PowerPoint presentation slides from the SSWR 2015 Annual Conference are available below. Please note only those presentations of speakers who gave us their permission to do so are posted. Click on session name to download presentation slides:
Invited Sessions
- Opening Plenary Session: “Living Longer: Opportunities for Social Work Research and Policy,” Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD (Boston College), Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD (Washington University in Saint Louis), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, download slides (PDF)
- Doctoral Student Session and Luncheon: “The Future of Social Work Research: Doctoral Students and SSWR,” Susan Kemp, PhD (University of Washington), Saturday, January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm, download slides (PDF)
- Invited Symposium I: “Cross Cultural Perspectives on Longevity,” Karen D. Lincoln, PhD (Moderator) (University of Southern California), William A. Vega, PhD (University of Southern California), Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD (University of Washington), Denise Burnette, PhD (Columbia University), Friday, January 16, 2015, 8:00 am – 9:45 am, download slides (PDF)
- Invited Symposium II: “Enhancing the Prospects for Increased Longevity,” Barbara Berkman, PhD (Moderator) (Boston College), J. David Hawkins, PhD (University of Washington), Hee Yun Lee, PhD (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities), Susan Hughes, DSW (University of Illinois at Chicago), Friday, January 16, 2015, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm, download slides (PDF)
- Invited Symposium III: “Life Course Factors Shaping Prospects for Longevity,” Ruth E. Dunkle, PhD (Moderator) (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor), Summer Sherburne Hawkins, PhD (Boston College), Jan Steven Greenberg, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Sandra Magaña, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago), Saturday, January 17, 2015, 10:00 am – 11:45 am, download slides (PDF)
Research Methods Workshops
- RMW-3: “Population Informatics: Applying Data Science to Advance the Health and Welfare of Populations,” Hye-Chung Kum, PhD, MSW, MS (Texas A&M Health Sciences Center), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, download slides (PDF)
- RMW-4: “Systematic Review Methods: The Science of Research Synthesis,” Julia H. Littell, PhD (Bryn Mawr College), Brandy R. Maynard, PhD (Saint Louis University), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, download slides (PDF)
Special Sessions on Research Priorities and Capacity Building
- SSRPCB-2: “Developing Successful Minority Social Work Scholars,” Ruth McRoy, PhD (Boston College), Rowena Fong, EdD (University of Texas at Austin), Yolanda Padilla, PhD (University of Texas at Austin), Sean
Joe, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis), Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD (National Association of Social Workers), Carol M. Lewis, PhD (University of Texas at Austin), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, download slides (PDF)
- SSRPCB-3: “Theory-based Constructs of Culture in Research with Latinos,” Esther Calzada, PhD (University of Texas at Austin), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, download slides (PDF)
- SSRPCB-4: “A New Reporting Guideline for Trials of Social and Psychological Interventions: CONSORT-SPI,” Joanne Yaffe, PhD (University of Utah), Paul Montgomery, PhD (University of Oxford), Phyllis Solomon, PhD (University of Pennsylvania), Sean Grant, DPhil. Candidate (University of Oxford), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, download slides (PDF)
- SSRPCB-5: “Publishing Rigorous Qualitative Research,” Laura Abrams, PhD (University of California, Los Angeles), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, download slides (PDF)
- SSRPCB-6: “Aging, Interventions and Services Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Priorities and Opportunities,” Jovier Evans, PhD (National Institute of Mental Health), and Denise
Juliano-Bult, MSW (National Institute of Mental Health), Thursday, January 15, 2015, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, download slides (PDF)