Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual Conference - Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice: Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups

Friday, January 14, 2022

7:00 AM-8:00 AM


[Special Interest Groups] Acamamas: Academic Mothers (Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2)
Conveners: Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD , Nalini Negi, PhD and Danielle Parrish, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Human Trafficking (Marquis BR Salong 13, ML 2)
Convener: Jessica Donohue-Dioh, PhD, LCSW

[Special Interest Groups] Immigrants and Refugees (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Mitra Naseh, PhD , Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD and Mary Lehman Held, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Implementation Research (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Convener: Geetha Gopalan, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Latinx-Focused Research (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Convener: Rocio Calvo, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Mentoring and Support Experiences for Black Women Leaders in Social Work Education SIG (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Conveners: J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW and Yarneccia D. Dyson, Ph.D., MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Mixed Methods Research (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Conveners: Arati Maleku, Ph.D. , Camille Quinn, PhD , Daphne Watkins, PhD and Rogerio M. Pinto, PhD, LCSW

[Special Interest Groups] Multi-System Children and Youth (Note: This is the correct submission to use) (Independence BR H, ML 4)
Conveners: Karen Kolivoski, PhD, MSW and Sherri Simmons-Horton, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Community and Neighborhood SIG (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Cheryl Hyde, PhD and Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Kinship Care and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Convener: Yanfeng Xu, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Lived Experience, the Lived Experience/Peer Workforce & Social Work (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Elizabeth Farmer, PhD , Nev Jones, PhD , Amanda Cruce, MSW and Ryan Dougherty, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Rural Behavioral Health (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Conveners: Addie Weaver, PhD and Jamey Lister, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Social Work Scholars in LGBTQ+ Research SIG (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Convener: Yohansa Fernández, PhD, LMSW

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


[Special Interest Groups] (WITHDRAWN) Grand Challenge to End Homelessness (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Convener: Deborah Padgett, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Abolitionist Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Sam Harrell, MSW , Sophia Sarantakos, PhD and Sandra Leotti, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Advancing Long and Productive Lives (Grand Challenge) (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Conveners: Ernest Gonzales, PhD , Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD and Cal Halvorsen, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Afghanistan Veterans and Diasporic Communities Research Development and Advocacy Network (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Convener: Farid Asey, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Building Healthy Relationships to End Violence (Grand Challenge) (Marquis BR Salong 13, ML 2)
Conveners: Patricia Kohl, PhD and Melissa Jonson-Reid

[Special Interest Groups] Child and Family Traumatic Stress (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Sarah E. Bledsoe, PhD, MPhil, MSW , Kathryn S. Collins, PhD, MSW and Virginia Strand, DSW

[Special Interest Groups] Children & Youth Behavioral Health Policy and Services Research (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Convener: Genevieve Graaf, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Coalition for the Promotion of Behavioral Health (Grand Challenge) (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: Valerie Shapiro, PhD , Melissa Lippold, PhD , Kimberly Bender, PhD , Sabrina Oesterle, PhD and Kevin Haggarty, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Competency-Based Education in Social Work (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Convener: Haresh Dalvi, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program (CSWE-MFP) (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Kesslyn Brade Stennis, PhD, MSW, MDiv , Ameera Bhanji, MSW and Spencer Middleton, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment (Grand Challenge) (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Conveners: Praveen Kumar, PhD , Kemp Susan and Dorlisa Minnick, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Criminal and Juvenile Justice (Independence BR H, ML 4)
Convener: Susan McCarter, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Discrimination and Health (Mint, ML 4)
Convener: Manik Ahuja, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Doctoral Education SIG (Congress, ML 4)
Convener: Henly Julia

[Special Interest Groups] Grand Challenge to Promote Smart Decarceration (PSD) (Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4)
Conveners: Pajarita Charles, PhD , Charles Lea, PhD , Ashley Jackson, MSW , Durrell Washington, MSW , Carrie Pettus, PhD and Matthew Epperson, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] HIV and Aging Research (Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4)
Convener: Laneshia Conner, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Health Loss and Well-Being of the Children of Criminal Justice Involved Parents (Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4)
Convener: Von Nebbitt, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Advanced Illness, Palliative and End of Life Care (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Conveners: Frances Nedjat-Haiem, PhD, MSW, LCSW and Faith Hopp, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Eliminate Racism (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Martell Teasley, PhD and Michael Spencer, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Financial Capability and Asset Building (Monument, ML 4)
Conveners: Julie Birkenmaier and Jin Huang, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Journal of Community Practice Editiorial Board (Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2)
Conveners: Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA , Amy Mendenhall, PhD , Michelle Carney, PhD and Deborah Adams, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Social Work and First-Episode Psychosis (Treasury, ML 4)
Conveners: Shannon Blajeski, PhD, MSW , Shelly Ben-David, PhD , Lindsay A. Bornheimer, PhD , Anju Kotwani, MSW , Nev Jones, PhD , Shaun M. Eack, PhD and Areen Omary, Ph.D., LMSW

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs (Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4)
Conveners: Alejandra Pilarz, PhD and Dylan Bellisle, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN: Critical Feminisms (Archives, ML 4)
Convener: Sara Goodkind, PhD, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Withdrawn: Fatherhood Related Research SIG. This SIG will meet virtually. Date/Time TBA. (Supreme Court, ML 4)
Convener: Mark Trahan, PhD

Saturday, January 15, 2022

7:00 AM-8:00 AM


[Special Interest Groups] Foster Care and Higher Education SIG (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Convener: Amy Salazar, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Grand Challenge to Eradicate Social Isolation (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Conveners: Erika Sabbath, ScD , Suzanne Brown, PhD , Michelle Munson, PhD , Robert Cosby, PhD. and Melissa Bessaha, PhD, LMSW, MA

[Special Interest Groups] Harness Technology for Social Good (Grand Challenge) (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Convener: Jonathan Singer

[Special Interest Groups] Korean American Social Work Educators Association (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Conveners: Hyunkag Cho, PhD and Y. Joon Choi, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Oncology SIG (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Convener: Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, OhD

[Special Interest Groups] Policy Research & Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Vincent Fusaro, PhD , Margaret Thomas, PhD , David Rothwell , Yu-Ling Chang, PhD and Kristina Nikolova, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Psychiatric Medications (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Convener: Kia Bentley, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Qualitative Social Work Research (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Conveners: Quenette Walton, PhD, LCSW and Elizabeth Bowen, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality (Grand Challenge) (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Conveners: Shanks Trina, PhD , Jennifer Romich, PhD and Laura Lein, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Reimagining Justice for Youth and Young Adults (RJYYA) (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Conveners: Charles Lea, PhD , Camille Quinn, PhD and Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Resilience and Strengths-Based Research SIG (Marquis BR Salong 13, ML 2)
Conveners: Susan Yoon, PhD , Rupa Khetarpal, MSW , Kristen Berg, PhD and Sheila Barnhart, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Political Social Work and the Future of Democracy (Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2)
Conveners: Charles Lewis Jr, PhD , Jason Ostrander, PhD , Angelie Day, PhD and Justin Hodge, MSW

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


[Special Interest Groups] Addictive Behaviors and Substance Misuse SIG (Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2)
Conveners: Alexis Kuerbis, Ph.D. , Alan Davis, PhD and Paul Sacco, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] Anthropology and Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Conveners: John Mathias, PhD , Tam Perry, PhD , Lauren Gulbas, PhD and Matthew Chin, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Child Welfare (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Convener: Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Data Science (Marquis BR Salong 13, ML 2)
Convener: Kevin White, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Disability (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Lauren Bishop, PhD and Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Health Equity & Families (Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4)
Conveners: Katrina Ellis and Ann Nguyen, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Management and Organizations SIG (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Conveners: Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, PhD and Emily Bosk, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] Maternal and Infant Mental Health (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Sarah Price, PhD , Sarah Bledsoe, PhD , McClain Sampson, PhD and Ruth Paris

[Special Interest Groups] Research with Service Members, Veterans, Family Members and Their Systems of Care (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Convener: Elisa Borah, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] School Social Work and School Based Research SIG (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Aaron Thompson, PhD and Cynthia Franklin, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (Independence BR H, ML 4)
Convener: Stephen Edward McMillin, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Work and Research with Multiracial Individuals and Families (Congress, ML 4)
Convener: Kelly F. Jackson, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Suicide Research, Prevention, and Intervention (Supreme Court, ML 4)
Conveners: Lindsay A. Bornheimer, PhD and Anthony Fulginiti, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] Underrepresented Faculty in Higher Education: Pathways to Tenure (Monument, ML 4)
Convener: Laneshia Conner, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Violence Against Women and Children (Archives, ML 4)
Convener: Kristie A. Thomas, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Associate Research Deans and Directors SIG (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Convener: Michael Fendrich, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Decolonizing Research Methods (Treasury, ML 4)
Conveners: Matthew Cuellar, PhD and Rei Shimizu, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Social Work Supervision and Workforce Development Scholars (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Karen Sewell, PhD , Mimi Choy-Brown, PhD and Daniel Kaplan, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Social Work and Reproductive Justice (Mint, ML 4)
Conveners: Anu Manchikanti Gomez, PhD and Emma Carpenter, PhD, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN Universal Basic Income and Guaranteed Income Policies and Research (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Conveners: Dylan Bellisle, PhD and Leah Hamilton, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN: Disaster and Climate Research (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Convener: Regardt Ferreira, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] WITHDRAWN: Human-Animal Interaction Research (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD and Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Well-Being of Black Women and Girls (WBBWG) (Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4)
Conveners: Marquitta Dorsey, Ph.D. and Abigail Williams-Butler, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Workforce Health and Well-Being Among Social Work Professions (Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4)
Conveners: Amy He, PhD , Robin Leake, PhD and Sharon Kollar, LMSW

[Special Interest Groups] Youth and Young Adult Homelessness (Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4)
Conveners: Sarah Narendorf, PhD , Anamika Barman-Adhikari, PhD and Hsun-Ta Hsu, PhD