Ayse Akincigil, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW/IHHCPAR; Ph.D., Rutgers
Mental health, aging, HIV/AIDS, economics and health services research
Judith Baer, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. Houston.
Early adolescence; survey development
Laura Curran, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Family and child policy practice; welfare policy; social welfare history/theory; gender and
sexuality
Stephen Crystal, Research Professor of Social Work and Sociology, SSW/IHHCPAR;
Ph.D., Harvard
AIDS; long-term care; homelessness; longitudinal data analysis
Donald T. Dickson, Professor of Social Work, SSW; J.D., Chicago; Ph.D., Michigan
Law; child welfare; mental health; administration
Richard L. Edwards, Dean and Professor of School of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., SUNY
(Albany)
Organizational and Managerial Effectiveness in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Antoinette Rodgers-Farmer, Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Parenting behavior, social support and kinship care; AIDS; evaluation of social work
practice
Chien-Chung Huang, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph. D. Columbia
Child support; social assistance; poverty and income distribution
Patricia Findley, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. University of
Illinois(Chicago)
Disabilities, health, veterans
Emmett Lee Gill, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., University of Maryland
at Baltimore
Student-Athlete Development, College Athletics, Youth Development
Emily A. Greenfield, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. University of
Wisconsin(Madison)
Aging, life course development, health
Yvonne Johnson, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D.; Columbia
End of life decisions, advance directives, history and philosophy of social work
Jeounghee Kim, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. Washington University
Poverty, economic inequality, low wage labor markets, welfare policies, health disparity
Michael LaSala, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)
Clinical social work; gay and lesbian issues; marriage and family therapy
Raymond Sanchez Mayers, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., Brandeis
Financial management in nonprofits; administrative issues; Hispanic issues
Judith McCoyd, Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Medical decision making, bereavement and "feeling rules" in medical technologies
David Mechanic, University Professor and Rene Dubos Professor of Behavioral Sciences,
IHHCPAR; PhD., Stanford
Medical sociology; evaluation research and social policy
Darcey Merritt, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. University of California,
Los Angeles
Public child welfare system, economic sustainability of abusive and neglectful parents
Shari Munch, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., Michigan State
Health care; women’s health care; perinatal ethics and bereavement; psychosocial
aspects of high-risk pregnancy
Lia Nower, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; JD, St. Louis University,
Ph.D. Washington University
Pathological Gambling and Addictive Disorders; Forensic Mental Health
N. Andrew Peterson, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. University of
Missouri, (Kansas City)
Community organizing; empowerment theory; program evaluation; substance abuse
prevention
Judy L. Postmus, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)
Violence Against Women and the Impact of Policies and Programs on Survivors
Kathleen J. Pottick, Professor of Social Work, SSW/IHHCPAR; Ph.D., Michigan
Child and adolescent mental health and psychiatric service delivery systems
Jonathan Prince, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW: Ph.D. University of California,
Berkeley
Youth services; mental health care
Cassandra Simmel, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D.,
University of California, Berkeley
Child welfare programs and services; youth transitioning out of care, child and youth
mental health
Jill W. Sinha, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Faith-based organizations, high-risk adolescents, international social work
Karen Gainer Sirota, Assistant Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D. UCLA
Social and cultural dimensions of mental health and disorder; human development in
cultural context; children, youth, and families; relational theory; positive emotion
processes
Allison Zippay, Associate Professor of Social Work, SSW; Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley
Poverty and employment policy; community development; social networks
Doctoral Faculty Recent Publications and Scholarly Activities
Ayse Akincigil
Akincigil, A., Bowblis, J., Levin, C. A., Walkup, J. T., Jan, S., & Crystal, S. (2007). Adherence to antidepressant treatment among privately insured patients diagnosed with depression. Medical Care, 45(4), 363-369.
Lucas, J. A., Levin, C. A., Lowe, T. J., Robertson, B., Akincigil, A., Sambamoorthi, U., Bilder, S., Paek, E. K., & Crystal, S. (2007). The relationship between organizational factors and resident satisfaction with nursing home care and life. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 19(2), 125-151.
Oursler K. A., Goulet, J., Leaf, D., Akincigil, A., Katzel, L., Justice, A., & Crystal, S. (2006). Impact of comorbid conditions and aging on physical functioning in adults with and without HIV infection: Findings from the Veterans Aging Cohort Five-Site Study. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 20(11), 782-791.
Judith Baer
Baer, J.C. & Martinez, C.D. (2006). Child maltreatment and insecure attachment. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 24 (3) 187-197.
Baer, J.C. & Schmitz, M.F. (2007). Ethnic differences in trajectories of family cohesion for Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic White adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 36, 583-592.
Stephen Crystal
Crystal S. Population Aging and Benefit Sustainability: The Impact of Baby Boomer Aging on the Health Care System. Pp. 52-70 in Schaie, W. and Uhlenberg, P. (eds.), Social Structures, Demographic Changes and the Well-Being of Older Persons, Societal Impact on Aging Series, Springer, 2007.
Akincigil A, Bowblis J, Levin C, Walkup J, Jan S, Crystal S. Adherence to Antidepressant Treatment Among Privately Insured Patients Diagnosed with Depression. Medical Care 45(4):363-369, 2007.
Lucas JA, Levin CA, Lowe TJ, Robertson B, Akincigil A, Sambamoorthi U, Bilder S, Paek EK, Crystal S. The Relationship Between Organizational Factors and Resident Satisfaction with Nursing Home Care and Life. Journal of Aging and Social Policy 19(2):125-151, 2007.
Zhang Q, Safford MM, Miller D, Crystal S, Rajan M, Tseng CL, Pogach LM. Short-Term Statin Exposure Is Associated with Reduced All-Cause Mortality in Persons with Diabetes. Medical Care 45(4): 308-314, 2007.
Walkup J, Crystal S. Health Services and Policy Issues in AIDS Psychiatry. Pp. 585-594 in Cohen MA and Gorman JM (Eds.), Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS Psychiatry. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Walkup J, Wei W, Sambamoorthi U, Crystal S, Yanos P. Provision of Psychotherapy for a Statewide Population of Medicaid Beneficiaries with Schizophrenia. Psychological Services 3(4):227-239, 2006.
Crystal S. Economic Well-Being of the Elderly. Pp. 3254-3257 in Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Oxford and Boston: Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
Crothers K, Butt A, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Crystal S, Justice AC. Increased Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among HIV-Positive Compared to HIV-Negative Veterans. CHEST 130(5): 1326-1333, 2006.
Oursler KA, Goulet J, Leaf D, Akincigil A, Katzel L, Justice A, Crystal S. Association of Comorbidity with Physical Disability in Older HIV-Infected Adults. AIDS Patient Care and STDs 20(11): 782-791, 2006.
Emily Greenfield
Greenfield, E. A., & Marks, N. F. (2007). Religious social identity as an explanatory factor for associations between more frequent formal religious participation and psychological well-being. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 17, 245-249.
Greenfield, E. A., & Marks, N. F. (2007). Continuous participation in voluntary groups as a protective factor for the psychological well-being of adults who develop functional limitations: Evidence from the National Survey of Families and Households. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 62, S60-S68.
Chien-Chung Huang
Huang, Chien-Chung, and Han, Wen-Jui. (2007). Child support enforcement and sexual activity of male adolescents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69: 763–777.
Huang, Chien-Chung and Reid, Robert J. (2006). Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol, Cigarette, and Illicit Drug Use Among Pregnant Women: Evidence From the Fragile Family and Child Well-Being Survey. Journal of Social Service Research, 32(4): 1-22.
Myungkook Joo
Ozawa, M. N., Kim, J., and Joo, M. (2006). Income Class and Accumulation of Net
Worth in the United States. Social Work Research. 30(4), 21-222.
Ozawa, M.N., Kim, J., and Joo, M. (2006). Volatility in Financial Conditions of
American People. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work. No. 10, 55-67.
Jeounghee Kim
Ozawa, M., Kim, J. & Joo, M. (2006) Income Class and Accumulation of Net Worth in the United States. Social Work Research. 30(4), 211-222.
Ozawa, M., Kim, J. & Joo, M. (2006). Volatility in Financial Conditions of American People. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work. No.10, 55-67.
Judith L.M. McCoyd
McCoyd, J.L.M. (2007). Pregnancy interrupted: Loss of a desired pregnancy after diagnosis of fetal anomaly. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 28 (1), 37-48.
McCoyd, J.L.M. & Kerson, T.S. (2006). Conducting intensive interviews using E-mail: A serendipitous comparative opportunity. Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice, 5 (3), 389-406.
Shari Munch
Munch, S., & Shapiro, S. (2007). Osteoporosis as the silent thief in women of all ages. Health: Section Connection(1). 1, 3-6. (Available from National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Specialty Practice Sections at www.socialworkers.org/sections)
Munch, S., & Schmitz, M. F. (2007). The Hyperemesis Beliefs Scale (HBS): A new instrument for assessing beliefs about severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 28(4), 219-229.
Munch, S. (2006). The women’s health movement: Making policy, 1970-1995. Social Work in Health Care, 43(1), 17-32.
Munch, S., & Schmitz, M. F. (2006). Hyperemesis and patient satisfaction: A path model of patients’ perceptions of the patient-physician relationship. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 27(1), 49-57.
Munch, S., & Shapiro, S. (2006). The silent thief: Osteoporosis and women’s health care across the life span. Health & Social Work, 31(1), 44-53.
N. Andrew Peterson
Joslin, B., Lowe, J.B. & Peterson, N.A. (2006). Employee characteristics and participation in a worksite wellness program. Health Education Journal, 65, 4, 308-319.
Peterson, N.A., Lowe, J.B., Hughey, J., Reid, R.J., Zimmerman, M.A. & Speer, P.W. (2006). Measuring the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment: Confirmatory factor analysis of the sociopolitical control scale. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 4, 287-297.
Peterson, N.A., Speer, P.W. & Hughey, J. (2006). Measuring sense of community: A methodological interpretation of the factor structure debate. Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 4, 453-469.
Judy Postmus
Postmus, Judy L. & Hahn, Sur Ah. (2007) “Comparing the Policy Response to Violence Against Women in the U.S. and S. Korea.” International Social Work, 50(6): 770-782.
Postmus, Judy L. & Hahn, Su Ah. (2007) “The Collaboration between Welfare and Advocacy Organizations: Learning from the Experiences of Domestic Violence Survivors.” Families in Society, 88(3): 475-484.
Postmus, Judy L. (2007) “Challenging the Negative Assumptions Surrounding Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Advocates.” Affilia, 22(4): 347-356.
Kathleen Pottick
Warner, L.A., Fontanella, C. & Pottick, K.J. (2007). Initiation and change of psychotropic medication regimens among adolescents in inpatient care. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.17, 701-712
Pottick, K.J., Kirk, S.A., Hsieh, D.K, & Tian, X. (2007). Judging mental disorder: Effects of client, clinician, and contextual differences. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 1-8 (lead article).
- Featured in: Harvard Mental Health Letter (June 2007) Cambridge, MA: Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School. Story: Uncovering Diagnostic Biases
- Monitor on Psychology (April 2007). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 38, 4, p. 11. Story: Clinicians slower to diagnose ethnic minority children (www.apa.org/monitor/may07/previous.html)
- Featured in: Maternal and Child Health Alert (MCH Alert), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, May 5, 2006 (www.mchlibrary.info/alert/archives.htm)
Jonathon Prince
Prince, J.D., Akincigil A. , Bromet E. (2007). Incarceration of persons with first-admission psychosis. Psychiatric Services, 58, 1173-1180.
Prince, J.D. (2007). Education, ethnicity, and subjective life quality of recently discharged inpatients with schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195, 560-575.
Prince, J.D. (2007). Therapeutic alliance, illness awareness, and number of hospitalizations for schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195, 170-174.
Prince, J.D. (2007). Promoting consumer empowerment through
entrepreneurship: A proposal. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 30, 223-225.
Prince, J.D. (2006). Ethnicity and life quality in recently discharged inpatients with schizophrenia. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 202-205.
Prince, J.D. (2006). Incarceration and Hospital Care. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(1), 34-39.
Prince, J.D. (2006). Determinants of inpatient care satisfaction.
Community Mental Health Journal, 42(2), 189-196.
Prince, J.D. (2006). Practices preventing re-hospitalization of persons with schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(6), 397-404.
Cassandra Simmel
Simmel, C. (2007). Risk and protective factors contributing to the longitudinal psychosocial well-being of adopted foster children. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 15, 237-249.
Simmel, C., Barth, R. P., & Brooks, D. (2007). Adopted foster youths’ psychosocial functioning: A longitudinal perspective. Child and Family Social Work, 12, 336-348.
Jill Witmer Sinha
Rodgers-Farmer, A. Y., Sinha, J. W., & Gill, E. (2007). The effects of family religiosity, parental limit-setting and monitoring on adolescent substance use. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Sinha, J. W., Cnaan, R. A., & Gelles, R. (2007). Adolescent risk behaviors and religion: Findings from a national study. Journal of Adolescence, 30, 231-249.
Sinha, J. W., Hillier, A., Cnaan, R. A., & McGrew, C. (2007).Proximity matters: Understanding resident and commuter congregations through an ecological framework. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 46, 245-260.
Sinha, J. W. (2007). Youth at risk for truancy detour into a faith-based education program: Their perceptions of the program and its impact. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 246-257.
Sinha, J. W. (2007). Cookman Alternative School. In R. Sider & H.R. Unruh (Eds.), Hope for children in poverty: Profiles and Possibilities. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press.
Sinha, J. W. (2006). A faith-based alternative education program:
Evaluating a participatory research approach. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 25, 197-221.
Allison Zippay
Zippay, A., & Thompson, A. (2007). Psychiatric housing: locational
patterns and choices. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77 (3),
392-401.
Zippay, A. (2007). Psychiatric residences: Notification, NIMBY, and
neighborhood relations. Psychiatric Services.
Zippay, A. & Rangarajan, A. (2006) Child care 'packaging' among TANF
recipients: Implications for social work. Child and Adolescent Social
Work, 23(1).
Recent Faculty Publications