2019 Kent School of Social Work Research Directory
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Research conducted at the Kent School of Social Work is designed to improve the wellbeing of children adults families organizations and communities driven by a commitment to social change It is important to us that our scholarship be community engaged and collaborative Fiftynine percent of our tenured and tenure track faculty are principal or co investigators in externally funded research and others have obtained internal funding to support their scholarship With 48 funded projects during calendar year 2019 our faculty and staff are involved in a wide range of scholarship activities in the state the nation and globally Research Impacting Children and Families Faculty at Kent School have been engaged in research related to a wide variety of topics related to children and families including interventions to promote social behavioral and academic outcomes to support learning for children and adolescents in schools In a study of 1042 children involved in child welfare beuniversal standardized screening and functional assessment cause of parental substance and data informed treatment for children in out of home care use 20 7 of children in fam co occurring substance use and child maltreatment expressed emotion and suicide disclosure in adolescents relationship focused teen pregnancy prevention diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and community resource education and evidence based treatment related to childhood trauma and paternal involvement of non resident fathers ilies receiving the START intervention were placed in outof home care compared to 34 2 of children receiving usual services Hall Statistically significant improvement over time was demonstrated by repeated functional assessment measurement for children in out of home care receiving behavioral health treatment Antle Collins Camargo 2
Research Impacting Health and Mental Health Disparities and Wellbeing of Adults Kent School researchers are engaged in several studies focused on adults including identifying and addressing health disparities including Non Hispanic Whites Hispanics and quality of life for dementia caregiving dyads other immigrants had a higher prevalence of dementia compared with their U S born counterparts but U S born Non Hispanic Blacks NHBs had a higher prevalence of dementia compared with NHB immigrants Moon dementia and physical disablement processes among aging Latinos intervention strategies for older adults who have been impacted by HIV AIDS including grandparents raising grandchildren in Vietnam the use of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care incarcerated older adults experiences with health and quality of life and addressing interpersonal and cultural factors that influence adjustment to cancer The average number of chronic health conditions 3 4 among older adults incarcerated in KYDOC prisons is higher than in other justice involved samples Prost Archuleta Golder Research Impacting Communities Organizations and Systems Kent faculty and staff are studying approaches targeting the mezzo and macro levels as well including workforce interventions to reduce child welfare worker turnover In a sample of over 1000 child welfare staff across 13 jurisdictions 53 scored above a clinical cut off for secondary traumatic stress meaning their ability to function may be impaired Purdy Barbee organizational supports to promote evidence use to improve private child and family serving agency performance youth development workers professional development needs the use of digitally based technologies by domestic violence agencies to intervene in dating violence among sociallyunderrepresented adolescents community and agency based response to human trafficking and building trauma resilient communities to address community violence and inequities Although there is an ongoing narrative of community and race based trauma caused by violence exposure and structural inequalities community members are invested in work that focuses on violence prevention engages youth includes collective community efforts and promotes culturally responsive trauma informed care Crosby Storer and Middleton 3
In 2019 the Kent School had a total externally funded research portfolio of 31 2 million with 6 1 million in awards for the year While the majority of our externally sponsored work involves research we are also engaged in instruction service and program evaluation activities that benefit the community In this document we hope to paint a picture of the areas of scholarship each of our faculty are engaged in and the impact of their work In the second half of this document a summary of each research project is offered Spanning a wide range of problems and needs the Kent School of Social Work is partnering with agencies and communities to promote positive social change David Jenkins PhD Dean Crystal Collins Camargo PhD Associate Dean for Research 4
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KENT SCHOOL FACULTY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH INDEX Antle Becky F 8 Archuleta Adrian J 10 Barbee Anita P 12 Collins Camargo Crystal 14 Shantel Crosby 16 Faul Anna C 18 Frey Andy J 20 Frey Laura M 22 Gattis Maurice N 24 Golder Seana 26 Hall Martin T 28 Harris Lesley M 30 Head Barbara A 32 Jenkins David A 34 Karam Eli A 36 Kayser Karen 38 Lawson Thomas R 40 Middleton Jennifer 42 Moon Heehyul 44 Moore Sharon E 46 Perry Armon R 48 Prost Stephanie Grace 50 Rote Sunshine 52 Sar Bibhuti K 54 Schapmire Tara J 56 Shiels Betty 58 Sterrett Hong Emma M 60 Storer Heather 62 Winters Andrew 64 Yankeelov Pamela A 66 Yingling Marissa E 68 CURRENT RESEARCH AND PROJECTS 70 7
Becky Antle s research interests center around family relationships and include topics such as child welfare interpersonal violence relationship education and the impact of medical and mental health issues on the family In the area of child welfare she has conducted a number of research studies on Solution Based Casework practice and comorbidities of child maltreatment e g domestic violence and substance abuse She has also developed a comprehensive model of training evaluation for child welfare that has been utilized for multiple federal and state grants in the area of practice models couple family relationships adoption and family formation independent living and medication management for children in care In the area of professional development in child welfare she has completed research on supervision training reinforcement specialized educational programs virtual office configurations cultural competency recruitment and retention and trauma screening assessment Similarly she has researched the use of relationship education as a strategy to prevent interpersonal violence and promote child well being among high risk populations through programs on healthy relationships pregnancy prevention and fatherhood A second major area of her research interests is health and mental health She is currently completing a dissemination study of the use of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of depression in primary care She has also con ducted research on evidence based approaches to other health mental health conditions such as schizophrenia cancer obesity and HIV RESEARCH INTERESTS Implementation science Evidence based practice Child welfare Mental health and trauma Interpersonal violence Relationship education 8
Antle B F Barbee A P Ness E Owen J 2019 Gender differences in satisfaction with and benefits from a healthy relationships program to prevent intimate partner violence Journal of Loss and Trauma Barbee A P Antle B F Langley C Cunningham M R van Zyl M A Whiteside D Sar B K Archuleta A Karam E Christensen D Borders K in press How to ensure fidelity in implementing an evidence based teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Research on Social Work Practice Barbee A P Antle B F 2019 Workforce development strategies to address racial bias In J Dettlaff Ed Racial disproportionality and disparities in the child welfare system Part of the Child Maltreatment Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy Series Springer Press Owen J Antle B Quirk K 2017 Individual relationship education program as a prevention method for intimate partner violence Journal of Family Social Work 20 5 457 469 Barbee A P Cunningham M R Antle B F Sar B K Archuleta A Langley C 2019 Romantic relationship dynamics among adolescent African American and African refugees living in the U S Journal of Adolescence Antle B F Karam E A Barbee A P Sullivan D J Minogue A Glover A 2019 Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence and its Impact on Adolescent Relationship Attitudes A Qualitative Study Journal of Loss and Trauma DOI 10 1080 15325024 2019 1634894 Antle B F Barbee A P Sar B K Sullivan D J 2019 Exploring Relational and Parental Factors for Permanency Outcomes of Children in Care Families in Society DOI 10 1177 1044389419881280 Winters A Collins Camargo C Antle B F Verbist A 2019 Implementation of system wide change in child welfare and behavioral health The role of capacity collaboration and readiness for change Children and Youth Services Review DOI 10 1016 j childyouth 2019 104580 Sterrett Hong E Antle B F Nalley B Adams M 2018 Changes in couple relationship dynamics among low income parents in a relationship education program are associated with decreases in their children s mental health symptoms Children 5 7 90 Barbee A P Rice C Antle B F Henry K 2018 Factors affecting turnover rates of public child welfare front line workers Comparing cohorts of title IV E program graduates with regularly hired and trained staff Journal of Public Child Welfare 12 3 354 379 Antle B F Owen J J Eels T Wells M J Harris L M Capiccie A Wright B Williams S Wright J H in press available on line December 2018 Dissemination of Computer Assisted CognitiveBehavior Therapy for Depression in Primary Care Contemporary Clinical Trials Kivlighan M Owen J Antle B F 2017 Members attendance rates and outcomes of relationship education groups A consensusdispersion analysis Journal of Family Psychology 10 1037 Collins Camargo C Antle B F 2017 Child Welfare Supervision Special Issues Related to Trauma informed Care in a Unique Environment The Clinical Supervisor Barbee A P Antle B F Fallat M Forest R McClure M 2017 EMS treatment of families in an ambiguous out of hospital child death The role of attributions Journal of Loss and Trauma 22 7 564 576 Barbee A P Cunningham M R van Zyl M A Antle B F Langley C N 2016 Impact of two teen pregnancy prevention interventions on condom and birth control use A three arm cluster randomized control trial American Journal of Public Health Special Supplement on Teen Pregnancy Prevention 106 S1 S85S90 Antle B Karam E Sullivan D Barbee A P 2015 Training fidelity as an important precursor for outcomes of relationship education programs Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education 18 1 16 24 Owen J Antle B Barbee A P 2014 Does adherence to relationship education curriculum relate to participants outcomes Couple and Family Psychology Research and Practice 3 99 109 Antle B F Ellers F Sar B S Christensen D C Barbee A P van Zyl M A 2013 The effectiveness of Within My Reach relationship training on relationship skills and outcomes for low income adults Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 39 346 357 Antle B F Christensen D N van Zyl M A Barbee A P 2012 The Impact of the Solution Based Casework SBC Practice Model on Federal Outcomes in Public Child Welfare Child Abuse and Neglect 36 342 353 Antle B F Sullivan D J Dryden A A Karam E A Barbee A P 2011 Promoting Healthy Relationships among High Risk Youth Children and Youth Services Review 33 1 173 179 Barbee A P Christensen D Antle B Wandersman A Cahn K 2011 Successful adoption and implementation of a comprehensive practice model into a public child welfare agency Application of the Getting to Outcomes Model Children and Youth Services Review 33 622 633 9
Currently Dr Adrian Archuleta is an Associate Professor and coordinator of the Mental Health Specialization in the MSSW program Substantively Dr Archuleta s research focuses on the social and psychological determinants of acculturation and acculturative stress leading to well being among immigrants refugees and later generational ethnocultural groups More specifically Dr Archuleta s work explores the contribution of cultural change and social and psychological well being e g social connectedness and social capital on the stress and psychological distress experienced by Latinos and Latinas across various social contexts Dr Archuleta s training and methodological interest involve psychometrics and instrument development as well as traditional and electronic survey administration Dr Archuleta has served as Co PI and provided cultural competency expertise on studies funded by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration His role on these grants has focused on helping research teams engage cultural groups traditionally underrepresented in research and adapting evidence based interventions for implementation with culturally diverse groups These grants have focused on providing and evaluating services to survivors of torture testing various evidence based trauma interventions with youth i e foster care military families and refugees and developing culturally and contextually specific domestic violence interventions for Latinas Building on his interest in wellbeing and mental health Dr Archuleta is currently a CO PI on the Older Adults in Kentucky Prisons Study OAK which is a state wide study seeking to understand incarcerated older adult s experiences with health quality of life and justice related experiences RESEARCH INTERESTS Acculturation Acculturative Stress Minority Mental Health Social Networks Social Capital 10
Prost S G Archuleta A J Golder S In press Older adults incarcerated in state prison Health and quality of life differences among aging cohorts Aging and Mental Health Archuleta A J Prost S G Golder S 2019 The light and dark sides of social capital Depressive symptoms among incarcerated older adults Advanced doi org 10 1177 0020764019876670 Archuleta A J 2019 What are you thinking Acculturation as an activating event for negative evaluative beliefs among Latinos as Social Work in Mental Health 3 302 322 Perry A Archuleta A J Teasley M 2018 African American men on the dissolution of marriages and romantic relationships Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships 4 3 25 48 Archuleta A J 2018 What are you thinking Acculturation as an activating event for negative evaluative beliefs among Latinos as Social Work in Mental Health Advanced doi 10 1080 15332985 2018 1550029 Archuleta A J Perry A 2016 Family capital Examining social capital family commitment and acculturation among college enrolled Mexican American men and women Journal of Family Social Work 19 2 132 154 Archuleta A J Lakhwani M L 2016 PTSD symptoms among first generation Latino a youth in an ESL School The role of acculturation and social and psychological wellbeing Children and Schools 38 2 119 128 Archuleta A J Lakhwani M L 2015 Balancing cultures Acculturation environmental mastery and depressive symptoms among first generation Latino a youth Social Work in Mental Health 14 3 271 291 Teasley M Archuleta A J 2015 A review of diversity syllabi content Social Work Education 34 6 602 622 Archuleta A J 2015 Moderated linguistic acculturation and perceived group social capital on economic and occupational stress among people of Mexican descent Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work 24 130 147 Archuleta A J 2015 Newcomers The contribution of social and psychological well being on emotion regulation among firstgeneration acculturating Latino youth in the Southeastern United States Child Adolescent Social Work Journal 32 3 281 290 Archuleta A J 2015 Gender differences in social acculturation and social capital in determining marital and parental role expectations among people of Mexican descent The Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 00 1 16 Langley C Barbee A P Antle B Christensen D N Archuleta A J Sar B K Karam E van Zyl M A Cunningham M R Borders K 2015 Enhancement of Reducing the Risk for the 21st Century Improvement to a Curriculum Developed to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and STIs American Journal of Sexuality Education 10 40 69 Teasley M Archuleta A J Miller C R 2014 Perceived levels of cultural competence for school social workers A follow up study Journal of Social Work Education 50 4 694 711 Randolph K Archuleta A J Teasley M Smith T 2013 Beliefs about alcohol use among youth in early adolescence Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse 22 4 295 320 Archuleta A J Teasley M 2013 Acculturative stress among People of Mexican descent The role of acculturation social capital and family role expectations Social Work in Mental Health 11 4 311 333 Archuleta A J 2012 The Hispanic Acculturation Index Advancing measurement in acculturation Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 22 3 297 318 Teasley M Canfield J Archuleta A J Crutchfield J McCullough A 2012 Perceived barriers and facilitators to school social work practice Children and Schools 34 3 145 152 Archuleta A J 2011 Perceived expectations for acculturation Transitioning of Hispanics and Latinos into southern communities Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work 20 4 312330 11
In order to ensure that the child welfare workforce serving vulnerable children and families across the nation does so in partnership using a respectful cultural solution focused and traumainformed lens Dr Barbee and her collaborators engage systems in developing adapting implementing and evaluating child welfare casework practice models In addition they are currently studying the efficacy of 10 workforce interventions including job redesign Title IV E education selection testing the selection process onboarding changing organizational culture and climate enhancing supportive supervision utilizing Resilience Alliance examining telework and use of technology to determine which ones reduce staff turnover and improve child outcomes In order to install interventions the team assesses the capacity of organizations to engage in major change efforts and works to ensure that the leadership is on board the organization is healthy and infrastructure and resources are in place to support implementation This work is beginning to be applied to related workforces Finally Dr Barbee is currently working to prevent child maltreatment directly through the delivery and evaluation of Love Notes aimed at enhancing positive relationship and social support skills reducing intimate partner violence high risk sexual behavior sexual coercion the spread of disease and pregnancy in youth who are disconnected from their homeland society family and peers RESEARCH INTERESTS Child Welfare Workforce Development Practice Model Development and Education Relationship Education Teen Pregnancy Prevention Violence Prevention 12
Fallat M Barbee A P Forest R McClure M Henry K 2019 Family views of EMS interventions during pediatric death in an out of hospital setting Prehospital Emergency Care 23 2 241 248 Fallat M Wright T N Barbee A P 2017 Communication in Pediatric Care Settings Pediatric Trauma Pathophysiology Diagnosis and Treatment Second Edition Edited by David E Wesson Bindi NaikMathuria New York Taylor Francis Group Antle B F Barbee A P Ness E Owen J 2019 Gender differences in satisfaction with and benefits from a healthy relationships program to prevent intimate partner violence Journal of Loss and Trauma Barbee A P Editorial Lead with DeSantis J Richards T 2017 APHSA introduction to special issue Supporting Change in Child Welfare An Evaluation of Training and Technical Assistance Building capacity in child welfare systems Training and Development in Human Services 9 5 19 Barbee A P Antle B F 2019 Workforce development strategies to address racial bias In J Dettlaff Ed Racial disproportionality and disparities in the child welfare system Part of the Child Maltreatment Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy Series Springer Press Barbee A P Cunningham M R Antle B F Sar B K Archuleta A Langley C 2019 Romantic relationship dynamics among adolescent African American and African refugees living in the U S Journal of Adolescence Antle B F Karam E A Barbee A P Sullivan D J Minogue A Glover A 2019 Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence and its Impact on Adolescent Relationship Attitudes A Qualitative Study Journal of Loss and Trauma DOI 10 1080 15325024 2019 1634894 Antle B F Barbee A P Sar B K Sullivan D J 2019 Exploring Relational and Parental Factors for Permanency Outcomes of Children in Care Families in Society DOI 10 1177 1044389419881280 Fallat M Barbee A P Forest R McClure M Henry K 2018 Family views of EMS interventions during pediatric death in an out of hospital setting Prehospital Emergency Care online Barbee A P Rice C Antle B F Cunningham M R Henry K 2018 Factors affecting turnover rates of public child welfare front line workers Comparing cohorts of Title IV E Program graduates with regularly hired and trained staff Journal of Public Child Welfare Special Issue on Title IV E Outcomes 12 3 354 379 Barbee A P 2017 Attachment overcomes trauma The theoretical context of the movie Lion Journal of Family Theory and Review 9 4 619 623 Barbee A P Antle B F Fallat M Forest R McClure M 2017 EMS treatment of families in an ambiguous out of hospital child death The role of attributions Journal of Loss and Trauma 22 7 564 576 Barbee A P DeWolfe J DeSantis J Ahonen P 2017 Key findings of a cross site evaluation of the Children s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network and methodological issues faced Training and Development in Human Services 9 57 84 Calhoun A W Sutton E Barbee A P McClure B Bohnert C Forest R Taillac P Fallat M E 2017 Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS COPE Pilot evidence for a self debriefing based communication skills intervention Prehospital Emergency Care 3 334 343 Barbee A P Cunningham M R van Zyl M A Antle B F Langley C N 2016 Impact of two teen pregnancy prevention interventions on condom and birth control use A three arm cluster randomized control trial American Journal of Public Health Special Supplement on Teen Pregnancy Prevention 106 S1 S85 S90 Barbee A P Fallat M Forest R McClure M Henry K Cunningham M R 2016 EMS perspectives on coping with child death in an out of hospital setting Journal of Loss and Trauma International Perspectives on Stress and Coping 21 455 470 Barbee A P Cunningham M R 2016 Implementation of organizational change during system reform Usefulness of the Getting to Outcomes framework CW360 Child Protection Reform Langley C Barbee A P Antle B Christensen D N Archuleta A J Sar B K Karam E van Zyl M A Cunningham M R Borders K 2015 Enhancement of Reducing the Risk for the 21st Century Improvement to a Curriculum Developed to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and STIs American Journal of Sexuality Education 10 40 69 van Zyl M A Barbee A P Cunningham M R Antle B F Christensen D Boamah D 2014 Components of the solution based casework child welfare practice model that predict positive child outcomes Journal of Public Child Welfare Special Issue on Building Implementing Sustaining Effective Child Welfare Practice 8 433 465 Wilson S A Derlega V J Lewis R J Woody A Braitman A Barbee A P Winstead B 2014 College students reactions to the disclosure of HIV test results Effects of the discloser s HIV status sexual orientation and the research participants gender 13
Child welfare services are provided through the efforts of both the public systems mandated to serve families and private agencies which offer a range of services for those children and families Children and families served by the child welfare system deserve effective services from the system mandated to help them These agencies however are struggling to identify organizational and frontline practices that improve system worker and client outcomes Dr Collins Camargo studies an array of strategies with which public and private child and family serving agencies could improve their work with these families to promote child safety permanency and well being Dr Collins Camargo s research focuses on organizational interventions primarily such as clinical supervision quality improvement and contracting strategies and promoting use of data in organizational and practice decisions which support frontline practice and ultimately improve organizational and client outcomes She also studies inter organizational relationships and collaboration to promote collective impact She is currently leading Kentucky s implementation of standardized screening for trauma and behavioral health needs of children coming into outof home care and functional assessment to drive case planning and selection of evidence based treatment This intervention is also designed to provide agency and system level data to assess service array capacity and relationship between child characteristics treatment and outcomes Her research team is also studying how private child and family serving agencies can best promote the use of evidence to improve practice and outcomes for their clients RESEARCH INTERESTS Public private partnership in child welfare Organizational and managerial practice Permanency and wellbeing for children in out of home care Evidence informed practice Organizational supports for evidence use 14
Collins Camargo C Strolin Goltzman J Akin B 2019 Use of technology to facilitate practice improvement in trauma informed child welfare systems Child Welfare 97 3 85 108 Collins Camargo C Chuang E McBeath B Mak S 2019 Staying afloat amid the tempest External pressures facing private child and family serving agencies and managerial strategies employed to address them Human Service Organizations Management Leadership and Governance 43 2 125 145 DOI 10 1080 23303131 2019 1606870 Bunger A McBeath B Collins Camargo C Chuang E PerezJolles M 2018 Levels and Consequences of embeddedness among nonprofit human service organizations National survey evidence from child welfare Human Services Organizations Management Leadership and Governance 42 2 225 244 DOI 10 1080 23303131 2017 1422069 Collins Camargo C Antle B 2017 Child Welfare Supervision Special Issues Related to Trauma informed Care in a Unique Environment The Clinical Supervisor 37 1 64 82 DOI 10 1080 07325223 2017 1382412 Perez Jolles M Collins Camargo C McBeath B Bunger A Chuang E 2017 Managerial Strategies to Influence Frontline Worker Understanding of Performance Measures in Nonprofit Child Welfare Agencies Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 46 6 1166 1188 DOI 10 1177 0899764017728366 Bunger A McBeath B Chuang E Collins Camargo C 2017 Institutional Pressures on Interorganizational Collaboration and Competition among Private Human Service Organizations Human Services Organizations Management Leadership and Governance 412 1 13 29 DOI 10 1080 23303131 2016 1184735 Akin B Strolin Goltzman J Collins Camargo C 2017 Successes and Challenges in Developing Trauma Informed Child Welfare Systems A Real World Case Study of Implementation Children and Youth Services Review 82 42 52 Miller J J Collins Camargo C Jones B 2017 Exploring Member Perspectives on Participation on Child Welfare Citizen Review Panels A National Study Child Abuse and Neglect 72 352 359 Miller J J Collins Camargo C Jones B Nui C 2017 Exploring the University Partnership Model for Child Welfare Citizen Re view Panels A Research Brief Children and Youth Services Review 81 1 4 Chuang E Collins Camargo C McBeath 2017 Organizational Supports Used by Private Child and Family Serving Agencies to Facilitate Evidence Use A Mixed Methods Study Protocol Implementation Science 12 49 Collins Camargo C McBeath B 2017 Child Welfare Practice Within the Context of Public Private Partnership Social Work 62 2 130 138 Miller J J Collins Camargo C 2016 Success on their own terms Youths perspective on successful foster care Journal of Public Child Welfare 10 1 59 78 Boes R C Collins Camargo C Thomas T A 2015 Evaluation of Implementation of the Kentucky Court Rules of Procedure and Practice An approach to assessing the impact of court reform efforts Juvenile and Family Court Journal 66 4 1 16 Thomas T A Collins Camargo C Boes C R 2016 A process evaluation of a Kentucky court improvement initiative Family Court Review 54 3 413 423 Collins Camargo C Buckwalter N Jones B 2016 Child Welfare Administrator s Perceptions of Citizen Review Panels Children and Youth Services Review 62 83 89 Collins Camargo C Sullivan D J Murphy A L Adkins C 2015 A collaborative approach to professional development A system change initiative using interagency learning circles Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education 18 2 32 45 Sullivan D J Collins Camargo C Murphy A L 2014 Identifying barriers to permanency The recruitment selection and training of resource parents Child and Youth Services 35 365 389 Collins Camargo C Garstka T 2014 Promoting outcome achievement in child welfare Predictors of evidence informed practice Journal of Evidence Based Social Work 11 1 423 436 McBeath B Collins Camargo C Chuang E Wells R Bunger A C Jolles M P 2014 New directions for research on the organizational and institutional context of child welfare agencies Introduction to the symposium on the organizational and managerial context of private child welfare agencies Children and Youth Services Review 38 8392 15
Dr Shantel Crosby s research focuses on wellbeing and adverse childhood experiences among youth who are court involved or at risk of court involvement with emphasis on youth of color She examines trauma and behavioral socioemotional health among this population and explores trauma informed responses to maladaptive youth behaviors She is also interested in examining innovative practices and interventions across childserving systems that address negative youth behavior and trauma symptomatology Dr Crosby is currently an evaluator for the Louisville Trauma Resilient Community TRC project a 5 year grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration The Louisville TRC is focused on providing culturally appropriate trauma focused clinical and system level interventions in West and South Louisville to address community violence and racebased trauma Dr Crosby was previously the principal investigator for a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation exploring the school experiences of trauma exposed students This study examined focus group data from traumaexposed high school to both understand their lived experiences to improve student well being Dr Crosby has also partnered as co principal investigator with faculty from the College of Education at the University of Louisville to pilot a trauma informed curriculum for undergraduate teacher candidates to address the paucity of pre service teacher training on childhood trauma RESEARCH INTERESTS Childhood trauma and wellbeing At risk youth Trauma informed practice Innovations in school practice Trauma informed teaching 16
Crosby S D Somers C Day A Baroni B in press Examining Trauma Informed Teaching and the Trauma Symptomatology of Court Involved Girls The Urban Review Frey A Small J W Lee J Crosby S Seeley J R Forness S Walker H M in press homeBase Participation Engagement Alliance and Social Validity of a Motivational Parenting Intervention Children and Schools Thomas S M Howell P B Crosby S D Echols K L Newby L D Hodgson H Daneshmand S in press Classroom management through teacher candidates lenses Transforming learning communities through a community of practice Kentucky Teacher Education Journal Crosby S D Patton D Duncan D T Smith Lee J 2019 Framing Neighborhood Safety and Academic Success Perspectives from High Achieving Black Youth in Chicago Children Youth and Environments 29 1 Patton D U Leonard P Elsaesser C Eschmann R D Patel S Crosby S 2019 What s a Threat on Social Media How Black and Latino Young Men in Chicago Define and Navigate Threats Online Youth Society 51 6 756 772 Thomas S Crosby S D Vanderhaar J 2019 Trauma Informed Practices in Schools Across Two Decades An Interdisciplinary Review of Research Review of Research in Education 43 422 452 Walker H Feil E G Frey A Small J Seeley J Golly A Crosby S Lee J Forness S Sprick M Coughlin C Stiller B 2018 First Step Next An Updated Version of the First Step to Success Early Intervention Program Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education Crosby S D Algood C L Sayles B Cubbage J 2017 An Ecological Examination of Factors That Impact Well Being Among Developmentally Disabled Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile and Family Court Journal 68 2 5 18 Crosby S D Somers C L Day A G Zammit M Shier J M Baroni B A 2017 Examining School Attachment Social Support and Trauma Symptomology Among Court Involved Female Students Journal of Child and Family Studies 26 9 2539 2546 Day A G Baroni B Somers C L Shier J M Zammit M Crosby S D Yoon J Pennefather M Hong J S 2017 Trauma and Triggers Students Perspectives on Enhancing the Classroom Experiences at a Residential Treatment Center School Children and Schools Children and Schools 39 227 237 Park H Liao M Crosby S D 2017 The Impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs on Youth Development An Application of the Model of Homogeneity Diversity Relationship Children and Youth Services Review 82 60 68 Baroni B Day A Somers C Crosby S Pennefather M 2016 The adoption of the Monarch Room as an alternative to suspension and expulsion in addressing school discipline issues among courtinvolved youth Urban Education 1 21 Adedoyin C Robinson M Clayton D M Moore S Jones Eversley S Crosby S Boamah D 2018 A Synergy of Contemporary Activism to Address Police Maltreatment of Black Males An Intersectional Analysis Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 28 8 1078 1090 Crosby S 2016 Trauma informed approaches to juvenile justice A critical race perspective Juvenile and Family Court Journal 67 1 518 Crosby S D Day A Somers C Baroni B 2018 Avoiding School Suspension Assessment of a Trauma Informed Intervention with Court Involved Female Students Preventing School Failure 62 3 229 237 Crosby S Somers C Day A Baroni B 2016 Working with traumatized students A preliminary study of measures to assess school staff perceptions awareness and instructional responses Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs 8 1 59 70 Crosby S D Hsu H Jones K Rice E 2018 Factors that Contribute to Help Seeking Among Homeless Trauma Exposed Youth A Social Ecological Perspective Children and Youth Services Review Day A Curtis A Paul R Allotey P A Crosby S 2016 Timely health service utilization of older foster youth by insurance type Journal of Adolescent Health 58 1 17 23 17
According to the World Health Organization the toxic combination of bad policies economics and politics is in large measure responsible for the fact that a majority of people in the world do not enjoy the good health that is biologically possible Within the context of our aging population which is expected to increase from 40 million to 70 million by 2030 it is important to address these disparities and social injustices to ensure that we will be able to care for our aging population Not only do we need to increase the workforce to deliver services to an aging population we also need to create health equity in our society by challenging the social determinants of health that are preventing older adults from enjoying good health Also societal barriers need to be broken down that prevent many older adults with chronic conditions from getting the care they need Dr Faul s research focuses on four critical needs in the field of aging and chronic disease management 1 the high prevalence and disproportionate impact of chronic conditions on marginalized people in our society 2 the lack of health selfmanagement and prevention programs that address cultural influences and the influences of the complex systems on people s health 3 the need for sophisticated multilevel explanatory methodologies in social work and health research to analyze pathways to effective health behavior and 4 the need for health professional researchers and practitioners to help fill the workforce gap for our aging society RESEARCH INTERESTS Health Equity Health Disparities Determinants of Health Aging Palliative Care 18
D Ambrosio J G Faul A C Fields M Cotton S G 2019 BabyBoomer Long Term Services and Support Expectations International Journal of Health Wellness and Society 9 3 13 25 ISSN 2156 8960 Head BA Schapmire T Hermann C Earnshaw L Faul A Jones C Kayser K Martin A Shaw MA Woggon F Pfeifer M 2016 Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Teaching Palliative Care Integration in Oncology Journal of Cancer Education 31 2 358 65 DOI 10 1007 s13187 015 0799 y Tower L Faul A C Chiarelli Helminisk C Hodge D 2019 The status of women in social work education A follow up study Affilia 34 3 346 468 DOI 10 1177 0886109919836105 Faul A C Hamilton Mason J 2015 Guest Editorial An Update to the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education Past and Future Considerations Journal of Social Work Education 51 4 700701 Lawson T Faul A Verbist A 2018 Research and Statistics for Social Workers Routledge New York N Y Schapmire T J Head B A Nash W A Yankeelov P A Furman C D Wright R B Gopalraj R Gordon B Black K P Jones C Hall Faul M Faul A C 2018 Overcoming Barriers to Interprofessional Education The Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults iCCOA Advances in Medical Education and Practice Acquati C Faul A C Zebrack B Embry L Aguilar C Block R Hayes Lattin B Freyer D R Coler S 2018 Trajectories of sexual functioning in adolescent and young adult AYA cancer patients A 2 year longitudinal analysis Cancer Yankeelov P A Faul A C D Ambrosio J G Gordon B A McGeeney T 2018 Using World Caf s to Create Healthier Communities for Older Adults Living with Diabetes in Rural Areas Health Promotion Practice Tower L E Lazzari M Faul A C Collins K S Alvarez A R 2015 Challenges Changes and Impact of the CSWE Women s Council An Update Journal of Social Work Education 51 4 702 722 Faul A C Yankeelov P A McCord L R 2015 Inequitable access to Health Services for Older Adults with Diabetes Potential Solutions on a State Level Journal of Aging and Social Policy 27 1 63 86 Moore S E Golder S Faul A C Barbee A P Mathis L W Sterrett E M Yankeelov P A 2015 Social work online education A model for getting started and staying connected Journal of Social Work Education 51 3 505 518 Head BA Schapmire T Hermann C Earnshaw L Faul A Jones C Kayser K Martin A Shaw MA Woggon F Pfeifer M 2014 The interdisciplinary curriculum for oncology palliative care education iCOPE meeting the challenge of interprofessional education Journal of Palliative Medicine 17 10 pp 1107 1114 Schapmire T J Faul A C 2017 Depression symptoms in older adults with cancer A multilevel longitudinal study Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 35 3 260 2017 ISSN 1540 7586 Tower L Faul A C Hamilton Mason J Gibson P Collins W L 2014 Work life fit The intersection of developmental lifecycle and academic lifecycle Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work 30 4 519 Cotton S Faul A C D Ambrosio J G 2016 Veggie Rx A Fresh Stop Food Prescription Program KY Academy of Family Physicians Journal 88 D Ambrosio J G Faul A C 2013 Love Through the lens of Pitirim Sorokin Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis 34 2 36 46 Cotton S Faul A C Yankeelov P A 2016 Comparison of student characteristics and outcomes between an online and oncampus MSSW program Advances in Social Work 17 1 31 43 Faul A C 2013 The results of enhancing research capacity Understanding context in a diabetes related healthy eating initiative in rural America Educational Gerontology 40 287 300 19
Dr Frey s research focuses on removing barriers to learning through promotion prevention and treatment of children within the context of schools These services are typically conceptualized at the primary secondary and tertiary levels consistent with a public health model Dr Frey s four most significant contributions have been in the areas of school based mental health school social work services the First Step Next early intervention program and motivational interviewing in school settings Dr Frey has contributed to the expansion of the First Step Next intervention to be more effective for improving social competency and reducing challenging behavior for students with the most severe behavior problems and with students in preschool settings He is the senior author of homeBase an intervention to improve positive parenting as well as the Motivational Interviewing Training and Assessment System which has a variety of school based applications He has a successful record of disseminating research findings having had over 80 peer reviewed articles and chapters accepted for publication since becoming an Assistant Professor in 2000 Dr Frey recently served as the PI for a goal 2 Institute for Education Sciences IES development grant R324A080137 PD PI Frey and as a co investigator for a 5year NICHD funded efficacy trial 1R01HD055334 01A2 PD PI Feil He is currently serving as key personnel PI and Co I on three goal IES grants R32A150179 PD PI Frey and R324A150221 PD PI Feil R324A190173 Co PD PI Scott and Frey and serves as the lead mental health consultant for the Jefferson County Public School s early childhood program RESEARCH INTERESTS School social work School mental health Behavior disorders Motivational interviewing First Step Next 20
Frey A J Kuklinski M Bills K Small J Forness S Walker H Feil E Seeley J online first Comprehensive Cost Analysis of First Step Next for Preschoolers with Disruptive Behavior Disorder Using Real World Intervention Data to Estimate Costs at Scale Prevention Science Frey A J Small J W Lee J Crosby S Seeley J R Forness S Walker H M 2019 homeBase Participation engagement alliance and social validity of a motivational parenting intervention Children Schools p doi 10 1093 cs cdz016 Thompson A Frey A Kelly 2019 Factors affecting school social work practice A latent profile analysis School Mental Health 11 129 140 Crosby S D Frey A J Zornes G Jones K 2019 Disruptive behavior disorders In J C Raines Ed Evidence based practice in school mental health Addressing DSM 5 disorders in schools New York NY Oxford University Press Lee J Frey A J Warner Z Kelley A 2019 Coaching to Improve Motivation in Early Childhood Practitioners and Parents In O N Saracho Ed Contemporary perspectives on research on motivation in early childhood education Charlotte North Carolina Information Age Publishing Walker H M Feil E G Frey A J Small J Golly A Crosby S Lee J Forness S Sprick M Coughlin C and Stiller B FSN redesign 2018 First Step Next An Updated Version of the First Step to Success Early Intervention Program Perspectives on Early Childhood in Psychology and Education 3 9 38 Iachini A L Lee J DiNovo R Lutz Frey A J 2018 Integrating Motivational Interviewing into Social Work Education A Practical Example Journal of Social Work Education Journal of Social Work Education 54 S103 S112 Seeley J R Small J W Feil E G Frey A J Walker H M Golly A Forness S R 2018 Effects of the First Step to Success Intervention on Preschoolers with Comorbid Anxiety Problems School Mental Health 10 243 253 Phillippo K Shayman E Kelly M Frey A 2017 School Social Worker Practice Decisions The Impact of Professional Models Training and School Context Families in Society 98 275 283 doi 10 1606 1044 3894 2017 98 40 Frey A J Lee J Small J W Walker H M Seeley J R 2017 Motivational Interviewing Training and Assessment System for School Based Applications Emotional Behavioral Disorders in Youth 17 86 92 Frey A J Raines J C Streeck F Alvarez M E Sabatino C A Lindsey B C Dupper D R McInerney A Norris M P 2016 The National School Social Work Practice Model In L Villarreal T Cox M Alvarez s School Social Work National Perspective on Practice in the Schools Oxford University Press Inc New York Feil E G Small J W Seeley J R Walker H M Golly A Frey A J Forness S R 2016 Early intervention for young children at risk for attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Preschool First Step to Success Behavior Disorders 41 95 106 Kelly M S Frey A Thompson A Klemp H Alvarez M Berzin S C 2016 Assessing the national school social work practice model Findings from the second national school social work survey Social Work 61 17 28 Doi 10 1093 sw swv044 Kelly M S Thompson Frey A Alvarez M Berzin S C 2015 State of School Social Work Revisited School Mental Health 7 174183 Doi 10 1007 s12310 015 9149 9 Frey A J Small J W Forness S Feil E G Seeley J R Walker H M 2015 First Step to Success Applications with Preschools with Autism Spectrum Disorders Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities 50 397 407 Frey A J Mandlawitz M R Perry A Walker H M 2015 Education policy for children and families pp 97 124 In J M Jenson and M W Fraser s Social policy for children families A risk and resilience perspective 3rd Ed Sage 21
Dr Frey s primary interest is in the intersection of family processes and suicide prevention Her research utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the role of stigma and family interactions following a loved one s disclosure of suicidal ideation or behavior Dr Frey s work has demonstrated links suggesting disclosure and subsequent family reaction predict depression symptoms and the interpersonal needs that predict the desire to die Moreover she found that individuals with a lifetime history of suicidal behavior perceived the highest rates of stigma from close family members which was the best predictor of subsequent depression symptoms compared to stigma from other sources e g therapists nurses clergy Dr Frey is currently the principal investigator for a grant funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention that examines the effect of parental expressed emotion on adolescent disclosure of suicide ideation and how they impact treatment adherence moving forward RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr Frey s previous and current work emphasize the important role of family members during the recovery process for suicide attempt survivors As a licensed clinician and family scientist Dr Frey aspires to conduct research that has clear implications for both family life educators and mental health service providers All too often the family environment is considered a treatment context only for children and adolescents which limits our efforts in treating suicidal behavior within adults Dr Frey advocates for examining the family s role in experiences leading up to suicidal behavior and the assets families can provide in the treatment process for individuals of all ages Family processes Mental health Mixed methods research Suicide stigma Suicide related communication 22
Love H A Frey L M Durtshi J 2019 The practice of suicide assessment and management by marriage and family therapists American Journal of Family Therapy Advanced online publication doi 10 1080 01926187 2019 1673262 Fulginiti A Frey L M 2019 Are the right people selected for first disclosures about suicidal thoughts Exploring what we know about advance directives in the context of safety planning Community Mental Health Journal Advance online publication doi 10 1007 s10597 019 00457 x Fulginiti A Pahwa R Frey L M 2019 Sharing suicidal thoughts in social networks A multi level perspective of disclosure among people with serious mental illness in India International Journal of Mental Health Advance online publication doi 10 1080 00207411 2019 1664259 Maple M Frey L M McKay K Coker S Grey S 2019 Nobody hears a silent cry for help Suicide attempt survivors experiences of disclosing during and after a crisis Archives of Suicide Research Advance online publication doi 10 1080 13811118 2019 1658671 Frey L M Fulginiti A Sheehan L Oexle N Stage D L Stohlmann Rainey J 2019 What s in a word Clarifying terminology on suicide related communication Death Studies Advance online publication doi 10 1080 07481187 2019 1614111 Singleton M D Frey L M Webb A Cerel J 2019 Public health surveillance of youth suicide attempts Challenges and opportunities Suicide Life Threatening Behavior Advance online publication doi 10 1111 sltb 12572 Frey L M Drapeau C W Fulginiti A Oexle N Stage D L Sheehan L Cerel J Moore M 2019 Recipients of suiciderelated disclosure The link between disclosure and posttraumatic growth for suicide attempt survivors Manuscript submitted for publication International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 3815 3829 doi 10 3390 ijerph16203815 Sheehan L Oexle N Bushman M Fulginiti A Frey L M 2019 Suicide related disclosure Potential implications for inclusion and recovery Journal of Public Mental Health 18 162 168 doi 10 1108 JPMH 01 2019 0012 Frey L M Middleton J Gattis M N Fulginiti A 2018 Suicidal ideation and behavior among victims of sex trafficking in Kentuckiana Crisis doi 10 1027 0227 5910 a000557 Fulginiti A Frey L M 2018 Exploring suicide related disclosure motivation and the impact on mechanisms linked to suicide Death Studies doi 10 1080 07481187 2018 1504349 Frey L M Higgins G E Fulginiti A 2018 Testing the psychometric properties of the Self Harm and Suicide Disclosure Scale Psychiatry Research doi 10 1016 j psychres 2018 09 016 Williams S M Frey L M Stage D L Cerel J 2018 Exploring lived experience in gender and sexual minority suicide attempt survivors American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Advance online publication doi 10 1037 ort0000334 Fulginiti A Frey L M 2018 Suicide attempt survivorship and designation as a concealable stigmatized identity Families in Society Advance online publication doi 10 1177 1044389418781556 Frey L M Fulginiti A Lezine D Cerel J 2018 The decisionmaking process for disclosing suicidal ideation and behavior to family and friends Family Relations 67 414 427 doi 10 1111 fare 12315 Middleton J S Gattis M N Frey L M Roe Sepowitz D 2018 Youth experiences survey YES Exploring the scope and complexity of sex trafficking in a sample of youth experiencing homelessness Journal of Social Service Research 44 141 157 doi 10 1080 04188376 2018 1428924 Frey L M Hunt Q A 2018 Treatment for suicidal thoughts and behavior A review of family based interventions Journal of Marital Family Therapy 44 107 124 doi 10 1111 jmft 12234 Sanford R L Cerel J Frey L M 2018 Survivor of suicide loss support group facilitators Do peers and professionals differ Social Work with Groups 41 306 322 Advanced online publication doi 10 1080 01609513 2017 1351414 Frey L M Fulginiti A 2017 Talking about suicide is not enough The relationships between disclosure family reaction and interpersonal needs Journal of Mental Health 26 366 372 doi 10 1080 09638237 2017 1340592 Weisenhorn D Frey L M Hans J D Cerel J 2017 Suicide ideation anxiety depression Are children a protective factor for veterans Journal of Family Social Work 20 41 51 doi 10 1080 10522158 2017 1286278 23
Dr Maurice N Gattis is engaging in research regarding health disparities lesbian gay bisexual and transgender LGBT populations homelessness and adolescent risk behaviors His primary work focuses on the role of contextual factors e g family peers school stigma and discrimination on negative psychosocial outcomes e g mental health and substance use He has done studies that involve primary data collection in Toronto Milwaukee and Louisville Dr Gattis and his team recently launched a new research informed website intervention regarding LGBTQ adolescent health that was funded by JustFundKY www embracethejourneylou org RESEARCH INTERESTS Lesbian gay bisexual and transgender populations Health disparities Homelessness Intersectionality 24
Moore S Hines Martin V Gattis M in press Paying It Forward The Role of Senior Black faculty in Preparing Junior Faculty and Black doctoral Students for Career Success Journal of Negro Education Frey L M Middleton J S Gattis M N Fulginiti A 2018 Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking in Kentuckiana Crisis The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Middleton J Gattis M Frey L Roe Sepowitz D Ghent R 2018 Youth Experiences Survey YES Exploring the scope and complexity of sex trafficking in a sample of youth experiencing homelessness Journal of Social Service Research Gattis M Sacco P Cunningham Williams R 2012 Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders among Heterosexual Identified Men and Women Who Have Same Sex Partners or Same Sex Attraction Results from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Archives of Sexual Behavior 41 1185 1197 Woodford M R Krentzman A R Gattis M N 2012 Alcohol and Drug Use among Sexual Minority College Students and their Heterosexual Counterparts The Effects of Experiencing and Witnessing Incivility and Hostility on Campus Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation 3 11 23 Gattis M Cunningham Williams R 2011 Housing Stability and Problem Gambling Is there a relationship Journal of Social Service Research 37 5 490 499 Glass J E Rathouz P R Gattis M Joo Y S Nelson J C Williams E C 2017 Intersections of poverty race ethnicity and sex Alcohol consumption and adverse outcomes in the United States Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Published online first March 27th Gattis M N Morrow Howell N McCrary Lee M S Jonson Reid M McCoy H Tamar K Molina A Invernizzi M 2010 Examining the Effects of New York Experience Corps Program on Young Readers Literacy Research and Instruction 49 4 299 314 Gattis M Larson A 2017 Perceived Microaggressions and Mental Health in a Sample of Black Youth Experiencing Homelessness Social Work Research Published online first January 9th Gattis M N 2009 Psychosocial Problems Associated with Homelessness in Sexual Minority Youths Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 19 8 1066 1094 Gattis M Larson A 2016 Perceived Racial Sexual Identity and Homeless Status related Discrimination Among Black Youth Experiencing Homelessness and the Relationship with Depressive Symptoms and Suicide American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Published online in 2015 Cunningham Williams R Gattis M N Dore P Shi P Spitznagel Jr E L 2009 Towards DSM V Considering Other Withdrawal Like Symptoms for Pathological Gambling Disorder International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 18 1 13 22 Gattis M Woodford M Han Y 2014 Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Youth Is Gay Affirming Religious Affiliation a Protective Factor Archives of Sexual Behavior 43 8 1589 1599 Published online first August 14 2014 Gattis M 2014 Are Family Communication and School Belonging Protective Factors Against Depressive Symptoms in Homeless Youth in Toronto Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 32 4 75 83 Gattis M 2013 An Ecological Systems Comparison Between Homeless Sexual Minority Youths and Homeless Heterosexual Youths Journal of Social Service Research 39 1 38 49 Special issue on Research on GLBT Populations in Social Work Practice Published online December 2 2011 Krentzman A R Srikantia P Chiechi J Dang V Ellington M Gattis M Gruber D Kuwahara N Lee G P Segundo L 2006 Threats to the beleaguered administrator Love mission and camaraderie Reflections Narratives of Professional Helping 12 2 76 85 Peer reviewed Book Chapters Gattis M N Larson A 2017 Discrimination and Mental Health Outcomes of Black Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Abramovich A Shelton J Co editors LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness Toronto Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Gattis M 2012 Overrepresentation and Disparate Outcomes Examining Health Disparities Based on Sexual Orientation in the Context of Homeless Youths In S Notaro Ed Health Disparities Among Under served Populations Implications for Research Policy and Praxis United Kingdom Emerald Publishing Company 25
Dr Golder s scholarship focuses on the intersection of women s high risk behaviors substance use HIV risk lawbreaking and the criminal justice system as well as aging adults within the criminal justice system The overall goal of both lines of research is the development of interventions that promote optimal health and functioning for justice involved women and men RESEARCH INTERESTS Justice involved women and men High risk behavior Aging among criminal justice populations Violence victimization 26
Smith K Bunting A Golder S Hall M Higgins G Logan TK 2019 Prevalence and correlates of disability among a sample of victimized women on probation and parole Journal of Correctional Health Care Fedock G Garthe R C Sarantakos S Golder S Higgins G E Logan TK 2018 A life course perspective of victimization child welfare involvement cumulative stress and mental health for mothers on probation and parole Child Abuse Neglect 86 235 246 https doi org 10 1016 j chiabu 2018 10 007 Higgins G Marcum C Golder S Hall M Logan TK 2015 Confirmatory factor analysis of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey Examining the factor structure among victimized women on probation and parole American Journal of Criminal Justice DOI 10 1007 s12103 015 9290 x Golder S Hall M Engstrom M Higgins G Logan TK 2014 Correlates of recent drug use among victimized women on probation and parole Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 28 4 1105 1116 PMID 25528050 DOI 10 1037 a0038351 Hall M Ball D Sears J Higgins G Logan TK Golder S 2018 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Criminal Justice Involved Women Drug and Alcohol Dependence DOI 10 1080 08897077 2018 1442382 Golder S Logan TK 2014 Violence victimization criminal justice involvement and substance use among drug involved men Violence and Victims 29 1 53 72 PMID 24672994 DOI 10 1891 0886 6708 VV D 12 00040 Engstrom M Winham K Golder S Renn T Higgins G Logan TK 2017 Correlates of HIV Risks among Women on Probation and Parole AIDS Education and Prevention 29 3 256 273 Golder S Higgins G E Hall M Logan TK 2014 JusticeInvolved Women Focusing on Women on Probation and Parole Corrections Today Jan Feb2014 76 1 32 41 Dishon Brown A Golder S Renn T Winham K Higgins G Logan TK 2017 Attachment coping childhood victimization and substance use among victimized women on probation and parole Violence and Victims 32 3 431 451 PMID 28516830 DOI 10 1891 0886 6708 VV D 15 00100 Renn T Golder S Higgins G Logan TK 2017 Examining the relationship between childhood victimization high risk behaviors and health among criminal justice involved women Journal of Correctional Health Care 23 1 104 121 DOI https doi org 10 1177 1078345816685847 Hall M Golder S Higgins G Logan TK 2016 Nonmedical prescription opioid use among women on probation and parole Addictive Behaviors 53 113 119 DOI 10 1016 j addbeh 2015 10 008 Golder S Hall M Logan TK Higgins G Dishon A Renn T Winham K 2013 Early Online 1 13 Substance use among victimized women on probation and parole Substance Use Misuse PMID 24138096 DOI 10 3109 10826084 2013 844164 Hall M Golder S Conley C Sawning S 2013 Designing programming and interventions for women in the criminal justice system American Journal of Criminal Justice 38 1 27 50 DOI 10 1007 s12103 012 9158 2 Golder S Connell C Sullivan T P 2012 Victimization posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use among communitybased women A latent class analysis and examination of between class differences Violence Against Women 18 8 934 957 PMCID PMC4501860 DOI 10 1037 ort0000057 Golder S Engstrom M Hall M Higgins G Logan TK 2015 Psychological distress among victimized women on probation and parole A latent class analysis American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 85 4 382 391 PMID 25915692 DOI 10 1037 ort0000057 Golder S Logan TK 2011 Cumulative victimization psychological distress and high risk behavior among substance involved women Violence and Victims 26 4 477 495 DOI 10 1891 08866708 26 4 477 Winham K Engstrom M Golder S Renn T Higgins G Logan TK 2015 Childhood victimization attachment psychological distress and substance use among women on probation and parole American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 85 2 145 158 PMID 25822606 DOI 10 1037 ort0000038 Golder S Logan TK 2010 Lifetime victimization and psychological distress Cluster profiles of out of treatment drug involved women Violence and Victims 25 1 62 83 PMID 20229694 DOI 10 1891 0886 6708 25 1 62 Golder S Logan TK 2007 Correlates and predictors of women sex trading over time among a sample of out of treatment drugs abusers AIDS Behavior 11 4 628 640 DOI 10 1007 s10461006 9158 7 27
Dr Hall s research is broadly focused on establishing predictors of substance use and developing and evaluating effective interventions He currently serves as the evaluator for Kentucky s Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams START a child welfare intervention for families with co occurring substance use and child maltreatment The START program evaluation is currently funded through the Administration for Children Families Title IV E Child Welfare Waiver awarded to the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services Previous studies of the program have shown that children in families served by START are removed from the home at about half the rate of comparison families Additionally a recent study demonstrated that medications for opioid use were associated with improved child welfare outcomes Dr Hall also has a longstanding research interest in the epidemiology of the nonmedical use of prescription drugs partic ularly in understudied populations e g rural Appalachians instiutionalized youth women on probation and parole A previous study established distinct subtypes of individuals who report nonmedical prescription drug Subsequent work described the relationship of psy chological distress e g PTSD and physical health status e g pain symptoms on nonmedical prescription drug use RESEARCH INTERESTS Co occurring substance use child maltreatment Nonmedical use of prescription drugs Intervention development Evaluation 28
Smith K E Bunting A M Golder S Hall M T Higgins G E Logan TK 2019 Prevalence and correlates of disability among a sample of victimized women on probation and parole Journal of Correctional Health Care 25 143 161 Huebner R A Hall M T Smead E Willauer T Posze L 2018 Peer mentoring services opportunities and outcomes for child welfare families with substance use disorders Children and Youth Services Review 84 239 246 Hall M T Sears J Walton M in press Motivational Interviewing in child welfare services A systematic review Child Maltreatment Walton M Hall M T 2017 Involuntary civil commitment for substance use disorder Legal precedents and ethical considerations for social workers Journal of Social Work in Public Health Salameh T N Hall L A Crawford T N Staten R R Hall M T in press Trends in mental health and substance use disorders and treatment receipt among pregnant and nonpregnant women in the U S 2008 2014 Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics Gynecology Hall M T 2019 spring Supporting medication assisted treatment in child welfare In T LaLiberte K Barry K Walthour Eds CW360 Understanding Substance Use and Interventions in Child Welfare St Paul MN Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare University of Minnesota Retrieved from https cascw umn edu wp content uploads 2019 04 360WEB_2019 temp_ pdf Prost S G Higgins G E Golder S Logan TK Hall M T 2019 Mental health and women on probation or parole A confirmatory factor analysis of the Brief Symptom Inventory BSI 18 Women Criminal Justice Salameh T N Hall L A Crawford T N Staten R R Hall M T 2019 Racial ethnic differences in mental health treatment among a national sample of pregnant women with mental health and or substance use disorders in the United States Journal of Psychosomatic Research 121 74 80 Smith K E Bunting A M Walker R Hall M T Grundman O Castillo O 2019 Non prescribed buprenorphine use mediates the relationship between heroin and kratom use among a sample of polysubstance using individuals Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Hall M T Ball D Sears J Higgins G E Logan TK Golder S 2018 Past year nonmedical use of prescription drugs among women on probation and parole A cross sectional study Substance Abuse 39 3 280 285 DOI 10 1080 08897077 2018 1442382 Huebner R A Young N Hall M T Posze L Willauer T 2017 Serving families with child maltreatment and substance use disorders A decade of learning Journal of Family Social Work Sears J Hall M T Harris L M Mount S Posze L Willauer T 2017 Like a marriage Partnering with peer mentors in child welfare Children and Youth Services Review 74 80 86 Hall M T Wilfong J Huebner R A Posze L Willauer T 2016 Medication assisted treatment improves child permanency outcomes for opioid using families in the child welfare system Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 71 63 67 Walton M Hall M T 2016 The effects of employment interventions on addiction treatment outcomes A review of the literature Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 16 358 384 Hall M T Golder S Higgins G E Logan TK 2016 Nonmedical prescription opioid use among victimized women on probation and parole Addictive Behaviors 53 113 19 Higgins G Marcum C Golder S Hall M T Logan TK 2015 Confirmatory factor analysis of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey Examining the factor structure among victimized women on probation and parole American Journal of Criminal Justice 40 811 22 Hall M T Huebner R A Sears J S Posze L Willauer T Oliver J 2015 Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams in rural Appalachia Implementation and outcomes Child Welfare 9 1 119138 29
Dr Harris s research goals are to improve and extend intervention strategies for older adults who have been impacted by the HIV AIDS epidemic Her expertise is qualitative methodology Ethnography and Grounded Theory but she also uses quantitative methods in her research Over the past decade Dr Harris has worked closely with international NGOs such as Save the Children the International Rescue Committee World Relief and the International Medical Corps to support psychosocial interventions and research Her international work includes studies on grandparents raising grandchildren due to the HIV AIDS epidemic in Vietnam Domestically her research interests involve the improvement of service delivery for persons over the age of 50 living with HIV AIDS She is currently studying the state of HIV AIDS care and prevention for older adults among aging service providers long term care facilities assisted living facilities and independent living communities in order to understand the most effective strategies to meet the needs of this growing population RESEARCH INTERESTS International social work Intergenerational caregiving Gerontology HIV AIDS prevention treatment Qualitative mixed methodologies Arts Based Approaches to Research 30
Harris L M Crawford T N Kerr J C Thomas T A Schmidt V In Press African American Older Adults Living with HIV Exploring Stress Stigma and Engagement in HIV Care Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Emlet C A Harris L M Pierpaoli C M Furlotte C 2017 The Journey I Have Been Through The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Aging Well Among HIV Positive Older Adults Research on Aging 0164027517697115 Crawford T Harris L M Peyrani P 2019 Examining Age as a Moderating Effect on the Relationship between Alcohol Use and Viral Suppression among Women Living With HIV Journal of Women s Health Harris L M Boggiano V Thang N D 2016 Social Crimes Understandings of HIV AIDS as a Disease among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Vietnam Social Work in Public Health 31 6 520529 doi 10 1080 19371918 2016 1160334 Emlet C A Harris L M 2018 Giving Back is Receiving The Role of Generativity in Successful Aging Among HIV positive Older Adults Journal of Aging and Health 0898264318804320 Levy Storms L Harris L M Chen X 2016 A Video based Intervention on and Evaluation of Nursing Aides Therapeutic Communication and Residents Agitation during Mealtime in a Dementia Care Unit Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 35 4 267281 doi 10 1080 21551197 2016 1238430 Antle B F Wells M J Wright J H Harris L M Eels T Capiccie A Wright B and Owen J J 2018 Dissemination of ComputerAssisted Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression in Primary Care Contemporary Clinical Trials Van Zyl M A Harris L M 2018 Provider Responses to Patients with Chronic Conditions Who Follow a Plant Based Diet Families in Society 1044389418810239 Harris L M Emlet C A Pierpaoli Parker C Furlotte C 2018 Timing of Diagnosis Understanding Resilience Narratives of HIV Positive Older Adults Diagnosed Pre and Post HAART Journal of Gerontological Social Work 61 1 78 103 doi 10 1080 01634372 2017 1402841 Boggiano V Harris L M Schmidt V Nguyen T Barry M 2017 Protecting Balancing and Confronting Health Seeking Among Homeless Youth in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies 8 3 4 1 15 Harris L M Wilfong J Thang N D Kim B 2017 Guardianship Planning Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Orphaned by HIV AIDS in Northern Vietnam GrandFamilies The Contemporary Journal of Research Practice and Policy 4 1 Available at http scholarworks wmich edu grandfamilies vol4 iss1 7 Kim B J Harris L M Cha Y 2016 Differences in the Relationship between Depression and Self Rated Life Satisfaction in Older Korean and Chinese Immigrants Social Work in Mental Health doi 10 1080 15332985 2016 1261753 Emlet C A Harris L M Brennan D Furlotte C Pierpaoli C 2016 I m happy in my life now I m a positive person Approaches to Successful Aging in Older Adults Living with HIV Ageing Society doi 10 1017 S0144686X16000878 Guerrero E Padwa H Fenwick K Harris L M Aarons G 2016 Identifying and Ranking Implicit Leadership Strategies to Promote Evidence Based Practice Implementation in Addiction Health Services Implementation Science doi 10 1186 s13012 016 0438 y Guerrero E G Andrews C Harris L M Padwa H Kong Y Fenwick K 2016 Improving Coordination of Addiction Health Services Organizations with Mental Health and Public Health Services Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 60 45 53 doi 10 1016 j jsat 2015 08 002 Boggiano V Harris L M Thang N D 2015 Building connections while conducting qualitative health fieldwork in Vietnam Two case studies International Journal of Qualitative Methods 14 4 doi 10 1177 1609406915619249 31
Dr Head worked as both a nurse and social worker at a large hospice program in multiple roles before entering academics home hospice nurse director of quality and compliance and director of staff development and community education She entered doctoral studies in 2002 due to her interest in teaching on the college level and doing research related to palliative care and oncology Her dissertation developed an instrument to measure financial well being as a component of quality of life for cancer patients Upon receiving her PhD from the Kent School of Social Work Dr Head was appointed as a faculty member in the School of Medicine For several years Dr Head focused on use of telehealth to assist patients in managing the side effects of active cancer treatment She has since led the grant funded development of interprofessional curriculums in palliative care and communitybased geriatric care She has also studied job satisfaction in hospice and palliative nursing assistants and nurses as well as compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction in palliative nurses and social workers with the goal of improving work environments and self care She has taught end of life care to nurses nationally and internationally through the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Most recently Dr Head served as Principal Investigator on a project funded by the Moore foundation to develop and implement a specialty certification for palliative and hospice social workers Three hundred and fifty one social workers were certified in this specialty in 2019 RESEARCH INTERESTS Interprofessional education in palliative care Financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Development and specialty certification of hospice and palliative social workers Workforce enhancement for hospice and palliative social workers and nurses Telehealth in palliative care 32
Head B Peters B Middleton A Friedman C Guman N 2019 Results of a nationwide hospice and palliative care social work job analysis Journal of Social Work in End of Life Palliative Care DOI 10 1080 15524256 2019 1577326 Published online March 20 2019 pp 16 33 Head B A Smith L 2016 Use of contemporary film as a medium for teaching an online death and grief course Journal of Social Work in End of Life Palliative Care 12 30 1 19 http dx doi org 10 1080 15524256 2016 1201564 PMID 27462949 Head B Middleton Alyssa 2019 Work satisfaction among hospice and palliative nurses Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing ISSN 1539 0705 PMID 30964830 Published online April 5 2019 Head B A Schapmire T J Earnshaw L Chenault J Pfeifer M Sawning S Shaw M A 2016 Improving medical graduates training in palliative care advancing education and practice Advances in Medical Education and Practice 7 99 113 PMID 26955298 Head B A Furman C D Lally A M Leake K Pfeifer M P 2018 Medicine as it should be Teaching team and teamwork during a palliative care clerkship Journal of Palliative Medicine Accepted 12 13 2017 Publication pending Schapmire T J Head B A Nash W A Yankeelov P A Furman C D Wright B R Gopalraj R Gordon B Black K P Jones C Hall Faul M and Faul A C in press 2017 Overcoming barriers to interprofessional education in gerontology The Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults iCCOA Advances in Medical Education and Practice Head B Harris L Kayser K Martin A Smith L 2017 As if the disease wasn t enough coping with the financial consequences of cancer Supportive Care in Cancer 1 13 DOI 10 1007 s00520017 3918 y Online ahead of print Zheng Y Lawson T R Head B A 2017 Our Only Child Has Died A Study of Bereaved Older Chinese Parents Omega Journal of Death and Dying 75 4 doi 10 1177 0030222815612285 Head B A Schapmire T J 2016 Interprofessional education In E Wittenberg B Ferrell J Goldsmith T Smith S Ragan M Glajchen and G Handso Eds Textbook of Palliative Care Communication New York Oxford University Press Hermann C P Head B A Black K Singleton K 2016 Preparing nursing students for interprofessional practice The interdisciplinary curriculum for oncology palliative care education Journal of Professional Nursing 32 62 71 PMID 26802593 Zheng Y Head B A Schapmire T J 2016 A systematic review of telehealth in palliative care Caregiver outcomes Telemedicine and e Health 22 4 288 294 PMID 26360181 Head B Schapmire T Earnshaw L Faul A Hermann C Jones C Pfeifer M 2016 Evaluation of an interdisciplinary curriculum teaching team based palliative care integration in oncology Journal of Cancer Education 31 2 358 365 PMID 25708910 Head B A Schapmire T J Zheng Y 2017 Telehealth in palliative care a systematic review of patient outcomes Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 19 2 130 139 Blacker S Head B A Jones B L Remke S S Supiano K 2016 Advancing Hospice and Palliative Care Social Work Leadership in Interprofessional Education and Practice Journal of Social Work in End of Life Palliative Care 12 4 316 330 DOI 10 1080 15524256 2016 1247771 PMID 27938025 33
Dr Jenkins research is broadly focused on understanding the lived experiences of individuals and family forms that suffer from marginalization or lack detail in academic and professional literature Most frequently his research exams the lives of sexual minorities as individuals couples parents and grandparents and the issues that impact them Historically since sexual orientation is often not included in census data Dr Jenkins has interviewed marginalized individuals and couples across the United States to better understand their experiences to compare and contrast with those most frequently included in scholarly publications Dr Jenkins also has a scholarly interest in the interventions offered to these individuals and families He hopes his research shapes evidence based policies and services designed to reach these individuals and their loved ones RESEARCH INTERESTS Individual and family marginalization Health disparities Couples and family therapy Substance abuse and recovery Therapeutic interventions 34
McBride A M Abrams L S Dettlaff A Gregoire T Jenkins D Uehara E electronically published October 24 2019 Advancing the Public Impact of Social Work Scholarship Perspectives of Deans and Directors JSSWR 10 4 doi 10 1086 706154 Wallace C Cohen H Jenkins D 2019 Transforming students attitudes and anxieties toward death and loss The role of the prior death experiences Omega Journal of Death and Dying 79 1 52 71 DOI 10 1177 0030222817710140 LaSala M Jenkins D Wheeler D Fredriksen Goldsen K I 2008 LGBT faculty research and researchers Risks and rewards Journal of Gay Lesbian Social Services 20 3 253 267 Jenkins D 2008 Changing family dynamics A sibling comes out Journal of GLBT Family Studies 4 1 1 16 Cohen H L Curry L C Jenkins D Walker C A Hogstel M O 2008 Older lesbians and gay men Long term care issues Annals of Long Term Care 16 2 33 38 Walker C Jenkins D Cohen H 2016 An older transgender woman s quest for identity Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 54 2 31 38 Johnston L Jenkins D 2006 Lesbians and gay men embrace their sexual orientation after ex gay ministries Social Work in Mental Health 4 3 61 82 Jenkins D 2013 Boundary ambiguity in gay stepfamilies Perspectives of gay biological fathers and their same sex partners Journal of Divorce Remarriage 54 4 329 348 Jenkins D Johnston L 2004 Unethical treatment of gay and lesbian people with conversion therapy Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 85 4 557 561 Rowan N Jenkins D Park C 2013 What is valued in gay and lesbian specific alcohol and other drug specific treatment Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services 25 1 56 76 Johnston L Jenkins D 2004 Coming out in mid adulthood Building a new identity Journal of Gay Lesbian Social Services 16 2 19 42 Jenkins D Coker R 2010 Coping with triplets Perspectives of parents during the first four years Health and Social Work 35 3 169 180 Johnston L Jenkins D 2004 A gay and lesbian congregation seeks social justice for other marginalized communities Journal of Gay Lesbian Social Services 16 3 4 193 206 Jenkins D Walker C Cohen H Curry L 2010 A lesbian elder managing identity disclosure A case study Journal of Gerontological Social Work 53 5 402 420 Dietz T Moore L Jenkins D 2002 Using professional advisory committees to achieve excellence in social work education Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 7 2 49 61 Curry L Jenkins D Walker C Cohen H Hogstel M 2009 Negotiating peace and power in an interdisciplinary research team Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research 9 3 16 pages Fruhauf C A Orel N A Jenkins D 2009 The coming out process to grandchildren Grandfather s perceptions of their adultchildren s influence Journal of GLBT Family Studies Innovation in Theory Research and Practice 5 99 118 35
Dr Eli Karam provides a model for the application of research to practice within the field of marriage and family therapy MFT His areas of study include identifying the common factors leading to change in MFT and bridging the scientistpractitioner gap in MFT research and training Common factors refer to all techniques and therapeutic change mechanisms that transcend various models and are related to successful outcomes All of Dr Karam s scholarly interests have been stimulated by his real world interactions with underserved client populations and the micro practice of social work and MFT Outside of psychotherapy his research areas center on healthy relationship education for at risk families adults and youth as well as the integration between the disciplines of social work and MFT Dr Karam also disseminates his work to the lay public through print and television media in order to accomplish valuable public education RESEARCH INTERESTS MFT common factors Therapeutic alliance Social work MFT integration MFT research practice integration Healthy relationship education 36
Antle B Karam E A Barbee A P Sullivan D Minogue A Glover A 2019 Intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence and its impact on adolescent relationship attitudes A Qualitative study Journal of Loss and Trauma 1 21 Karam E A 2019 The AAMFT Podcast Relating educating innovating one episode at a time Family Therapy AAMFT 18 4 10 12 Karam E A 2019 Helping couples families navigate illness and disability An integrated approach Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 37 2 285 286 Karam E A 2018 Training social workers in couple family therapy The Encyclopedia of Couple Family Therapy New York Springer Publishing Co Kayser K Acquati C Reese J Mark K A Wittman D Karam E A 2018 A systematic review of dyadic studies examining relationship quality in couples facing colorectal cancer together Psycho Oncology 27 1 13 21 Blow A J Karam E A 2017 The therapist s role in effective Marriage and Family Therapy practice The case for evidence based therapists Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 44 5 716 723 Karam E A Sterrett E Kiaer L 2017 The integration of family and group therapy as an alternative to juvenile incarceration A quasiexperimental evaluation using Parenting with Love and Limits PLL Family Process 56 2 331 347 Sterrett Hong E M Karam E A Kiaer L 2017 Statewide implementation of Parenting with Love and Limits among youth with coexisting emotional and behavioral problems reduces return to service rates and treatment costs Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 44 5 792 809 Antle B F Sullivan D J Barbee A P Karam E A 2015 Training fidelity as an important precursor for outcomes of relationship education programs Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education 18 1 16 24 Karam E A 2015 Introduction from the guest editor of Family Process Family therapy with underserved vulnerable populations Family Process Virtual Issue 9 Karam E A Antle B F Stanley S M Rhoades G K 2015 The marriage of couple relationship education to the practice of MFT A primer for integrated training Journal of Couple Relationship Therapy 14 3 277 295 Karam E A Blow A Sprenkle D Davis S D 2015 Strengthening the systemic ties that bind Integrating common factors into MFT curricula Manuscript in press for Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 41 2 136 149 Karam E A Clymer S Elias C Calahan C 2015 Together face to face or alone at your own pace Traditional vs blended learning formats in couple family relationship coursework Journal of Instructional Psychology 41 4 85 96 Karam E A Ko M Pinsof W Mroczek D Sprenkle D 2015 The multisystemic and multilevel investigation of the expanded therapeutic alliance psychological functioning relationship in individual therapy Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 41 4 401 414 Karam E A Sprenkle D H Davis S D 2015 Targeting threats to the therapeutic alliance A primer for MFT training Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 41 4 389 400 Langley C Barbee A P Antle B Christensen D N Archuleta A J Sar B K Karam E A van Zyl M A Cunningham M R Borders K 2015 Enhancement of Reducing the Risk for the 21st century Improvement to a curriculum developed to prevent teen pregnancy and STIs American Journal of Sexuality Education 10 1 40 69 Karam E A 2014 Review of Family therapy An Integrative map of the territory Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 40 3 303 304 Karam E A 2014 Comments from the guest editor of JMFT Common factor research Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Virtual Issue 5 Sullivan D J Karam E A Mardis M Cappiccie A Gamm C 2014 Student care teams in higher education A role for social work faculty Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education 17 1 5 14 Karam E A 2013 Journey of the Pre Clinical Fellow Surefire suggestions to survive even thrive as a young professional Family Therapy AAMFT 12 3 93 99 Family Therapy 39 3 346 357 37
Professor and Dr Renato LaRocca Endowed Chair In Oncology Social Work Dr Kayser s research focuses on 1 the understanding of interpersonal and cultural factors that influence the adjustment to cancer and 2 how to make system changes to improve the delivery of cancer prevention programs and psychosocial care to cancer patients and their caregivers She conducts research on cancer related stress with individuals couples and families both in the United States and internationally Her recent research addresses the critical need for effective cervical cancer prevention programs for subpopulations that are at high risk for cervical cancer Using a Community based Participatory Research approach she has launched two projects to prevent cervical cancer in rural Kentucky and in inner city Louisville A Fulbright supported sabbatical in 2018 gave Dr Kayser the opportunity to work with psychologists and social workers at the Cancer Institute in Chennai Madras India Her work focused on building the research capacity of the psycho oncology services To sustain her work in India upon returning to the States she formed a team of psychosocial researchers and using the tele mentoring model of ECHO they met with the Cancer Institute s psycho oncology staff bi monthly for 12 videoconference sessions Dr Kayser believes that the ECHO model is an effective way to translate and disseminate research into practice RESEARCH INTERESTS Psychosocial oncology Cancer and interpersonal relationships Couple based interventions Cancer disparities International psychosocial oncology 38
Kayser K Acquati C 2019 The influence of relational mutuality on dyadic coping among couples facing breast cancer Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Special Issue 37 2 194212 doi org 1080 07347332 2019 1566809 Head B Harris L Kayser K Martin A Smith L 2017 As if the Disease Wasn t Enough Coping with the Financial Consequences of Cancer Supportive Care in Cancer DOI 10 1007 s00520 017 3918 y Lee H Y Lee M H Kayser K 2019 Oncology Social Work In S Gehlert T Brown Eds Handbook of Health Social Work pp 441 462 NY Wiley Zebrack B Kayser K Oktay J Sachs A M in press A Description of the Association of Oncology Social Work s Project to Assure Quality Cancer Care APAQCC and Its Impact Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 35 Hicks A Phillips K Siwik C Salmon P Litvan I Jablonski M Filoteo V Kayser K Sephton S E 2019 The role of dispositional mindfulness in a stress health pathway among Parkinson s disease patients and caregiving partners Quality of Life Research Advance online publication 6 14 2019 DOI 10 1007 s11136019 02217 6 Acquati C Kayser K 2019 Addressing the psychosocial needs of cancer patients A retrospective analysis of a distress screening and management protocol in clinical care Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 37 3 287 300 Zebrack B Kayser K Bybee B Padgett L Sundstrom L Jobin C Oktay J 2017 A practice based evaluation of distress screening protocol adherence and medical service utilization Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 15 7 903 912 Acquati C Kayser K 2017 Predictors of Psychological Distress among Cancer Patients Receiving Care at a Safety Net Institution The Role of Younger Age and Psychosocial Problems Supportive Care in Cancer doi 10 1007 s00520 017 3641 8 Acquati C Kayser K 2019 Dyadic coping across the lifespan Comparison of Younger and middle aged couples with breast cancer Frontiers in Psychology pub online Ye L Antonelli M T Willis D G Kayser K Malhotra A Patel S R 2017 Couples experiences with continuous positive airway pressure treatment A dyadic perspective Sleep Health 3 5 362367 Acquati C Kayser K in press Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Cancer Patients A Retrospective Analysis of a Distress Screening and Management Protocol in Clinical Care Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Kayser K Acquati C Reese J Mark K Wittmann D Karam E 2016 A systematic review of dyadic studies examining relationship quality in couples facing colorectal cancer together PsychoOncology Doi 10 1002 poon 4339 Rusu P Bodenmann G Kayser K 2019 Cognitive emotion regulation and positive dyadic outcomes in married couples Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 36 1 359 376 doi org 101177 0265407517751664 Kayser K Acquati C Reese J Mark K A Wittman D Karam E A 2018 A systematic review of dyadic studies examining relationship quality in couples facing colorectal cancer together Psycho Oncology Vol 27 1 pp 13 21 Zebrack B Kayser K Oktay J Sachs A M 2018 A description of the Association of Oncology Social Work s Project to Assure Quality Cancer Care APAQCC and its impact Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 36 1 19 30 Head B Harris L Kayser K Martin A Smith L 2018 As if the disease wasn t enough Coping with the financial consequences of cancer Supportive Care in Cancer 26 975 987 DOI 10 1007 s00520 017 3918 y Zebrack B Kayser K Padgett L Sundstrom L Jobin C Nelson K 2016 Institutional Capacity to Provide Psychosocial Oncology Support Services A Report from the Association of Oncology Social Work Cancer 122 12 1937 45 doi 10 1002 cncr 30016 Lambert S D McElduff P Girgis A Levesque J V Regan T Turner J Candler H Mihalopoulos C Shih S Kayser K Chong P 2016 A pilot multisite randomized controlled trial of a selfdirected coping skills training intervention for couples facing prostate cancer Accrual retention and data collection issues Supportive Care in Cancer 24 711 722 doi 10 1007 s00520 015 2833 3 Kayser K Revenson T A 2016 Including the cultural context in dyadic coping Directions for future research and practice In M K Falconier A K Randall G Bodenmann Eds Couples coping with stress A cross cultural perspective pp 285 299 NY Routledge 39
While social work has been concerned with issues of international import poverty refugees war etc for many decades there has been less emphasis on developing long lasting international university relationships that allow for mutual understanding and problem solution at the regional and local level International exchange and transfer of knowledge is critical to addressing issues arising in communities worldwide Individuals from diverse backgrounds interacting internationally fosters improved competence in all facets of social work practice Dr Lawson s research and scholarly activity over the past 40 years has focused on similarities and differences between cultures and under what conditions a viable transplant of ideas and programs may take place This has led to successful two way adaptation of approaches models methods programs and education in many countries Involving students has been a vital component in his work as they are the future of our world community RESEARCH INTERESTS International relations Social work education Social health policy Cultural understanding 40
Lawson T Faul A Verbist A 2019 Research and Statistics for Social Workers Routledge New York N Y Fabian G Huse L Szoboskai K Lawson T Toldi A 2017 Hungarian female migrant sex workers Social support and vulnerability at home and abroad International Social Work December 113 Ballard Kang J Lawson T Evans J 2017 Reaching Out for Help An Analysis of the Differences Between Refugees Who Accept and Those Who Decline Community Mental Health Services J Immigrant and Minority Health June 1 6 Ghanem C Lawson T Pankofer S Maragkgos M Kollar I 2017 The Difussion of Evidence Based Practice Reviewing the Evidence Based Practice Networks in the United States and German Speaking Countries Journal of Evidence Informed Social Work 14 2 86 118 Smith E Lawson T 2017 Prevalence and Motivations for Kratom use in a Sample of Substance Users enrolled in a Residential Treatment Program Drug and Alcohol Dependence 180 340 348 Zheng Y Lawson T Head B 2017 Our Only Child Has Died A study of Bereaved Older Chinese Parents OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying 0 1 16 Lawson T 2016 Chinese English Social Work Dictionary available free for Ipad and Iphone at https itunes apple com us app social work dictionary pro id1116561857 mt 8 Zheng Y Lawson T 2014 Identity Reconstruction as Shiduers A Narrative from Chinese Older Adults who Lost their Only Child International Journal of Social Welfare 24 399 406 Lawson T Toldi A Fabian G 2014 English Hungarian Social Work Dictionary Institute of Social Sciences Faculty of Health University of Debrecen Hungary Bodi F Lawson T Fabian G 2012 Local Organization of Social Services in Hungary Crises Reactions Changes Europaeischer Hochschulverlag GmbH Bremen Germany Lawson T Soelter E 2011 A j leto llam fejl des nek szociokultur lis modellje In F Bodi G Fabian Eds Helyi szoci lis ell t rendszer Magyarorszago pp 7 17 Debrecen Hungary Debrecen University Press Faul A Yankeelov P Lawson T 2010 Demographic shift in population trends The reaction of one school of social work to the age wave Hungarian Gerontology 1 2 43 59 Drewry S Lawson T 2010 Operationalizing Codes of International Research Ethics The Role of Social Work ACTA Medicinae et Sociologica 1 1 2010 Lawson T Fabian G Eds 2009 Social Work in Health Care Debrecen Hungary University of Debrecen Press Ghanem C Kollar I Fisher F Lawson T Pankofer S 2016 How do Social Work Novices and Experts Solve Professional Problems A Micro analysis of Epistemic Activities and the Use of Evidence European Journal of Social Work 11 1 17 Fabian G Lawson T Folnai M Kiss J Soelter E 2014 An International Comparison of the Career of Social Work by Students in Social Work ACTA Medicinae Sociologicia 5 5 26 Lawson T Fabian G 2009 A Comparison of the Health Status of Minority Populations in the United States and Hungary with Emphasis on Regional and Local Comparisons In T Lawson G Fabian Eds Social Work in Health Care pp 199 129 Debrecen Hungary University of Debrecen Press 41
Dr Middleton is an Associate Professor in the Kent School of Social Work at the UofL and Director of the UofL Human Trafficking Research Initiative Dr Jennifer Middleton s research teaching and service activities all focus on partnering with communities to develop trauma informed approaches to working with children and families impacted by trauma substance abuse and other adverse childhood experiences In addition her collaborative efforts aim to address the cumulative impact of working with traumatized populations on the professionals and organizations who serve them Dr Middleton leads multiple federally funded interdisciplinary research projects examining the impact of trauma informed organizational change interventions within systems of care that serve sex trafficked populations and address community violence within refugee Tribal urban and rural community contexts She recently completed a five year 3 9M federal grant project that created a traumainformed system of care for children directly impacted by the opioid epidemic RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr Middleton is currently the Director of Implementation for a new five year 5M SAMHSA grant aimed at addressing community violence trauma and inequities in west and south Louisville Dr Middleton is also the Principal Investigator of two recently funded research projects which aim to address child sex trafficking 1 Project STAAR Survivors of Trafficking Creating Art Advocacy and Resilience a qualitative study which utilizes photovoice methods to explore the lived experiences of child sex trafficking survivors and 2 Project PIVOT Prevention and Intervention of Victims of Trafficking a comprehensive case review of all reported child sex trafficking cases over a 5 year period in Kentucky Middleton is an active member of numerous local state national and international human trafficking initiatives and is fully trained in the Sanctuary Model During her forensic social work career Dr Middleton interviewed and provided services to over 4 000 sexually exploited and trafficked children and youth Trauma informed child welfare and forensic social work Adverse childhood experiences ACEs Domestic minor sex trafficking Intersection between sexual violence and substance abuse Trauma informed organizational change Vicarious traumatization among helping professionals 42
Middleton J in press From the street corner to the digital world How the digital age impacts sex trafficking detection and data collection Winterdyk J Jones J Eds The Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking New York NY Palgrave MacMillan Middleton J McDonald A R in press Creating sanctuary Trauma informed change for survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation Winterdyk J Jones J Eds The Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking New York NY Palgrave MacMillan McDonald A R Middleton J 2019 Applying a survival sex hierarchy to the commercial sexual exploitation of children A traumainformed perspective Journal of Public Child Welfare https doi org 10 1080 15548732 2019 1590289 Middleton J Gattis M Frey L Roe Sepowitz D 2018 Youth Experiences Survey YES Exploring the scope and complexity of sex trafficking in a sample of youth experiencing homelessness Journal of Social Service Research 44 2 1 17 Frey L Middleton J Gattis M N Fulginiti A 2018 Suicidal ideation and behavior among youth victims of sex trafficking in Kentuckiana Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Advanced online publication doi 10 1027 0227 5910 a000557 McDonald A Middleton J Matera Bassett D 2017 Organizational culture and climate factors impacting forensic interviewers experiences of vicarious trauma International Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology Middleton J Skaggs B Kimble S 2017 Human trafficking beyond borders Challenges for public security in the transnational world International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research 4 3 1 5 Middleton J 2017 Memory development and trauma in preschool children Implications for forensic interviewing professionals A review of the literature International Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology 4 1 1 6 Middleton J Potter C 2015 The relationship between vicarious traumatization and turnover among child welfare professionals Journal of Public Child Welfare 9 2 195 216 Middleton J Harvey S Esaki N 2015 Transformational leadership and organizational change How do leaders approach traumainformed organizational change twice Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 96 3 155 163 Middleton J 2015 Addressing secondary trauma and compassion fatigue in work with older veterans An ethical imperative Journal of Aging Life Care 8 1 35 52 Esaki N Benamati J Yanosy S Middleton J Hopson L Hummer V Bloom S 2014 The Sanctuary Model Theoretical framework In Mortell M Hansen Turton Tine Eds Making Strategy Count in the Health and Human Services Sector 119 134 New York Springer Publishing Company LLC Hopson L Esaki N Middleton J 2014 Sanctuary Model implementation from the perspective of indirect care staff The relationship between readiness for change and trauma informed care Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 95 4 261 268 Esaki N Benamati J Yanosy S Middleton J Hopson L Hummer V Bloom S 2013 The Sanctuary Model Theoretical framework Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 94 2 87 95 43
Dr Moon s research centers on the study of physical and mental health of older adults the consequences of stress related to caregiving of people with chronic illness e g early stage Alzheimer s disease and the transition of care within a family context The goals of my research are to enhance their quality of life and to reduce health disparities among racially and culturally diverse older adults and their families I have worked on several projects addressing the complex ways in which social factors affect health and well being Dr Moon has been expanding her caregiving research by investigating disparities in health mental health and life experiences among racially and culturally diverse older adults and their caregivers CGs For example the estimated number of families with a member with Alzheimer s disease and other dementias in the U S is predicted to more than double between 2013 and 2050 Prior research has shown that race age income education and chronic conditions could be possible risk factors of dementia Given that more than a quarter of the older adult population in the U S is projected to be of ethnic or racial minority status by 2030 dementia among these groups is of significant concern Also the under researched population of immigrants with dementia merits attention given the demographic changes in the U S population prevalence of dementia 5 4 millions in 2013 to more than double by 2050 increase in the number of immigrants 2 7 million in 1990 to more than 16 million by 2050 It is important to understand whether the prevalence and incidence of dementia among immigrant and US born older adults may differ and whether dementia has differential impact on their CGs and to inform possible recommendations for culturally sensitive and sustainable care interventions and policies for CGs of immigrant older adults RESEARCH INTERESTS Minority Health Caregiving Immigrant Research methods Dementia Community based participatory research 44
Rote S Angel J Moon H Markides K 2019 Caregiving Across Diverse Populations New Evidence from the National Study of Caregiving NSOC and Hispanic EPESE H EPESE Innovation in Aging 3 2 igz033 https doi org 10 1093 geroni igz033 Moon H Townsend A Whitlatch C Dilworth Anderson P 2017 Predictors of Quality of Life for Dementia Caregiving Dyad Roles of Incongruent Perceptions of Everyday Care and Values The Gerontologist 57 4 657 666 Lee Y Roh S Moon H Lee K H Burnette C E LaPlante K Andersen s Behavioral Model to Identify Correlates of Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors among Indigenous Women Accepted Moon H Townsend A L Dilworth Anderson P Whitlatch C J 2016 Predictors of Discrepancy Between Care Recipients With Mild to Moderate Dementia and Their Caregivers on Perceptions of the Care Recipients Quality of Life American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Other Dementias 31 6 508 515 Moon H Badana A N Hwang S Y Sears J S Haley W E 2019 Dementia Prevalence in Older Adults Variation by Race Ethnicity and Immigrant Status The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 27 3 241 250 Dilworth Anderson P Moon H 2018 Working with African American Families In Yeo and Gerdner Gallahpher Thomspson Ethnicity and the Dementias pps 211 224 Routledge New York and London Rote S Moon H 2018 Racial ethnic differences in caregiving frequency Does immigrant status matter Journals of Gerontology Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 73 60 1088 1098 Moon H Roh S Lee Y Burnette C 2018 Factors Associated with American Indian Mental Health Service Use in Comparison with White Older Adults Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 5 4 847 859 https doi org 10 1007 s40615 017 0430 5 Moon H Corcoran J 2016 The lived experience of adult child caregivers of parents with Alzheimer s disease In J Corcoran Living with Mental Disorder Insights from Qualitative Research pps 321 339 Taylor Francis Publication Moon H Roh S Lee Y 2016 Disparities in health health care access and life experience between American Indian and White Adults in South Dakota Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 3 2 301 308 Moon H 2016 Predictors of Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Paid Service among Daughter and Daughter in law Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia Journal of Women Aging 28 2 161 169 Moon H Dilworth Anderson P 2015 Baby Boomer Caregiver and Dementia Caregiving Findings from the National Study of Caregiving Age and Ageing 44 2 300 306 Moon H Robinson K Buckwalter K 2017 Influence of an Evidence Based Psychoeducational Intervention on Caregiver Appraisal International Journal Gerontology and Geriatric Research 1 1 021 029 Moon H Adams K B Roberts A 2013 Risk Factors of Depression among the Oldest Old in Urban Congregate Housing Contribution of Grief International Social Work 56 4 516 533 Moon H Rote S Haley W E 2017 Factors that contribute to remaining in the community among older adults Aging Mental Health 1 8 Moon H Adams K B 2013 The Effectiveness of Dyadic Interventions with People with Dementia and Caregivers Dementia The International Journal of Social Research and Practice 12 6 821 839 Moon H Dilworth Anderson P Gr ske J 2017 The Effects of Placement on Dementia Care Recipients and Family Caregivers Quality of Life A Literature Review Quality in Ageing and Older Adults 18 1 44 57 Chatterjee P Moon H Kranke D 2013 Technology Transfer Encyclopedia of Social Work Retrieved 7 Dec 2017 from http socialwork oxfordre com view 10 1093 acrefore 9780199975839 001 0001 acrefore 9780199975839 e 391 Moon H Rote S Beaty J A 2017 Caregiving setting and Baby Boomer caregiver stress processes Findings from the National Study of Caregiving NSOC Geriatric Nursing 38 1 57 62 45
In Dilemmas of Black Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions in the United States Issues in the Post Multicultural Era Dr Moore and her colleagues discuss experiences as professors in predominately white universities PWIs Black faculty members are numerically underrepresented in the professoriate On PWI campuses their experiences have been mixed in terms of salary disparities being tracked into disciplines and departments that some view as marginal and status assaults and ongoing stigmatization ranging from police harassment to collegial harassment The Black church serves as a coping and survival mechanism and continues to be a type of family where Blacks receive social support and affirmation As an institution it is second in importance only to the family within the Black community In recent years the issue of child sexual abuse within religious institutions has come to light Dr Moore s research focuses on its incidence within society and how the Black church can become a safe haven against the sexual violation of children RESEARCH INTERESTS Police and the Unarmed Black Male African American Faculty The African American Church Self Care Social Work Students Social Work Practice Caregiving 46
Moore S E Hines Martin V P Gattis M 2020 Paying It Forward The Role of Senior Black Faculty in Preparing Junior Faculty and Black Doctoral Students for Career Success The Journal of Negro Education In Press Clayton D Moore S E Jones Eversley S 2019 The Impact of Donald Trump s Presidency on the Well Being of African Americans Journal of Black Studies In Press Adedoyin A C Moore S E Robinson M A Clayton D A Boamah D A Harmon D K 2019 The Dehumanization of Black Males by Police Teaching Social Justice Black Life Really Does Matter Journal of Teaching in Social Work 39 2 111 131 DOI 10 1080 08841233 2019 1586807 Moore S E Robinson M Clayton D Adedoyin A Boamah D Kyere E Harmon D 2018 A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the USA Implications for Social Work Journal of Urban Social Work 2 1 33 47 Robinson M M Jones Eversley S Moore S Ravenell J Adedoyin A 2018 Black Male Mental Health and the Black Church Advancing a Collaborative Partnership and Research Agenda Journal of Religion and Health 57 3 1095 1107 Moore S E Golder S Sterrett E Faul A C Yankeelov P A Mathis L Barbee A P 2015 Social Work Online Education A Model for Getting Started and Staying Connected Journal of Social Work Education 51 3 505 518 Perry A R Wallace S Moore S E Perry Burney G D 2015 Understanding Student Evaluations A Black Faculty Perspective Reflections Narratives of Professional Helping 20 2 29 35 Moore S E 2013 African Americans Practice Interventions Encyclopedia of Social Work online http socialwork oxfordre com NASW Press and Oxford University Press Wallace S L Moore S E Wilson L L Hart B G 2012 African American Women in the Academy Quelling the Myth of Presumed Incompetence In G Guti rrez y Muhs Y F Niemann C G Gonz lez A P Harris Eds Presumed Incompetent The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia pp 421438 Logan UT Utah State University Press Moore S Adedoyin A Brooks M Robinson M Harmon D Boamah D 2017 Black Males Living in an Antithetical Police Culture Keys for Their Survival Journal of Aggression Maltreatment Trauma 26 8 902 919 Moore S E 2011 African American Mega churches and Community Empowerment Fostering Life in Dry Places Journal of African American Studies 15 2 129 132 Guest Editor Special Thematic Issue Jones Eversley S Adedoyin C Robinson M Moore S 2017 Protesting Black Inequality A Commentary on the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter Journal of Community Practice 25 3 4 309 324 Moore S E Bledsoe L Perry A R Robinson M A 2010 MSW students and self care Implications for social work education Journal of Social Work Education 47 3 545 553 Moore S E Robinson M Adedoyin C 2015 Hands Up Don t Shoot Police Shooting of Young Black Males Implications for Social Work and Human Services Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 26 3 4 254 266 Moore S E Robinson M A Dailey A Thompson C V 2015 Suffering in Silence Child Sexual Molestation and the Black Church Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 25 2 147 157 Moore S E Adedoyin C Robinson N A Boamah D 2015 The Black Church Responding to the Drug Related Mass Incarceration of Young Black Males Journal of Social Work and Christianity 42 3 313 331 Alexander R Moore S E 2008 The benefits challenges and strategies of African American faculty teaching at predominantly White institutions The Journal of African American Studies 11 2 4 18 Special Theme Edition Books Moore S E Adedoyin C Robinson M Eds 2018 Police and the Unarmed Black Male Crisis Advancing Effective Prevention Strategies New York NY Taylor Francis Moore S E Rudolph Alexander Anthony Lemelle Eds 2010 Dilemmas of Black Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions in the United States Issues in the Post Multicultural Era Lewiston NY Edwin Mellen Press Dhooper S S Moore S E 2000 Social work practice with culturally diverse people Thousand Oaks CA Sage 47
Dr Perry s research efforts center on the intrapersonal interpersonal and external factors that influence men s involvement in the lives of their children and families as well as the impact of that involvement on the well being of the family The findings of his research have pointed to the tools resources and experiences that shape men s ability to be involved fathers the role that mothers play in facilitating or truncating fathers involvement and social service providers attitudes toward engaging fathers The findings of Dr Perry s research have also highlighted the relationship between fathers provision of instrumental and affective support and positive outcomes for families such as fewer behavioral problems in children and lower levels of reported maternal stress With regard to the potential impact of his work Dr Perry is interested in not only understanding the factors that encourage or discourage fathers involvement in the family but ultimately participating in projects to enhance the quantity and quality of their involvement Consistent with his interest Dr Perry s most recent project involves him serving as the PI on 4 Your Child a federally funded project that provides responsible fatherhood healthy relationship and economic self sufficiency services to non resident fathers across several counties in Kentucky To date over 1000 fathers have been recruited into the program and preliminary data analysis indicate that fathers increase their parenting knowledge and report more empathy for their co parents over time RESEARCH INTERESTS Fathers Involvement in the Lives of their Children African American Males Role in Family Functioning 48
Smith S Jones J Brooms D Perry A 2019 What s really going on with Black masculinity Multiple reflections on Black Panther In E Kirby and M C McBride Eds Gender actualized Cases in communicatively constructing realities pp 193 201 Dubuque IA Kendall Hunt Publishing Perry A Archuleta A Teasley M 2018 African American men on the dissolution of marriage and romantic relationships Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships 4 3 25 48 Kerr J Schafer P Perry A Orkin J Vance M O Campo P 2018 The impact of racial discrimination on African American fathers intimate relationships Race and Social Problems 10 2 134144 Perry A Rollins A Grooms W Sabree R 2017 Mothers and fathers report of coparenting relationship quality attitudes toward father involvement and paternal prioritized roles Urban Social Work 1 2 165 182 Mazza C Perry A 2017 Fatherhood in America Social work perspectives on a changing society Springfield IL Charles C Thomas Publishers Perry A 2017 Review of Social Work Practice with African Americans in Urban Environments Urban Social Work 1 1 82 84 Archuleta A Perry A 2016 Family capital Examining social capital family commitment and acculturation among college enrolled Mexican American men and women in the Southwestern United States Journal of Family Social Work 19 2 132 154 Brooms D Perry A 2016 It s simply because we re black men Black men s experiences and responses to the killing of Black men Journal of Men s Studies 24 2 166 184 Perry A Rollins A Sambree R Grooms W 2016 Promoting paternal participation in maternal and child health services Human Service Organizations Management Leadership Governance 40 2 170 186 Perry A Lewis S N 2016 Leaving legacies African American men discuss the impact oftheir fathers on the development of their paternal attitudes and behaviors Journal of Family Social Work 19 1 3 21 Perry A Brooms D Smith S 2015 Birds of a Feather Examining the Relationship between Black Men s Peer Group and their Experiences Behavior in Marriage and Romantic Relationships In V Berry A Fleming Rife and a dayo Eds Black culture and experience Contemporary issues pp 131 143 New York Peter Lang Publishing Collins W L Perry A 2015 Black men s perspectives on the role of the black church in healthy relationship promotion and family stability Social Work Christianity 42 4 430 448 Frey A Mandlawitz M R Perry A Walker H 2015 Education Policy for Children Youth and Families In J Jenson M Fraser Eds Social policy for children and families A risk and resilience perspective 3rd Edition pp 97 124 Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications Perry A Collins W L 2015 Roles responsibilities and capacity African American men discuss the tools resources and supports facilitating engaged fatherhood In S Lawrence J Watson and B Anderson Eds The African American Father A Survey of Recent Scholarly Research pp 67 82 Lewiston NY Edwin Mellen Press Perry A Smith S Brooms D 2014 You ain t no Denzel African American men s use of popular culture to narrate and understand marriage and romantic relationships Journal of African American Studies 18 4 485 497 Perry A Harmon D Bright M 2013 A package deal African American men s perspectives on the intersection of marriage and fatherhood Women Gender and Families of Color 1 124 142 Perry A Langley C 2013 Even with the best of intentions Paternal involvement and the Theory of Planned Behavior Family Process 52 179 192 Perry A 2013 Review of William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy s Nurturing dads Social initiatives for contemporary fatherhood Social Service Review 87 1 190 194 Perry A Brooms D 2013 Commitment partnership and family African American men s concepts of marriage and meaning Spectrum A Journal on African American 2 55 82 Perry A 2013 African American men s attitudes toward marriage Journal of Black Studies 44 182 202 49
Dr Prost aims to promote health and quality of life among criminal justice system stakeholders including persons who are incarcerated their caregivers criminal justice professionals and administration She pursues this aim using both quantitative and qualitative methods such as surveys and focus groups Her future efforts include the development implementation and evaluation of tailored interventions aimed at enhancing quality of life among these groups RESEARCH INTERESTS Correctional health care Older adults with justice involvement Forensic social work Quality of life Psychometrics 50
Prost S G Holland M Hoffmann H C Dickinson G E in press Characteristics of hospice and palliative care programs in U S prisons An update and five year reflection American Journal of Hospice Palliative Medicine Prost S G Kennedy S C Peck J Bouchaud M Shelton D 2019 Measurement in correctional health research Unique challenges and strategies for enhanced rigor Journal of Correctional Health Care 25 238 252 doi 10 1177 1078345819854216 Prost S G Archuleta A J Golder S in press Older adults incarcerated in state prison Health and quality of life disparities between age cohorts Aging and Mental Health Panisch L S Prost S G Smith T E 2019 Financial wellbeing and physical health related quality of life among persons incarcerated in jail Journal of Crime and Justice 42 444 461 Prost S G Williams B A in press Strategies for expanding and accelerating compassionate release for persons with advanced age or life limiting illness in U S prisons American Journal of Public Health Holland M Prost S G Hoffmann H C Dickinson G E 2018 U S department of corrections compassionate release policies A content analysis and call to action OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying Advanced doi 10 1177 0030222818791708 Archuleta A J Prost S G Golder S 2019 The light and dark sides of social capital Depressive symptoms among incarcerated older adults International Journal of Social Psychiatry Advanced doi 10 1177 002076401987 Prost S G Appel H Ai A L 2018 Coping and post traumatic stress after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Racial disparities in social work student practitioners Journal of Social Service Research 44 459 469 doi 10 1080 01488376 2018 1476296 Prost S G Tripodi S Lacasse J R 2019 The quality of life perception gap in prison health care settings Rater disparities among incarcerated patients and peer caregivers Applied Research in Quality of Life Advanced doi 10 1007 s11482 01909732 1 Rakes S Prost S G Tripodi S 2018 Recidivism among older adults Correlates of prison re entry Justice Policy Journal 15 1 15 Retrieved from http www cjcj org uploads cjcj documents recidivism_among_older_adults_correlates_of_prison_reentry pdf Prost S G Higgins G E Golder S Logan TK Hall M 2019 Mental health and women on probation or parole A confirmatory factor analysis of the Brief Symptom Inventory BSI 18 Women and Criminal Justice 29 355 367 doi 10 1080 08974454 2019 1591326 Holland M Prost S G 2019 The end of life within social work literature A conceptual review OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying Advanced doi 10 1177 0030222819835650 51
Dr Rote s research integrates the life course paradigm with psychosocial models to investigate the health of adults in mid and late life Research on older adults examines racial ethnic disparities in health and well being with a special emphasis on older Latinos Dr Rote is currently the PI on a grant funded by the National Institute on Aging R03 2018 2020 PI that addresses Dementia and Physical Disablement Processes among Aging Latinos Preliminary results highlight the importance of early life factors education occupation and family size for gendered pathways to dementia related disablement in the Mexicanorigin population Dr Rote s research on health in midlife focuses on the risk and protective factors of family caregivers to older adults and documents racial ethnic differences in caregiving intensity and well being Dr Rote along with Dr Heehyul Moon was recently awarded a seed grant from the Kent School of Social Work to examine sources of stress and resiliency for dementia caregivers throughout the state of Kentucky Outcomes of the project include tailoring dementia care services and outreach to diverse caregivers in Kentucky and increasing dementia caregivers awareness of formal resources and self care strategies RESEARCH INTERESTS Gerontology Mental health Minority aging Caregiving 52
Garcia M A Downer B Chiu C T Saenz J L Rote S Wong R 2019 Racial ethnic and nativity differences in cognitive life expectancies among older adults in the United States The Gerontologist 59 2 281 289 Markides K Rote S In Press The Healthy Immigrant Effect and Aging in the United States and other Western Countries The Gerontologist Saenz J L Rote S In Press Household Decision Making Dynamics and Depressive Symptoms among Older Mexican Adults Ageing Society Moon H Rote S Haley B In Press Factors that Contribute to Remaining in the community among older adults Findings from the National Study of Caregiving NSOC and National Aging and Trend Study NHATS Aging Mental Health Flores D Rote S Angel J Chen N Downer B Markides K In Press Depressive Symptoms in Child Caregivers of Very Old Mexican Americans Innovation in Aging Garcia M A Saenz J L Downer B Rote S Chiu C Wong R 2017 Age of Migration in Life Expectancy with Cognitive Impairment 20 Years of Finding from the Hispanic EPESE The Gerontologist Rote S Angel J Markides K 2017 Neighborhood Context Dementia Severity and Mexican American Caregiver Well Being Journal of Aging Health 29 6 1039 1055 Rote S 2017 Marital Loss and Allostatic Load in Late Life Journal of Aging and Health 29 4 688 707 Hill T D Vaghela P Ellison C G Rote S 2017 Processes Linking Religious Attendance and Telomere Length Biodemography and Social Biology 63 2 167 188 Moon H Rote S Beaty J 2017 Caregiving Setting and Baby Boomer Caregiver Stress Processes Findings from the National Survey of Caregiving NSOC Geriatric Nursing 38 1 57 62 Rote S Moon H 2016 Racial Ethnic Differences in Caregiving Frequency Does Immigrant Status Matter The Journals of Gerontology Series B Social Sciences gbw106 Downer B Rote S Kyriakos K Al Snih S 2016 The CoMorbid Influence of High Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes on Mortality and Disability among Mexican Americans Aged 75 and Older Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2 doi 10 1177 2333721416628674 Rote S Chen N Markides K 2015 Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms among Elderly Mexican Americans Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63 7 1324 1330 Rote S Angel J Markides K 2015 Health of Elderly Mexican American Adults and Family Caregiver Psychological Distress Research on Aging 37 3 306 331 Markides K Rote S 2015 Aging Minority Status and Disability Generations Journal of the American Society on Aging 38 4 19 24 Hill T Rote S Ellison C 2017 Religious Participation and Biological Functioning in Mexico Journal of Aging Health 29 6 1039 1055 53
Dr Sar s research focus is on identification of factors and practices for the improvement of quality of life of vulnerable families and children The emphasis is on community based research utilizing multiple perspectives and methodologies to better understand child and family functioning and wellbeing in the context of the broader community and societal conditions and circumstances Some specific topics of interest are trauma services impact and effectiveness workforce training and development and curriculum development implementation and evaluation Currently Dr Sar is the Principal Investigator of the 1 SAMHSA funded and National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN partnered Center for Promoting Recovery and Resilience CPRR 2012 present which partners with community based child serving organizations to provide evidence based trauma informed interventions to traumatized children and adolescents 2 the SAMHSA funded Youth Mental Health First Aid YMHFA for Allied Professionals 2018 present who provide services to children and youth in settings other than mental health 3 the Office of Refugee Resettlement ORR U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS funded Survivors of Torture Recovery Center STRC 2019present which focuses on trauma informed care of refugees and immigrants with past history of being victimized by torture and 4 the Director of the Credit for Learning Program CFL 2002 present which aims to professionalize the child welfare workforce through teaching and coaching new and tenured child welfare workers on critical elements of delivering child welfare services Dr Sar has been previously funded by the U S Administration for Children and Families Family and Youth Services Bureau to develop and evaluate Culturally Specific Trauma Services for Spanish Speaking Refugees and Immigrant Families Impacted by Domestic Violence 20132017 by the Administration for Children Families Department of Health Human Services DHHS to implement a demonstration project that promoted academic stability and success of foster youth in 6th thru 8th grade at risk for dropping out of school 2012 2014 by the U S Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OJJDP to investigation of the effectiveness of a developmental mentoring model as an intervention prevention strategy for juveniles of varying levels of risk among middle school youth 2011 2013 and Training and Evaluation of Preventing child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency through evidence based community education and intervention 2007 2009 and by the U S Children s Bureau to implement and evaluate the strengthening marital relationships and post adoption services through community of care teams 20062011 RESEARCH INTERESTS Trauma informed care interventions and evidence based practices Child welfare education training and evaluation Child and family functioning and wellbeing Implementation of evidence based practices in community settings 54
Antle B Barbee A P Sar B K Sullian D J Tarter K 2019 Exploring Relational and Parental Factors for Permanency Outcomes of Children in Care Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 1 16 DOI 10 1177 1044389419881280 Sar B K Antle B F Bledsoe L K Barbee A P Van Zyl M A 2010 The importance of expanding home visitation services to strengthen family relationships to benefit children Children Youth Services Review vol 32 2 198 205 Sayre M M Sar B K 2016 Social Justice in the Social Work Classroom Applying a Professional Value to Social Work Education Social Work Education The International Journal p 1 13 DOI 10 1080 02615479 2015 1058353 Antle B F Frey S E Sar B K Barbee A P van Zyl M A 2010 Training the child welfare workforce in healthy couple relationships An examination of attitudes and outcomes Children and Youth Services Review 32 issue 2 p 223 230 Barbee A P Antle B L Christensen D N Archuleta A J Sar B K Karam E van Zyl M A Cunningham M R Borders K 2015 Enhancement of Reducing the Risk for the 21st Century Improvement to a Curriculum Developed to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and STIs American Journal of Sexuality Education 10 40 69 Antle B F Sar B K Christensen D N Ellers F S Karam E A Barbee A P Van Zyl M A 2013 The impact of Within My Reach relationship training on relationship skills and outcomes for low income individuals Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Langley C Barbee A P Antle B Christensen D N Archuleta A J Sar B K Karam E van Zyl M A Cunningham M R Borders K 2015 Enhancement of Reducing the Risk for the 21st Century Improvement to a Curriculum Developed to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and STIs American Journal of Sexuality Education 10 1 40 69 Sar B K 2013 Learning transfer in action A pilot study of healthy relationship education for adoptive couples Training and Development in Human Services 7 42 56 Antle B F Sar B K Christensen D N Ellers F S Karam E A Barbee A P Van Zyl M A 2013 The impact of Within My Reach relationship training on relationship skills and outcomes for low income individuals Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Sar B K Antle B F Bledsoe L K 2012 Enhancing the professional development of the child welfare workforce Does the training method matter Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education vol 15 no 2 Antle B F Karam E Christensen D N Barbee A P Sar B K 2012 An Evaluation of Healthy Relationship Education to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Journal of Family Social Work 14 1 21 Antle B F Karam E A Christensen D N Barbee A P Sar B K 2011 The Effectiveness of Healthy Relationship Education to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Journal of Family Social Work 14 5 387 406 Bledsoe L K Sar B K 2011 Intimate Partner Violence Control Scale Development and Initial Testing Journal of Family Violence Volume 26 Issue 3 Page 171 184 Barney R J Buckingham S L Friedrich J M Johnson L M Robinson M A Sar B K 2010 The President s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief PEPFAR A social work ethical analysis and recommendations Journal of Sociology Social Welfare 37 1 9 22 Yankeelov P Sar B K Antle B F 2010 From Producing to Consuming Research Incorporating Evidence Based Practice into Advanced Research Courses in a Master of Social Work Program Journal of Teaching in Social Work 30 4 367 384 Farley A J Dennis Feaster D Schapmire T J D Ambrosio J G Bruce L E Oak C S Sar B K 2009 The Challenges of Implementing Evidence Based Practice Ethical Considerations in Practice Education Policy and Research Social Work Society vol 2 9 246 259 Sar B K Bledsoe L K Sullivan D J Weeks P L Fox S Barrett L H Wadlington K L 2008 Professionalizing the child welfare workforce Kentucky s Credit for Learning CFL initiative Journal of Public Child Welfare Vol 2 number 4 p 471 494 Sar B K Wulff D P Sullivan D J Weeks P L Wadlington K L 2008 A professional development model for increasing substance abuse and mental illness knowledge of the child welfare workforce Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education Winter no 3 p 13 20 Bledsoe L K Sar B K Barbee A 2006 Impact of coordinated Response to Intimate Partner Violence on Offender Accountability Journal of Aggression Maltreatment Trauma vol 13 1 109 129 Sar B K Wulff D P 2003 The Family Builders Approach Enhancing the wellbeing of children through family school partnerships Children Schools 25 4 241 251 55
Dr Schapmire serves on the faculty of the University of Louisville s School of Medicine and the Kent School of Social Work As a long time oncology and palliative care social worker She is co investigator on two Health Resources and Services Administration grants aimed at development of an interdisciplinary gerontology curriculum for learners in medicine nursing social work dentistry and pharmacy She is also a co investigator on a National Cancer Institute grant funding the development of training program for 160 health science educators to provide interprofessional education in oncology palliative care at 35 50 institutions across the nation This project aims to help students of the health sciences at these institutions learn the skills and knowledge essential for providing effective team based patientcentered palliative oncology care As a co investigator on the 7 5 Million Kentucky LEADS Collaborative she and her team are dedicated to reducing the burden of lung cancer in Kentucky and beyond through development evaluation and dissemination of novel community based interventions to promote provider education survivorship care and prevention and early detection Her past research includes a National Institutes of Health grant focused on development of an interdisciplinary oncology palliative care curriculum for schools of medicine social work nursing and chaplaincy residency programs and an American Cancer Society funded study of emotional distress in older adults with cancer RESEARCH INTERESTS Psychosocial care of cancer survivors and their families Gerontology Health disparities Palliative care Survivorship Inter professional education 56
Schapmire T J Head B A Nash W A Yankeelov P A Furman C D Wright B R Faul A C 2018 Overcoming barriers to interprofessional education in gerontology The Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults iCCOA Advances in Medical Education and Practice Middleton A Schapmire T Head B 2018 Sacred Work Reflections on the Professional and Personal Impact of an Interdisciplinary Palliative Oncology Clinical Experience by Social Work Learners Geriatrics 3 1 6 doi 10 3390 geriatrics3010006 Head B A Schapmire T J Zheng Y 2017 Telehealth in Palliative Care A Systematic Review of Patient Reported Outcomes Journal of Hospice Palliative Nursing 19 2 130 139 Schapmire T J Faul A C 2017 Depression Symptoms in Older Adults with Cancer A Multilevel Longitudinal Study Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 35 3 doi 10 1080 07347332 2017 1286698 PMID 28121244 Head B Chenault J Earnshaw L Pfeifer M Sawning S Schapmire T Shaw M A 2016 Improving medical graduates training in palliative care Advancing education and practice Advances in Medical Education and Practice doi 10 2147 AMEP S94550 PMID 26955298 Zheng Y Head B A Schapmire T J 2016 A systematic review of telehealth in palliative care Caregiver outcomes Telemedicine and E Health doi 10 1089 tmj 2015 0090 PMID 26360181 Head B A Schapmire T Earnshaw L Faul A Hermann C Jones C Pfeifer M 2015 Evaluation of an interdisciplinary curriculum teaching team based palliative care integration in oncology Journal of Cancer Education doi 10 1007 s13187 015 0799y PMID 25708910 Pfeifer M P Keeney C E Bumpous J Schapmire T J Studts J L Myers J Head B A 2015 Impact of a telehealth intervention on quality of life and symptom distress in patients with head and neck cancer Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology 14 21 doi 10 12788 jcso 0101 PMID 25839061 DOI 10 1080 15524256 2012 650672 PMID 22424383 Zabora J Buzaglo J Kennedy V Richards T Schapmire T Zebrack B Ghobrial I M 2014 Clinical perspective Linking psychosocial care to the disease continuum in patients with multiple myeloma Palliative Supportive Care 1 10 doi 10 1017 s1478951514000649 PMID 24959656 Head B A Schapmire T Hermann C Earnshaw L Faul A Jones C Pfeifer M 2014 The Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Care Education iCOPE Meeting the challenge of interprofessional education J Palliat Med 17 10 1107 1114 doi 10 1089 jpm 2014 0070 PMID 24972279 Head B A Schapmire T Faul A C 2013 Evaluation of the English Version of the End of Life Nursing Education Questionnaire Journal of Palliative Medicine doi 10 1089 jpm 2012 0596 PMID 23941565 Head B Schapmire T Keeney C Deck S Studts J Hermann C Pfeifer M 2012 Use of the Distress Thermometer to discern clinically relevant quality of life differences in women with breast cancer Quality of Life Research 21 2 215 223 doi 10 1007 s11136 011 9934 3 PMID 21626046 Keeney C E Hermann C P Head B A Schapmire T J Scharfenberger J 2012 Kentucky s Efforts to Reduce the Burden of Lung Cancer Are We Making Progress Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association Schapmire T J Head B A Faul A C 2012 Just give me hope The lived experiences of Medicaid patients with advanced cancer Journal Of Social Work In End Of Life Palliative Care 8 1 29 52 doi 57
The U S population of persons age 65 and older currently is 12 and expected to grow to 20 by 2030 Approximately 7 9 of Kentucky elders will have a stay in a nursing facility annually Over 23 000 persons reside in long term care facilities LTC in Kentucky on any given day Until 2008 there were no user friendly models for Long Term Care preparedness planning Since that time we have created training and planning resources for the state s 289 LTC facilities Additionally our research focuses on the diffusion of innovation in LTC disaster preparedness to protect from and respond to disasters that affect one of our most vulnerable populations We have brought LTC together with regional healthcare coalitions disaster response agencies and supported an infrastructure across Kentucky capable of responding to local regional or statewide disasters We also have created innovative training models in LTC quality of care and quality of life for LTC managers staff regulators and partners such as the KY LTC Ombudsman Program Quality Improvement Organizations and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and engaged LTC state associations in joint planning for person centered care initiatives National partnerships include the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services FEMA and multiple state regulatory entities Training contracts include the KY Department for Public Health State Survey Agencies in Kentucky and five additional states in the Southeast RESEARCH INTERESTS Aging Long term care quality of care and quality of life Emergency preparedness for long term care facilities Alzheimer s Disease Innovation in the delivery of training content to long term care and their stakeholders 58
Shiels E Editor 2017 Kentucky LTC Emergency Preparedness Manual Contributors Gillis R Jester D Forsting A S Barber R Johnson A Lockridge D Justice J Veno T and Bartlett R College of Public Health University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work Kentucky Cabinet for Health Family Services Kentucky Department for Public Health U of L Vulnerable Populations FY 16 17 Grant PO2 728 160000 5053 1 Shiels E Editor 2016 Kentucky Emergency Preparedness Manual for HUD Funded Senior Housing Contributors HUD Louisville Field Office LeadingAge KY Christian Health Centers the Kentucky Housing Corporation and the KY Chapter of the American Red Cross University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Kentucky Department for Public Health U of L Vulnerable Populations FY 16 17 Grant PO2 728 160000 5053 1 Shiels E Johnson A 2014 Kentucky Long Term Care Evacuation Transportation Assessment Tool College of Public Health University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Kentucky Department for Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Aging Training Grant 2014 2015 PO2 728 1400005808 1 Shiels E Johnson A 2014 Kentucky Long Term Care Medical Surge Receiving Plan College of Public Health University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Kentucky Department for Public Health 2013 2014 Emergency Preparedness for Aging Training Grant PON2 728 1200002645 3 59
Dr Sterrett Hong s program of research seeks to highlight ways to decrease health disparities affecting marginalized youth Her scholarship sits at the intersections of youth health and development interpersonal relationships and implementation science One main area of Dr Sterrett Hong s research examines the influence of intergenerational relationships and ecological contexts on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents young adults For example she has co authored empirical research articles on associations between improvements in romantic relationship oriented behaviors and youth psychological functioning and on family and extended family protective factors from community violence among low income youth In addition Dr Sterrett Hong has conducted multiple studies related to the role of social networks in the mental and sexual health of young sexual minority men of color including a recent photovoice based needs and strengths assessment conducted through a partnership with members of the LGBT people of color performance communities e g Drag and House Ball scenes in Louisville Dr Sterrett Hong s second area of research is related to the implementation of evidence based treatments She has coauthored papers and given presentations on the process and cost effectiveness of family therapy interventions in child welfare and mental health systems She also has helped conduct studies on the implementation of evidence based treatments in mentoring as well as in substance abuse treatment programs RESEARCH INTERESTS Social networks Intergenerational relationships Ethnic minority youth and young adults LGBTQ youth and young adults Implementation science 60
Sterrett Hong E Kincaid C Hardaway C R Adams M Jones D J in press Individual and family level correlates of socioemotional functioning among African American youth from single mother homes A compensatory resilience model Journal of Family Issues Sterrett Hong E Birkett M Kuhns L Zhang D Mustanski B in press Closeness to non parental adults in social networks is associated with reduced substance use among young men who have sex with men Journal of Homosexuality Sterrett Hong E Antle B Nalley B Adams M 2018 Changes in couple relationship dynamics among low income parents in a relationship education program are associated with decreases in their children s mental health symptoms Children 5 114 Karam E Sterrett E Kiaer L 2017 The integration of family and group therapy as an alternative to juvenile incarceration A quasi experimental evaluation using Parenting with Love and Limits PLL Family Process Sterrett Hong E Karam E Kiaer L 2017 Statewide implementation of Parenting with Love and Limits among youth with coexisting internalizing and externalizing functional impairments reduces return to service rates and treatment cost Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 44 792 809 Arnold E Sterrett E Jonas A Pollack L 2016 HIV related social support and social support network structures are related to sexual risk behavior and delayed testing in the San Francisco Bay Area House Ball Community Global Public Health 11 1 15 Hardaway C Sterrett E Larkby C A Cornelius M D 2016 Family resources as protective factors for low income youth exposed to community violence Journal of Youth and Adolescence 45 1309 1322 Sterrett E Birkett M Kuhns L Mustanski B 2015 Nonparental adults in the social and risk behavior networks of sexual minority male youth Children and Youth Services Review 55 6270 Sterrett E Kincaid C Ness E Gonzalez M McKee L Jones D J 2015 Youth functioning in the coparenting context A mixed methods study of African American single mother families Journal of Child and Family Studies 24 455 469 Cuellar J Jones D Sterrett E 2015 Parenting in context A review examining the association between neighborhood and positive parenting Journal of Child and Family Studies 24 195 219 Jones V F Rowland M Young L Atwood K Thompson K Sterrett E Honaker S H Williams J E Johnson K Davis D W 2014 Stakeholder perspectives on barriers for healthy living for low income African American families Frontiers in Pediatrics 2 137 Sterrett E Dymnicki A Henry D Byck G Bolland J Mustanski B 2014 Predictors of co occurring risk behavior trajectories among economically disadvantaged African American youth Contextual and individual factors Journal of Adolescent Health 55 380 387 Mustanski B Byck G Dymnicki A Sterrett E Henry D Bolland J 2013 Trajectories of multiple health risk behaviors in a low income African American population Development and Psychopathology 25 1155 1169 Pipkin S Sterrett E Antle B Christensen D 2013 Washington State s adoption of a child welfare practice model An illustration of the Getting to Outcomes implementation framework Children and Youth Services Review 35 1923 1932 Sterrett E Williams J Thompson K Johnson K Bright M Karam E Jones V F 2013 An Exploratory Study of Two Parenting Styles and Family Health Behaviors American Journal of Health Behavior 37 458 468 Kincaid C Jones D J Sterrett E McKee L G 2012 A review of parenting and adolescent sexual behavior Gender as a moderator Clinical Psychology Review 32 177 188 Sterrett E Jones D J McKee L Kincaid C 2011 Supportive non parental adults and adolescent psychosocial functioning Using social support as a theoretical framework American Journal of Community Psychology 48 284 295 61
Dr Storer s research investigates primary prevention approaches to ameliorating adolescent dating abuse sexual assault and community violence particularly among vulnerable and socially underrepresented populations Her recent scholarship has documented the representation of dating violence in spaces intentionally marketed to youth including social media and young adult novels Her research agenda investigates how population level factors influence youth s meaning making processes regarding dating and domestic violence A significant focus of her work focuses on addressing the upstream and contextual determinants of dating violence and identifying pathways to support optimal adolescent development and well being Dr Storer s recent investigation of the feminist based hashtags WhyIStayed and MeToo illustrates the potential for social media sites to facilitate the development of a virtual commons that centers center the voices and experiences of underrepresented populations and function as viable tools to influence public perception regarding gender based violence Further through her community based collaboration with African American youth in the urban South Dr Storer has raised the importance of identifying the community level and situational factors that contextualize teen s conceptualizations of and responses to violence in their social environments RESEARCH INTERESTS Primary prevention of adolescent dating abuse Digital technologies social media Social determinants of health frameworks Low opportunity and vulnerable youth Qualitative analysis of big data 62
Storer H L McCleary J Pepin E Stallings in press That s why I stay to myself Socially disconnected youth s meaningmaking processes of self isolation Clinical Social Work Journal Special Edition juried Storer H L Talan A Swiatlo A M Kendall C Seal D Madkour A in press You soak it up like a sponge Urban African American teens perceptions of the determinants of dating violence perpetration and victimization City Community Rodriquez M Storer H in press A computational social science perspective on qualitative data exploration Using topic models for the descriptive analysis of social media data Journal of Technology in Human Services Tolman R Casey E Allen C Carlson J Leek C Storer H L 2019 A global exploratory analysis of men participating in gender based violence prevention Journal of Interpersonal Violence 34 16 3438 3465 Storer H L Talan A Swiatlo A LeSar K Br oussar d M Kendall C Seal D Madkour A 2019 Context Matters Factors that influence African American teens definitions of dating violence Psychology of Violence 10 1 79 90 DOI 10 1037 vio000232 Storer H L Talan A Swiatlo A LeSar K Broussard M Kendall C Seal D Madkour A in press Context Matters Factors that influence African American teens definitions of dating violence Psychology of Violence Storer H L Rodrigruez M Franklin R 2018 Leaving was a process not an event The lived experience of Intimate Partner Violence in 140 characters Journal of Interpersonal Violence Advance online publication DOI 10 1177 0886260516670181 Fleckman J M Taylor C A Storer H L Andrinopoulous K Weil L E Rubin Miller L Theall K P 2018 Breaking the mold Socio ecologic factors to influence the development of non harsh parenting strategies to reduce risk for child physical abuse Children and Youth Services Review Advance online publication DOI 10 1016 j childyouth 2018 10 019 Casey E Storer H L Herrenkohl T 2018 Mapping a continuum of adolescent helping and bystander behavior within the context of dating violence and bullying American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 88 3 335 345 Casey E Lindhorst T Storer H 2017 Adolescent bystander behavior in the context of bullying and teen dating violence Operationalizing an integrated theory Psychology of Violence 7 1 33 44 Storer H L 2017 A year of bad choices A postfeminist retelling of dating and domestic violence Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work 32 3 292 307 Storer H Casey E Herrenkohl T 2017 Developing whole school bystander interventions The role of school settings in influencing adolescents responses to dating violence and bullying Children Youth Services Review 74 87 95 Carlson J Allen C T Leek C Storer H Casey E Tolman R 2017 The nature of events aimed at engaging men to eliminate gender based violence Global Journal of Social Work 4 2 91 103 Casey E Tolman R Carlson J Allen C T Storer H 2017 What motivates men s involvement in gender based violence prevention Latent class profiles and correlates in an international sample of men Men Masculinities 20 3 294 316 Storer H L Strohl K 2016 A primer for preventing teen dating violence The representation of teen dating violence in young adult literature and its implications for prevention Violence Against Women 23 14 1730 1751 Storer H L Casey E A Carlson J M Tolman R M Edleson J L 2016 Primary prevention is A global perspective on how organizations engaging men in preventing gender based violence conceptualize and operationalize their work Violence Against Women 22 2 249 68 Storer H Casey E 2016 The bystander approach A literature review Trauma Violence Abuse 17 3 256 69 Prince D Adrian M Storer H L Thompson K Vander Steop A 2015 Using a mixed methods approach to elicit explanations for changes in patterns of self reported drinking behavior from early adolescence through young adulthood Journal of Social Work Research 39 94 106 Storer H L Barkan S E Stenhouse L L Mallillin A Eichenlaub C Haggerty K P 2014 In search of connection The foster youth and caregiver relationship Children and Youth Services Review 42 7 110 117 63
Dr Winters research focuses attention on the relative effectiveness of different types of services provided through behavioral health juvenile justice and child welfare systems to children and adolescents involved in these systems His overarching question is what works under which circumstances Dr Winters research is grounded in equity and social justice Equity issues within child serving systems are well known with youth of color being disproportionately represented in child welfare and juvenile justice but at times lacking equal access to publicly funded services Dr Winters research agenda addresses this problem by focusing attention on services for marginalized youth through identification of gaps in service delivery and trends with regard to effective services Currently Dr Winters is part of two research teams disseminating findings from studies conducted in child welfare Project SAFESPACE funded by a Children s Bureau grant is a collaborative study with child welfare and the behavioral health community to address the behavioral health needs of youth who enter out of home care The second study focuses on improving child behavior using task shifting to implement Multiple Family Groups in a child welfare setting and delivered by child welfare workers and was funded through an NIH R21 grant Dr Winters is the PI on a seed grant titled The Louisville youth development workers needs assessment project which is exploring the challenges and needs of youth development workers and will construct a theoretical framework for working with youth development workers The Research team will utilize the data from this project to support a grant proposal to the National Institute of Health NIH Community Partnerships to Advance Research RESEARCH INTERESTS Youth and families Child serving systems Services and service equity for youth Social emotional development Dissemination and implementation 64
Winters A M Collins Camargo C Antle B Verbist A in press Implementation of system wide change in child welfare and behavioral health The role of capacity collaboration and readiness for change Children and Youth Services Review doi 10 1016 j childyouth 2019 104580 Gopalan G Hooley C Winters A Stephens T 2019 Perceptions among child welfare staff when implementing a child mental health intervention to be implemented in child welfare services American Journal of Community Psychology doi 10 1002 ajcp 12309 Afkinich J L Winters A M Gopalan G Bright C L 2018 Absorptive capacity in child welfare Measurement challenges and strategies Journal of Public Child Welfare doi 10 1080 15548732 2018 1508536 Encyclopedia entries Reports Bright C L Winters A M 2017 Gender juvenile justice The court In C Schreck Ed Encyclopedia of juvenile delinquency and justice Hoboken NJ Wiley DOI 10 1002 9781118524275 Bright C L Betsinger S Farrell J Winters A Dutrow D Lee B R Afkinich J 2015 Youth outcomes following Family Centered Treatment in Maryland Baltimore MD University of Maryland School of Social Work Winters A M Bright C L 2017 Representativeness of outcomes for youth following YVLifeset services University of Maryland School of Social Work Gopalan G Bornheimer L A Acri M O Brien K H Winters A Chacko A McKay M 2018 Multiple family group service delivery model to reduce child disruptive behavior disorders Impact on caregiver stress and depressive symptoms Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 26 3 182 192 doi 10 1177 1063426617717721 Bright C L Farrell J Winters A M Betsinger S Lee B R 2017 Family centered treatment juvenile justice and the grand challenge of smart decarceration Research in Social Work Practice 28 5 638 645 doi 10 1177 1049731517730127 65
Dr Pamela Yankeelov s scholarly pursuits have primarily focused on program evaluation specifically in the areas of health care for older adults child welfare post divorce education programs and student academic outcomes Recently her research is focused on new health care delivery strategies for older adults living with chronic disease in rural areas In the US 25 of older adults 65 years live with diabetes National Diabetes Statistics Report 2017 66 of older adults are diagnosed with multiple chronic conditions and 95 of the health care costs for older adults is for chronic diseases CDC 2013 By 2030 it is expected that 1 in 5 Americans will be an older adult U S Census Bureau 2014 Yankeelov views chronic diseases like diabetes as public health problems which require innovative individual clinical and population based system approaches supported by academic initiatives for the management and prevention of complications Her research aims to honor the vulnerable older adult population by giving voice to their needs and solutions through the use of participatory action research oriented methodologies She also studies patient outcomes associated with innovative interdisciplinary primary care person centered coordinated care solutions which address the social psychological and biological determinants of the older adults health RESEARCH INTERESTS Older adults Health disparities Social determinants of health Chronic disease management Care coordination 66
Schapmire T J Head B A Nash W A Yankeelov P A Furman C D Wright R B Gopalraj R Gordon B Black K P Jones C Hall Faul M Faul A C in press Overcoming Barriers to Interprofessional Education The Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults iCCOA Advances in Medical Education and Practice Yankeelov P A Faul A C D Ambrosio J G Gordon B A McGeeney T 2018 Using world caf s to create healthier communities for older adults living with diabetes in rural areas Health Promotion Practice Vol 20 2 pp 223 230 DOI 10 1177 1524839918760558 Faul A Yankeelov P A D Ambrosio J 2017 Chapter 10 Care Coordination to Improve Health Care Delivery to Older Adults and Vulnerable Populations Population Health Management Policy Technology and Innovation 2nd Edition Cotton S Faul A Yankeelov P A Spring 2016 Comparison of student characteristics and outcomes between an online and oncampus MSSW program Advances in Social Work 7 1 Moore S E Golder S Sterrett E Faul A C Yankeelov P A Mathis L Barbee A P 2015 Social work online education A Model for getting started and staying connected Journal of Social Work Education 51 3 505 518 Faul A C Yankeelov P A McCord L A 2015 Inequitable access to health services for older adults Potential solutions on a state level Journal of Aging and Policy 27 1 63 86 Faul A Lawson T Yankeelov P A 2010 Demographic shift in population trends The reaction of one school of social work to the age wave Hungarian Gerontology 1 2 43 59 Yankeelov P A Sar B K Antle B 2010 From producing to consuming research Incorporating evidence based practice to advanced research course in a master of social work program Journal of Teaching in Social Work 30 4 367 384 Antle B F Barbee A P Bledsoe L K Yankeelov P A 2010 A qualitative evaluation of Kentucky s domestic violence mandatory reporting law Effect on Victims and their children Journal of Family Social Work 13 1 56 73 Barbee A P Yankeelov P A Antle B F Fox S Harmon D Evans S Black P in press The importance of training reinforcement in child welfare Kentucky s Field Training Specialist model Child Welfare Rowan N L Gillette P Faul A C Yankeelov P A Borders K W Deck S Nicholas L Wiegand M 2009 Innovative interdisciplinary training in and delivery of evidence based geriatric services Creating a bridge with social work and physical therapy Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 30 3 187 204 Yankeelov P A Barbee A P Sullivan D Antle B L 2009 Individual and organizational factors in job retention in Kentucky s child welfare agency Children and Youth Services Review 31 547554 Yankeelov P A Faul A C D Ambrosio J Collins W Gordon B 2013 Another day in paradise A photovoice journey of rural older adults living with diabetes Journal of Applied Gerontology 34 2 199 218 Brown J H Bledsoe L K Yankeelov P A Christensen D N Rowan N L Cambron M 2009 PACT A Collaborative team model for treating high conflict families in family court The Juvenile and Family Court Journal 60 2 49 67 Gellman C Faul A C Yankeelov P A 2013 Intervention research with minority older adults Challenges encountered solutions enacted and implication for future work Journal of Applied Gerontology 32 2 207 225 Faul A C Yankeelov P A Rowan N L Gillette P Nicholas L Borders K W Deck S Pariser D Wiegand M 2009 Impact of geriatric assessment and self management support on community dwelling older adults with chronic illnesses Journal of Gerontological Social Work 52 230 249 Miller J Faul A C D Ambrosio J Yankeelov P A 2012 Strength in process Using concept mapping to inform community coalition development Journal of Community Practice 20 4 432456 Antle B L Barbee A P Sullivan D J Yankeelov P A Johnson L 2007 The relationship between domestic violence and child neglect Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 7 4 364 382 67
Since 2004 Dr Yingling has worked with children with autism spectrum disorder ASD and their families in home community and university based settings Informed by this work she is dedicated to improving individual and family outcomes by evaluating and enhancing access to treatment for children with ASD In her most recent work Dr Yingling has documented an association between children s enrollment in state early intervention programs for children younger than three years old and the age of ASD diagnosis children who enroll in early intervention may be diagnosed approximately two years earlier than children who do not Her work on Medicaid funded behavioral treatment and demonstrates a substantial time lag between diagnosis and onset of early intensive behavioral intervention EIBI as well as underutilization of EIBI It also points to racial ethnic and neighborhood inequities in the age of specialized treatment receipt and EIBI utilization trajectories and highlights parents perceived challenges to utilization of EIBI e g competing time demands of school and other therapies These studies suggest that despite improvements in health coverage of treatment for ASD through Medicaid and state insurance mandates access and utilization remain imperfect At minimum underutilization serves as a red flag to Medicaid administrators that large scale implementation of EIBI may require an investment of time and resources in areas other than direct provision such as parent education provider recruitment strategies and intersystem collaboration between schools and health providers Further research is warranted to identify barriers to treatment access and utilization and the underlying factors that contribute to inequities To this end Dr Yingling is leading a study to examine geographic access to Board Certified Behavior Analysts at the county level among children with ASD in the United States Preliminary results indicate very uneven county level variation in geographic access and highlight specific geographic areas in which access is exceptionally high and low RESEARCH INTERESTS Autism spectrum disorder Early intervention Developmental disorders Health care inequities Health services research 68
Yingling M E 2019 Participation in Part C early intervention One key to an earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder The Journal of Pediatrics 215 238 243 Yingling M E Bell B A Hock R M 2019 Comparing Neighborhoods of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Medicaid Waiver Program and a State Population 2007 2015 Psychiatric Services 70 11 1034 1039 Yingling M E Bell B A 2019 Underutilization of early intensive behavioral intervention among 3 year old children with autism spectrum disorder Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49 7 2956 2964 Yingling M E Bell B A Hock R M 2019 Treatment utilization trajectories among children with autism spectrum disorder Differences by race ethnicity and neighborhood Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1 11 Advance online publication doi 10 1007 s10803 019 03896 3 Yingling M E Bell B A 2018 Racial ethnic and neighborhood inequities in age of treatment receipt among a national sample of children with autism spectrum disorder Autism International Journal of Research and Practice Advance online publication doi 10 1177 13623613187918161 Yingling M E Hock R M Cohen A McCaslin E 2018 Perceived challenges to treatment utilization in a publicly funded behavioral intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorder International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 64 45 272 282 doi org 10 1080 20473869 2017 1324352 Abraham A Andrews C M Yingling M E Shannon J 2018 Geographic disparities in availability of opioid use disorder treatment for Medicaid enrollees Health Services Research 58 1 389404 53 1 389 404 doi 10 1111 1475 6773 12686 Yingling M E Bell B E 2016 The role of parental involvement in trajectories of aggression in children from 24 months to PreKindergarten using growth curve models Children and Youth Services Review 67 270 276 doi 10 1016 j childyouth 2016 01 019 Yingling M E 2016 The Mother State and her weaker children Social work and the institutionalization of the Feeble minded Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work 31 4 504 519 doi 10 1177 0886109915604896 Hock R M Yingling M E Kinsman A 2015 A parentinformed framework of treatment engagement in group based interventions Journal of Child and Family Studies 24 11 3372 3382 doi 10 1007 s10826 015 0139 1 Yingling M E Hock R M Bell B A 2018 Time lag between diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and onset of publicly funded EIBI Do race ethnicity and neighborhood matter Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 48 2 561 571 doi 10 1007 s10803 017 3354 3 69
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Table of Contents CURRENT RESEARCH AND PROJECTS Center for Family and Community Well Being 73 Caregiver Stress in Cancer Survivorship Meaning Making and Coping 77 Child Welfare Training Assessment 78 Family Support Training Assessment 79 Kentucky Sexual Risk Avoidance Education 80 Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Development 81 DCBS Screening and Assessment Project 82 Project SAFESPACE 83 Mixed Methods Study of Organizational Supports 84 Behavioral Health Workforce and Training Program 85 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation 86 Behavioral Health Workforce and Training Program 85 Efficacy of First Step next and homeBase for Tertiary Level Students 87 Preschool First Step Next An Efficacy Replication Study 88 Motivational Interviewing Skills for Coaches 89 Parental Expressed Emotion and Suicide Related Disclosure in Suicidal Adolescents 90 Kentucky Opioid Response Effort 91 Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams Expansion 92 Building the Capacity of Kentucky s Rural Health Care Clinics 93 CareSTEPS 94 Role Assessment of Pediatric Oncology Palliative Social Workers 95 Project PIVOT Prevention and Intervention of Victims of Trafficking 96 Creating a Trauma Resilient Community in Louisville Kentucky 97 Culture of Care among African American Caregivers 98 Dementia Care in Kentucky 99 Public Child Welfare Certification Program 100 4 Your Child 101 March of Dimes 102 Older Adults in Kentucky 103 71
Table of Contents Dementia and Physical Disablement Processes among Aging Latinos 104 The Survivors of Torture Recovery Center STRC 105 The Center for Promoting Recovery and Resilience CPRR 106 Credit for Learning 107 Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Allied Professionals 108 Quality Improvement Initiative Using Clinical Practice Guidelines 109 Kentucky Department for Public Health Emergency Preparedness 110 Child Welfare University Training Consortium 111 Informal Mentors and HIV Engagement among Young Minority Men 112 Louisville Youth Development Workers Needs Assessment Project 113 UNIVERSITY WIDE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 114 Dissemination of Computer Assisted Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression 115 Transforming Learning Communities A Multiyear Project Supporting Teachers 116 African American Older Adults Living with HIV 116 The Feasibility of a Ball Drag Show to Recruit LGBT People of Color 117 Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination 117 Improving the Educational Outcomes of Homeless Youth 117 LGBTQ Adolescent Health in Louisville 118 Project STAAR 118 Elucidating the Stories of Wellbeing among the West Louisville Community 119 Institute for Sustainable Health and Optimal Aging 120 University of Louisville Program in Metagenomics and Health 121 University of Louisville Human Trafficking Research Initiative 122 Psychosocial Oncology Palliative Care and Interprofessional Education Research 123 72
The following summarizes the progress toward revitalization and accomplishments of the Center for Family and Community Well Being CFCWB over the past year under the leadership of Dr Becky Antle and with the support of the Kent School of Social Work A major emphasis of the revitalization efforts has been clarification of the Center s mission and core activities A second emphasis has been engagement of affiliated faculty and community partners in alignment with the University s priorities of collaboration and community engagement As the following list of accomplishments with supporting documents demonstrate the Center has made significant progress toward revitalization and establishment of its presence and potential contributions to the University and community at large MISSION STATEMENT AND CORE ACTIVITIES The Center for Family and Community Well Being CFCW advances the well being of vulnerable populations through the development and dissemination of evidence based practices technology driven innovations and research to address complex social problems such as violence and trauma poverty injustice and disparities in health and mental health The Center offers a unique hub for the translation of research into practice and partnership into synergy The center will utilize the expertise of faculty from the Kent School of Social Work and partners throughout the University and community to achieve this mission through the following core activities by Sponsoring community symposiums and national conferences on key topics Providing professional development opportunities on evidence based practices and newly developed manualized treatment approaches Partnering with technology transfer to translate faculty research into technological tools for advancing the well being of vulnerable populations Conducting direct service delivery of manualized programs to vulnerable populations Offering program evaluation and grant development for community partners Engaging in rigorous research on the needs of and interventions for vulnerable populations by Center Faculty Disseminating practice policy and research briefs to inform and promote best practices for family and community well being The Center continues to seek extramural funding through federal and foundation grants state and local contracts and well as corporate sponsorship to support these core activities 73
INFRASTRUCTURE In order to execute the major initiatives of the Center there was a need to develop an infrastructure to support these efforts and help to establish the Center s presence and identity The following have been accomplished in this area CFCWB has worked to establish an infrastructure of staff students space policies and procedures web site www louisville edu cfcwb social media presence https www facebook com CenterforFamilyandCommunityWellBeing advisory board partnerships with Kent Continuing Education and the CFT Program marketing materials products and consulting contractual approaches that have already begun to establish a presence and impact on the community CFCWB has worked with Kent and University of Louisville financial staff to begin the process of establishing the Center as its own service center which will enable the Center to contract directly with agencies and partners who want to utilize Center services RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION One of the core activities of the Center is to conduct research and program evaluation in partnership with faculty collaborators and community partners There were a number of engagement efforts to encourage collaboration and involvement of faculty in the Center s work including establishment of levels of faculty affiliation with associated benefits for grant writing and project participation as well as clear processes for Center designation for grant submissions In addition marketing materials were developed and through community referrals and networking a number of community agency program evaluation contracts were secured There were over a dozen grants and contracts submitted in FY18 that were designated as Center affiliated and were led by numerous PIs from the Kent School Four of these were successful awarded most of the remaining grants are awaiting award decisions Additional reporting on successful grant partnerships will be reported following these award notifications Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky PCAK offers a range of services to vulnerable families and children PCAK has negotiated a contract with the CFCWB to do the following 1 Review of existing data analysis and reports 2 Advanced analytics and addition al report development 3 Training of PCAK staff in data analysis and reporting Key Assets offers a residential therapeutic and support services to special needs children in out of home care Key Assets has negotiated a contact with the CFCWB to do the following 1 Operationalization of outcome measures and data collection methods 2 Analysis of outcome data and reporting for various audiences and 3 Administrative oversight advanced analytics and collaborative research development Maryhurst offers a variety of therapeutic services to at risk girls in residential and outpatient settings Maryhurst has a contract with the CFCWB to assist with logic model planning and outcome data identification data integration and analysis of standardized assessment data from the state system conducting an agency wide assessment of trauma informed care collecting data on the effectiveness and funding needs of an intensive outpatient approach and assistance with postdischarge data collection 74
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION continued Recovery Court Recovery Court offers a comprehensive case management approach for parents with substance use issues whose children have DCBS involvement The goal is to support the recovery of parents in order to avoid termination of parental rights when possible and appropriate This contract with the CFCWB will 1 operationalize outcome measures and data collection methods CFCWB will work with Recovery Court to confirm or modify these outcome measures as needed as well as to determine specific methods to be used to collect these data elements This will include training of staff in data collection putting measures on line if applicable and developing data collection manuals 2 Manage data collection processes with data elements coming from multiple sources different providers agencies administrative data chart file review etc This will also serve to monitor fidelity of data collection 3 Analyze outcome data and produce reports for various audiences Cedar Lake Cedar Lake offers a range of services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and expressed a need to collect data on national core indicators for quality of care for agencies serving this target population This contract with the CFCWB will 1 Develop survey interview guide to collect data on national core indicators 2 Provide training in data collection procedures and 3 Analyze and report the data from the survey interview process Provost Psychoeducation Project The Center received a Provost grant in partnership with UofL Counseling Center to provide psychoeducational groups in key areas of needs for student mental health including depression anxiety trauma and relationship issues These groups will serve as a diversion option for those on the waiting list or those not needing traditional counseling services On Line Student Mental Health Needs Request to develop psychoeducational interventions in an online format to meet the mental health needs of on line students at USF Seeking foundation funding to support this initiative Dibble Institute The Center has a grant to evaluate the Mind Matters psychoeducational curriculum on trauma and resiliency skills for at risk youth in partnership with several community based organizations Through this grant 200 at risk youth will be randomized to Mind Matters or a waiting list control group and then participate in a longitudinal evaluation of trauma symptoms Legal Aid The Center has entered into a contract with Legal Aid to conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment of the legal needs of the target population in Jefferson and the surrounding seven counties This needs assessment effort will include 1 Focus groups and key informant interviews with the Advisory Board and providers 2 Survey of current clients 3 Survey of members of the community that are not currently utilizing services Barriers to Health Behaviors Research Center conducting pilot research focus groups to explore barriers to participation in a health behaviors intervention among rural patients for a grant on presurgical health behaviors in oncology that will include motivational interviewing and rural engagement strategies Safety Training Working with faculty and community partners who have developed a human trafficking curriculum for students to identify a funding source to support the manualization and evaluation of this curriculum 75
TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES CFCWB hosted a symposium with Dr Scott Sells in partnership with Kent and the CFT Program attended by 18 child welfare social work and family therapy professionals from the community CFCWB hosted a symposium with Dr Dominique Roe Sepowitz on human trafficking attended by 46 state leaders and professionals from various disciplines and an intensive training in the STAR approach for human trafficking attended by 22 providers to victims of human trafficking CFCWB has planned another symposium with Dr Meghan Novisky on conducting research with prison populations CFCWB has provided educational training opportunities in program evaluation and educational interventions to 12 master s 1 independent MSSW study student and 11 CFT students and 2 doctoral students and has established a macro level field practicum opportunity with our first student placed this year Additional outreach to doctoral students will be provided this semester with an opportunity for second year students be connect with Center evaluation projects for their research class projects PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CFCWB has partnered with leading suicidologist and Kent faculty member Dr Laura Frey to develop a new evidence informed training curriculum on family navigation of suicide risk called NAVIGATE This curriculum is the culmination of much of Dr Frey s research clinical expertise and theoretical work in this important area and will be offered to professionals as a three day training with certification as a NAVIGATE provider CFCWB has partnered with Dr Maurice Gattis and the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health to develop a web based resource directory for the LGBTQ community in Louisville This multi stage research driven resource development project has included a community needs assessment survey focus groups with clients parents providers and provider survey of LGBTQ supportive criteria CONCLUSION In summary the CFCWB s revitalization efforts over the past year have resulted in a new name branding and marketing establishment of a viable infrastructure and successful implementation of numerous strategies within the mission and core initiatives of the Center The Center is quickly becoming a hub for community engaged research in collaboration with numerous social service agencies as well as the development of high quality products and educational opportunities that extend the reach of the University The Center appreciates the opportunity to continue these revitalization efforts over the next year and plans to build on this past year s success by expanding our research educational and dissemination activities in these and new directions to promote community and family well being 76
Funding Source American Cancer Society Funding Period 7 01 2018 6 30 2020 Kent Team Georgia Anderson Karen Kayser Heehyul Moon Tara Schapmire A cancer diagnosis has a tremendous impact not only on the patient but the entire family social network Advances in early detection and targeted therapies have created opportunities for patients to live longer with cancer than in the past Cancer is a chronic condition that must be managed over the course of the lifetime Because of these advances addressing cancer survivorship for the entire family is an emerging component in psychosocial oncology care The purpose of my research is to examine how caregivers and patients make meaning out of the cancer experience specifically looking at women diagnosed with head and neck cancers and the impact on their relationships The intent is to use this information to design interventions that will be easily accessible and meet the needs of the patient and caregiver People with cancer should not face cancer alone and neither should their loved ones 77
Funding Source U S Department for Health Human Services Administration on Children Funding Period 2018 2019 2019 2020 annually since 1992 Team Partners Anita P Barbee Joyce Borders Katy Henry Patricia Smith Abstract The project began in 1992 as collaboration between the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Kent School s Dr Rod Barber The purpose of the assessment is to see if new workers veteran workers and supervisors are learning knowledge and skills in training and are then able to apply this learning in the workplace The Louisville Child Welfare Training Evaluation Model is used to examine the impact of worker trainer supervisor co worker and other workplace variables on workers willingness and ability to enjoy training learn during training transfer that knowledge to the field and positively affect outcomes for children in the areas of safety permanency and wellbeing Tests were originally administered in the classroom and participants completed them during the training Now pretests are on line Post tests are moving on line Main Findings We have consistently found throughout the years that new workers come in with some level of knowledge workers score an average of 71 on pre tests and leave training with a significant increase in knowledge workers score an average of 83 on post tests and that learning is enhanced when classroom training is spread out with on the job components in interim weeks Yankeelov Barbee Barber Fox 2000 Our research has found that supervisory support predicts learning training transfer and worker retention Antle Barbee van Zyl 2008 Antle Barbee van Zyl 2009 Barbee et al 2018 Barbee 2012 Barbee Martin 2013 Yankeelov Barbee Sullivan Antle 2009 78
Funding Source U S Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid flow through to Eastern Kentucky University Funding Period 2018 2019 2019 2020 funded annually since 1999 Kent School Team Anita Barbee Joyce Borders Jenny Taylor Patricia Smith Abstract The purpose of this project is to evaluate the training provided to family support workers within the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services The scope of work on this project has been to assist with curriculum development developing executing analyzing and reporting pre and post tests of training content and writing behavioral anchors that align with each curricula Trainees in Medicaid SNAP Kentucky Works are measured on their knowledge of the training content before and after training In addition a pre training questionnaire is completed that addresses several measures including gender race education length of employment geographic location rank position perceived job satisfaction learning readiness personality traits and supervisor and co worker support Main Findings We have consistently found throughout the years that workers come in with very little knowledge of this specialized field workers score an average of 50 on pre tests and leave training with a significant increase in knowledge workers score an average of 90 on post tests We found that there are significant relationships between the education level personality type and job satisfaction of workers and learning Sullivan Antle Barbee Egbert 2009 79
Kent School Team Anita Barbee Becky Antle Laura Frey Jennifer Middleton Bibhuti Sar Carol Frame Emily Hall Patricia Smith and Sam Cooper The Kentucky CHAMPS Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program builds on the work our team conducted with OAH funding from 2010 2016 delivering and testing the efficacy of a relationship focused teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Love Notes In order to achieve the SRAE goal to educate youth on how to voluntarily refrain from non marital sexual activity and prevent other youth risk behaviors the UL team is engaged in several key activities Our team has already enhanced messages in the Love Notes curriculum about self harm and alcohol and drugs and has add information about how to detect impending sexual coercion and human trafficking We have also written a version of the curriculum that is inclusive of LGBTQ youth LGBTQ youth reported that this is the first time they were exposed to a program that was made for them not just adapted We trained over 1000 youth during the grant period We have also trained 130 facilitators many of whom are embedded in 14 private child welfare juvenile justice community based organizations and schools in Jefferson and the surrounding counties in how to deliver Love Notes with fidelity to help us train youth now and to sustain the effort when the grant funding ended In all we plan to reach another 1 000 youth through school partners by the end of the 2020 school year In order to guarantee that youth are receiving Love Notes with fidelity we have given facilitators tools training technical assistance and CQI feedback so that they can execute the program with fidelity and in high doses to target youth The project is using performance measures to ensure high quality The final evaluation findings are being analyzed currently 80
Funding Source U S Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Children s Bureau Funding Period 2016 2021 Partners Kent School University of Nebraska Lincoln Center for Children Family and the Law University of Colorado Denver Kempe Center and the University of Tennessee Center for Behavioral Health the University of California Los Angeles Luskin School of Public Administration Kent School Team Anita Barbee Becky Antle Martin Hall Lesley Harris Andrew Winters Jenny Taylor Katy Henry and Lisa Purdy in collaboration with Michael Cunningham Department of Communication Abstract The Children s Bureau awarded 15 million to a consortium of five universities and three consulting firms for a Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development QIC WD in October 2016 The lead university with a focus on workforce interventions is the University of Nebraska Lincoln the lead on research and evaluation is the University of Louisville for about 2 million the lead on implementation is the University of Colorado Denver the lead on organizational culture and climate is the University of Tennessee and the lead on data visualization and data management is UCLA The QIC WD is conducting efficacy trials in 8 jurisdictions across the US to evaluate which workforce interventions work in reducing staff turnover and enhancing child and family outcomes in various settings In addition the QICWD will develop a catalog of workforce research and interventions in child welfare settings a workforce development framework and other tools to help child welfare agencies retain staff Currently the team is completing the needs assessments refining the interventions developing implementation plans and evaluation plans for the 8 site studies and two cross site studies 81
Funding Kentucky Department for Community Based Services Funding Period 2019 2020 Partners Advanced Metrics Systems Kent School Teams Drs Collins Camargo and Antle Lizzie Minton and Nathan Verbist Abstract The University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work maintains and manages a subcontract with Advanced Metrics System AMS to provide access to KIDnet for Kentucky Community Mental Health Centers CMHCs Private Child Caring Private Child Placing Agencies PCC PCPs and approved private providers to enter Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths data and CANS Assessment Re ports to be made available to DCBS workers in i TWIST The team works with DCBS officials as needed to assess and attempt to address the extent to which KIDnet is meeting their needs and negotiate with Advanced Metrics Systems KIDnet enhancements and customizations at the request of DCBS to the ex tent that funds are available The team serves as the liaison between AMS and DCBS to assess the extent to which KIDnet and its in terface with i TWIST is meeting their needs and works toward optimal functionality The team conducts CANS training for clinicians as needed and provides technical assistance and consultation to behavioral health clinicians and DCBS staff associated with the functional assessment process selection of evidence based treatments and incorporation of CANS results in to case planning and decision making The team reviews DCBS and KIDnet data to track provider agency compliance with completion of the CANS and work with DCBS staff and provider agencies to improve service delivery The team analyzes the data collected related to screening and assessment as well as relevant data in the DCBS management information system to provide results of use to the Department and other state agencies in understanding the experiences and needs of children in out of home care and the treatment modalities used with this population and assessing safety permanency and wellbeing outcomes for these children 82
Preliminary project evaluation results are very promising On a system level increased levels of interagency collaboration and readiness to provide trauma informed care have been observed over time In addition children receiving the SAFESPACE interventions have better permanency and well being outcomes as compared to children who did not during the same time frame 83
Emmeline Chuang Fielding School of Public Health University of California Los Angeles Crystal Collins Camargo Kent School of Social Work University of Louisville and Bowen McBeath School of Social Work Portland State University Background Effective use of research evidence by practitioners can reduce disparities in costs and quality of care and improve the outcomes experienced by vulnerable children and families Unfortunately despite significant resource investment research to practice gaps persist Organizational investment in supports such as technical infrastructure and linkage and exchange efforts may facilitate access to and use of different types of research evidence by frontline practitioners However the extent to which child welfare agencies currently invest in organizational supports or other formal strategies for promoting research evidence use is unknown Nor is there clarity as to the contextual and organizational factors associated with agency use of such supports Research Aims or Questions What organizational supports are private child welfare agencies using to facilitate research evidence use What are the contextual organizational and managerial factors affecting child welfare agency use of such supports How does the presence or absence of such supports affect use of research evidence by staff at multiple levels of the organization Research Methods Study activities will occur in two phases In Phase 1 quantitative survey data collected from managers of private child welfare agencies in six states identified organizational supports currently being used by private child welfare agencies and the contextual organizational and managerial factors associated with their use In Phase 2 data from Phase 1 was used to identify a purposive sample of 12 agencies for in depth case studies Key informant interviews supplemented by review of agency provided documents will provide insight into each agency s strategic priorities motivation for investing in organizational supports for evidence use and facilitators and barriers to doing so Semi structured interviews with managers and focus groups with frontline staff will clarify the specific ways in which identified supports affect use of research evidence by staff at different levels 84
Funding Period September 2017 September 2021 Kent Team Anna Faul Adrian Archuleta Samantha Cotton Joe D Ambrosio Lesley Harris Tom Lawson Katherine Linzy Tara Schapmire Emma Sterrett Hong and Pam Yankeelov in partnership with the Schools of Arts and Sciences Education Medicine and Nursing as a part of the Institute for Sustainable Health and Optimal Aging Abstract The goals and measurable objectives are Goal 1 To expand BH student placements to provide integrated BH PC services to VOAs as part of the Flourish Care Coordination Model Goal 2 To enhance the training in BH prevention and clinical interventions Goal 3 To enhance the service delivery of the Enhanced Flourish Model and Goal 4 To develop qualified graduates of which a 90 of the students successfully demonstrate competencies in delivering BH services as part of the Enhanced FM within the context of 12 transformed BH PC service oriented sites and b 75 of students who earned the Professional Certificate becoming employed within one year in BH positions in vulnerable rural areas with 30 providing integrated BH PC services RITN plans to impact employment possibilities by demonstrating the value of integrated BH PC by 1 building on 7 years of working relationships with the rural PC sites 2 using the Project ECHO system known for connecting remote health teams for education and consultation using casebased learning accompanied with CE hours 3 using telehealth to meet the needs of patients and 4 teaching the PCPs reimbursement models for integrated BH PC including co located and telehealth services with assistance from Qsource that have the potential to impact the clinical improvement activities and advancing care information categories of the MIPS score RITN will also infuse career development and job placement services throughout the curriculum in an effort to support students in their pursuit of integrated BC PC opportunities By recruiting diverse students training them using didactic and experiential methods to deliver BH interventions in new and expanded BH student placements while working to influence the employment landscape it is expected 104 new professionals will not only be prepared to deliver BH interventions to rural VOA and Hispanic populations in KY but will have opportunities to do so For more information see http www optimalaginginstitute org flourishinternship 85
Funding Period 2019 2020 Kent Team Andy Frey Kiersten Bills Laura Johnson Blake Skidmore and part time staff and students Abstract Dr Frey contracts annually with Jefferson County Public School s early childhood program to provide mental health consultation services The goals of these services are to 1 enhance awareness and understanding of mental health and social and emotional development 2 support positive social and emotional development of children through universal and targeted strategies and 3 assist in securing appropriate mental health services for children and families according to need 86
Funding Source US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences R32A150179 Funding Period 2016 2020 Kent Team Andy Frey Shantel Crosby Tara Korfhage Ally Miller Kiersten Curry Laura Johnson Blake Skidmore and part time staff and students Abstract The purpose of this project is to conduct a study to determine how potent the First Step Next and homeBase interventions are for improving social behavioral and academic outcomes to sup port learning and to identify the utility of the interventions and the degree to which they are feasible and practical for implementation in schools The research is being conducted in several school districts in Kentucky and Indiana First Step Next is a collaborative intervention program delivered by a behavioral coach and lasting approximately three months that is geared for regular classroom settings preschool through third grade and designed to help at risk children get off to the best start possible in their school careers homeBase is a home visitation intervention based on motivational interviewing designed to improve parenting skills We are employing a randomized 2 x 2 factorial design Specifically we will systematically vary the levels of two factors First Step Next factor 1 and homeBase factor 2 We will randomly assign 400 children to one of four experimental groups a First Step NEXT only b homeBase only c First Step NEXT plushomeBase and d usual care The aims for this study are to 1 examine the magnitude of immediate pre post effects for First Step NEXT only home Base only and First Step NEXT plushomeBase interventions 2 examine the maintenance of gains for the First Step NEXT only homeBase only and First Step NEXT plus homeBase interventions 3 examine mediators and moderators of student level intervention effects and the relationship among implementation measures and change parent and teacher outcomes and 4 identify facilitators and barriers to adoption implementation and sustainability of First Step NEXT and homeBase within and across schools Outcomes include teacher and parent reported measures of social skills and problem behaviors academic performance and parent motivation efficacy and competence 87
Funding Period 2015 2023 Kent Team Andy Frey Shantel Crosby Kiersten Bills Laura Johnson Tara Korfhage Blake Skidmore and part time staff and students Abstract The purpose of this project is to conduct a study to determine the effectiveness the First Step Next intervention is for improving social behavioral and academic outcomes to support learning in preschool settings The research is being conducted in Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville KY and in several Head Start programs in Oregon First Step Next is a collaborative intervention program delivered by a behavioral coach and lasting approximately three months that is geared for regular Head Start and Pre K classroom settings and designed to help at risk children get off to the best start possible in their school careers First Step Next includes a direct social skill instruction component and a classroom management component Sixteen preschool centers 8 in Oregon and 8 in Kentucky will be recruited to participate in each of three years One child from each classroom will be recruited to participate and centers will be randomly assigned to the First Step Next or business as usual comparison group Children from the First Step Next intervention group will also receive a booster in kindergarten Teachers in the centers randomized to the comparison condition will not receive any training and their students will receive business as usual services and instruction Teachers in the business as usual comparison condition will receive training in the First Step Next intervention and implementation support after post test data has been collected Outcomes include teacher and parent reported measures of social skills and problem behavior and direct assessments of student academic performance 88
Funding Source The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences U S Dept of Education through grant R324A150179 to the University of Louisville The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the US DOE Funding Period 2019 2023 Kent Team Terry Scott Andy Frey Shu Chen Tsai Blake Skidmore and part time staff and students Abstract The purpose of this project is to develop a training platform called Motivational Interviewing Skills for Coaches MISC to equip instructional support coaches with skills necessary to more effectively engage teachers in the coaching process improve teacher implementation of evidence based instructional engagement practices i e active teaching opportunities to respond positive and negative feedback and influence student outcomes academic engaged time and student disruptions The project consists of three phases During phase 1 formative development years 1 2 we will finalize the MISC prototype and engage in three iterative rounds of implementation data collection and intervention development with approximately 24 instructional coaches and 2 teachers and children per coach During phase 2 pilot study we will assess the feasibility and social validity of the MISC and formally assess the mechanisms of our logic model via an underpowered randomized controlled trial N 40 designed to isolate effects of the MISC beyond that of coaching best practice procedures alone In phase 3 dissemination year 4 we will disseminate study findings to key stakeholders and offer the MISC to coaches who participated in the comparison group during the pilot study 89
Funding Source American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Funding Period October 2018 September 2020 Kent School Team Laura M Frey David Goldston External Mentor Emily Adkins Jessica Curry Debra Kenney Abby Kropenske Suzy Lancaster Kevin Malone Emma McFadden Taylor Mullen Kelsey Nash Julie Snawder Shannon Thomas Abstract To be able to assist someone in getting assistance for suicidal thoughts or behavior the gate keeper or loved one needs to know that the individual is feeling suicidal often one of the primary ways we know when someone is feeling suicidal is when they share or disclose that information Nonetheless factors such as the fear of stigmatizing or unsupportive reactions may lead some individuals to conceal their suicidal thoughts or behavior Family members are often recipients of disclosure yet existing family dynamics and stigma towards suicide may likely provoke unhelpful reactions As part of a long term re search agenda to better understand how we can create a safe family environment for disclosure and to develop interventions that reduce unhelpful family dynamics that impact treatment for suicide the purpose of this pilot study is to examine the relationships between suicide related disclosure expressed emotion in families and correlates of treatment involvement for suicidal adolescents Suicide related disclosure in this case the disclosure of current suicidal ideation or behavior will be explored as an important aspect of soliciting support and asking for help The Specific Aims of this study are a to determine how rates of disclosure differ between adolescents with ideation only and those who have at tempted suicide b to examine whether family expressed emotion predicts how adolescents disclose suicidal thoughts or behavior and c to test whether expressed emotion and disclosure have a direct effect on correlated outcomes of treatment involvement and suicidal thoughts and behaviors at follow up To address these aims at least 150 eligible adolescents will be recruited through referrals from Norton Children s Hospital and through medical record reviews of patients currently treated at the facility Adolescents and at least one parent per participant will complete baseline assessments within 48 72 hours of arrival to the hospital Assessments will include a brief battery of survey instruments as well as an in depth interview with adolescents and parents separately Follow up assessments including questionnaires and structured interviews will be completed at two and four months following baseline assessments Interviews will assess follow through with treatment recommendations adolescent functioning and suicide related disclosure practices Findings from this study will be used to develop a family based intervention or modify existing interventions in order to target the aspects of expressed emotion that impact disclosure and treatment adherence specifically 90
Funding source Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Kentucky Opioid Response Effort KORE Funding Period 2018 2020 Kent Team Martin T Hall Matthew Walton Amy Brooks Aimee Kelmel Abstract This expansion of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams START is funded by the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort KORE START is a treatment model focused on families with cooccurring child maltreatment and substance use problems START is an intensive intervention model that integrates substance use treatment services family preservation community partnerships and best practice in child welfare To increase capacity and better respond to Kentucky s opioid epidemic new START teams in Boone and Campbell Counties will be established and evaluated 91
Funding Source Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Funding Period 2014 2020 Kent Team Martin T Hall Anita Barbee Amy Brooks Aimee Kelmel Abstract This expansion of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams START program is funded by the Administration for Children and Families IV E Child Welfare Demonstration Project START is a treatment model focused on families with co occurring child maltreatment and substance use problems This intensive intervention model integrates addiction services family preservation community partnerships and best practice in child welfare To increase capacity and better respond to Kentucky s opioid epidemic the Cabinet will expand START teams in Jefferson Kenton and Boyd Counties and create a new START team in Fayette County The evaluation for this project will include the first randomized controlled trial of the START Jefferson County and a propensity score matched quasi experiment in other sites 92
Funding Source Kentuckiana Cancer Research Foundation Project Period 2019 2021 Kent Team Karen Kayser PhD MSW co PI KSSW Scott LaJoie PhD MA MSPH co PI PHIS Abstract Building on a pilot of an ECHO Project that was completed in 2019 the aim of this second study is to develop and assess the effectiveness of the ECHO model for the prevention detection and treatment of Human Papillomavirus HPV cancers in rural communities in western Kentucky HPV cancers include cancers of the cervix vagina vulva anus penis and oropharynx mouth and throat By incorporating the relevant medical and dental disciplines this ECHO will provide participating FQHCs with the knowledge to prevent and detect early HPV related cancers Ultimately prevention and early detection will lead to far fewer patients needing care that is outside of their reach 93
Funding Source Baylor University NIH R01 Project Period 2017 2019 Kent Team Karen Kayser and Alyssa Middleton in partnership with Hoda Badr PhD Baylor College of Medicine Abstract Lung cancer LC is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States US Patients with advanced LC experience higher rates of physical and emotional distress relative to those with other cancers and this impacts their families who play a key role in providing care and emotional support Despite efforts to provide patient centered family focused care in cancer care programs LC families are often unprepared and lack the resources for caregiving They have low self efficacy for managing symptoms at home report high rates of emotional distress and physical problems This study seeks to test the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention to empower lung cancer caregivers and improve their quality of life The program called CareSTEPS provides skills training in six domains that are central to the caregiving role self Care Stress management symptom management Effective communication Problem solving and Social support Using a randomized controlled design caregivers are randomly assigned to either CareSTEPS or usual medical care condition The primary aim of the study is to determine the impact of the CareSTEPS intervention on caregiver self care behaviors physical and emotional well being and satisfaction with care 94
Funding Source American Cancer Society Funding Period 7 01 2018 6 30 2020 Kent Team Alyssa Middleton Barbara Head Tara Schapmire Karen Kayser Lesley Harris Abstract Cancer remains the leading non accidental cause of death for children in the United States According to the American Cancer Society in 2017 15 270 children aged 19 and under were diagnosed with cancer and 1 790 died of cancer Many more will struggle with their diagnosis both during and long after treatment has ended It is important for these children and their families to have a compassionate competent and well trained team of health professionals providing care The National Consensus Project on Quality Palliative Care states that social workers should always be part of palliative care teams which provide care to reduce suffering and enhance the quality of life regardless of the outcome of treatment Palliative care teams work alongside primary care teams and a social worker s role is to provide support advocate for the patient and family members assist in reducing symptoms and discussing grief bereavement and end of life care and plans Oncology social workers require specialized skills and training in a number of areas in order to provide the best care for pediatric patients and their families Being comfortable having conversations about death and dying understanding the cancer diagnosis along with pain and symptom management and advocating for the patient and family s wishes all while being sensitive to family dynamics cultural traditions and spiritual beliefs are skills that are critical but not often taught Social workers have reported feeling unprepared for their work with the seriously ill and dying and noted that master s level training and continuing education options in this area were insufficient Studies have shown few training programs for social workers in end of life care exist and experts recommend the development of these types of training both in undergraduate and graduate programs as well as via continuing education Since that time end of life care certificate programs have been developed but few are social work specific and none focus specifically on children Also lacking is feedback from oncology social workers about what they need or want in order to best prepare them for and support them in their work in pediatric palliative care This study will assess the role of pediatric oncology social workers Specifically a identifying the core tasks knowledge and skill sets that are essential for pediatric palliative care practice b conducting a job analysis survey of pediatric oncology palliative social work c developing an outline of skills and knowledge needed for a pediatric palliative social worker and d identifying gaps in social work education and on the job training Data collected will delineate the skills and knowledge needed for the practice of pediatric oncology palliative care The information will guide the development of competencies and curriculum to enable social workers to provide quality palliative care services to children with cancer and their families 95
Funding Source Kentucky Children s Justice Act Task Force Grant 100 000 Funding Period 2018 2019 Kent Team Dr Jennifer Middleton serves as the Principal Investigator and Rianna Ayala and Emily Edwards are the Research Assistants for the project Abstract Project PIVOT represents a new partnership consortium among the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services DCBS University of Louisville Kentucky Office of the Attorney General and others including the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs Kentucky Association of Children s Advocacy Centers and the Catholic Charities Human Trafficking Program to name a few The consortium will partner to improve the ability to identify child welfare involved sex trafficking victims in Kentucky and to promote safety permanency and well being outcomes for children who have been the victims of sex trafficking The overall goal of the PIVOT project is two fold 1 to increase awareness of the issue of human trafficking within the child welfare population and 2 to improve the ability of systems to appropriately and effectively respond to human trafficking within the child welfare population in a manner which limits additional trauma to the child victim In order to inform the work of the project the PIVOT research team will conduct a comprehensive case file review of the 582 child trafficking cases reported to DCBS from 2013 2018 in order to answer the primary question What happens to child trafficking cases in the child welfare system In addition Project PIVOT will develop and implement the new Trafficking Policy Advisory Council TPAC which will include service providers for homeless runaway youth and school personnel along with law enforcement juvenile probation parole and detention program staff social service providers and group homes foster homes residential treatment programs The goals of the TPAC are 1 to create cross agency interactions and facilitate better communication related to child trafficking cases 2 increase the knowledge of state level agency personnel regarding child trafficking 3 create a unique mix of law enforcement service providers child welfare workers juvenile justice providers school providers and providers for homeless and runaway youth to a better understand the role of each service provider related to trafficking victims within the Kentucky child welfare system b work collaboratively to close gaps in services for child trafficking victims and c to increase collaboration on specific cases that are shared between agencies Upon completion of the project findings and recommendations of the TPAC will be shared with key legislators the Office of the Governor and the Commissioners 96
Funding Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5 000 000 Funding Period 2018 2023 Kent Team Drs Jennifer Middleton and Shantel Crosby serve as the Principal Investigators Drs Heather Storer Crystal Collins Camargo and Bibhuti Sar are Co Investigators Robin Cook is the Research Manager Abstract The Louisville Metro Trauma Resilient Community TRC Initiative is a city wide program that seeks to promote resilience and equity for Louisville s youth and families disproportionately affected by trauma systemic inequities violence and civil unrest The TRC Initiative will utilize a comprehensive communitybased approach consisting of 1 trauma informed system of care capacity building 2 trauma responsive community first responder and referral source education 3 trauma focused youth and family centered evidence based interventions and 4 community led project development to help youth and their families overcome the effects of trauma Specifically this project will 1 enhance leadership and systems capacity to create and sustain a trauma informed system of care 2 increase knowledge and skills of personnel who make referrals and provide services to children and families regarding trauma racial inequity community violence and related services 3 provide trauma focused intervention services to children and their families exposed to community violence and 4 evaluate the impact of the project on consumers of this proposed project The TRC Initiative will develop a community engaged leadership advisory board to increase trauma awareness among community leaders enhance outreach and training across multiple sectors and identify the effects of adverse community experiences Additionally TRC will engage in trauma informed community and referral source training e g Youth Mental Health First Aid in order to develop a common language build engagement within the community and establish a safe communication process for all collaborators to follow Project related activities services and outreach efforts will target West and South Louisville communities where youth and families disproportionately affected by trauma violence systematic inequities and civil unrest reside By the completion of the project 200 clinicians will have been trained in evidence based trauma interventions 400 children and their families in West and South Louisville will have been provided trauma treatment 200 first responders volunteers and community service providers will be trained in the Youth Mental Health First Aid model 40 service providers public school officials and leaders will become local trainers in the Trauma Resilient Community model and 50 community agencies serving youth and families exposed to community violence and trauma will have become trauma informed including 12 backbone agencies that will become certified Trauma Resilient Community organizations Project evaluation findings will be disseminated through presentations and publications This project is managed by the Mayor s Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods The University of Louisville s Kent School of Social Work will oversee implementation of the Trauma Resilient Communities Model and evaluation of the project Additional partners include the National Center for Trauma Resilient Communities Centerstone Kentucky the Collective Care Center at Spaulding University the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine the Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resilience and Boys and Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana 97
Korean American Social Work Educator Association Funding Period 2018 2019 Kent Team Heehyul Moon Sunshine Rote Abstract The current study aims to use focus groups with local African American caregivers of people with dementia to 1 identify and describe cultural values and beliefs about dementia caregiving 2 examine the influence of culture and other social factors on the type of help caregivers seek when caring for their loved one with dementia or memory loss and 3 investigate the influence of social factors in care strains We are in the process of analyzing our focus group results 98
Funding Period 2018 2019 Kent Team Sunshine Rote Heehyul Moon Abstract We discovered with our first round of research conducted with a local Church that dementia caregivers would like more discussion of self care strategies Our next step in the project is to conduct more groups with African American caregivers to discuss self care and other factors that can alleviate caregiver burden and provide information on tangible resources available to caregivers from the Area Agency on Aging and Alzheimer s Association During the focus group there will be short survey asking about knowledge about dementia caregiving and demographics Since 2019 Dr Rote and I have been working with Dr Amy Kostelic at the Extension Office at University of Kentucky and conducting a state wide survey on risk and protective factors services needs and preferred service delivery methods among family caregivers of people with dementia Findings from this study can lead to the development of culturally sensitive interventions that are appropriate and acceptable for older adults with dementia and their caregivers in KY 99
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Funding Period 2015 2020 Kent Team Armon Perry Becky Antle Anita Barbee Cheri Langley Walter Murrah Emma SterrettHong and Danielle Whiteside Abstract Father s involvement in their children s lives has received increased attention in recent years In response support has grown for responsible fatherhood programs aimed at improving the quantity and quality of fathers involvement The 4 Your Child project is one such program that will go beyond traditional fatherhood programs by integrating the provision of responsible parenting economic stability and relationship education services to fathers at risk for paternal disengagement Specifically through 4 Your Child non custodial fathers in Jefferson Daviess McCracken and Rowan Counties are provided with a comprehensive solution oriented program featuring group based parent education and individualized case management to help them achieve financial independence increase their parenting skills and develop a co parenting alliance with their children s mother Given that each of these focus areas have all been cited as three of the strongest predictors of paternal engagement 4 Your Child and the results from its evaluation have significant implications for families across Kentucky as well as practitioners researchers and policy makers interested in responsible fatherhood Preliminary Results 4 Your Child participants demonstrate statistically significant increases in parenting knowledge 4 Your Child participants report statistically significant increases in conflict resolution skills 101
Funding Period 2018 2020 Kent Team Armon Perry Abstract This project will recruit up to 30 15 mothers and 15 fathers unmarried co parenting dyads who are neither cohabitating nor romantically involved but are identified by Healthy Start staff as having an amicable co parenting relationship These co parents will be engaged in in depth qualitative individual interviews soliciting their experiences perspectives and opinions about how to establish cultivate and maintain functional co parenting relationships The findings from these interviews will be used to inform future trainings with Healthy Start and March of Dimes staff who are interested in more fully engaging fathers in maternal and child health services 102
Funding Source s University of Louisville Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation Research Grant Type I Raymond A Kent School of Social Work Seed Grant Kent Team Stephanie Grace Prost Seana Golder and Adrian Archuleta Partners Kentucky Department of Corrections Divisions KYDOC of Adult Institutions and Re entry Services Background The KYDOC saw a 30 increase in the population of adults age 55 and over between 2012 and 2016 Crime and Justice Institute 2017 These individuals face numerous vulnerabilities related to health and well being in prison including functional decline limited mobility hypertension diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and substance use and post traumatic stress disorders driven by both pre incarceration and carceral setting factors The cost of care for adults age 80 or older has been estimated as eight times higher than the cost of care for younger incarcerated adults
Funding Source National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging R03 Funding Period 2018 2020 Kent Team Dr Sunshine Rote PI and her external collaborator Jacqueline Angel Abstract The Latino population is rapidly aging and by 2050 will represent over 20 of the older adult population in the U S At the same time the burden of dementia in the older Latino population is expected to increase from around 200 000 cases in 2000 to as many as 1 3 million cases in 2050 with many more suffering from milder degrees of cognitive impairment A further stress on the Latino and specifically Mexican origin population is high poverty rates Close to 27 of older Mexican Americans in the U S live below the poverty line which is over double the rate for older adults in general Administration for Community Living 2014 Disparities in dementia raise serious public health concerns yet there have been surprisingly few longitudinal studies on the role of dementia and cognitive impairment for physical disablement processes in the Mexican origin population Understanding how dementia shapes physical disablement pathways and identifying factors that slow down or speed up disablement will lead to a better understanding at which point geriatric public health intervention is most needed We propose to employ a longitudinal cohort study of 3 050 older Mexican origin individuals the 1993 94 2016 17 Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly HEPESE First we will use nine waves of survey data to 1 describe the long term patterns of dementia and cognitive impairment for a prospective cohort of older Mexican Americans Growth Mixture Modeling GMM is used for this part of the analysis Then we will 2 estimate the role of dementia and cognitive impairment for changes in physical disablement processes over twenty years of study data Finally we will 3 assess differences in dementia related physical disablement within the group by gender socioeconomic status and sociocultural factors The proposed research will lead to a better understanding of long term health change for Mexican Americans in late life and an estimation of how many Mexican Americans with dementia need support in late life Ultimately our objective is to develop and evaluate a new empirical model to describe long term patterns of dementia for physical disablement processes that can be replicated with other segments of the aging population to determine the extent of need for specialized long term support services 104
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Funding Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration SAMHSA Funding Period 2016 2021 Kent Team Bibhuti K Sar PhD Adrian Archuleta PhD Anita Barbee PhD Becky Antle PhD Jennifer Middleton Melissa King MEd Gwen Hutchinson MSW Abstract Metro Louisville s Center for Promotion of Recovery and Resilience CPRR will utilize a comprehensive community based approach consisting of capacity building 2 community and referral source education 3 child youth centered evidence based trauma focused interventions and 4 consumer feedback and evaluation to help children and youth military refugee or maltreated and sexually exploited and trafficked overcome effects of trauma Specifically this project will 1 increase knowledge and skills of personnel who make referrals and provide services to children regarding trauma and related services 2 provide trauma focused intervention services to military children refugee children and children victimized by abuse neglect and exposed to family violence and 3 evaluate the impact of the project on consumers of this proposed project By the completion of the project 100 providers will have been trained in evidence based trauma interventions e g TF CBT CBITS FOCUS 575 children and their families will have been provided trauma treatment and education and 50 community agencies serving children and youth will have become trauma informed A final report will be disseminated through presentations and publication on the project s impact and lessons learned on how to best respond to the needs of traumatized children and youth 106
Funding Source U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Title IV E funding to Eastern Kentucky University Funding Period 2019 2020 Kent Team Bibhuti K Sar PhD Lisa Barrett CSW Kim Wadlington LCSW Emily Kennel MSSW Katy Price BA Abstract The Credit for Learning Program CFLP is an innovative partnership between the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services University of Louisville University of Kentucky Western Kentucky University and Eastern Kentucky University to enhance the professional development of public child welfare workers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky This program offers new and tenured protection and permanency workers the opportunity to take graduate social work courses and earn graduate level credit as non degree graduate students while fulfilling the professional development requirements for employment A teaching team consisting of a university instructor and trainer utilizes a combination of face to face lecture group discussion exercises video and audiotapes and online sessions Blackboard to deliver the courses Process and outcome evaluations are ongoing to assess knowledge transfer by frontline child welfare workers into their work of protecting children from maltreatment 107
Funding Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration SAMHSA Funding Period 2018 2021 Kent Team Bibhuti K Sar MSW PhD Emily Kennel MSSW Carol Frame MSSW CSW Melissa King Med Abstract Children and adolescents at risk for or experiencing mental health problems are served by allied professionals i e before and after school counselors activity planners recreation counselors and the like in agencies such after school programs neighborhood community centers but studies show that these professionals do not always receive training on screening and assessment of mental health problem or make referrals for services based upon evidence based practices NCTSN 2005 Therefore the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville will utilize a comprehensive community engagement strategy consisting of 1 assembling a community invested mental health awareness advisory board 2 capacity building focused on increasing the number of Youth Mental Health First Aid certified instructors in the community 3 engaging the community through education and recruitment 4 training of Youth Mental Health First Aid YMHFA to allied professionals frontline staff and 5 feedback and evaluation over the next three years The following outcomes will have been achieved 400 allied professionals will have been taught to implement YMHFA 30 allied professionals will have been certified to teach YMHFA and 30 community agencies serving children and youth will have become knowledgeable about mental health awareness and the need for YMHFA trainings A final report will be disseminated on the project s impact and lessons learned on how to best respond to the needs of children and youth at risk for or experiencing mental health problems 108
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Funding Period 2019 2020 Kent Team Betty Shiels Diana Jester Jim Guinn and Brenda Williams Abstract The Kentucky Emergency Preparedness for Aging and Long Term Care LTC Program develops emergency preparedness tools for and provides training to licensed nursing homes staff and organizations serving vulnerable elders across KY Program staff serve on the KY Hospital Preparedness Program regional coalitions for issues of concern to long term care and functional and access needs populations During times of emergencies program staff also support the KY Department for Public Health Preparedness Branch and ESF 8 by providing technical assistance on behalf of long term care and serving as a resource to the State health Operations Center Program partners include KY Department for Public Health Preparedness Branch KY Hospital Association KY Division of Emergency Management KY Office of Inspector General KY Community Crisis and Response board KCCRB KY Board of Emergency Medical Services KY LTC Ombudsman Program The KY LTC Emergency Preparedness Manual was developed as a template for nursing homes in Kentucky to establish panning or augment existing emergency preparedness plans It includes a crosswalk to existing emergency preparedness recommendations for nursing homes made by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Additional information is developed as new events occur in Kentucky and new areas of emphasis emerge such as medical surge planning and transportation planning 110
Funding Period 2018 2020 Kent Team Emma Sterrett Hong Danette Baker Dennie Carter and Karol Inmon Abstract The University of Louisville is a member of the University Training Consortium network comprised of Eastern Kentucky University Kentucky State University Morehead State University Murray State University Northern Kentucky University University of Kentucky University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University The services of the University of Louisville s UTC range from New Employee Orientation to conference planning coordination The UTC provides for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with the guidance support needed to assure the quality of the family services system for Kentucky s families The Consortium approach to Social Services professional training allows for the maximum use of resources to provide the most effective delivery of needed services to children families of the Commonwealth The University of Louisville plays a major role in the preparation of social service professionals through their graduate undergraduate degree programs With this Consortium between CHFS EKU UofL plus the other six state universities a collaboration exists for significant involvement of higher education participation n CHFS staff training 111
Funding Source National Institute of Mental Health 1R21MH119004 01A1 Funding Period August 1 2019 June 30 2021 Kent Team Dr Emma Sterrett Hong Abstract The goal of this exploratory study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health is to examine from the perspectives of both HIV young black men who have sex with men YBMSM and informal mentors living in the Southern U S the extent to which it is feasible and acceptable for mentors to impact contextual e g employment and individual e g motivation factors associated with engagement in HIV care as well as engagement behaviors along the HIV Treatment Cascade among HIV YBMSM YBMSM demonstrate the highest rates of new HIV infections of any group in the U S and once infected have lower rates of linkage to care retention in care and viral suppression compared to their Caucasian counterparts Informal mentors or adults who act as role models and provide social support are present in the lives of many YBMSM and are naturally occurring interpersonal resources that have been under examined as potential supports for engagement in HIV care among HIV YBMSM 112
Funding Source Kent School of Social Work Research Pilot Seed Grant Funding Funding Period 2018 2020 Kent Team Andrew M Winters Ph D Rebecka Bloomer MSSW CSW in partnership with Aishia A Brown Ph D with the University of Louisville Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences Abstract The purpose of the Louisville youth development workers needs assessment project is to explore challenges faced by youth development workers describe the professional needs of youth development workers and construct a theoretical framework for working with youth development workers The central research question is How do youth development workers in Louisville describe their professional challenges and needs To answer this research question the project team will use in depth interviews with youth development workers in partnership with the Louisville Metro Government Office of Youth Development This project is innovative in the following ways Engaging a population of community members who have the power to influence the well being of youth Creating a strategic process to assess the professional needs of youth development workers that can be replicated in other communities Creating a theoretical framework for working with youth development workers a critical need in youth development research and practice In year one of the project 19 youth workers in the Louisville Kentucky area were interviewed Utilizing grounded theory analysis techniques interviews were coded for youth development worker challenges and needs The most prevalent initial themes that emerged for youth worker challenges are organizational value and youth behavior The most prevent themes for youth worker needs are managing difficult behavior trainings around programmatic structure and professionalization of the youth worker role In year two the research team will conduct a second round of interviews with youth development workers in the Louisville Kentucky area to clarify emerging themes and construct a theoretical framework for working with youth development workers The research team will utilize the data from this project to support a grant proposal to the National Institute of Health NIH Community Partnerships to Advance Research 113
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Funding Source National Institutes of Health Funding Period 2015 2019 Kent Team Becky Antle in partnership with UL School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Depression Center Abstract Computer assisted cognitive behavior therapy CCBT for depression in primary care will be evaluated in a trial with 300 patients randomly assigned to CCBT or treatment as usual TAU The study will disseminate a therapy method found to be effective in psychiatric settings into primary care a setting where there have been significant problems in delivery of adequate evidence based treatment for depression The form of CCBT used in this study is designed to increase access to effective therapy provide a cost effective method and be a sustainable model for wide spread use in primary care In order to deliver therapy in a practical manner that can be replicated in other primary care practices patients with significant symptoms of depression will receive treatment with an empirically supported computer program and an associated mobile application that build cognitive behavior therapy skills Support for CCBT will be provided only by telephone and or e mail contact with a care coordinator No face to face treatment with a cognitive behavior therapist will be included in the treatment program Outcome will be assessed by measuring CCBT completion rate comprehension of CBT concepts and satisfaction with treatment in addition to ratings of depressive symptoms negative thoughts and quality of life An exploratory analysis of possible predictors mediators and moderators of outcome will be conducted Finally the cost effectiveness of CCBT and TAU will be compared There will also be an evaluation of the implementation issues related to the primary care setting rural barriers and health disparities modifications for patients with special needs and other system barriers and facilitators These data should help clinicians health care organizations and others plan further dissemination of CCBT in primary care 115
Transforming Learning Communities A Multiyear Project Supporting Teachers of Adolescents Kent Team Dr Shantel Crosby collaborating with faculty from the College of Education and Human Development and Jefferson County Public Schools Abstract Approaches to classroom management including those in teacher education are often reductionist color blind and ineffective in diverse classrooms Importantly classroom management is a significant concern among preservice Pereira Gates 2013 and practicing teachers Milner Tenore 2010 Other factors contribute to classroom management styles that negatively impact diverse students creating conditions that contribute to disproportional discipline practices and perpetuate the school to prison pipeline Raible and Irizarry 2010 These include teachers views about students and their beliefs about Martin Sass 2010 and reliance on policies such as Zero Tolerance and police as school resource officers American Civil Liberties Union 2008 To address these concerns this multiyear project includes transdisciplinary professional development and research in order to reach across disciplines colleges and beyond academia CCTSJR CFP 2017 in support of preservice teacher development of traumainformed practices using intersectional humanistic supportive community based approaches Watson Battistich 2006 African American Older Adults Living with HIV Exploring Stress Stigma and Engagement in HIV Care Kent Team Dr Lesley Harris in collaboration with faculty from the School of Public Health and Information Science and the School of Nursing Abstract The purpose of this mixed methods study is to examine the effects of stigma and perceived stress on engagement in care for older African Americans living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV With the major advances in HIV treatment HIV has become more of an acute than chronic disease This transition has led to the lifelong need for medical care and therefore proper engagement in care is essential for individuals living with HIV Individuals who are engaged in care are more likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy early adhere to their medications and have better health outcomes compared to those who are not engaged in care Mugavero 2013 As the population living with HIV ages it is critical to understand factors that facilitate or pose barriers to recommended care engagement particularly race stigma and stress As African Americans are the racial ethnic group most affected by HIV CDC 2013 this study aims to develop a greater understanding of the needs of older African American adults living with HIV AIDS in Louisville Kentucky In addition we will examine how stigma and stress may impact their engagement in health care This study that will be guided by the Comprehensive Health Seeking and Coping Paradigm CHSCP Nyamathi 1989 which posits that personal and environmental factors combined with one s cognitive appraisal of their situation can influence health care compliance and health seeking behavior 116
The Feasibility of a Ball Drag Show to Recruit LGBT People of Color into an On line Substance Use Intervention Study Kent Team Drs Emma Sterrett Hong and Maurice Gattis in collaboration with faculty from the School of Public Health and Information Science and the Department of Women and Gender Studies Pan African Studies Abstract This project is a continuation of an on going partnership between the research team and members of the Ball and Drag scenes in Louisville Through our first community based photovoice study funded by the Collaborative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research CCTSJR we learned that members of the Ball and Drag communities rather than wishing to seek help from larger institutions or individuals outside the community believe there is a need for greater organizing and collaboration across and within the Ball and ethnic minority Drag scenes Based on their assessment of the problems and suggested solutions the current project also funded by the CCTSJR seeks to continue one initiative already underway as a result of the partnership a transgender and non binary people of color community group and to develop and implement a new initiative a combined Ball and Drag show focused on healthy lifestyle choices Informed by the current research literature the study is examining the feasibility of utilizing a performance event to recruit LGBT people of color into an online heath intervention and study and also will provide descriptive data regarding substance use and mental health symptoms among members of these communities Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination among African American Women Kent Team Karen Kayser PhD MSW co PI KSSW Scott LaJoie PhD MA MSPH co PI PHIS Abstract Working with the West Louisville community the overall goal of this study is to create a health communication campaign told in the voices of African American teens to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccination Funding from the Social Justice Consortium at the University of Louisville supports the implementation of a health promotion project to address and reduce racial and socio economic disparities in high risk HPV infections Increasing the rates of Black teens who are vaccinated against high risk types of HPV may eliminate disparities in new cases of cancer in adulthood Prior work has helped us to understand attitudes and perceived barriers to vaccination among adults Improving the Educational Outcomes of Homeless Youth in Jefferson County Kentucky Kent Team Dr Heehyul Moon in partnership with the Jefferson county public school district Abstract The team will assess the school mobility of homeless students in efforts to inform strategies to support academic achievement in homeless families 117
LGBTQ Adolescent Health in Louisville A Community Based Mixed Methods Approach to Identifying and Addressing Local Priorities Kent Team Dr Maurice Gattis in collaboration with faculty from the College of Public Health and Information Science Abstract While LGBTQ adolescents are more visible than ever they face stark health disparities due to social stigma and a lack of culturally competent health care services Some general LGBTQ adolescent health resources have been disseminated by national organizations but these are not always appropriate for Louisville s unique blend of Southern and Midwestern culture Although we have a vibrant LGBTQ community very little is known about the health needs of LGBTQ young people locally Constructing and disseminating effective health related services and resources requires us to consider the community s information needs existing resources capacity and culture The purpose of this research is to engage a diverse range of LGBTQ young people and adult stakeholders on the topic of LGBTQ adolescent health This will provide us with an evidence base upon which to create a community informed comprehensive health communication campaign Project STAAR Survivors of Trafficking Creating Art Agency and Resilience Kent Team Drs Jennifer Middleton Maurice Gattis and Lesley Harris collaborating with faculty from the Speed School of Engineering the School of Medicine and the Department of Criminal Justice Abstract The collaborative will partner to improve the ability to identify child trafficking victims in Kentucky and to promote safety and well being outcomes for children who have been the victims of trafficking by 1 documenting and sharing the lived experience of survivors of human trafficking in Louisville through the use of photovoice methods 2 engaging survivors in critical conversations surrounding personal and community issues in order to inform research and mobilize change 3 identifying opportunities for improved identification of victims in three research informed contexts technology transportation and LGBTQ outreach 4 ascertaining potential gaps systemic issues and opportunities for enhanced training and investigation 5 building transdisciplinary cohorts of human trafficking researchers e g faculty undergraduate students graduate students 6 creating and promoting university community partnerships that address trafficking and 6 evaluating project performance evidence of project impact and success and contributions to knowledge base 118
Elucidating the Stories of Wellbeing among the West Louisville Community A Phenomenological Study Kent Team Dr Emma Sterrett Hong in collaboration with faculty from the the College of Education and Human Development Abstract This grant application entitled Elucidating the Stories of Wellbeing among the west Louisville Community A Phenomenological Study outlines a research program directed toward acquiring new knowledge and understanding of culturally relevant definitions of wellbeing The focus of the current research study is germane to the University of Louisville s Cooperative Consortium on Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research CCTSJR given its focus on alternate and under examined narratives that describe wellbeing and healthy coping of Black American adults living in west Louisville This research is a purposeful and genuine attempt to flatten the hierarchy between university researchers and west Louisville community members This research also is intentional in compiling a transdisciplinary team comprised of racial ethnic and culturally diverse minority faculty students and community members Taken together these efforts are both consonant with a social justice focus and transdisciplinary focus The knowledge garnered from this project could enhance important positive partnerships between the university and the west Louisville community 119
Funding Period 2014 current Abstract The University of Louisville Institute for Sustainable Health Optimal Aging empowers older adults to flourish by building collaborative community networks of research education innovation and practice Our approach to transforming the way we age is unique both conceptually and functionally Conceptually we approach aging as an opportunity not a disease for both individuals and communities At a functional level we apply a transdisciplinary approach to all our initiatives research and programs with the goal of de siloing the aging field The following faculty are employed by the Institute with a combination of Institute grants contracts and endowment Smock Dr Anna C Faul Kent School of Social Work Executive Director Institute grants contracts Dr Joseph D Ambrosio School of Medicine Director of Innovation Institute grants contracts Dr Christian Furman School of Medicine Medical Director Institute grants contracts endowment Dr Pamela Yankeelov Kent School of Social Work Director of Research Institute grants contracts Additionally 16 faculty across campus from the School of Medicine School of Dentistry School of Nursing Law School School of Education and School of Arts and Sciences are supported for a percentage of their effort with a combination of grants contracts and endowments In the previous section active research awards associated with the Institute and Kent School of Social Work faculty were described under Dr Anna Faul as the PI In addition to these awards The Institute also manages projects funded by Passport Health the National Cancer Institute the National Institute of Aging and the National Science Foundation All these projects focus on interdisciplinary collaborations between all disciplines focused on the well being of older adults The Institute annually offers interdisciplinary educational opportunities within the community for example the Optimal Aging Conference the Optimal Aging Lecture Series the Clinical Retreat for Interdisciplinary Training and the Optimal Aging Month For more information see www optimalaginginstitute org 120
Kent Team Drs Becky Antle Maurice Gattis Seana Golder and Emma Sterrett Hong in collaboration with faculty from the Schools of Medicine Dentistry and Public Health and Information Science Abstract The overarching goal of the proposed project is to identify potential links between social determinants microbiome and the prevalence prognosis of select diseases which in the long term can be employed to manage community and individual health via personalized medicine Three specific aims are proposed Aim 1 To establish a core administrative structure that will oversee the organization and functioning of the Institute Aim 2 To develop databases on social determinants health history and microbiota genome metabolome inflammatory signatures of patient populations Aim 3 To mine the databases and identify associations between social determinant profiles microbiome signatures and disease susceptibility prognosis Impact We expect that successful completion of the above Aims will provide sufficient pilot data that will form the basis of a collaborative big data grant application to the NIH and will establish U of L as a global database Center for Community based Metagenomics This unique approach will allow us to involve the community in University research and bring interdisciplinary centers together to improve health 121
Kent Team Drs Jennifer Middleton Lesley Harris Laura Frey and Maurice Gattis in collaboration with faculty from the Department of Criminal Justice Speed School of Engineering Brandeis School of Law and the School of Medicine along with an array of community partners Abstract The Human Trafficking Research Initiative HTRI is an interdisciplinary community engaged research partnership between faculty at the Kent School of Social Work and faculty from the Department of Criminal Justice The Human Trafficking Research Initiative is staffed by UofL academics and researchers as well as community research partners including law enforcement and victim service providers Dr Jennifer Middleton Associate Professor Kent School of Social Work serves as the Director of the Initiative The goal of the Initiative is to be a central source of research on human trafficking to inform the decisions made by those who contact victims survivors and perpetrators of human trafficking including law enforcement prosecutors educators medical services and social services Research disseminated from the Initiative will significantly contribute to the knowledge base regarding human trafficking by introducing innovative research methodologies and unique partnerships in the development of new knowledge Current Projects Project PIVOT Prevention and Intervention of Victims of Trafficking a 1 year 100K grant project funded by the Kentucky Children s Justice Act Task Force Project STAAR Survivors of Trafficking Creating Art Agency and Resilience a 3 year 75K grant funded by the UofL Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research The Trauma Resilient Community TRC Initiative a 5 year 5M SAMHSA ReCAST grant project which focuses on addressing community violence and promoting resilience in Louisville KY The YES Study The Youth Experiences Survey of Justice Involved Youth in Kentuckiana and Human trafficking specific consultation on additional federally funded projects 122
Kent Team Affiliated faculty Drs Barbara Head and Tara Schapmire are each engaged in an array of research associated with psychosocial oncology palliative care and interprofessional education research education and service projects National Cancer Institute R25 CA203637 01A1 Pfeifer Head Co PIs 03 14 17 02 28 22 Training in Interprofessional Education for Palliative Care in Oncology The goal of this project is to develop a critical mass of competent equipped oncology educators skilled in the development and implementation of interprofessional education for palliative oncology care Through faculty development webinars and materials a train the trainer workshop ongoing educational activities and mentoring by experienced interprofessional educators 160 health science educators representing the fields of medicine nursing social work and chaplaincy from 3550 institutions will develop the skills knowledge and resources to overcome barriers to IPE and teach oncology palliative care and teamwork to students of multiple disciplines 123
