The Society for Social Work and Research

2014 Annual Conference

January 15-19, 2014 I Grand Hyatt San Antonio I San Antonio, TX

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

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4:00 PM-8:00 PM


Registration Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Volunteer Orientation (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

Thursday, January 16, 2014

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7:30 AM-8:00 PM


Registration Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


SSRPCB-1
Research Opportunities at NIH (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: G. Stephane Philogene, PhD , Denise Juliano-Bult, PhD , Jacqueline Lloyd, PhD , Margaret Murray, PhD and Carly Parry, PhD, MSW

SSRPCB-2
Building Research Capacity in Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 008A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Ruth G. McRoy, PhD , Jerry Flanzer, PhD , Joan Zlotnik, PhD and Carol M. Lewis, PhD

SSRPCB-3
Introducing the New Hartford GSWI Centers of Excellence (HBG Convention Center, Room 008B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Linda Harootyan , Ruth E. Dunkle, PhD , James Lubben, DSW, MPH , Carmen Morano, PhD , Karen D. Lincoln, PhD and Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


RMW-1
Theory Construction and Causal Modeling (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speaker/Presenter: James J. Jaccard, PhD

RMW-2
Systematic Review Methods: The Science of Research Synthesis (HBG Convention Center, Room 103A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Julia H. Littell, PhD and Brandy R. Maynard, PhD

RMW-3
Measurement Issues for Social Work Evaluation and Research with Diverse Population (HBG Convention Center, Room 103B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Thanh V. Tran, PhD and Keith Chan, PhD

RMW-4
Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis (HBG Convention Center, Room 102B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Shenyang Guo, PhD and Mark W. Fraser, PhD

10:00 AM-10:15 AM


Break (HBG Convention Center Bridge Hall and Marriott Riverwalk Alamo Ballroom Foyer)

10:15 AM-12:15 PM


SSRPCB-4
Social Work Research in the Era of Big Data: Quantitative Methods for Systems Thinkers (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: G. Stephane Philogene, PhD and Patricia Mabry, PhD

SSRPCB-5
Publishing Rigorous Qualitative Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 008A River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Laura Abrams, PhD

SSRPCB-6
Training for Transdisciplinarity: Critical Competencies for Emerging Social Work Scholars (HBG Convention Center, Room 008B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Paula S. Nurius, PhD and Susan P. Kemp, PhD

SSRPCB-7
Globalization of Doctoral Education in Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD and James Lubben, DSW, MPH

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Volunteer Orientation (Marriott Riverwalk, River Terrace, Upper Parking Level, Elevator Level P2)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM


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Meet the Scientist Luncheon (HBG Convention Center, Room 007A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Barbara Berkman , Jorge Delva, PhD , Cynthia Franklin, PhD , J. David Hawkins, PhD , Flavio Francisco Marsiglia, PhD , Mary Katherine O'Connor, PhD , Michael Reisch, PhD and Michael Spencer, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


Lunch On Your Own

2:00 PM-8:15 PM


Exhibits Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

3:15 PM-3:30 PM


Break

3:30 PM-5:15 PM


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Invited Journal Editors' Workshop I: Publishing Research in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk with the Editors (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW , Matthew O. Howard, PHD , Susan Lambert, PhD , Mark W. Fraser, PhD and James Herbert Williams, PhD

5:15 PM-5:30 PM


Break

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


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Opening Plenary Session (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom C & D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Karina Walters, PhD and Flavio Francisco Marsiglia, PhD

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Volunteer Orientation (Marriott Riverwalk, River Terrace, Upper Parking Level, Elevator Level P2)

7:00 PM-7:15 PM


39
Launch of the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR) (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom C & D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)

7:15 PM-8:15 PM


40
Opening Reception (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

Friday, January 17, 2014

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


SIG: Associate Deans and Directors for Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: John C. Bricout, PhD and Karl Hamner, PhD

SIG: Doctoral Student Connection (HBG Convention Center, Room 003A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Sharon Borja, MSW and Marcos J. Martinez, MSW

SIG: Ethnogerontology (HBG Convention Center, Room 002A River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Steven Applewhite, PhD

SIG: Forensic Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Tina Maschi, PhD and George Liebowitz, PhD

SIG: Mindfulness-Based Intervention Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 003B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Eric L. Garland, PhD and Amber R. Kelly, MSW

7:30 AM-4:00 PM


Registration Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


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Special Session: New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research: Findings from the Institute of Medicine (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW and Deborah Daro, PhD

9:45 AM-10:00 AM


Break (HBG Convention Center Bridge Hall and Marriott Riverwalk Alamo Ballroom Foyer)

10:00 AM-11:45 AM


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Invited Symposium I: Research and Career Development: Stories from Mid-Career Scholars (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Wynne Korr, PhD , Lori Steiker, PhD , Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW and Rogério M. Pinto, PhD, LCSW

11:30 AM-7:45 PM


Exhibits Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Lunch On Your Own

SIG: Addictive Behaviors and Substance Misuse (HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Audrey L. Begun, PhD , Alexis Kuerbis, PhD and Lisa K. Berger, PhD

SIG: Asset Building and Financial Capability Research Group (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD and Christine Callahan, PhD

SIG: Child Welfare Research Interest Group (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Alberta J. Ellett, PhD and Cheryl Springer, PhD, LICSW

SIG: Community level intervention research (HBG Convention Center, Room 002B River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Mary Ohmer, PhD

SIG: Criminality and Delinquency (HBG Convention Center, Room 008A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Solveig Spjeldnes, PhD and Susan McCarter, PhD

SIG: Disability (HBG Convention Center, Room 003A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD and John C. Bricout, PhD

SIG: Editorial board, journal of sociology & social welfare (HBG Convention Center, Room 103A Street Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Robert Leighninger, PhD

SIG: End-of-Life (HBG Convention Center, Room 003B River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Ellen L. Csikai, PhD

SIG: Environmental and Global Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 103B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Lawrence A. Palinkas, PhD , Susan P. Kemp, PhD , Jerry Floersch, PhD and Kristen Wagner, PhD

SIG: Health Disparities (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon B, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Karen D. Lincoln, PhD and Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH

SIG: Human Rights & Social Work (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon C, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Jane McPherson, MSW, MPH, LCSW and David K. Androff, PhD

SIG: Human-Animal Interaction and Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 008B River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Janet Hoy, PhD

SIG: International Social Work (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Sara Kahn, PhD

SIG: Researching China (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon F, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Julian Chow, PhD

SIG: School Social Work and Research (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon E, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Natasha Bowen, PhD

SIG: Sexuality Development and Well-Being (Marriott Riverwalk, River Terrace, Upper Parking Level, Elevator Level P2)
Speaker/Presenter: Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, PhD

SIG: Social Entrepreneurship (HBG Convention Center, Room 002A River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Andrew J. Germak, MBA, MSW

SIG: Work, Family and Social Policy (HBG Convention Center, Room 102B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Anna Haley-Lock, PhD and Jing Guo

1:00 PM-1:15 PM


Break

1:15 PM-2:15 PM


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Aaron Rosen Lecture: Translating Research to Practice: Social Work As Leaders in Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment in the 21st Century (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon C, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Lena M. Lundgren, PhD

2:15 PM-2:30 PM


Break

2:30 PM-4:15 PM


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Invited Symposium II: Science in Social Work Doctoral Education (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon C, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: James Lubben, DSW, MPH , Ruth E. Dunkle, PhD , Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, PhD , John S. Brekke, PhD and Michŕlle E. Mor Barak, PhD

4:15 PM-4:30 PM


Break

4:30 PM-6:00 PM


100
Presidential Plenary and Awards Presentation (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom C & D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Thomas Cook, PhD

6:00 PM-7:45 PM


101
President's Reception (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

Saturday, January 18, 2014

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


SIG: Couple and Parenting Relationships and Social Work Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 002A River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Pajarita Charles, PhD

SIG: Interdisciplinary Collaboration (HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Tina Maschi, PhD and George Liebowitz, PhD

SIG: Refugee Studies (HBG Convention Center, Room 002B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Patricia Shannon, PhD , Jennifer Simmelink, PhD and Diane B. Mitschke, PhD

SIG: Support for Research in Teaching Institutions (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Sarah Taylor, PhD

8:00 AM-2:00 PM


Registration Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

9:45 AM-10:00 AM


Break (HBG Convention Center Bridge Hall and Marriott Riverwalk Alamo Ballroom Foyer)

10:00 AM-11:45 AM


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Invited Symposium III: Invigorating the Social Work Research Pipeline: The Importance of Engaging Undergraduate Scholars (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Edwina Uehara, PhD , Karen Tabb, PhD, MSW , Maria Pineros, MSW and Heather L. Sears

10:00 AM-2:00 PM


Exhibits Open (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Lunch On Your Own

SIG: Aging Research, Practice, and Advocacy Network (HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Tina Maschi, PhD , Emily Joy Nicklett, PhD, MSW , Amanda Lehning, PhD and Joan Davitt, PhD

SIG: Associate Deans of Educational Programs (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael Spencer, PhD , Denise Bronson, PhD and Steve Knapp, PhD

SIG: Caucus of LGBT Faculty and Students in Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 002A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: James I. Martin, PhD and Colleen M. Fisher, PhD

SIG: Father Related Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 001B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Jennifer L. Bellamy, PhD and Tova B. Neugut, MSW

SIG: GIS in Social Work Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 002B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Raymond Sanchez Mayers, PhD and Bridget Freisthler, PhD

SIG: Implementation Science: Advancing Social Work Practice (HBG Convention Center, Room 008A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Elisa V. Borah, PhD and Byron J. Powell, MA

SIG: Management and Organizations Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 003A River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Jennifer Mosley, PhD , Erick Guerrero, PhD , Bowen McBeath, PhD and Karen M. Hopkins, PhD

SIG: Maternal and Infant Mental Health (HBG Convention Center, Room 103A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Sarah Kye Price, PhD and Sarah E. Bledsoe-Mansori, PhD, MSW, MPhil

SIG: Promoting undergraduate research (HBG Convention Center, Room 003B River Level)
Speaker/Presenter: Wynne Korr, PhD

SIG: Psychiatric Medications (HBG Convention Center, Room 103B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Shannon Hughes, PhD and Jeffrey Lacasse, PhD

SIG: Qualitative Methods (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon B, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Laura S. Abrams, PhD

SIG: Research Initiatives in Military Social Work (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon C, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Anthony Hassan, EdD

SIG: Social Work and Research with Muslims (HBG Convention Center, Room 008B River Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Altaf Husain, PhD , M. Taqi Tirmazi, PhD and Soleman H. Abu-Bader, PhD

SIG: Stigma Research Group (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: David Kondrat, PhD and Layne K. Stromwall, PhD

SIG: Strategies for Engaging Highly Stressed Families (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon F, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Marshia Allen-Auguston, MEd

SIG: System Science Interest Group (Marriott Riverwalk, River Terrace, Upper Parking Level, Elevator Level P2)
Speaker/Presenter: Fred Wulczyn, PhD

SIG: Systematic Review Special Interest Group (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon E, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Aron Shlonsky, PhD , Julia H. Littell, PhD , Joanne Yaffe, PhD , David L. Albright, PhD and Brandy R. Maynard, PhD

SIG: Violence Against Women and Children (HBG Convention Center, Room 102B Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Jill T. Messing, MSW, PhD and Arlene Weisz, PhD

1:00 PM-2:15 PM


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Doctoral Student Panel and Luncheon: Covering All the Bases: Milestones, Mentoring, and Mental Health (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Theresa J. Early, PhD , Sydney Hans, PhD , Bethany Lee, PhD and Tamika D. Gilreath, PhD

1:15 PM-2:15 PM


142
National Research Capacity Building Initiative Roundtable: Grand Challenges for Social Work: Creating and Determining a National Initiative (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon C, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: John S. Brekke, PhD , Rowena Fong, EdD , Edwina Uehara, PhD and Richard P. Barth, PhD

2:15 PM-2:30 PM


Break

2:30 PM-4:15 PM


143
Special Session: Social Work Practice in Light of America’s Changing Demographics (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speakers/Presenters: Edith G. Arrington, PhD , Tia Burroughs, MSS/MLSP , Raphael Travis, DrPH , Adrian Aguilera, PhD , Henrika McCoy, PhD and Sunny H. Shin, PhD

144
Special Session: The Science of Social Work (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: John S. Brekke, PhD , Jeanne C. Marsh, PhD and Katharine Briar-Lawson, PhD

4:15 PM-4:30 PM


Break

4:15 PM-5:30 PM


162
RWJF New Connections Reception (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)

4:30 PM-6:15 PM


163
Invited Journal Editors' Workshop II: Journal Editors' Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research (HBG Convention Center, Room 102A Street Level)
Speakers/Presenters: Jane F. Gilgun, PhD, LICSW , Susan P. Robbins, PhD , Karen Staller, PhD and Noël Busch-Armendariz, PhD, LMSW, MPA

6:15 PM-8:00 PM


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Reception (HBG Convention Center, Bridge Hall Street Level)

Sunday, January 19, 2014

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM


183
SSWR Membership Meeting and Breakfast (Marriott Riverwalk, Alamo Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor Elevator Level BR)
Speaker/Presenter: Jeanne C. Marsh, PhD

8:30 AM-8:45 AM


Break

10:30 AM-10:45 AM


Break

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