Faculty and Staff Areas of Interest – Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Aging in place Healthy aging Intergenerational family work Gerontechnology Long-term care Care transitions Cognitive and functional issues Training and education Development of educational competencies Abuse in later life Family caregiving
Yura Lee	Risk factors for dementia Cognitive decline Life transitions Dementia caregivers Assistive technology for dementia care
Jerry Rousseau*	Aging mindfully Caring for older family members Self-care for the caregiver Getting to know who you are becoming as you grow older

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Linda Britz	Child abuse and neglect Traumatic grief and loss Resilience
Colleen Janczewski	Child welfare practice and policy Differential response Agency decision making Family engagement
Thomasina Jenkins	Child Protective Services Foster care case management employee self-care
Livy Malle	Child welfare policy and practice Child maltreatment Family preservation Foster care Adoption Placement stability Childhood trauma
Steven McMurtry	Child Protective Services Foster care
Joshua Mersky	Adversity and trauma Resilience Child and family well-being
David J. Pate Jr.	Father involvement Non-custodial parents
Dion Racks	Child welfare practice and policy Children and families’ issues with trauma Adverse childhood experiences Supervision in child welfare Case management in child welfare
Susan Rose*	Child neglect Cross-cultural perspectives Child welfare policy and practice
Dimitri Topitzes	Consequences and prevention of child maltreatment
Quinn Wilder	Foster/adoptive parent training Out-of-home youth worker Competency development

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Neighborhood responsiveness to aging-in-place Disability accommodation (ADA Standards for Accessible Design) Integrated approach to advance care planning
Thomasina Jenkins	Community education and outreach services Mental health private practice
Rebecca Headley Konkel	Neighborhood characteristics and local non-economic institutions on crime outcomes
Katie Mangan*	Multi-systems Family therapy Home-based outreach
Susan Rose*	Local political organizing
Devin Thomas	Sexual assault and domestic violence services Aging out of foster care
Jeanne Wagner	Foster care Family preservation Child abuse and neglect Adoption Case management Safety in the field
Trina Salm Ward	Community-engaged research

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Roberta Hanus*	Process-oriented leadership and conflict resolution
Jane Hereth	Restorative and transformative justice
Jerry Rousseau*	Learning the skills of successful conflict engagement Appreciating those who disturb us as necessary allies

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Jane Hereth	LGBTQ+ youth & young adults involved in the criminal legal system
Rebecca Headley Konkel	Parole Prisoner re-entry
Thomas LeBel	Intervention strategies with correctional clients Parole Prisoner reintegration Rehabilitation Women in jail Alternatives to incarceration
David J. Pate Jr.	Child support Welfare and males
Susan Rose*	Women in jail Addiction and child welfare needs
Alyssa Sheeran	Individual and neighborhood-level influences of recidivism
Stan Stojkovic	Prisons and jails Prison administration Prisoner re-entry

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Steven G. Brandl*	Crime patterns and analysis Criminal investigation
Ruben Burgos	Criminal investigation Criminal intelligence and analysis
Danielle Romain Dagenhardt	Domestic violence Sexual assault Human trafficking Gender and crime
Tina Freiburger	Juvenile delinquency Race/ethnicity and crime Criminological theory
Kimberly D. Hassell	Race and crime
Thomas LeBel	Crime in the mass media Desistance Recidivism
Ted Lentz	Gun violence Geographic criminology Theories of crime Decision-making Social networks
Alyssa Sheeran	Criminological theory
Stan Stojkovic	Philosophy of criminal justice Corrections

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Steven G. Brandl*	Issues in police management
Ruben Burgos	Police management
Kimberly D. Hassell	Police management Administration of justice
Thomas LeBel	Correctional administration and programming Prisoner reintegration
Stan Stojkovic	Criminal justice administration
Amy Watson	Overrepresentation of people with mental illness in the criminal legal system

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Ruben Burgos	Crime and law enforcement
Tina Freiburger	Judicial processing
Kimberly D. Hassell	Criminal justice processing
Thomas LeBel	Corrections process
Stan Stojkovic	Corrections process Criminal justice processing

Name	Specialties
Ai Bo	Racial and ethnic disparities in adolescent substance abuse Racial and ethnic discrimination Ethnic and racial socialization
Ruben Burgos	Cultural sensitivity training in law enforcement
Tina Freiburger	Race/ethnicity in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems
Colleen Galambos	Older adults Access to health care and mental health care
Kimberly D. Hassell	Race/ethnicity and the criminal justice system
Thomasina Jenkins	Culturally responsive social work practice
Melinda S. Kavanaugh	Latino families and caregiving
Thomas LeBel	Formerly incarcerated persons’ simultaneous stigmas
Yura Lee	Formerly incarcerated persons’ simultaneous stigmas
Ted Lentz	Disparities in the criminal justice system
Gwat-Yong Lie*	Diversity and its implications for social work education Social work with Asian Americans
Katie Mangan*	Multi-systems family therapy in an urban setting
Deborah Padgett*	Diversity and organizations
Patricia Parker	Cultural humility Cultural intelligence (CQ) Culturally competent social work practice Cultural inclusiveness in organizational culture Generational diversity
David J. Pate Jr.	Black families
Devin Thomas	Celebrating LGBTQ identities in social services settings

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Linda Britz	Developmental and lifespan processes related to death, dying and grief
Colleen Galambos	End-of-life decision making
Roberta Hanus*	The intersection of spirituality and social work
Katie Mangan*	Death in family systems

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Policy issues Cognitive functioning Functional impairments
Melinda S. Kavanaugh	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Huntington’s Disease Movement disorders
Jenny Taylor-McBride	Early intervention programming

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Healthcare policy access Medicare and Medicaid Retirement policies including Social Security Supplemental Security Income Americans with Disabilities Act
Colleen Janczewski	Federal and state policy development Organizational theory Social workers as change agents Vulnerable families inside public systems
Thomas LeBel	Civil disabilities of formerly incarcerated persons Prisoner reintegration
Steven McMurtry*	Human service organizations and non-profit agencies
Laura Otto-Salaj*	Working with human service organizations and non-profit agencies Organizational theory Social power
Deborah Padgett*	Management and organization theory
David J. Pate Jr.	Social welfare policy Non-custodial fathers
Amy Watson	Mental health policy

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Lisa Berger	Alcohol interventions in general medical settings Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Ai Bo	Social determinants of health and health disparities Behavioral decision-making for health behaviors
Steven G. Brandl*	Health and safety issues in policing
Colleen Galambos	Healthcare service access and delivery Long-term care Care transitions Palliative care
Roberta Hanus*	Chronic symptoms and community processes
Jane Hereth	HIV prevention and harm reduction
Thomasina Jenkins	Medical social work Integrated care SBIRT
Melinda S. Kavanaugh	Health and social work Child caregivers Chronic illness and families
Yura Lee	Multiple chronic conditions Mild cognitive impairment and dementia Cognitive function
Katie Mangan*	Medical social work Chronic and acute management in families
Joshua Mersky	Population health Home visiting
Laura Otto-Salaj*	HIV/AIDS Alcohol and drug addiction
Jerry Rousseau*	Exploring the psychological aspects of physical symptoms
Julie Schuppie	Social and economic determinants of racial disparities in health
Dimitri Topitzes	Health disparities Educational predictors of adult health
Trina Salm Ward	Maternal and infant health Public health and social work

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Gwat-Yong Lie*	Chronicity Treatment of co-occurring disorders SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Targeted Case Management (TCM) Supportive permanent housing Housing First
Devin Thomas	Supportive permanent housing Harm reduction housing first models

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Gerontechnology
Melinda S. Kavanaugh	South Africa health care and neurological disorders
Susan Rose*	Social policy and practice in Austria Social policy and practice in Cuba

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Tina Freiburger	Processing juveniles in the system Juvenile justice interventions
Jane Hereth	LGBTQ+ youth and young adults and policing

Name	Specialties
Steven G. Brandl*	Police decision making and behavior Police policy Criminal investigation Police management
Ruben Burgos	Criminal investigation Police management Gang crimes intel
Kimberly D. Hassell	Police decision making and behavior Police policy Police management Data-driven policing Women and policing
Ted Lentz	Crime mapping and spatial analysis Social network analysis Data-driven policing Gun violence reduction
Amy Watson	Police response to people experiencing mental health crisis

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	LGBTQ+ issues and older adults
Jane Hereth	Social and structural exclusion among LGBTQ+ youth and young adults Victimization among LGBTQ+ individuals LGBTQ+ youth and young adults involved in the criminal legal system Queer theory and social work practice
Devin Thomas	LGBTQ+ anti-violence work Sexual violence and intimate partner violence in LGBTQ+ identities Helping clients explore coming out process Exploring gender and sexuality Healthy relationships and sexuality

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Intergenerational treatment involving older adults and families
Roberta Hanus*	Individual and couples/group process work
Gwat-Yong Lie*	Coping skills and survival strategies of battered partners and rape survivors
Katie Mangan*	Individual, marriage and family therapy
Deborah Padgett*	Working with groups Managing health organizations
Trina Salm Ward	Family adjustments to caring for a newborn

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Colleen Galambos	Mental health in older adult populations
Thomasina Jenkins	Direct practice skills Screening and assessment tools Stigma African/Black psychology Mental health and theology
Melinda S. Kavanaugh	Family caregiving across the life span Impact of illness on family
Gwat-Yong Lie*	Family preservation and the home-building model Family violence and its impact on children
Yura Lee	Mental health in dementia caregivers and older immigrants
Laura Otto-Salaj*	Health intervention models Health behaviors Dual diagnosis
Patricia Parker	Family-centered practice Strength-based practice with families and community development Strength-based interventions Empowerment and family development practice Solution-focused interviewing
David J. Pate Jr.	Fatherhood and domestic violence
Dion Racks	Working with families affected by mental illness in child welfare Understanding the effects of mental health within family systems
Susan Rose*	Mental health practice issues Managed behavioral health care Incarcerated mothers and pregnant women Training for adoption competent practice
Jerry Rousseau*	Holiday stress reduction Practicing self-acceptance Individual, couple, and group psychotherapy Learning to live compassionately with a family member with mental illness Getting to know the shadow side of who we are
Jenny Taylor-McBride	Infant and early childhood mental health
Dimitri Topitzes	Family system interventions
Amy Watson	Mental health services research Mental illness stigma

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Ai Bo	Adolescent development and substance use prevention Culturally sensitive programs for youth of color Parent-based prevention programs Prevention science
Colleen Galambos	Early illness detection and intervention
Ted Lentz	Crime prevention
Joshua Mersky	Prevention science Translational research
Jenny Taylor-McBride	Home visiting Child care programming
Trina Salm Ward	Preventing infant deaths Interventions to reduce risks in infant sleep environment
Quinn Wilder	After school/community Youth program quality

Names	Specialties
David J. Pate Jr.	Black families Social determinacies of health and economic security

Name	Specialties
Lisa Berger	Ethics in intervention research
Ai Bo	Systemic review and meta-analysis Structural equation modeling Elicitation study Mixed methods research Survey methodology Program evaluation
Mike Brondino*	Multivariate analysis Research design Questionnaire readability
Danielle Romain Dagenhardt	Qualitative research methods Critical discourse analysis Mixed methods Program evaluation
Colleen Galambos	Intervention research Health systems research Quality improvement research Quantitative and qualitative methods
Jane Hereth	Latent class analysis Qualitative research methods Mixed methods research
Colleen Janczewski	Applied evaluation study design Mixed methods Survey design and implementation Secondary analysis of administrative data Multivariate analyses and advanced statistical modeling
Rebecca Headley Konkel	Geospatial analysis of neighborhood effects on crime outcomes
Yura Lee	Secondary analysis Path analysis Longitudinal analysis Quantitative methods
Ted Lentz	Spatial analysis/mapping: advanced statistical modeling Simulation modeling Social network analysis
Joshua Mersky	Program evaluation Longitudinal research Screening and assessment Randomized trials in community settings
Steven McMurtry*	Brief standardized scales Surveys Cohort studies
Laura Otto-Salaj*	Quantitative and qualitative study design Program evaluation Randomized clinical trials Ethics in human subjects research
David J. Pate Jr.	Qualitative research methods/focus groups
Susan Rose*	Use of rapid assessment instruments in clinical practice
Alyssa Sheeran	General methods of social welfare research
Trina Salm Ward	Qualitative research methods Program evaluation Surveys
Amy Watson	Quantitative & qualitative study design Community engaged research Survey design Randomized trials in community settings

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Deborah Padgett*	Workers and human service professionals Advanced ethics and boundaries for social workers
Jeanne Wagner	Advanced ethics and boundaries workshop Ethics and boundaries in a world of technology In-home services Hospice and palliative care Social work ethics in supervision Administration and macro practice

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Lisa Berger	Treatment of alcohol use disorders – brief interventions and motivational interviewing Screening and assessment
Ai Bo	Adolescent alcohol use decision making Race, ethnic, and gender disparities in alcohol use Structural and behavioral determinants of youth alcohol use Substance use prevention
Thomas LeBel	Treatment issues for prisoners Recovery processes in addictions Drug courts
Laura Otto-Salaj*	Co-occurring addictions Women’s treatment issues and risk factors Dual diagnosis
Alyssa Sheeran	Adult drug treatment courts
Dion Racks	Substance abuse and its impact on families in child welfare Substance abuse and trauma
Susan Rose*	Screening and assessment
Jeanne Wagner	Working with substance affected families in child welfare

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Thomasina Jenkins	Clinical supervision of mental health and substance abuse providers
Deborah Padgett*	Leadership Management
Jeanne Wagner	Effective leadership in human service organizations
Quinn Wilder	After school/community, youth program supervision skills & strategies

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
Thomasina Jenkins	Telemental health
Jeanne Wagner	Using technology in social welfare education

Name	Specialties
Lisa Berger	Integrated substances use disorder and trauma treatment for women
Linda Britz	Interpersonal violence and trauma
Crystal Carter	Health disparities in underserved communities Trauma/community trauma Women’s issues African Americans and mental health
Colleen Galambos	Older adult population
Jane Hereth	Improving supportive and legal services for LGBTQ+ survivors of victimization
Thomasina Jenkins	Organizational trauma-informed and trauma responsive services Vicarious trauma Trauma counseling techniques PTSD screening, assessment, and treatment
Joshua Mersky	Trauma theory and research Trauma responsive practices
Devin Thomas	LGBTQ individuals impacted by trauma
Dimitri Topitzes	Basic and applied research into early trauma exposure Teaching and training in trauma-based interventions and practice principles Trauma resolution

*Emeritus Faculty

Name	Specialties
David J. Pate Jr.	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child support Fathers