2026 Faculty Publications and Awarded Grants

Publications

Research conducted by UConn School of Social Work faculty* consistently appears in top peer-reviewed journals, national policy reports, and academic publications, reaching both academic and practitioner audiences worldwide. Below are articles published in 2026:

  • Ezra, P., Young, L., Paceley, M.S., Roy, K.M., & Fish, Jessica N. (2026). Reading between the lines: How sexual minority youth interpret paternal support. Journal of Family Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/fam0001466
  • Mauldin, R.L., Mattingly, S.P. Jang, S., Handique, S., Haque, M., & Parekh, R. (2026) Quantifying the spatial burden of informal ride provision for older adults using activity space analysis and GIS. International Journal of Geo-Information. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi15020086
  • Thomas, R.L., Saghir, F., Valenzuela, F.R., & Redner, T. (2026). Understanding climate change crisis through a post-Colonial lens: Comparing perspectives of global north and global south youth and young adults. Journal of Policy and Practice Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-026-00150-w
  • Elsaesser, C., Chang, D.F., Proulx, J., Iacono, G., & Wong, Y.R. (Eds.) (2026). Leveraging Inner Transformation for Social Transformation [Special issue]. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 96(2).
  • Elsaesser, C., Chang, D.F., Proulx, J., Iacono, G., & Wong, Y.R. (2026). Bridging inner work and social change: Reimagining mindfulness research through the mindful tree of justice framework. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 96(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000913
  • Elsaesser, C., Proulx, J., Vasquez Reyes, M., Kalinowski, J., Santiago, J., Roman-Hampton, V., Courts, C. L., & Gans, K. M. (2026). Codesigning a mindfulness-based intervention with community violence intervention workers and youth: The power of participatory research. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000916
  • Forte, A.B., Masa, R.D., Lambert, M.C., Iruka, I.U., & Harrington, K.Y. (2026). Examining the invariance of a common household food insecurity measure across various adult and child characteristics. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.002
  • Garran, A.M., Currie, N.L., Burke, J., Lisenbee, R., and Meade, G. (2026) The process of decolonizing supervision (It do take nerve). In N. Currie (Ed.). Decolonized Clinical Supervision and Leadership: A Social Work Perspective (pp. 131-160). Cambridge University Press.
  • Garran, A.M., Currie, N.L., and Nesser, J-E. (2026) Dismantling systems that traumatize and oppress: A comprehensive approach. In N. Currie (Ed.). Decolonized Clinical Supervision and Leadership: A Social Work Perspective (pp. 205-230). Cambridge University Press.
  • Hong, C., Lunchekov, N., Schmidt, D., Ustinov, G., German, E., & Steinert, J.I. (2026). Intimate partner violence victimization and HIV PrEP adherence among gay, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men in Ukraine. AIDS Behav. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-026-05059-9
  • Boka, C., Yonko, E.A., Beikzadeh, M., Karkkainen, K., Hong, C., Sarrafzadeh, M., & Holloway, I.W. (2026). Predicting PrEP use status among sexual and gender minority young adults. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01872-1
  • Bond, L., Curran, L., Chikwati, G., Austin, S., & Manuel, J.I. (2026). Factors associated with wait time to substance use treatment among pregnant women in the United States. Substance Use & Addiction Journal.https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342261421319
  • Burton, C., Garran, A.M., Liem, A., Nwangwu, N.C., Nyarko, S.C., Rozas, L.W., & Wright, V. (2026). Geoscience diversity programs: What works and does not and their evolution through time. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 54. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-040623-101222
  • Chavez, N.R., Kennedy, H., & Elsaesser, C. Invited guests of Boatwright, T. (Host) (2024-present). Action Research Yes/And [Audio podcast]. Action Research Plus. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skillful-vulnerability-practice/id1786610353?i=1000746081968
  • Fendrich, M., Petranu, K., Nickel, L., Larson, C., & deRoon-Cassini, T.A. (2026). PTSD symptoms and substance use problems in traumatic injury patients: A 24-month follow-up. Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108596
  • Goldsborough, E.J., Loveland, E.K., Phillips, J.D., & Iacono, G. (2026). Examining the bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and cigarette smoking: Evidence from a cross-lagged panel analysis. American Journal of Health Promotion. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171261429792
  • Hong, C. (2026). High rates of intimate partner violence among diverse young sexual minority men who use substances. Sexual Health. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH25201
  • Hong, C., Pushpanadh, S., Wang, Y., Mowbray, O., Manuel, J.I., & Graham, S.M. (2025). HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people with criminal justice involvement in the United States: A systematic review. AIDS Patient Care and STDs.https://doi.org/10.1177/10872914251406718
  • Iacono, G., Holle, L., Mortley, C., & Lin, H. (2026). Tuned in!: 12-month longitudinal outcomes of an affirmative mindfulness intervention for sexual and gender diverse youth and young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120895
  • Mogro-Wilson, C. (2026). Navigating the complex landscape of academic publishing. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251413114
  • Paceley, M.S., Lawrence, S., Evans, S., Watson, R.J., Iacono, G., Muro, P., & Wilson, L. (2026). LGBTQ+ familial acceptance as a moderator between weight-based victimization and disordered eating behaviors among LGBTQ+ youth. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2026.2614416
  • Wagner, G.J., Siconolfi, D., Hong, C., Nacht, C.L., & Storholm, E.D. (2026). Intimate partner violence and its association with symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among HIV-negative cisgender sexual minority men in the United States. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services.https://doi.org/10.1080/29933021.2026.2633505
  • Bragg, A., Miller, K.E., & Fabius, C.D. (2026). The price of care: Trends in financial transfers to aging parents. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, (27)8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106341
  • Carolan, K., Charles, D., Moynihan, L., & Parekh, R. (2026). Identifying interventions and coping strategies to address the psychosocial repercussions of long-COVID: A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis (QIMS). Social Science and Medicine – Qualitative Research in Health, (9).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2026.100701
  • Cifuentes, A., Mogro-Wilson, C., Fendrich, M., Quinn, D., & Rodriguez-Diaz, C. (2026). “We do this work together”: stigma negotiation and resistance in the lives of male sex workers who perform sex work online in the United States. The Journal of Sex Research.https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2026.2664809
  • Evans, S., Meehan, Q., Paceley, M.S., Jen, S., & Carolan, K. (2026). Imagining queer and trans disabled futures: Arts-based practices of QueerCrip Futurity in a hostile sociopolitical climate. Women’s Reproductive Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2026.2712453
  • Gower, A.L., Parchem, B., Rider, G.N., Eadeh, H., Watson, R., Lawrence, S.E., Russell, S.T., Thomas, D., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2026). Youth development opportunities among sexual/gender minoritized youth: Who is left out? Journal of Youth Development.https://doi.org/10.34068/JYD.21.01.07
  • Hall-Faul, M., Dubuque-Gallo, C., Felten, G., & Vasquez Reyes, M. (2026). The impact of a teaching peer support group on doctoral student instructors: A collaborative autoethnography. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2025.2603657
  • Hatch, C. C., Levy, L. H., Kelly, K. M., Revette, A., Krieger, M., Moynihan, L., Carter, N., Selig, R., Vrooman, L. M., Kahn, J. M., & Greenzang, K. A. (2026). Development and pre-testing of a family-centered digital intervention to help families know what to EXPECT from pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, (34)7, 658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10835-3
  • Hong, C., Brooks, C.K., Luxmikanthan, S., Mahajan, A., Shrestha, R., Wickersham, J.A., Storholm, E.D., Watson, R.J., & Eaton, L.A. (2026). Intimate partner violence among LGBTQ+ populations in southeast Asia: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380261467498
  • Keohane, L.M., Keesee, E., Fabius, C.D., & Stevenson, D.G. (2026). Identifying dual-eligible beneficiaries with long-term services and supports use in Medicare enrollment data. Medical Care Research and Review, (83)3. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587251394772
  • Kim, D., Beltran, R.M., Sevillano, L., Cordero, L., Hong, C., Howell, S., & Holloway, I. (2026). Freedom of movement, social support and psychological wellbeing: resilience against COVID-19 related loneliness among sexual minority men living in high versus low LGBT acceptance countries. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services, 38(3), 419-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/29933021.2026.2680113
  • Mauldin, R.L., Mattingly, S.P., Jang, S., Handique, S., Haque, & Parekh, R. (2026). Quantifying the spatial burden of informal ride provision for older adults using activity space analysis and GIS. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2)15, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi15020086
  • Moynihan, L., Karst, J., Thompson, A., Pao, M., & Wiener, L. (2026). How I approach anxiety in children and teens with cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70366
  • Moynihan, L., Ciampa, D., Crabtree, V. M., & Wiener, L. (2026). Expanding research engagement in psycho-oncology: pathways for clinicians without protected time. Psycho-oncology, (35)6. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70500
  • Mogro-Wilson, C. (2026). Mentorship and stewardship: Investing in the next generation of social work scholars. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, (107)2. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894261443454
  • Mogro-Wilson, C., Trahan, M.H., & McLeod, B.A. (2026). Navigating fatherhood: How intersectional forces and systemic pressures reshape the family. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, (107),3. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894261463487
  • Moynihan, L., Karst, J., Thompson, A., Pao, M., & Wiener, L. (2026). How I approach anxiety in children and teens with cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70366
  • Okpych, N.J., Gomez, A., & Agarwal, A. (2026). First-year and four-year community college outcomes for youth with experience in California foster care. Child Welfare, (103)6. https://community.cwla.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=27623766
  • Okpych, N.J. (2026). Run with endurance: Training principles from long-distance running to promote college completion for students with experience in foster care. Child Welfare, (103)6. https://community.cwla.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=27623766
  • Paceley, M. Invited guest of Kattari, S.K. (Host) (2026-present). SuRGe Ahead [Audio podcast]. [Sexuality Relationships Gender] Research Collective.
  • Parekh, R., Schuman, D.L., Mauldin, R., & Adams, K.B. (2026). Advance care planning among solo agers at risk of becoming unbefriended: A mixed-method approach. Educational Gerontology.https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2026.2663334
  • Parikh, R.R., Wolf, J.M., Shetty, N.U., Pillai, A.A., Langworthy, B.W., Fabius, C.D., Giordano, S., Jutkowitz, E., & Shippee, T. (2026). Prevalence of unmet service needs and associated person-reported outcomes in long-term services and supports in the United States. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, (74)8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70551
  • Paudel, K., Gautam, K., Pagoto, S., Xu, R., Wickersham, J.A., Altice, F.L., Bhusal, S., Sujan, S.H., Copenhaver, M., Hong, C., & Shrestha, R. (2026). Suicidal ideation, mental health services, and barriers to care among syringe services program clients who use opioids. PLOS One.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354745
  • Riser, T.J., Jung, W., Curriero, S., McDaniel, K., Nogueira, A., Fabius, C.D., Schuchman, M., Leff, B., Ornstein, K., Szanton, S.L., & Cudjoe, T.K. (2026). CAPABLE care + connect: A qualitative study to adapt CAPABLE for home-based primary care and foster social connection. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648261452327
  • Roman-Hampton, V. & Iacono, G. (2026). Unrecognized truths: The impact of epistemic injustice on LGBTQIA+ communities. In Lee, E., Greenblatt, A., & Hu, R. (Eds.) Epistemic injustice and resistance in social work. (1st ed.) Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003639046
  • Rozas, L.W. (2026). Intersectionality and the matrix of coloniality. In C. Bernard, C. Firmin, & F. Keating (Eds.), Handbook on intersectionality and social work (65-76). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035324460.00012
  • Theriault, K.M., Vanderploeg, J.J., Quinn, S.E., Randall, K.G., Bonadio, F.T., & Cortez, Y. (2026). Mobile response and stabilization services. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2026.03.007
  • Thomas, R.L., Lane, S., & Lussier-Smith, L. Invited guests of Skeen, A. (Host) (2023-present). Applied Learning in Social Work Education’s the Conversation [Audio podcast]. Simmons University School of Social Work.
  • Urbanski, D.P., Parikh, R.R., Langworthy, B.W., Wolf, J.M., Fabius, C.D., Dill, J., Jutkowitz, E., & Shippee, T.P. (2026). Telehealth use among older adults receiving home- and community-based services: Cross-sectional analysis using the national core indicators – aging and disabilities survey. JMIR Human Factors, (13). https://humanfactors.jmir.org/2026/1/e77522
  • Villagrana, K.M., Park, K., Okpych, N.J., Boyke, H., & Tolchinsky, J. (2026). Who participates and why it matters: Understanding demographic and academic differences in a college campus-support program for students with foster care experience, students experiencing homelessness, and independent students. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01147-w
  • Villodas, M.L., Forte, A.B., Dawes, H.D., Munson, M.R., & Yu, M. (2026). Trends in anxiety among young adults aged 18 to 25 years in the United States, 2020-2024: Differences by race, sex, and sexual orientation. American Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308632
  • Zabel, M., Quinn, S., Lim, J., Bonadio, F.T., et. al. (2026). Serious emotional disturbances in children, youth, and young adults (PEP26-01-006). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://library.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sed-children-youth-young-adults-pep26-06-001.pdf

  • Armas-Neira, M., Cors-Cepeda, X., Fuentes-Hechem, M., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Z.N., & Hong, C. (2026). Substance use in latinx sexual and gender minorities: A scoping review. The Journal of LGBTQ+ Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/30678935.2026.2719555

  • Iacono, G., Paceley, M.S., & Mogro-Wilson, C. (2026). No neutral ground: Social work’s call to stand with trans and LGBTQ+ communities amid violence, misinformation, and discrimination. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894261481716

*Featured publications reflect UConn School of Social work faculty and adjunct faculty only. A complete list of all publications, including those authored by graduate students and other scholars can be found on our Research News webpage.

Awarded Grants

  • PI: Alexandria Forte, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Voices from Within: A Dyadic Qualitative Study Unraveling Perspectives of Youth Experiences in Food Insecure Homes
    • Funding Source: Dean’s Incentive Award (DIA) Large
    • Amount: $11,132
  • PI: Chenglin Hong, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Understanding Providers’ Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Delivering integrated Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Services to Sexual Minority Men
    • Funding Source: Office of the Vice President for Research Scholarship Facilitation Fund
    • Amount: $2,000
  • PI: Gio Iacono, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Tuned In! Community-Led Adaptation: Engaging Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth (SGDY) in Affirmative Mindfulness Intervention Design
    • Funding Source: Office of the Vice President for Research Scholarship Facilitation Fund
    • Amount: $2,000
  • PI: Rebecca Thomas, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Narrative Experiences of Ukraine Refugees Receiving Temporary Shelter in Bulgaria
    • Funding Source: Dean’s Incentive Award – Developing Research Teams
    • Amount: $2,992
  • PI: Rebecca Thomas, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Engaging Migrants through Photography: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Russian and Indian Migrant Workers in Armenia through Photo Elicitation Interviewing
    • Funding Source: Dean’s Incentive Award – Developing Research Teams
    • Amount: $2,992
  • PI: Jennifer Manuel, Ph.D.
    • Institute: UConn School of Social Work
    • Title: Connecticut Treatment Expansion and Enhancement (CT-TREE) Initiative
    • Funding Source: The Child Health and Development Institute of CT (CHDI)
    • Amount: $18,338
  • PI: Kimberly Estep, MA
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Wraparound Consultation (High Fidelity Wraparound Center of Excellence Implementation Plan)
    • Funding Source: University of California – Davis
    • Amount: $49,999
  • PI: Michelle Zabel, MSS
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Oregon Technical Assistance Consultation
    • Funding Source: Oregon Health Authority
    • Amount: $60,000
  • PI: Deborah Harburger, MSW
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Nevada SOC – Sustainable Model/Framework for Service Position
    • Funding Source: Manatt Health
    • Amount: $92,600
  • PI: Deborah Harburger, MSW
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Nevada SOC – Sustainable Model/Framework for Service Position
    • Funding Source: Manatt Health
    • Amount: $175,000
  • PI: Margo Candelaria, Ph.D.
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Long-term Housing, Economic and Social Outcomes for Young Children and their Families Engaged in Connecticut’s Head Start on Housing Program
    • Funding Source: Constellation Fund
    • Amount: $1,000,000
  • PI: Kimberly Estep, MA
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Choices Wraparound Year 4
    • Funding Source: Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
    • Amount: $54,000
  • PI: Kimberly Estep, MA
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: River Oak, CA Wraparound Maintenance
    • Funding Source: River Oak Center for Children
    • Amount: $16,600
  • PI: Kimberly Estep, MA
    • Institute: Innovations Institute
    • Title: Magellan Nevada Wraparound Implementation Project Year 3
    • Funding Source: NV Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Child & Family Services
    • Amount: $296,000
  • Faculty Member: Patricia Carlson, PhD
    • Title: Differential Response System Performance Improvement Center – State (DRS PIC)
    • Funding Source: Connecticut Department of Children and Families (CT DCF)
    • Amount: $250,000
  • Faculty Member: Patricia Carlson, PhD
    • Title: Differential Response System Performance Improvement Center – Federal (DRS PIC)
    • Funding Source: Connecticut Department of Children and Families (CT DCF)
    • Amount: $129,420
  • Faculty Member: Chanee Fabius, PhD
    • Title: Improving Information Sharing Between Family Caregivers and Home Care Aides Caring for Persons Living with ADRD
    • Funding Source: NIH
    • Amount: $68,976
  • Faculty Member: Gio Iacono, PhD
    • Title: Socially Engaged Affirmative Mindfulness Intervention for Queer and Trans Youth and Emerging Adults
    • Funding Source: Dean’s Incentive Award (DIA) – Large
    • Amount: $9,900
  • Faculty Member: Gio Iacono, PhD
    • Title: Tuned In! In-Person Adaptation: A Community Pilot Study of an Affirmative Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth (SGDY)
    • Funding Source: InCHIP Faculty Seed Grant
    • Amount: $15,000
  • Faculty Member: Hsiu-Ju Lin, PhD
    • Title: Addressing Vaccine Acceptance in Carceral Settings through Community Engagement (ADVANCE)
    • Funding Source: Yale University
    • Amount: $39,464
  • Faculty Member: Hsiu-Ju Lin, PhD
    • Title: Data Infrastructure Grant (DIG) Program Evaluation and Analysis
    • Funding Source: CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT DMHAS)
    • Amount: $84,492
  • PhD Student: Yvonne Mbewe, LCSW
    • Title: Protecting the Right to Childhood: Exploring Legislative, Clinical, and Social Service Interventions for Survivors of Child Labor in Zambia
    • Funding Source: UConn School of Social Work Research Facilitation Fund
    • Amount: $2,000
  • PhD Student: Craig Mortley, MSc
    • Title: The Architecture of Precarious Belonging: How Asylum Law and Institutional Practice Shape the Structural Conditions of Belonging for LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
    • Funding Source: UConn School of Social Work Dissertation Writing Fellowship
    • Amount: $5,000
  • PhD Student: Laura Moynihan, LICSW
    • Title: Influences on Non-Medical Decision-Making Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Uncertain or Poor Cancer Prognoses
    • Funding Source: UConn School of Social Work Dissertation Research Fellowship
    • Amount: $5,000
  • PhD Student: Patrick Muro, LCSW
    • Title: Holding Space in a Hostile Climate: Mental Health Providers’ Support of Transgender Youth Smid Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care in the USA
    • Funding Source: Parker L. Smacchi Doctoral Research Fund on Sexual Minority Health & Well-Being
    • Amount: $4,750
  • Faculty Member: Rupal Parekh, PhD
    • Title: Strengthening Care for Aging Well in Jamaica: A Rights-Based Framework
    • Funding Source: Dean’s Incentive Award (DIA) – Research Teams Development
    • Amount: $5,000
  • PI: Eleni Rodis
    • Title: 988 State and Territory Local Capacity Improvement Evaluation
    • Funding Source: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT DMHAS)
    • Amount: $600,000
  • PI: Eleni Rodis
    • Title: State Opioid Response (SOR) Year 3
    • Funding Source: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT DMHAS)
    • Amount: $401,856
  • PI: Eleni Rodis
    • Title: Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) Year 4
    • Funding Source: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT DMHAS)
    • Amount: $250,000
  • PhD Student: Kelly Sanchez, LMSW
    • Title: Healthcare Experiences of Monolingual Spanish Speaking Undocumented Postpartum Medicaid Recipients in Connecticut
    • Funding Source: UConn School of Social Work Research Facilitation Fund
    • Amount: $2,000
  • PhD Student: Jamie Smith, LCSW-C
    • Title: Being Degrowth: Dancing on the Cracks of Ecological (In)Justice
    • Funding Source: UConn School of Social Work Dissertation Research Fellowship
    • Amount: $5,000
  • Faculty Member: Wendy Ulaszek, PhD
    • Title: Evaluation of the Mental Health Waiver
    • Funding Source: CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT DMHAS)
    • Amount: $73,100
  • PhD Student: Fernando Valenzuela, MSW
    • Title: Bridging Research with Political Advocacy: Utilizing Critical Participatory Action Research for Juvenile Justice Policy Reform
    • Funding Source: Dr. Nancy Humphreys Memorial Fellowship in Policy Practice and Political Social Work
    • Amount: $4,000
  • PhD Student: Jie Zhao
    • Title: Understanding Cigarette and E-cigarette Dependence and Cessation Among Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults: A Minority Stress Perspective
    • Funding Source: Parker L. Smacchi Doctoral Research Fund on Sexual Minority Health & Well-Being
    • Amount: $4,750