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

Friday, January 12, 2024

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


[Special Interest Groups] (WITHDRAWN) (every)Body Movement (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Convener: Sommer Blair

[Special Interest Groups] Associate Deans for Research (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Convener: Jodi Frey, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment (Grand Challenge for Social Work) (Congress, ML 4)
Conveners: Dorlisa Minnick, PhD and Praveen Kumar, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Criminal and Juvenile Justice (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Convener: Susan McCarter, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Disability (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD and Lauren Bishop, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] End Homelessness (Grand Challenges for Social Work) (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Amanda Aykanian, PhD and Emmy Tiderington, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Maternal and Infant Mental Health (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: Ruth Paris , Rena Bina, PhD and Mcclain Sampson, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Stephen Edward McMillin, PhD, AM (MSW) , Marissa Kaloga, PhD and James Mandiberg, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] South Asian Social Work Educators’ Association (SASWEA) (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Conveners: Karandikar-Chheda Sharvari , Smitha Rao, PhD , Abha Rai, PhD , Mamta Ojha, PhD and Arati Maleku, Ph.D.

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


[Special Interest Groups] Abolitionist Social Work (Archives, ML 4)
Conveners: Brianna Suslovic, MSW , Sophia Sarantakos, PhD , Sandra Leotti, PhD , Noor Toraif, PhD and Melanie Sonsteng-Person, PhD

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

[Special Interest Groups] Acting on a 21st Century Research Agenda for a Child Welfare and Child Well-Being System – Networking Session for Funders and Researchers (Supreme Court, ML 4)
Conveners: Peter Pecora, PhD , Mary M. McKay, PhD , Kimberly DuMont, PhD and Cynthia Weaver, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] Advanced Illness, Palliative, and End of Life Care Special Interest Group (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Conveners: Frances Nedjat-Haiem, PhD and Faith Hopp, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Tenured Professors (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: LaShawnda Fields, PhD and Renee Cunningham-Williams, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Build Financial Capability and Assets for All (Grand Challenge for Social Work) (Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4)
Convener: Julie Birkenmaier

[Special Interest Groups] Building Healthy Relationships to End Violence Grand Challenge (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Convener: Patricia Kohl, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Critical Feminisms (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Sara Goodkind, PhD , Mimi Kim, PhD and Jennifer Zelnick, ScD

[Special Interest Groups] Disaster and Climate Research (Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4)
Conveners: Regardt Ferreira, PhD and Jennifer First, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Fatherhood Related Research SIG (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Conveners: Tova Walsh, PhD and Otima Doyle, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Gade Social Work Doctoral Education SIG (Congress, ML 4)
Convener: Denise Burnette, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Gun Violence Prevention (Liberty Ballroom P, ML4)
Conveners: Patricia Logan-Greene, PhD and Mickey Sperlich, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Historical Research in Social Work SIG (Independence BR H, ML 4)
Conveners: Justin Harty, PhD and Laura Curran, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Immigrant and Refugee Studies (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Wooksoo Kim, PhD , Mitra Naseh, PhD , Mary Held, PhD, LCSW and Michaela Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C

[Special Interest Groups] Implementation Research (Mint, ML 4)
Convener: Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Kinship Care and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Yanfeng Xu, PhD and Nancy Mendoza, Ph.D.

[Special Interest Groups] LGBTQ Caucus of Faculty & Students in Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Conveners: Vern Harner, PhD , Sj Dodd, PhD , Brendon Holloway, MSW , LB Klein, PhD, MSW, MPA and Brittanie Atteberry-Ash, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Multi-System Children and Youth (Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4)
Conveners: Karen Kolivoski, PhD, MSW and Sherri Simmons-Horton, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Pediatric Health and Social Work (Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4)
Conveners: Sonnie Mayewski, MSW and Michael Killian, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Policy Research & Social Work (Monument, ML 4)
Conveners: Yu-Ling Chang, PhD , Vincent Fusaro, PhD , David Rothwell and Margaret Thomas, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Research Synthesis (Treasury, ML 4)
Convener: Brandy Maynard, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Research on Social Work Practice Editorial Board (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Convener: Bruce Thyer, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Simulation-Based Research on Social Work Education and Practice (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Convener: Kenta Asakura, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Work and Neuroscience (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Convener: Sunghyun Hong, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Strength Based Approaches to Studying Black Youth (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Husain Lateef, PhD , Adrian Gale, Ph.D. , Donte Boyd, PhD , Ed-Dee Williams, PhD and Edward Scott, Jr., PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Suicide Research, Prevention, and Intervention (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Conveners: Lindsay A. Bornheimer, PhD and Anthony Fulginiti, Ph.D.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


[Special Interest Groups] Addictive Behaviors (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: Alan Davis, PhD , Sehun Oh, PhD , Briana McGeough, PhD and Christina Lee, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Advancing Latinx-Focused Research (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Convener: Rocío Calvo, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Conveners: Cheng Ren, MSSA , Jonathan Alschech, PhD and Kevin White, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Eradicate Social Isolation (Grand Challenges for Social Work) (Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4)
Convener: Suzanne Brown, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Harness Technology for Social Good (Grand Challenge for Social Work) (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Convener: Jonathan Singer, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Health Equity & Families (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Conveners: Ann Nguyen, PhD and Katrina Ellis

[Special Interest Groups] Organizations and Management SIG (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Sunggeun (Ethan) Park , Bridgette Davis, PhD and James Mandiberg, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality (Grand Challenge for Social Work) (Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4)
Conveners: Jennie Romich and Shanks Trina, PhD

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

[Special Interest Groups] Social Work and Reproductive Justice (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Laura Swan, PhD and Jessica Liddell, PhD, MSW/MPH

[Special Interest Groups] Workforce Health and Well-Being Among Social Work Professions (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Convener: Amy He, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


[Special Interest Groups] (WITHDRAWN) Korean American Social Work Scholars, Educators, and Administrators Connect (Independence BR F, ML 4)
Convener: Suk-hee Kim, Ph.D., COI, MSW

[Special Interest Groups] Addressing Weight Stigma (Independence BR H, ML 4)
Conveners: Kiki Kline, MSW and Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW

[Special Interest Groups] Anti-Oppressive Researcher (Liberty Ballroom P, ML4)
Conveners: Viveka Ichikawa, MSW and Izumi Sakamoto, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Black Administrators, Researchers, and Scholars (BARS) (Marquis BR Salon 13, ML 2)
Conveners: Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, PhD , Trina Shanks, PhD , Jenny Jones, PhD , James Herbert Williams, PhD , Camille R. Quinn, PhD , Michele D. Hanna, PhD , Martell Teasley, PhD , Joan Blakey, PhD, LCSW , Sheara Jennings, PhD and Joshua Kirven, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Child Welfare SIG (Supreme Court, ML 4)
Convener: Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Community and Neighborhood SIG (Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2)
Conveners: Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA and Cheryl Hyde, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Creating Safe Spaces in Academic Environments (Independence BR A, ML 4)
Conveners: Flor Avellaneda, MSW , Gabriela Mohr-Avitia, MSW , Danielle Parrish, PhD , Leila Wood, PhD, MSSW and Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Foster Care and Higher Education SIG (Congress, ML 4)
Conveners: Amy Salazar, PhD and Angelique Day, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Human-Animal Interaction (Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4)
Convener: Mary Rauktis, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Lived Experience, the Lived Experience/Peer Workforce & Social Work (Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4)
Conveners: Nev Jones, PhD , Amanda Cruce, MSW and Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Mobility and Transportation Equity (Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2)
Conveners: Anne Nordberg, PhD , Noelle Fields, PhD , Courtney Cronley, PhD and Sarah Leat, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Multidisciplinary Research on Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health Disparities: Discussion of Challenges and Opportunities (Monument, ML 4)
Conveners: Kristina Lopez, PhD and Venera Bekteshi, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Promote Smart Decarceration (Grand Challenge for Social Work) (Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4)
Convener: Pajarita Charles, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Qualitative Social Work Research (Capitol, ML 4)
Conveners: Elizabeth Bowen, PhD and Quenette Walton, PhD, LCSW

[Special Interest Groups] Queer Students in Social Work Research (QSSWR) (Independence BR C, ML 4)
Convener: Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH

[Special Interest Groups] Resilience and Strengths-Based Research SIG (Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2)
Conveners: Susan Yoon, PhD , Kristen A. Berg, PhD and Sheila Barnhart, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] School Social Work and School Based Research SIG (Liberty Ballroom I, ML 4)
Conveners: Aaron M. Thompson, PhD and Cynthia Franklin, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Justice in Social Work Education (Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2)
Conveners: Cassandra Simon, PhD and Pamela Melton, DSW

[Special Interest Groups] Social Work Contributions to Psychosis & Schizophrenia (Mint, ML 4)
Conveners: Lindsay Bornheimer, PhD, LCSW , Jordan DeVylder, PhD , Shelly Ben-David, PhD , Nev Jones, PhD , Matthew J. Smith, PhD, MSW, LCSW , Patricia Turner, MSW , Shannon Blajeski, PhD and Jessica A. Wojtalik, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Work and Research with Muslims (Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2)
Conveners: Altaf Husain, PhD and Tarek Zidan, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Social Workers and the Use of Art in Advocacy, Healing, and Self-Expression (Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4)
Conveners: LaShawnda Fields, PhD and Dora Watkins

[Special Interest Groups] Spiritual Competencies Training in Clinical Social Work (Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2)
Conveners: Pious Malliar Bellian, MSW , Vincent R. Starnino, PhD and Govind Dhaske, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Universal Basic Income and Guaranteed Income Policies and Research (Independence BR B, ML 4)
Conveners: Michael Lewis, PhD and Leah Hamilton, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Violence Against Women and Children (Liberty Ballroom P, ML4)
Conveners: M. Candace Christensen, PhD , Leila Wood, PhD , Meredith Bagwell Gray, PhD and Abha Rai, PhD

[Special Interest Groups] Whiteness Related Research (Independence BR G, ML 4)
Convener: Sommer Blair

[Special Interest Groups] Youth and Young Adult Homelessness (Treasury, ML 4)
Convener: Sarah Narendorf, PhD