Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference - Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth: Workshops

Thursday, January 12, 2017

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1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Child Welfare

[Workshops] Integrating Formative Evaluation with Implementation Science in Complex Child Welfare Systems (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: John D. Fluke, PhD , Marina Lalayants, Phd , Michael Arsham, MSW , Jessica Rothschuh and Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Conducting DIF and Dtf Analyses Using Irtpro (Riverview II (41st floor))
Speaker/Presenter: William R. Nugent, PhD

3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Child Welfare

[Workshops] Measuring and Monitoring the Well-Being of Children Placed in Foster Care (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Gabe McGaughey, MSSW and Peter Power, MSW, MBA

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Advanced Meta-Analysis: Handling Multiple Effect Sizes per Study Using Robust Variance Estimation (Riverview II (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: S. Natasha Beretvas, PhD , Sunyoung Park, MA , Cynthia Franklin, PhD and Anao Zhang, MSW

Friday, January 13, 2017

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8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Child Welfare

[Workshops] The Performance Improvement Center Model: Differential Response As a Case Example (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Brenda Kurz, PhD , Hsiu-Ju Lin, PhD and Patricia M. Carlson, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Setting up for Success: Principles of Big Data Practice and the Science of Implementation (Riverview I (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Bridgette Lery, PhD , Sara Feldman, PhD , Jennifer Haight, MA and Lily Alpert, PhD

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Developing Measurements for Analysis with Diverse Populations Using Item Response Theory and Structural Equation Modeling (Riverview I (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Tam Nguyen, PhD , Keith Chan, PhD and Thanh V. Tran, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Workshops] Developing Effective Strategies for Making Your Research Useful to Policymakers through Translation and Connections (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW and Sunny Rome, JD, MSW

1:45 PM-3:15 PM

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Workshops] Designing, Executing, and Assessing Participatory Research Projects in Social Work (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Mary-Ellen Brown, PhD and Dana Hunter, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

100

[Workshops] Propensity Score Analysis: A Friendly Tutorial (Riverview I (41st floor))
Speaker/Presenter: Alan R. Ellis, PhD

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Disability

125

[Workshops] Using Administrative and Secondary Datasets to Advance Policy and Practice: Lessons from Disability Research (St. Charles (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Matthew D. Bogenschutz, PhD , Sharyn DeZelar , Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD , Zachary A. Morris, MPhil , Kristy Anderson, MSW and Paul Shattuck, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

126

[Workshops] A Preference for Difference-in-Difference over Ancova in Non-Random Designs (Riverview I (41st floor))
Speaker/Presenter: Roderick A. Rose, PhD

5:15 PM-6:45 PM

150

[Workshops] Developing Sustainable Behavioral Interventions: The Innovative Use of Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) Under Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Principles (Riverview II (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Liliane Windsor, PhD, MSW , Doug Smith, PhD and Rogerio M. Pinto, PhD, LCSW

Research Design and Measurement

151

[Workshops] The Fundamentals of Network Analysis Methodology for Social Work Research (Riverview I (41st floor))
Speakers/Presenters: Marianna L. Colvin, PhD and Shari E. Miller, MSW, PhD

Saturday, January 14, 2017

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8:00 AM-9:30 AM

International Social Work & Global Issues

177

[Workshops] International Collaboration: Developing Master Students' Practice through Study Abroad and Participatory Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Speakers/Presenters: Megan Lindsey, MSW, LISW-S, LCSW and Linda Wermeling, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

178

[Workshops] Introducing Missing Data Analysis in Social Work Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Ding Gen("Din") Chen, PhD , Shiyou Wu, MSW and Qi Wu, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

179

[Workshops] The Use of Causal Dags to Guide Causal Inference and the Identification of Causal Effects (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speaker/Presenter: Michael A. Lewis, PhD

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Health

203

[Workshops] Pros and Cons of Propensity Score Analysis: Current Debates (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Speakers/Presenters: Shenyang Guo, PhD and Mark W. Fraser, PhD

Mental Health

204

[Workshops] The Emergence and Utilization of Peer Support in Mental Health Treatment (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speaker/Presenter: Jonathan P. Edwards, LMSW, ACSW, ABD

Research Design and Measurement

205

[Workshops] NIH Funding Opportunities in Implementation Science for Social Workers (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speakers/Presenters: Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, PhD, MSW and Denise Pintello, PhD, MSW

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Research Design and Measurement

233

[Workshops] Analyzing and Presenting Additive and Multiplicative Interaction Effects Between Categorical Variables in Social Work Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Kaipeng Wang, MSW and Thanh V. Tran, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

234

[Workshops] Introduction to Bayesian Modeling in Intervention Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speakers/Presenters: Ding Gen( Chen, PhD and Mark W. Fraser, PhD

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

235

[Workshops] Performance Pedagogies in Suicide Prevention Research: (Re)Presenting Queerness in Indigenous Communities (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Speaker/Presenter: Antonia R.G. Alvarez, MSW

Sunday, January 15, 2017

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8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Communities and Neighborhoods

260

[Workshops] Initiating and Sustaining Community-Engaged Research: A Facilitated Workshop Linking Theories, Methods, and Strategies (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Speakers/Presenters: Cheryl Hyde, PhD , Shane Brady, PhD , Julian Chow, PhD , Lorraine Gutierrez, PhD , Louise Simmons, PhD and Laura Wernick, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

261

[Workshops] Best Practices in Confirmatory Factor Analysis: An Overview for Social Work Researchers (Regent)
Speaker/Presenter: Christopher J. Wretman, MSW

Research on Social Work Education

262

[Workshops] Bringing Social Work to Life in the Classroom: Blending Pedagogies Toward Effective Interventions Considered for at Risk Families and Children (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Linda Wermeling, PhD and James P. Canfield, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

263

[Workshops] Catalyzing Interprofessional Opportunities to Enhance Innovative Education and Funded Research Capacity (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speaker/Presenter: Shari E. Miller, MSW, PhD

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Organizations & Management

284

[Workshops] Workshop: Building Capacity for Human Service Organizational and Managerial Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speakers/Presenters: Erick Guerrero, PhD , Bowen McBeath, PhD , Jennifer Mosley, PhD , Karen M. Hopkins, PhD , Brenda D. Smith, PhD and Michael J. Austin, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

285

[Workshops] Analyzing Multilevel Models with R (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Matthew James Cuellar, PhD , John G. Orme, PhD and Charles Auerbach, PhD

School Social Work

286

[Workshops] What Works and for Whom: Combining Realist Evaluation, Effectiveness Research and Epidemiology Traditions in Social Work and Other Human Services Utilizing Data from Management Information Systems: Demonstration with Real Whole School Data (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Mansoor AF Kazi, PhD , Yeongbin Kim, MSW , Rachel M. Ludwig, LCSW and Patricia Brinkman

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Health

307

[Workshops] Methods for Measuring Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care with Observational Data: Defining a Counterfactual for Causal Inference (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Benjamin LeCook, PhD and Lucy Bilaver, PHD MPP MS

Organizations & Management

308

[Workshops] Developing and Sustaining Research Centers: Experiences from the Field (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Speakers/Presenters: John D. Clapp, PhD , Nabila El-Bassel, DSW and Flavio F. Marsiglia, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

309

[Workshops] Applied Longitudinal Analyses: Growth Curve Modeling and Group-Based Trajectory Modeling in Social Work Research (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Bethany A. Bell, PhD and Kristina C. Webber, PhD