The Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin is planning a strong presence at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2025 Annual Conference in Seattle next week. More than 60 faculty, staff and researchers will present on current research topics and collaborate with colleagues from around the country.
As a gold-level sponsor of this year’s event, Texas Social Work will convene a diverse group of social work scholars, educators, organizers and practitioners to discuss and promote dialogue on current, relevant social work topics.
Eighteen doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows from Texas Social Work will give 20 presentations on topics that include children experiencing homelessness, immigrant health and mental health, preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancy, youth mental health in rural Mexico, and racial disparities in telehealth use.
Texas Social Work presentations at SSWR
Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
Amanda Ryan
Collaboration between Dialysis and Transplant Social Workers Facilitates Access to Kidney Transplantation
Hector Chaidez Ruacho
Special Services Use Among Latino Families with Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): Does Nativity or Language Matter
A Scoping Review of Family Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children, Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
Ana Chatham
Factors Affecting the Mental Health of Youth in Rural Puebla, Mexico: A Photovoice Project
Meiyan Chen
An Open Pilot Testing Solution-Focused Brief Therapy as a Strength-Based Approach for Depression in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Cheng Chow
Immigrant Adults’ Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 2020-2021 National Health Interview Survey
Unveiling the Patterns and Drivers of Immigrant Health Integration Policies: A Global Examination on MIPEX Countries
Racial Disparities in Telehealth Utilization and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults: Evidence from National Health Interview Survey
Xiao Ding
A Solution-Focused Group Approach for Crisis Prevention and Early Intervention Among Traumatized and Stressed Youth: A Feasibility Trial in Alternative High Schools
Madison Haiman
Social Work Interventions Can Improve Perinatal Mental Health: A Systematized Review
Catherine Harwood
Race/Ethnicity and Healthcare Utilization Among Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): The Role of Usual Source of Care
Jeeyeon Hong
A Scoping Review of Family Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children, Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
Qusay Hussein
Arab Refugees with Physical Disabilities
Nicole Kim
The Impact of Homeownership: An Evaluation of a Community Homeownership Program in Central Texas
Pei-Chiang Lee
Special Services Use Among Latino Families with Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): Does Nativity or Language Matter
How Couple’s Longitudinal Work Arrangements May Shape Individual Health and Sleep at Middle Adulthood
Race/Ethnicity and Healthcare Utilization Among Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): The Role of Usual Source of Care
Katie McCormick
Unveiling Occupational Stressors of Harm Reduction Workers to Strengthen and Sustain Their Social Impact
Amy Pei-Lung Yu
Co-Creating a Culturally Tailored Intervention with Promotoras and Latina Caregivers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Conceptual Model
Jake Samora
Barriers to Awareness for Overdose Prevention Among College Students: The Role of Stigma and Accessibility of University-Based Resources
Understanding Resilience Strategies and Occupational Stressors Among Harm Reduction Workers
Catherine Wilsnack
Isolation and Connection of Emerging Adults with Rare, Genetic Disease: “We All Have Life Sentences and Mine is Li-Fraumeni Syndrome”
Abena Yirenya-Tawiah
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Wellbeing Among Foreign-Born Immigrants in the U.S.
Xiaoyi Zeng
A Scoping Review of Family Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children, Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
Understanding Older Adults’ Self-Directed Ageism and Positive Perception of Aging from an Intersectionality Perspective
Faculty
Dr. Yessenia Castro
Processes of Change in Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy: Mediation of the Choices Intervention
Examining the Impact of Smoking Social Norms on Commercial Tobacco Dependence Among Spanish Speaking Mexican American Smokers
Dr. Namkee Choi
Is Substance Use Problem Recognition Influenced by the Type of Substance Use Disorder?
Dr. Deborah Cohen
Interviewing and Partnering with Peer Support Providers to Build Peer Support Practice in Exploring and Addressing Substance Use Among Young People with First-Episode Psychosis in Community-Based Mental Health Care
Dr. Kasey Claborn
Unveiling Occupational Stressors of Harm Reduction Workers to Strengthen and Sustain Their Social Impact
Barriers to Awareness for Overdose Prevention Among College Students: The Role of Stigma and Accessibility of University-Based Resources
Understanding Resilience Strategies and Occupational Stressors Among Harm Reduction Workers
Dr. Monica Faulkner
Development and Pilot of the Race and Class Bias (RCB) Scale for Child Welfare Practitioners
I Didn’t Know That I could Talk to You Guys: Negotiating Family Engagement for Caregivers Involved with Child Welfare
Dr. Cynthia Franklin
Comparing the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Youth Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes in Schools between the U.S. and East Asian Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A Solution-Focused Group Approach for Crisis Prevention and Early Intervention Among Traumatized and Stressed Youth: A Feasibility Trial in Alternative High Schools
Dr. Vanessa Klodnick
Employing Participatory Action Research Methods to Examine the Relational Complexity of the Near-Age Peer Support Provider Role in Community Mental Health Settings
Dr. Sandy Magaña
Special Services Use Among Latino Families with Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): Does Nativity or Language Matter
Race/Ethnicity and Healthcare Utilization Among Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): The Role of Usual Source of Care
Co-Creating a Culturally Tailored Intervention with Promotoras and Latina Caregivers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Conceptual Model
You Can Build It, but Will They Come? Strategies for Recruiting Diverse Participants in Social Work Research
Dr. Stacey Manser
Parental Struggles, Children’s Needs: Understanding Children Experiencing Homelessness
Dr. Lailea Noel
A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective to Address Factors Driving Medical Mistrust with Communities of Color
Arab Refugees with Physical Disabilities
Dr. Danielle Parrish
Processes of Change in Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy: Mediation of the Choices Intervention
Recruitment of Adolescent Girls Involved in the Juvenile Justice System: Lessons Learned from the Choices-Teen Randomized Controlled Trial
Dr. Mary Velasquez
Processes of Change in Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy: Mediation of the Choices Intervention
Dr. Kirk von Sternberg
Processes of Change in Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy: Mediation of the Choices Intervention
Recruitment of Adolescent Girls Involved in the Juvenile Justice System: Lessons Learned from the Choices-Teen Randomized Controlled Trial
A Solution-Focused Group Approach for Crisis Prevention and Early Intervention Among Traumatized and Stressed Youth: A Feasibility Trial in Alternative High Schools
Dr. Yuanjin Zhou
Facilitators and Barriers for Care Partners Managing Fall Risk for Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia
Meet the Scientist Luncheon (mentor)
