The Florida State University College of Social Work was well represented at the 2015 Society for Social Work and Research annual conference in January in New Orleans, Louisiana. The College hosted a reception at the Galvez Restaurant on Friday, January 16^th for alumni and friends in the French Quarter and had a booth in the conference exhibit hall. Some of the highlights of the SSWR conference for the College included the recognition of Drs. Tomi Gomory and Jeffrey Lacasse along with Ph.D. candidate Jane McPherson.

Associate Professor Tomi Gomory and his co-authors Drs. Stuart A Kirk and David Cohen of UCLA received one of two honorable mention awards for SSWR’s picks for the “Best Scholarly Book in Social Work published in the last three years” for their book Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs. The book has received national media attention for addressing the complexities of mental health, its troubled history, its struggles with effective treatments, and its possible future in helping society’s most troubled members.

Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lacasse joined the 2015 class of Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research. SSWR fellows are recognized for their individual accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Society that have served to advance the mission, – “to advance, to disseminate, and translate research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy and promotes a diverse, equitable and just society.”

Doctoral candidate Jane McPherson was awarded the 2015 SSWR Doctoral Fellows Award for her dissertation proposal, “Human Rights Practice in Social Work (HRPSW): A Rights-Based Framework and Two New Measures.” The award recognizes doctoral fellows who address important problems through rigorous research that contributes to the knowledge of social work and social welfare.

The College also had several faculty members and doctoral students participating in the conference moderating, running workshops, and presenting. This included the following research presentations by FSU faculty and students:

• “Comparing Differences in the Effect of Family Finding for Youth with and without Previous Group Care?”
  Shamra Boel-Studt, Assistant Professor, Florida State University
  Miriam Landsman, Associate Professor, University of Iowa
• “A Comparison of Citation Impact Scholarship Between Social Work and Psychology Professors in Their Respective Top 25 Ranked Schools: Does Having a Research Culture Matter?”
  Michael J. Holosko, PhD, MSW, University of Georgia
  Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW, Professor, Florida State University
  Jeff Skinner, MSSW, Academic Professional, University of Georgia
• “The Development and Validation of the Functions of Eating Disorder Behaviors Scale”
  Sara E. Groff, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University

• Does Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Reduce Future Physical Abuse?: A Meta-Analysis
  Stephanie C. Kennedy, MSW, DoctoralCandidate, Florida State University
  Johnny Kim, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Denver
  Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University
  Samantha M. Brown, MA, Doctoral Student, University of Denver

• “The Effectiveness of a Trauma-Informed Approach in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Programs for Children and Adolescents”
  Shamra Boel-Studt, Assistant Professor, Florida State University 

• “Evaluating the Outcomes of a Prison-Based Domestic Violence Treatment Program”
  Annelise Mennicke, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
  Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University
  Christopher A. Veeh, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Denver
  Dina J. Wilke, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University

• “Examining the Dose-Response Relationship Between Childhood Victimization, Depression, Psychosis, and Substance Misuse for Women Prisoners”
  Stephanie C. Kennedy, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
  Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University
  Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Washington University in Saint Louis

• “First-Generation College Students’ Perceptions of a College Support Program”
  Carmella Miller, MSW, Doctoral Student, Florida State University
  Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Florida State University
• “Modeling Hospice Professionals’ Understanding of Preparatory Grief: Development and Initial Validation”
  Stephanie Grace Prost, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University

• “Parental Monitoring and Youth Violence Perpetration: A Comparative Study of the US and South Korea “
  Jungup Lee, MSW, MA, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
  Karen A. Randolph, PhD, Professor, Florida State University
• “A Peer Facilitated Intervention to Reduce Risky Drinking Among Fraternity and Sorority Members”
  Dina J. Wilke, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University
  Annelise Mennicke, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
  Richard L. Howell, MS, Associate Professor, Florida State University
  Amy B. Magnuson, PhD, RD/N, Health Promotion Director, Florida State University
• “Sexual Violence, Weight Perception, and Eating Disorder Indicators in College Females”
  Sara E. Groff, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
  Dina J. Wilke, PhD, Associate Professor, Florida State University 

• “‘They Just Need That Connection’: Service Providers’ Reflections about Youth Aging out”
  Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Florida State University
  Stephanie C. Kennedy, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University

• “What Are the Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Interventions for Incarcerated Women? a Review”
  Erin A. King, LCSW, Doctoral Student, Florida State University

More photos are available on the College’s Facebook page.