SSWR 2025
Seattle, Washington Sheraton Grand Seattle Hotel
Presentations, Speakers and Symposiums
The following School faculty, students and alums will be lead presenters, speakers or symposium organizers during the 2025 SSWR Conference in Seattle, Wash. A complete 2025 SWWR Annual Conference program is available online.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
“Sexual Violence, Post-Victimization Outcomes, and Structural Racism Among Latinas: A Latent Class Analysis”
Stefani Baca-Atlas
Presentation
1:30-3 p.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Conducting Community Engaged Research to Address Youth Mental Health, Wellbeing, Stigma and HIV Prevention: Evidence from Burundi, Ecuador, and United States”
Gina Chowa
Symposium
1:30-3 p.m., Willow B, Level 2
“Testing a Community-Informed Curriculum to Address Social and Mental Health Needs of Youth on the Galapagos Islands: An Implementation Mapping Approach”
Gina Chowa
Symposium Presentation
1:30-3 p.m., Willow B, Level 2
“A Community-Driven Approach to Stigma Reduction and HIV Prevention in Young Latino Sexual Minority Men in North Carolina”
Rainier Masa
Co-Authors: Dicky Baruah (UNC), Jose Orlando Martinez (UNC), Oscar Pineda (El Centro Hispano), Natalia Villegas (UNC), Elsa Huerta (El Centro Hispano), Don Operario (Emory)
Symposium Presentation
1:30-3 p.m., Willow B, Level 2
“Dyadic Analysis of Depressive Symptoms in Black Breast Cancer Patients and Informal Caregivers”
Tess Thompson
Flash-Talk
1:30-3 p.m., University, Level 4
“Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations to Understand Barriers and Facilitators of Mental Health for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Burundi”
Joan Wanyama
Presentation
1:30-3 p.m., Willow B, Level 2
Invited Journal Editors Workshop I: Publishing Research in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk with the Editors
Lisa de Saxe Zerden
Conference Event
3:15-4:45 p.m., Aspen, Level 2
Friday, January 17, 2025
South Asian Social Work Educators’ Association (SASWEA)
Ankur Srivastava
Special Interest Group
7-8 a.m., Seneca, Level 4
“Structural Racism, Housing, and Intimate and Sexual Violence: A Scoping Review”
Stefani Baca-Atlas
Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Interdisciplinary Interventions to Address Medical Financial Hardship across the Healthcare System: A Social Ecological Approach”
Bridgette Thom
Roundtable
8-9:30 a.m., Capitol Hill, Level 3
Special Session: JSSWR
Lisa de Saxe Zerden
Conference Event
8-9:30 a.m., Aspen, Level 2
“Does the Possession of Identity Documents and Conformity to Visual Gender Norms Impact the Ability of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming (TGNC) Adults in the United States to Access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?”
Dicky Baruah
Co-Author: Rainier Masa
Presentation
9:45-11:15 a.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Dyadic Health Research: Promise, Pitfalls, and Emerging Directions”
Joy Noel Baumgartner
Roundtable
9:45-11:15 a.m., Cedar A, Level 2
“Life Histories of Adults Initiated into Commercial Sexual Exploitation at Early Life Stages”
Sarah Godoy
Presentation
9:45-11:15 a.m., Medina, Level 3
“Dyadic Health Research: Promise, Pitfalls, and Emerging Directions”
Tess Thompson
Roundtable
9:45-11:15 a.m., Cedar A, Level 2
GADE Social Work Doctoral Education SIG
Mimi Chapman
Special Interest Group
12:30-1:30 p.m., Virginia, Level 4
Oncology Special Interest Group
Bridgette Thom
Special Interest Group
12:30-1:30 p.m., Ravenna B, Level 3
Oncology Special Interest Group
Tess Thompson
Special Interest Group
12:30-1:30 p.m., Ravenna B, Level 3
“Promoting Community Impact in Caregiver, Infant, and Early Childhood Mental Health Research”
Betsy Bledsoe
Roundtable
2-3:30 p.m., Ravenna B, Level 3
“Transforming Careers in Mental Health for BIPOC: Mentoring Strategies to Promote Healing and Social Change”
Ramona Denby-Brinson
Roundtable
2-3:30 p.m., Boren, Level 4
“Impacting Parenting Skill and Child Development: An Evaluation of the Triple P Parenting Program”
David French
Presentation
2-3:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Variation in Perceived Adequacy of Services for Victims of Crime from Marginalized Groups: Results from Logistic Regression of Organizational Survey Data”
Ally Waters
Presentation
2-3:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Maternal Mental Health, Structural Inequities, and Access to Services: Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research with Mothers of Infants and Young Children”
Betsy Bledsoe
Symposium
3:45-5:15 p.m., Redwood A, Level 2
“The Impact of Disparities in Rural Maternal Emotional Health and Wellbeing: Perception of Rural Mothers in a Majority Minority Community”
Betsy Bledsoe
Symposium Presentation
3:45-5:15 p.m., Redwood A, Level 2
“Whose facts matter!? – Part Two: Epistemic justice & professional values in faculty recruitment, promotion, tenure, and merit processes”
Ramona Denby-Brinson
Symposium
3:45-5:15 p.m., Aspen, Level 2
Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research
Robert Hawkins
Conference Event
3:45-5:15 p.m., Willow A, Level 2
“Exploring Heterogeneity in Kinship Caregivers Financial Hardship Experiences and Financial Capabilities”
Imani Johnson
Flash-Talk
3:45-5:15 p.m., Jefferson B, Level 4
Saturday, January 18, 2025
“Impact of the Child Maltreatment Registry Policy Change on Child Protection Responses: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis”
Wan-Ting Chen
Symposium Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Aspen, Level 2
“Holistic Evaluation to Advance Research in Dementia (HEARD): Measuring the Wellbeing of Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias”
Lea Efird-Green
Flash-Talk
8-9:30 a.m., Seneca, Level 4
“When Is Maltreatment Confirmed? Using Unsupervised Machine Learning to Advance Understanding of Child Protective Services Decisions”
Claire McNellan
Symposium Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Aspen, Level 2
“Social Identities, Non-Affirming Cultural Environments, and Mental Health Among Sexual Minority Adolescents”
Ankur Srivastava
Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Communities & Child Welfare: Investigating the Role of Place-Based Inequalities”
Rebecca Rebbe
Symposium
9:45-11:15 a.m., Willow A, Level 2
“Geospatial Variation of CPS Reports of School Aged Children”
Rebecca Rebbe
Symposium Presentation
9:45-11:15 a.m., Willow A, Level 2
“Overcoming Structural Racism in Housing Stability and Wealth-Building: Laying the Foundation for Community Health and Wellbeing”
Allison De Marco
Presentation
9:45-11:15 a.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“Childhood Predictors of Perceived Structural Stigma in Queer Adults”
Jake Leite
Presentation
9:45-11:15 a.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“From designing to implementing KinCarolina: Strategies for effective community engagement in intervention research”
Angela Tobin
Co-Presenter: Amanda Klein-Cox
Roundtable
9:45-11:15 a.m., Virginia, Level 4
Youth and Young Adult Homelessness
Hsun-Ta Hsu
Special Interest Group
12:30-1:30 p.m., Medina, Level 3
Presidential Plenary
Ramona Denby-Brinson
Conference Event
2-3 p.m., Metropolitan Ballroom AB, Level 3
Fellows and Awards Presentations
Ramona Denby-Brinson
Conference Event
3:15-3:45 p.m., Metropolitan Ballroom AB, Level 3
“RCDC Roots and Wings Session II: Upholding Academic Freedom in Social Work Research in the Context of Diversity-Related Challenges”
Mimi Chapman
Speaker
4-5:30 p.m., Aspen, Level 2
“Mental Health, Environmental, and Socio-Demographic Predictors of Activism Among Queer Adults”
Jake Leite
Presentation
4-5:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
“A Community-Based Approach to Increasing Access to Mental Health Services: The Inclusion of Black Faith-Based Organizations”
Sonyia Richardson
Presentation
4-5:30 p.m., Boren, Level 4
“Medical Financial Hardship Screening, Referral, and Payment Practices”
Bridgette Thom
Symposium Presentation
4-5:30 p.m., Ballard, Level 3
Membership Business Meeting
Ramona Denby-Brinson
Conference Event
5:45-6:15 p.m., Metropolitan Ballroom AB, Level 3
Sunday, January 19, 2025
“Development and Use of Vignettes in HIV Prevention Research with Young Latino Sexual Minority Men (YLSMM)”
Dicky Baruah
Co-Authors: Rainier Masa (UNC), Jose Orlando Martinez (El Centro Hispano), Oscar Pineda (El Centro Hispano), Brian Garcia (UNC), Natalia Villegas (UNC), Don Operario (Emory)
Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Cedar B, Level 2
“Redlining Across Systems: The Experiences of Black Behavioral Healthcare Business Owners and Strategies to Support Them”
Sonyia Richardson
Presentation
8-9:30 a.m., Issaquah B, Level 3
“When and How Do Therapists Raise Issues of Race and Racism in Session”
Deborah Barrett
Co-Authors: Michael Lambert (UNC), Tess Thompson (UNC), Victor Ajayi (UNC), Desiree' Lucas (UNC), Adam Englert (UNC), Elle Gill (UNC)
Presentation
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Kirkland, Level 3
“Employing Community Engaged Research Methods to Strengthen the Impact of Social Work Intervention Research”
Amy Blank Wilson
Roundtable
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Jefferson A, Level 4
“Employing Community Engaged Research Methods to Strengthen the Impact of Social Work Intervention Research”
Trenette Clark Goings
Roundtable
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Jefferson A, Level 4
“Employing Community Engaged Research Methods to Strengthen the Impact of Social Work Intervention Research”
Will Hall
Roundtable
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Jefferson A, Level 4
“The Use of Life History Calendars with Youth in Research”
Spenser Radtke
Presentation
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Columbia, Level 4
Youths Receiving Treatment in Community Mental Health Centers 2017-2019: Anxiety, Depression, and High-Risk Substance Use
PRESENTER
Orrin Ware
LOCATION, DATE AND TIME
Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4
Jan. 12, 2024; 3:45-5:15 p.m.
Contributors
The following School faculty members, students, alums and former faculty members will have their work or contributions to the field recognized at SSWR 2024.
- Emmanuel Owusu Amoako
- Amanda Farley
- Rachel Goode
- Kirsten Kainz
- Paul Lanier
- Hannah Neukrug
- Emily Putnam-Hornstein
- Cynthia Fraga Rizo
- Sarah Verbiest
- Anderson Al Wazni
- Sheryl Zimmerman
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