The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2023 Annual Conference is taking place this year from Jan. 11–15 in Phoenix, AZ. It will feature social work education presentations, an exhibit hall and networking opportunities. The conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests:
- Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations
- Symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS
- Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research
- Pre-conference programs and a networking reception, especially for doctoral students
This year's theme is Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities + Building Solutions.
Celebration Luncheon
Visit us in the Exhibit Hall, Booth 204, and be sure to register for the Mandel School's Celebration Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 13, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., to celebrate our award winners, honorees and presenters!
Mandel School Presentations
Thursday, Jan. 12
Early Childhood Residential Mobility and Adolescents' Behavioral Development: The Mediating Role of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy
Bender, A., Berg, K., Lee, H., Park, J.
Poster
Examining the Relationship between Cognition and Stages of Recovery in the Early Course of Schizophrenia
Eack, S., Keshavan, M., Kotwani, A., Vincent, R., Wojtalik, J.
Oral Paper
Mediating Effects of Social Cognition on the Relationship between Neurocognition and Functional Outcome in Early Course Schizophrenia: Implications for Cognitive Enhancement Therapy
Eack, S., Keshavan, M., Kotwani, A., Vincent, R., Wojtalik, J.
Oral Paper
*Anju Kotwani is the only MSW student from the Mandel School presenting at SSWR this year!
Personal Social Networks of Women with Legal Involvement in Substance Abuse Treatment
Meeyoung Min, PhD alumnus (GRS '00, social welfare)
Poster
Predictors of early and late treatment dropout in early course schizophrenia during a multi-site randomized trial of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy
Brown, W., Eack, S., Keshavan, M., Wojtalik, J.
Oral Paper
Racial Differences in Early Adolescent Substance Use: Child Abuse Types and Family/Peer Substance Use Predictors
Kobulsky, J., Park, J., Yoon, D., Yoon, M., Yoon, S.
Poster
Friday, Jan. 13
A Phenomenological Analysis of Sibling Relationship Quality Among Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Bender, A., Berg, K., Holmes, M.
Oral Paper
A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors that Promote or Hinder Positive Change in Low-income, Predominately Black Men Voluntarily Participating in Fatherhood Programming
Russell, K., Vernon, C., Voith, L., Withrow, A.
Oral Paper
Cognitive Impairment and Risk Factors Among American Indian Women in the Northern Plains
Heehyul Moon, PhD alumnus (GRS '13, social welfare)
Poster
Community Violence Exposure and Child Maltreatment: Maternal Parenting Stress As a Mediator
Jeon, J., Park, J.
Poster
Construction of Fatherhood Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged and Predominantly Black Fathers: A Grounded Theory Study
Lee, H., McKinney, S., Voith, L.
Oral Paper
Envisioning Solutions and Identifying a Research Agenda: Child-, Family-, and Community-Centered Responses to Prevent Systems Involvement When Children Are Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Holmes, M., Rodriguez-Jenkins, J., Rousson, A., Tajima, E., Valdovino, M.
Round Table | 8–9:30 a.m.
Race, Gender and Chronic Homelessness in Cleveland
Ray-Novak, M.
Poster
Steps Towards Decolonizing Social Work Education and Research
Voisin, D.
Symposium | 9:45–11:15 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14
A Caregiver’s Perspective: Service Needs and Barriers among Families Formed through Adoption and Guardianship
Faulkner, Fong, Marra, Ocaiso, Rolock, White, Wood
Oral Paper
Adoption and Guardianship Enhanced Support (AGES): Designing a program to provide families what they need, when they need it
Bai, Blakey, Fong, Ocasio, Rolock
Oral Paper
Adoptive parents and guardians frame their struggles and commitment: A grounded theory approach
Blakey, Ocasio, Rolock
Oral Paper
Bullying Involvement, Neglectful Parenting, and Suicidal Thoughts Among African American Youth in Chicago Southside
Hung, J., Voisin, D., Zhang, S.
Oral Paper
Family well-being: An examination of the strengths and needs of adoptive parents and guardians
Rolock
Symposium | 8–9:30 a.m.
Queering CBSD
Gillani, B.
Poster
System Dynamic Methodologies to engage sexual and gender minority communities in health research
Gillani, B., Prince, D., Rob, D.
Symposium | 8–9:30 a.m.
What Predicts Informal Discontinuity for Adoptive and Guardianship Families?
Bai, Faulkner, Fong, Korsch-Williams, Marra, Ocaiso, Rolock, White, Wood
Oral Paper
Sunday, Jan. 15
Coping Strategies and Barriers in Dementia Care: A Mixed Methods Study of African American Family Caregivers in Kentucky
Heehyul Moon, PhD alumnus (GRS '13, social welfare)
Poster
Depressive Symptoms of Maltreated Adolescents: An Examination of Aggressive Behavior, Peer Relationships, and School Engagement
Bender, A., Chen, Y., Holmes, M.
Oral Paper
Fostering Resilience through Natural Mentorship: Experiences of Emerging Adult Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Childhood
Kylie Evans, PhD alumna (GRS '22, social welfare)
Oral Presentation
The Intersection of Violence and HIV Care for Young Black MSM Living with HIV
Quinn, K., Takahashi, L., Voisin, D.
Oral Paper
The Mobility Trajectory Among Low Income Mothers during Early to Middle Childhood: Differential Trajectory By Race
Jeon, J., Park, J.
Poster