Ellen Ransel DeVoe

Associate Professor
Clinical Practice
Coordinator, Trauma Certificate Program
Phone: 617-353-7885
edevoe@bu.edu

Education

B.A., (history and women’s studies), Princeton University
M.S.W., University of Denver
Ph.D., (social work and psychology) University of Michigan
NIMH Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire; Family Violence Research Training

Courses Taught

CP759   Introduction to Clinical Social Work Practice
CP781   Clinical Social Work Assessment and Intervention
CP803   Clinical Practice and Trauma

Scholarly and Practice Interests

Effects of violence exposure on children, domestic violence, sexual abuse; research on interventions with children and families to address violence; September 11 th

Selected Publications

DeVoe, E.R., Bannon, W., Klein, T.K., & Miranda, C.M. (Accepted for publication). The  relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and helpseeking in parents of   young children in New York City following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Families in Society.

DeVoe, E.R., Bannon, W., & Klein, T.P.  (2006). Post-9/11 helpseeking by New York  City parents on behalf of highly exposed young children. American Journal of  Orthopsychiatry, 72(2), 167-175.

Graham-Bermann, S.A., DeVoe, E.R., Mattis, J., Lynch, S., & Thomas, S. (In press, 2006). Ecological predictors of traumatic stress in Caucasian and Ethnic Minority children exposed to domestic violence. Violence against Women.

Schiff, M., Benbenishty, R., McKay, M., DeVoe, E., Liu, X., & Hasin, D. (2006).  Exposure to terrorism and Israeli youth’s psychological distress and alcohol use: An exploratory study. American Journal of Addictions, 15(3).

Pfefferbaum, B., DeVoe, E.R., Stuber, J., Schiff, M., Klein, T.K., & Fairbrother, G.  (2005). Review of psychological impact on children and families. Journal of Maltreatment, Aggression and Trauma, 9(3/4), 305-318.

DeVoe, E.R., Dean, K., McKay, M.M., Traube, D. (2005).  The SURVIVE Community Project: A Family-Based intervention to reduce the impact of violence exposures  in urban youth. Journal of Maltreatment, Aggression & Trauma, 11(4), 95-116.

DeVoe, E.R., Dean, K.M., Joyce, E., McKay, M., & Bronx Collaborative Board. (2004). A multiple-family group HIV prevention program for drug-involved mothers and their young children. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 3(2), 27-46.

DeVoe, E.R., & Smith, E. (2003). Don’t take my kids! Barriers to helpseeking among mothers victimized by domestic violence. Journal of Emotional Abuse 3(3/4), 277- 294.

DeVoe, E.R., & Smith, E. (2002) The impact of domestic violence on urban preschool children: Battered mothers’ perspectives. Journal of Interpersonal Violence,   17(10), 1175-1101.

Selected Presentations

DeVoe, E.R., & Dean, K.M. (May, 2006). Public health social work training: The    SURVIVE Community Project Experience. Public Health Social Work in the 21st  Century: A National Conference at Boston University.

DeVoe, E.R., & Dean, K.M. (December, 2005). Lessons learned from the Bronx: The  SURVIVE Community Project. Invited presentation to Family Services of Rhode Island, Providence.

DeVoe, E.R., Dean, K.M., Glasser, C., & Rodriguez, B. (September, 2005). The SURVIVE Community Project. Strengthening Families Conference. Child Welfare League of America. Providence.

DeVoe, E.R., Dean, K.M., Glasser, C., & Rodriguez, B. (June, 2005). The SURVIVE Community Project: A preventive intervention addressing the mental health of  families in the South Bronx, New York. Presented at Building on Family Strengths: Research and Services in Support of Children and their Families. Portland, Oregon.

Klein, T.P., DeVoe, E.R., Miranda, C., & Bannon, W. (April, 2005). Post-9/11  adaptation in a sample of highly exposed NYC preschoolers. Poster presented at Biennial Meeting Society for Research on Child Development. Atlanta.

Bannon, W. M., DeVoe, E. R., & Klein, T. P. (March, 2005). Post-9/11 Help-seeking by New York City parents on behalf of highly exposed young children. Poster  presented at the Annual Conference of Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, Florida.

Selected Grant Activity

The SURVIVE Community Project (R01) Columbia Youth Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control & Injury Prevention; 2003-2005, Principal Investigator, Evaluation of 11-week multiple family group intervention designed to mitigate the impact of violence exposure among urban youth

The Impact of the WTC Disaster on Parents and their Young Children {The NYC Young Children’s Project}(R01-MH66462-01) NIMH RAPID for Time-Sensitive Research; 2002-2004, Principal Investigator, Examination of impact of terrorist attacks on young children and their parents in New York City

Domestic Violence and Urban Preschool Children {The Preschool Project} (R03 MH61762-01); 1999-2001, Principal Investigator, Examination of maternal perceptions of effects of domestic violence on preschool children and on parenting.

Licensing and Certification

Certified Social Worker (CSW), New York State #063204-1, 2001

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), 1993