Nearly two dozen University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) scholars are presenting their research at the Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference, "Leading for Transformative Change: Aligning Social Work Science with Policy and Practice," held Jan. 14–18 in Washington, DC.
Presentations by faculty, staff, students and alumni span topics such as universal basic income, settler colonialism and white supremacy in social work, weight bias, aging, environmental issues, and more.
Topic: Reaching out in Research: Challenges and Strategies for Work with Vulnerable and Reluctant Participants Speaker(s): Associate Professor Ramona Beltran and PhD alumni Shanna Kattari and Darren Whitfield Session Link
Topic: Weight Bias in Medical Students: Piloting a Critical Consciousness-Based Weight-Inclusive Intervention Speaker(s): PhD Students Sarah Sullivan and Tina Hulama and Assistant Professor Erin Harrop and PhD alumnus Brendon Holloway Session Link
Topic: Anchored By Spirituals and Community: Collective Grief, Critical Hope, and the Work of Moving Forward after the Election Speaker(s): PhD Student Taylor Coats Session Link
Topic: Enhancing Treatment Outcome Predictions in Substance Use Programs: A Comparative Study of a Gradient-Boosted Bootstrap Model and Logistic Regression Speaker(s): Research Associate Graham Zulu Session Link
Topic: The "Who" and "How" of Ecosocial Work Practice in the United States Speaker(s): Professor Lisa Reyes Mason Session Link
Topic: Transformative approaches to community practice research Speaker(s): Professor Kim Bender and PhD alumna Danielle Littman and MSW alumna Meredith Mollica Session Link
Topic: Correlates of Firearm Access Among Young Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven City Study Speaker(s): Professor Kim Bender and Associate Professor Anamika Barman-Adhikari Session Link
Topic: The Influence of Belongingness on Job Satisfaction and Retention Among Child Welfare Workers Speaker(s): Associate Professor Amy He Session Link
Topic: Unlocking Access: Evaluation Findings from Colorado's I Matter Youth Mental Health Program Speaker(s): Research Associate Professor Shauna Rienks and Senior Research Associate Meredith Silverstein and Research Associate Mariah Mendoza Session Link
Topic: Comparing the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act and the Reauthorization Act: An Intersectional Feminist Policy Analysis Speaker(s): PhD Student Tina Hulama Session Link
Topic: Co-Designing, Implementing, and Disseminating Research with Communities to Maximize Public Impact: Strategies from a Mixed Method Cluster RCT in Zimbabwe Speaker(s): Professor Colleen Fisher Session Link
Topic: Healthcare Social Workers Confronting Bias in a "Doctors Know Best" Environment Speaker(s): PhD Student Tabitha Pederson and Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler Session Link
Topic: Enhancing Immigrant Participation in Research and Activism amid Extreme Hostile Environments Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Mónica Gutiérrez Session Link
Topic: Advocacy in a Policy Void: Climate and Environmental Justice in a Deregulated Policy Environment across Governance Levels Speaker(s): Professor of the Practice of Social Work Rachel Forbes Session Link
Topic: Firearm Carriage Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: An Exploration of Personal and Social Network Correlates Speaker(s): Associate Professor Anthony Fulginiti Session Link
Topic: The Nurturing Dads and Partners (NDAP) Program: Findings from a Mixed-Methods Quasi-Experimental Study Speaker(s): Research Associate Professor Shauna Rienks and Senior Research Associate Ashley Brock-Baca, Research Coordinator Michael Holcombe and Research Associate Kyana Bell Session Link
Topic: Stories for transformative change: Feminist narrative methods as epistemological resistance Speaker(s): Associate Professor Ramona Beltran Session Link
Topic: Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: Exploring the Role of Biculturalism, Cultural Values, and Caregiver-Adolescent Conflict in Chicana Adolescent Suicide Speaker(s): PhD Alumna Xochilt Alamillo Session Link
Topic: Outcomes of a Culturally-Tailored Trauma Intervention in Zimbabwe: Results from Children's Drawings Speaker(s): Professor Colleen Fisher Session Link
Topic: Firearm-Specific Suicide Preparatory Behavior Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness Speaker(s): Associate Professor Anthony Fulginiti Session Link
Topic: Latent Profile Analysis of Psychosocial Risk and Drug Use in Substance Use Treatment Clients Speaker(s): Research Associate Graham Zulu Session Link
Topic: After Organ Donation: A Qualitative Inquiry of Donor Aftercare Worker Experiences, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Well-Being Speaker(s): Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler and PhD Student Tabitha Pederson Session Link
Topic: Prevalence, Disability, and Mental Health Correlates with Eating Disorders in Trans-Nonbinary Coloradans Speaker(s): PhD Student Sarah Sullivan, PhD Alumnus Brendon Holloway and Assistant Professor Erin Harrop Session Link
