Recent Publications, Presentations and Creative Work
Professor Lisa Reyes Mason
Kang, J., Gounder, B., Weatherly, C., Jankowski, A., & Mason, L. R. (2025). Rethinking academic conferences: Carbon footprints and sustainable alternatives in the climate crisis era. Advances in Social Work, 25, 219–230. https://doi.org/10.18060/28138
PhD Alum Carson De Fries and My Ngoc To and Associate Professor Kaipeng Wang
De Fries, C., To, M., Zhang, P., Ea, E., Sun, F., Wu, B., Levkoff, S., & Wang, K. (2025). End-of-life care planning among older Vietnamese and Filipino Americans: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2535480
Associate Professor Ramona Beltrán and PhD Student
Tina Hulama
Malin, S., Luxton, I., Hulama, T., & Beltrán, R. (2025). “We go to the hospital everyday”: The Suncor Oil refinery and environmental injustices of contested illness. Health & Place. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103525
Clinical Professor Sarah Bexell
Bexell, S. M. (July, 2025). Animal Protection and Education from the Perspective of an Ecological Civilization. Keynote for the Harmonious Coexistence Conference, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler
Voith, L.A., Russell, K., Lee, H., Hamler, T., Ortega-Williams, A., Xia, T., Korsch-Williams, A., Francis, M., & Jamal, A. (2025). Enacting Antiracist Practices in Research through Healing-Centered Engagement. Journal for the Society of Social Work Research https://doi.org/10.1086/738003
Professor Lisa Reyes Mason
Mattocks, N., Rao, S., Ncube, N., & Mason, L. R. (2025). Climate and Environmental Justice: Introduction to the Special Issue. Ethics and Social Welfare, 19(3), 213–216. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2025.2550094
Professor Heather Taussig
Taussig, H.N. (2025). Fostering Healthy Futures: Promoting resilience among youth with child welfare involvement. Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council‚ 2025 Behavioral Health Training Conference. Breckenridge, CO.
Director of Equine Programs, Institute for Human-Animal Connection Nina Ekholm Fry
Ekholm Fry, N. (2025, August). Emotional support animals (ESAs): Skills, ethics, and legal considerations. [Invited Skills Session]. American Psychological Association Convention, Denver, CO.
Ekholm Fry, N. (2025, August). Horses in the treatment of trauma: Myths and clinical considerations. In Mitigating trauma: The role of dogs and horses in psychological practice [Symposium]. American Psychological Association Convention. Denver, CO.
Assistant Professor Erin Harrop
Kale, R., Harrop, E. N., Kelly, J. R., Sullivan, S. A., & Sonneville, K. R. (2025). Addressing weight-related bullying in schools: Youth perspectives on school policies and interventions. Journal of School Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70054
Associate Professor Ramona Beltrán and PhD Student Tina Hulama
Beltran, R., Malin, S., Hulama, K., Gonzalez, O., & Martinez, L. Mycelium as metaphor: A case study of a community-based participatory research project with an oil refinery impacted community. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, 1639832. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1639832
