James Williams

Principal Investigator, Specialized Center of Excellence,

Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC)

Other ASU affiliations

Center Director, Center for Child Well-Being (CCWB)

Director of the Center for Child Well-Being, School of Social Work (SSW)

Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions

UCENT - Downtown Campus 411 North Central Ave Office 880F PHOENIX, AZ 85004-3920
Mail code: 3920

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Long Bio

James Herbert Williams' research and scholarship focuses on K-12 academic performance, youth violence, delinquency prevention, adolescent substance use, race and gender differences, and mental health service needs and utilization patterns in urban schools.

Prior to joining ASU, served as professor, dean, Distinguished Emil M. Sunley Endowed Chair, and Milton Morris Endowed Chair at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work. He previously served at ASU as Foundation Professor of Youth and Diversity in the School of Social Work.

His funded research has included grants from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Mental Health; the Danforth Foundation; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease; and the departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services.

Williams also has published widely in the area of health promotion, disease prevention among African American women and, most recently, conflict and human security in Northern Kenya.

Education

Ph.D. Social Welfare, University of Washington
M.P.A. Public Administration, University of Colorado
M.S.W. Clinical Social Work, Smith College
B.A. Sociology, Grambling State University

Google Scholar URL

Google Scholar Profile

Research Interests

Child welfare
Youth substance abuse prevention
Race and gender disparities
Mental health services
Urban community practice

Publications

Murphy, J., Van Voorhees, E., O’Connor, K., Tomlinson, C., Matijczak, A., Applebaum, J., Ascione, F., McDonald, S., Williams, J. H. (2021). Positive engagement with pets buffers the impact of intimate partner violence on callous-unemotional traits in children. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication July 18, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211028301.
Matijczak, A., McDonald, S. E., O’Connor, K. E., George, N., Tomlinson, C. A., Murphy, J. L., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2020). Do animal cruelty exposure and positive engagement with pets moderate associations between children’s exposure to intimate partner violence and externalizing behavior problems? Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 6, 601-613. Advance online publication September 8, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-020-00702-3.
Hawkins, R., McDonald, S. E., O’Connor, K., Matijczak, A., Williams, J. H., & Ascione, F. R. (2019). Exposure to intimate partner violence and internalizing symptoms: The moderating effects of positive relationships with pets and animal cruelty exposure. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98. Advance online publication September 12, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104166.
McDonald, S. E., Collins, E. A., Maternick, A., Nicotera, N., Graham-Bermann, S., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2019). Intimate partner violence survivors’ reports of their children’s exposure to companion animal maltreatment: A qualitative study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 2627-2652. Advance online publication January 24, 2017. doi.org/10.1177/0886260516689775.
Hartman, C., Hageman, T., Williams, J. H., Mary, J. S., & Ascione, F. R. (2019). Exploring empathy and callous–unemotional traits as predictors of animal abuse perpetrated by children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 2419–2437. Advance online publication July 25, 2016. doi.org/10.1177/0886260516660971.
Ascione, F. R., McDonald, S. E., Tedeschi, P., & Williams, J. H. (2018). The relations among animal abuse, psychological disorders, and crime: Implications for forensic assessment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 36, 717-‌729. Advance online publication September 12, 2018. doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370.
McDonald, S. E., Cody, A. M., Booth, L. J., Peers, J. R., Luce, C. O., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2018). Animal cruelty among children in violent households: Children's explanations of their behavior. Journal of Family Violence, 33, 469-480. Advance online publication May 17, 2018. doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-9970-7.
Hageman, T. O., Langenderfer-Magruder, L., Greene, T., Williams, J. H., St. Mary, J., McDonald, S. E., & Ascione, F. R. (2018). Intimate partner violence survivors and pets: Exploring practitioners’ experiences in addressing client needs. Families in Society, 99, 134-145. Advance online publication April 12, 2018. doi.org/10.1177/1044389418767836.
Hartman C. A., Hageman, T. O., Williams, J. H., & Ascione, F. R. (2018). Intimate partner violence and animal abuse in an immigrant-rich sample of mother-child dyads recruited from domestic violence programs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33, 1030-1047. Advance online publication November 25, 2015. doi.org/10.1177/0886260515614281.
McDonald, S. E., Ma, L., Green, K. E., Hitti, S. A., Cody, A. M., Donovan, C., Williams, J. H. & Ascione, F. R. (2018), Evaluation of the Parent-Report Inventory of callous–unemotional traits in a sample of children recruited from intimate partner violence services: A multidimensional Rasch analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74, 418–441.
McDonald, S. E., Cody, A., Collins, E., Stim, H., Nicotera, N., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2018). Concomitant exposure to animal abuse and socioemotional adjustment among children exposed to intimate partner violence: A mixed methods study. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11, 353–365. Advance online publication July 11, 2017. doi:10.1007/s40653-017-0176-6.
Collins, E., Cody, A., McDonald, S. E., Nicotera, N., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2018). A template analysis of intimate partner violence survivors’ experiences of animal maltreatment: Implications for safety planning and intervention. Violence Against Women, 24, 452-476. Advance online publication April 2, 2017. doi: 10.1177/1077801217697266
McDonald, S. E., Dmitrieva, J., Shin, S., Hitti, S. A., Graham-Bermann, S., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2017). The role of callous/unemotional traits in mediating the association between animal abuse exposure and behavior problems among children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 72, 421-432.
McDonald, S. E., Corona, R., Maternick, A., Ascione, F., Williams, J. H., & Graham-Bermann, S. (2016). Examining profiles of risk, protection, and resilience among children exposed to intimate partner violence using latent profile analysis. Journal of Family Violence, 31, 849-864.
McDonald, S. E., Shin, S., Corona, R., Maternick, A., Graham-Bermann, S., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2016). Children exposed to intimate partner violence: Identifying differential effects of family environment on children’s trauma and psychopathology symptoms through regression mixture models. Child Abuse & Neglect, 58, 1–11.
McDonald, S. E., Graham-Bermann, S. A., Maternick, A., Ascione, F. R., & Williams, J. H. (2016). Patterns of adjustment among children exposed to intimate partner violence: A person-centered approach. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 9, 137-152.
McDonald, S. E., Collins, E. A., Nicotera, N., Hageman, T. O., Ascione, F. R., Williams, J. H., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2015). Children’s experiences of companion animal maltreatment in households characterized by intimate partner violence. Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 50, 116-127.
McDonald, S. E., Vidacovich, C., Ascione, F. R., Williams, J. H., & Green, K. E. (2015). Validity of the Children’s Treatment of Animals Questionnaire: A Rasch analysis. Anthrozoös, 28, 131-144.
Nebbitt, V. E., Williams, J. H., Lombe, M., McCoy, H., & Stephens, J. K. (2014). Descriptive analysis of individual and community factors among African American youth in urban public housing. Social Work, 59, 231-241.
Kumssa, A., Williams, J. H., Jones, J. F., & Des Marais, E. A. (2014). Conflict and migration: The case of Somali refugees in Northeastern Kenya. Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy, and Practice, 1, 145-156.
Williams, J. H. (2016). Grand challenges for social work: Research, practice, and education. Social Work Research, 40, 67-70.
Williams, J. H., & Des Marais, E. A. (2016). Global health education. Social Work Research, 40, 3-6.
Williams, J. H. (2015). Marshaling social responses to environmental changes. Social Work Research, 39, 195-198.
Williams, J. H. (2015). Potential impact of teachers in securing mental health services for African American children in urban schools. Social Work Research, 39, 131-134.
Williams, J. H. (2015). Unification, crafting imperatives and defining a profession. Social Work Research, 39, 67-69.
Williams, J. H. (2015). Human security to promote capacity-building and sustainable livelihoods interventions. Social Work Research, 39, 3-6.
Williams, J. H. (2014). Acknowledgements and the way forward: The social dimensions of One Health. Social Work Research, 38, 195-196.
Williams, J. H., (2014). How to best address the needs of African American children vulnerable to the continual widening of the achievement gap. Social Work Research, 38, 131-134.
Williams, J. H. (2014). Community research: A renewed focus to encompass a broader ecology. Social Work Research, 38, 67-68.
Williams, J. H. (2014). Economic security and home ownership. Social Work Research, 38, 3-4.
Williams, J. H. (2013). Disparities, disproportionalities, differences, and discrepancies. Social Work Research, 37, 309-311.
Williams, J. H., & Tedeschi, P. (2013). Developing a research agenda that supports global practice. Social Work Research, 37, 165-167.
Williams, J. H. (2013). Social work research: Improving the human condition. Social Work Research, 37, 83-84.
Abrams, L. S., Crewe, S. E., Dettlaff, A., & Williams, J. H. (Eds.) (2023). Social work, white supremacy, and racial justice: Reckoning with our history, interrogating our present, reimagining our future. New York: Oxford University Press.
Barth, R. P., Messing, J. T., Shanks, T. R., & Williams, J. H. (Eds.) (2022). Grand challenges for social work and society: Milestones achieved and opportunities ahead. New York: Oxford University Press.
Bent-Goodley, T., Williams, J. H., Teasley, M. L., & Gorin, S. H. (Eds.) (2019). Grand challenges for society: Evidence-based social work practice. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Kumssa, A., Williams, J. H., & Jones, J. F. (2011). Conflict and Human Security in Africa: Kenya in Perspective. Palgrave MacMillan Press
Herrenkohl, T. I., Aisenberg, E., Williams, J. H., & Jenson, J. M. (2011). Violence in context: Current evidence on risk, protection, and prevention. New York: Oxford University Press. Kumssa, A., Williams, J. H., & Jones, J. F. (2011). Conflict and Human Security in Africa: Kenya in Perspective. Palgrave MacMillan Press
Williams, James Herbert,Limb, G.,Adams, P. Exploring the Intersection of Substance Use, Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment. ntersecting Child Welfare, Substance Abuse, and Family Violence: Culturally Competent Approaches (2006).
Williams, James Herbert,Ayers, C. D.,Van Dorn, R. A.,Arthur, M. W. Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Delinquency and Conduct Disorder. Risk and Resiliency in Childhood: An Ecological Perspective (2004).

Research Activity

Extended Foster Care Success Coach Program Evaluation Project DC21-000034 - 24.1.10 (PI James Herbert Williams) Funded by the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $1,564,265.00; 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2026.

Cultural Humility/Responsiveness and Empathy Training Professional Development Program DCS2100034 24.1.9 (PI James Herbert Williams) Funded by the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $1,088,141.48; 1/1/2023 - 6/30/2025.

Arizona CEAL COVID Consortium: Promoting Health Equity during the COVID Pandemic; Community-Engagement Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities (CEAL) ROA: OTA-20-011B (PI, Sabrina Oesterle) (CO-I, James Herbert Williams), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Total Award: $684,561.00; 9/9/2020-3/31/2023.

Leveraging Bio-Cultural Mechanisms to Maximize the Impact of Multi-Level Preventable Disease Interventions with Southwest Populations U54 2U54MD002316, $7,101,250.00 (PI Flavio F. Marsiglia), Community Engagement & Dissemination Core (PI, James Herbert Williams), Funded by National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Totals Award for CEDC: $355,063.00; 09/01/2017- 08/30/2022 (no cost extension) 09/01/2022-08/30/2023.

Title IV-E Stipend Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Child Welfare Education DC201700002 23.1.8 (PI James Herbert Williams; Co-PI Miguel Vieyra), Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $5,786,312.00; 07/01/2020-06/30/2021.

Title IV-E Stipend Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Child Welfare Education DC201700002 23.1.7 (PI James Herbert Williams; Co-PIs Lynn Holly, Miguel Vieyra), Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $7,825,103.00; 07/01/2019-06/30/2020.

Title IV-E Stipend Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Child Welfare Education DC201700002 23.1.6 (PI James Herbert Williams; Co-PIs Lynn Holly; Ramona Denby-Brinson), Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $6,735,165.00; 07/01/2018-06/30/2019.

Title IV-E Stipend Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Child Welfare Education DC201700002 23.1.5 (PI James Herbert Williams; Co-PI Lynn Holly), Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/Arizona Department of Child Safety, Total Award $8,072,375.00; 07/01/2017-06/30/2018.

Pets in Families Project: Examining impact of animal abuse and intimate partner violence on child behavior, 2015 – 0709 (PI, James Herbert Williams), Funded by American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASCPA). These supplemental funds were to support the completion of data collection for a longitudinal assessment of 291 mother – child dyads. Total Award: $67,408.00; 08/13/2015 – 08/13/2016

Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Mental Health Correlates of Concomitant Exposure to Animal Abuse, 5 R01 HD066503; (PI, James Herbert Williams), Funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Total Award: $1,548,493.00; 09/02/10 – 06/30/16.

Mobilizing social work as a resource for eliminating behavioral health disparities: A behavioral health disparities curriculum infusion project, (PI, James Herbert Williams), A cooperative agreement between the US HHS Office of Minority Health and the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, Total Award: $100,000.00; 03/01/2011 – 04/30/2013.

Human security in Northern Kenya: Assessment, capacity-building and operational tools to promote sustainable livelihoods and conflict management, (Co-PIs, James Herbert Williams, John F. Jones, Asfaw Kumssa), Funded by The Office of Internationalization, University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work – University of Denver, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Africa Office, Total Award: $128,000.00; 07/01/2008 – 6/30/2011.

Child neglect: Service paths and young adult outcomes, 2R01 MH061733-04A1; Investigator, (PI Melissa Jonson-Reid), Funded by National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Total Award $1,250,000.00; 12/01/2003 – 11/30/2008.

Advancing knowledge on disproportionate minority confinement, Investigator, (Social Development Research Group, University of Washington), Funded by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Total Award: $15,000.00; 01/01/2004 - 06/30/2004.

Child neglect: Cross-sector, service use pathways and outcomes, 5 R01 MH6173302; Investigator, (PI, Melissa Jonson-Reid), Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Total Award: $784,935.00; 9/30/2000 - 02/29/2004.

The healthy students/safe schools’ violence prevention initiative, Principal Investigator, Funded by The Department of Justice, Department of Education, and Department of Health and Human Services, Total Award: $80,000.00; 10/1/1999 - 9/30/2002.

Courses

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 623	Program Evaluation

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 623	Program Evaluation

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 623	Program Evaluation

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 792	Research
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 792	Research
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 795	Continuing Registration
SWG 795	Continuing Registration

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 792	Research
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 795	Continuing Registration
SWG 790	Reading and Conference

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 792	Research
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 795	Continuing Registration

2020 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 792	Research
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 792	Research
SWG 790	Reading and Conference
SWG 799	Dissertation
SWG 795	Continuing Registration
SWG 795	Continuing Registration

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 720	Phil of Sci Issues in Soc Wk

Presentations

Williams, James, Howard, M. Mental Assessments and Interventions in the Juvenile Justice System. Justice, Ethics, and Interdisciplinary Teaching and Practice: Mental Health and the Law.
Williams, James, Jonson-Reid, M. Contextual Indicators of Poor African American Families Involvement in the Family Court System. Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James. Cultural Factors Related to Childhood Obesity and Diabetes. Weighing in on Children’s Health: Tipping the Scale on Obesity, Nutrition and Fitness. 2006 Annie E. Casey Foundation Community Health Summit
Williams, James. Cultural Relevancy of a Diabetes Prevention Program for African American Women. MHRC Annual Conference
Williams, James. Current Trends and Challenges Facing Social Work Education in the United States. The International Conference of Social Reflection on Social Work Education and Social Work Practice
Williams, James. Promoting Positive Youth Development.
Williams, James. Social Work & Prevention Science: Effective Programming for Delinquency and Substance Use. The International Conference Social Work Practice with Disadvantaged Families in Taiwan: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Century
Williams, James. Understanding African American Male Issues in Public Schools.
Williams, James. African-American Families: Understanding the Relationship between Substance Abuse and Family Violence. Task Force Meeting on Cultural Competence in Child Welfare Practice: A Collaboration between Practitioners and Academics
Williams, James, Davis, L., Johnson, S., Miller-Cribbs, J., Saunders, J., Williams, T. Understanding the Effects of Substance Use, Norms, and Financial Stress on Academic Outcomes of African-American Adolescents. Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, Davis, L., Saunders, J., Williams, T., Williams, J. Longitudinal Study of High School Graduation among African-American Youth. Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, de Groot, M., Auslander, W., Williams, J., Haire-Joshu, D., Houston, C. Poverty as a Predictor of Depression among African-American Women. 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions
Williams, James, Van Dorn, R. Investigating the Co-Occurrence of Mental Illness and Substance Use and Violence in Young Adulthood. Third International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health
Williams, James, Williams, J., Auslander, W., Haire-Joshua, D., Houston, C. The Applicability of the Theory of Reasoned Action to Low-Income African-American Women in Health Promotion Programming. Third International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health
Williams, James. Cross-System Issues and Co-Occurring Conditions: Prevention and Early Intervention.
Williams, James, Wei, H. Investigating Relationships between Peer Victimization, Feelings Toward School, and Maladjustment among Six Grade Students. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, Williams, J., Horvath, V., Wei, H. Exploring Teachers Perspectives of African American Children's Mental Health Services Needs in Urban Elementary Schools. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James. Human Service Delivery Systems: The Intersection between Race and Class. Storms, Politics, and the Destruction of the American Gulf Coast. A Washington University Faculty Roundtable on What Hurricane Katrina Wrought
Williams, James. Social Work Education in the United States: Examining Current Trends and Future Challenges. International Seminar on Social Welfare in Asia and the Pacific
Williams, James. Summit on Social Work and the Neurobiology of Addictions
Williams, James. Community Programming: A Way to Reach Urban Youth. 75th Anniversary Conference, AFraming Social Work Agendas for the Future
Williams, James, Auslander, W., McMillen, C., Stiffman, A., Williams, J., Krebill, H., Elze, D., Thompson, R., Robinson, A. Methodological Strategies of Community-Based Intervention Research: Successes and Pitfalls. Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, Davis, L., Miller-Cribbs, J., Johnson, S., Saunders, J., Williams, T. Predicting Academic Success of African American High School Students. Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, Johnson-Reid, M. Incarcerated Adolescents and Serious Emotional Disturbance. Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research
Williams, James, Van Dorn, R. Adolescent Offending Behavior: Understanding the Transition from Nonviolent to Violent Offending. Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research

Honors / Awards

2019 – Shanti K. Khinduka Lecture in Social Development – 21st ICSD International Conference of Strengthening Social Development to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

2019 – Visiting Lecturer – SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland, Erasmus+: European Union Programme for Education.

2018 – Young Zen Lecture – East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

2018 – Distinguished Professor – School of Sociology, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing Shi, China.

2017 – Arizona Centennial Professor of Social Welfare Services – School of Social Work, Arizona State University.

2016 – Dean Emeritus – University of Denver

2016 – Distinguished Emil M. Sunley Endowed Chair – University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work

2016 – Fellow – American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

2016 – Fellow - Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)

2013 – University Summer Commencement Speaker – University of Denver

2013 – Distinguished Alumnus Award – University of Washington, School of Social Work

2013 – Day-Garrett Award – Smith College, School for Social Work

2011 – Clinical Social Work Advocate Award – Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work

2010 – Milton Morris Endowed Chair – University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work

2006 – Foundation Professor of Youth and Diversity – Arizona State University, School of Social Work

2001 – E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity – Washington University, St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work

Editorships

Editor-in-Chief Social Work Research, 2013 – 2017.

Member

International Editorial Advisory Board, Regional Development Studies, 2011-2014.

Editorial Board, Social Work Research, 2011 – 2013.

Editorial Board, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2004 - Present.

Editorial Board, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2007 – 2011.

Consulting Editor, Social Work Research, 2009 - 2011

Book Committee, National Association of Social Workers, 2008 – 2010.

Editorial Board, Research on Social Work Practice, 1999 - 2006.

Editorial Board, Journal of Social Service Research, 2002-2005.

Advisory Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 1998-2001.

Consulting Editor, Social Work Research, 1999-2001.

Reviewer

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Criminology

Families in Society

Health Education and Behavior

Journal of Adolescent Health

Journal of Applied Social Sciences

Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Journal of Social Service Research

Justice Quarterly

Prevention Science

Research on Social Work Practice

Social Work Research

Violence and Victims

Professional Associations

Society for Social Work and Research Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology Council on Social Work Education Society for Prevention Research National Association of Social Workers

Consulting

Program Evaluator, Saint Louis Partnership for Safe Schools/Healthy Students, Saint Louis Public Schools, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1999 - 2003.

Consultant & Planner, Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative, thirdland Consulting Resource Team, Saint Louis, Missouri, 2000 - 2002.

Consultant, Community Participation to Assess Non-Financial Barriers to Health Care. Access to Health Project of Saint Louis 2004, Saint Louis, Missouri, 2000 - 2001.

Consultant, Planning Initiative for Local Leadership Development Program. Saint Louis 2004, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1999.

Consultant, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, & Hamilton, New York, New York, 1996 - 1997.

Consultant and Trainer, State of Washington, Division of Children & Family Services, Department of Social & Health Services, Olympia, Washington, 1991 - 1994.

Industry Positions

Social Worker, Trauma Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 1991 - 1994.

Social Worker, University of Washington Medical Center Virology (AIDS/HIV) Clinic, Seattle, Washington, 1990 - 1991.

Social Worker, Colorado Springs School District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1989 - 1990.

Social Worker, Memorial Hospital, Pediatrics and Pediatric Oncology, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1988 - 1989.

Social Worker, Colorado Department of Health, AIDS Risk Reduction Programs, Denver, Colorado, 1987 - 1988.

Community Advocate, African American Community Outreach Program, El Paso County Department of Public Health, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1988.

Program Planner, Stay Well: A Health Symposium for Lesbian and Gay Men, Colorado Department of Public Health, Denver, Colorado, 1985.

Medical Social Consultant, Colorado Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health, Denver, Colorado, 1981 - 1987.

Adult Service Unit Supervisor, Grant County Department of Social Services, Lancaster, Wisconsin, 1978 - 1980.

Program Coordinator, Grant County Coordinated Adult Respite Services, Wisconsin Department of Aging and Adult Services, 1979 - 1980.

Social Worker, Adams County Department of Social Services, Commerce City, Colorado, 1976 - 1977.

Expertise Areas

Child Welfare

Clinical Social Work

Social Work