2018-19 Doctoral Candidates

2018-19 DOCTORAL CANDIDATES KU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES SEEKING ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS socwel.ku.edu

LETTER

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R FROM THE DEAN I am excited to introduce you to our Ph.D. graduates and candidates who are seeking academic positions starting fall 2019.

The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare is rooted in the Strengths Perspective. Our dedicated researcher/scholars prepare students to practice with integrity and competence; advancing the science and knowledge base of social work through scholarship and research; and participating in community-engaged service.

Our doctoral program equips graduates with the critical knowledge and skills they need to become innovators as researchers, scholars, educators, social policy analysts and academic leaders. Our graduating cohort reflects this commitment.

This year we will graduate experts on social inclusion, migration, human rights, and transformative social work practice, socio-ecological model of child maltreatment prevention, integrated healthcare, social and economic justice, health, and well-being during the transition to adulthood, and border issues. I encourage you to read further for a more comprehensive look at each scholar.

If you would like more information about any of our graduates, please feel free to contact me, our Doctoral Program Director Andrew Zinn, or the scholar.

Sincerely, Michelle Mohr Carney, Ph.D Dean and Professor, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare

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Jennifer Chappell Deckert page 6

Deborah Moon page 10

Ashley Palmer page 14

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JENNIFER CHAPPELL DECKER P.O. Box 528, North Newton, Kansas 67117 • jchappelld@ku.edu

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Expected May 2018 Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ann Weick Scholar Dissertation Title: A Qualitative Study of a Learning Delegation to the Border of the United States and Mexico

Master of Social Work

Interpersonal Practice and Community Organization University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1998

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE • 2009 to 2012: International Service Worker in Human Rights Documentation and the Accompaniment of Victims of Political Violence, Mennonite Central Committee, Bogotá, Colombia • 2007 to 2012: Domestic and Family Mediator & Mediation Trainer, Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Newton, Kansas • 1998 to 2005: School Social Worker, Harvey County Special Education Department, Newton, Kansas 6

RT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING INTERESTS To accompany and encourage students to explore new social, intellectual, and emotional concepts that move them forward in their development as social work professionals; To foster a classroom community that feels safe and encourages questions, risk-taking, and the authentic and collaborative exchange of ideas; To provide students with access to and interaction with perspectives from marginalized populations and lived experience that is different from their own

COURSES TAUGHT Instructor of Record Department of Social Work, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas • 2016 to present: Intervention in Human Systems, Field Experience, Field Instruction, Research Methods, Pre-practice Seminar • 2005 to 2009: Human Behavior in a Social Environment, Field Experience, Pre-practice Seminar I, Pre-practice Seminar II • 2003 to 2004: Social Work Field Instructor School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas • 2014 to 2015: Social Work in Child and Family Settings (blended), Practice Seminar 1 Department of Education, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas • 2005 to 2009: Introduction to Infants, Children, and Youth with Special Needs College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Newman University, Wichita, Kansas • 2002 to 2003 Social Work Field Instructor

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JENNIFER CHAPPELL DECKE P.O. Box 528, North Newton, Kansas 67117 • jchappelld@ku.edu

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS • • • •

2017: University of Kansas Center for Migration Studies Graduate Research Grant 2016: University of Kansas Doctoral Student Research Fund 2015 to 2017: Ann Weick Scholarship for University of Kansas Doctoral Studies 2013 to 2016: University of Kansas Center for Mental Health Research and Innovation Graduate Research Assistant • 2015 to 2017: University of Kansas Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Initiative Graduate Research Assistant • 2016: Bethel College Entrepreneurial Grant in Collaboration with Kauffman Museum, Bethel College Instructional Equipment Grant • 2017: Bethel College Faculty Development Grant, Bethel College Teaching Development Grant

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH INTERESTS Social work scholar who uses feminist qualitative methods to study social inclusion, migration, human rights, and transformative social work practice.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Warren, S. & Chappell Deckert, J. (2018). Teaching Social Workers Contemplative Practices for Self-Care. Social Work. Under review.

Thomas, J. & Chappell Deckert, J. (2018). The Be Smart Initiative: Educating Social Workers on Safe Gun Practices. Heath and Social Work. Under Review.

Chappell Deckert, J., Warren, S., & Britton, H. (2018). Midwestern Service Provider Narratives of Migrant Experiences: Legibility, Vulnerability, and Exploitation in Human Trafficking. Advances in Social Work, 18(3), 887-910.

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ERT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS CONT. Barrett-Fox, R., Chappell Deckert, J. C., Greenfield, J. C., Kucharczyk, S., & Thomas, J. M. (2018). 400 Words at a Time: Transforming Our Writing in Academia. Writing as a Way of Staying Human in a Time that Isn’t, 81.

Chappell Deckert, J. and Koenig, T. (2016). The Transformative Power of Perplexity in Social Work Practice. Qualitative Social Work. doi: 1473325017710086.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS 2018 400 Words at a Time: Transforming Our Writing in Academia,” Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL. (with Johanna Thomas) 2018 The Be SMART Program: Educating Social Workers on Safe Gun Practices,” Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL. (with Johanna Thomas) 2018 The Things We Carry: An Ethics Workshop on Immigration, Social Work, and Museums,” Kauffman Museum, North Newton, KS (with Ada Schmidt-Tieszen, Andi Schmidt Andres, and Linda Schmitt).

2017 Migrant Identity, Inclusion, and Representation in Qualitative Social Work Research: Museums, Social Work, and the “Immigrant Trunk,” International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL. 2016 Midwestern Service Provider Narratives of Migrant Experiences: Legibility, Vulnerability, and Exploitation in Human Trafficking. Migration With(out) Boundaries, Lansing, Michigan. (with Hannah Britton) 2016 Using Strengths-based Collaborative Pathway Maps to Understand Community Inclusion of People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. International Congress of Qualitative Research, Champaign, IL. (with John Bomhoff)

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DEBORAH MOON 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66045 • debby-moon@ku.edu

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Expected May 2019 Dissertation Title: Preventing maltreatment through integrated primary care: A realist evaluation

Master of Social Welfare

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012 Mental Health Specialization

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE • Feb. 2013 to Aug. 2014: Social Worker II (Outpatient Mental Health Therapist), Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland • Aug. 2012 to Feb. 2013: Therapist I, Villa Maria Outpatient Mental Health Clinic at Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Timonium, Maryland

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TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING INTERESTS Human behavior in the social environment, Diversity and cultural competency, Social work practice, Cognitive behavior therapy

COURSES TAUGHT Lecturer School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas • 2017 to 2018: Human Behavior in the Social Environment (Traditional)

Graduate Teaching Assistant (independent teaching) School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas • 2016 to 2017: Human Behavior in the Social Environment (Blended), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Blended)

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS • 2018 to 2019: Social Work Healthcare Education and Leadership Scholars (HEALS) Doctoral Fellowship. Funded through the New York Community Trust Robert and Ellen Popper Scholarship Fund. Administered by NASW & CSWE. $17,900.

• 2018 to 2019: Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, $30,000.

• 2018: Graduate Studies Research Support Award. University of Kansas, Office of Graduate Studies. $1391.96.

• 2017 to 2018: The Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Kansas, $500 11

DEBORAH MOON 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66045 • debby-moon@ku.edu

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH INTERESTS Socio-ecological model of child maltreatment prevention, Trauma-informed care, Trauma-Sensitive School, Integrated Healthcare, Implementation science, Health systems research.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Moon, D.J., Damman, J.L., & Romero, A. (2018). The effects of primary care– based parenting interventions on parenting and child behavioral outcomes: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 1524838018774424. doi: 10.1177/1524838018774424 Akin, B. A., Yan, Y., McDonald, T., & Moon, J. (2017). Changes in parenting practices during Parent Management Training Oregon (PMTO) model with parents of children in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 181-191.

Moon, J., Williford, A. & Mendenhall, A. (2017). Educators’ perceptions of youth mental health: Implications for training and the promotion of mental health services in schools. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 384-391.

Frauenholtz, S. I., Mendenhall, A., & Moon, J. (2017). The role of school employees’ mental health knowledge in interdisciplinary collaborations to support the academic success of students experiencing mental health distress. Children & Schools, 39(2), 71-79.

Moon, J. (2016). Developing integrative perspectives of social work identity through dialectics. British Journal of Social Work, 47(5), 1326-1343.

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Moon, D.J., Ellerbeck, K., Bellinger, S., Gordon, C., Kelly, K., Coleman, S., Wright, S., Deckert, C., & Nelson, E. (2019). Rural healthcare capacity building through technology: Evaluation of the “Help! It might be Autism” ECHO. MetaECHO (Extention for Community Healthcare Outcomes) 2019: Infinite Possibilities.

Albuquerque. NM. Mar. 13-16. (Abstract Accepted).

Moon, D.J., (2019) Preventing Family Violence through Healthy Parenting in Primary Care. 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). San Francisco, CA, January 16-20. (Abstract Accepted).

Moon, D.J., Brekke, G., Mackay, C., Geana, M., Gills, J., Zganjar, A., Thrasher, B., Griebling, T., & Ellis, S. (2018). Identifying rural community urology needs to enhance the ability to offer clinical trials: Theoretical domains framework analysis.

11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Cohosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth. Washington, D.C., Dec 3-5. (Abstract Accepted).

Moon, J., Damman, J., & Romero, A. (2018). Preventing maltreatment through primary care-based parenting interventions: A systematic review. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s 25th Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA, Jun. 13-16.

Moon, J. (2017). Healthy parenting in primary care: Capacity building for pediatric staff. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). 63rd Annual Program Meeting.

Dallas, TX, Oct. 19-22.

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ASHLEY PALMER 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 • ashley.palmer@ku.edu

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Expected May 2019 Dissertation Title: Exploring the developmental heterogeneity of connectedness to school or work during the transition to adulthood.

Master of Arts in Social Welfare

Washburn University, Topeka, KS, May 2008

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE • Over five years of post-master’s social work practice experience in direct service and supervisory roles, working primarily with foster families and service providers within the foster care and children’s mental health systems.

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TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING INTERESTS Generalist practice, foundation level courses, social policy, child and adolescent development, transition to adulthood, child welfare, including children’s mental health

COURSES TAUGHT Instructor of Record School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, • 2017: Mental Health and Psychopathology (MSW) • 2016 to 2017: Social Welfare Policy and Program Analysis I, Social Welfare Policy Analysis & Advocacy II (BSW) • 2015: Social Work Practice with Children & Adolescents (MSW)

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS • • • •

Spring 2018: Bernstein Award for Future Faculty Fall 2017: Doctoral Student Research Fund Fall 2014: Graduate Scholarly Presentation Travel Award 2014 to present: Graduate Research Assistant, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Principal Investigators: Becci Akin, Ph.D., William Elliott III, Ph.D., Michelle Levy, AM • Spring 2007: Washburn University Sibberson Award

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ASHLEY PALMER 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 • ashley.palmer@ku.edu

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH INTERESTS Social and economic justice, health, and well-being during the transition to adulthood

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). The predictors of perceived social support among former foster youth. Child Abuse and Neglect, 72, 172-183.

Zinn, A., Palmer, A., & Nam, E. (2017). Developmental heterogeneity of social support among former foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 51-58.

Palmer, A., Elliott, W., & Cheatham, G. (2017). Effects of extracurricular activities on postsecondary completion for students with disabilities. The Journal of Educational Research. 110(1), 151-158. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2015.1058221 Narendorf, S., & Palmer, A. (2016). Perception of need and receipt of treatment: A three group comparison of young adults with psychological distress. Psychiatric Services. 67(8), 924-927. doi: http://dx.doi.org.www2.lib.ku.edu/10.1176/appi. ps.201500230 Palmer, A. (2016). Health reform and the ACA triple gap: Failing low-income young adults with mental health needs. Social Work in Mental Health, 14(4), 327-341. doi: http://dx.doi.org.www2.lib.ku.edu/10.1080/15332985.2015.1027029 Palmer, A., & Narendorf, S. (in progress). Supporting connectedness to education and employment in the transition to adulthood for marginalized groups: A critical review of federal programs. Target: Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Palmer, A. (2018). Disconnected youth: What does that mean and why does it matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting Palmer, A., & Narendorf, S. (2017, January). Disconnected youth: Does operationalization matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Nam, E., & Palmer, A. (2017, January). Development matters: Comparing family influences on mental health service utilization for African American emerging and middle-aged adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Palmer, A., Narendorf, S., & Nam, E. (2016, January). Housing outcomes for vulnerable youth utilizing transition interventions: A systematic review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, Washington, D. C. Nam, E., & Palmer, A. (2016, January). Exploring the influence of parent and nonparent relationships on the mental health counseling utilization of young adults with depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, Washington, D. C. Palmer, A. (2015, January). Students with disabilities and college completion: Does participation in extracurricular activities matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Social for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Zinn, Associate Professor & Doctoral Program Director School of Social Welfare The University of Kansas 1545 Lilac Lane; 202 Twente Hall Phone: 785-864-9348 Fax: 785-864-5277 azinn@ku.edu

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