Virginia Commonwealth University faculty and student SSWR presentations and discussions
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work is pleased to acknowledge the faculty and student scholars and researchers taking part in the 23rd Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
Stop by any of the following presentations, discussions or workshops and learn more about what makes VCU, our faculty and our students distinctive.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019
1:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Hollee McGinnis and Anne Farina
Adult Transracial and International Adoptees: Results from an Evidence-Gap Map Systematic Review
1:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Sunny Shin, Susan Yoon and Jamie Cage
Exploring the Relationship between Childhood Maltreatment and Problematic Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Warmth
3:15 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Sarah Kye Price, and D. Crystal Coles
Clusters of Behavioral Health Risk in Low-Income Mothers: Interrelationships Among Emotional Health Interpersonal Violence, Substance Use and Smoking at First Point of Entry to Community Services
Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 4, Lobby Level | Richard Smith, Dennis Kao, Kyeongmo Kim and Nikita Buckhoy
Mapping Community Violence (and Ways to Stop It): Free Geographic Information Science (GIS) Software for Social Work Research
9 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square | Kristen Berg, Jamie Cage, Michael Gearhart and Leigh Taylor
Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Delinquent Behavior: The Intervening Role of Adolescents’ Future Self-Efficacy
9:45 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Thomas Buckley, Keith Watts, Danielle Dick and Karen Chartier
Examining the Effects of Traumatic or Stressful Events Experienced in Childhood and College on the Mental Health of College Students
9:45 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Youngmi Kim, Haenim Lee and Aely Park
Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Obesity in Emerging Adulthood: Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Economic Hardship
9:45 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Claire Luce, Laura Swan, Danielle Dick and Karen Chartier
Sexual Assault and Alcohol Consumption: Comparing First- and Non-First-Generation College Students
10:15 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 19 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Miriam Kuttikat
Gender, Family Dynamics, and Resource Utilization Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees
12:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 25 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Kia J. Bentley, Jeffrey Lacasse and Shannon Hughes
Special Interest Group: Psychiatric Medications
12:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 21 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Ruth Paris, Sarah Kye Price and Ferol Mennen
Special Interest Group: Maternal and Infant Mental Health
1:45 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Haenim Lee, Youngmi Kim and Jasmine Terry
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) and Mental Health in Young Adulthood
3:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlor 7, Ballroom Level | Denise Burnette, Julia Henly, Carmen Logie, Michael Hurlburt and Stephanie Berzin
Implications of the Social Work Grand Challenges Initiative for PhD Programs
3:30 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 18 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Rachel Casey and Kia J. Bentley
Mental Health Difficulties and Service Use of Incarcerated Women: The Influence of Violence Perpetration and Victimization
5:15 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Sheila Barnhart, Susan Yoon, Jamie Cage and J. Jay Miller
Single Mothers’ Economic Hardships and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Their Teenage Children
5:15 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level |Laura Swan and Hyojin Im
The Impact of the Number of Trauma Types on the Mental Health of Female Somali Refugee Youth
5:45 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 14 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Dana Prince, Jamie Cage, Jennifer King and Christina Connell
Applying Principles of Trauma-Informed Care to Adolescent and Young Adult Foster Youths’ Experiences of Placement Change, Permanency Planning, and Mental Health Services
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019
7:00 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 25 Tower 3, 4th Floor |Sunny Shin
SSWR Membership Committee Meeting
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 13 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Cluster moderator, Youngmi Kim
Cluster: Adolescent and Youth Development (ADOL): Asset-Building and Unemployment for Vulnerable Youth
9:45 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level |David Conley
Behavioral Health Legislator Voting Behavior: A Systematic Review
9:45 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Hyojin Im, Shelby McDonald, Claire Luce, Kathy Green and Denise Burnette
Evaluation of the PCL-C in a Sample of Somali Refugee Youth Living in Kenya: A Multidimensional Rasch Analysis
9:45 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Susan Yoon, Jamie Cage, Fei Pei and Sheila Barnhart
Risk and Resilience Factors for Psycho-Behavioral Symptom Trajectories Among Child Welfare-Involved Youth
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 5, Lobby Level | Odessa Gonzalez Benson, Scott Harding, Kathryn Libal, Jessica Darrow and Hyojin Im
Refugee Resettlement amidst Radical Federal Policy Changes: New Approaches and Local Actors Roles in Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Rachel Casey, Kia J. Bentley and Shelby McDonald
Mental Health Difficulties of Incarcerated Women: Using Latent Class Analysis to Promote Tailored Interventions
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Parlors 1-3, Ballroom Level | Elizabeth Farmer and Leah Bouchard
Rural-Urban Differences in Outcomes from Group Home Treatment for Youth
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 3, Lobby Level | Sunny Shin
Violence and Adversity in Childhood: Life Course Pathways from Adverse Childhood Experiences to School Achievement and Problematic Substance Use
8 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 3, Lobby Level | Hollee McGinnis, Wendy Auslander, Jamie Cage and Youngmi Kim
Mental Health Pathways between Adverse Childhood Experiences and School Achievement in Adolescence: Results from a Sequential Mediation Model
8:30 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 3, Lobby Level | Sunny Shin, Shelby McDonald and David Conley
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Personality Traits of Impulsivity and Substance Use during Young Adulthood
9 a.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Golden Gate 3, Lobby Level | Youngmi Kim, Kyeongmo Kim, Karen Chartier, Traci Wike and Shelby McDonald
Pathways from Childhood Adversities to Substance Use Disorder Among Older Adults
1 p.m. | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Union Square 17 Tower 3, 4th Floor | Nicole Mattocks, Amanda Lehning, Christine Mair, Kyeongmo Kim, Sol Baik, Shari Waldstein, Alan Zonderman and Michele Evans
Identifying Pathways from Neighborhood Environments to Hypertension in Baltimore City
Categories Education, Faculty and staff, Research