Symposium Highlights
Highlights from the 21st National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
Keynote Address
Prevention Science and Adolescent Problem Behavior:
Advances and Opportunities
Jeffrey Jenson - University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Dr. Jeffrey Jenson is the Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk and Associate Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
Dr. Jenson states: "The individual and social costs of adolescent problem behaviors like aggression, substance abuse and school failure are too high in our country. I have a personal goal to see more social work practitioners and researchers involved in efforts to promote healthy behaviors and prevent problems among young people."
Dr. Jenson is the editor-in-chief of one of social work's major journals, Social Work Research. He specializes in research on adolescent problem behavior, including interventions and prevention efforts in school, community and agency settings.
He is the author of several books, numerous articles and book chapters and is currently principal investigator of the Youth Empowerment Project, an investigation aimed at improving academic and behavioral outcomes among youth in three Denver public housing communities. He was recently principal investigator of the Youth Matters Denver Public Schools Prevention Project, which assessed the effects of a structured curriculum on aggression and substance use among students in 28 elementary schools. Dr. Jenson has received university and state awards for his research, and delivered the Aaron Rosen Endowed lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research in January.
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Dr. Hee Young Kim"The Effects of Children's Percptions of Attachment Security and Emotion Regulation on School Disengagement among Elementary School Truants" |
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Dr. Phyllis Platt"Promoting Change Through a School-Based Model of Comprehensive Student and Family Support: Kentucky's Family Resource and Youth Services Centers" |
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Respondent - Dr. Dawn Anderson-Butcher and Moderator - Hilary Drew
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Dr. A. Tyler Perry"'HIV' is in All of Us: Contagious Communication and the Production of Viral Knowledge" |
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Dr. R. Thomas Sherba"Associations Among Violence Exposure, Mental Disorder, SUD and HIV" |
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Respondent - Dr. Randi Love and Moderator - Natasha Mendoza
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Dr. David Kondrat"Expanding Understanding of Mental Health Recovery: Effects of Stigma and Working Alliance on the Quality of Life of Persons with Severe Mental Disabilities Receiving Community-Based Case Management Services" |
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Dr. Christina Studts"Improving Screening for Externalizing Behavior Problems among Very Young Children in Primary Care: Applications and Item Response Theory" |
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Respondent - Dr. Joe Guada and Moderator - Chris Locke
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Dr. Khushmand Rajendran"Impact of Relationship with the Caregiver and Positive Future Expectations on Behavioral and Emotional Resilience in Adolescents in Child Welfare" |
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Dr. Christine Norton"Understanding the Impact of Wilderness Therapy on Adolescent Depression and Psychosocial Development" |
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Respondent - Dr. Cynthia Fontanella and Moderator - Noelle Fields
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Knowledge Bank Project
The College of Social Work is working with the Ohio State University Libraries' Knowledge Bank to preserve the papers presented at the Symposium. Please look for National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work under "Communities and Collections". Through the Knowledge Bank, each paper has a permanent URL and can be located more easily. We are excited about this project and think you will find this a great resource in doctoral research.
For information on the presenters' dissertations, please see -
OhioLINK Library Catalog - Type the phrase "digital dissertations" in the title search
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