SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
Alessi, E.J. , Alexander, L., Zuch, M., Shaul Hillel, R., Parekh, M., Aziz, A., & Zadeh, L. (2025). How Does Necropower Shape the Everyday Experience of LGBTQ+ People Seeking Asylum in England and Wales? Perspectives From Providers and Directly Affected People. Sociology Compass, e70086. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.70086.
Duron, J., Obara, L., Mojta, P., Ford, V. & Banyard, V. (accepted, July 2025). Understanding the strengths of young parents using photovoice: An evaluation of the school-based Parent Linking Program in New Jersey. Child and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108514
Goldblatt Hyatt, E. , & Sawyerr, T. (2025). Lessons Learned Teaching Loss. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2025.2528035
Huang, C. - C. , Zhang, C., & Tian, R. (2025). High School Extracurriculars and Altruistic Behavior in Crises: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Youth & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X251350719
McMahon, S ., Power, M., Snyder, S ., & Elias-Lambert, N. (2025). Centering Intersectionality in Bystander Intervention: Advancing Inclusive and Equitable Prevention Strategies. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-025-00935-9
Mitchell, K.J., Banyard, V. , Ybarra, M.L., Jones, L.M., Colburn, D., Cerel, J., & Dunsiger, S. (accepted, July 2025). Understanding Contagion of Suicidal Ideation: The Importance of Taking Into Account Social and Structural Determinants of Health. Mental Health Science, 3: e70029. https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.70029
Mitchell, K.J., Banyard, V ., & Colburn, D. (2025). Social and structural determinants of health: Exploring how different classes contribute to health disparities among a diverse group of young people. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Special Issue on Youth and Mental Health.
Mitchell, K. J., Banyard, V ., Taylor, B., Mumford, E., Liu, W., Turner, H. (2025, in press). Prevalence and impact of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and risky behavior among a national sample of young people in the U.S. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1451268
Young-Wolff, K.C., Cortez, C.A., Padon, A.A., Prochasa, J.J., Soroosh, A., Campbell, C.I., & Brown, Q.L. (2025). Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Blunt Use During Early Pregnancy. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108015.
*Zhu, Y. S., Wilpers, A., Hansen, K., & McCoyd, J.L.M. (2025). Moving beyond red flags for imposter participants: A novel screening strategy to enhance data integrity. Qualitative Health Research https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323251359207
BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Kim, J. J. (2025).The self-identified social work workforce: Analyses of the US Census Bureau’s household surveys. First Report of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series. Submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/research/2024-social-work-workforce-study-series/
Kim, J. J. (2025).The licensed social work workforce: Analyses of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Survey. Second Report of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series. Submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/research/2024-social-work-workforce-study-series/
Kim, J. J. (2025). The nonlicensed social work workforce: Analyses of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Survey. Third Report of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series. Submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/research/2024-social-work-workforce-study-series/
Kim, J. J. (2025). Registered social workers and social service workers in Canada: Analyses of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study. Fourth Report of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series. Submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/research/2024-social-work-workforcestudy-series/
Kim, J. J. (2025). An overview of the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series: A call for a national registry. A Synthesis for Regulators in the 2024 Social Work Workforce Study series. Submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/research/2024-social-work-workforce-study-series/
Rios, J. A., Hussein, A ., Carmona, P., Joseph, A., Cooper, R., & Yu, B. (In press). Academic Engagement Through the RIOS Laboratory: An Equity Model for Inclusion in Research. In J. L. Irizarry (Ed.), Public Administration, Social Equity, and Spanish Speaking Communities: Fostering Diverse and Inclusive Democratic Participation (pp. 284-298).Emerald Publishing.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Dimeglio, R., & Nower, L. (2025, July 16). Screening for and treating problem gambling with comorbid conditions. [Workshop]. National Council on Problem Gambling: National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling, Columbus, OH, United States.
Jung, W. (2025, July 22-25). The Last Mile in Remote Sensing Poverty Prediction [Conference presentation]. Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies 2025, Toronto, Canada.
Morton, C.M. , Powell, K.G. , & Peterson, N.A. (2025, July 2). Interorganizational differences in communication based on adoption of harm reduction principles: A social network analysis [Conference presentation]. 14th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Galway, Ireland.
Nower, L., Stanmyre, J. F., & Anthony, V. (2025, July 17). Emerging adult gambling before and after legalized sports wagering. [Conference Presentation]. National Council on Problem Gambling: National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling, Columbus, OH, United States.
Peterson, N.A. , Powell, K.G. , Morton, C.M. , Peterson, C.H., Litterer, D., & Hallcom, D.K. (2025, July 2). Empowerment in grassroots community coalitions: Development of an instrument [Conference presentation]. 14th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Galway, Ireland.
Stanmyre, J. F. & Nower, L. (2025, July 16). Not just for sport: Gambling risk among athletes and coaches. [Workshop]. National Council on Problem Gambling: National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling Sports Summit, Columbus, OH, United States.
van der Maas, M. (2025, July 18). Online gambling forums as a potential target for harm reduction. [Conference presentation]. National Council on Problem Gambling: National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling, Columbus, OH, United States.
AWARDS
Elsa Candelario received the Extraordinary Leader in Fighting Stigma Award from the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma on July 16, 2025.
Amml Hussein was selected through a competitive process to serve on the national Grand Challenges for Social Work Futures initiative, advancing anticipatory social work and futures thinking as part of the 10th anniversary of the Grand Challenges for Social Work. Dr. Hussein also completed the Foundational Knowledge Milestone of the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways, Rutgers University, Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy.
Jackie Stanmyre received the 2025 Dr. Durand Jacobs Dissertation Award from The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Each year, NCPG honors individuals and organizations from around the world for their work on problem gambling and responsible gambling. The awards ceremony, exclusively sponsored by Scientific Games, took place on Friday, July 18, in Columbus, Ohio, during the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2025.
SERVICE
Elsa Candelario was named the Vice Chairperson of the Board of the New Jersey Mental Health Institute beginning on July 1, 2025. She previously served as a board member from 2022-2025.
Amml Hussein was appointed by Dean George Leibowitz to the Rutgers School of Social Work Inclusion, Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity, & Advancement (IIDEA) Committee to serve for the 2025-2027 term.
IN THE NEWS
AARP quotes Emily Greenfield in the article “60 Years of the Older Americans Act: What’s in It for You?”: https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/older-americans-act-anniversary.html
The Boston Globe quotes Lia Nower in the article “Is Massachusetts about to legalize online casinos on your smartphone?”: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/22/business/online-gaming-massachusetts-legislaturedraftkings-fanduel/
The Detroit News quotes Grant Victor in the article "An examination of Black-White disparities in repeat nonfatal opioid overdose incidents, fatal drug overdose, and all-cause mortality in Detroit, Michigan”: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/07/24/racial-disparities-persist-drug-overdosedeaths-drop-michigan/84624967007/
Insurance News Net quotes Jamey Lister in the article “Publicly insured patients with opioid addiction are less likely to receive treatment services: Opioids – Opioid Addiction”: https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/publicly-insured-patients-with-opioid-addiction-are-less-likely-toreceive-treatment-services-opioids-opioid-addiction
NE Iowa News quotes Jamey Lister in the article “Medicaid, Medicare Don't Adequately Cover Addiction Treatment, Study Says”: https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/news/nation/medicaid-medicare-dontadequately-cover-addiction-treatment-study-says/article_5a213486-f64c-5dd9-8c50-b48eea018d7f.html
NJBIA mentions the Center for Gambling Studies in the article “Take the CCGNJ Survey on Gambling” https://njbia.org/take-the-ccgnj-survey-on-gambling/
People quotes Lia Nower in the article “Wife Says She Lost $2M in 6 Months Playing Blackjack on Phone as Ohio Lawmakers Push to Legalize Online Casinos”: https://people.com/woman-lost-2-million-online-casino-ohiolawmakers-push-legalize-11765362
UPI quotes Jamey Lister in the article “Study: Medicaid, Medicare don't adequately cover addiction treatment”: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/07/01/addiction-medicare-medicaid-study/3171751389405/
Yahoo! News quotes Lia Nower in the article “Wife Says She Lost $2M in 6 Months Playing Blackjack on Phone as Ohio Lawmakers Push to Legalize Online Casinos”: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-says-she-lost-2m170354339.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQ AAAAGwqtyhm_vlGRibcua5gev0j7E40VDSdL6_pc2FiV_X3iTMjxdvnIIclg07gNHGdjkkHDcfhJp0yvtpvb6qVJfaABZ2J BAXTgPu9oV-T3auzQ2-G5UztVqD9XTQ_SHet3o8u6tjtZx-VlodeC69ib1nOW0rBPFxcea27v1bepP0
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