, Researcher, Boston University; Elisa Koppleman, MSW, MPH, Researcher, Boston University; Robert Saper, MD, MPH, Boston University and Ruth Paris, PhD, Boston University

Promoting Successful Reentry from Incarceration Among Veterans: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study to Bridge the Gap between Existing Services and Unmet Needs
Rendelle Bolton, MA, MSW, MPH, Qualitative Data Analyst, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; Thomas Byrne, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston University; Justeen Hyde, PhD, Investigator, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; Graeme Fincke, MD, Investigator, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; Bo Kim, PhD, Investigator, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston VA Healthcare System; Beth Ann Petrakis, MPA, Project Manager, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; Molly Simmons, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; Vera Yakovchenko, MPH, Project Manager, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital; D. Keith McInnes, ScD, Investigator, US Department of Veterans Affairs, ENRM VA Hospital

Marijuana Use Among Unmarried Pregnant Women in the United States: Evidence from a National Sample
*Sehun Oh, MSW, MA, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin; Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston University; Michael Vaughn, PhD, Professor, Saint Louis University and Diana DiNitto, PhD, Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Variation in African American Parents’ Use of Early Childhood Physical Discipline
*Judith C. Scott, PhD, Boston University; Ellen E. Pinderhughes, PhD, Tufts University; Sara K. Johnson, PhD, Tufts University and Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group, Members: Duke University, Pennsylvania State University, Tufts University University of Alabama, and University of Washington, Durham, NC

What Makes a Community Supportive? SGM Youth’s Perceptions of Community Strength
*Megan Paceley, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence; Margaret Thomas, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University and Jacob Goffnett, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Patterns of Multiple Instability Among Low-Income Families with Children
*Margaret Thomas, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston University

Understanding the Complexity of Instability Experienced By Children of Low-Income Families
Yoonsook Ha, PhD, MSSW, Boston University and Julia Henly, PhD, University of Chicago

Peer Review for Academic Journals: What It Is, and How to Do It Well
Christpher Salas-Wright, PhD, Boston University; David Okech, PhD, University of Georgia; Brandy Maynard, PhD, Saint Louis University and Bruce Thyer, PhD, Florida State University