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Events 22-23
January 11 - 15, 2023 - 27th SSWR Conference
Please see below for daily schedules featuring UCLA Social Welfare faculty and current students. All in-person and virtual presentations are in Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST).
Please click on each date below for a detailed list of UCLA Luskin Social Welfare presentations or please view this PDF for a compilation of presentations.
An asterisk notes a presenting author.
Thursday, January 12
Meet the Scientist Luncheon (12:15 PM – 1:30 PM)
Speakers/Presenters: Laura Abrams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Autumn Asher BlackDeer, PhD, MSW, University of Denver, Kasey Claborn, PhD, na, Maxine Davis, PhD, Rutgers University School of Social Work, Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW, University of Denver, Justin Harty, PhD, Arizona State University, Kristian Jones, PhD, na, Arati Maleku, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Felicia Mitchell, PhD, Arizona State University, Camille Quinn, PhD, The Ohio State University, Smitha Rao, PhD, MSW, MSc, Ohio State University and Durrell Washington, University of Chicago
ePoster Presentations (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM)
Oral Presentations (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM)
Latent Classes and Longitudinal Patterns of Material Hardship As Predictors of Child Wellbeing
Speakers/Presenters: *Margaret Thomas, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Jihyun Oh, MSW, PhD student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy
ePoster Presentations (3:15 PM – 4:45 PM)
Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Contact, Comfort Attending Sexual Venues, and Sexual Safety Practices in a Global Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
Speakers/Presenters: *Juan Jauregui, MPH, MSW, Doctoral Student, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Alex Garner, Director of Community Engagement, MPact Global, Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Sean Howell, Co-Founder, Hornet, Ian W. Holloway, PhD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Health and Well-Being
Oral Presentations (3:15 PM – 4:45 PM)
Gender-Based Violence and Suicide Ideation Among Gender Variant Communities in the United States
Speakers/Presenters: *Latoya A. Small, PhD, Assistant Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA, Sarah Godoy, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Caitlin Lau, MSW, Data Analyst, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Todd M. Franke, PhD, Professor of Social Welfare and Doctoral Program Chair, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Gender
Oral Presentations (3:15 PM – 4:45 PM)
Black and Latinx Youth Organizers’ Perceptions of Structural Racial Discrimination in Relation to Gun Violence
Speakers/Presenters: *Taylor Reed, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Sara Wilf, Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Victoria Millet, BS, Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Stephanie Ortiz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Laura Wray-Lake, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Communities and Neighborhoods
Friday, January 13
ePoster Presentations (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Examining Young Black and Latinx Organizers’ Experiences of Discrimination from Peers within Organizing Spaces
Speakers/Presenters: *Sara Wilf, MPA, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Taylor Reed, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Victoria Millet, BS, Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Laura Wray-Lake, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Ortiz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Cluster: Civic Engagement and Participation
ePoster Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:45 AM)
Predicting Family Engagement in Early Head Start
Speakers/Presenters: *Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, Social Welfare PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Monique Chantelle Aguirre, BSW, Student, University of Utah
Cluster: Evidence Based Practice
Oral Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:45 AM)
Suicide Attempt and Suicide Ideation Among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV
Speakers/Presenters: *Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Cal Brisbin, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Elizabeth Wu, MPH, Research Director, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Ayako Ochoa, JD, Adjunct Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Ian W. Holloway, PhD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research
Symposia (3:45 PM – 5:15 PM)
Cooperation and Conflict: The Paradoxical Relationship between Social Work and Law Enforcement
Speakers/Presenters: Leah Jacobs, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Matthew Bakko, MSW, MA, PhD Student, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI, Sandra Leotti, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, Bethany Murray, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Jennifer Erwin, JD, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL, Alex Fixler, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, C. Riley Hostetter, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Denver, Denver, CO, Stephen Tomczak, PhD, MSW, Professor, Southern Connecticut State University, Elizabeth Allen, PhD, LCSW, Adjunct Professor, University of Saint Joseph, Niantic, CT, Meg Panichelli, PhD, Assistant Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
Cluster: Crime and Criminal Justice
ePoster Presentations (5:30 PM – 7:00 PM)
Examining How Black and Latinx Youth Heal in Youth-Led Anti-Gun Violence Organizing Spaces
Speakers/Presenters: *Victoria Millet, BS, Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Taylor Reed, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Sara Wilf, Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Stephanie Ortiz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Laura Wray-Lake, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Civic Participation
Saturday, January 14
Special Interest Groups (7:00 AM – 8:00 AM)
Queer Students in Social Work Research (QSSWR)
Convener: Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: N/A
Special Interest Groups (7:00 AM – 8:00 AM)
Policy Research & Social Work
Conveners: Vincent Fusaro, PhD, Boston College, Margaret Thomas, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, David Rothwell, Oregon State University, Yu-Ling Chang, PhD, University of California, Berkeley and Kristina Nikolova, PhD, Wayne State University
Cluster: N/A
Oral Presentations (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Sexual and Gender Minority Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
Speakers/Presenters: *Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Violence against Women and Children
ePoster Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:15 AM)
Trend in School Violence Victimization in the Last Two Decades- the Case of Secondary Schools in California
Speakers/Presenters: *Ron Avi Astor, PhD, Professor, UCLA, Woodland Hills, CA, Rami Benbenishty, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew university of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Ilan Roziner, PhD, Senior Researcher, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Cluster: Adolescent Violence/Delinquency/Homelessness
ePoster Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:15 AM)
Essential Yet Undervalued: Voices of Filipino/x American Low-Wage Frontline Workers during COVID-19
Speakers/Presenters: *Cindy Sangalang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Health and Mental Health
Oral Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:15 AM)
Cheated an Upbringing of Boyhood: Transmasculine Latinx Experience
Speakers/Presenters: *Javier Garcia-Perez, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
ePoster Presentations (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
Screening, Service Provision, and Information Sharing Practices
Speakers/Presenters: *D. Michael Applegarth, MSW, Ph.D. Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Benjamin Adams, M.S., Senior Advisor, National Institute of Justice, DC
Cluster: Juvenile Justice Administration
Roundtable (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
Keeping the P in PAR during Analysis: A Critical Discussion on Participatory Strategies to Analyzing Data and Building Solutions to Social Problems
Organizer: *Dominique Mikell Montgomery, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Research Design and Measurement
Sunday, January 15
Oral Presentations (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Family-Related Stress and Social Support: The Experiences of Filipino American Essential Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speakers/Presenters: Marisa Montoya, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Brenda Coronel, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Carolina Alejo, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Cindy Sangalang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander-Focused Research
Roundtable (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Youth Justice at a Crossroads: A Discussion of Visions for the Next Horizon
Organizer: Julia Lesnick, University of California-Los Angeles
Speakers/Presenters: Laura Abrams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Durrell Washington, MSW, University of Chicago, Karen Kolivoski, PhD, MSW, Howard University and Charles Lea, PhD, MSW, University of Houston
Cluster: Crime and Criminal Justice
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Addressing Disparities in University Sexual Violence: Student-Driven Solutions for Healing and Equity
Organizer: Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Comparing Perceived Title IX Training Effectiveness to Knowledge of UC Campus Resources
Speakers/Presenters: *Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Marisa Imbroane, Undergraduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Sara Wilf, MPA, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Laura Liévano-Karim, MPP, Doctoral Student, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Jianchao Lai, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Ariana Schieferle, Student Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, Kalani Phillips, MPH, CPH, PhD Student, University of California, Irvine, Joanne Probert, MSN, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Students’ Perceptions of the Interplay Between Sexual Violence and Alcohol Consumption at a Large Public University in Los Angeles, California
Speakers/Presenters: *Claire Amabile (MPH/MSW student), University of California, Los Angeles, Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Jennifer Wagman, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
Examining Differences in Undergraduate and Graduate Student Survivor Resource-Seeking Experiences
Speakers/Presenters: *Sara Wilf, MPA, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Laura Knittig, BS, Medical Student, Sam Houston State University, Selene Betancourt, BA, Master of Public Policy Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Laura Liévano-Karim, MPP, Doctoral Student, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Jianchao Lai, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Ariana Schieferle, Student Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, Kalani Phillips, MPH, CPH, PhD Student, University of California, Irvine, Joanne Probert, MSN, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
The Challenge of Diverse Campuses: An Examination of Asian and Latinx Students’ Knowledge and Utilization of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Resources
Speakers/Presenters: *Jianchao Lai, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Laura Liévano-Karim, MPP, Doctoral student, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Eunhee Park, MPH, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Marisa Imbroane, Undergraduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Sara Wilf, MPA, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Ariana Schieferle, Student Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, Kalani Phillips, MPH, CPH, PhD Student, University of California, Irvine, Joanne Probert, MSN, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco, Sean Sugai, Undergraduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Symposia (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
International Students’ Awareness and Utilization of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on- and Off-Campus Resources
Speakers/Presenters: *Jianchao Lai, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Laura Liévano-Karim, MPP, Doctoral student, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Sara Wilf, MPA, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Kathan, MSSW, PhD Student, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Ariana Schieferle, Student Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, Kalani Phillips, MPH, CPH, PhD Student, University of California, Irvine, Joanne Probert, MSN, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco
Cluster: Violence Against Women and Children
Oral Presentations (9:45 AM – 11:15 AM)
Health Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moderator: Cindy Sangalang, University of California, Los Angeles
Cluster: Health
Roundtable (9:45 AM – 11:15 AM)
Achieving Juvenile Justice through Abolition
Speakers/Presenters: Toyan Harper, AM, University of Chicago, Alizé Hill, AM, University of Chicago, Taylor Reed, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles, Ashley Jackson, MSW, Washington University in Saint Louis and Cortney VanHook, MSW, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Cluster: Crime and Criminal Justice
ePoster Presentations (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
“I Don’t Feel like Drugs Are Taking over Anymore”: Transition Age Young Adults’ Conceptualizations of Health and Well-Being during Reentry
Speakers/Presenters: *Noor Toraif, MA, Doctoral Student, Boston University, MA, Laura Abrams, PhD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Taylor Reed, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles, Christopher Bondoc, Research Assistant, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, CA, Elizabeth Barnert, MD, Pediatrician, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, CA
Cluster: Re-Entry and Criminal Desistance
Oral Presentations (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Moderator: Ian W. Holloway, PhD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cluster: Health
