Rutgers School of Social Work at SSWR's Annual Conference 2025

Rutgers School of Social Work will be represented at the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR)'s 29th Annual Conference from January 15-19, 2025 by a number of presentations being hosted by our faculty, postdocs, Ph.D. students, lecturers, alumni, and staff. See the list below for a list of Rutgers SSW-affiliated presentations.

Thursday, January 16, 2025
1:30-3:00pm
Andrew Kim*, co-author on symposium paper
Contextualized Poverty Targeting through Multimodal Spatial Data and Machine Learning in Congo

3:15-4:45pm
Malya Hirshkowitz*, presenting author on poster presentation & Lenna Nepomnyaschy
Team Sports Participation and Depression Among US Adolescents 

3:15-4:45pm
Nora Sullivan*, presenting author on symposium paper 
Homelessness Policy and Health-Related Social Need

3:15-4:45pm
Emmy Tiderington, flash talk participant
Homelessness Policy and Health-Related Social Needs

Friday January 17, 2025
8:00-9:30am
Laura DiMarcantonio, poster presenter 
Male Motivation to Pursue Social Work: A Causal-Comparative Study Investigating the Differences in Male Students Motivational Orientation and Field of Study

8:00-9:30am
Ashley Jackson, co-author of poster 
Passing Down "the Talk:" a Qualitative Examination of Black College Students' Experiences of Intergenerational Racial Socialization

8:00-9:30am
Ashley Jackson, presenting author on symposium paper
Mental Health Stigma and Police Violence: Exposing Historical and Contemporary Realities

8:00-9:30am
Sam Luxmikanthan*, co-author on symposium paper
People Don't generally want or accept you as a person: Processes of enacted stigma and smoking in BIPOC sexual minority men who smoke daily

8:00-9:30am
Lenna Nepomnyaschy, co-author of poster
Is the U.S. Ecosocial Safety Net Inequitable?: Evidence from Fema’s Disaster Relief Program

9:45-11:15am 
Adrian Gale (organizer) and Lenna Nepomnyaschy (presenter) of symposium
Navigating Educational Landscapes: Exploring the Impact of School Environments on the Mental Health and Identity Formation of Black and Native Youth

9:45-11:15am 
Lucy Nonas-Barnes* (presenting author) & Lillian Alexander* (co-author) on poster presentation 
Implementation of Social Emotional Learning Programs in K-12 Schools in the United States: A Scoping Review

2:00-3:30pm
Lena Obara*, co-author on symposium paper
Extreme Cold Events and Implications for Disability and Functionality in Women Living in Informal Settlements in Kenya

2:00-3:30pm 
Nicole Milano*, co-author on symposium paper
How Integrated Are Social Workers and Community Health Workers in Healthcare and Public Health Settings? a Mixed Methods Assessment

2:00-3:30pm 
Angela Malorni, co-author on oral presentation paper
Sources of Harm for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in Social Media Spaces: Towards the Development of a Survivor-Centered Digital Citizenship Curriculum

3:45-5:15pm
Enoch Amponsah* (presenting author) & Lena Obara (co-author) on symposium paper
Unraveling the Nexus between Neighborhood Disorder and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Importance of Social Cohesion in Informal Settlements in Kenya

3:45-5:15pm
Lena Obara*, presenting author on symposium paper
Navigating Stress: Coping Profiles of Women in Kenyan Informal Settlements

5:30-7:00pm
Andrew Kim* (presenting author), Grant Victor, Jamey Lister, Kristen Gilmore Powell, Alyssa Juntilla, Shalyse Sangster*, and Andrew Peterson (co-authors) on symposium paper
A Scoping Review of Syringe Service Programs and Naloxone Distribution in Rural Areas Following COVID-19

5:30-7:00pm
Yuhan Wei*, (presenting author) and Antoinette Farmer (co-author) on poster presentation
Assessing Intentions and Facilitators for College Student Mobile App Use for Mental Health

5:30-7:00pm
Rachel John (presenting author), Angela Malorni (co-author), and Kerry Hennessy (co-author) on oral presentation paper
Collaborative Authoethnography and Liberatory Consciousness Framework: Facilitator Perspective

Saturday, January 18, 2025
8:00-9:30am
Lillian Alexander*, presenting author on poster presentation
Addressing the Needs of Cisgender, Heterosexual Men and Lgbtiq+ Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Scoping Review of Service Delivery and Funding Priorities Among Humanitarian Organizations

9:45-11:15am
Angela Malorni, co-author of e-poster
Digitalization and ICT in Social Work Education: A Scoping Review

12:30-1:30pm
Jamey Lister, convener  
Rural Behavioral Health Special Interest Group

4:00-5:30pm
Sam Luxmikanthan*, co-author on symposium paper
Can AI write a good clinical note?

4:00-5:30pm
Sarah Cooper*, presenting author on poster presentation
Community Partnerships As Mechanisms for Responses to Opioid Overdoses

4:00-5:30pm
Lenna Nepomnyaschy, presenter
Invited Symposium III: Resisting Regression II: Strengthening Social Work Science and Collaboration Amid Anti-DEI and Anti-Democratic Initiatives

Sunday, January 19, 2025
9:45-11:15am
Rachel John (presenting author), Angela Malorni, Lena Obara* and Stella Zhu* (co-authors) on poster presentation
Experiences of Model Minority Stereotype in Asian American College Students

9:45-11:15am
Andrew Kim* (co-author) on symposium paper
Harnessing community-informed geospatial data to identify food insecure households

9:45-11:15am
Sarah Cooper* (presenting author), Jamey Lister, Andrew Kim, Andrew Peterson, and Kristen Gilmore Powell (co-authors) on poster presentation
Subtypes and Service Utilization Patterns Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder at a Community Health Center in a Medically Underserved Urban Area

11:30am-1:00pm 
Uri Amir Koren*, presenting author on poster presentation
Israeli Expatriates' Perceptions, Experiences and Coping Mechanisms Post-October 7th

11:30am-1:00pm 
Jordan Goodwin*, presenting author on symposium paper
Exploring Social Capital within the Social Networks of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Mixed Methods Approach

11:30am-1:00pm 
Jamey Lister, co-author on poster presentation
Prenatal Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and the Risk of Child Welfare Involvement: Analysis of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Policies Database

11:30am-1:00pm 
Emmy Tiderington, moderator and presenting author
Predictors of Length of Time in Service: Characteristics of People in Intensive Case Management for Longer Than Five Years, Mental Health Treatment and Services Session

*Denotes Ph.D. student