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The College places a great deal of emphasis on quality research. All of our distinguished faculty members are active in conducting and publishing research in their respective areas of expertise to make our communities and our world a better a place to live.

FACULTY RESEARCH PROJECTS 2012-2013 [PDF]
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP 2012-2013 [PDF]

Click on a project title for a full project description [PDF]. Click on the name of a PI or Co-PI  to view faculty profiles.

TITLE PI Co-PI
African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support (ACTS) Robert Glueckauf La Tonya Noel
Case Management in Domestic Violence Shelters Linda Vinton
Dina Wilke
Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation Nicholas Mazza Karen Oehme
Evaluation of Student Clinical Skills in Online and Face-to-Face Classes Dina Wilke
Experimental Test of the Mindful Coping Model Eric Garland
The Florida Long-Term Care Research Partnership Jean Munn
Florida’s Initiative for Family Engagement
 Karen Randolph
Has Graduate Social Work Education Made Progress in Promoting A Critical Approach In Mental Health Practice?  Tomi Gomory  Jeffery Lacasse
Health and Mental Health Disparities among Latin-Americans and Asian Americans in the First National Database: Implications for Policy and Practice Amy Ai
The Impact of Online Class Content on Mental Health Empirical Knowledge and Critical Thinking of MSW Students
  Tomi Gomory
Law Enforcement Families Partnership
  Karen Oehme
The Long-Term Effect and Bio-Physical Mechanisms of Faith Effects on Cardiac Rehabilitation
  Amy Ai
Measuring Outcomes of Mindfulness-Based Stress and Pain Management Eric Garland
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Chronic Pain Patients Receiving Opioid Therapy: Exploration of Cognitive, Affective, and Physiological Mechanisms
  Eric Garland
New Mothers’ School Attendance: The Influence of Public and Private Supports
  Melissa Radey
Pathways to Recidivism among Women Prisoners with Histories of Victimization: Implications for Assessment, Transition Planning and Reentry. Community Based Research with North Carolina Department of Corrections Prisoners
 Stephen Tripodi
Preventing Depression in Rural Adolescents: TALKnTIME
  Kathryn Rost  La Tonya Noel
The Reaction to and Coping with Hurricanes Katrina & Rita: A Cross-Campus Survey Amy Ai
The Relative Risk of Parent and Peer Alcohol Use on Underage Drinking
  Karen Randolph
Risk Mapping Project
 Eyitayo Onifade
Social Work, Arts & Athletics Community Outreach Project
 Nicholas Mazza  
A Social Norms Approach to High-Risk Drinking at Florida State University Dina Wilke
Social Work Involvement at the End of Life in Long-Term Care Jean Munn
Special Improvement Project: Improvinig Child Support Outcomes through Supervised Visitations
  Karen Oehme
Targeted Interventions with High-Risk Drinkers in Fraternities and Sororities: A Pilot Study
 Dina Wilke
Triangle Network to Engage Homeless Individuals with Substance Abuse & Mental Health Disorder (Triangle ENGAGE)
  Amelia Roberts-Lewis  Eric Garland
Victims’ Voices
  Linda Vinton
Volunteer Florida Project Eyitayo Onifade
Will-Power Training  Amy Ai Roy Baumeister