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Conference Presentations, Student Research


This document presents a summary of the contributions to knowledge development by currently enrolled and recently graduated students in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences' Doctoral Program. Included are conference presentationsof students since the beginning of their doctoral studies. Their names are in boldface.


Adams, K.B., & Leibbrandt, S. Activity participation and well-being in later life: A critical review. Society for Social Work Research, 2007.

Adams, K.B., Moon, H., Leibbrandt, S.  Activity participation and well-being in later life: A critical review.  The Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Fransisco, CA.

Moon, H., Townsend, A., Stephens, M.A.  Predictors of Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks of Using paid Service among Dementia Caregivers.  The Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Fransisco, CA.

Amos, N.A. "Issues in Evaluating Social Work Field Placement Students" presented at Illinois Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, State Conference, September, 2002.

Amos, N.A. "Issues in Teaching Traditional and Nontraditional Students Together" Baccalaureate Program Directors' Association. Los Angeles, CA, October, 28, 2007.

Arora, P., O'Toole, E., & Ishler, K.J. , A preliminary study of gun ownership in geriatric patients. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Geriatrics Society, Nashville, TN, May, 2000.

Barker, J. T. & Barker, S.L. (2005, October). Sustaining the social practitioner through a lifetime.  Paper presented at the meeting of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI.

Barker, J. T. & Barker, S.L. (2006, May). Spirituality of the social worker: Sustaining lifelong practice.  Paper presented at the First annual North American Conference on Spirituality and Social Work, Waterloo, Ontario.

Barker, S.L., & Ross, N.  Exploring community in the 21st century:  A generational study .  Presented at the Public Lecture Series, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, January, 2004.

Barker, S.L.   (2004, October).   Enhancing cross-spiritual practice:  Perspectives from a social work program at a Christian college.  Paper presented at the meeting of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work,   Reston, VA.

Barker, S.L. (2005, October). The integration of spirituality and religion content in social work education: Where we've been, where we're going.  Paper presented at the meeting of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI.

Barker, S.L. (2006, February). The integration of professional values and ethics: Assessment in social work education. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Chicago, IL.

Barker, S.L. In their own words: How social work pratitioners conceptualize and utilize spirituality. Abstact submitted for presentation at the National Association for Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter Biannual Symposium.  April 2008.

Barker, S.L., Beldin, K.L. & Krentzman, A. (2006, October).  Ties that bind: The transformative experience of a summer-study doctoral program Abstract accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Education in Social Work, Los Angeles, CA.

Beldin, K. L.  & Pierce, B. (2006, July). Collaborative teaching in rural social work e ducation: Bringing disaster home. Paper presented at the 31st National Institute  on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Biegel, D.E., Ishler, K., & Johnson P.  (2005, January).  Predictors of burden in families of women with substance disorders or co-occurring substance and mental disorders.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL.

Biegel, D. & Biemers, D. The Impact of Supported Employment for Consumers with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders. Ohio Supported Employment Conference 2007.  Columbus, Ohio, April 2007.

Beigel, D. &  Biemers, D.  The Impact of Supported Employment for Consumers with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders. 8th All-Ohio Institute on Community Psychiatry.  Cleveland, OH, April 2007.

Beigel, D. & Biemers, D. The Impact of Supported Employment for Consumers with Mental and Substance Use Disorders.  Ohio Department of Mental Health Research Results Briefing 2006.  Columbus, OH, October 2006.

Beimers, D., & Fischer, R.L. (2006, February).  Experiences of TANF families with employment service agencies in an urban country.  Paper submitted to the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Chicago, IL.

Beimers, D., Fischer, R.L., & Coulton, C.J. (2006, April).  Experiences of TANF Families with Employment Service Agencies in Cuyahoga County.  Poster presented at Case Western Reserve University Research Showcase, Cleveland, OH.

Bonomo, R., Hoyen, C., Donskey, C., Ishler, K.J ., Jacobs, M., & Salata, R. A surveillance study of cefotaxime (TAX) resistant bacteria colonizing the hospitalized elderly. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Geriatrics Society, Nashville, TN, May, 2000.

Boyle, P.E. (2007). Organizational Implications and Lessons Learned from Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Implementation"  Missouri Department of Mental Health Spring Training Institute - Strengthening Families, Enhancing Lives. 

Boyle, P.E. Principles of Integrated Treatment: Lessons Learned.  Mentrum-Jellinek Symposium.  Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 26, 2007.

Boyle, P.E. (2006). Implementing Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment. Teleconference Master's Series for Leaders of Agency Systems Change.  The Co-Occurring Collaborative of Southern Maine.

Boyle, P.E. Introduction to Principles of Integrated Treatment &  Organizational Implications/Lessons Learned.  Seeking Evidence of Change: How to Measure Recovery in Substance Abuse and Mental Health.  Stevens Point, Wisconsin, October 25-26, 2006.

Boyle, P.E. Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment: Implementation Issues, Barriers and Strategies.  The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards.  Lansing, MI, August 30-31, 2006.

Cecil, D. & Stoltzfus, K. (2005). Dimensions of diversity:  Comparing faith and academic life integration at public and Christian universities. Presentation at the annual conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI.

Chatman, J., Marrus, E., Marrus, M., Radcliffe, J., and Riskind, M. (2006). Ethics panel on juvenile practice. Zealous Advocacy = Best Interests – Southwest Juvenile Defender Center’s Regional Conference, Houston, Texas, May 20, 2006.

Chatterjee, P.  (with the assistance of Curl, A.).  "Human development and social development:  Life cycle in twelve communities."  Poster session presented at the Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCase, Cleveland, OH, April, 2003.

Chatterjee, P., & Curl, A.  (2003, December).  Communism versus capitalism:  Implications for the viability of welfare states.  Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development, Mumbai, India.

Chatterjee, P., & Curl, A.  (2004, January).  Human development and social development:  Life cycle in twelve communities.  Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development, Mumbai, India.

Chatterjee, P. (with the assistance of Curl, A.). "Human development and social development: Life cycle in twelve communities." Poster session presented at the Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCase, Cleveland, OH, April, 2003.

Chenot, D., Reifel, B. (2005, March).  Resilience:  Children in Out-of-Home Care.  Presented at the 13th Annual Children's Services Conference.  Visalia, CA.

Chenot, D., Reifel, B. (2005, March).  Social Wokers' Knowledge and Use of Reilience-based Interventions in Child Welfare.  Council on Social Work Education Fifty-first Annual Program Meeting.  New York, New York.

Chenot, D., Reifel, B. (2005, June).  A Resilience-informed Model of Reentry into Out-of-Home Care.  Presented at An International Conference.  The International Resilience Project, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Chenot, D. & McCleary, R. (August, 2003)  Cross-cultural Interviewing in Child Maltreatment Settings, Americal Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Eleventh Annual Colloquium, Orlando, FL.

Choi, M. (2006, March).  Retirement process inequalities between Korean white-collar and blue-collar workers.  Poster presented at the Tenth Annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

Choi, M. (2006, April).  A longitudinal study on the retirement process of older Korean workers.  Poster presented at the Research ShowCASE 2006, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Choi, M.  A Paradigm Shift in Research on the Driving of Older Americans.  The American Sociological Association's 102nd Annual Meeting, the ASA.  New York, NY, August, 2007.

Choi, M.   Retirement of Korean Older Workers: Focusing on Main Jobs and Retirement Process Stratification (1998-2003).  59th Annual Conference of the Gerontological Society of America, the GSA.  Dallas, TX, November, 2006.

Curl, A. "Women and public pension policy: United States and Germany." Paper presented at the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender's meeting: Gender in the New Millennium, State University of New York at Buffalo, March, 2002.

Curl, A. "New strategies for an old problem: Using the Web for student recruitment." Media tech presentation at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Nashville, TN, February, 2002.

Curl, A. "A Web demonstration from a national social work education project." Electronic poster session at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Nashville, TN, February,2002.

Curl, A. "Women and public pension policy: United States and Germany." Paper presented at the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender's meeting: Gender in the New Millennium, Buffalo, NY, March, 2002.

Curl, A., Townsend, A., & Stephens, M. "Multiple roles and relationships: parent care stress and mother role characteristics." Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November, 2002.

Curl, A., Bowers, R., & Bowers, D. "Future of website design: Accessibility as an issue of social justice." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Eduction, Atlanta, GA, February, 2003.

Curl, A., "Intergenerational aspects of poverty." Poster session presented at the First National Gerontological Social Work Conference, Atlanta, GA, February, 2003.

Curl, A., Simmons, K., & Larkin, H. "Factors affecting social work students' willingness to accept jobs in aging." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA, February, 2003.

Curl, A., Townsend, A., & Stephens, M. "Multiple roles and relationships: Parent care stress and mother role characteristics." Poster session presented at the Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCase, Cleveland, OH, April, 2003.

Curl, A.L.  Retirement issues, choices and consequences.   Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Grantmakers in aging, Cleveland, OH, October, 2003.

Curl, A.L., Townsend, A.L., & Stephens, M.A.P.  Longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms and life satisfaction in adult daughter caregivers.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA, January, 2004.

Curl, A.L., Lee, N., Luca, C., & Hermoso, J.  Aging and social work from the students' perspective:  Has anything changed?  Paper presented at the Second National Gerontological Social Work Conference, Anaheim, CA, February 2004.

Curl, A.L., & Townsend, A.L.  Transitions between work and retirement over time.  Poster session abstract submitted to the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 2004.

Curl, A., & Rosen, A. (2005, February). Lessons learned from SAGE-SW. Paper presented at the Third New York , NY.

Curl, A. L., & Townsend, A. L. (2005, April). Transitions between work and retirement over time. Poster presented at the Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCase, Cleveland, OH.

Curl, A. L., & Ingram, J. G. (2005, November). The role of occupational status in retirement planning by gender . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Elze, D., Parks, C. &  Melendez, M. P., "Addressing Disguised Agendas that oppress the LGBT community: Recognizing biased Research reporting."  Presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Chicago IL. (February 18, 2006)

Fauble, M.A., & Eaton, Y. "Pet Facilitated Healing," presented at Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists 13th Annual Conference on Stress and Trauma; Dallas, TX (April, 2005)

Fauble, M.A., & Heberlein, V. "Wellness: Enlightening the Lives of Those You Serve," presented at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) 13th Annual Case Management Conference: Partnerships in Recovery; Seven Springs, PA (June 2004)

Fauble, M.A., "Crawford County Poorhouses," paper presented at Race, Gender and Ethnicity: Local and Global Perspectives on Social Justice, Edinboro University Annual Conference; Edinboro, PA (May 2002)

Fauble, M.A., & Rahal-Moore, J. "The Power of Storytelling: Social Work Education at its Best!" presented at Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Chapter of National Association of Social Workers; Pittsburgh, PA (March, 2002)

Fauble, M.A., "Institutionalizing the Indigent: A Review of the Poorhouse," poster/paper presented at Women's History Month Celebration at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Edinboro, PA (March, 2002)

Findling, R.L., Townsend, L.D., Demeter, C.A., Leskove, T., & Short, E.  Cognitive Effects of Aripiprazole in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.  Submitted for poster presentation at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, October 2007.

Fischer, R.L., Beimers, D., Polousky, E. & Coulton, C.J. (2005, August).  Experiences of TANF families with employment service contract agencies in an urban county.  Paper accepted at the meeting of the National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS), Madison, WI.

Fischer, R.L., Beimers, D. (2006, November).  Outcomes of a pilot study of the Cleveland Executive Coaching Initiative.  2006 ARNOVA Conference, Chicago, IL.

Floersch, J.E., Townsend, L.D., Winbush, V., Munson, M., Jenkins, J. & Findling, R.L. Adolescent experience of psychotropic treatment. Society of Social Work Research.  January 2007.

Floersch, J.E., Townsend, L.D., Longhofer, J., Munson, M., Jenskins, J.H., Winbush, V., Kranke, D., Faber, R., Thomas, J. & Findling, R.L. Adolescent Experience of Psychotropic Treatment.  The Transcultural Psychiatry conference. McGill University, Toronoto, Canada, June 2007.

Floersch, J.E., Townsend, L.D., Jenkins, J.H., Munson, M., Winbush, V., Kranke, D., & Findling, R.L. Adolescent experience of psychotropic treatment. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting.  October 2007.

Gingerich, W. & Wood, Z.B., (February, 2005). "An Empirical Analysis of Self-Efficacy and Licensure Exam Data as Outcome Indicators".  Presentation to the Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education.

Herman, R. The role of parents in post-adoptive child development.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Building Family Strengths National Conference.  Portland, OR, May 2007.

Herman, R. CAPTA and referrals to early childhood programs: A tale of two systems.  Presentation at the annual meeting of The Social Policy Conference.  Richmond, VA, June 2006.

Houlihan, L.G. "Chinese Adoptions: A Model for Strengthening Ethnic Identity", North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), Chicago, IL, August 3, 2002.

Hoy, J. and Feigenbaum, E. "Making the Case for Ethics Consults: Marginalization and Community Mental Health." Paper presented at the Clinical Ethics Consultation First International Summit/Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, April, 2003.

Hoy, J. & Feigenbaum, E. Decolonizing the Implementation of Evidence-based Practices in Developing Countries.  Paper presented at the Politics and Economics of Global Poverty and Healthcare International Symposium, co-sponsored by Hiram College Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities and the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence.  Hiram, OH, June 2007.

Hrouda, D.R. "Violence and Serious Mental Illness", International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO, March 3, 2003.

Hrouda, D.R. "Violence and Serious Mental Illness", Research ShowCase, Case Western Reserve University, April 2003.

Hrouda, D.R. "Violence and Serious Mental Illness", The Sixth All-Ohio Institute on Community Psychiatry, Cleveland, OH, March, 2003.

Ingram, J. G., & Curl, A. L. (2006, April). Retirement planning: Do health status and race make a difference? Poster presented at the Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCase, Cleveland, OH.

Ingram, J. G., & Curl, A. L. (2006, February). Retirement planning: Do health status and race make a difference? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY.

Irwin, M. & Coulton, C. (2007). Effects of Community Involvement and Neighborhood Safety on Participation in Out of School Activities. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting.  San Francisco, CA.

Ishler, K.J.,  & Townsend, A.L.  (2003, November).  Perceived decision making power and depressive symptoms among spouses in middle-aged couples.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Ishler, K.J., Miller, B.K. "Interdisciplinary team training in allied health: The Rural Elderly Assessment Project." Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA, March, 2002.

Ishler, K. J., Oliver, D., Toseland, R. W., Horowitz, A., & Schroepfer, T. A.   (2006, January).   Field research using social work practitioners:   Lessons from gerontological and end-of-life settings.   Roundtable session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.

Ishler, K.J., Curl, A.L., & Townsend, A.L. (2006). Pain and aging in the marital dyad.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX.

Ishler, K.J. (2006).  Pain and depressive symptoms in middle-aged married couples.  Poster presented at the New Methods for the Analysis of Family and Dyadic Processes Conference, Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts.  Amherst, MA.

Jackson, V. "Cultural Competence: What is it Anyway?" and "Cultural Competence: The Challenges in Today's Environment." Two workshops for the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Crystal City, VA, April, 2000.

Jackson, V. "Identifying and Understanding Cultural Differences Within Healthcare." Presented at the National Managed Health Care Congress, Atlanta, GA, April, 2000.

Jackson, V. "Cultural Competency and Managed Care." Presented for the National Association of Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils, Denver, CO, March, 2000.

Katz, S., Biegel, D., Townsend, A.  (2006).  The Impact of Caregiver-Care Recipient Relationship Quality on Family Caregivers of Women with Substance Use Diorders or Co-Occurring Substance and Mental Disorders.

Krentzman, A. R. (2006, February). Review of multidisciplinary measures of cultural competence for use in social work education.  Paper accepted for presentation at the Council on Social Work Education's Annual Program Meeting in Chicago, IL.

Krentzman, A. "Bridging borders between university and the community: Innovations in field instructor training." Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Meeting.  Los Angeles, CA, October, 2006.

Krentzman, A. "Assessing health care students' cultural competence: A stragtey for reviewing multidisciplinary measures."  Poster accepted for presentation at the Fifth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Building the Essential Link between Quality, Cultural Competence, and Disparities Reduction.  Seattle, WA, October 2006.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, April). Getting Started with Responsive Teaching.  Presented at the Jackson County Early Intervention Council, Medford, OR.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, May).  Getting Started with Responsive Teaching.  Presented at the Oregon Health Center, Portland, OR.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, May).  Getting Started with Responsive Teaching.  Presented  at the Northwest Regional Education Service District and the Oregon Department of Education, Portland, OR.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, July).  Getting Started with Responsive Teaching.  Presented at the Angles' Reach Developmental Center, Miami Lakes, FL.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, July).  The role of pivotal behavior in developmental intervention.  Presented at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, July).  Responsive Teaching:  Parent-mediated developmental intervention.  Poster session presented at the U.S. Department of Education Special Education Programs.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, August).  Presented at the Department of Communication Sciences at California State University at Northridge, Northridge, CA.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, August).  Workshop:  Providing Intervention Services to Young Children with Autism.  Presented at the Head Start Program, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, August).  Responsive Teaching Curriculum.  Presented at the Parents with Autism Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2005, September).  Getting Started with Responsive Teaching.  Presented at the University Frederico II - 2 o Policlinico, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Naples, Italy.

Mahoney, G. & Perales, F. (2006, May).  Responsive Teaching:  Work with Children with Down's syndrome.  Presented at the University Frederico II - 2 o Policlinico, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Naples, Italy.

Marrus, E and Marrus, M. (2006). The team approach: Attorneys and social workers working together for the child client. Mississippi Child Welfare Institute, Jackson, MS, February 23, 2006.

Marrus, M. and staff of the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (2005). Katrina & Rita: The impact of a natural disaster on children in custody. Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit, Los Angles October 21, 2005.

Marrus, M. (2005). Using a social worker in your juvenile practice. Monthly meeting of the Galveston Defense Lawyers, Galveston, November 18, 2005.

Marrus, M. (2006). Using a social worker in your practice. Zealous Advocacy = Best Interests – Southwest Juvenile Defender Center’s Regional Conference, Houston, Texas, May 19, 2006.

Marrus, M. (2006). "Regional Concerns after the 10th Annual National Juvenile Defenders' Conference.  National Juvenile Defender Summit, Washington, D.C.

Melendez, M. P., "Conversation and Conflict: Supporting Authentic Dialogue in the classroom." Presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Chicago IL. (February 19, 2006)

Miller, B., Townsend, A.L. & Ishler, K.J. & Perzynski, A. "Lower body disability, pain, and depressive symptoms in married couples: A dyadic analysis." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November, 2002.

Miller, B. K., Ishler, K., Thomas, J. J., Masterson, M., Rice, M., Hogue, P. F., & Milz, S.   (2006, February).   Student educational outcomes from an interdisciplinary team training project .   Workshop presented at the annual meeting and educational leadership conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Indianapolis, IN.

Norman, S., Ishler, K.J., Patterson, M., & Ashcraft, L. "Continuing education in clinical geropsychology: Practitioners' needs and interests." Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August, 2000.

Pierce, B.   "Reprofessionalization of the Child Welfare Workforce Utilizing an Online Format in the Rural South" at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA (2004).

Pierce, B.  "Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders" at the annual Faculty Development Institute, NSU, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 2003 and at the NASW-Louisiana State Conference, Baton Route, LA, 2004.

Plummer, C., Richardson, R., Lemieux, C. Volunteerism among social work students in the service delivery in the disaster area during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference.  Washington, DC, January 2008. (Abstract submitted).

Plummer, C., Lemieux, C., Caine, D., Richardson, R. & Barthelemy, J. Challenges to effective research after natural disasters. The Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference.  Washington, DC, January 2008. (Abstract Submitted).

Radu, V.  "Should I Look the Other Way: Sexuality Issues in Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities." Invitational presentation for the SE TN Alzheimer's Association Annual Conference, Chattanooga, TN, November 17, 2001.

Radu, V. "PPS and Home Health Social Work: A New Paradigm." Invitational teleconference for the MO Alliance for Home Care, March 21, 2001.

Radu, V. "Outcome-oriented practice techniques." Social Work Month Professional Continuing Education Series, Chattanooga, March 20, 2001.

Radu, V. "Developing Strengths and Resiliency in Caregivers for Frail Elders." Invitational Presentation for the 2nd Annual Geriatric Symposium, Chattanooga, TN, April 10, 2001.

Rawlings, M., Tangenberk, K., Castillo, C., and Battle-Walters, K. "Rubrics: Praises and Pitfalls for use in Program Assessment and Evaluation", 24th Annual BPD Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Rawlings, M., Cake, A., Diehl, N. & Harris, H. (2006).  Women and Girls with Attention Deficit Disorder.  Common Day of Learning, Azusa Pacific University.

Richardson, R. (2000) "Enhancement of Students' Academic and Professional Capabilities Through Integration of Electronic and Computer Technologies." The Southern University Office of Technology and Network Services.

Richardson, R., Plummer, C., Lemieux, C. Disaster coping and social work students: The effect in the Gulf area. National Association of Social Workers, LA Chapter, Annual Meeting.  Baton Rouge, LA, March 2006.

Rosen, A. & Curl, A. "Strengthening gerontology within a profession: A communications strategy for the new millennium." Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, November, 2001.

Stoltzfus, K.M. Addressing Faith-based Resistance in Addiction Treatment with Evangelical Christians. Presentation at Addiction and Spirituality: Scientific, Theological, and Clinical Perspectives, a conference sponsored by Indiana State University's Center for the Study of Health, Religion and Spirituality, Terre Haute, IN, March 10, 2005.

Stoltzfus, K.M. An Elephant in the Sanctuary: Denial and Resistance in Addicted Christians and Their Churches.  Presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October 29, 2004

Stoltzfus, K.M. (2005) The use of videoconferencing in social work field education. Presentation at the annual conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI.

Stoltzfus, K.M., Cecil, D., Chamiec-Case, R. & Steward, K. Faith Integration in Social Workers; Results of an Exploratory Study  Presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, October 2006.

Stoltzfus, K.M. In the World, But Not of It: Exploring Areas of Tension for Christian Addiction Counselors.  Presentation at Salvation Army Counselors Conference. Atlanta, GA, February 2007.

Stoltzfus, K.M., Cecil, D., & Steward, K. Dimensions of Religious Diversity in Social Workers. Abstact submitted for Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting.  October 2007.

Thomas, M., Chenot, D. & Reifel, B.  (February, 2004)  A Risk-Resilience Factor Model for Foster Care.  The Council on Social Work Education, 50th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Tompkins, C. J., Rosen, A. L., Larkin, H., & Curl, A. L. (2005, March). Gerontology and geriatric content in core social work textbooks: Results of a textbook analysis project. Paper presented at the Third National Gerontological Social Work Conference, New York, NY.

Townsend, A.L., Curl, A., Ishler, K.J., Bowman, K.F. & Rose, J.H. (2007). Predictors of depressive symptomatology in older female cancer survivors and their spouses: A multilevel dyadic model.  In B.J. Zebrack (Chair), Cancer: Psychosocial issues across the lifespan.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research.  San Francisco, CA.

Townsend, A.L., Bowman, K.F., Rose, J.H., Ishler, K.J. & Curl, A. (2006). Impact of cancer and co-morbidities on depressive symptoms in married couples: A multilevel dyadic model.   In K. Bowman (Chair), Cancer-related symptoms and co-morbidities among older adult survivors.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX.

Townsend, A.L.,  Ishler, K. J., Vargo, E.H. Pitorak, E.F., Matthews, C.R., & Shapiro, B.M.  (2005,  March).  Predictors of strain in family caregivers using hospice home care.  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, & End-of-Life Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Townsend, A.L., Curl, A.L.,  & Ishler, K.J.   (2004, January).  Alcohol consumption in middle-aged and older married couples.

Townsend, A.L., Ishler, K.J., Vargo, E.H., Pitorak, E.F., Matthews, C.R., & Shapiro, B.M.  (2005, January).  Assessment of family caregiver strain during end-of-life hospice care.  In M. Bern-Klug (Chair),  End-of-Life Perspectives:  Family and elders.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL.

Townsend, A.L., Ishler, K.J. "Change in marital dissatisfaction, health, and depression in older married couples." Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA, November, 2002.

Townsend, L.D., Floersch, J.E., Winbush, V., Munson, M., Jenkins, J. & Findling, R.L. Understanding parents' experience of adolescent psychotropic treatment: Medication management strategies and reasons for nonadherence.  Society for Social Work Research.  January 2007.

Townsend, L.D., Floersch, J.E., Winbush, V., Kranke, D., Raber, R., & Findling, R.L. Using the Drug Attitude Inventory to Predict Adolescent Adherence to Psychiatric Medications: Do Attitudes Matter? Society for Social Work Research.  January 2008.

Townsend, L.D., Demeter, C.A., Youngstrom, E.A., Drotar, D., & Findling, R.L. Family Conflict Moderates Response to Pharmacological Intervention in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Submitted for poster presentation at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, October 2007.

Tracy, E.M., & Martin, T.C. (2006, January).  Children's roles in the social networks of women in substance abuse treatment.  Paper presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.

Tracy, E.M., & Martin, T.C. (2006, January).  Differences in perceived barriers to services among women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment.  Poster presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.

Wilkes, S. "Managed Care: The Business of Social Work," Cleveland State University Spring Symposium, Cleveland, OH (2001)

Wilkes, S. "Managed Care and Lead Agency Development," The Child Welfare League of America Managed Care Institute, Washington D.C. (March 2001)

Wilkes, S. "The Case Rate Pilot Project," Child Welfare League of America, Cleveland, OH (October 2002)

Wilkes, S. "Case Rate Pilot Project, Three Perspectives," Ohio NASW Annual Conference, Columbus, OH (March 2004)

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