BUSSW Faculty, Students & Alums Share Expertise at 2023 SSWR Conference
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) faculty, students and alumni will showcase a broad variety of research and perspectives on Jan. 11-15, 2023, at the annual conference for the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).
Held virtually and in-person in Phoenix, Ariz., the conference’s extensive programming features more than 30 presentations and discussions led by BUSSW community members, as well as a number of sessions with contributions from the School.
BUSSW is also the sole sponsor of the Annual Social Policy Forum, titled “Democracy?!?!”
Check out our guide to BUSSW presentations and discussions below.
Please note: Presentation times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST). Presenters of oral and e-poster presentations are indicated with bold text.
BUSSW Presenters, Speakers & Moderators
Thursday, January 12, 2023
The Global Context of Youth Engagement: A Scoping Review of Youth Councils in Municipal Government
Oral Presentation | 1:30-3:00 PM
Astraea Augsberger, PhD, BUSSW; Mary Collins, AM, PhD, BUSSW; Riana Howard, MSW, BUSSW
Lessons Learned: Engaging Youth in Research and Practice Advisory Roles across Six Youth Participatory Projects
Oral Presentation | 1:30-3:00 PM
Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Adrienne Young, BUSSW
Critical Role of Parents in Adolescent Well-Being
Oral Presentations | 1:30-3:00 PM
Ruth Paris, PhD, BUSSW (moderator); see presenters
Impact of Dental Insurance on Dental Utilization Among Subgroups of Latino/a/e Children
Oral Presentation | 1:30-3:00 PM
Melanie Morris, MSSW, BUSSW; Daniel Miller, PhD, BUSSW; Rachel John, PhD (SSW’22), BUSSW; Mengni Yao, MSW, BUSSW
Addressing Youth Trauma and Building Youth Strengths: Perspectives from Workforce Development
E-Poster Presentation | 3:15-4:45 PM
Mary Collins, AM, PhD, BUSSW; Shamekka Kuykendall, BUSSW; Milagros Ramirez, BUSSW; Adrianna Spindle-Jackson, LMSW, BUSSW
Dually-Involved Black and Latinx Youths’ Narratives of Reentry in Massachusetts Post Involvement with the Juvenile Legal System
Oral Presentation | 3:15-4:45 PM
Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Adrienne Young, BUSSW; Sylvie Tuchman, BUSSW
Opening Plenary: Dr. Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs, Ford Foundation
Opening Plenary | 5:00-6:30 PM
Mary Collins, AM, PhD, BUSSW and Hilary Pennington, PhD, Ford Foundation
Friday, January 13, 2023
Older Homeless Women Navigating the Streets and Shelters: Aging-in-Place or Stuck-in-Place?
Oral Presentation | 8:00-9:30 AM
Judith Gonyea, PhD, BUSSW; Arden O’Donnell, MPH, MSW, LICSW, BUSSW
Communities, Connection, and Health
Oral Presentations | 8:00-9:30 AM
Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, BUSSW (moderator); see presenters
RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable I: Mentoring Doctoral Students for Transdisciplinary Team Science
Roundtable | 9:45-11:15 AM
Jorge Delva, PhD, BUSSW; Shinyi Wu, PhD, University of Southern California; Paula Nurius, PhD, University of Washington; Desmond Patton, PhD, MSW, Columbia University; Daniel Hackman, PhD, University of Southern California; and Mo Yee Lee, PhD, Ohio State University
Youth Advisory Boards in Health Care Settings: Perspectives from Health Care Professionals
E-Poster Presentation | 9:45-11:15 AM
Melanie Morris, MSSW, BUSSW; Astraea Augsberger, PhD, BUSSW; Katherine Gergen-Barnett, MD, Boston Medical Center
Attachment Style, Trauma, and Reflective Functioning Among Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
Symposium Presentation | 9:45-11:15 PM
Ruth Paris, PhD, BUSSW; Ashley Short Mejia, MSW (SSW’18), BUSSW; Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD, Boston University School of Medicine
Listening Closely to Measure Better: Using Qualitative Data to Build an Inventory of School Supports for Military-Connected Students and Families
Symposium Presentation | 9:45-11:15 PM
Renee Spencer, EdD, LICSW, BUSSW; Juliann Nicholson, MSW, BUSSW; Jake Steggerda, BA, University of Arkansas; Alison L. Drew, PhD (SSW’18), New York University; Carla Herrera, PhD, Portland State University; Amy Slep, PhD, New York University; Timothy A. Cavell, PhD, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Abolitionist Social Work
Special Interest Group | 12:30-1:30 PM
Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Brianna Suslovic, MSW, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; Melanie Sonsteng-Person, PhD, University of Florida
Achieve Equal Opportunity and Justice
Special Interest Group | 12:30-1:30 PM
Jorge Delva, PhD, BUSSW and Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College School of Social Work
Experiences of Latinx Immigrant Mothers in a Culturally-Adapted Dyadic Home-Based Intervention
Symposium Presentation | 2:00-3:30 PM
Ruth Paris, PhD, BUSSW (symposium organizer); Meital Simhi, PhD, Boston University; Julia Lee, BS, Boston University
Racially Diverse US Young Adults’ Experience of COVID-19-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination: Types and Emotional Reactions
Symposium Presentation | 2:00-3:30 PM
Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, BUSSW; Casey Xavier Hall, Northwestern University; Kana Tsurudome Garcia, BUSSW; Anna Cavallino, Boston University; Yoonsook Ha, PhD, MSSW, BUSSW; Yvette C. Cozier, Dsc, Boston University; Cindy Liu, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Epistemic Justice, Power, and Oppression in Community Based Participatory Research
Oral Presentation | 2:00-3:30 PM
Catalina Tang Yan, PhD (SSW’22), BUSSW; Samiya Haque, MA, BUSSW; Devin Atallah, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston; Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, BUSSW
The Protective Effects of Social Support and Family Functioning on Parenting Stress Among Latinx American Immigrant Mothers with Traumatic Life Experiences: A Mediation Analysis
Symposium Presentation | 2:00-3:30 PM
Mihoko Maru, PhD (SSW’20), BUSSW; Ruth Paris, PhD, BUSSW
Group Home Fight or Flight: Youth, Social Worker, and Attorney Perspectives on the Loci of Crossover from the Child Welfare to the Juvenile Legal System
Oral Presentation | 5:30-7:00 PM
Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Sylvie Tuchman, BUSSW; Adrienne Young, BUSSW
Bicultural Experiences of Indian American Youth in the U.S.: A Qualitative Examination
Oral Presentation | 5:30-7:00 PM
Rachel John, PhD (SSW’22), BUSSW; Maryann Amodeo, PhD, BUSSW; Renee Spencer, EdD, BUSSW
Child Care Policy & Practice and Women’s Employment and Well-Being
Oral Presentations | 5:30-7:00 PM
Yoonsook Ha, PhD, BUSSW (moderator); see presenters
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Rematriation and Place-Based Reparations: Policies and Practices to Advance Racial Justice in Brown, Black, and Indigenous Communities
Roundtable | 8:00-9:30 AM
Greer Hamilton, MSW, BUSSW; Amie Thurber, PhD, Portland State University; Jason Sawyer, PhD, MSW, Old Dominion University; Amy Krings, MSW, PhD, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work
Using Qualitative Geographic Methods to Understand Embodied Experiences of Place
Roundtable | 9:45-11:15 AM
Greer Hamilton, MSW, BUSSW; Danielle Littman, AM, LCSW, University of Denver; Josh Lown, MSW, Boston College
Experiences of Child Care Providers Serving Subsidy-Receiving Children Involved in the Child Protective Services System
Symposium Presentation | 9:45-11:15 AM
Yoonsook Ha, PhD, BUSSW; Pamela Joshi, PhD, Brandeis University; Kate Schneider, PhD, Brandeis University; Roberto Salva, Brandeis University; Tiffany Thieu, MA, BUSSW
Intimate Partner Violence and Early Child Care
Symposium Presentation | 9:45-11:15 AM
Juliann Nicholson, MSW, BUSSW; Yoonsook Ha, PhD, BUSSW; Ellen DeVoe, PhD, LICSW, BUSSW
Maternal and Infant Mental Health
Special Interest Group | 12:30-1:30 PM
Ruth Paris, PhD, BUSSW; Rena Bina, PhD, Bar Ilan University; Sarah Kye Price, PhD, VCU; Mcclain Sampson, PhD, University of Houston
RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable II: Social Work Research & Transdisciplinary Science: Navigating Epistemic Contribution and Scientific Collaborations to Solve Complex Problems
Roundtable | 4:00-5:30 PM
Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, BUSSW; Arati Maleku, PhD, Ohio State University; Braden Linn, PhD, Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions; Donte Boyd, PhD, Ohio State University’ Jelena Todic, PhD, The University of Texas at San Antonio, College for Health, Community and Policy, Department of Social Work; Daniel Hackman, PhD, University of Southern California; Praveen Kuman, PhD, Boston College and Megan Moore, PhD, University of Washington
Using Photovoice to Capture the Impact of COVID-19 on Providers’ Mental Health: Suggestions for Policy Change
Oral Presentation | 4:00-5:30 PM
Melanie Rocco, MSW, MPH, BUSSW; Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff, MA, BUSSW; Judith C. Scott, PhD, BUSSW; Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, BUSSW
Sunday, January 15, 2023
The Thrive COVID Call Center: An Interdisciplinary Student-Led Collaboration to Advance Community Health
Symposium Presentation | 8:00-9:30 AM
Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, BUSSW; Berit Lindell, Boston University; Divya Satishchandra, Boston University; Kirsten Mojziszek, Boston University; Katy Janvier, Boston University; Cindy Tao, Boston University; Noelle Dimitri, PhD (SSW’21), LICSW, Simmons University; Pablo Buitrón De la Vega, MD, MSc, Boston University
Male Violence Against Women and Public Mass Shooting Lethality
E-Poster Presentation | 8:00-9:30 PM
Juliann Nicholson, MSW, BUSSW; Ellen DeVoe, PhD, LICSW, BUSSW; Varsha Kulkarni, PhD, Boston University
Needs of and Barriers to Achieving a Livable Life Among Refugees with Disabilities: A Scoping Review
E-Poster Presentation | 9:45-11:15 AM
Yibin Yang, MSW, BUSSW; Mustafa Rfat, MSW, MPA, Washington University in Saint Louis; Yingying Zeng, MSW, MSP, Washington University in St. Louis; Kusum Adhikari, Adelphi University; Yiqi Zhu, PhD, Adelphi University
Links Between Cultural Stress and Model Minority Stereotype and Mental Health Among Indian American Youth
E-Poster Presentation | 11:30-1:00 PM
Rachel John, PhD (SSW’22), BUSSW; Maryann Amodeo, PhD, BUSSW; Seth Schwartz, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Boston College
“I Don’t Feel like Drugs Are Taking over Anymore”: Transition Age Young Adults’ Conceptualizations of Health and Well-Being during Reentry
E-Poster Presentation | 11:30-1:00 PM
Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Laura Abrams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Taylor Reed, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles; Christopher Bondoc, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Elizabeth Barnert, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
BUSSW Research Contributions
“We’re Not the First and We’re Not Going to be the Last”: Perspectives of Justice-Involved Black and Latinx Young Adults on Racial Injustice during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests
January 12, 1:30-3:00 PM | E-Poster Presentation
Taylor Reed, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles; Noor Toraif, MA, BUSSW; Laura Abrams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Elizabeth Barnert, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Christopher Bondoc, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Jocelyn Vilchez, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Culturally Adapted Motivational Interviewing’s Effects on Drinking in Response to Immigration and Acculturation Stressors Among Latinx Immigrants with Heavy Drinking Problems
January 13, 8:00-9:30 AM | Oral Presentation
Audrey Hai, PhD, Tulane University; Christina Lee, PhD, BUSSW; Jorge Delva, PhD, BUSSW; Carmen Zhou, Boston University
White MSW Students’ Transformative Learning Experiences about Racial Justice
January 14, 9:45-11:15 AM | Oral Presentation
Rebecca Mirick, PhD, LICSW, Salem State University; Ashley Davis, PhD, LICSW, BUSSW
Parenting at the Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Race: Prevalence and Child Welfare Involvement
January 14, 9:45-11:15 AM | Oral Presentation
Wendy Zeitlin, PhD, Montclair State University; Melanie Mertens, BS, Montclair State University; Astraea Augsberger, PhD, BUSSW; Susan Mason, Ph.D., Yeshiva University
Teachers As a Buffer Against Violent Victimization and Early Sexual Initiation for Sexual Minority Youth
January 14, 9:45-11:15 AM | E-Poster Presentation
Cortney VanHook, MSW, MPH, University of Pittsburgh; Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, BUSSW; Jun Sung Hong, PhD, Wayne State University; Alberto Valido, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dorothy Espelage, PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Dexter Voisin, University of Toronto
A Systematic Review of Assessment Tools for Screening at-Risk Families
January 14, 9:45-11:15 AM | E-Poster Presentation
Yiran Zhang, MSW, Ohio State University; Yibin Yang, MSW, BUSSW; Qian Wen Xie, PhD, Zhejiang University; Yuqiang Yi, Beijing Normal University; Xiaoxiao Weng, King College
The Race Consciousness and Racial Identity Among Asian American Women: Before, during, and after COVID-19 Stay-Home-Order
January 14, 9:45-11:15 AM | E-Poster Presentation
Mina Lee, MSW, University of Chicago; Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, BUSSW; In Young Park, MSW, University of Denver; Michael Park, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis; Yvette C. Cozier, Dsc, Boston University
Mutual-Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems in the US: Correlates and Trends from 2002-2018
January 14, 4:00-5:30 PM | E-Poster Presentation
Audrey Hai, PhD, Tulane University; Christina Lee, PhD, BUSSW; Sehun Oh, PhD, Ohio State University; John Kelly, PhD, Harvard University; Vaughn Michael, PhD, Saint Louis University; Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Boston College
Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among College Students in the United States, 2006-2019
January 14, 8:00-9:30 AM | Oral Presentation
Audrey Hai, PhD, Tulane University; Christina Lee, PhD, BUSSW; Kate Carey, PhD, Brown University; Vaughn Michael, PhD, Saint Louis University; Franklin Cynthia, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Boston College