2025 SSWR Annual Program Meeting

University of Denver Education Sessions

Thursday, January 16

• 1:30 - 3 p.m.

  Topic: Anti-Carceral Approaches in Social Work Education: Exploring a Research Agenda to Support Transformation
  Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Sophia Sarantakos
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  Topic: Sense of Belonging and Campus Climate? Influences in Upstanding Behavior When Witnessing Emotional Distress/Suicidal Thoughts
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Anthony Fulginiti
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• 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

  Topic: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Exploration of Young People's Perspectives on Foster Care and Their Reflections on How to Change the Child Welfare System
  Speaker(s): Professor Heather Taussig
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  Topic: Under Attack: Fostering Support for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Brendon Holloway and Professor Eugene Walls
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Friday, January 17

• 7 - 8 a.m.

  Topic: Aging Research, Policy, and Advocacy Network
  Speaker(s): Professor Leslie Hasche
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• 8 - 9:30 a.m.

  Topic: Exploring the Predictive Role of ACEs on Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among Midwest Youth
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Akeem Modeste-James
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• 9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

  Topic: Correlates and Rates of HIV and STI Testing Service Utilization Among Homeless Youth across Seven U.S. Cities
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Alex Ochs, Associate Professor Anamika Barman-Adhikari and Professor Kimberly Bender
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• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

  Topic: Abolitionist Social Work
  Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Sophia Sarantakos
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• 2 - 3:30 p.m.

  Topic: Don't Talk like That! Personal Experiences with Discrimination and Its Impact on Upstanding Behavior
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Anthony Fulginiti
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  Topic: The Role of Contemplation in Healing Historical Trauma: A Scoping Review
  Speaker(s): PhD Student My Ngoc To
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  Topic: How Does Sexual Orientation Influence the Drug of Choice, Age of Onset, and Route of Drug Administration Among Adults Receiving Substance Use Treatment? an Evaluation at Mile High Behavioral Healthcare in Colorado
  Speaker(s): Research Associate Graham Zulu
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  Topic: Nurturing Dads and Partners: Findings from a Pilot Study of a Co-Parent Inclusive Fatherhood Intervention
  Speaker(s): Professor Jennifer Bellamy, Research Associate Professor Shauna Rienks, Senior Research Associate II Ashley Brock-Baca, Research Coordinator II Michael Holcombe and Research Associate Kaylee Ortega
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• 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.

  Topic: Brief and Brilliant
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Shannon Sliva
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  Topic: Discrimination in Health Care Settings and Depression Among Older Black Adults during Covid-19 Pandemic
  Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler
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  Topic: Comparing the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Youth Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes in Schools between the U.S. and East Asian Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Johnny Kim
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  Topic: Does Self-Care Really Help? a Study of Self-Care Strategies and Behaviors, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Child Welfare Caseworkers
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Amy He
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• 5:30 - 7 p.m.

  Topic: Establishing Factor Structure for a Measure of Moral Distress for Child Welfare Professionals
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Amy He
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  Topic: Challenging Paternalism in Social Work Research
  Speaker(s): Phd Student Tyler Miyoshi Han, Professor Jennifer Bellamy and Professor Deb Ortega
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  Topic: Moral Injury in Social Work: An Experiential Model to Shape Future Research
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Jen A Sedivy
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Saturday, January 18

• 8 - 9:30 a.m.

  Topic: Development and Pilot of the Race and Class Bias (RCB) Scale for Child Welfare Practitioners
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Anna Wasim
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• 9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

  Topic: The Association between Interpersonal Factors, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Junior High School Students in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
  Speaker(s): Research Associate Graham Zulu
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  Topic: “I didn't Know That I Could Talk to You”: Negotiating Family Engagement for Caregivers Involved with Child Welfare
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Anna Wasim
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• 4 – 5:30 p.m.

  Topic: Creating Positive Organizational Climates for the Child Welfare Workforce
  Speaker(s): Research Associate Professor Shauna Rienks, Research Professor Robin Leake and Associate Professor Amy He
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  Topic: Depressive Symptomatology and Physical/Neurodegenerative Multimorbidity Among Older Black Americans
  Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler
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  Topic: Rethinking Academic Conferences: Carbon Footprints and Sustainable Alternatives in the Climate Crisis Era
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Lisa Reyes Mason
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  Topic: Fathers' Involvement, Early Childhood Development and Risk: Employing the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) Technology in Understanding Fathers' Verbal Interactions with Their Young Children
  Speaker(s): Professor Jenn Bellamy
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  Topic: System Pathways and Recidivism: How Does the Timing of System Involvement Predict Risk?
  Speaker(s): Morris Endowed Dean Henrika McCoy
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  Topic: HIV Testing Frequency & Predictors in a Statewide Sample of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Adults
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Alex Ochs
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Sunday, January 19

• 8 – 9:30 a.m.

  Topic: Integrated Care Among Latine's in Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Akeem Modeste-James and Professor Lena Lundgren
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  Topic: Healing Historical Trauma Among Vietnamese Americans: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot Contemplative-Based Program
  Speaker(s): PhD Student My Ngoc To and Research Assistants Kim-Phung Van and Kenneth Huynh
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  Topic: Transition Decisions of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons Exposed to Gender Identity Conversion Efforts
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Eugene Walls and PhD Student Brendon Holloway
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• 9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

  Topic: Exploring Social Network Relationships and Types of Social Support Among Young Adults with HIV: A Systematic Literature Review
  Speaker(s): PhD Student Alex Ochs
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• 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  Topic: Beyond Caseload Characteristics: Moderating Roles of Job Demand, Control, and Support in Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Child Welfare Workers
  Speaker(s): Associate Professor Amy He
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  Topic: Exploring the Denver Basic Income Project: A Model for Collaborative Research
  Speaker(s): Professor Daniel Brisson 
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