VCU participates in the SSWR Annual Conference
Every year social work professionals come together at the annual Society for Social Work and Research conference to discuss a variety of scientific studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse as well as HIV/Aids. This year’s program reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia, roundtable discussions and paper and poster presentations,
Several VCU School of Social Work alumni, students and faculty will be presenting at this year’s conference. See below for a list of school presenters and topics. For a full SSWR schedule, go to the SSWR Annual Conference website.
Cristina Bares, Ph.D.
“Examining the heritability of tobacco and alcohol use among a sample of adolescent twins”
Presented Saturday, January 17, at 8:30 a.m. in Balconies L, fourth floor
Sunny Shin, Ph.D.
“Child Maltreatment and Alcohol Use in Emerging Adulthood: The Potential Mediating Roles of Psychological Stress and Delinquent/Criminal Behavior”
Presented Saturday, January 17, at 8 a.m. in Balconies L, fourth floor
Elizabeth Farmer, Ph.D., and Sundonia Wonnum, Ph.D.
“Examining quality of care in group homes for youth with mental health problems”
Presented Thursday, January 15, at 2 p.m. in Preservation Hall Studio 5, second floor
Alex Wagaman, Ph.D.
“Exploring intersectional relationships between experiences of racial and GBT (gay, bisexual, transgender) external and internalized discrimination”
Presented Thursday, January 15, at 2 p.m. in Balconies I, fourth floor
“Promoting empowerment among LGBTQ youth: A social justice youth development approach”
Presented Saturday, January 17, at 10:30 a.m. in La Galeries Z, second floor
“Social empathy as a framework to infuse competency in advancement of social and economic justice in social work education”
Presented Saturday, January 17, at 3:30 p.m. in La Galeries Z, second floor
Megan E. Gandy
“Assessing the Feasibility and Psychometric Properties of a Short Version of the Gay Affirmative Practice Scale,
Presented Sunday, January 18, at 10a.m. in La Galeries 2, second floor
Dalia El-Khoury
“The Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Multicultrual Competence Towards Arab-Americans”
Presented Saturday, January 17, at 2:30 p.m. in Bissonet, third floor
Cynthia George
“Keeping Track of Adaptations: A tool for practitioners and evaluators”
Presented Thursday, January 15, at 1:30 p.m. in Bissonet, third floor
Matthew DeCarlo
“Self-Directed Supports for Individuals with Autism, Intellectual, and Developmental Disabilities: Results from a Preliminary Inquiry into 1915c and 115 Medicaid Waiver Programs”
Presented Friday, January 16, at 8 a.m. in Bissonet, third floor
Categories Faculty and staff, Research