The 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) 29th Annual Conference takes place on January 15 - 19, 2025, in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations to the 14 faculty members and 11 PhD students who authored a total of 20 presentations slated for the Conference.

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Room: Willow A, Level 2
Author(s): Nathanael Okpych, PhD; Jennifer Geiger, PhD
Presentation: Crossing the Finish Line: Factors that Influence College Degree Completion for Students with Foster Care Backgrounds

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author: Chenglin Hong, PhD, MSW, MPH
Presentation: HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among People Involved in the Criminal Justice Systems in the United States: A Systematic Review

Friday, January 17, 2025

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author: Breana Bietsch, MSW, LMSW
Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Understanding Aging LGBTQ+ Populations’ Health in New England: Findings from Lived Experiences

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Leschi, Level 3
Author: Grace Felten, MSW
Presentation: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Women Migrants in Greece: A Qualitative Critical Case Analysis

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author(s): Jon Phillips, PhD; Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, PhD; Amy Bielawski-Branch; Carter Bradshaw, MSW; Kylie Harrington, LCSW; Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD & Matthew Price, PhD
Presentation: Preventing Child Maltreatment: Results from a Pilot Study of a Trauma-Informed Parenting Intervention

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Room: University, Level 4
Author: Jane Lee, MSW, MBA
Presentation: Take the Subsidy or Not? What Family Child Care Provider Characteristics Influence Their Use of the Federal Child Care and Development Fund

Time: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Room: Jefferson B, Level 4
Author(s): Nathanael Okpych, PhD & Jane Lee, MSW, MBA
Presentation: Dispelling the 3% Storyline: Systematic Review of Secondary and Postsecondary Education Outcomes

Time: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author(s): Megan Feely, PhD; Patricia Carlson, PhD & Grace Felten, MSW
Presentation: Earlier Identification of Families at Risk of Chronic Maltreatment: An Integrative Review

Time: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Room: Boren, Level 4
Author(s): Jessica Becker, MSW & Margaret Lloyd Sieger, PhD
Presentation: Effect of Connecticut CAPTA Implementation on Racial Disparities in Infants Reported to DCF

Time: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author(s): Elizabeth Goldsborough, MSW; Emily Loveland, PhD; Jon Phillips, PhD & Gio Iacono, PhD
Presentation: Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship between Food Insecurity and Smoking: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

Time: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Room: Willow A, Level 2
Author(s): Jane Gilgun, PhD; Mery Diaz, DSW; Margaret Gibson, PhD; Robert Hawkins, PhD; Shavari Karandikar, PhD; Lisette Piedra, PhD, LCSW; Susan Robbins, PhD & Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD
Presentation: Invited Journal Editors Workshop II: Forum on Publishing Qualitative Research

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Room: Cedar A, Level 2
Author(s): Jennifer Manuel, PhD & Shekh Farid, MSW
Presentation: Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Treatment Admissions Involving Opioid Use in Residential Substance Use Treatment Settings

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Room: Kirkland, Level 3
Author(s): Chenglin Hong, PhD, MSW, MPH; Yuqing Wang, MPH; Yilin Wang, BA; Elizabeth Wu, MPH; Robert Bolan, MD & Ian Holloway, PhD
Presentation: The Association between Internalized Homophobia and Alcohol Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults of Color: The Mediating Role of Conflict in Allegiances

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Room: Jefferson B, Level 4
Author(s): Gio Iacono, PhD; Caitlin Elsaesser, PhD
Presentation: My Resistance Melts Away: The Role of Mindfulness in Supporting YPAR Researchers’ Efforts to Share Power with Youth Co-Researchers

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Room: Capitol Hill, Level 3
Author(s): Maritza Vasquez Reyes, PhD & Caitlin Elsaesser, PhD
Presentation: Youth Workers’ Perceptions of Their Role in Cultivating Resistance and Wellbeing Among Black and Brown Youth Impacted by Community Violence

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Ballard, Level 3
Author(s): Caitlin Elsaesser, PhD; Gio Iacono, PhD; Vivien Roman-Hampton, MSW; Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, PhD
Presentation: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Developing a Socially Engaged Mindfulness Intervention for Social Work Students

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author: Grace Felten, MSW
Presentation: Striving to Fill the Gaps: Relying on NGOs and Volunteers to Provide Services and Fulfill the Rights of Refugees in Greece “The Needs are so Much Greater Than What we can Provide”

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author(s): Gio Iacono, PhD; Spencer Evans, LMSW; Emily Loveland, PhD; Leah Holle, MAR, LCSW; Cindy Pan, BS, BA & Tyler Haggerty
Presentation: Exploring the Use of a Critical Mindfulness Pedagogy to Sustain Difficult Dialogue in Social Work Education

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Cedar B, Level 2
Author(s): Kathryn Libal, PhD; Yvonne Mbewe, LCSW; S. Megan Berthold, PhD; Craig Mortley, MSc; Madri Hall-Faul, PhD & Scott Harding, PhD
Presentation: Community Sponsorship and Accessing Health and Mental Health Services for Newly Arrived refugees in the United States

Time: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2
Author(s): Samantha Lawrence, PhD; Bonnya Mukherjee, MSFRM; Juliany Polar, MA; Carrie Gould-Kabler, MSW & Laura Dunleavy, MBA
Presentation: The Technology Landscape for Connecticut Child Care Providers