Kristin Ferguson
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Mail code: 3920Campus: Dtphx
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Kristin Ferguson is a professor at the Arizona State University's School of Social Work and director of the Center for Human Capital and Youth Development. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of vocational interventions for homeless and opportunity youth that integrate employment and clinical services, including supported employment and social enterprises. Over the past two decades, she has focused her research primarily in two areas:
1) design, implementation and evaluation of supported employment and social enterprise interventions for homeless youth combined with assessment of intervention feasibility, effectiveness, and implementation; and
2) rigorous evaluation across seven U.S. cities to examine the environmental and psychosocial conditions affecting youth homelessness and unemployment.
- Ph.D. International Comparative Social Welfare Policy and Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX) and Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico)
- M.S.W. Interpersonal Practice; minor: Community Organization, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
- B.A. Psychology; minor: Spanish, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
REALYST is a national collaborative of academic and community partners that uses research to inform innovative policies, programs and services aimed at ending homelessness and housing instability among young people. We believe that understanding youth homelessness helps communities create effective solutions for preventing it.
REALYST: https://www.realyst.org/
Lee, W., & Ferguson, K. (In Press). The role of local businesses in addressing multidimensional needs of homeless populations. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Shelton, J., DeChants, J., Bender, K., Hsu, H-T., Santa Maria, D., Petering, R., Ferguson, K., Narendorf, S., & Barman-Adhikari, A. (2018). Homelessness and housing experiences among LGBTQ young adults in seven U.S. cities. CityScape, 20(3), 9-33. Available online at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/cityscpe/vol20num3/index.html
Santa Maria, D., Flash, C. A., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Petering, R., Hsu, H-T., Shelton, J., Bender, K., & Ferguson, K. (2018). Knowledge and attitudes about PrEP among homeless young adults: Findings from 7 U.S. cities. Journal of Adolescent Health. Available through OnlineFirst at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.06.023
Santa Maria, D., Flash, C. A., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Petering, R., Hsu, H-T., Shelton, J., Bender, K., & Ferguson, K. (2018). Implications for PrEP update in young adults experiencing homelessness: A mixed methods study. AIDS Education and Prevention-An Interdisciplinary Journal
Ferguson, K. (2018). Employment outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of two employment interventions with homeless youth. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(1), 1-21. doi:10.1086/696372
Ferguson, K., Teixeira, S., Wernick, L., & S., Burghardt, S. (2018). Macro therapeutic interventions: The impact of macro-level interventions on mental health. Journal of Social Work, 18(6), 679-702. https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1177/1468017318757160
Helderop, E., Ferguson, K., Grubesic, A., & Bender, K. (2018). Predicting homeless young adults’ movement: Artificial neural networks and generalized linear models. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(1), 89-106. doi:10.1086/696129
Ferguson, K., Bender, K., & Thompson, S. J. (2018). Risk and resilience factors associated with formal and informal income generation among homeless young adults in three U.S. cities. Youth & Society, 50(3), 351-376. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X15600722
Kim, Y., Bender, K., Ferguson, K., Begun, S., & DiNitto, D. (2018). Understanding trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among homeless young adults: the importance of victimization experiences in childhood and once homeless. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 26(3) 131-142. https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1177/1063426617710239
Ferguson, K. (2017). Nonvocational outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of two employment interventions for homeless youth. Research on Social Work Practice. doi:10.1177/1049731517709076
Ferguson, K., Helderop, E., Bender, K., & Grubesic, A. (2016). Predicting geographic transience in homeless young adults across three U.S. cities: Who are these frequent flyers and distance travelers? Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26(7-8), 648-663. doi:10.1080/10911359.2016.1252706
Ferguson, K. (2016). From victims of market forces to entrepreneurs: Rethinking the role of supported employment and social entrepreneurship in behavioral health interventions. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 40(4), 397-409. doi:10.1080/23303131.2016.1157115
Ferguson, K., Bender, K., & Thompson, S. J. (2016). Predicting illegal income generation among homeless male and female young adults: Understanding strains and responses to strains. Children and Youth Services Review, 63, 101-109. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.016
Maccio, E. M., & Ferguson, K. (2016). Services to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth: Gaps and recommendations. Children and Youth Services Review, 63, 47-57. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.008
Ferguson, K., Bender, K., & Thompson, S. J. (2015). Gender, coping strategies, homelessness stressors, and income generation among homeless young adults in three cities. Social Science and Medicine, 135, 47-55. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.04.028
Ferguson, K., & Maccio, E. M. (2015). Promising programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning runaway and homeless youths. Journal of Social Service Research, 41(5), 659-683. doi:10.1080/01488376.2015.1058879
Principal Investigator. Opportunities for Youth Initiative. Funded by the Ellis Center for Educational Excellence. (2019-present)
Principal Investigator. Employer Engagement and Youth Outreach/Retention Strategy in Phoenix. Funded by the National Philanthropic Trust and National 100K Opportunities Initiative. (2019-present)
Principal Investigator. Increasing income and wealth of middle-income households with opportunity youth in Maricopa County through a Workforce Engagement Center at Desert Sky Mall. Funded by Schmidt Futures. (2018-present)
Principal Investigator. Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Performance Partnership Pilot for Disconnected Youth Award. (2018-present)
Courses
2023 Fall
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SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
2023 Spring
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SWG 585 | Macro Social Work Practice |
2022 Fall
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SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
2021 Fall
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SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
SWG 682 | Community Participation Strats |
2021 Spring
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SWG 682 | Community Participation Strats |
2020 Fall
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SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
2020 Spring
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SWG 682 | Community Participation Strats |
2019 Fall
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SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
2019 Spring
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SWG 682 | Community Participation Strats |
Editorial Board Reviewer, Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Guest Reviewer, Journal of Research on Adolescence
Guest Reviewer, Journal of Primary Prevention
Guest Reviewer, Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Guest Reviewer, Journal of Juvenile Justice
Guest Reviewer, Youth & Society
Co-Chair, Policy, Administration, and Community Practice (PAC) Curriculum Committee, ASU School of Social Work
Faculty Advisor, School of Social Work Standards Committee
Member, Doctoral Committee, ASU School of Social Work
Faculty Affiliate, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), ASU School of Social Work