2025 SSWR Conference

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Nearly three dozen University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) scholars are presenting their research at the Society for Social Work and Research 29th Annual Conference, "Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research," held Jan. 15–19 in Seattle, Washington.

Presentations by faculty, staff and students span topics such as abolitionist social work, fostering support for transgender and nonbinary individuals, healing historical trauma, health care discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.

At the conference, GSSW Assistant Professor Marquisha Lawrence Scott will receive the GADE (Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education) Faculty Award for Early Career Achievement in Social Work Doctoral Education. The award recognizes an early career faculty member at a member institution who has made significant contributions to doctoral education through teaching, mentoring, service, and/or leadership.

 

University of Denver Education Sessions

Thursday, January 16

Friday, January 17

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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