Please note schedule is subject to change. All in-person and virtual presentations are in Pacific Time Zone (PST). Search for more information on the Society for Social Work and Research conference site.

*special event receptions

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Early Career Wage Trajectories of Low-Wage Workers and the Predictors of Wage Growth Jeehae Kang, MSW, Hahyeong Kim, Chi-Fang Wu, PhD, 1:30- 3:00pm

Report and Placement Integrated Data System (RAPIDS): Benefits of Linked Longitudinal Data Combining National Child Maltreatment Report Records and National Foster Care Records Hyunil Kim, PhD, Rebecca Orsi-Hunt, PhD, Brett Drake, MSW, PhD, Dana Hollinshead, PhD, John Fluke, PhD, Dylan Jones, MSW, Rachel Wilson, ME, Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Eunhye Ahn, PhD, time is not listed

Race Identity Affirming Supports for Black Children and Youth in Foster Care: Findings from Illinois Caregivers Robin LaSota, PhD, Heather Fox, PhD, Jennifer Manthei, PhD, EunJee Song, PhD, Brandie Bentley, PhD, Chequita Brown, PhD, time is not listed

Friday, January 17, 2025

Children, Youth and Family Functioning in Global Settings  Moderator: Tara Leytham Powell, PhD, MSW, 8:00-9:30am

Approaches to Enhance Racial and Ethnic Representation in Secondary Data Analysis Organizer: Bruna Cardoso Lopez, MSW, Speakers/Presenters: Bruna Cardoso Lopez, MSW , Cal J. Halvorsen, PhD, Lissette Piedra, PhD and Christopher Baidoo, JD, 9:45-11:15pm

“If I Can’t Provide As a Mother… I Don’t Get My Kids Back”: Experiences of Income Loss and Financial Sanctions in the American Child Welfare System Melanie Nadon, PhD, 9:45-11:15pm

Navigating Service Needs, Referrals, and Receipts for Latino Families in Child Protective Services Chien-jen Chiang, PhD, Hyunil Kim, PhD, Miyoun Yang, PhD, Catherine LaBrenz, PhD, Junhong Chen, PhD, 9:45-11:15pm

COVID-19 Narrowed Down Black-White Older Adults Digital Divide in Telehealth: Subgroup Analysis of Gender, Education, and Income Yanjun Dong, MA, Xia Yu Chen, MSW, Kun Wang, PhD, 2:00-3:30pm

Equity in Street-level Social Work: Exclusion through Bureaucratic Decision Making Melanie Nadon, PhD, 2:00-3:30pm

Navigating Relationships with Birth Family after Aging out of Foster Care Judith Havlicek, PhD, Sally Holland, PhD, Heather Taussig, PhD, 2:00-3:30pm

Beyond the General Population: Suicidality in Foster Youth Versus Various Family Structures Lucy Kovacevic, William Schneider, PhD, 3:45-5:15pm

Exploring How Gpt-Based Chatbots Can Grow Students’ Critical Thinking, Enhance Clinical Case Conceptualization, and Increase Awareness of Ethical Concerns/Biases Tuyet Mai Hoang, PhD, Yali Feng, PhD, Ainslee Wong, BS, Tori Ferrara, 3:45-5:15pm

Making Sense of the Senseless: The Promise of Life Story Work with Young People Who Age Out of Foster Care Judith Havlicek PhD, Curtis McMillen, Jiffy Folwer, 3:45-5:15pm

Navigating Gaps in Knowledge about Significant Life Events: Life Stories of Adults Formerly in Foster Care Judith Havlicek, PhD, 3:45-5:15pm

Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research Speakers/Presenters: Jane Gilgun, PhD , Mery Diaz , Margaret Gibson , Robert Hawkins , Sharvari Karandikar, PhD , Lisette Piedra, PhD, LCSW , Susan Robbins, PhD and Cristina Wilson, PhD, 3:45-5:15pm

Moral Injury in Social Work: An Experiential Model to Shape Future Research Organizer: Claudette Grinnell-Davis, PhD, Speakers/Presenters: Judith Havlicek, PhD , Jennifer Sedivy, MSW , Jennifer Elkins, PhD and Shane Brady, PhD, 5:30-7:00pm

Multilevel Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management Jeanna M. Campbell, PhD, Kortney Wilcher, MSW, 5:30-7:00pm

A Closer Look at Child Maltreatment Reports By Anonymous Reporters: Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes Using National Data James Simon, PhD, LCSW, Maria Gandarilla Ocampo, MSW, Dylan Jones, MSW, Dana Hollinshead, PhD, Hyunil Kim, PhD, time is not listed

A Systematic Review of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Intervention Studies Implemented Targeting Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 15-29 in Sub-Saharan Africa: RE-AIM-Ing 4 PrEP, Simon Mwima, MPH, MSW, Edson Chipalo, Gloria Abura-Meerdink, time is not listed

Navigating the Services Maze: Assessing Service Needs, Referrals, Receipts, and Child Welfare Rereport and Foster Care Entry Outcomes Chien-jen Chiang, PhD, Hyunil Kim, PhD, Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Miyoung Yang, PhD, Junhong Chen, PhD, time is not listed

Risk and Protective Factors for Adverse Outcomes of Child Maltreatment Reports, United States, 2006-2021 Hyunil Kim, PhD, Dylan Jones, MSW, Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Rebecca Orsi-Hunt, PhD, Dana Hollinshead, PhD, John Fluke, PhD, Rachel Wilson, ME, Eunhye Ahn, PhD, Brett Drake, MSW, PhD, time is not listed

Session 1: The Report and Placement Integrated Data System (RAPIDS)Brett Drake, MSW, PhD, Hyunil Kim, PhD, Rebecca Orsi-Hunt, PhD, John Fluke, PhD, Dylan Jones, MSW, time is not listed

Sequence Analysis of Child Protective Services (CPS) Report and Foster Care Lifetime Trajectories, Dylan Jones, MSW, Hyunil Kim, PhD, Rebecca Orsi-Hunt, PhD, time is not listed

*School of Social Work SSWR Reception
Join us in the Ravenna Room at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA, for an evening of food, drinks, and good company. The reception will take place from 8:15- 10:15pm

*GADE Annual Reception at the SSWR Conference honoring Chi-Fang Wu, recipient of the 2025 Donna Harrington Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring of Social Work Doctoral Students, 8:15-10:00pm. The short program and awards will begin around 8:40pm on the second floor of the Sheraton Hotel, in the Aspen Room.

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Harnessing Tech for Social Good (Grand Challenge for Social Work) Conveners: Jonathan Singer, PhD , Johanna Creswell Baez, PhD , Lauri Goldkind, PhD , M. Sebrena Jackson, PhD , John Bricout , Jennifer Parga, MSW and Steven Anderson, PhD, 7:00-8:00am

Conflicted Caregiving: Experiences of Foster Parents and Agency Staff Judith Havlicek, PhD, Stacey Shipe, PhD, 8:00-9:30am

Latinx Respects: Soliciting Youth Input on a Theatre-Based Dating Violence Intervention Heidi Rueda, Qihao Zhan, M. Candace Christensen, 8:00-9:30am

Radical Forms of Community Care: Testimonios of Mexican and Puerto Rican Women in Chicago Leticia Villareal Sosa, Xavier Ramirez, 8:00am

Communities & Child Welfare: Investigating the Role of Place-Based Inequalities Hyunil Kim, PhD, Yun Young Kim, 9:45-11:15am

Maternal Unemployment Patterns and Risk and Protective Factors for Child Abuse and Neglect Will Schneider, PhD, Jeehae Kang, Megan Feely, 9:45am

Network Member Perceptions of Community Systems Development Efforts: A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Networks in Illinois Karen Tabb Dina, PhD, Brandie Bentley, MSW, Leah Pouw, MA, Beth Shelton, MSW, Gloria Arroyo Sugg, MSW, Tuyet Mai Ha Hoang, PhD, 9:45-11:15am

The Prevalence of Childhood Violence and Psychological Distress Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in Zimbabwe Haelim Jeong, Edson Chipalo, PhD, MSW, Simon Mwima, MPH, MSW, Violet Nkwanzi, PhD, Ikenna Obasi Odii, MSN

Associate and Deputy Deans of Faculty Affairs, Faculty Development, and Academic Affairs Conveners: Shawna Lee, PhD , Julia Henly, PhD , Janet Liechty, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Rebecca Gomez, PhD , Jennifer Manuel , Ellen DeVoe, PhD, LICSW , Rachel Fusco, PhD and David Takeuchi, PhD, 12:30-1:30pm

Social Workers and the Use of Art in Advocacy, Healing, and Self-Expression Conveners: LaShawnda Fields, PhD and Dora Watkins, MSW, 12:30-1:30pm

Internet Use and Cognitive Health Among Older Brazilians: A Cross-Sectional Examination on National Representative Survey Xia Yu Chen, MSW, Mateo Farina, PhD, Kun Wang, PhD, Flavia Andrade, PhD, 4:00-5:30pm

Exploring the Impact of Childhood Experiences in Family System on Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students at a HBCU Qihao Zhan, Erika La Frano, Soonok An, Chiquitia Welch-Brewer, 4:00-5:30pm

The Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Utilization Among Children in the United States Rebecka Bloomer, PhD, MSW, Edson Chipalo, PhD, MSW, Simon Mwima, MPH, MSW, Ikenna Odii, MSN, Violent Nkwanzi, PhD, MSW, 4:00-5:00pm

Exploring the Community-Level Link between Poverty and Different Types of Child Maltreatment: Is Neglect the Most Pronounced? Yun Young Kim, MA, Hyunil Kim, PhD, time is not listed

Examining the Relationships between State Poverty-Related and Child Welfare Policies and Child Maltreatment Report Rates: A Longitudinal Analysis across US Counties, 2007-2019 Hyunil Kim, PhD, Dana Hollinshead, PhD, Brett Drake, MSW, PhD, Rebecca Orsi-Hunt, PhD, John Fluke, PhD, Rachel Wilson, ME, Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Dylan Jones, MSW, Eunhye Ahn, PhD, time is not listed

*American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Induction Ceremony honoring Karen Tabb Dina as one of 10 new Fellows. Sheraton Grand Seattle hotel, 7:30-9:30 pm in the Willow A & B ballroom. Induction ceremony starts at 7:30 pm sharp, with the reception to follow immediately after. More info

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Exploring Association between Co-Viewing Television during Childhood and Positive Adolescent. Minal Manisha, Will Schneider, PhD, 8:00-9:30am

Shielding Vulnerable Families: The Moderating Role of Public Benefits Programs on the Relationship between Household Debt and Child Behavioral Outcomes. Soohyun Yoon, 8:00-9:30am

The Impact of Childhood Violence Exposure on Suicidality Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV/Aids in Zimbabwe. Brittany Stahnke, DSW, Edson Chipalo, PhD, MSW, Ikenna Odii, MSN, Violet Nkwanzi, PhD, Simon Mwima, MPH, MSW, 11:30am-1:00pm

When One Is Not Enough: Exploring the Intersection of Multiple Public Benefits and Multiple Material Hardships in Low-Income Single-Mother Families. Chi-Fang Wu, PhD, Jeehae Kang, MSW, Soohyun Yoon, MSW, Steven Anderson, PhD, 11:30am-1:00pm

Different Slopes for Different Folks? Diminishing Minority Returns in Child Maltreatment Reporting and Placement Dylan Jones, PhD, Yadi Tejeda, MSW, Jun-Hong Chen, PhD, Eunhye Ahn, PhD, Hyunil Kim, PhD, Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Brett Drake, MSW, PhD, time is not listed

Social Ecological Determinants of Cumulative Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Among Children in Households in the United States. Rebecka Bloomer, PhD, MSW, Edson Chipalo, PhD, MSW, Ikenna Odii, MSN, Simon Mwima, MPH, MSW, Violent Nkwanzi, PhD, MSW, time is not listed