Courtney, M. E., Park, S., Okpych, N. J., & Harty, J. (January 2023). The Relationship between Legal
Permanency Among Older Foster Youth and Their Outcomes. Accepted to present the paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Society of Social Work Research Conference (SSWR)
Presentations: Advancing Ecological Systems Theory in Social Work Theory and Practice: Integrating History and Place into an Ecological Framework; Admissible or Not? A Critical Analysis of the U.S. Resettlement Policy of Overseas Inadmissibility Due to Substance Abuse; In the Field: Theorizing Space and Place in Social Work Research and Practice
Nadon, M.*, Park, S., Okpych, N. J., Harty, J., & Courtney, M. E. (January 2023). Examining prevalence and predictors of food insecurity for transition-age foster youth. Accepted to present the paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Irish, K., Saba, J., Moylan, C. (advisor) (2023). Bots are the new fraud: A post-hoc exploration of statistical methods to identify bot-generated responses in a corrupt data set.” Poster presented at Society for Social Work Research Conference 2023, Phoenix, AZ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) GCWS Graduate Student Conference “Liberating Spatiality and Temporality” Presentation: Therapeutic Wayfinding and Complex Trauma in Forced Migration: Advocating for Spatial-Based Practices with Refugee and Migrant Youth.”
Harty, J., Park, S., Okpych, N. J., & Courtney, M. E. (January 2023). Emerging into Parenthood While in
Foster Care: Correlates of Active Parenting Behaviors at Ages 21 and 23. Accepted to present the paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Okpych, N. J., Park, S., Powers, J.*, Harty, J., & Courtney, M. E. (January 2023). The Role of Enduring
Relationships in Early-Adult Outcomes Among Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care. Accepted to present the paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Pinto, R. M. & Park, S. (January 2023). COVID-19 pandemic disrupts HIV Continuum of Care and
Prevention: Implications for research and practice. Accepted to present the paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Williams, A. (2022, January). Strengthening Social Work Education through Anti-Racist Teaching: A Case Study of a Social Work Community Change Course. Society of Social Work Education.
Cross, F., Bares, C.B., Chartier, K. Adverse childhood experiences and tobacco use among Latinx parents in the United States. Abstract presented at the 2022 Society for Social Work Research annual meeting, January 2022.
Ortega, R.M. & Garvin, Charles D. Applying Critical Race Theory: Examining Critical
Aspects of Group Interactions to Address Harm. International Association of Social
Work in Groups Virtual Symposium, June 18, 2022.
Park, S., Feng, H., Okpych, N. J., & Courtney, M. E. (January 2022). Equity and effectiveness of private-public collaboration in providing transition housing placements in California. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Sokol R, Sethuraman U, Ruiz A, Sundaralingam S, Oag K, Vitale L, Donoghue L, &
Kannikeswaran N. Social risks in children with injuries admitted to a level-1 trauma center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, 2022; Denver, CO.
Police Violence Against Women and Transgender Emerging Adults: Findings from a Nationally
Representative U.S. Sample, Charlotte, NC. 2022 Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International Conference
Williams, A. (2022, January). An Organizational Examination of Microaffirmations: A Case Study Analysis of an Academic Social Work Program. Society of Social Work Education.
Fedina, L., Ashwell, A., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. (2022, June). Prevalence and demographic correlates of campus sexual assault victimization: Attending to marginalized student experiences and needs. Paper presented at the 24th Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Durham, NC.
Bess K, Miller A, Sokol R, & Mehdipanah R. Examining Housing as a Determinant of Child Health: Does Housing Instability and Utility Impact Weight? Workshop on Housing and Obesity: Gaps, Opportunities, and Future Directions for Advancing Health Equity, November 2022; Virtual.
Okpych, N. J., Park, S., Powers, J., & Courtney, M. E. (January 2022). Predictors of college degree completion at Age 23/24 for youth with foster care backgrounds. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Lacombe-Duncan, A., Logie, C.H., Persad, Y., Leblanc, G., Nation, K., Kia, H., Scheim, A.I., Lyons, T.,
Horemans, C., Olawale, R., & Loutfy, M. (2022, January). Reducing discrimination and bias and
improving gender-affirming care competency through a provider education intervention: Implementation
and evaluation of Transgender Education for Affirmative and Competent HIV and Healthcare
(TEACHH). Accepted for poster presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual
Conference, Washington, DC.
Zhang, A., & Walling, E. (2022, January). “Mind Your Total Health” for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A feasibility trial. Symposium Presentation at the 2022 Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference: Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, Washington, DC.
Fedina, L. (2022, February). Characteristics of stalking victimization among college students. Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice and the Violence Against Women Research Consortium.