The Society for Social Work and Research (SWRR) will host its 27th Annual Conference from January 11-15, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona with the theme of Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities + Building Solutions. The Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. The event will feature over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations.

We encourage you to attend the following sessions hosted by faculty, staff and students of Detroit's Social Work School and visit our exhibit table #304.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

8:00 - 10:00 AM: Camelback B
*Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith, et al.
Workshop SSRPCB-3: Mixed Methods Research Using R: Combining Structural Topic Modeling with Linear Models

1:30 - 3:00 pm: Valley of the Sun E
*Associate Professor Viktor Burlaka, Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong , PhD Student Shani Saxon, and Doctoral Candidate Will Jones
Cluster - Adolescent and Youth Development: Parenting Practices, Conduct Problems, and Bullying Perpetration Among Ukrainian Children

3:15 - 4:15 pm: Phoenix C
*MS Data Analyst Catherine C. Zettner, Data Manager Edita Milanovic, Data Assistant Trevor Whitehead, Associate Professor Erin Comartin, and Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak
In person Poster 87P: Comparing Mental Health Needs and Service Provision between ICE-Detained and Non-ICE-Detained in a Midwest, Urban County Jail.   

3:15 - 4:45 pm: Phoenix A/B
*Research Assistant Edita Milanovic, Research Assistant Catherine Zettner, Data Assistant Trevor Whitehead, Associate Professor Erin Comartin, and Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak
In person Poster 87P: Comparing Mental Health Needs and Service Provision between ICE Detained and Non-ICE Detained in a Midwest, Urban Count Jail

3:15 - 4:45 pm: Phoenix A/B
*Assistant Professor Jason Carbone, Assistant Professor Athena Kheibari, and  Associate Professor Suzanne Brown
In person Poster 66P: The Role of Social Isolation and Chronic Pain in Depression Among Older Adults

 

Friday, January 13, 2023

9:45 – 11:15 am: Hospitality 2 - Room 444
*PhD Candidate Emily Pasman, Professor Stella M. Resko, and Associate Director for Research Administration Elizabeth Agius
Cluster - Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors 109: Support for Safe Consumption Sites Among Peer Recovery Coaches

9:45 - 11:15 am: Estrella
*Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith
Cluster Workshops 97: Using Mapping to Battle Inequality and Build Solutions:  Free Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Social Work Science

9:45 – 11:15 am: Valley of the Sun A
Assistant Professor Jason Carbone, et al.
Cluster - Communities and Neighborhoods 105: Searching for Disconfirming Evidence on Neighbor Perspectives on Safety in a Diverse Urban Neighborhood Spatial Patterns of Police Calls.

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Laveen A
*Associate Professor Faith Hopp
Cluster - Special Interest Groups: Advanced Illness, Palliative, and End of Life Care Special Interest Group

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Hospitality 1 - Room 443
*MS Data analyst Catherine C. Zettner, et al.
In person, oral paper presentation: Substance Use-Related Outcomes for Health Disparity Populations Based on Race/ethnicity and Rurality: Race and Repeat Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Events: Relative Risks of Fatal Opioid Overdose Following EMS-Attended Nonfatal Overdose Among Adults in Detroit, Michigan

2:00 – 3:30 pm: Phoenix C
*Graduate Research Assistant, PhD Student Federal Grants Manager, Center for Behavioral Health, and Justice Bethany Hedden, Data Analyst Philip Huynh, et al.
In person Poster 274P: Community Overdose Surveillance Fentanyl Involvement in Overdose Deaths in Rural Michigan

2:00 – 3:30 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Bryan Victor, et al.
In person Poster 240P: Multi System Perspectives on Child Fatality Determinants and Prevention Strategies

2:00 – 3:30 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa S. Panisch,  et al.
In person Poster 260P: Exposure Types and Symptom Profiles Affect Health Related Quality of Life in a Sample of Women Diagnosed with Chronic Pelvic Pain

3:45 - 5:15 pm: Valley of the Sun A
*Assistant Professor Bryan Victor, et al.  
Cluster - Child Welfare 160: Child Well-Being and Foster Care Changes in 12-Month Reunification Rates Among Foster Care Youth Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor, J Lloyd Allen, et al.  
In person Poster 324P: It Made Me Feel Comfortable Talking about Sex…” A Qualitative Content Analysis of Parent Child Communications About Sexual Behavior with Gay Men”

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Phoenix C
*Associate Professor Erin Comartin, Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak, et al.  
In person Poster 300P: Crisis Intervention Team Training: Comparing Behaviors and Outcomes Among Trained and Untrained Law Enforcement Officers

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Laveen A
*Professor and Associate Dean for Research Richard Smith, et al.
Cluster- Roundtables- Communities and Neighborhoods 183: Systems Thinking and Systems Science in Community and Neighborhood Research

5:30 - 7:00 pm: North Mountain
*PhD Candidate Kathryn Szechy, Assistant Professor Lisa O'Donnell, et al.  
Cluster – Disability, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, and Stigma 186: Fostering Inclusion, Supports and Success for Disabled Students in Higher Education

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Phoenix C
*PhD Candidate Emily Pasman, Project Coordinator Rachel Kollin, Doctoral Candidate Michael Broman, Manager of Community Partnerships Elizabeth Agius, and Professor Stella Resko
In person Poster 387P: Emotional Exhaustion Among Peer Recovery Coaches Supporting Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa O'Donnell, Professor and Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs Debra Patterson, Associate Professor, Clinical, and Education Technology Coordinator Fay Keys, Assistant Professor, Clinical and MSW Director Shirley Thomas, Assistant Professor, Clinical and MSW Director Norma Love-Schropshire, Program/Project Assistant Kendra Wells
In person Poster 380P: Social Determinants of Education and Mental Health Wellness Among Social Work Students within an Urban Setting.

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa S. Panisch, et al.  
In person Poster 373P: How Adults from the General Population Define Trauma: Highlighting the Need for a Broader and More Inclusive Understanding.

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa S. Panisch, et al.
In Person Poster 384P: Solution Focused Brief Therapy in Iran: A Scoping Review of the Outcome Literature

 

Saturday, January 14, 2023

7:00 - 8:00 am: Valley of the Sun D
*Associate Professor Suzanne Brown, et al.  
Cluster - Special Interest Groups: Grand Challenge to Eradicate Social Isolation and Enhance Social Support

8:00 - 9:30 am: Phoenix C
*Evaluation Project Manager, Danielle L. Hicks, PhD Candidate Associate Director for Research Administration Emily Pasman, Center for Social Work Research Elizabeth Agius, Professor, PhD Director, and CADAS Coordinator Stella Resko
In person Poster 447P: State Opioid Response, Concurrent Polydrug Use Among Adults in Michigan

8:00 – 9:30 am: Phoenix C
*Data Analyst Victoria Nelson, Post-Doctoral Fellow Grant Victor, Associate Professor Erin Comartin, Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak, et al.
In Person Poster 414P: Assessing Rural Urban Differences in Screening for Mental Health Needs Among Individuals in County Jails

9:45 – 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Associate Professor Erin Comartin, Data/Research Assistant Devon McCoy, and Dean and Professor Sheryl Kubiak
In Person Poster 474P: Long Term Behavioral Health and Recidivism Outcomes for Individuals Participating in Jail Based Mental Health Intervention Programs.

9:45 – 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong, et al.  
In Person Poster 455P: Perceived School Safety of African American Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescents

9:45 – 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa S. Panisch, et al.
In Person Poster 470P: Betrayal Trauma and Parental Substance Misuse Impact the Hazards of Reunification Among Child Welfare Involved Families

9:45 - 11:15 am: Hospitality 2 - Room 444
*Assistant Professor Kess L. Ballentine, et al.
Cluster - Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs 244: Impact of COVID on human service workers Understanding the Burnout of Low-Paid Health Care Workers during Covid-19

9:45 - 11:15 am: Phoenix A/B
*Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong, et al.
In Person Poster 452P: Teachers as a Buffer Against Violent Victimization and Early Sexual Initiation for Sexual Minority Youth

4:00 - 5:30 pm: Hospitality 2 - Room 444
*Assistant Professor Kess L. Ballentine, et al.
Cluster: Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs 275: Job quality and mental health in frontline human service workers Building Community Power through Research to Understand How Healthcare Job Quality Harmed Workers' Mental Health and Contributed to the Great Resignation

 

Sunday, January 15, 2023

8:00 – 9:30 am: Ahwatukee A  
*Doctoral Student Will Jones, Assistant Professor Athena Kheibari
Cluster - Health Impact of the COVID-19 293: Student Perceptions: Towards Returning to in Person Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

9:45 – 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa O'Donnell, Doctoral Student Kathryn Szechy, et al.
In Person Poster 677P: Gender Differences in Public Attitudes Towards Bipolar Disorder in the Workplace

9:45 - 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Evaluation Project Manager Danielle L. Hicks, co-presenters PhD Candidate Emily Pasman, Associate Professor Suzanne Brown, Associate Director for Research Administration Elizabeth Agius, and Professor, PhD Director, and CADAS Coordinator Stella Resko
In Person Poster 673P: Stigma Communication Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder Among Affected Family Members.   

9:45 - 11:15 am: Phoenix C
*Evaluation Project Manager Danielle Hicks, PhD Candidate Emily Pasman, Associate Professor Suzanne Brown, Manager of Community Partnerships Elizabeth Agius, and Professor Stella Resko, et al.
In Person Poster 673P: Stigma communication Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder Among Affected Family Members

11:30 - 1:00 pm: Phoenix C
*Research Assistant Thor Person, Doctoral Candidate, Michael Broman, PhD Candidate Emily Pasman, Manager of Community Partnerships Elizabeth Agius, Professor Stella Resko, et al.
In Person Poster 732P: Cannabis Legalization and the Impact on Substance Use Treatment

11:30 - 1:00 pm: Phoenix C
*Assistant Professor Lisa O'Donnell, Research Associate, Lena Boraggina-Ballard, Doctoral Student Kathryn Szechy, et al.
In Person Poster 735P; A Qualitative Investigation on the Impact of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the Workplace