Society for Social Work and Research 31st Annual Conference

Wednesday, January 20, 2027

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Registration Open (Plaza A)

Thursday, January 21, 2027

7:30 AM-1:00 PM

RISE

SSWR Research, Inspire, Support, and Excel (RISE) Seminar (By Invitation Only) (Nob Hill 6 & 7)
Speakers/Presenters: Qiana Cryer-Coupet, PhD and Greer Hamilton, PhD

RLI

SSWR Research Leadership Institute (RLI) (By Invitation Only) (Nob Hill 2 & 3)
Speakers/Presenters: Joyce Lee, PhD and Abha Rai, PhD

7:30 AM-7:00 PM

Registration Open (Plaza A)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

SSRPCB-1

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-1: Teaching with AI by Design: Ethical Assignment Redesign for Social Work Researchers Engaged in Teaching (Golden Gate 6)
Speakers/Presenters: Jonathan Singer, PhD and Abha Rai, PhD

SSRPCB-2

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-2: Web Scraping with Python and LLMs for Social Work Research: Methods, Ethics, and Legal Considerations (Golden Gate 7)
Speakers/Presenters: Cheng Ren, PhD and Nari Yoo, PhD

SSRPCB-3

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-3: Personal Finance and Retirement Planning for the Social Work Profession (Golden Gate 8)
Speakers/Presenters: Harold Pollack, PhD , Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, PhD and Justin Harty, PhD

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

RMW-1

(Separate Fee Required) RMW-1:AI in Action: Leveraging Agents, Mastering Prompt Engineering, and Securing Grants for Breakthrough Impact (Golden Gate 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Ruopeng An, PhD , Jiaqi Gong, PhD and Hee Yun Lee, PhD

RMW-2

(Separate Fee Required) RMW-2: Advancing Historical Social Work Research in Divisive Times: Toward Democracy and the Common Good (Golden Gate 3)
Speakers/Presenters: Jerome Schiele, PhD , Jessica Toft, PhD, LISW , Jane McPherson, PhD, MPH, LCSW , Bethany Murray, PhD and Justin Harty, PhD

RMW-3

(Separate Fee Required) RMW-3: Creating Audience-Friendly Research Products: Best Practices, Tools, and Strategies for Data Storytelling (Golden Gate 4)
Speaker/Presenter: Jennifer L. Bellamy, PhD

RMW-4

(Separate Fee Required) RMW-4:Data to Democracy: a 101 Workshop on Translating Research into Public Opinion Writing (Golden Gate 5)
Speakers/Presenters: Candace Christensen and Jelena Todic, PhD

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

SSRPCB-4

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-4: Building Pathways for Equity Focused Research in a Changing Funding Landscape (Golden Gate 6)
Speakers/Presenters: Katie Edwards, Ph.D. , Shanna K. Kattari, PhD , Kimberly DuMont, PhD and George Hobor, PhD

SSRPCB-5

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-5: How Not to Fail Your Faculty Job Search: Job Market Facts and Strategies I Never Learned in My PhD Program (Golden Gate 7)
Speaker/Presenter: Yoosun Park, PhD

SSRPCB-6

(Separate Fee Required) SSRPCB-6: Strategies for Seeking NIH Funding in the Current Environment: Mechanisms, Writing, Review, Success Stories (Golden Gate 8)
Speakers/Presenters: Denise Juliano-Bult , Belinda Sims, PhD , Amy Wilson , Michele Munson and Rohini Pahwa, PhD

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

(Separate Fee Required) Meet the Scientist Luncheon (Plaza B)
Speakers/Presenters: Justin Harty, PhD and Whitney Zeigler, MSW

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

"Current Events"" Session (Golden Gate 1)
Speaker/Presenter: Adrienne Baldwin-White, PhD

Lunch On Your Own

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Child Welfare

[Flash Talks] Lived Experience, Youth Voice, and Family Engagement (Union Station 22)

Child Welfare

[Flash Talks] Permanency, Placement Stability, and Adoption Pathways (Golden Gate 2)

History

[Flash Talks] Reframing the Evidence: A Historical Research Agenda for Transformative Social Work (Union Station 20)

Mental Health

[Flash Talks] Trauma, Adversity, and Resilience Across the Lifespan (Golden Gate 3)

Research on Social Work Education

[Flash Talks] Strengthening Social Work Practice Education: Student Readiness, Skills, and Professional Development (Golden Gate 4)

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

[Flash Talks] Substance Use Treatment and Recovery: Needs, Services, and Clinical Considerations (Golden Gate 5)

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Symposia] Childhood Adversity, System Involvement, and Transformation across the Life Course Among Individuals Sentenced to Juvenile Life without Parole (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Daphne Brydon, PhD, LMSW
Discussant: Jacoba Rock, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Symposia] Community Gun Violence Interventions and the Reproduction of Inequality (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Roberto Aspholm, PhD
Discussant: Christopher St. Vil, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

[Symposia] Disability Trajectories and Determinants of Economic Outcomes (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Callie Freitag

Mental Health

[Symposia] Community Integration and Its Determinants: Social Work Research at the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Housing Instability (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Nathaniel Dell, PhD, LCSW

Research Design and Measurement

[Symposia] From Policy Simulation to Evidence Synthesis: Human-Centered AI In Social Work Research (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Amanda Ritchie
Discussant: Ruopeng An, PhD

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

[Symposia] Climate Change, Mental Health, and Structural Inequality: Integrating Ecosocial and Environmental Justice Perspectives across Diverse Communities (Union Station 5 & 6)
Symposium Organizer: Rachel Forbes, PhD
Discussant: Tara Powell, PhD, MSW, MPH

Immigrants and Refugees

[Workshops] Accounting for Context, Culture, and Stress In Asylum Client Interviews: A Hands-on Workshop Using the CIAS Practitioner Toolkit (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Venera Bekteshi, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Maria Ferrera, PhD, LCSW and Siobhan Albiol, JD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Using Interactive Dashboards to Make Research Findings from State Education and Foster Care Data More Accessible (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Antionette Stroter, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Jamie Cage, PhD , Jazel Barqueror, BS and Jaylynn Floyd, BS

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Roundtables] Democratic Dissemination: Reimagining Public Scholarship In Community-Engaged Social Work Research (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Taylor Coats
Speakers/Presenters: Taylor Coats , Melanie Sonsteng-Person, PhD , Josh Lown, PhD , Jason Plummer, MSW and Monte-Angel Richardson, MSW

Gender-Based Violence

[Roundtables] Meeting the Moment: Conducting Meaningful, Community-Engaged Research with Sex Trafficking Survivors and Sex Workers Under Heightened Surveillance and Increased State Violence (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Kimberly Fuentes, MSW, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Theresa Anasti, PhD and Lara Gerassi, MSW, LCSW, Ph.D.

Organizations and Management

[Roundtables] Social Work and Libraries: The Value of Organizational Scholarship In an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Jelena Todic, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Ian Johnson, PhD , Leah Topek-Walker, LCSW-R , Margaret Ann Paauw, PhD , Mary Provence, PhD and Matthew Bakko, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Roundtables] Artificial Intelligence and Qualitative Research In Social Work: Do We Need It and If so, How Should We Use It? (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Maryam Rafieifar, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Johanna Creswell Báez, PhD, LCSW , Yun Chen, PhD, MSW , Jes Kane , Kathryn Berringer, PhD and Grant King

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Families, Relationships, and Adolescent Well-Being (Union Station 15)

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

[Oral Presentations] From Stigma to Support: Advancing Black Youth Mental Health Through Prevention, Help-Seeking, and Structural Change (Union Station 16)

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Oral Presentations] Resident Experiences of Neighborhood Social Processes (Union Station 19)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

[Oral Presentations] Financial Insecurity and Well-being Across the Life Course (Union Station 23)

Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

[Oral Presentations] Moral Injury, Resiliency, & Stigma (Union Station 24)

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

[Oral Presentations] Meeting people where they are: Harm reduction, recovery support and equitable access (Union Station 11)

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

[Oral Presentations] Working Parents & Care Infrastructure (Union Station 12)

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 1 (Continental 1-4)

1:30 PM-7:30 PM

Exhibits Open (Continental 5)

3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Flash Talks] Youth Development Across Families, Schools, and Communities (Union Station 22)

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Flash Talks] Engaging communities and neighborhoods (Golden Gate 2)

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Economic Life and Caregiving In Child Welfare-Impacted Families: Mixed-Methods Results from a Randomized Cash Transfer Study (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Alexis Krones, MSW
Discussant: Melanie Nadon, PhD

Gender

[Symposia] Surveillance, Criminalization, and Reproductive Justice: Mechanisms of Harm and Possibilities for Resistance (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Celina Doria, MSW, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

[Symposia] Advancing Financial Capability Theory and Framework (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Julie Birkenmaier, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Democratizing Voice In Intervention Science Among Transition-Age Youth: Reimagining Responses to Documented Need (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Michelle Munson, PhD
Discussant: Michael Lindsey, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

[Symposia] AI Literacy, Attitudes, and Equity In Social Work and Allied Social Sciences Education: Collective Insights from Multi-Method, Multi-University Investigations (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Hyunjune Lee, PhD
Discussant: Hee Yun Lee, PhD

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Workshops] Advancing Collective Power for Social Change through Community-Driven Research (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Amber Majors Ladipo, PhD
Speaker/Presenter: Amber Majors Ladipo, PhD

Organizations and Management

[Workshops] AI Systems, Democratic Participation, and Social Work Research: Strategic Foresight for Defending and Advancing the Common Good (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Ian Williams, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Jimmy Young, PhD, MSW, MPA , Gokul Mandayam, PhD and Beth Counselman-Carpenter, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

[Workshops] Evaluating the Impact of an Anti‑Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI)–Centered Dsw Curriculum through a Critical Race Theory Lens (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Elisabeth Counselman-Carpenter, PhD
Speaker/Presenter: Beverly Araujo-Dawson, PhD

Child Welfare

[Roundtables] Engaging Kinship Caregivers In Research and Supportive Interventions (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Angela Tobin, OTD
Speakers/Presenters: Ramona Denby-Brinson, Ph.D., MSW , Ali Caliendo, PhD , Tiffany Johnson, MSW and Stacey Galka

Mental Health

[Roundtables] Structural and Community Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Parental Mental Health In the Perinatal Period (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Rena Bina, PhD, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Jessica Liddell, PhD, MPH/MSW , Tova Walsh, PhD , Rena Bina, PhD and Drorit Levy, PhD

Organizations and Management

[Roundtables] Less Is More? Rethinking Training Dosage In Resource Constrained Environments (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Katie McCormick, PhD, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Katie McCormick, PhD, MSW , Bec Sokha Keo, PhD, MSW , Samira Ali, PhD, MSW and Sustain Team

Research on Social Work Education

[Roundtables] Empowering Blind/Visually Impaired (BVI) Students: Strategies for Disability Equity In Social Work Education (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Megan Vogt, MSW/MS
Speakers/Presenters: Megan Vogt, MSW/MS , Sonnie Mayewski, MSW , John Moore, PhD and Carol Edwards, Ed.D

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Foster Care, Child Welfare, and the Transition to Adulthood (Union Station 15)

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

[Oral Presentations] Healing in Context: Innovations in Clinical Social Work, Recovery, and Black Mental Health Equity (Union Station 16)

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Oral Presentations] Beyond Confinement: Lived Experience, Healing, and Resistance in Legal Systems (Union Station 19)

Gender-Based Violence

[Oral Presentations] Migration, Culture, and Community Response to Gender-Based Violence (Union Station 20)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

[Oral Presentations] Inequity, Exclusion, and Economic Security in Social Safety-Net (Union Station 23)

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Trauma and Caregiving (Union Station 24)

School Social Work

[Oral Presentations] Advancing Racial Equity and Culturally Responsive Practice in Schools (Union Station 11)

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

[Oral Presentations] Work Precarity: Persistent Challenges and Potential Solutions (Union Station 12)

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 2 (Continental 1-4)

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Opening Plenary: Evidence as Resistance: Staying the Course in Health Equity Research (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Rocio Calvo, PhD and Flavio Marsiglia, PhD

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Opening Reception (Continental 5 & Continental East Lounge)

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Student Social Hour - all students are welcome! (Continental 7-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Whitney Zeigler, MSW

Friday, January 22, 2027

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration Open (Plaza A)

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Flash Talks] Vulnerable Youth: Homelessness, Violence, Justice, and Systems of Care (Union Station 22)

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Flash Talks] Methods of research and practice in communities and neighborhoods (Golden Gate 2)

Disability

[Flash Talks] Advancing Disability Equity and Justice: Lifespan, Healthcare, and Community Perspectives (Union Station 12)

International Social Work and Global Issues

[Flash Talks] Conflict, parenting, and childhood development (Golden Gate 3)

Research Design and Measurement

[Flash Talks] Methodological Adaptations in Action: Scaling Qualitative Inquiry, Evaluating Outcomes, and Bridging Practice Gaps (Golden Gate 4)

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

[Flash Talks] Care Work, Work-Family Dynamics, and Workforce Well-Being (Golden Gate 5)

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Understanding and Promoting Father Involvement In Early Childhood (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Neil Guterman, PhD
Discussant: Shauna Rienks, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

[Symposia] Innovative and Impactful Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence Prevention In Understudied U.S. Communities (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Mieko Yoshihama, PhD
Discussant: SeungJu Lee, PhD

International Social Work and Global Issues

[Symposia] From Digital Access to Social Impact: Advancing Financial Capability and Equity across Global Contexts (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Aweke Tadesse, PhD
Discussant: Jin Hunag

Organizations and Management

[Symposia] Implementation Matters: Examining Determinants, Processes, Outcomes, and Strategies to Advance School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs across Multilevel Systems and Diverse Contexts (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Linyun Fu, MSW
Discussant: Valerie Shapiro, PhD

School Social Work

[Symposia] The Impact of Settings on Delivery of School Mental Health Services and Supports (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Cheri Shapiro, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Workshops] Centering Youth Voice across the Program Lifecycle: Using Youth Participatory Action Research In Design and Evaluation (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Andrew Palomo, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Kassidy Tingle and Quadirah Locus

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Introduction to the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study Dataset (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Yu Yang, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Yu Yang, PhD and Panpan Yang, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Multimodal AI for Social Work Research: Analyzing Image, Audio, and Video Data Using Large Language Models (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Nari Yoo, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Nari Yoo, PhD , Cheng Ren, PhD and Gaurav Sinha, PhD

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Roundtables] Money & Power: Financial Politics of Queer & Trans CPAR In Shifting Political Climates (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Kelsey Reeder, LCSW-R
Speakers/Presenters: Kelsey Reeder, LCSW-R , Laura Wernick, PhD , Tharyn Giovanni, LCSW-C and Alex Wagaman, PhD

Health

[Roundtables] Advancing Rigorous Inquiry In Health Social Work Practice (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Samuel Bethel, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Marni Rubyan, MSW , Abigail Ross, PhD, MPH, MSW , Jeannine Rowe, PhD , Victoria Rizzo, PhD and Tiffany Washington, PhD

Health

[Roundtables] Navigating Complexity In AYA Oncology: Multidimensional Concerns across the Care Continuum (Union Station 23)
Organizer: Bridgette Thom, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Chiara Acquati, PhD, LMSW, FAOSW , Rachel Brandon, MSW , Meiyan Chen, MSW , Laura Moynihan, MSW and Yixuan Wang, MSW

Organizations and Management

[Roundtables] Who Is Being Served? Looking at HIV Service Organizations through the Lens of the Nonprofit Industrial Complex and As a Racialized Organization (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Katyayani Strohl, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Katyayani Strohl, MSW , Samira Ali, PhD, MSW and Megan Stanton, PhD, MSW

Research on Social Work Education

[Roundtables] Advancing Economic Justice In Social Work Education through Paid Internships (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Katrina Boone, MSW , Rosalyn Deckerhoff, MSW and Paige McKay Kubik

Aging Services and Gerontology

[Oral Presentations] Health, Identity, and Meaningful Aging (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare Service Systems (Union Station 16)

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Oral Presentations] Caring Through Systems: Frontline Wellbeing in Criminal Justice and Community Contexts (Union Station 19)

Gender-Based Violence

[Oral Presentations] Technology-Facilitated Violence Across Contexts (Union Station 20)

Organizations and Management

[Oral Presentations] Nonprofits, Resources, and Changing Organizational Forms (Union Station 24)

School Social Work

[Oral Presentations] Policy, Advocacy, and Systems Shaping SSW Practice (Union Station 11)

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 3 (Continental 1-4)

8:00 AM-6:45 PM

Exhibits Open (Continental 5)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable 1: Research Under Pressure: Funding, Ethics, and Impact in a Changing Political Landscape (Golden Gate 2)

Aging Services and Gerontology

[Flash Talks] Mental Health, Resilience, and Healthy Aging (Union Station 22)

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Flash Talks] Carceral Crossroads: Trauma, Reentry, and New Beginnings (Union Station 3 & 4)

Gender

[Flash Talks] Contested Gender and Care: Gender Affirmation, Femininity, and Parenting (Union Station 19)

International Social Work and Global Issues

[Flash Talks] Cross-cultural issues in global social work (Union Station 5 & 6)

Research on Social Work Education

[Flash Talks] Transforming Social Work Education: Pedagogy, Equity, and Workforce Innovation (Union Station 17 & 18)

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

[Flash Talks] Workplace Strain, organizational Conditions, and Resilience in Human Service Work (Union Station 21)

Child Welfare

[Symposia] From Evidence to Implementation: Multi-Level Insights on Ffpsa Prevention Policy and Practice (Union Station 12)
Symposium Organizer: Nehal Eldeeb, PhD
Discussant: Shawna Lee, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

[Symposia] The Protect-IPV Project: Promotive and Protective Factors for Reducing Intimate Partner Violence Risk — Science for Safe and Equitable Relationships (Golden Gate 3)
Symposium Organizer: Laura Voith, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

[Symposia] Guaranteed Income: Perspectives on Program Impacts and Program Design (Golden Gate 4)
Symposium Organizer: Margaret Thomas, PhD
Discussants: Amy Castro, PhD and Summer Sun, PhD, MSW

Mental Health

[Symposia] Advancing Evidence-Based Trauma Interventions for Displaced Populations: Insights from Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-Analyses (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Maryam Rafieifar, PhD
Discussant: Isis Panellas, MSW

Mental Health

[Symposia] Promising Intervention Targets to Advance Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care: Relational Mechanisms, Structural Barriers, and Telemental Health (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Doris Chang, PhD

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

[Symposia] Beyond Individual Risk: Structural Inequities and New Directions In LGBTQ+ Sexual and Relationship Violence Research (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Katie Edwards, Ph.D.
Discussant: Katie Edwards, Ph.D.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)

[Workshops] Weaving Relational Accountability: A Workshop on Building Indigenist Relational Ethics and Approaches for Participatory Research (Golden Gate 7)
Organizer: Santino G. Camacho, MPH
Speakers/Presenters: Koa L. Beck, MSW and Sam Harrell, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Foundational Skills for Incorporating Biological Data into Social Work Research: Methodological Considerations for Inflammatory and Neuroimaging Data (Golden Gate 8)
Organizer: Jay O'Shields, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Jay O'Shields, PhD and Lindamarie Olson, LCSW, PhD

Communities and Neighborhoods

[Roundtables] What Makes Research Abolitionist? Process, Accountability, and Action In Social Work (Union Station 20)
Organizer: Jelena Todic, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Melanie Sonsteng-Person, PhD , Tasha Seneca Keyes, PhD , Andrea Joseph, PhD , Brita Bookser, PhD and Alan Dettlaff, PhD

Race and Ethnicity

100

[Roundtables] What Counts As Rigorous? Quantcrit, Critical Quantitative Methods, and Epistemic Justice (Union Station 24)
Organizer: Sicong Sun, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Sicong Sun, PhD , E Alexander, PhD , Sireen Irsheid, PhD , Joanna La Torre, PhD(c), LCSW and AeYanna Yett, MSW

Adolescent and Youth Development

101

[Oral Presentations] Youth Mental Health, Identity, and Psychosocial Development (Union Station 25)

Child Welfare

102

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare Workforce (Golden Gate 1)

Crime and Criminal Justice

103

[Oral Presentations] Evaluating What Works: Interventions and Reform Across the Criminal Legal System (Union Station 13)

Health

104

[Oral Presentations] Discrimination as a structural determinant of health (Union Station 14)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

105

[Oral Presentations] Innovating the Social Safety Net: Access, Administration, and Service Delivery (Union Station 23)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

106

[Oral Presentations] Preventing Homelessness and Early Intervention (Union Station 15)

Organizations and Management

107

[Oral Presentations] Organizational Life, Workforce, and Human Service Professionals (Union Station 16)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

108

[Oral Presentations] Policy Environments and LGBTQIA+ Well-Being (Union Station 11)

109

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 4 (Continental 1-4)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

110

Aaron Rosen Lecture (Continental 6-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Kirk Foster, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

SSWR Fellows and Cluster Chair Appreciation Luncheon (By Invitation Only) (Plaza B)
Speakers/Presenters: Kirk Foster, PhD and Rocio Calvo, PhD

12:45 PM-1:45 PM

Lunch On Your Own

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

111

Invited Symposium I: Human-Led, AI-Assisted Social Research in Service of Democracy (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Rocio Calvo, PhD , Joyce Lee, PhD , Ruopeng An, PhD , Hee Lee, PhD and Jiaqi Gong, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

112

[Flash Talks] Youth Mental Health: Risk, Resilience, and Intervention (Union Station 22)

LatinX Focused-Research

113

[Flash Talks] Centering Community and Culture: Innovative Approaches to Promoting Health and Advancing Research in Latine Communities (Golden Gate 3)

School Social Work

114

[Flash Talks] Examining School Safety, Discipline, and Social Work Practice (Golden Gate 4)

Adolescent and Youth Development

115

[Symposia] Building Human Capital for Transition-Age Youth In Foster Care (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Andrea Eastman, PhD

Child Welfare

116

[Symposia] Unsettling Child Welfare: Black Epistemologies, Community Care, and Afro-Emancipatory Alternatives (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Alicia Boatswain-Kyte, PhD

Gender

117

[Symposia] Queer Affirming Sex Education: An Exploration of Agency and Self-Determination (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Samantha Guz, PhD
Discussant: Shanna K. Kattari, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

118

[Symposia] SNAP, Food Insecurity, and Child Maltreatment: Evidence on the Role of Nutrition Assistance across Populations and Policy Contexts (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Yi Wang, PhD
Discussant: Jesse Helton, PhD

Mental Health

119

[Symposia] The Complex Interplay of Mental Health Symptoms and Social Support Networks across Diverse Contexts: Risks and Protective Factors (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Suzanne Brown, PhD
Discussant: Michelle Munson, PhD

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

120

[Symposia] Changes across Levels: Improving Institutional Contexts for LGBTQ+ Student Success (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Kevin Yu, MSW

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

121

[Workshops] From Hidden Barriers to Engagement: Workshop on AI-Supported Digital Storytelling for Immigrant Mental Health (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Sangmi Kim, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Go-Eum Cha, MS , Youseung Kim, PhD and Sooyeon Jeong, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

122

[Workshops] Designing Effective Surveys for Social Work Research: A Hands-on Workshop (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Carolina Herrera, PhD, LCSW
Speakers/Presenters: Carolina Herrera, PhD, LCSW and Soohyoung Rain Lee, PhD, MSW

Social Work Practice

123

[Workshops] Guardrails, Literacy, or Silence? Social Work Educators Deliberate AI and the EPAS (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Patricia Desrosiers, PhD
Speaker/Presenter: Patricia Desrosiers, PhD

Communities and Neighborhoods

124

[Roundtables] Social Work’s Response to Community and National Crisis: Lessons Learned and Questions Raised from Minnesota (Union Station 12)
Organizer: Ruti Soffer-Elnekave, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Ruti Soffer-Elnekave, PhD , Erin Sugrue, PhD , Sharyn DeZelar, PhD and Jessica Toft, PhD, LISW

Communities and Neighborhoods

125

[Roundtables] Violence Prevention and Recovery: Lessons from Community Centered Initiatives (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Cheryl Hyde, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Cheryl Hyde, PhD , Nicholas Juarez , Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA , Monte-Angel Richardson and Jenika Scott

History

126

[Roundtables] Learning from the Past: The Use and Practice of Historical Research (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Amie Thurber, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Amie Thurber, PhD , Jane McPherson, PhD, MPH, LCSW , Kathryn Libal, PhD , Jessica Aldrich Strassman, DSW, LCSW and Grace Pappas, MSW

Race and Ethnicity

127

[Roundtables] Culturally-Grounded Applied Research with Filipino Groups and Organizations In Canada: Moving Towards Collective Impact and Community Change (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Monica Batac, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Monica Batac, PhD , Fritz Pino, PhD , Ruth Wilson, PhD and Jacqueline Stol, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

128

[Roundtables] Grand Challenges for Social Work Doctoral Fellows' Reflections on Knowledge Production and Impact of Social Work Research As Early-Career Scholars (Union Station 11)
Organizer: Nari Yoo, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: JaNiene Peoples, PhD , Olga Koumoundouros, MFA , Andrea Medrano, PhD , Linyun Fu, MSW and Elizabeth Sanchez, MSW

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

129

[Roundtables] Centering Trans Communities In Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Exploring Social Work’s Role In Advancing Equitable Access (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Sabrina R. Cluesman, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Speakers/Presenters: Jae Sevelius, PhD , Alan K. Davis, PhD , Angie Wootton, PhD, MSW , Esenia Cassidy and Rafaelle Lancelotta, MS, LPCC

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

130

[Oral Presentations] Barriers to Belonging: Racism, Stigma, and Mental Health Equity among Asian Americans (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

131

[Oral Presentations] Critical Perspectives (Union Station 16)

Disability

132

[Oral Presentations] Assistive Technologies and Innovations in Disability Support (Union Station 19)

Health

133

[Oral Presentations] How financial insecurity shapes health (Union Station 20)

International Social Work and Global Issues

134

[Oral Presentations] Conflict, displacement and human rights (Union Station 23)

Organizations and Management

135

[Oral Presentations] Organizations and the Politics of Democracy (Union Station 24)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

136

[Oral Presentations] Gender Expression, Embodiment, and Trans Well-Being (Golden Gate 2)

137

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 5 (Continental 1-4)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM

138

Brief and Brilliant Session (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Sean Joe, PhD, MSW , Jamee Miller, MSW, EdD , Stephen Lieberman, DSW (2027) , Crispin Rakibu Mbamba, PhD , Megan Hicks, PhD and LB Klein, PhD, MSW, MPA

139

Special Session: JSSWR (Golden Gate 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Todd Herrenkohl, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology

140

[Flash Talks] Technology, Services, and Family Support in Later Life (Union Station 22)

Gender-Based Violence

141

[Flash Talks] Technology, Sexual Violence, Trafficking, and Community Responses (Union Station 12)

Mental Health

142

[Flash Talks] Recovery, Engagement, and Mental Health Services (Golden Gate 3)

School Social Work

143

[Flash Talks] Promoting Student Well-Being Through School-Based Research (Golden Gate 4)

Adolescent and Youth Development

144

[Symposia] Targeting What Matters: Translating Evidence on ACEs and Discrimination into Social Work Action (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Philip Baiden, PhD
Discussant: Philip Baiden, PhD

Child Welfare

145

[Symposia] Improving Outcomes In the Child Welfare System: Harnessing the Power of Integrated Multi-Systems Data (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Wan-Ting Chen, PhD
Discussant: Rebecca Rebbe, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

146

[Symposia] Beyond Exposure: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence In Informal Settlements (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Samantha Winter, PhD
Discussant: Susan Witte, PhD, LCSW

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

147

[Symposia] Adapting the Housing First Model of Homeless Services for a New Era (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Emmy Tiderington, PhD
Discussant: Deborah Padgett, PhD

Mental Health

148

[Symposia] How Internal Experiences Shape Parenting and the Parent-Child Relationship (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Isabelle Kim, MSW
Discussant: Mickey Sperlich, PhD

Social Work Practice

149

[Symposia] A Stakeholder-Driven Approach for Ethical AI Integration into Social Work Practice and Education at a Public University In Southwest, USA. (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Hyunsung OH, PhD, MSW

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

150

[Workshops] Understanding and Addressing the Psychological Health and Safety of Black Professionals (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Marci Gray, PhD
Speaker/Presenter: Marci Gray, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

151

[Workshops] Life History Calendar Methods: An Innovative and Rigorous Approach to Collect Mixed-Methods Retrospective Longitudinal Data (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: William Hall, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: William Hall, PhD and Spenser R. Radtke, PhD

Social Work Practice

152

[Workshops] Social Work Practice and AI: Reverence, Resistance and Reflection (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Lauri Goldkind, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Eunhye Ahn, PhD , Bryan Victor, PhD and Johanna Creswell Baez, PhD

History

153

[Roundtables] Whither Critical Migration Studies In Social Work?: Reflexive Dialogue on the Common Good, Human Rights and Social Justice (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Odessa Gonzalez Benson, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Odessa Gonzalez Benson, PhD , Yoosun Park, PhD , David Androff, PhD , Irene Routte, MSW and Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD

Race and Ethnicity

154

[Roundtables] Beyond Trauma-Informed Care: Centering Race, Accountability, and Healing In Clinical Practice (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Brenda Wiewel, DSW
Speakers/Presenters: Renee Wyatt, MSW , Laura Hernandez, MSW and Brenda Wiewel, DSW

School Social Work

155

[Roundtables] Equity Demands, Role Constraints, and School Social Work Practice (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Stacy Gherardi, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Stacy Gherardi, PhD , Kimberly Knox, PhD , Brandon Mitchell, PhD and Faiza Jackson

Adolescent and Youth Development

156

[Oral Presentations] Youth Voice, Identity, Relationships, and Empowerment (Union Station 15)

Communities and Neighborhoods

157

[Oral Presentations] Innovations in Community-Based Intervention Research (Union Station 16)

Disability

158

[Oral Presentations] Disability in Aging Populations/Across the Lifespan (Union Station 19)

Health

159

[Oral Presentations] Layers of Disadvantage: Socioeconomic Position and Health from Individuals to Communities (Union Station 20)

International Social Work and Global Issues

160

[Oral Presentations] Disaster response in global settings (Union Station 23)

Race and Ethnicity

161

[Oral Presentations] Disrupting Racism and Structural Inequities Across Systems (Union Station 24)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

162

[Oral Presentations] Race, Migration, and Sexual Health (Union Station 11)

163

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 6 (Continental 1-4)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)

164

[Flash Talks] Culturally Grounded Research and Evaluation with Indigenous Populations (Union Station 22)

Gender-Based Violence

165

[Flash Talks] IPV, Coercive Control, and Survivor Support (Golden Gate 2)

Mental Health

166

[Flash Talks] Suicide Prevention, Risk, and Emerging Technologies (Golden Gate 3)

Adolescent and Youth Development

167

[Symposia] Anything but Average: Understanding the Diversity of Early Adult Experiences, Identities, and Challenges during the Transition from Foster Care (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Anthony Gómez, PhD

Child Welfare

168

[Symposia] Toward Equitable Child Welfare:How Safety Nets, Child Support Policy, and Guaranteed Income Shape Family Outcomes (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Anna Ko, MPP
Discussants: Lenna Nepomnyaschy, PhD and Darcey Merritt, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

169

[Symposia] Journeys through Gender-Based Violence: Charting Victimization, Survivorship, Healing, Social Action, and Intervention Implementation (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Krushika Patankar, MSW
Discussant: Rei Shimizu, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

170

[Symposia] Linking Financial Capability and Mental Health: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Implications (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Sicong Sun, PhD

Organizations and Management

171

[Symposia] Mandated, Encouraged, and Contracted: A Critical Exploration of Power In Cross Sector Partnerships across Service Contexts (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Samantha Guz, PhD
Discussant: Carolyn Barnes, PhD

Social Work Practice

172

[Symposia] Artificial Intelligence In Mental Health Policy and Practice: Adoption, Accountability, and Auditing (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Lauri Goldkind, PhD

Child Welfare

173

[Workshops] Policy Driven Research and Expertise: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Advocacy (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Kristen D. Seay, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Kristen D. Seay, PhD , Amanda Moon, PhD and Amanda Stafford McRell, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

174

[Workshops] Let’s Get Crafty with It: Engaging Zines In Your Research (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Gillian Bryant, MSW
Speaker/Presenter: Gillian Bryant, MSW

Social Work Practice

175

[Workshops] Using Ssdforr: An R Package for Analyzing Single-Subject Design (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Charles Auerbach, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Christine Vyshedsky, PhD , Hanni Flaherty, PHD and Carolina Herrera, PhD, LCSW

Communities and Neighborhoods

176

[Roundtables] Understanding Youth Engagement: Rigor As Meaningful Youth Participation In Research and Planning Processes (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Danielle Littman, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA , Sarah Narendorf, PhD , Amanda Aykanian, PhD , Leah Jacobs, PhD and Julia Perez

Immigrants and Refugees

177

[Roundtables] Belonging and Democracy: What Im/Migrant Integration Reveals about the Common Good (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Irene Routte, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Odessa Gonzalez Benson , Yuliya Shyrokonis, MSW, MS , Madri Hall-Faul, PhD , Karin Wachter, PhD and Kathryn Libal, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

178

[Roundtables] Addressing the “Absent Father” In Research: How Paternal Attrition, Structural Data Missingness, and Administrative Invisibility Perpetuate Myths and Racism Towards Racially Diverse Fathers (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Mark Trahan, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Joyce Lee, PhD , Susan Yoon, PhD , Justin Harty, PhD , Garrett Pace, PhD and Stacey Shipe, PhD, MSc, MSW

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

179

[Roundtables] Conducting LGBTQIA2S+ Research In a Shifting Sociopolitical Climate: Cross–Career Stage Perspectives (Union Station 14)
Organizer: LB Klein, PhD, MSW, MPA
Speakers/Presenters: Darren Whitfield, PhD , Sabrina R. Cluesman, PhD, MSW, LCSW , Isaac Akapnitis, MSSW and Leonel Olmos, Jr.

Aging Services and Gerontology

180

[Oral Presentations] Caregiving, Long-Term Care, and Serious Illness (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

181

[Oral Presentations] Kinship, Foster Care, and Adoption (Union Station 16)

Disability

182

[Oral Presentations] Quality of Life and Well-being (Union Station 19)

Health

183

[Oral Presentations] Living with illness: Support for Patients and Caregivers (Union Station 20)

Mental Health

184

[Oral Presentations] Parenting, Family Relationships, and Child Development (Union Station 23)

Research Design and Measurement

185

[Oral Presentations] Advancing Measurement in Social Work: Development, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation of Practice Assessment Tools (Union Station 24)

Social Work Practice

186

[Oral Presentations] Stengthening Clinical Supervision in Social Work (Union Station 11)

187

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 7 (Continental 1-4)

Saturday, January 23, 2027

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

188

[Flash Talks] Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research Title Pending (Union Station 22)

Health

189

[Flash Talks] Beyond the Care Team: Social Work's Expanding Role in Health Systems (Golden Gate 2)

Mental Health

190

[Flash Talks] Systems, Organizations, and Mental Health Implementation (Golden Gate 3)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

191

[Flash Talks] LGBTQIA+ Adulthood and Aging: Policy, Participation, and Health (Golden Gate 4)

Adolescent and Youth Development

192

[Symposia] Rigorous Inquiry for Building Youth Capabilities: Evidence on Psychosocial Wellbeing, Agency, Life Skills and Peer Support from Ghana, South Africa, and Zambia. (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Gina Chowa, PhD
Discussant: Hsun-Ta Hsu, PhD

Child Welfare

193

[Symposia] Supporting Students with Foster Care Experience to and through College: Practice-Based Research with the Embark Georgia Research Consortium (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Amy Salazar, PhD
Discussant: Lori Tiller, Ph.D.

Health

194

[Symposia] Fostering Caregiver Resilience: Grounding Intervention Development In Participant Voices (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Amanda Woodward, PhD

International Social Work and Global Issues

195

[Symposia] From Problem to Response: Financial Vulnerability, Financial Capability, and Social Work Practice In Contemporary China (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Jin Huang, PhD

Social Work Practice

196

[Symposia] What Is Our Responsibility?: An Exploration of Research Ethics In the Context of a Hostile and Hollow State (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Samantha Guz, PhD
Discussant: Matt Epperson, PhD

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

197

[Symposia] Beyond Eligibility: Administrative Burden, Work Instability, and Financial Capability Among Low-Wage Workers (Union Station 5 & 6)
Symposium Organizer: Seon Mi Kim, PhD
Discussants: Jennie Romich and Mathieu Despard, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

198

[Workshops] Claude Code As the Agentic RA: Using AI Coding Agents to Democratize Quantitative Methods In Social Work Research (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Nari Yoo, PhD
Speaker/Presenter: Andrew Kim, MSW, LCSW, LCADC

School Social Work

199

[Workshops] Learning Together In Mental Health: Co-Production of Knowledge through Lived Experience, Recovery-Oriented Practice, and Social Work Education (Union Station 1 & 2)
Organizer: Paula Garber Epstein, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Paula Garber Epstein, PhD , Dana Kirshenbaum, MSW and Renana Elran, PhD

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

200

[Workshops] Network Analysis for Spatial, Social and Psychological Systems (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Keith Warren, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Gia Barboza-Salerno, Ph.D. , Taylor Harrington and Amy Watson-Grace, OTD

Crime and Criminal Justice

201

[Roundtables] Stigma, Discrimination, and Collateral Consequences In Help-Seeking and Help-Attainment Processes for Justice-Impacted Women (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Samantha Martinez, AM
Speakers/Presenters: Gina Fedock, PhD , Carly Murray, AM and Samantha Martinez, AM

Immigrants and Refugees

202

[Roundtables] Measuring What Matters: Data Politics and Data Justice In Refugee Resettlement Research (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Hyojin Im, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Hyojin Im, PhD , Karin Wachter, PhD , Ifrah Magan, PhD and Odessa Gonzalez Benson

Research Design and Measurement

203

[Roundtables] Artificial Intelligence In Qualitative Analysis: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions for Social Work Research (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Liwei Zhang, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Joyce Lee, PhD , Yingying Zeng, PhD , Arati Maleku, Ph.D. , Hee Yun Lee, PhD and Ruopeng An, PhD

Social Work Practice

204

[Roundtables] From Frontlash, to Whiplash, to Clarity: Making Sense of U.S. Federal Executive Actions In 2025 (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Leah Jacobs, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Jaime Booth, PhD , Nev Jones, PhD , Alicia Melnick, MSW , Kyaien Conner, PhD and Sara Goodkind, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology

205

[Oral Presentations] Economic Security, Service Access, and Structural Inequities (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

206

[Oral Presentations] Permanency and Post-Permanency (Union Station 16)

Gender

207

[Oral Presentations] Beyond the Care Binary: Trans and Gender-Diverse Health, Survivor Advocacy, and Perinatal Care (Union Station 19)

Health

208

[Oral Presentations] Under the skin: How adversity becomes biology (Union Station 20)

LatinX Focused-Research

209

[Oral Presentations] Policies of exclusion: The human cost of immigration enforcement on Latine communities (Union Station 23)

Research Design and Measurement

210

[Oral Presentations] From Data to Decision-Making: Emerging AI Methods for Social Work Research and Practice (Union Station 24)

Social Work Practice

211

[Oral Presentations] Innovations in Social Work Innovation Research: From Development to Outcomes (Union Station 11)

212

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 8 (Continental 1-4)

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Exhibits Open (Continental 5)

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Registration Open (Plaza A)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

213

Invited Symposium II: Sustaining Community-engaged Research in a Polarized Climate: Insights and Strategies from the SSWR Taskforce on Safeguarding Social Work Research (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Odessa Benson Gonzalez, PhD , Justin Harty, PhD , Mary Ohmer, PhD, MSW, MPIA , Fatima Mabrouk, PhD , Cheryl Hyde, PhD , Yvonne Castaneda, PhD and Ritika Pandey, PhD

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

214

[Flash Talks] Innovations in Centering Black Women: Toward Healing, Behavioral Health, and Reproductive Justice (Union Station 22)

Health

215

[Flash Talks] Sexual and Reproductive Health Across the Life Span (Golden Gate 2)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

216

[Flash Talks] Housing Instability and Well-being (Golden Gate 3)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

217

[Flash Talks] Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth Across Family, Digital, and Service Systems (Golden Gate 4)

Aging Services and Gerontology

218

[Symposia] Dementia Research In Social Work Using the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development: Basic Science through Preliminary Efficacy (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Shannon R. Power, PhD
Discussant: Quinton Cotton, PhD

Child Welfare

219

[Symposia] Understanding and Improving Outcomes for Foster Youth with High Mental Health and Behavioral Needs (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Reeve Kennedy, PhD

Health

220

[Symposia] AI, Policy, and Equity In Suicide Prevention: Advancing Rigorous Social Work Research for the Common Good (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Amanda Ritchie
Discussant: Ruopeng An, PhD

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

221

[Symposia] State Policy and Child and Family Well-Being (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Eunho Cha, PhD
Discussant: Jennifer Romich, PhD

Organizations and Management

222

[Symposia] Mapping Pathways from Organizational Democracy to Workforce Health and Well-Being In Child Welfare (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Jangmin Kim, PhD
Discussant: Melissa Radey, PhD

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

223

[Symposia] Social Work Approaches to Perinatal Substance Use (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Sarah Reese, PhD
Discussant: Lela Rankin, PhD

Disability

224

[Workshops] Accessible Social Work Pedagogy and Research for People with Energy-Limiting Conditions (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Victoria Copeland, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Victoria Copeland, PhD , Melanie Sonsteng-Person, PhD and Kathleen Banks, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

225

[Workshops] Training Task-Specific Language Models for Social Work Research: Active Learning and Uncertainty Sampling for Efficient Text Analysis (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Zia Qi, MSW
Speaker/Presenter: Zia Qi, MSW

Adolescent and Youth Development

226

[Roundtables] Making the Implicit Explicit: Rigorous Inquiry & the Art of Reaching Understudied Populations (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Altaf Husain, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Soleman Abu-Bader, PhD. , David Hodge, Ph.D. , Altaf Husain, PhD and Hannan Hijazi, MSW

Disability

227

[Roundtables] Is Disability Research In Peril?: Challenges, Adaptations, and Action Planning for Continuing Rigorous Inquiry In Social Work (Union Station 20)
Organizer: Weiwen Zeng, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD , Sandy Magana, PhD , Robert Hock, PhD , Matthew Smith, PhD and Margaret Janse van Rensburg

International Social Work and Global Issues

228

[Roundtables] Decolonizing Social Work Education: Transnational Perspectives from Nepal, South Korea, and Taiwan (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Jimin Sung, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Aishworya Shrestha, MSW , Hyejean Kwon, MSW and Meng-Hsuan Yu, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

229

[Roundtables] Bridging Brain and Practice: A Roundtable on Neuroscience Modalities In Social Work (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Lindamarie Olson, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Lindamarie Olson, PhD , Jay O'Shields, PhD and Kathryn Irish, PhD

Social Work Practice

230

[Roundtables] The Economic Value of Social Work: Evidence across the Workforce Pipeline and Implications for Equity (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Tami Gouveia, DrPH, MPH, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Tami Gouveia, DrPH, MPH, MSW , Melanie Morris, PhD , Emily Johnson, MSW , Yoonsook Ha, PhD, MSSW and Allyala Nandakumar, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

231

[Oral Presentations] Violence, Safety, and Youth Risk (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

232

[Oral Presentations] Strengthening the well-being of children and families that experience adversity (Union Station 16)

Child Welfare

233

[Oral Presentations] Understanding Factors Related to Child Maltreatment and Adversity (Union Station 25)

Gender

234

[Oral Presentations] Gendered Experiences of Reproductive Care, Pregnancy Loss, Fatherhood, and Chronic Illness (Union Station 19)

Mental Health

235

[Oral Presentations] Childhood Adversity, Prevention, and Mental Health Promotion (Union Station 23)

Research Design and Measurement

236

[Oral Presentations] Innovative and Participant-Centered Approaches to Social Work Researc (Union Station 24)

Social Work Practice

237

[Oral Presentations] AI in Social Work: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations (Union Station 11)

238

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 9 (Continental 1-4)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

239

Annual Social Policy Forum (Continental 6-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Adrienne Baldwin-White, PhD

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch On Your Own

12:30 PM-1:45 PM

240

Student Session and Luncheon (Plaza B)
Speaker/Presenter: Whitney Zeigler, MSW

12:45 PM-1:45 PM

241

Grand Challenges for Social Work Roundtable (Continental 6-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Richard P. Barth, PHD

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

242

Fellows and Awards Presentations (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Kirk Foster, PhD and Joan Blakey, PhD, LCSW

2:45 PM-4:00 PM

243

Presidential Plenary (Continental 6-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Kirk Foster, PhD

4:15 PM-5:45 PM

244

Invited Symposium III: Visualizing Democracy: Arts-Based Research Methods for the Common Good (Continental 6-9)
Speakers/Presenters: Rogerio M. Pinto, PhD, LCSW , Laneshia Conner, PhD , Mimi Chapman, PhD and Michael Spencer, PhD

245

RCDC Research Roots & Wings Roundtable 2: Refusing to Retreat: Drawing on Social Work Values to Navigate Career Stages, Institutional Pressures, and Funding Cuts with Intention and Integrity in an Age of Retrenchment (Golden Gate 2)

Child Welfare

246

[Flash Talks] Child and Family Vulnerabilities Across Intersecting Systems (Union Station 22)

Health

247

[Flash Talks] The Reach of Coverage: Where health policy serves and where it falls short (Union Station 3 & 4)

Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

248

[Flash Talks] Psychosocial Services for Military and Veteran Populations (Union Station 5 & 6)

Organizations and Management

249

[Flash Talks] Organizational and Trauma-Informed Change (Golden Gate 3)

Social Work Practice

250

[Flash Talks] Advancing Workforce Development (Union Station 17 & 18)

Aging Services and Gerontology

251

[Symposia] The Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence to Older Adult Well-Being (Union Station 12)
Symposium Organizer: Marguerite DeLiema, PhD

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

252

[Symposia] Advancing Rigorous Inquiry on Racial Discrimination, Health, and Civic Engagement Among Asian American Youth and Young Adults (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Eunseok Jeong, MSW

Health

253

[Symposia] Leveraging Technology to Meet the Needs of Expectant and New Parents: Digital Public Health Social Work Intervention (Golden Gate 4)
Symposium Organizer: Elizabeth Norell, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
Discussant: Elizabeth Norell, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C

Race and Ethnicity

254

[Symposia] Advancing Community-Based Participatory Research Methods with Latinx Communities: Qualitative Innovations In Engagement, Adaptation, and Action (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Morgan Pardue-Kim, MSW
Discussant: Johanna Creswell Báez, PhD, LCSW

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

255

[Symposia] Promoting Peer Recovery Support across Systems: Workforce Development, Integration, and Equity (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Natasha Mendoza, PhD
Discussant: Stella Resko

Communities and Neighborhoods

256

[Workshops] Contemplative Inquiry for Making Meaning Among Social Work Scholars and Educators (Golden Gate 8)
Organizer: Kimberly Bender, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Kimberly Bender, PhD , Shannon Sliva, PhD and Kristen Parker, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

257

[Workshops] Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis As a Method for Democratic Inquiry (Union Station 1 & 2)
Organizer: Umaira Khan, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Marcus Brown, MSW , Gregory Gomez, MSW and Tierra Murray, MSW

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

258

[Roundtables] Reclaiming Memory, Restoring Identity: Africentric, Human-Centered Design for Healing In the African Diaspora (Union Station 19)
Organizer: James Singletary, D.Min, M.S.S.W,
Speakers/Presenters: James Singletary, D.Min, M.S.S.W, , Warren Graham, MSW and Micheal Elam

Crime and Criminal Justice

259

[Roundtables] From Risk to Healing: Advancing the Radical Healing Framework In Reentry Research and Practice with Transition-Age Black Males (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Charles Lea, PhD, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Kevonyah Edwards, MSW , Ember Wood, BA , Jalen Thymes, BA , Ebuka 'Chukwuebuka' Ukoh, MSW and Daria Hurley, LSW

International Social Work and Global Issues

260

[Roundtables] Bidirectional Learning In Global Social Work Research: Advancing Equitable Knowledge Exchange between the Global North and Global South (Union Station 23)
Organizer: Fred M Ssewamala
Speakers/Presenters: Proscovia Nabunya, MSW, PhD , Anita Kabarambi, MD and Nhial Tutlam, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

261

[Roundtables] Configurational Comparative Methods In Social Work Research: Navigating Multiple Pathways, Contextual Conditions, and Asymmetric Outcomes (Union Station 24)
Organizer: Jangmin Kim, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Emmeline Chuang, PhD , Zhiqi Yi, MSW and Jennifer Bellamy, PhD

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

262

[Roundtables] Food Justice Movements In Global Contexts (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Sameena Azhar, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Sameena Azhar, PhD , Saumya Tripathi, PhD, M.Phil, MSW , Antonia Alvarez, PhD and Carla Silva, MPhil, MSSW

Aging Services and Gerontology

263

[Oral Presentations] Technology, Digital Care, and Older Adult Well-Being (Union Station 21)

Gender-Based Violence

264

[Oral Presentations] Campus Climate Profiles Associated with Rates of Sexual Violence (Golden Gate 1)

History

265

[Oral Presentations] Rigor in the Archives: Social Work's Roles in Social Assistance and Coercion (Union Station 20)

Immigrants and Refugees

266

[Oral Presentations] Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health (Union Station 13)

Research Design and Measurement

267

[Oral Presentations] Strengthening Intervention Science: Methodological Advances in Evaluation, Adaptation, and Evidence Synthesis (Union Station 15)

Research on Social Work Education

268

[Oral Presentations] Student Well-Being, Experiential Learning, and Inclusive Pedagogy (Union Station 11)

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

269

[Oral Presentations] Beyond the individual: Family, social and policy contexts of substance use (Union Station 16)

270

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 10 (Continental 1-4)

6:00 PM-6:30 PM

271

Membership Business Meeting (Continental 6-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Kirk Foster, PhD

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

272

President's Reception (Continental Foyer)
Speaker/Presenter: Kirk Foster, PhD

7:45 PM-8:45 PM

273

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare New Fellows Induction Ceremony (Continental 6)
Speaker/Presenter: Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH

8:45 PM-9:45 PM

274

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Reception (Continental 7-9)
Speaker/Presenter: Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH

Sunday, January 24, 2027

7:45 AM-11:00 AM

Registration Open (Plaza A)

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Child Welfare

275

[Flash Talks] Interventions, Workforce Capacity, and Systems Change (Union Station 22)

Immigrants and Refugees

276

[Flash Talks] Health and Mental Health (Golden Gate 2)

Social Work Practice

277

[Flash Talks] Qualitative Innovations (Golden Gate 4)

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

278

[Symposia] Trauma, Silence, and Resilience: Understanding Suicide Bereavement Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Families (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD

Child Welfare

279

[Symposia] From Referral to Resolution: Understanding Equity, Engagement, and Effectiveness In Voluntary Child Welfare Prevention Services (Golden Gate 3)
Symposium Organizer: Lindsey Palmer, PhD
Discussant: Jacquelyn McCroskey, PhD

Communities and Neighborhoods

280

[Symposia] Measuring Homelessness and Housing Stability across the Lifespan: Rigorous Inquiry Requires Methodological Democracy (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Danielle Littman, PhD
Discussant: Anne Farrell, PhD

Health

281

[Symposia] Weight Stigma, Health, and Healthcare for Black Americans (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Elizabeth ONeill, PhD

LatinX Focused-Research

282

[Symposia] Community-Driven Models of Supportive Strategies and Programs for Latine Well-Being and Participation across the Life Course (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Laurent Reyes, PhD
Discussant: Kurt C. Organista

Research Design and Measurement

283

[Symposia] Advancing Digital Behavioral Health In Social Work: Engagement, Implementation, and Ethical Innovation In Underserved Populations (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Nikola Zaharakis, PhD
Discussant: James Doug Coatsworth, PhD

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

284

[Symposia] Workforce Development In Substance Use Care: From Preservice to In-Service (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Karen Chartier, PHD
Discussant: Peter Delany, PhD, LCSW-C

Communities and Neighborhoods

285

[Workshops] Cultivating Communities for Change: Promoting Collective Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Heather McCauley, ScD
Speakers/Presenters: Morgan Wright, MSW , Emily Bremer, MSW and Joanne Smith-Darden, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

286

[Workshops] Beyond the UCLA Scale: Evaluating and Operationalizing Loneliness Measures Among College Students (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Shirin Sultana, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Shirin Sultana, PhD and Jemel Aguilar, PhD, LCSW, MPH

Child Welfare

287

[Roundtables] Advancing Methodological Rigor In Child Welfare Workforce Research: Sampling, Design, and Innovation (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Lauren Stanley, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Amy He, PhD , Sofia Guo, MSW , Michael Hoffmeister, MSW , Austin Griffiths, PhD and Lisa Magruder

Gender

288

[Roundtables] Researchers' Role In Navigating Fieldwork-Related Moral Dilemmas In Sex Work Research (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Sunny Sinha, PHD
Speakers/Presenters: Sharvari Karandikar, PhD , Sameena Azhar, PhD , Satarupa Dasgupta, PHD and Yerina S Ranjit, PHD

Health

289

[Roundtables] Beyond Disciplinary Silos: Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Mentorship for Social Work In a Rapidly Changing Technological Era (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Fan Yang, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Fan Yang, PhD , Ruopeng An, PhD , Benjamin James Lough , Julie Munoz-Najar and Yuyi Yang

Research Design and Measurement

290

[Roundtables] To Use or Not to Use - That Is the Question: AI Use In Manuscript Publication Pipeline for Social Work Journals (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Gaurav R. Sinha, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Orion Mowbray, PhD , Daniel Gibbs, PhD , Nari Yoo, PhD and Lauri Goldkind, PhD

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

291

[Roundtables] Uncharted Waters: A Hemispheric Dialogue on Water As a Social Work Priority (Union Station 11)
Organizer: Nicolás Juárez, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Nicolás Juárez, MSW , Emma Heidorn, LCSW and Felicia Mitchell, PhD

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)

292

[Oral Presentations] Innovations in Indigenous Social Work Research (Union Station 15)

Communities and Neighborhoods

293

[Oral Presentations] Community Building and Organizing for Social, Economic, and Political Justice (Union Station 16)

Gender-Based Violence

294

[Oral Presentations] Childhood Adversity, Exploitation, and Instability Across the Life Course (Union Station 19)

Immigrants and Refugees

295

[Oral Presentations] Immigration Policy Enforcement and Detention (Union Station 20)

Mental Health

296

[Oral Presentations] Innovations in Mental Health Care and Recovery (Union Station 14)

Mental Health

297

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Services (Union Station 23)

Research on Social Work Education

298

[Oral Presentations] Developing Workforce, Practice, and Professional Competence (Union Station 24)

299

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 11 (Continental 1-4)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Adolescent and Youth Development

300

[Flash Talks] Identity, Inclusion, Advocacy, and Social Justice (Union Station 22)

Immigrants and Refugees

301

[Flash Talks] Refugee Resettlement and Immigrant Integration (Golden Gate 2)

Race and Ethnicity

302

[Flash Talks] Resisting Racism Across Identity, Care, and Institutions (Golden Gate 3)

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

303

[Symposia] Re-Centering Relationality In Social Work Research: Kapwa and Kuwentuhan As Foundations for Pilipinx American Inquiry (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Lalaine Sevillano, PhD

Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research

304

[Symposia] Beyond Coping: Black Women’s Mental Health, Institutional Extraction, and the Limits of DEI In Higher Education (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Jocelyn Taliaferro, PhD

History

305

[Symposia] Crisis, Care, and Community: HIV/AIDS History and Lessons for Contemporary Social Work (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Casey Adrian, LMSW
Discussant: Sarah Young, PhD, LMSW

Mental Health

306

[Symposia] Innovative Approaches to Identifying, Understanding, and Addressing Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health Needs (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Susanne Klawetter, PhD
Discussant: Brenda Jones Harden, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

307

[Symposia] For the Common Good: Harnessing Cutting-Edge AI Methods to Drive Social Justice and Democratic Inquiry (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Joyce Lee, PhD
Discussant: Ruopeng An, PhD

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

308

[Symposia] At the Intersection of Climate, Disasters, and Democracy: The Role of Social Work Research (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Timothy Davidson, PhD
Discussant: Regardt Ferreira, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

309

[Workshops] Advancing the Trauma and Interpersonal Violence Workforce: Competency Development and Program Evaluation (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Julia Cusano, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Julia Cusano, PhD and Simone Snyder

Research Design and Measurement

310

[Workshops] Calculating and Interpreting Effect Sizes In Single Subject Research Design Using R (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Christine Vyshedsky, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Charles Auerbach, PhD and Susan Mason, Ph.D.

Child Welfare

311

[Roundtables] Understanding the Decline In Foster Care Entries In the United States (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Dylan Jones, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Dylan Jones, PhD , Sarah Font, PhD , Brett Drake, MSW, PhD , Rick Barth, PhD and Jesse Helton, PhD

Gender

312

[Roundtables] Applying a Reproductive Justice Lens to Advance Ethical Multilevel Social Work Practice (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Celina Doria, MSW, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Frances Furio, PsyD, LCSW , Catherine Poehling, DSW, MSW, MS, LCSW-BACS (LA), LCSW (MS) , Priyanjali Chakraborty, PhD and Reiley Reed, MSW, MPH

Mental Health

313

[Roundtables] Addressing the Unique Financial Service Needs of People with Serious Mental Illness (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Annie Harper, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Annie Harper, PhD , Rebecca Sladek , Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, PhD, MA, LMSW and Julie Birkenmaier, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

314

[Roundtables] Integrating Lived Experience into Rigorous Social Work Research: Centering Embodied Knowledge In the Production of Evidence (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Cheryl Aguilar, MSW, LICSW, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Yancy Padilla, MSW , Sandra Crespo, LCSW-C, Doctoral Student and Patty Flores, MSW, ASW, PhD Student

Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs

315

[Roundtables] Research-Based Mindfulness Interventions for Self-Care for Burnout Among Social Workers (Union Station 14)
Organizer: Laura Stevens, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Laura Stevens, MSW , Eugenia Knight and Eric Schade

Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research

316

[Oral Presentations] Advancing Equity in Asian Communities Through Data, Policy, and Practice (Union Station 15)

Child Welfare

317

[Oral Presentations] Interventions and Innovations (Union Station 16)

Gender-Based Violence

318

[Oral Presentations] Gender-Based Violence and Health Systems (Union Station 19)

Immigrants and Refugees

319

[Oral Presentations] Innovations in Intervention, Measurement, and Theory with Immigrant and Refugee Populations (Union Station 20)

International Social Work and Global Issues

320

[Oral Presentations] Global health issues (Union Station 23)

Research on Social Work Education

321

[Oral Presentations] Innovation, Simulation, and Technology-Enhanced Social Work Learning (Union Station 24)

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

322

[Oral Presentations] Risk, recovery and behavioral health in emerging adulthood (Union Station 11)

323

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 12 (Continental 1-4)

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Child Welfare

324

[Flash Talks] Maltreatment, Violence, and Child Safety Risks (Union Station 22)

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

325

[Flash Talks] Economic Security and Financial Capability (Golden Gate 2)

Research Design and Measurement

326

[Flash Talks] Navigating Measurement and Methodology: From Scale Validation to Ethical Data Collection (Golden Gate 3)

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors

327

[Flash Talks] Substance Use and Related Behaviors: Psychosocial Risk Factors, Special Populations, and Care Considerations (Golden Gate 4)

Crime and Criminal Justice

328

[Symposia] Abolitionist Research Praxis In the Service of Democracy: Critically Examining Money, Power, and Possibility (Golden Gate 6)
Symposium Organizer: Terri Friedline, PhD
Discussant: Terri Friedline, PhD

Immigrants and Refugees

329

[Symposia] Democratizing Social Work Research and Practice through Culturally Responsive Research Methods That Elevate the Experiences of Wellness and Voices of Marginalized Immigrants and Global Communities (Golden Gate 7)
Symposium Organizer: Elizabeth Sanchez, MSW

International Social Work and Global Issues

330

[Symposia] Improving Education Quality and Equity through Strengthening Inclusive Education and Local Accountabilities In Pakistan and Afghanistan: Major Findings (Golden Gate 5)
Symposium Organizer: Jean-François Trani, PhD
Discussant: Saria Bechara, MSW

Mental Health

331

[Symposia] Generative AI In Mental Health Pathways and Services: Social Connectedness, Self-Disclosure, Help-Seeking, and Well-Being (Golden Gate 8)
Symposium Organizer: Jihee Woo, PhD, MSW
Discussant: Hee Yun Lee, PhD, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

332

[Symposia] A Case for Focusing on Fathers: Intervention Impacts on Parenting and Co-Parenting Behaviors (Union Station 1 & 2)
Symposium Organizer: Julie Cederbaum, MSW, MPH, PhD

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

333

[Symposia] Community‑Engaged Approaches In Climate/Environmental Justice Research: Rethinking Participation, Power, and Knowledge Production (Union Station 3 & 4)
Symposium Organizer: Joonmo Kang, PhD
Discussant: Amy Krings, PhD

History

334

[Workshops] Policy Making In Historical Perspective: A Critical Discourse Analysis Workshop on the Public Charge Doctrine (Union Station 5 & 6)
Organizer: Kathryn Libal, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Madri Hall-Faul, PhD , Craig Mortley, MS, MAT, MSc. and Gilean Chikwati, MSc

Research Design and Measurement

335

[Workshops] Application of Mokken Scale Analysis In Social Work Research (Union Station 17 & 18)
Organizer: Lujie Peng, Ph.D.
Speakers/Presenters: Lujie Peng, Ph.D. , Margaret Lombe, PhD and Mansoo Yu, PhD

Child Welfare

336

[Roundtables] The Myth of the Linear Trajectory: Lessons Learned Developing and Testing Interventions for Youth In Foster Care (Union Station 21)
Organizer: Heather Taussig, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Jennifer Blakeslee, PhD , Sebrena Jackson, PhD , Rachel Ludeke, PhD, MSW, MPH and Amy Salazar, PhD

Gender-Based Violence

337

[Roundtables] Building Healthy Relationships to End Violence: Advancing a Relational Health Framework across Violence Prevention Fields (Union Station 25)
Organizer: Laura Voith, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Cecilia Mengo, PhD , Kristen Ravi, Ph.D. , Heidi Rueda, PhD , Susan Yoon, PhD and Heather Storer, Ph.D.

Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

338

[Roundtables] Amplifying Veteran Voices: Photovoice Methods As a Tool for Inclusive, Community-Engaged Social Work Research (Golden Gate 1)
Organizer: Kelly Clary, PhD, MSW
Speakers/Presenters: Kelly Clary, PhD, MSW , Katherine Selber, PhD and Toni Moreno, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

339

[Roundtables] Keeping It Real with Qualitative Research Methods (Union Station 13)
Organizer: Melissa Hardesty, PhD
Speakers/Presenters: Melissa Hardesty, PhD , Sarah Young, PhD, LMSW , Emily Chambers, MSW and Leora Wasserman, BA, BSW

Adolescent and Youth Development

340

[Oral Presentations] Educational Experiences, School Climate, and Youth Opportunity (Union Station 14)

Adolescent and Youth Development

341

[Oral Presentations] Youth Mental Health: Screening, Service Delivery, and Intervention (Union Station 15)

Communities and Neighborhoods

342

[Oral Presentations] Novel Approaches to Community and Systems Change (Union Station 16)

Gender-Based Violence

343

[Oral Presentations] How Governments, Organizations, and Campuses Respond to Gender-Based Violence (Union Station 19)

Immigrants and Refugees

344

[Oral Presentations] Refugee Resettlement (Union Station 20)

Mental Health

345

[Oral Presentations] Suicide Prevention (Union Station 23)

Research on Social Work Education

346

[Oral Presentations] Social Justice, Equity, and Institutional Pressures in Social Work Education (Union Station 24)

Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice

347

[Oral Presentations] Climate Adaptation and Environmental Change: Community Experiences and Challenges (Union Station 11)

348

[Poster Presentations] Poster Presentations 13 (Continental 1-4)