Justice-focused scholarship will take center stage at the upcoming Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, where nearly two dozen GSSW students and faculty will present on topics including mentoring marginalized doctoral students, increasing equity for non-tenure-track faculty, social work’s response to systemic racism, and the link between critical race theory and human rights.
University of Denver Education Sessions
GSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will lead over twenty education sessions at the conference. Consult the list below to familiarize yourself with GSSW topic areas and expertise.
E-Poster: SINGLED OUT: Household/Family Structure, Social Capital, and the Well-Being of LowIncome Single-Parent Singaporean Households Speaker(s): Postdoctoral Fellow Jin Yao Kwan Location: California/Monitor 5
E-Poster: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy-Enhanced Fatherhood Curriculum Pilot Study Speaker(s): PhD Student In Young Park and Professor Johnny Kim Location: California/Monitor 9
E-Poster: Predictors of Bullying, Depression, and Suicidality among Youth: Intersection of Race / Ethnicity by Gender Identity Speaker(s): PhD Student In Young Park Location: California/Monitor 10
Interactive Workshop: Ceremony-based Participatory Research: An Indigenist Feminist Research Method Speaker(s): Associate Professor Ramona Beltran, Assistant Professor Miriam Valdovinos, and Professor Deb Ortega Location: Palos Verde A
Paper Session: Better Together: A Novel Online Physician Group-Coaching Program to Improve Wellbeing in Trainees Speaker(s): PhD Student Pari Shah Location: Sunset
Interactive Workshop: No MSW, No Problem - Expanding Field Placement Opportunities Speaker(s): Assistant Professor of the Practice Christie Moore and Assistant Professor of the Practice Jessica Zaslav Location: Huntington B
Interactive Workshop: Act Locally Think Globally: The Link Between Critical Race Theory and Human Rights Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Mónica Gutiérrez Location: Carmel
Interactive Workshop: Worship of the Written Word in Social Work Academia Speaker(s): Professor Jennifer Bellamy, Professor Debora Ortega, Clinical Assistant Professor Lorena Gaibor, Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Karen Bensen, PhD Student Tyler Han Location: Santa Monica
Panel Discussion: Prioritizing Public Impact: Three Applications in a School of Social Work Speaker(s): PhD Student Katie Calhoun, and Professor Daniel S. Brisson Location: Catalina 5
Paper Session: Exploring Podcasts, Potential for Greater Synchronicity Across Social Work Education, Practice, Research, and Policies Speaker(s): Postdoctoral Fellow Jin Yao Kwan Location: Oceanside
Paper Session: Geographic Interviews as a Qualitative Geographic Information Systems Method for Understanding Experiences of Place Speaker(s): PhD Student Danielle R Littman Location: Salinas
Paper Session: Predictors of Transgender and Nonbinary Activism among Social Work Students in the U.S. Speaker(s): Professor Eugene Walls, PhD Student Brendon Holloway Location: Oceanside
Interactive Workshop: Beyond Discomfort: Creating Inclusive Field Placement Experiences for All Students Speaker(s): Assistant Professor of the Practice Emily A. Saltzman Location: Catalina 1
Interactive Workshop: Strategies and Frameworks for Increasing Equity for Non-Tenure Track Faculty Speaker(s): Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Karen J. Bensen, Professor Jenn Bellamy, and Clinical Assistant Professor Lorena Gaibor Location: Huntington A
Panel Discussion: Mentorship for Marginalized Doctoral Students in Social Work Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Autumn Asher BlackDeer Location: San Clemente
E-Poster: Geographic Health Access and Health Literacy Differences among Transgender and Nonbinary Communities Speaker(s): PhD Student Brendon Holloway, Assistant Professor Donny Gerke Location: California/Monitor 10
E-Poster: Ecological Justice: Creating a New MSW Concentration for a Healthy, Thriving, and Regenerative World Speaker(s): Associate Professor Lisa Reyes Mason, and Clinical Associate Professor Sarah Bexell Location: California/Monitor 6
Paper Session: Examining Social Work; Response to Systemic Racism and the Murder of George Floyd Speaker(s): PhD Student Tyler Han Location: Catalina 3
