PhD Research Publications

Wexler, L., Apala Flaherty, A., Begum, F., White, L., Kouassi, L., Wisnieski, D., Davis, A., & Foster, CE. (2023). Describing meanings and practices related to firearms, safety, and household storage in rural Alaska Native communities. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 47(1), 30-40.

Genova, H. M., Kallen, M. A., Sherwood, K., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., Telfer, D., Brown, C., Sanchez, B., & Smith, M. J. (2023). Development and psychometric properties of self-reported job interview skills and job interview anxiety for autistic transition-age youth. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58, 199-217.

Sherwood, K., Smith, M. J., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J. D. (2023). Mixed methods implementation evaluation of virtual interview training for transition-age youth with autism during a school-based randomized controlled trial. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58, 139-154.

Xiang, X., Kayser, J., Ash, S., Zheng, C., Halavanau, A., Sun, Y., Xue, J., Weaver, A., Dunkle, R., Blackburn, J., & Himle, J. (2023). Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression among older adults: Development and usability study. JMIR Aging.

Ribeiro Brown, B., Williams, E.-D. G., Abelson, J. M., Chandrakapure, A., & Watkins, D. C. (2022). An exploratory case study of the types of resources black boys use to support their mental health. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1082.

Staller, K. M. and Chen, Y. (2022). Choosing a Research Design for Qualitative Research. Flick, U. (Ed). SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Design. London: Sage Publications.

Despard, M. R., Taing, V., Weaver, A., Roll, S & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2022). Material hardship among lower-income household: The role of liquid assets and place. Journal of Poverty, 26(5), 361-384.

Ortega, R. M. Olawale, R. & Mora, A. (2022). Charles D. Garvin: Social Work and Social Justice. Social Work with Groups, 46(4), 303-309.

Wexler, L. Schmidt, T., White, L., Rataj, S., Wells, C. B., Moto, R., Kirk, T., & McEachern, D. (2022). Collaboratively adapting culturally-respectful, locally-relevant suicide prevention for newly participating Alaska native communities. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology.

Friedline, T., Morrow, S., Oh, S., Klemm, T., & Kugiya, J. (2022). Banks as racialized and gendered organizations: Interviews with frontline workers. Social Service Review, 96(3), 401-434.

Friedline, T., Wood, A. K., & Morrow, S. (2022). Financial education as political education: A framework for targeting systems as sites of change. Journal of Community Practice, 30(4), 463-481.

Pimentel Walker, A. P., Sanga, N., Gonzalez Benson, O., Yoshihama, M., & Routte, I. (2022). Participatory action research in times of COVID-19: Adapting approaches with refugee-led community-based organizations. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 16(2).

Cho, J & Xiang, X. (2022). The relationship between volunteering and occurrence of loneliness among older adults: A longitudinal study with 12 years of follow up. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 66(5), 680-693.

Cho, J. & Smith, J. (2022). Does moving later in life influence contact with friends? Research on Aging 1-12.

Maguire-Jack, K., Solomon, A., Greenberg, S., Chang, O. D., Coggins, H., Schuster-Wachsberger, E., & Hinton, J. (2022). A novel strategy for increasing utilization of earned income tax credits and reducing adverse childhood experiences: The EITC access project. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 5, 473-486.

Hu, R. & Li, L. W. (2022). Social disconnectedness and loneliness: Do self-perceptions of aging play a role? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 77(5), 936-945.

Li, L. W., Cheng, G. J., Xu, H., Zhang, Z., Liu, J., & Conwell, Y. (2022). Depression is associated with myocardial infarction within a two-year period among adults in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34(5), 516-523.

Fedina, L., Hong, S., Rousson, A., Graham, L., Lee, J. O., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2022). Childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence perpetration in adulthood: An investigation into proximal and distal risk factors across the life course. Journal of Family Violence.

Dunkle, R. E., Cavagnini, K., Cho, J., Sutherland, L., Kales, H., Connell, C., & Leggett, A. (2022). Exploring dementia care in acute care settings: Perspectives of nurses and social workers on caring for patients with behavioral an psychological symptoms. Social Work in Health Care, 61(3), 169-183.

Cho, J., Dunkle, R. E., Pace. G., & Harlow-Rosentraub K. S. (2022). Altruism sustains the village model: How motivations to join a village for older adults predict long-term membership. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 1-7.

Xiang X., Cho J., Sun Y., & Wang X. (2022). Childhood adversity and cognitive impairment in later life. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 935254.

Shyrokonis, Y., Fedina, L., Tolman, R., Herrenkohl, T., & Peitzmeier, S. (2022). Perceptions of partner decarceration among survivors of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Urban Health, 99, 887-893.

Fedina, L., Shyrokonis, Y., Backes, B., Schultz, K., Ashwell, L., Hafner, S., & Rosay, A. (2022). Intimate partner violence, economic insecurity, and health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native men and women: Findings from a national sample. Violence Against Women,