SSWR Featuring JACSW Researchers

Jane Addams College of Social Work’s faculty, staff and students will exhibit their work at the Society for Social Work Research’s (SSWR) 29th annual conference in Seattle Jan. 15 to Jan. 19. “Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research" is the theme of this year’s conference.

Founded in 1994 as a free-standing organization dedicated to the advancement of social work research, the SSWR works collaboratively with a number of other organizations that are committed to improving support for research among social workers. Its members include faculty and staff from more than 200 universities and institutions, as well as other professional schools, research staff in public and private agencies, and masters/doctoral students.

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The following is a list of JACSW presenters:

Researcher: Associate Professor Jennifer Geiger 
Date: Thursday, Jan. 16 
Research: Crossing the Finish Line: Factors That Influence College Degree Completion for Students with Foster Care Backgrounds 
Format: Symposia

Researcher: Assistant Professor Walter Gomez 
Date: Thursday, Jan. 16 
Research: Contextualizing Methamphetamine Initiation in the Use Trajectories of Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV 
Format: Oral presentation

Researchers: Assistant Professor Shih-Ying Cheng and doctoral student Jieun Lee 
Date: Thursday, Jan. 16 
Research: Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence Incidents and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Survivors 
Format: Oral presentation

Researcher: Assistant Professor Andrew Foell 
Date: Thursday, Jan. 16 
Research: An Examination of Community-Based ACEs, Neighborhood Safety, Support, and Amenities on the Mental Health Symptom Severity of Older Youth 
Format: Poster

Researcher: Assistant Professor Laurenia Mangum
Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Research: RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable 1: Flexing your (academic) Freedom: Preparing Early Career Scholars to flourish in an anti-DEI Environment
Format: Panel discussion

Researcher: Associate Professor Otima Doyle 
Date: Friday, Jan. 17 
Research: Overcoming Trauma, Racism, and System Involvement: Highlighting the Parenting Strengths of Fathers in Marginalized Backgrounds 
Format: Symposia

Researcher: Assistant Professor Sara Beeler
Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Research: Persons Using Drugs Seeking Care at a Mobile Health Van: Preliminary Results on Perceptions of Care Needs and Implications for Future “Street” Research
Format: Oral presentation

Researcher: Assistant Professor Shih-Ying Cheng
Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Research: Mental Health Among Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence: The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Perceived Discrimination
Format: Oral presentation

Researcher: Doctoral Student Jieun Lee
Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Research: A Content Analysis of Korean Newspaper Coverages on Drug Use Among Young Adults
Format: Oral presentation

Researcher: Assistant Professor Sara Beeler
Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Research: Geographic Differences in Perceptions of Problematic Substance Use Among Persons with Community Corrections Involvement
Format: Poster

Researcher: Assistant Professor Shih-Ying Cheng
Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
Research: The Resilience Portfolio of Helping Professional Exposed to Vicarious Trauma: A Scoping Review
Format: Poster

Researcher: Associate Professor Branden McLeod
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19
Research: Diverse Perspectives on the Intersection of Mass Incarceration and Family Systems
Format: Symposia

Researcher: Doctoral student Jieun Lee
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19
Research: Investigating the Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in the Relationship between Cyberbullying Victimization and Adolescent Suicide Risk: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Format: Poster

Researcher: Doctoral student Jieun Lee
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19
Research: An International Systematic Review of Drug Utilization Patterns and Risk Factors Among Young Adults
Format: Poster