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Faculty Profiles

DEBRA NELSON-GARDELL, Associate Professor and M.S.W. Program Chair

 
dnelsong@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2990

Degrees:
• B.A., Clark University
• M.S.W., Florida State University
• Ph.D., Florida State University

Field(s) of interest:
Direct practice with individuals and families; social group work; intervention research; practice and program evaluation; child sexual abuse; measurement; family violence; women's issues; feminist social work practice

Selected Research Experiences:
09/02 - Present:  Co-Investigator, Quality of Informal Care and Caregiving Transitions. Research done in collaboration with a team headed by Dr. Gail Williamson, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia. Projected funded by National Institute on Aging.

05/02 - Present:  Principal Investigator, Neighborhood-Based Healthy Families Program Evaluation. Research in collaboration with the National Children's Advocacy Center, Huntsville, AL.

Selected Publications:

Nelson-Gardell, D. (2008). Treatment for Sexually Abused Adolescents.  In C. Hilarski, J. Wodarski, and M. Feit (Eds.) Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse.  New York, NY:  The Haworth Press.


Nelson-Gardell, D., & Harris, D. (2003). Childhood Abuse History, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Child Welfare Workers. Child Welfare, 82, 5-26.

Carnes, C., Nelson-Gardell, D., Wilson, C., & Orgassa, U. (2001). Extended Forensic Evaluation in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Multi-site Field Study. Child Maltreatment, 6, 230-242.

Nelson-Gardell, D. (2001). The voices of victims: Surviving child sexual abuse. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 18, 401-416.

Carnes, C., Wilson, C., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (1999). Forensic evaluation when sexual abuse is suspected: A model and preliminary data. Child Maltreatment, 4, 242-254.

Carnes, C., Nelson-Gardell, D., Wilson, C. (1999). Addressing challenges and controversies in child sexual abuse interviewing: the forensic evaluation protocol and research project. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 2, 83-103.

Nelson-Gardell, D. (1997). Child Report of Treatment Issue Resolution: Pilot of a Rapid Assessment Instrument. Child Abuse and Neglect, 21, 309-318.

Vinton, L., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (1993). Consciousness-raising through teaching about the global oppression of women. Affilia, 8(1), 91-102.