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Spring 2011 Newsletter


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Social Work Faculty Research Interest

Christy Baker C. Christy Baker
Areas of interest:
  • Child Maltreatment
  • Family Violence Across the Life Cycle
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Learning Disabilities in College Level Students
Thomas Bordelon Thomas Bordelon
Areas of interest:
  • Social Work Education
  • Native American Issues
  • Program Evaluation - Health and Mental Health
David Cousert David Cousert
Areas of interest:
  • Fatherhood
  • Impact of Miscarriages on Adult Females
  • Single Parenting by Males
  • Social Work Education
Kathy Elpers Kathy Elpers
Areas of interest:
  • Research on Older Adults
  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment
  • International Students in Social Work Education
  • Service Learning
  • Professional Leadership Development
Paul Frazer Paul Frazer
Areas of interest:
  • Mental Health/Clinical Practice
  • Integrating Spirituality into Clinical Counseling
  • Qualitative Focused Research
Vanessa Hunn Vanessa Hunn
Areas of interest:
  • Poverty
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Mental Health in the Minority Population
Pati Loehr Pati Loehr
Areas of interest:
  • Transportation for Disenfranchised Individuals in Need of a Variety of Services
Gary May Gary May
Areas of interest:
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Peace Issues with Veterans
Marie Opatrny Marie Opatrny
Areas of interest:
  • Programming for Homeless Youth
  • Development of Identity Complexity
  • Involvement of Young Middle Class Adults in Street Gang Subculture Activities
  • Habitat for Humanity
Iris Phillips Iris Phillips
Areas of interest:
  • Evaluation of Drug Court Programs
  • Service Learning
  • Program Evaluation
Sharon Simmons Sharon Simmons
Areas of interest:
  • School Social Work
  • Child Welfare
  • Domestic Violence
  • Policy
  • Social Work Higher Education
Wendy Turner-Freyr Wendy Turner-Frey
Areas of interest:
  • Global Social Work
  • International Child Welfare
  • Human-Animal Bond


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