PhD Student Accomplishments and Milestones

PhD Program
PhD Student
Accomplishments and Milestones
2015-2016
GRADUATES
Emmy Tiderington, PhD 2015
Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
Katharine Bloeser, PhD 2016
Assistant Professor, Hunter College
Miranda McGuire-Schwartz, PhD 2015
Part-time Faculty, Quinnipiac University
Tricia Stephens, PhD 2015
Assistant Professor, Hunter College
Lindsay A. Bornheimer, PhD 2016
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Washington
Lauren Rotko, PhD 2016
On the Job Market
PROPOSAL DEFENSES
Melissa Bowman (Chair: Dr. Wen-Jui Han)
“Externalizing Behaviors in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Risk and Resiliency within
the Context of the Mother-Child Relationship”
Molly Freyer (Chair: Jeane Anastas)
“Intimate partner violence against women with disabilities: Developing a grounded theory of an
understudied problem”
Kathy Ho (Chair: Dr. Trudy Festinger)
“Clinical and Non-Clinical Factors Associated with Referral to Pediatric Palliative Care Prior to
Death”
Jane Lee (Chair: Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos)
“Enhancing HIV Testing among Disengaged Immigrants: Contextual and Opportunity
Structures”
Trevor Lewis (Chair: Dr. Jeane Anastas)
“The Influence of HIV Stigma on Antiretroviral therapy in a population of HIV positive Gay
Men Age 50 and older”
James Railey (Chair: Dr. Lynn Videka)
“Exploring Mentoring Core Components in Achieving Pro-Social Outcomes among Emerging
Adults with Histories of Mental Health Challenges: A Qualitative Study”
Lauren Rotko (Chair: Dr. Mary McKay)
“Effect of Caregiver Stress and Caregiver Depression on Youth Disruptive Behavior: Impact of
Parenting Practices in Poverty Impacted Families”
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Besa Bauta
 Nakigudde, J., Bauta, B., Wolf, S., Huang, K-Y. (2015). Screening Early Childhood
Social Emotional and Mental Health Functioning in Low-Income Country Contexts.
Jacobs Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. (under review)
Ai (Erin) Bo
 Liu, H. L., Bo, A., Lu, Y. E. (2015) (In Chinese). Research on the Efficacy of Social
Work Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation in Field Education. Journal of East China
University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition) Issue 4, Page 12-19
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Zhao, K., Bai, Z. G., Bo, A., Chi, I. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of
music therapy for the older adults with depression. International Journal of Geriatric
Psychiatry, doi: 10.1002/gps.4494.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gps.4494/full
Lindsay Bornheimer
 Acri, M. C., Bornheimer, L. A., O’Brien, K., Sezer, S., Little, V., Cleek, A., & McKay,
M. M. (2016). A model of integrated health care in a poverty-impacted community In
New York City: Importance of early detection and addressing potential barriers to
intervention implementation. Social Work in Health Care. [Epub ahead of print]
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Acri, M.., Bornheimer, L. A., Jessell, L.., Flaherty, H.B., & McKay, M. (accepted-in
press). The Impact of Caregiver Treatment Satisfaction upon Child and Parent Outcomes.
Psychiatric Services.
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Lee, J., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Munoz-Laboy, M., Lotz, K., & Bornheimer, L. A.
(accepted-in press). Mechanisms of familial influence on reentry among formerly
incarcerated Latino men. Social Work.
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Bornheimer, L. A. & Nguyen, D. (2015). Suicide among individuals with schizophrenia:
A stress-vulnerability model for prevention. Social Work in Mental Health.[Epub ahead
of print].
Mimi Choy-Brown
 Choy-Brown, M., Stanhope, V., Tiderington, E. & Padgett, D. (2015). Unpacking
clinical supervision in transitional and permanent supportive housing: Support or
scrutiny? Administration & Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research,
Online first, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-015-0665-6.
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Choy-Brown, M., Padgett, D., Smith, B.T., & Tiderington, E. (in press). Sorting it out: A
card-sort technique for eliciting consumer priorities in recovery. American Journal of
Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
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Stanhope, V., Choy-Brown, M., Tiderington, E., Padgett, D., & Henwood, B., (in press).
Housing as a Health care: Exploring the Role of Treatment in Supportive Housing.
Journal of Society of Social Work Research
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Padgett, D.K., Smith, B.T., & Choy-Brown, M, Tiderington, E., & Mercado, M. (in
press) Trajectories of Recovery among Formerly Homeless Adults with Serious Mental
Illness. Psychiatric Services
Andrea Cole
 Heffernan, K., Blythe, B. & Cole, A.R. (2015). Human trafficking and trauma-informed
care. Chapter in Corcoran, K. & Roberts, R. (Eds.), Social Worker’s Desk Reference.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Blythe, B. & Cole, A.R. (2015). Intensive family preservation services. Chapter in
Corcoran, K. & Roberts, R. (Eds.), Social Worker’s Desk Reference. New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Shelly Ben David
 F Yang, L., Link, B.G, Ben-David, S., Gill, K., Girgis, R., Brucado, G., Wonpat Borja,
A., Corcoran, C. (2015). Stigma related to labels and symptoms in individuals at clinical
high-risk for psychosis. Schizophrenia Review, 168, (1-2), 9-15.
Hanni Flaherty
 Acri, M., Bornheimer, L., Jessell, L., Flaherty, H. & McKay, M. (2016). The impact of
caregiver treatment satisfaction upon child and parent outcomes. Child and Adolescent
Mental Health.
Molly Freyer
 Ballan, M.S., & Freyer, M.B. (2016). Qualitative assessment methods. In C. Jordan and
C. Franklin (Eds.), Clinical Assessment for Social Workers: Quantitative and Qualitative
Methods (4th ed.) (pp. 121-154). Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
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Ballan, M.S., Freyer, M.B., & Powledge, L. (in press). Intimate partner violence among
men with disabilities: The role of healthcare providers. American Journal of Men’s
Health.
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Ballan, M.S., Freyer, M.B., Powledge, L, & Marti, C.N. (in press). Intimate partner
violence among help-seeking Deaf women: An empirical study. Violence Against
Women.
Lauren Jessell
 Mateu-Gelabert, P., Harris, S., Berbesi, D., Segura Cardona, A., Montoya Velez, L.,
Mejia Motta, I., Jessell, L., Guarino, H. Friedman, S. (2016). Heroin and Injection Risk
Behaviors in Colombia: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention. Substance Use and
Misuse, 1-11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26800352
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Jessell, L., Smith, V., Jemal, A., Windsor, L., (in press) Using computer based
technology to facilitate Community Based Participatory Research. Journal of Technology
in Human Services.
Jane Lee
 Lee, J., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Lotz, K., Bornheimer, L. (in press).
Mechanisms of familial influence on reentry among formerly incarcerated Latino men.
Social Work.
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Guilamo-Ramos, V. Lee, J., Jaccard, J. (2015). Parent-adolescent communication about
contraception and condom use. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(1).
Justin Lerner
 Lerner, J.E. & Robles, G. (2016). The need for social work advocacy to create social
justice for transgender people: A social work call to action. Journal of Sociology &
Social Welfare, 43(1), 3-18.
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Lerner, J.E. & Hawkins, R.L. (2016). Welfare, liberty, and security for all? U.S. sex
education policy and the 1996 Title V Section 510 of the Social Security Act. Archives of
Sexual Behavior. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0731-5
Kevin Lotz
 Guilamo-Ramos, V., Lee, J., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Lotz, K. (under review). Mechanisms of
familial influence on reentry among formerly incarcerated Latino men.
Viktor Lushin
 Lushin, V., & O'Bryan, K. (Accepted). Parental mental health: Addressing the unmet
needs of caregivers for children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of the Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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Jaccard, J. Lushin, V., & Alexandrov, D. (In Press). Covariation among problem
behaviors in at-risk Russian adolescents: Common causes, unique causes, and
interdependent causal dynamics. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Kyle O’Brien
 Acri, M. C., Bornheimer, L. A., O’Brien, K. H., Sezer, S., Little, V., Cleek, A., &
McKay, M. M. (2016). A model of integrated health care in a poverty-impacted
community In New York City: Importance of early detection and addressing potential
barriers to intervention implementation. Social Work in Health Care. Advance online
publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2015.1137256
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O’Brien, K. H. & Schlechter, A. (2016). Is talking about what’s wrong necessarily right:
A positive perspective on the diagnostic interview. Journal of the American Academy of
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 55(4), 262-264.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.016
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Campanelli, P.C., O’Brien, K. H., Lebron, D., & Cerniglia, J. (2016). Meeting the
challenges of healthcare reform: Preparing the workforce for transformational practice
change. Behavioral Health News, 3(3), pp, 6, 34.
Denis O’Keefe
 O’Keefe, Denis J. (2015). White genocide fantasy and the myth of the lone wolf.
Psychohistory News, 34(3).
Diana Padilla
 Goldin, L., Asturias, L, Xiap, E., Padilla, D., Mejía, I., Mazariegos, L., y de Leon, O.
(2015). La adherencia al tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2 en mujeres mayas del
occidente de Guatemala en el contexto de salud pública, etnicidad, pobreza y género.
Revista Estudios Interétnicos 26. Instituto de Estudios Interétnicos, Universidad de San
Carlos, Guatemala.
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Goldin, L., Asturias de Barrios, L., Xiap Satey, E., Padilla, D., Mejía, I., Mazariegos, L.,
& de León, O. (2015). Adherence to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Protocols among
Indigenous Women of Western Guatemala. (Submitted to BMC Health Services
Research)
Tyrone Parchment
 Parchment, T.M., Jones, J., Del-Villar, Z., Small, L. & McKay, M. (2016). Integrating
positive youth development and clinical care to enhance high school achievement for
young people of color. Journal of Public Mental Health, 15(1), 1-13. doi:
10.1108/JPMH-08-2015-0038.
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Parchment, T. M., Small, L, Osuji, H., Bhana, A., & McKay, M. (2016). Familial and
contextual influences on child pro-social behavior: South African caregivers as adult
protective shields in increasing child mental health. Global Social Welfare: Research
Policy & Practice, 3(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40609-016-0042-8.
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Stephens, T., Akua, N., Parchment, T. M. & McKay, M. (2015). Meeting the needs of
children and families with communication and other developmental disabilities in Accra,
Ghana – An assessment of the AwaaWaa2 community based program. Global Social
Welfare: Research Policy & Practice, 2(3), 111-118. doi:10.1007/s40609-015-0033-1.
Jung Hyun Park
 Yoon, J.Y., Park, J. H., & Jeon, K.C. (2015). A Hermeneutic Grounded Theory
Research on Independent Living Process Experience of People with Intellectual
Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17(2), 229-254. (In Korean)
Gabriel Robles
 Lerner, J.E. & Robles, G. (in press). Perceived barriers and facilitators to health care
utilization in the United States for transgender people: A review of recent literature.
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
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Lerner, J.E. & Robles, G. (2016). The need for social work to create social justice for
transgender people: A social work call to action. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare,
40(1), 3-20.
Jeff Steen
 Steen, J. & Kravitz, T. (2016). Advancing knowledge of online survey research. Journal
of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Manuscript in progress.
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Straussner, S. L. A., Senreich, E., & Steen, J. (2016). Social Workers’ Self-Reported
Wellness: A National Study. Unpublished manuscript.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Ai (Erin) Bo
2015 Best Article Award, China Association for Social Work Education Annual Conference
Lindsay Bornheimer
 Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington University: George Brown School of Social Work
Mimi Choy-Brown
 2016 Excellence in Leadership Award, NYU Silver School of Social Work
Jane Lee
 2016 Diane Greenstein Memorial Fellowship, NYU Silver School of Social Work
 Award Recipient October 2015- SAGE/CSWE Innovative Teaching in Social Work
Education to recognize innovative teaching in social work education that is effective,
transferable, and significant
 Award Recipient December 2015- Poster of Distinction, Council for the Advancement of
Nursing Science.
 National Institute of Mental Health, Division of AIDS Research; Mental Health Research
Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) Enhancing HIV Testing among
Disengaged Immigrants: Contextual and Opportunity Structures; Principal InvestigatorResubmitted- Score 20
Kevin Lotz
 Travel Award (November, 2015). Association for Medical Education and Research in
Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 39th Annual 2015 National Conference, Washington, DC.
Viktor Lushin
 Co-Principal Investigator
Shaping Educational/Career and Health Trajectories among Inner City Youth.
Grant # G-USDS-20141535, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Citi Foundation.
 Co-Investigator (PIs: Dr. Daniel Alexandrov and Dr. Valeria Ivanyushina)
Production and Causal Dynamics of Risk Behaviors among Russian Vocational School
Students. Institutional Research Grant, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg,
Russia.
Kyle O’Brien
 2016 Dean’s Award for Innovation in Social Work Practice, New York University Silver
School of Social Work
Denis O’Keefe
 Appointed to the Editorial board: The Journal of Psychohistory
Jung Hyun Park
 2015-2016 Graduate Fellowship Fund Recipient, Gallaudet University
James Railey
 NYU-HHC Clinical and Translational Science Institute TL1 Fellowship
Gabriel Robles
 Award Recipient October 2015- SAGE/CSWE Innovative Teaching in Social Work
Education to recognize innovative teaching in social work education that is effective,
transferable, and significant
Meghan Romanelli
 New York Academy of Medicine Social Work Student Spotlight Finalist
o Annual nomination for a poster presentation showcasing original work in social
work practice, research, or education in health
Yeqing Yuan
2016 Best Social Work Training Program, Ministry of Civil Affairs, China.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Besa Bauta
 Bauta, B., & Rahman, R. (January, 2016). “Agency Perspective on Implementation of
Evidence-Based Models in Child Welfare”. Poster presentation at the Society for Social
Work Research, Washington, D.C.
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Gopalan, G., Lucienne, T., Bauta, B.., & Hooley, C. (January, 2016). Multiple
Stakeholder Perspectives Regarding Implementing a Child Mental Health EBP into Child
Welfare Services. Poster presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research,
Washington, D.C.
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Gopalan, G., Lucienne, T., Bauta, B., & Hooley, C. (December, 2015). “Multiple
Stakeholder Perspectives Regarding Implementing a Child Mental Health EBP into Child
Welfare Services”. Poster presentation: 8th Annual Conference on the Science of
Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, D.C.
Ai (Erin) Bo
 Lu, Y. E., Bo, A., Park, S. Y., Huang, X. N. (2015). Incorporating Mindfulness in socialwork curriculum, integration of didactic teaching and experiential learning. 2015 Annual
Program Meeting for Council on Social Work Education, Denver, Colorado.
Lindsay Bornheimer
 Bornheimer, L. A. (2016). The impact of caregiver treatment satisfaction upon child and
parent outcomes. Oral presentation at the IASWG International Symposium Cosponsored by the New York University Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY
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Bornheimer, L.A. (2016). Is SNAP Enough? Reports from Caregivers Participating in
Food Pantries and Their Recommendations. Poster presentation at the annual Society for
Social Work Research conference, Washington, DC
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Bornheimer, L.A. (2016). Depression, positive symptoms of psychosis, and suicidal
ideation among adults diagnosed with schizophrenia: A secondary analysis of data from
the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) using structural
equation modeling. Oral presentation at the annual Society for Social Work Research
conference, Washington, DC.
Mimi Choy-Brown
 Choy-Brown, M. (2015, September). Supervision practices and improved adherence
across evidence-based practices: A literature review, 3rd Annual NIMH-funded Society
for Implementation Research Conference, Seattle, WA.
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Choy-Brown, M., Tiderington, E., Smith, BT, & Padgett, D. (2015, September).
Strategies and challenges in Housing First fidelity: A multistate qualitative analysis, 3rd
Annual NIMH-funded Society for Implementation Research Conference, Seattle, WA.
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Stanhope, V. & Choy-Brown, M. (2016, January). Going Beyond Effectiveness:
Methodological approaches to measuring implementation processes within a randomized
controlled trial, Society for Social Work Research, Washington D.C.
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Tran Smith, B., Padgett, D.K., & Choy-Brown, M. (2016, January). Recovery through
the eyes of individuals with multiple complex needs: A photo-elicitation study, Society
for Social Work Research, Washington D.C.
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Padgett, D.K., Tran Smith, B., Choy-Brown, M., Tiderington, E., & Mercado, M. (2016,
January). Mental health recovery and homelessness: A mixed method study of supportive
housing. Symposium presentation at Society for Social Work Research, Washington D.C.
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Invited Presentations:
Stanhope, V. & Choy-Brown, M. (September 21, 2015). Person-centered care planning:
Research in real world settings, Silberman School of Social Work, New York, NY.
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Choy-Brown, M. (July 21, 2015). Discussant for Innovation in Social Work Roundtable,
Bainbridge Island, WA
Andrea Cole
 Cole, A.R., Ben David, S., & Munson, M. (2016). How young adults living in public
housing perceive their neighborhood and cope with negative experiences. Poster
presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research,
Washington, DC.
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Munson, M.R., Jaccard, J., Cole, A., & Ben-David, S. (2016). Broadening understanding
of mental health decision-making: Examining a set of options young adults consider for
management of mental health. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society
for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
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Ramirez, L, Munson, M., Cole, A., Ben-David, S. (2016). “Don't believe the hype: This
community has been like a big family". Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Shelly Ben David
 Ben-David, S., Munson, M.R., Narendorf, S. (2016). Illness Narratives among Young
Adults and Older Adolescents: An Analysis by Public Systems of Care. Oral Paper
presented at the Annual conference for the Society of Research on Adolescence in
Baltimore, Maryland.
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Munson, M.R., Cole, A.R., Ben-David, S., Sapiro, B. (2016). Cornerstone: An
Empirically-supported Intervention for Transition-age Youth with Mental Disorders. Oral
paper presented at the 29th Annual Research and Policy Conference for Child,
Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health in Tampa, Florida.
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Ben-David, S., Munson, M.R., Jaccard, J.J. (2016). Global Comparison of Predictors of
Suicide Ideation in Youth. Oral paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society
for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
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Cole, A., Ben-David, S., Munson, M.R. (2016). How Young Adults Living in Public
Housing Perceive Their Neighborhood and Cope with Negative Experiences. Poster
presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research,
Washington, DC.
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Munson, M.R., Jaccard, J.J., Cole, A., Ben-David, S. (2016). Broadening Understanding
of Mental Health Decision-Making: Examining a Set of Options Young Adults Consider
for Management of Mental Health. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
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Ramirez, L., Munson, M.R., Cole, A., Ben-David, S. (2016). Don't Believe the Hype:
“This Community Has Been like a Big Family (2016). Poster presented at the Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
Hanni Flaherty
 Flaherty, H. (2016) IASWG International Symposium, Co-sponsored by the NYU Silver
School of Social Work.
Lauren Jessell
 Friedman, S., Mateu-Gelabert, P., Guarino, H., Jessell, L., & The Young Opioid Users
Study Team (July, 2016). “Sexual risks of nonmedical prescription opioid users”. 21st
International Aids Conference, Durban, South Africa, New York City.
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Mateu-Gelabert, P., Guarino, H., Syckes, C., Goodbody, E., Jessell, L., & Friedman, S.
(October 2015) “Intravention: Young Drug Injectors Leadership in Promoting Health
Protective Factors Among Their Peers”. The 24th International Harm Reduction
Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Beharie, N., Jessell, L., Osuji, H. L., Ware-Bryant, E., Kebede, K., McKay, M. (2016).
“Racial socialization and its role in HIV/AIDS prevention and mental health among
trauma impacted homeless youth residing in family shelters”. Under Review. Submitted
to the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting.
M. Seven Laracuente
 Laracuente, M.S. (April, 2016). “Trauma Informed Community Based Interpersonal
Approach to Working with Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence”. Young Child
Expo at the Wyndam Hotel, New York, NY.
Jane Lee
 Lee, J. (October 2015). “Designing Sustainable Global Social Welfare Programs: The
Case of Unaccompanied Minors”. Oral presentation at the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting. Social Work on the Frontiers of Change.
Denver, CO.
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Lee, J. (October 2015). “Triadic Clinic Approach to Prevent Sexual Risk Behaviors”.
Poster presentation at the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science Special Topics
Conference. Emerging Approaches to Family Health Research Across the Lifespan.
Washington, DC.
Kevin Lotz
 Lotz, K. (2016, April). "Social justice: Are healthy communities open to everyone?"
National Public Affairs Conference, Missouri State University.
http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/presenters/1542/kevin-lotz
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Lotz, K. (2016, April). "Hear no evil. See no evil. Say and do nothing?" National Public
Affairs Conference, Missouri State University.
http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/presenters/1542/kevin-lotz
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Lotz, K. (2016, April). "The lens of equity and equality". National Public Affairs
Conference, Missouri State University.
http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/presenters/1542/kevin-lotz
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Lotz, K. (2016, May). Millennials/Youth Homelessness, Reckoning with Homelessness
in New York City, New York University and University of Pennsylvania.
Xupeng Mao
 Mao, X. P. & Liu, Y. R. (2016). “Relationship between Depression and Social Support
among Elders in China: A Systematic Review”. Poster presentation at Aging in America
Conference, Washington, DC.
Denis O’Keefe
 O’Keefe, Denis J. (2015). “Surveying psychohistorians: Future prospects, training
programs and barriers to legitimacy”. Paper presented at the 38th Annual International
Psychohistorical Association Convention, New York University, NY.
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O'Keefe, Denis J. (2015). “Mortality fears, political motivation and xenophobia:
Resistances to effective immigration policy”. Paper presented at the September 2015
Psychohistory Forum Research Seminar, The Training Institute for Mental Health, NY.
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O'Keefe, Denis J. (2016). The Role of Group Level Threats and Individual
Psychological Traits in the Creation and Maintenance of an American Humanitarian
Crisis in Immigrant Detection. Paper presented at the 39th Annual International
Psychohistorical Association Convention, New York University, NY.
Diana Padilla
 Padilla, M. (October, 2015). “Depression, Quality of Life, & Poverty: Decision Making
in Rural Filipino Families”. Paper to be presented at the Council of Social Work
Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
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Padilla, M. (October, 2015). “Sitting with Chickens: Qualitative, International,
Participatory Research in Rural Settings”. Discussion group at the Council of Social
Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
Jung Hyun Park
 Park, J. H. (2016, June). A Grounded Theory Study on the Interpersonal Relationship of
Hard of hearing People between Hearing People. Poster Presentation, 20th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
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Park, J.H. (January 2016). Park, J. H., & Yoon, J. Y. “A Phenomenological Research on
Foster Stress of Parents of Deaf and hard of Hearing”. Oral Presentation: Joint World
Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Seoul, Korea.
James Railey
 Railey, J. (April, 2016). “Exploring the effects of mentoring processes in achieving wellbeing among young adults with histories of behavioral health challenges: A qualitative
study”. Association for Clinical and Translational Science Annual Conference: Poster
Presentation. Washington, D.C.
Meghan Romanelli
 Romanelli, M. (April, 2016). “Suicide attempts as a consequence of health and mental
health exclusion and discrimination among U.S. transgender adults”. Invited
Presentation, New York Academy of Medicine. New York, NY
Jeff Steen
 Steen, J. (2016, March). “The Problems and Process of Large-Scale Internet Surveys”.
NYU SSSW Mental Health Collaborative, New York, NY.
Molly Freyer
 Freyer, M. (October, 2015). Safe Horizon “Real Progress: Prevention, Practice,
Innovation” Domestic Violence Conference, New York, NY.
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Freyer, M., & Ballan, M. (October, 2015). “Self Defense Among Women with
Disabilities: An Unexplored Domain in Domestic Violence Cases”. New York, NY
Justin Lerner
 Lerner, J. (2016). “Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Health Care Utilization in the
United States for Transgender People: A Review of Recent Literature”. Society for Social
Work Research, Washington, DC.
Yuerong Liu
 Liu, Y. & Mao, X. P. (2016, March). “Relationship between Depression and Social
Support among elderly in China: A Systematic Review”. Aging in America Conference
in Washington, D.C.
Viktor Lushin
 Lushin, V. (2016, May). “Multilevel Behavior Modeling in Contemporary DecisionMaking Science”. Presentation at Understanding the Risks of Youth: Evidence-Based
Approaches Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, Higher School of Economics.
Mandy McGuire-Schwartz
 McGuire-Schwartz, M. (2016, June). "Relationships between Trauma, Family
Connectedness, and Posttraumatic Stress among Youth." Poster presentation at the 2016
NASW National Conference, Washington, DC.
Tyrone Parchment
 Evans, T.J. & Parchment, T.M. (2015, October). “The Importance of Engaging
Fathers/Significant Males in Early Childhood Programs”. Oral presentation at the Region
II Head Start Association Professional Development & Training Conference. St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Parchment, T.M., Villatoro, C., Paulino, A. & Ciprian, K. (2016, June). “Step-Up: The
power of group work, positive youth development and social-emotional learning with
high school aged young people of color”. Interactive workshop session at the
International Association Social Work with Groups (IASWG) Conference. New York,
New York.
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Gensemer, A., Parchment, T.M., Villatoro, C., & Gopalan, P. (2016, June). “Youth's
perception of engagement strategies in Project Step-Up: An adolescent school-based
mental health support program”. Paper presented at the biannual symposium of the
International Association for Social Work with Groups, New York, NY.
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Del-Villar, Z.A., Parchment, T.M., Ringell, K. & Ciprian, K. (2016, November).
“Moving towards Anti-Oppressive Practice: Implications for service delivery to youth”.
Interactive workshop session at the 2016 Council on Social Work Education Annual
Program Meeting (CSWE APM). Atlanta, Georgia.
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Small, L., Parchment, T.M. & McKay, M. (2016, November). “The Culturally
Collaborative Process of Developing an International Intervention”. Oral presentation at
the 2016 Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM).
Atlanta, Georgia.
Gabriel Robles
 Lerner, J.E. & Robles, G. (2016; Accepted). Transgender Health-Care Utilization in the
United States: A Review of Recent Literature. Oral Presentation. Council on Social Work
Education Annual Program Meeting, October 2016.

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