2018 Conference Program Cluster Chairs

Adolescent and Youth Development (ADOL)
Katherine Magnuson, PhD, University of Wisconsin
Theda Rose, PhD, University of Maryland

Aging Services and Gerontology (A&G)
Vanessa Fabbre, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Leslie Hasche, PhD, Univesity of Denver

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)
Michael Spencer, PhD, University of Michigan
Tessa Evans-Campbell, PhD, University of Washington

Child Welfare (CW)
Jill Duerr Berrick, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Maureen Marcenko, PhD, University of Washington

Communities & Neighborhoods (C&N)
Mary Ohmer, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Joanne Sobeck, PhD, Wayne State University

Crime and Criminal Justice (C&CJ)
Charlotte Lyn Bright, PhD, University of Maryland
Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Disability (D)
Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD, University of Minnesota
Melissa Bellin, University of Maryland

Gender (G)
Maurice Gattis, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrea Savage, PhD, Hunter College

Health (H)
Julie Cederbaum, PhD, University of Southern California
Teri Browne, PhD, University of South Carolina

Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy (IP&SP)
David Pate, Jr., PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kristin Seefeldt, PhD, University of Michigan

International Social Work & Global Issues (ISW&GI)
David Androff, PhD, Arizona State University
Bree Akesson, PhD, Wilfrid Lurier University

Immigrants and Refugees (I&R)
Altaf Husain, PhD, Howard University
David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University

Mental Health (MH)
Paula Nurius, PhD, University of Washington
Sharon Johnson, PhD, University of Missouri in St. Louis

Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families (MSMVF)
Carl Castro, PhD, University of Southern California
Anthony Hassan, PhD, Cohen Veterans Network

Organizations & Management (O&M)
Erick Guerrero, PhD, University of Southern California
Alicia Bunger, PhD, The Ohio State University

Race and Ethnicity (R&E)
Cecilia Ayon, PhD, University of California, Riverside
Von Nebbitt, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Research Design and Measurement (RD&M)
Michele Munson, PhD, New York University
Philip Rozario, PhD, Adelphi University

Research on Social Work Education (RSWE)
Lorraine Gutierrez, PhD, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Segal, PhD, Arizona State University

School Social Work (SSW)
Yolanda Anyon, PhD, University of Denver
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, The Ohio State University

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SO&GI)
Colleen Fisher, PhD, University of Minnesota
Michael LaSala, PhD, Rutgers University

Social Work Practice (SWP)
Seth Kurzban, PhD, University of Southern California
Ellen Lukens, PhD, Columbia University

Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors (SM&AB)
Doug Smith, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Alexis Kuerbis, PhD, Hunter College

Sustainable Development, Urbanization, and Environmental Justice (SDU&EJ)
Andreas Rechkemmer, PhD, University of Denver
Susan Kemp, PhD, University of Washington

Violence against Women and Children (VW&C)
Shanti Kulkarni, PhD, University of North Carolina
Angie Kennedy, PhD, Michigan State University

Work, Family, and Family Policy (WF&FP)
Jodi Jacobsen-Frey, PhD, University of Maryland
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, Boston College

2018 Conference Abstract Review Committee

Laura Abrams, University of California, Los Angeles
Barry Ackerson, Unniversity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Haksoon Ahn, University of Maryland
Bree Akeeson, Wilfrid Laurier University
Becci Akin, Kansas University
Edward Alessi, Rutgers University
Paula Allen-Meares, University of Illinois at Chicago
Joanna Almeida, Simmons College
Maryann Amodeo, Boston University
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Ohio State University
David Androff, Arizona State University
Beth Angell, Rutgers University
Yolanda Anyon, University of Denver
Beverly Araujo Dawson, Adelphi University
José Ashford, Arizona State University
Hazel Atuel, University of Southern California
Wendy Auslander, Washington University in Saint Louis
Ashley Austin, Barry University
Cecilia Ayón, Arizona State University
Judith Baer, Rutgers University
Tracey Barnett, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Concepcion Barrio, University of Southern California
Laina Bay-Cheng, University at Buffalo
David Becerra, Arizona State University
Mel Bellin, University of Maryland
Larry Bennett, Indiana University South Bend
Jodi Berger Cardoso, University of Houston
Jill Berrick, University of California, Berkeley
Lucy Bilaver, Northwestern University
Julie Birkenmaier, Saint Louis University
Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin
Bipasha Biswas, Eastern Washington University
Beverly Black, University of Texas at Arlington
James Blackburn, University of Michigan
Katharine Bloeser, Hunter College
Jamie Booth, University of Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Bowen, University at Buffalo
Gary Bowen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pam Bowers, Humboldt State University
Brian Bride, Georgia State University
Charlotte Bright, University of Maryland
Daniel Brisson, University of Denver
Suzanne Brown, Wayne State University
Teri Browne, University of South Carolina
Alicia Bunger, Ohio State University
Denise Burnette, Virginia Commonwealth University
Amy Butler, University of Iowa
Fred Buttell, Tulane University
Leopoldo Cabassa, Columbia University
Tamara Cadet, Simmons College
Kelli Canada, University of Missouri-Columbia
Erin Casey, University of Washington
Carl Castro, University of Southern California
Julie Cederbaum, University of Southern California
Mimi Chapman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wan-Yi Chen, West Chester University
Namkee Choi, University of Texas at Austin
JongSerl Chun, Ewha Womans University
Ick-Joong Chung, Ewha Womans University
Ram Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania
Kellie Cody, Spring Arbor University
Mary Collins, Boston University
Erin Comartin, Wayne State University
Terri Combs-Orme, University of Tennessee
Anne Conway, Columbia University
Shelley Craig, University of Toronto
Courtney Cronley, University of Texas at Arlington
Renee Cunningham-Williams, Washington University in Saint Louis
Marah Curtis, University of Wisconsin
Amy D’Andrade, San Jose State University
Susan De Luca, University of Texas at Austin
Ellen DeLara, Syracuse University
Mary Dennis, Kansas University
Diane DePanfilis, Hunter College
Ellen DeVoe, Boston University
Erna Dinata, Univesity of Chicago
Diana DiNitto, University of Texas at Austin
James Drisko, Smith College
Catherine Dulmus, University at Buffalo
Ruth Dunkle, University of Michigan
Theresa Early, Ohio State University
Tonya Edmond, Washington University in Saint Louis
Kathleen Ell, University of Southern California
Alberta Ellett, University of Georgia
Alan Ellis, North Carolina State University
Diane Elze, University at Buffalo
Malitta Engstrom, University of Pennsylvania
Matt Epperson, University of Chicago
Tessa Evans-Campbell, University of Washington
Vanessa Fabbre, Washington University in Saint Louis
Lin Fang, University of Toronto
Antoinette Farmer, Rutgers University
Betsy Farmer, Virginia Commonwealth University
Monica Faulkner, University of Texas at Austin
Trudy Festinger, New York University
Patricia Findley, Rutgers University
Colleen Fisher, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Rowena Fong, University of Texas at Austin
Kirk Foster, University of South Carolina
Stacey Freedenthal, University of Denver
Bridget Freisthler, Ohio State University
Abbie Frost, Simmons College
Rachel Fusco, University of Pittsburgh
Antonio Garcia, University of Pennsylvania
Maurice Gattis, University of Louisville
Amelia Gavin, University of Washington
Subharati Ghosh, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tomi Gomory, Florida State University
Sara Goodkind, University of Pittsburgh
Melissa Grady, The Catholic University of America
Jan Greenberg, University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Greeno, University of Maryland
Johanna Greeson, University of Pennsylvania
Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Washington University in Saint Louis
Susan Grossman, Loyola University Chicago
Joe Guada, Ohio State University
Erick Guerrero, University of Southern California
Baorong Guo, University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Lorraine Gutierrez, University of Michigan
Samantha Hack, Veterans Affairs Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5)
Hyeouk Hahm, Boston University
Anna Haley-Lock, Rutgers University
Meekyung Han, San Jose State University
Michele Hanna, University of Denver
Leslie Hasche, University of Denver
Anthony Hassan, Cohen Veterans Network
Julia Hastings, University at Albany
Julia Henly, University of Chicago
Dan Herman, Hunter College
Lynn Holley, Arizona State University
Megan Holmes, Case Western Reserve University
Karen Hopkins, University of Maryland
Heather Horton, University at Albany
Matthew Howard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
chien-Chung Huang, Rutgers University
Jin Huang, Saint Louis University
Altaf Husain, Howard University
Cheryl Hyde, Temple University
Aidyn Iachini, University of South Carolina
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, University of Michigan
Roberta Iversen, University of Pennsylvania
Jodi Jacobsen-Frey, University of Maryland
Sharon Johnson, University of Minnesota-St. Louis
Patricia Joyce, Adelphi University
Jessica Kahn, Lehman College
Susan Kemp, University of Washington
Angie Kennedy, Michigan State University
HaeJung Kim, West Virginia University
Jinseok Kim, Seoul Women’s University
Johnny Kim, University of Denver
TAE KIM, Adelphi University
Youngmi Kim, Virginia Commonwealth University
Karen Kolivoski, Howard University
David Kondrat, Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis
Mary Kondrat, Kansas University
Wynne Korr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sheryl Kubiak, Michigan State University
Alexis Kuerbis, Hunter College
Shanti Kulkarni, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Seth Kurzban, University of Southern California
Miriam Landsman, University of Iowa
Paul Lanier, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael LaSala, Rutgers University
Eunlye Lee, Case Western Reserve University
Liz Lightfoot, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Taryn Lindhorst, University of Washington
Julia Littell, Bryn Mawr College
Patricia Logan-Greene, University at Buffalo
Ellen Lukens, Columbia University
Elaine Maccio, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Gordon MacNeil, University of Alabama
Katherine Magnuson, University of Wisconsin
Maureen Marcenko, University of Washington
Jeanne Marsh, University of Chicago
Melissa Martinson, University of Washington
Tina Maschi, Fordham University
Rebecca Matthew, University of Georgia
Brandy Maynard, Saint Louis University
Bowen McBeath, Portland State University
Curtis McMillen, University of Chicago
Joseph Merighi, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Jill Messing, Arizona State University
Dan Meyer, University of Wisconsin
Sandra Momper, University of Michigan
Karen Morgaine, University of California, Northridge
Jennifer Mosley, University of Chicago
Carrie Moylan, Binghamton University
Nancy Mudrick, Syracuse University
Edward Mullen, Columbia University
Jean Munn, Florida State University
Michelle Munson, New York University
Blace Nalavany, Eastern Chicago University
Sarah Narendorf, University of Houston
Von Nebbitt, Washington University in Saint Louis
Nalini Negi, University of Maryland
Leanna Nepomnyaschy, Rutgers University
Christina Newhill, University of Pittsburgh
Peter Newman, University of Toronto
Emily Nicklett, University of Michigan
Lia Nower, Rutgers University
Paula Nurius, University of Washington
Mary Ohmer, University of Pittsburgh
David Okech, University of Georgia
René Olate, Ohio State University
Jennifer O’Neil, Lesley University
John Orme, University of Tennessee
Deborah Padgett, New York University
Lawrence Palinkas, University of Southern California
Shanta Pandey, Boston College
Ruth Paris, Boston University
Juyoung Park, Florida Atlantic University
Danielle Parrish, University of Houston
David Pate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Desmond Patton, Columbia University
Michael Pelts, University of Southern Mississippi
Clark Peters, University of Missouri-Columbia
Carrie Pettus-Davis, Washington University in Saint Louis
Rogerio Pinto, University of Michigan
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College
David Pollio, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Judy Postmus, Rutgers University
Sarah Price, Virginia Commonwealth University
Blanca Ramos, University at Albany
Karen Randolph, Florida State University
Kathleen Ray, Ramapo College
Andreas Rechkemmer, University of Denver
Michael Reisch, University of Maryland
Christopher Rice, Florida International University
Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Arizona State University
Theda Rose, University of Maryland
Michele Rountree, University of Texas at Austin
Jeannine Rowe, Univeristy of Winsconsin- Whitewater
Philip Rozario, Adelphi University
Scott Rutledge, Temple University
Joe Ryan, University of Michigan
Scott Ryan, University of Texas at Arlington
Bushra Sabri, The Johns Hopkins University
Anna Santiago, Michigan State University
Andrea Savage, Hunter College
Janet Schneiderman, University of Southern California
Kristin Seefeldt, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Segal, Arizona State University
Soma Sen, San Jose State University
Jessica Shaw, Boston College
Corey Shdaimah, University of Maryland
Huei-Wern Shen, University of Michigan
Guy Shilo, Tel Aviv University
Stacey Shipe, Binghamton University
Kristine Siefert, University of Michigan
Cassandra Simmel, Rutgers University
Brenda Smith, University of Alabama
Doug Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alexa Smith-Osborne, University of Texas at Arlington
Joanne Sobeck, Wayne State University
In Han Song, Yonsei University
Michael Spencer, University of Michigan
Renee Spencer, Boston University
Karen Staller, University of Michigan
Gail Steketee, Boston University
Susan Stone, University of California, Berkeley
James Swartz, Universit of Illinois at Chicago
Karen Tabb Dina, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Theriot, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kristie Thomas, Simmons College
Matthew Thullen, University of Missouri
Jensen Todd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Topitzes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Amy Traylor, Univesity of Alabama
Michael Vaughn, Saint Louis University
Eric Wagner, Florida International University
Stephanie Wahab, Portland State University
Eugene Walls, University of Denver
Karina Walters, University of Washington
Arlene Weisz, Wayne State University
Stephen Wernet, University of Houston
Ron Whalen, Arizona State University
Dina Wilke, Florida State University
James Williams, University of Denver
Lela Williams, Arizona State University
Yin-Ling Wong, University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Wretman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fred Wulczyn, University of Chicago
Joan Yoo, Seoul National University
Dong Yoon, University of Missouri
Susan Yoon, Ohio State University
Mieko Yoshihama, University of Michigan
Mansoo Yu, University of Missouri-Columbia
Andrew Zinn, University of Kansas
Allison Zippay, Rutgers University

2018 Awards Review Committee

Aaron Rosen Lecture Award Review Committee
John Brekke, chair, University of Southern California
Sean Joe, Washington University in St. Louis
Mary McKay, Washington University in St. Louis
Laura Abrams, University of California, Los Angeles

Book Award Review Committee
Stephanie Berzin, Boston College
Betsy (Sarah E.) Bledsoe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jackie Corcoran, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jill Duerr Berrick, University of California, Berkeley
Kathy Farkas, Case Western Reserve University
Geoff Grief, University of Maryland
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, University of Kansas
Joseph Merighi, University of Minnesota
Jennifer Mosley, University of Chicago

Distinguished Career Achievement Award Review Committee
President, James Herbert Williams, chair, Arizona State University
President-elect, Ruth Dunkle, University of Michigan
Vice President, Karina Walters, University of Washington
Vice President-Elect, Tonya Edmond, Washington University in St. Louis
Immediate Past Vice President, Diane DePanfilis, Hunter College, City University of New York
Secretary, Paula Nurius, University of Washington
Treasurer, Trina Shanks, University of Michigan
Member-at-Large, Laura Abrams, University of California, Los Angeles
Member-at-Large, Renee Cunningham-Williams, Washington University in St. Louis
Member-at-Large, Lin Fang, University of Toronto
Member-at-Large, Anna Haley, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Member-at-Large, Michael Lindsey, New York University
Member-at-Large, Enola Proctor, Washington University in St. Louis
Member-at-Large, Ramesh Raghavan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Early Career Member-at-Large, Elizabeth Aparicio, University of Maryland
Student Member-at-Large, Rebecca Rebbe, University of Washington

Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award Review Committee
Edward Alessi, Rutgers
Jeane Anastas, NYU
Anita Barbee, University of Louisville
Rosina Becerra, UCLA
Jennifer Bellamy, University of Denver
Amy Butler, University of Iowa
Matthew Epperson, University of Chicago
Abbie Frost, Simmons College
Matthew Howard, University of North Carolina
Melissa Jonson-Reid, Washington University in St Louis
Shawna Lee, University of Michigan
Melissa Lippold, University of North Carolina
Steven McMurtry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nate Okpych, Univesity of Chicago
Desmond Patton, Columbia School of Social Work
Brian Perron, University of Michigan
John Ronnau, UTRGV School of Medicine
Michele Rountree, University of Austin
Lisa Schelbe, Florida State University
Kristen Seay, University of South Carolina
Joseph Shields, The Catholic University of America
Susan Stone, UC Berkeley

Doctoral Fellows Award Review Committee
David Cordova, University of Michigan
David Hodge, Arizona State University
Jin Huang, Saint Louis University
Michael Mancini, Saint Louis University
Brandy Maynard, Saint Louis University
Henrika McCoy, University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul Sacco, University of Maryland
Christopher Salas-Wright, Boston University
Michael Vaughn, St. Louis University

Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award Review Committee
Cecilia Ayon, UC-Riverside
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Dilworth-Anderson
Amelia Gavin, University of Washington
Sara Goodkind, University of Pittsburgh
Summer Hawkins, Boston College
Michael Lindsey, NYU
Debora Ortega, University of Denver
Robert Taylor, University of Michigan

Social Policy Award Review Committee
Heidi Allen, Columbia University
Marah Curtis, University of Wisconsin
Anna Haley, Rutgers University
Julie Henly, University of Chicago
Linda Houser, Widener University
Jennifer Manuel, New York University
Darcey Merritt, New York University
Lenna Nepomny, Rutgers University
Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan
Brenda Smith, University of Alabama
Amy Thompson, University of Texas at Austin