Michelle-Ann Rhoden Neita
Assistant Professor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Contact
Building & Room:
ETMSW 4416
Address:
1040 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Office Phone:
Email:
About
Dr. Rhoden Neita is a licensed clinical social worker, registered play therapist and certified trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapist. She has extensive practice experience providing clinical and administrative supervision to clinicians and therapeutic services to children, youth and families involved in the child welfare system. Her research agenda focuses on addressing youth violence using trauma-informed care and strengths-based/resilience-building interventions.
Professional Interests
Youth violence
Community violence
Childhood trauma/adversity
Racial trauma in Black youth
Strengths-based and faith-based interventions for youth violence
Resilience and recovery in helping professionals
Biomarkers for psychological trauma
Teaching Experience
SocW 430 Practice I: Generalist Practice with Individuals and Organizations
SocW 431 Practice II: Generalist Practice with Families, Groups, and Communities
SocW 503 Family Practice in Urban Communities
SocW 565 Research with Children and Families
Selected Publications
Articles
Rhoden-Neita, M.-A., Strickland, J., Riffer, A., Moreno, D. (2023). Community violence intervention in African American communities: Resilience and coping among outreach workers. Journal of Social Service Research, 49 (5), 530-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2237542
Rhoden-Neita, M.-A., Huang, H., & Fava, N. (2023). The effects of childhood adversity and self-regulation on the well-being of adults with delinquency histories: A mediation model. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2023.2265923
Huang, H., Fernandez, S. B., Rhoden, M.-A., & Joseph, R. (2019). Mental disorder, service utilization, and GPA: Studying mental health of former child welfare and youth experiencing homelessness in a campus support program. Families in Society, 101 (1), 54-70.https://doi.org/10.1177/1044389419863177
Rhoden, M.-A., Macgowan, M.J., & Huang, H. (2019). A systematic review of psychological trauma interventions for juvenile offenders. Research on Social Work Practice, 29 (8), 892-909. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518806578
Huang, H., Fernandez, S., Rhoden, M.-A., & Joseph, R. (2019). Elements of a college support program that matter: A case study. Research on Social Work Practice, 29 (8), 949-960. https:// doi.org/10.1177/1049731519832105
Huang, H., Fernandez, S., Rhoden, M.-A., & Joseph, R. (2018). Serving former foster youth and homeless students in college. Journal of Social Service Research, 44 (2), 209-222. https://doi/org/10.1080/01488376.2018.1441096
Huang, H., Ryan, J.P., & Rhoden, M.-A. (2016). Foster care, geographic neighborhood change, and the risk of delinquency. Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.03.019
Book Chapter
Huang, H., Rhoden, M.-A., Ryan, J.P. (2017). Group homes. In Elizabeth Bulls (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice. Wiley Press. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118524275.ejdj0168
Other Publications
Dennis-Hall, L., Rhoden-Neita, M.-A., & Taylor-Spence, A. (2018). CARE 4 grief: Grief support manual. Center for Advancement Restoration and Empowerment Inc., Miami, FL.
Huang, H., & Rhoden, M.-A. (2017). The effectiveness of service integration: Studying the Crossover Youth Practice Model. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dc47/64dd24b654550c666788ebb81368f4bc762c.pdf
Education
BSc, University of the West Indies, Mona
MSW, Barry University
PhD, Florida International University
Professional Memberships
International Association for Social Work with Groups
Society for Social Work and Research
Council on Social Work Education
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Association for Play Therapy, board member of the Illinois branch
Center for Advancement Restoration and Empowerment, Inc., board member
Research Currently in Progress
Principal Investigator - "The Effects of Street Outreach on the Mental Health of African Americans at Risk of Violence." Funded by UIC's Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) Chicago Pilot Project through an award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.