BUSSW Professor Present at Several Fall Conferences

Boston University School of Social Work professors traveled the world this fall presenting and sharing their expertise with audiences at various conferences, including the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, and more. Below is a list of the BU School of Social Work faculty presentations through November 2014. Please stay tuned for further updates!

Addiction Health Services Research Conference: October 15-17, Boston, MA

• Augsberger, Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, Albert Yeung, Meaghan Dougher — “Barriers to substance use and mental health utilization among Asian-American women: Exploring the conflict between emotional distress and cultural stigma”
• Muroff, J., Robinson, W. (current PhD), Chassler, D., Lopez, L.M., Dargon-Hart, S, Stewart, E., De Jesus, D., Dinauer, S, Johnson, K., Lundgren, L.M.– “Introducing CASA CHESS: Is it of Use?”
• Luz Lopez, Juliaty Hermanto, Angelee Russ, Deborah Chassler, and Lena M. Lundgren — “Injection of Xylazine mixed with heroin associated with poor health outcomes and HIV risk behaviors in Puerto Rico”

Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting: October 23-26, Tampa, FL

• Reeve Goldhaber — “Developing a Student-Centered Advising System for a National Online MSW Program”
• Mary Collins, Susie Mapp, Joanne Corbin, Joy Borah — “Human Trafficking in Vietnam”
• Trudy Zimmerman, Judith Perlstein — “Taking it to the Streets: An Online Seminar for Field Instructors” and Roundtable Discussion
• Donna McLaughlin, Mark Gianino — “Think Tank”
• Kristina Whiton-O’Brien, Diane Crowley, Reeve Goldhaber — “Developing a Student-Centered Advising System for a National Online MSW Program”
• Deborah Sheehan — “Continuing Education: The Leading Edge in Social Work”
• Deborah Sheehan, Betty Ruth, Mark Gianino, Scott Geron  —   “A Crisis in Social Work Continuing Professional Education?  A Faculty Conservation”
• Ellen R. DeVoe, Samantha Schneider, Abigail Ross — “Effects of Parental Deployment on Young Children: A Qualitative Study”

Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting: November 5-9, Washington, DC

• Bronwyn Keefe — “Aging and Disability Resource Centers: The Challenges of Bringing Together the Different Service Logic Models of the Aging and Disabilities Worlds”
• E. Gonzales, L. Marchiondo & S. Ran — “Age discrimination at work: A measure that captures interpersonal mistreatment.”
• P. Sauer, E. Gonzales, & S.R. Kunkel — “Different approaches to cross-national and international research on aging.”
• E. Gonzales, H.W. Shen, & J. Norstrand — “Neighborhoods.  Does place matter for volunteering later in life?”
• S. Rubin, T. Gendron, C. Wren, K. Ogbonna, E. Peron, E. Gonzales — “Changing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards older adults through an intergenerational art program.”
• Judith Gonyea — “The Weakening Political Legitimacy of Seniors: Consequences for Aging Boomers”
• Robert Hudson — “The Aging Network Under Pressure: The New World of Long-Term Care,” “Older Americans as a Shifting Target Population of Social Policy,” “Anticipating the White House Conference on Aging: 2015,” “Annual Meeting of Public Policy & Aging Editorial Board”
• Thomas Byrne, PhD; Christopher B. Roberts, MPH; Dennis P. Culhane, PhD; Vincent Kane, MSS —  “Estimating Cost Savings Associated with HUD-VASH Placement for Older Homeless Veterans”
• Melekis, K., & Gonyea, J.G. “Status and self: Managing the stigma of being old and homeless.” Symposium panel, Perspectives on the housing and health status of older homeless adults.

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Conference: November 6-8, Albuquerque, NM

• Daniel P. Miller — “If You Build It, Will They Come?  Access to the Summer Food Service Program and Food Insecurity Among Low Income Households with Children”
• Daniel P. Miller & Lenna Napomnyaschy — “Family Structure Stability and Transitions and Household Food Insecurity”
• Yoonsook Ha, PhD, Pam Josh, PhD, Erin Hardy, MS, Kate Giapponi, MBA — “The Impact of the Eligability Reassessment Process on the Stability of Child Care Subsidy Receipt and Child Care Arrangement in Massachusetts”

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting: November 6-8, Miami, FL

• Ruth Paris, Karen Garber, Amy Sommer, Karen Gould — “Project BRIGHT: Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Trauma and Substance Abuse”
• Ruth Paris, Katherine Rosenblum, Carmen Rosa Norona, and Jennifer Grady — “Screening and Assessing Trauma in Young Children”

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: November 15-19, New Orleans, LA

• Deborah Chassler, Lena Lundgren — “Differences Among Latino Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Clients in Residential Substance Use Treatment: A Preliminary Study”
• Luz Lopez, Betty J. Ruth — “Conceptualizing Public Heath Social Work for Global Health Practice: Findings from a Qualitative Study”
• Betty J. Ruth — “Health in all Programs: Findings from a National Analysis of MSW Programs”

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention: November 20-23, Philadelphia, PA

• Gail Steketee — Discussant for symposium, “Recent Advances in Understanding and Treating OCD: Mechanisms of Change and Novel Treatment Targets”
• Gail Steketee — Discussant for symposium “Community Based Interventions for Hoarding Disorder”
• Jordana Muroff, Gail Steketee —  “Sorting Out Core Vulnerabilities for Hoarding among Young Adults,” symposium paper
• Schwartz; R.A., Rasmussen, J.L., Steketee, G., & Wilhelm, S. “Incompleteness and Modular Cognitive Therapy for OCD: Symmetry and Perfectionism as Predictors of Treatment Outcome,” poster session
• Muroff, J., Bratiotis, C,. Kane, J., Scammel, M., Prado, M., Chiger, A., & Russ, “A Hoarding Intervention in Public Housing: A Pilot Study”