2020-21 Doctoral Candidates Highlights

2020-21 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 2021.

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 graduates reflect this commitment.

This year our candidates are scholars studying maternal, infant, and early childhood mental health with a particular interest in racial equity and justice among Black and Latino populations and serious emotional disturbance (SED) and child and adolescent mental health services. I encourage you to read further for a more comprehensive look at these scholars. I believe they would bring incredible talent, ambition and strength to your school.

If you would like more information about our graduates, please feel free to contact me, our Doctoral Program Director Becci Akin, or the scholars.

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

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AMITTIA PARK

1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • amit

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Expected May 2021 Dissertation Title: Support Across Contexts: A Grounded Theory Study on Mental Health and Supports Among African American Mothers

Master of Public Administration

University of Missouri, Kansas-City, Kansas City, Missouri, 2012 Concentration: Public Administration

Master of Social Work

University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 2007 Concentration: Clinical Social Work

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KER

ttia@ku.edu

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Amittia has a decade of experience working with predominantly Black and Latin/x children and their families within low-income, urban contexts. These practice experiences both enhance and inform her research and teaching.

2020-Present: Co-Facilitator/Racial Equity Trainer, Full Circle Strategies, Houston, TX 2018-Present: Mental Health Consultant, Independent Contractor, Kansas City, KS 03/2016 to 08/2016: Bilingual Mental Health Specialist (Limited Working Proficiency), The Family Conservancy, Kansas City, KS 06/2015 to 03/2016: Social Worker, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, Olathe, KS 01/2012 to 09/2014: Bilingual Behavioral Health Consultant (Limited Working Proficiency), The Family Conservancy, Kansas City, KS

07/2012 to 03/2014: After Hours Clinician, Johnson County Mental Health, Shawnee, KS

09/2010 to 01/2012: School Therapist—Head Start Trauma Smart Program, St. Lukes Health Care-Crittenton, Lee Summit, MO

08/2008 to 09/2010: Licensed Master Social Worker, Wyandotte County Infant Toddler Services, Kansas City, KS 09/2007-08/2008: Licensed Master Social Worker, Any Baby Can-Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), Austin, TX

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AMITTIA PARKER 1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • amittia@ku.edu

TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING INTERESTS Amittia is committed to preparing and supporting the next generation of social workers, with a particular interest in recruiting, training, and mentoring students of color. Amittia engages with social work students through research, teaching, and service. She is particularly interested in student mental health and currently conducting a study to understand the perceptions of supports across contexts.

This work will also lead to developing, implementing, and evaluating mental health interventions for social work students. Amittia’s teaching experience includes teaching fully online, blended, and in-person courses within the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Areas of interest include: Racial Equity and Social Justice, Practice with Black and Latino Communities, Social Work Practice with Children and Families, Communities and Organizations, Spirituality in Social Work, Leadership in Social Work, and Qualitative Methods.

COURSES TAUGHT Instructor of Record University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS • Summer 2020: SW 712, Social Work Practice, taught MSW course independently, online.

• Spring 2020: SW532, Community and Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior, taught BSW course independently, blended in person and online due to COVID19 • Spring 2019: SW532, Community and Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior, taught BSW course independently, in person

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HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS HONORS & AWARDS • 2019-2021: Minority Fellowship Program, Council on Social Work Education ($48,000) • 2020: Doctoral Student Research Fund Dissertation Award ($1,500) • 2020: SSWR 2020 Doctoral Student Travel Award, Society for Social Work Research ($500) • 2019: Eisenhower Roberts Graduate Fellowship, Eisenhower Institute ($10,000) • 2019: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dissertation Award, KU SSW ($1,000) • 2019: SSWR 2019 Doctoral Student Travel Award, Society for Social Work Research ($500) • 2018: Graduate Studies Summer Research Scholarship, University of Kansas ($5,000) • 2018: Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health, APA Foundation ($5,000) • 2017: Graduate Studies Diversity Fellowship, University of Kansas ($18,000) • 2011: Edward A. Smith Leadership in Public Service, University of Missouri-KC • 2006: Margo Award for Outstanding Performance in Field, University of Kansas

FELLOWSHIPS • 2020: Intersectionality Qualitative Research Methods Workshop, University of Texas-Austin • 2019: Summer Workshop on Black and Latinx Research, University of Michigan ($1000) • 2018: Dissertation Proposal Workshop, Howard’s CRW and the Institute for Research on Poverty • 2018: Social Justice Fellows Program, University of Kansas

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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AMITTIA PARKER 1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • amittia@ku.edu

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH INTERESTS Maternal Mental Health, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Racial Disparities among Blacks and Latin/x Communities, Mental Health and Higher Education, Critical Race Intersectionality, Community Based Participatory Research, and Prevention Science

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Parker, A., Johnson-Motoyama M., Mariscal, S.E., Guillamo-Ramos, V., Reynoso, E., & Fernandez, C. (2020). Community health workers addressing reproductive health disparities in immigrant Latino communities through an evidence based intervention: An implementation study. Health & Social Work.

Parker, A. & Blackwell, A. Capturing Context: The role of social support and neighborhood on the psychological well-being of African American families. (2019).

Urban Social Work.

Kepple, N.J., Parker, A., Whitemore, S., & Comtois, M. (2019). Nowhere to go?

Examining facility tolerance levels for serving individuals using medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 104, 42-50.

Kepple, N.J. & Parker, A. (2018, September). Moving Towards a More Responsive Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care: A Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas.

Parker, A. (2020, August). Social Work Student Mental Health and Supports: Recommendations for a Culture of Mental Health. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas.

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Parker, A. (2020, June 11). Supports Across Contexts: Examining Support that Enhances Maternal Mental Health Among African American Mothers with Young Children. Poster Presentation, 17th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Creating Stories in Infant Mental health: Research, Recovery, and Regeneration, Brisbane, Australia (Refereed/Cancelled).

Parker, A. (2020, April 14). Maternal Mental Health and Supports: An African Centered Literature Review. Poster Presentation, Presented at National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, Maat: African-Centered Values and Practical Healing Tools, Detroit, M.I. (Refereed/Conference Cancelled).

Parker, A. (2020, January 16). Toward a More Culturally Specific Understanding of Maternal Mental Health Disparities Among African American Mothers with Young Children. What's Race Got to Do with It? an Intersectional Examination of Racial and Economic Disparities in Maternal and Child Health Symposium, Society of Social Work Research Conference, Reducing Race and Economic Inequality, Washington, D.C. (Refereed).

Parker, A. (2019, October 26). Capturing Contexts linked to Psychological Wellbeing among African American Families. Presented at Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. Looking Back, Looking Forward, Denver, C.O. (Refereed).

Marsh, J., Jones, K., & Parker, A. (2019, October 27). Student Mental Health and Field Education. Presented at Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. Looking Back, Looking Forward, Denver, C.O. (Refereed).

Parker, A. & Kepple, N.J. (2019, January 18). Understanding the Community Context of Housing Services for Individuals in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder By Facility Spiritual-Orientation. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research Conference, Ending Gender Based, Family and Community Violence, San Francisco, C.A. (Refereed).

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WHITNEY GRU

1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • whitn

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Expected December 2020 Dissertation Title: Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Home and Community Based Services: Understanding Patterns of Service Utilization Among the SED Waiver Population Date Defended: September 14, 2020, Awarded with Honors

Masters of Social Work

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2012 Specialization: Administration and Advocacy

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ney1@ku.edu

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE 9/2013 to Present: Research Project Coordinator, School of Social Welfare; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 8/2016 TO 5/2018: Medical Social Worker, St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 2/2012 to 9/2013: Program Consultant, Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, Topeka, KS

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WHITNEY GRUBE 1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • whitney1@ku.edu

TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING INTERESTS Grant Writing and Program Evaluation, Social Work Practice with Children and Families, Introduction to Social Work, Social Work and Mental Health

COURSES TAUGHT Instructor of Record Park University Social Work Department; Parkville, MO • Fall 2019 & Fall 2020: SW 630 Grant Writing and Program Evaluation • Fall 2020: SW 615 Behavioral Health in the United States • Spring 2021: SW 690: Integrative Seminar

Undergraduate Student Supervision & Advising • 2018, 2019, 2021

Guest Lecturer University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS • Spring 2018: SW 220: Social Work, Social Welfare, and US Society • Spring 2016: SW 510: Fundamentals of Social Work Practice • Summer 2015: SW 866: Social Work with Children and Adolescents • Fall 2014: SW 863: Mental Health and Psychopathology

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AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • 2012: Licensed Masters Social Worker, Current State of Kansas Behavior Sciences Regulatory Board • 2016: Licensed Masters Social Worker, Current State of Missouri Committee of Social Workers • 2016: Current Society for Social Work and Research

FUNDED PROPOSALS Mendenhall, A.N. (PI) & Grube, W. A. Strengths Case Management for Youth at Johnson County Mental Health Center. Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. $45,981. (October 1, 2017- September 30, 2018). (Refereed/Competitive) Mendenhall, A.N. (PI) & Grube, W. A. Strengths Case Management for Youth at Johnson County Mental Health Center. Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. $42,395. (October 12, 2016- September 30, 2016). (Refereed/Competitive)

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH INTERESTS Child and adolescent mental health services, Child and adolescent mental health policy, Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance, Child and adolescent wellbeing Impact of mental illness on children and their families

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WHITNEY GRUBE 1545 Lilac Lane, Twente Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 • whitney1@ku.edu

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Grube, W. & Mendenhall, A.N. (in press.). Strengths-based Group Supervision: Restoring Child and Adolescent-Centered Social Work Team Meetings. Journal of Family Strengths, (in press).

Schuetz, N., Mendenhall, A., & Grube, W. (in press.). Strengths Model for Youth Case Management: Impact on the provider and agency. Child and Adolescent Social Work, (in press).

Mendenhall, A., Grube, W., & Jung, E. (2019). Implementing Strengths Model for Youth in community mental health: Impact on case managers’ professional quality of life. Children and Youth Services Review, doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.04.020 Schuetz, N., Mendenhall, A., & Grube, W. (2019). Strengths Model for Youth Case Management: Professionals’ perceptions of model impact on clients. Social Work and Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2018.1563024 Grube, W.A. (principal author), Liming, K.W. (2018). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup: A systematic review, Infant Mental Health, 39(6), 656-673.

Liming, K. & Grube, W.A. (2018). Wellbeing outcomes for children exposed to multiple adverse experiences in early childhood: A systematic review. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. doi.org/10.1007/s10560-018-0532-x Levy, M., Holmes, C., Grube, W., & Mendenhall, A. (2017). Engaging rural residents in patient-centered health care research, Patient Experience Journal, 4(1), 46-53.

Available at: https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol4/iss1/6 Grube, W.A. (principal author), Mendenhall, A.N. (2016). Adolescent mental health 1. case management: Consumer perspectives. Families in Society. 92(2). doi: 10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.13 Mendenhall, A. & Grube, W. (2016). Developing a new approach to case management in youth mental health: Strengths Model for Youth Case Management.

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.. doi:10.1007/s10560-016-0467-z

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Grube, W.A. (principal author), Mendenhall, A.N. (2015). Adolescent mental health case management: Provider perspectives. Social Work in Mental Health, 1-23. doi: 10.1080/15332985.2015.1089971

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS International Grube, W.A. (2018, July 7). All the voices we do not hear: The Convention on the Rights of Child and child/adolescent mental health. Oral presentation at the Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

Byers, K., Grube, W.A., & Mendenhall, A.N. (2018, July 7). Profiles of toxic stress risk and protection in early childhood: A latent class analysis of the Household Strength and Strain Inventory. Oral presentation at the Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

Mendenhall, A.N. & Grube, W.A. (2018, July 7). Strengths Model Case Management for Youth: A case study of a mental health center’s journey to providing strengthsbased, client-driven services. Oral presentation at the Annual Social Work, Education, and Social Development Conference: Environmental and Community Sustainability and Human Solutions in Evolving Societies, Dublin, Ireland.

National Grube, W., Davis, S., & Mendenhall, A. (2020, November 16). Variation in the administration of standardized assessments: Implications for Social Work education. Council for Social Work Education 66th Annual APM. Held virtually.

November 2020.

Mendenhall, A., Grube, W., Jeong, M, Davis, S., Kepple, N., & Akin, B (2020, January 19). Using Standardized Assessments for Service Eligibility & Delivery in the Children’s Behavioral Health System: Observations & Recommendations from A Midwestern State. Society for Social Work Research 24th Annual Conference, Washington DC, January 2020.

Mendenhall, A., Grube, W., Sattler, P. & Byers, K. (2019, April 25). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup: Lessons Learned from Implementation of an EvidenceBased Practice in Rural and Urban Communities. Oral presentation for the 21st Annual National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington D.C. 17

CONTACT Becci Akin PhD Program Director 785-864-2647 becciakin@Ku.edu

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