Highlighting School of Social Work Presentations at the 2026 SSWR Conference

Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “A Cross-Country Investigation in Working Life Expectancies: Work and Gender Differences”, Ting Hu, Flavia Andrade & Yu-Chih Chen
Congress, ML 4: “Healthcare Coverage Patterns and Income Instability Among Low-Income Adults”, Jeehae Kang, Soohyun Yoon, & Chi-Fang Wu

Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Associations between Forced Sexual Initiation, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Subsequent Violence Experiences Among Displaced Young Women in Ugandan Urban Slums”, Moses Okumu, Carmen Logie, Thabani Nyoni, Flora Cohen, Catherine Nafula, Bernadette Ombayo, Robert Hakiza, & Peter Kyambadde
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Mental Health Challenges Among Kenyan Youth Living in Informal Settings”, William Byansi, Christopher Baidoo, Catherine Musyoka, Moses Okumu, & Muthoni Mathai
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Medical Trustworthiness and COVID-19: Examining Health Beliefs and Vaccine Uptake in Disinvested Black Communities”, Heather Jones, Jeanna Campbell, Ellen Benoit, An-Lin CHENG, & Liliane Windsor
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Influences on Positive Identity Development from an Intersectional Perspective”, Kate Wegmann
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule in Refugees of Kiryandongo Settlement in Uganda”, Lakshya Kadiyan & Flora Cohen

Liberty BR O, ML 4: “How Do State-Level Ccdf Policies Shape Changes in Parental Work Hours and Income?”, Wei-Cheng Liu
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “A Review of Social Emotional Learning Based Prevention Programs for Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for an Innovative Prevention in Higher Education”, Erika La Frano, Argentina Coy, & Christopher Fleming

Marquis BR 6, ML 2: Exploring AI-Driven Mobile Applications to Support Child Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Analysis”, Fan Yang, & Xuejun Zhao
Archives, ML 4: “Understanding the Role of Rurality in Child Welfare in Illinois: From Child Maltreatment Reports to Placement Outcomes”, Yun Young Kim, Hyunil Kim, & William Schneider

Liberty BR I, ML 4: “Evaluating Large Language Models for Mental Health”, Gaurav Sinha, Ugur Kursuncu, & Christopher Larrison
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Climate-Induced Infectious Diseases and Maternal-Infant Health: A Review of Global Inequities and Systemic Barriers”, Tuyet Mai Hoang, Ainslee Wong, Tori Ferrara, & Hannah Baine

Marquis BR 12, ML 2: “Invited Journal Editors Workshop: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research”, Jane Gilgun, Johanna Creswell Baez, Mery Diaz, Robert Hawkins, Lisette Piedra, & Cristina Wilson
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Achieving Self-Independence in East Asian Social Assistance: A Comparative Analysis of Taiwan, Korea, and Japan”, Wei-Cheng Liu & Chi-Fang Wu
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “How Life Has Changed Among New Parents in Taiwan”, Wei-Cheng Liu & Chi-Fang Wu

Independence BR G, ML 4: “Lifetime Prevalence of Child Maltreatment Reports, Substantiations, Intact Family Services, and Foster Care in Illinois”, Hyunil Kim, Yun Young Kim, & William Schneider
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Preparing for COPE: A Mixed Methods Study on Community Facilitators’ Experiences in Leading Psychoeducational Group Interventions”, Richard Junior Mills-Aidoo, Jennifer Scott, Natasha Lee, & Tara Powell
Mint, ML 4: “Climate Policy (In)Equity: Investigating Private Incentives Under the Inflation Reduction Act for Investments in Marginalized Communities”, Babu Gounder & Christopher Taylor Brown

Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Stress As a Central Node: Reflective Supervision and Tenure in Burnout and Turnover Models”, Tuyen Bui, Shahana Begum, & Viviana Deltas

Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Fostering Supports for Youth in Care’ Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression through Research-Practice Partnerships”, Robin LaSota, Heather Fox, & Len Meyer
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Artificial Intelligence-Based Socially Assistive Robots in Dementia Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, Lin Jiang, Xiayu Chen, Fei Sun, & Yali Feng
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Health Equity at Risk? a Systematic Review of AI-Powered Health Education Apps and Emerging Disparities”, Fan Yang & Xuejun Zhao
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Intimate Partner Violence Research: A Bibliometric Review and Systematic Analysis”, Fan Yang, Burcu Ozturk, & Siyuan Huang
Independence BR G, ML 4: “From Reports to Permanency: How Poverty Shapes Child Welfare Involvement in Illinois”, Hyunil Kim, Yun Young Kim, & William Schneider
Independence BR G, ML 4: “Does the Expansion of Poverty-Related Policies Reduce Child Maltreatment: A Scoping Review”, Hyunil Kim & Yun Young Kim

Marquis BR 8, ML 2: “AI in International Social Work and Global Issues”, Fan Yang & Amanda Ritchie
Independence BR B, ML 4: “A Phenomenological Inquiry into Lived Student Debt Experiences in an Online ADHD Community”, Lakshya Kadiyan, Gaurav Sinha, Leon Banks, & Kannappa Shetty

Independence BR A, ML 4: “Baseline Findings of a Multilevel HIV Prevention Trial Among Displaced Youth in Uganda: Key Factors Influencing Prevention Outcomes”, Moses Okumu, Carmen Logie, Zerihun Admassu, Frannie MacKenzie, Lauren Tailor, Robert Hakiza, Brenda Katisi, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Aidah Nakitende, Catherine Nafula, Morris Komakech, David Okimait, Paul Bukuluki, Peter Kyambadde, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, & Liliane Windsor
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Financial and Non-Financial Victimization and Late-Life Depression in Korea: The Moderating Role of Age and Gender”, Jung Hu Im & Ting Hu
Marquis BR 6, ML 2: “Amplifying Latino College Students’ Voices By Culturally Adapting a Theater-Based IPV Intervention”, Qihao Zhan, Heidi Rueda, & Carly Anderson

Liberty BR I, ML 4: “One Year after MSW Graduation: A Sensitive Window for Burnout and Workforce Retention”, Janet Liechty & Jung Hu Im
Independence BR B, ML 4: “Who Gets to Go to the Fair? Examining Paternalism and Cash Assistance Perceptions Among Intact Family Caseworkers in Illinois”, Alexis Krones & William Schneider
Archives, ML 4: “Understanding Black-White Disparities in Illinois Child Welfare: A Socioeconomic Explanation”, Hyunil Kim, Yun Young Kim, & William Schneider