Jan. 8, 2020
Chris Woodley • cwoodley@mailbox.sc.edu

College of Social Work faculty and students will be presenting at the Society for Social Work and Research 2020 Annual Conference in Washington from January 15-19. A total of 33 faculty and students (17 faculty, 13 doctoral candidates, three Master of Social Work students) will represent the college through 32 oral and poster presentations, roundtables and symposiums.. All presentations will be held at the Marriott Marquis.

The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. The event includes more than 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations.

Thursday, January 16

Title	Presenter(s)	Room	Time	Type of Presentation
Doing Things with Images: Visual Methods Beyond Representation The Afterlife of Participatory Photography Along the Central American Migrant Trail	John Doering-White	Congress, ML 4	3:15 p.m.	Symposium; Oral
The Role of Community Agency Staff in Providing End-of-Life Care for Adults with Intellectual Disability Living in Community-Based Group Homes	Sarah Gehlert	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster

Friday, January 17

Title	Presenter(s)	Room	Time	Type of Presentation
Understanding, Measuring, and Contesting Gentrification through a Critical Race Lens	Parthenia Robinson*	Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4	9:45 a.m.	Roundtable
Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Ninth Grade Students at High Risk for High School Dropout	Aidyn Iachini, Martha Fenske**	Capitol, ML 4	2 p.m.	Oral
Workplace Flexibility and Couple's Relationship Quality Among Working Parents	Jaeseung Kim	Liberty Ballroom O, ML 4	2:30 p.m.	Oral
Provision of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Medicaid Health Homes	Christina Andrews, Melissa Westlake,* Allie Silverman,** Sophia Negaro**	Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4	3 p.m.	Oral
Foster Parent Access and Use of Healthcare Resources: Influences of Foster Parent Educational Attainment	Christian Holmes,* Amanda Stafford McRell,* Sarah Pace,* Kristen Seay	Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2	6 p.m.	Oral
Difference Between BSW and MSW Student’s Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Substance Use	Melissa Reitmeier, Aidyn Iachini, Teri Browne, Andrew Flaherty*	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
Physical and Behavioral Health Care Use of Former Foster Youth at Age 21	Kristen Seay, Cynthia Flynn, Sue Levkoff, Tiara Rosemond, Amber Baughman	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster

Saturday, January 18

Title	Presenter(s)	Room	Time	Type of Presentation
Roundtable on Positive Deviance for Social Work as an Approach to Reduce Racial and Economic Inequality	Betty Wilson,* Terry Wolfer	Liberty Ballroom K, ML 4	8 a.m.	Roundtable
Enacting Expertise: Ethnographic Accounts of Contested Professional Authority and Legitimacy in Practice	John Doering-White	Liberty Ballroom J, ML 4	9:45 a.m.	Oral
Leveraging Social Work Research Expertise to Influence Public Policy to Improve American's Wellbeing	Sarah Gehlert	Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2	9:45 a.m.	Roundtable
Children and Youth in Foster Care: What Can Predict an Initial Change in Placement?	Yanfeng Xu	Marquis BR Salon 16, ML 2	9:45 a.m.	Oral
Influencing Federal Health Policy: Lessons from Nephrology Social Work	Samuel Bethel,* Teri Browne, Breanne Grace	Treasury, ML 4	10:15 a.m.	Oral
Sequences and Combinations of Food Insecurity and Depression Associated with Parenting and Child Development	Maryah Fram	Independence BR C, ML 4	4 p.m.	Oral
Social Inclusion, Social Exclusion, and Political Participation Among Minority US Populations	Kirk Foster, Brittany Davis*	Marquis BR Salon, 13, ML 2	4:30 p.m.	Oral Paper
Protection and Participation: The Role of Children’s Voices in Collecting and Maintaining Foster Care Vital Records	Amanda Stafford McRell,* Christian Holmes,* Sarah Pace,* Sue Levkoff, Kristen Seay	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
The Need for Data Integration and the Maintenance of Accurate Health and Educational Records for Children in Foster Care	Kristen Seay, Amanda Stafford McRell,* Sarah Pace,* Sue Levkoff	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
Moderating Effects of Parental Monitoring and Closeness on the Relationships between Youth Adverse Experiences and Later Criminal Behavior	Raymond Smith,* Kimberly DeCelle,* Maryah Fram, Bethany Bell	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
The Moderation Effects of Migration-Related Factors on the Associations between Discrimination and Allostatic Load Among Puerto Ricans	Bongki Woo	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
Parenting Behaviors, Immigration, and Adolescent Mixed Depression/Anxiety Symptoms in Fragile Families	Yanfeng Xu	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
Relative Child Care and Parenting Practices in Early Childhood Development Among Fragile Families	Yanfeng Xu	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster
Managing Volunteers or Providing Clinical Services? A Mixed Methods Study Among Medical Social Workers in Shanghai	Yanfeng Xu	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster

Sunday, January 19

Title	Presenter(s)	Room	Time	Type of Presentation
The Role of Community-Engaged Research in Advancing the Science on Racial and Economic Inequality	Kirk Foster	Marquis BR Salon 14, ML 2	8 a.m.	Roundtable
Child Care Subsidy Program Rules and Stability in Child Care Subsidy Receipt: A State-Level Analysis	Jaeseung Kim	Independence BR F, ML 4	8 a.m.	Oral
The Implications of Child Care Subsidy Stability and Program Rules Child Care Subsidy Stability and Material Hardship	Jaeseung Kim	Independence BR F, ML 4	9 a.m.	Symposium; Oral
The Differential Impact of Abuse Based on Child Parental Care Status: A Multinational Analysis of Children in Sun-Saharan Africa	Amanda Stafford McRell*	Archives, ML 4	9 a.m.	Oral
Neighborhood Disorder and Child Behavioral Problems Among Kinship Children: Mediated by Social Support and Moderated by Race/Ethnicity	Yanfeng Xu	Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2	9:45 a.m.	Oral
Economic Hardship and Economic Pressure, Financial Assistance, and Children's Behavioral Health in Kinship Care and Non-Relative Foster Care	Yanfeng Xu	Independence BR A, ML 4	12 p.m.	Oral
Mapping Forced Disappearances in Post-Conflict Peru and Its Implication for Future Research	Karen Leon Negreiros*	Marquis BR Salon 6 (ML 2)		Poster

*Ph.D. Candidate

**MSW Student