Society for Social Work and Research 28th Annual Conference - Recentering & Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science: Other Events

All in-person and virtual presentations are in Eastern Standard Time Zone (EST).

SSWR 2024 Poster Gallery: as a registered in-person and virtual attendee, you have access to the virtual Poster Gallery which includes only the posters that elected to present virtually. The rest of the posters are presented in-person in the Poster/Exhibit Hall located in Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2. The access to the Poster Gallery will be available via the virtual conference platform the week of January 11. You will receive an email with instructions how to access the virtual conference platform.

Other Events

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

4:00 PM-8:00 PM


Registration Open (Mezzanine Foyer, Mezzanine Level)

Thursday, January 11, 2024

7:30 AM-8:00 PM


Registration Open (Marquis BR Foyer, ML 2)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


SSRPCB-1
(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-1: Funding Opportunities for Community-Engaged and Anti-Racist Research (Supreme Court, ML 4)
Speakers/Presenters: Kimberly DuMont, PhD , Melissa Gouge , Andrea Robles , Charles Lea, PhD, MSW , Matthew Mizel, PhD, MSW and Arielle Mir

SSRPCB-2
(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-2: Mentoring up – Workshop for Doctoral Students (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Stephanie Robert, PhD

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


RMW-1
(Separate Fee Required) RMW-1: Assessing the impact of collective action and mobilization initiatives (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Cheryl Hyde, PhD and Kristen Brock-Petroshius, PhD, MSW

RMW-3
(Separate Fee Required) RMW-3: Using Spatial Analysis Research Methods for Democratizing Knowledge (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Dennis Kao, PhD and Richard Smith, PhD

RMW-4

10:15 AM-12:15 PM


SSRPCB-4
(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-4: Research Priorities and Capacity Building for Diverse Faculty Scholars in Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, APHSW-C, FGSA

SSRPCB-5
(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-5: Translating and Disseminating knowledge to policymakers (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Cameron Pennybacker, MDiv.

12:15 PM-1:30 PM


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Meet the Scientist Luncheon (Shaw (ML 3))
Speakers/Presenters: Samira Ali, PhD, MSW , Reiko K. Boyd, PhD , Fiona Conway, PhD , Javier Garcia-Perez, PhD , Charles H. Lea III, PhD , Jane Lee, PhD , Branden McLeod, PhD , Rohini Pahwa, PhD , Michael Park, PhD , Ruben Parra-Cardona, PhD and Bernadine Waller, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


02
Social Policy Committee Current Events Session (Independence BR Salons D/E, ML 4)
Speakers/Presenters: Lenna Nepomnyaschy, PhD , Indivar Gutta-Gupta and Sharon Parrott

1:30 PM-7:30 PM


Exhibits Open (Marquis BR, ML 2)

3:15 PM-4:45 PM


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Invited Journal Editors Workshop I: Publishing Research n Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk with the Editors (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Jennifer L. Bellamy, PhD , Jennifer Mosley, PhD , Sara Goodkind, PhD , Bruce Thyer, PhD , Darcey Merritt, PhD and Todd Herrenkohl, PhD

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


55
Opening Plenary [presented in person and live streamed] (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, PhD , Kirk Foster, PhD and Rev. Traci Blackmon

6:30 PM-7:30 PM


56
Opening Reception (Marquis BR (ML 2))

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Friday, January 12, 2024

7:30 AM-4:00 PM


Registration Open (Marquis BR Foyer, ML 2)

8:00 AM-6:45 PM


Exhibits Open (Marquis BR, ML 2)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM


84
RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable 1: The Application of Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Social Work: Balancing Innovation and Justice (Capitol, ML 4)
Speakers/Presenters: Mo Yee Lee, PhD , Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD , Hok Hei Tam, PhD , Jordana Muroff, PhD, MSW , Eric Rice, PhD and Maria Rodriguez, PhD, MSW

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

12:45 PM-1:45 PM

2:00 PM-3:30 PM


111
Invited Symposium I: Resisting Regression: Safeguarding Social Work Science in the Face of Anti-DEI and Anti-Democratic Initiatives (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Justin Harty, PhD , Autumn Asher BlackDeer, PhD , Mimi Abramovitz, DSW , Jerome Schiele, PhD and Stephanie Lechuga-Peña, PhD

3:45 PM-5:15 PM


138
Brief and Brilliant Session [presented in person and live streamed] (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Caroline Sharkey, PhD and Shannon Sliva, PhD

139
Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Sara Goodkind, PhD , Robert Hawkins, PhD , Mimi Kim, PhD , Jennifer Zelnick, ScD , Cristina Mogro-Wilson, MSW and Lissette Piedra, PhD

Saturday, January 13, 2024

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Exhibits Open (Marquis BR, ML 2)

8:00 AM-2:00 PM


Registration Open (Marquis BR Foyer, ML 2)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM


218
Invited Symposium II: “Whose facts matter!?: Epistemic justice & professional values in the practice of social work science (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Ramona Denby-Brinson, Ph.D., MSW , Gina Samuels, PhD , Lawrence Berger, PhD , Michele Munson and Darcey Merritt, PhD

11:30 AM-12:30 PM


245
Annual Social Policy Forum [presented in person and live streamed]. Holding Employers Accountable (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: David Pate, PhD and Kilolo Kijakazi, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

12:30 PM-1:45 PM


246
Student Session and Luncheon: Balancing Innovation and Equity: The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Social Work Research & Praxis (Liberty BR Salons L&M (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Courtney Cogburn, PhD , Desmond Patton, PhD, MSW , Durrell Washington, MSW , Emily Cassometus and Kasey Claborn, PhD

12:45 PM-1:45 PM


247
Grand Challenges for Social Work Roundtable: Recentering and Generating Equity in Knowledge: How Will the Grand Challenges for Social Work Go Grander? (Archives, ML 4)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael Spencer, PhD , Neil Guterman, PhD , Carrie Pettus, PhD , Schnavia Hatcher and Kira Silk, LMSW

2:00 PM-2:30 PM


248
Fellows and Awards Presentations [presented in person and live streamed] (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Sean Joe, PhD, MSW and Gina Miranda-Samuels, PhD

2:45 PM-3:45 PM


249
Presidential Plenary [presented in person and live streamed] (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Shannon Rudisill , Sean Joe, PhD, MSW , Camille Busette, PhD and Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


250
Invited Symposium III: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop: How Music and the Arts Shape Social Work Science (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speakers/Presenters: Kirk Foster, PhD , Raphael Travis, DrPH , Olajide Williams, PhD and C. Keith Harrison, PhD

251
RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable 2: Ethical Dimensions of AI Integration in Social Work: Transformative Opportunities and Complex Challenges (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Anamika Barman-Adhikari, PhD , Bernadine Waller, PhD , Amulya Yadav, MS , Courtney Cogburn, PhD , Eric Rice, PhD and Hsun-Ta Hsu, MSW

5:45 PM-6:15 PM


277
Membership Business Meeting [presented in person and live streamed] (Independence BR Salons D/E (ML 4))
Speaker/Presenter: Sean Joe, PhD, MSW

6:15 PM-7:15 PM


278
President's Reception (Liberty BR Salons L&M (ML 4))

Sunday, January 14, 2024

7:45 AM-11:00 AM


Registration Open (Marquis BR Foyer, ML 2)