The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) will host its 29th Annual Conference from January 15 - 19, 2025 in Seattle, Washington with the theme of Strengthening Social Impact Through Collaborative Research. 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, flash talk, 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 #504.

Download a PDF list of presentations.
 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

3:15 – 4:45 pm: Issaquah A, Level 3
Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine, et al.
Roundtable: Organizing for the Common Good: Contributions of Academic Unions

3:15 – 4:45 pm: Ravenna C, Level 3
Professor Erin Comartin, and Assistant Professor Athena Kheibari, et al.
Roundtable: Organizing for the Common Good: Contributions of Academic Unions

3:15 – 4:45 pm: Virgina, Level 4
Professor Bridget Weller, et al.
Flash Talks: A Phenomenological Study of Racial Identity Development Among Multiracial Emerging Adults with Mental Health Concerns

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

8:00 – 9:30 am: Jefferson A, Level 4
Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong, et al.
Flash Talks: Racial/ethnic differences in the ecological antecedents of children’s externalizing behavior.

8:00 – 9:30 am: Issaquah A, Level 3
*Doctoral Student Brittney Williams, Professor Erin Comartin, et al.
Oral Presentations: Veteran's Post-Jail Treatment Engagement: Does Provider Type Matter?

8:00 – 9:30 am: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2s
*Research Assistant Amber Williams, et al.
ePoster 195P: Protective Factors Against Peer Aggression: An Exploration of the Interconnection between School Connectedness, School Climate, and Social Norms

9:45 – 11:15 am: Medina, Level 3
Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine, et al.
SSWR Research Capacity Development Committee’s Annual Roots Roundtable: Flexing your (academic) Freedom: Preparing Early Career Scholars to Flourish in an Anti-DEI Environment

9:45 – 11:15 am: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Assistant Professor Megan Hicks, Director of Continuing Education and Interprofessional Education Shantalea Johns, Doctoral Student Brandon Terrell, Assistant Professor Bakari Wallace, et al.
ePoster 212P: Evaluation of the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy (CATTA)

9:45 – 11:15 am: Issaquah A, Level 3
*Assistant Professor Matthew Bakko, et al.
Oral Presentations: From Carceral Transformation to Incrementalist Change: Municipal Public Safety and the Institutional Logics of Punishment and Care

9:45 – 11:15 am: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Doctoral Student Mackenzie Sprecher, Professor Erin Comartin, et al.
ePoster 277P:  Factors Associated with Endorsing Hateful Content Online Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Medina, Level 3
Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine, et al.
Special Interest Group: Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

2:00 – 3:30 pm: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Professor Suzanne Brown, et al.
ePoster 322P: The Impact of Social Support and Social Network Characteristics on Trauma Symptoms Among Violence Exposed Women with Substance Use Disorders

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Project Manager, Federal Grants Bethany Hedden-Clayton, Professor Erin Comartin, et al.
ePoster 412P: If Everyone Knew about This, How Many Lives Could We Save?": Recognizing Drug Suppliers' Role in Reducing Overdose Risk

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Doctoral Student, Kellan McNally, et al.
ePoster 399P: 100-Year-Old Reports and the Development of Psychiatric Social Work in State Mental Hospitals

3:45 – 5:15 pm: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Doctoral Student Brittney Williams, Professor Erin Comartin, et al.
ePoster 374P: Perceived Effectiveness of a Gender Responsive Prison-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Willow B, Level 2
*Associate Dean for Research and Professor Richard Smith, Doctoral Student Erin Stanley, et al.
Symposium Paper: Recovering from Expected Flooding Under Residential Buildings: Results from a Participatory Action Case Study

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Doctoral Student Brittney Williams, Professor Erin Comartin, Doctoral Candidate Caitlin Cassady, et al.
ePoster 429P: Perceived Effectiveness of a Gender Responsive Prison-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program

 

Saturday, January 18, 2025

9:45 – 11:15 am: Cedar B, Level 2
Assistant Professor Matthew Bakko, et al. 
Roundtable: The Untapped Potential of Critical Organizational Studies for Understanding Human Service Organizations' (Anti-)Oppressive Practices and Possibilities

4:00 – 5:30 pm: Jefferson A, Level 4
Assistant Professor Kess Ballentine , et al.
Symposium: Employment and Equitable Policy across the Life Course

4:00 – 5:30 pm: Cedar A, Level 2
Associate Professor Bryan Victor, Post Doctoral Fellow Ashley Rousson, et al.
Roundtable: Envisioning State Systems That Support Mothers Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: A Critical Examination of Current Policy, Practice, and Motherhood Narratives

 

Sunday, January 19, 2025

8:00 – 9:30 am: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
*Associate Dean for Research and Professor Richard Smith,  Graduate Research Assistant AeYanna Yett, Professor Holly Feen-Calligan, et al.
ePoster XI 722P: Crayons Relieve Women's Stress: Arts: HUB As a Third Space for Self-Care in an Urban Community

8:00 – 9:30 am: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Associate Professor Bryan Victor, et al.
ePoster 750P: Community-Level Implementation of a Strengths-Based Primary Child Maltreatment Prevention Program: Insights from Child Welfare Practitioners, Administrators, and Cross-System Partners

9:45 – 11:15 am: Boren, Level 4
Associate Professor Jun Sung Hong, Assistant Professor Clinical Shantalea Johns, et al.
Oral Presentation: Does teacher care protect African American youth with adverse adolescent experiences from risky behaviors

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Jefferson B, Level 4
Associate Professor Bryan Victor, Dean Sheryl Kubiak, et al.
Roundtable: At the Intersection of Social Work Research, Practice, and Policy: Academic Advocacy Efforts to Eliminate the Association of Social Work Boards Exams from Professional Licensure Requirements