The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has an extensive cross-disciplinary research program. The school serves students with interests in social work and/or criminal justice and offers the only criminal justice PhD program in the state of Wisconsin.
Research conducted by faculty often involves multidisciplinary collaboration through partnerships with researchers on campus and nationwide. The Department of Social Work includes fourteen faculty who are tenured-tenure track and eleven clinical faculty members. The Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology includes seven faculty who are tenured-tenure track and two lecturers.
Extramural funding at the school is close to $5 million annually. All faculty have access to the Shared Office for the Administration of Research (SOAR). SOAR assists faculty with applying for and managing sponsored funding. HBSSW provides this administrative infrastructure to support faculty in their pursuit of interdisciplinary, scientifically rigorous social and behavioral research.
Active Funded Projects
| Investigators | Project Title | Funding Agency | Project Period |
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| Danielle Romain Dagenhardt | Human Trafficking Project Evaluation | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., U.S. Department of Justice | 10/16/18- 9/30/20 |
| Tina Freiburger | Assessment of Performance Measures for MCADTC | SAMHSA | 5/31/19- 5/30/24 |
| Tina Freiburger | Eviction Defense Project Evaluation | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. Legal Services Corporation | 10/1/18- 9/30/20 |
| Tina Freiburger; Co-PI: Melinda S. Kavanaugh | System of Care (SOC) Expansion and Sustainability Evaluation and Infrastructure Development: Milwaukee Wraparound | Milwaukee County, SAMHSA | 8/31/19- 8/30/23 |
| Tina Freiburger | System-Level Diversion Project | Waukesha County CJCC | 10/1/18- 9/30/21 |
| Colleen Galambos | MOIQ Phase 2 Year 3 | Univ of Missouri-Columbia | 10/1/19- 9/30/20 |
| Colleen Galambos | Univ of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Bader (Helen) Foundation | 7/1/2019- ongoing |
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| Colleen Janczewski; Co-Investigator: Joshua Mersky | The Community Response and Prevention Social Work Evaluation | Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation | 1/1/19- 12/31/21 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Young caregivers, 24-hour rest-activity rhythm: An Ecological momentary assessment study. | The ALS Association | 2020-2021 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Clinical research award, National Institutes for Health, Loan Repayment Program (LRP) | Eunice Shriver Institute for Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 2019-2021 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Redesign of the Psychiatric Crisis Service System of Care (SOC) for Youth and Young Adults in Milwaukee County | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | 2018-2022 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Alzheimer’s care management in minority groups | National Institutes for Health, National Institute on Aging | 2018-2020 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Caregiving | National Institutes of Health | 1/15/19- 11/30/20 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh | Caregivers in South Africa | ALS | 1/1/19- 12/31/20 |
| Melinda S. Kavanaugh; Co-Investigator: Yura Lee | Fortaleciendo Puentes: A Community-Based Continuum of Dementia Capable Care for Latinos | United Community Center/Dept Health and Human Services/Administration for Community Living | 9/30/18- 9/29/21 |
| Yura Lee | Exploring the Bio-Psycho-Social Mechanisms of Widowhood and Cognitive Function among U.S. Asian Older Adults | Rutgers University Asian Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Center under NIH/NIA P30 | 7/1/2020- 6/30/2022 |
| Gwat-Yong Lie | Milwaukee Housing First Project | Milwaukee County Housing Division (Sponsor); SAMHSA (Prime Sponsor); Collaborating Agencies: Center for Veterans’ Independence, Guest House, Wisconsin Community Services, Crisis Resource Center, SET Ministries, IMPACT 211 | 9/29/17- 9/28/20 |
| Steve McMurtry; Susan Rose | Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program | ||
| Joshua Mersky; Co-Investigator: Colleen Janczewski | Family Foundations Home Visiting Program Evaluation | WI Department of Children and Families/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA | 10/1/19- 12/31/21 |
| Joshua Mersky | Racine Elevates All Children's Health (REACH) | State of Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Board | |
| Joshua Mersky; James Topitzes | Racine County Family Connects Program Evaluation | Central Racine County Health Department | 10/1/18- 12/31/20 |
| Joshua Mersky; Co-Investigator: Colleen Janczewski | Trauma and Recovery Project | WI Dept. of Children & Families / SAMHSA | 10/1/18- 09/30/20 |
| Joshua Mersky; Co-Investigator: Danielle Romain Dagenhardt | Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Family Treatment Drug Courts | Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division / SAMHSA | 10/1/17- 9/30/22 |
| David J. Pate Jr. | Re-Cast Year 4 | City of Milwaukee, SAMHSA | 1/1/17- 9/27/20 |
| David J. Pate Jr. | Sullivan Spaights Endowment Fund | UW-Milwaukee Foundation | 9/1/14- ongoing |
| James Topitzes; Co-Investigators:Joshua Mersky; David J. Pate Jr. | Healthy Worker, Healthy Wisconsin | UW-Madison (WPP) | 1/1/17- 12/31/21 |
| James Topitzes; Joshua Mersky | Racine County Family Connects Program Evaluation | Central Racine County Health Department | 10/1/18- 12/31/20 |
| James Topitzes | Trauma-Informed Employment | UW-Milwaukee Foundation / Bader Foundation | 1/1/19- ongoing |
| James Topitzes; Joshua Mersky | Family-Centered Systems: A Two Generation Strategy | Higher Expectations for Racine County / Strive Together | 10/1/18- 10/1/21 |
| Susan Rose | Center for Adoption Support and Education Training for Adoption Competency | Center for Adoption Support & Education | 11/2/15- 3/31/20 |