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2024 CSWE Faculty and Student Presentation Schedule

OCTOBER 24 – 27, 2024

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conferences help to promote and teach best practices in research and curriculum development through dynamic educational sessions, peer networking forums, and job-search opportunities.

The UA School of Social Work is pleased to announce the following faculty and student research presentations for CSWE’s 2024 Annual Program Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. We encourage you to visit our presentations, discussions or workshops and to learn about the innovative research of our faculty and students.

Friday, October 25th

Lindamarie Olson, PhD, LCSW | Main Presenter & Amy H. McLean, LMSW LAPSW | Co-Presenter
Infusing Creative Writing Into Social Work: Lessons From the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 2104A

Erick da Luz Scherf | Author
Paper Presentation
Immigration Policy as a Social Determinant of Health among Brazilian Immigrants in the US
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Dione King, PhD, MSW | Panelist, Wesley J. Gabbard, PhD, MSW | Panelist, Elithet Silva-Martínez, MSW, PhD | Panelist, Duy Nguyen, MSW, Ph.D. | Panelist, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, Ph.D., LCSW (GA), CGCS, CNP | Moderator
Minority Fellowship Program Alumni Panel—Beyond the Fellowship: Charting Your Career Journey Post MFP (MFP FELLOWS ONLY)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 3501E

Edson Chipalo, PhD. | Presenter & SARAFAT HOSSAIN MD, MSc | Presenter
Childhood Adversity and Parent-Reported Homelessness Among Children in the U.S. Households
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Room: KC Convention Center, Poster 8B

Dione King, PhD, MSW | Main Presenter, Tommie Watkins, PhD, MDiv, MSW | Co-Presenter, & Joana Okine | Contributor
Centering ADEI in the Classroom: Teaching Strategies and Historically-Based Experiential Learning Assignments
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 2104B

Saturday, October 26th

Edson Chipalo, PhD. | Contributor & Uche L. Nwatu, MSc| Presenter
Unveiling the Nexus: Vulnerability to Mental Distress and Childhood Violence Among Adolescents in Zimbabwe
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Room: KC Convention Center, Poster 11B

Dr. Sherron Wilkes , | Panelist, Dr. Dalila John | Panelist, & Dr. Courtney Chapman-Thomas | Panelist
The Reemergence of the DSW: Where Have We Been and Where Do We Go?
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 1501A

Haelim Jeong | Main Presenter
Interactive Workshop
Social work educator’s role in suicide prevention on college campuses: What’s next?

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
KC Convention Center, Room 2103B

Dr. Sherron Wilkes & Dr. Dalila John | Panelists
Why women of color with practice doctorates have to fight to belong.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 1501A

Sunday, October 27th

Andrea Bell, Abshire, A., & Dr. Brenda Smith
“Free to make mistakes”: Faculty members’ use of a simulation lab for social work education. Body Camera Evidence in Police Killings: Race, Region, and Implications for Social Work.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Room: KC Convention Center, Room 2208

Poster Presentations

Edson Chipalo, PhD. | Presenter & SARAFAT HOSSAIN MD, MSc | Presenter
Childhood Adversity and Parent-Reported Homelessness Among Children in the U.S. Households
Friday, October 25, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Room: KC Convention Center, Poster 8B

Edson Chipalo, PhD. | Contributor & Uche L. Nwatu, MSc| Presenter
Unveiling the Nexus: Vulnerability to Mental Distress and Childhood Violence Among Adolescents in Zimbabwe
Saturday, October 26, 2024
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Room: KC Convention Center, Poster 11B

Sleep-Frankel, M.,D Yoon, Y., Ward, C.,D Lister, M.,U & Lee, Hee Y.
The impact of hate incidents on mental health among Asian Americans: Comprehensive scoping review.

Lee, Hee Y., Kim, W.,& Lim, Y.
Exploring the link between food insecurity and healthcare access among African Americans in Alabama.

Kim, W.& Lee, Hee Y.
Severity of food insecurity and social determinants of health among African Americans in rural Alabama.

Joana Okine, Edson Chipalo, Uche L. Nwatu, MD Sarafat Hossain, & Haelim Jeong
Digital Sexual Violence and Mental Health Outcomes Among Boys and Girls in Namibia

Joana Okine, Edson Chipalo, Haelim Jeong, Uche Nwatu, & MD Sarafat Hossain
Predictors of Chronic Debilitating Conditions among Refugees in the United States


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