GRANTS & CONTRACTS
The Center for Gambling Studies has been named a Center of Excellence by the International Center for Responsible Gaming. The award ($391,497; Lia Nower, PI; Jackie Stanmyre, Vivien (Wen Li) Anthony, and Mark van der Maas, Co-I) will fund a series of studies to examine the bio-psychosocial and genetic risk factors for problem gambling, comorbid mental health, and associated addictive problems in statewide and national epidemiological samples as well as convenience samples of high risk emerging adults, ages 18 to 27. The studies will inform education, prevention and treatment strategies with etiological subtypes of this population as well as to explore the relationship of the level of state gambling involvement to rates of problem gambling.
The Center for Prevention Science has launched a $1.15 million study with the New Jersey Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services to evaluate the state’s opioid response for people in need of medication for opioid use disorder. The initiative aims to reduce opioid misuse, overdoses, and deaths through a comprehensive approach that includes prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery approaches and services.
The Center for Research on Ending Violence received a renewal of its grant from the Victims of Crime Act funding administered through the New Jersey Attorney General’s office to support University-wide training and research totaling $4,000,000 for two years.
Jacquelynn Duron (Associate Professor), Victoria Banyard (Distinguished Full Professor), and Lena Obara (PhD Research Associate) are working with Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey (PCA-NJ) on a research project funded through the American Rescue Plan Supplemental Funding for Community-Based Prevention Programs (Department of Children and Families). Duron and colleagues will evaluate the implementation and outcome of the Young Parent Coalition which expands services to young parents through the Young Parent Program and enhanced fatherhood initiative which aims to strengthen young parents' relationships with their children to promote healthy families and prevent child maltreatment. In ongoing community-based participatory research (CBPR) with PCA-NJ, Duron and Victoria Spera-Ballesteros, the Program Manager of Community Education, completed a train-the-trainer program in July 2023 through the Detroit Urban Research Center's CBPR Partnership Academy. Duron and Spera-Ballesteros will host a spring 2024 workshop to train communityacademic partnerships to use CBPR in their work promoting child well-being and maltreatment prevention.
Duron, Spera-Ballesteros, and Nicole McKenna, Postdoctoral Research Associate, have received a School of Social Work Seed Grant to develop and study the New Jersey CBPR Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Prevention Coalition. Duron and colleagues will engage professionals working in practice, policy, research and/or advocacy, including adult survivors of CSA, to promote statewide research initiatives that advance CSA prevention in New Jersey. Duron and colleagues will also invite adult survivors of CSA to participate in a research study that strives to promote the voices of individuals with lived experience in understanding social and cultural norms that influence CSA prevention.
Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Antoinette Farmer is co-PI on a $1,195,617.50 grant from the National Institute of Justice, “Campus Climate and Sexual Violence Experiences of Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The grant was submitted with PI Dr. Corinne Warrener, faculty at Clark Atlanta University.
The Hub for Aging Collaboration received a $250,000 award through the Eugene Washington Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Engagement Awards Program to support a national team to engage older adults and community leaders who are part of the Village Movement in capacity development toward clinical effectiveness research on healthy aging. Hub Director Professor Emily A. Greenfield, Ph.D. will lead the project with the Village to Village Network and RAND Corporation
Associate Professor Judith McCoyd was the recipient of a Rutgers Seed Grant of $20,000 for her proposal "Lived experiences of maternal fetal surgery consultations and outcomes.”
Lia Nower (PI), Associate Dean of Research, Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies (CGS) & Addiction Counselor Training Program, and Vivien (Wen Li) Anthony, Scientific Director for Video Gaming and eSports at the CGS, were awarded a series of grants from the New Jersey Department of Mental Health and Addiction services to develop the first statewide workforce development program for gambling in the U.S. Under the grants, totaling $895,674, the CGS will train counselors at agencies selected to provide gambling treatment throughout the state of New Jersey. The CGS will also design a standardized screening and assessment protocol for the State, which will include a pilot for brief treatment.
SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
Alessi, E. J., Lee, Y. G., Chikalogwe, V. P., Tarusarira, W., Raymond, H., Lynn, M., & Kahn, S. (2023). Pilot study of an arts-and theatre-based HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men and transgender women migrants in South Africa: acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy. Health Education Research, cyad021. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyad021
Qiana L. Brown, Dvora Shmulewitz, Aaron L. Sarvet, Kelly C. Young-Wolff, Tyriesa Howard, Deborah S. Hasin, Cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and mental health disorders among pregnant and postpartum women in the US: A nationally representative study, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 248, 2023, 109940, ISSN 0376-8716, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109940
*Capone, E. (2023). Addressing power dynamics in philanthropy through counterstorytelling. Philanthropy and Education, 6(2), 1-16. 10.2979/phileduc.6.2.01
*Michael Enich, Rachel Flumo, Stephanie Campos, Netanya Flores, Nora Sullivan, Jenna Mellor, Caitlin O'Neill, Amesika N. Nyaku, Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors, Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023, 102374, ISSN 2211-3355, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102374.
Gale, A., Johnson, N. C., Golden, A., Channey, J., Marchand, A. D., Anyiwo, N., & Byrd, C. M. (2023). Reflecting on change: Critical consciousness as a protective factor for Black youth. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000612
Jones, T. M., Williford, A., Malorni, A., McCowan, K., Becker, K., Halac, T., Lea, C. H., & Spencer, M. S. (2023). The role of colorblind racism and white fragility in maintaining racist bullying in middle school. Psychology in the Schools, 1–20 https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22954
Angela Malorni, C.H. Lea III, T.M. Jones, K. McCowan & H.J. Crumé (2023) Centering marginalized positive youth development constructs: examining perspectives and experiences of racially, ethnically, and gender minoritized practitioners and youth, Journal of Community Practice, 31:2, 152-173, DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2023.2215231
Pederson, C., Knudson, L., *Haggerty, Z. & Padrón, K.M. (2023). White paper: Gender affirming care in college health. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2225641
Bradley Ray, Steven J. Korzeniewski, George Mohler, Jennifer J. Carroll, Brandon del Pozo, Grant Victor, Philip Huynh, and Bethany J. Hedden, 2023: Spatiotemporal Analysis Exploring the Effect of Law Enforcement Drug Market Disruptions on Overdose, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020–2021 American Journal of Public Health 113, 750_758, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307291
Atticus Solomon, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Katherine Marçal, Neighborhoods and child abuse: Multiple informant perspectives, Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 144, 2023, 106331, ISSN 0145-2134, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106331
*Spett, D. (2023). Towards Ethical and Competent Equine-Assisted Social Work: A Qualitative Study. Smith College Studies in Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377317.2023.2216275
Grant Victor, Ariel Roddy, Danielle Lenz, Tamarie Willis & Sheryl Kubiak (2023) Applied machine learning analysis: Factors correlated with injection drug use and post-prison medication for opioid use disorder treatment engagement, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 62:5, 297314, DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2023.2213693
Wilpers, A., Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D., Ozan Bahtiyar, M., Hu, Y., Leon-Martinez, D., Chervenak, F. & McCoyd, J.L.M. (2023). “We all want to be able to tell you something hopeful”: Clinicians’ experiences providing maternal-fetal surgery counseling. Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1159/000531535
BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS
McCoyd, J.L.M., Lee, J. E., Kerson, T. S., (Eds. and authors) & Associates. (2023). Social work in health settings (5th). London: Routledge
Bischoff, M. & Morales, C. (2023). Social work application model for environmental justice. In Ecological Social Work Practice: Environmental practice and advocacy. NASW Press. (Chapter 8 written by Bischoff & Morales)
Moore-Bembry, N., Morales, C, and Bischoff, M. (2023). Social Work Perspective on Environmental Racism. Social work application model for environmental justice. In Ecological Social Work Practice: Environmental practice and advocacy. NASW Press. (Chapter 3 written by Moore-Bembry, Morales & Bischoff)
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Farmer, A. Y. Love, B., Duron, J., Battle, D., and Lamar, M. have a paper accepted for presentation at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, which will be held in Panama City, Panama, April 4th to April 7th, 2024. The title of their presentation is “Implementing Dr. Barbara Love’s Liberatory Consciousness Framework in as School of Social Work.”
Lister, J.J. & Nower, L. (July, 2023). Gambling disorder treatment and recovery service availability: A national analysis. National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington, D.C.
Nower, L. (July, 2023). The intergenerational transmission of gambling and other addictive behaviors. National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington, D.C.
Stanmyre, J.F., Anthony, W.L. & Nower, L. (July, 2023). The gambling knowledge and behavior of mental health providers. National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington, D.C.
Lister, J.J. & Nower, L. (July, 2023). Gambling disorder treatment and recovery service availability: A national analysis. National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington, D.C.
Lister, J.J., LaBelle, R., & Nower, L. (June, 2023). Lessons learned to move gambling into the national spotlight. National Council on Problem Gambling Digital Symposium.
LOCAL & COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
*Lizet (Lee) Zuñiga will share the findings of her research through a presentation, “Teachers Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties,” at the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Convention 2023 at the Atlantic City Convention Center on November 10, 2023.
AWARDS
Elsa Candelario received the Humanitarian Award as part of the 2023 Civic Leadership Awards from the Community Planning and Advocacy Council (C.P.A.C.), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Pennsauken, NJ whose mission is to advance social, racial, and economic justice, promote successful individuals, strong families, and thriving communities. Its Civic Leadership Awards Reception honors some of South Jersey’s most recognized and accomplished leaders and organizations this year for their outstanding leadership.
IN THE NEWS
7/1/2023: American Psychological Association quotes Lia Nower in the story How gambling affects the brain and who is most vulnerable to addiction: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/07/how-gambling-affects-thebrain
7/3/2023: Panay News quotes E. Goldblatt Hyatt in the story Sibling rivalry - it's not always about money!: https://www.panaynews.net/sibling-rivalry-its-not-always-about-money-1/
7/3/2023: Futurity quotes Grant Victor in the story Access to Prescription Opioids May Reduce Overdose Deaths: https://www.futurity.org/opioid-prescriptions-overdose-deaths-2938792/
7/6/2023: The Christian Science Monitor quotes Lia Nower in the story As Americans bet billions on sports, society wrestles with rapid growth: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2023/0706/As-Americans-betbillions-on-sports-society-wrestles-with-rapid-growth
7/6/2023: Yahoo Life quotes Lia Nower in the story As Americans bet billions on sports, society wrestles with rapid growth: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/americans-bet-billions-sports-society165522088.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQ AAAGHSX-33Z0E5PcIuzz7SuhLsLdt9Xc_DGI-3vTTTVtH5jcqhDWT60iOHH0Buma88KsD7la1Wx73B7ojGdm3UsMYylYba_o7L5pWziSh947GHFuB1AdIinYDY04WCoA4_2sKEs8Ph5gpChpdufB kTam1Crh80a7_nnBFWMp1IgzW
7/7/2023: US News quotes Stephen Crystal in the story Fewer Kids Are Being Prescribed Antipsychotic Meds: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-07-07/fewer-kids-are-being-prescribedantipsychotic-meds
7/14/2023: Local 8 News quotes Lia Nower in the story More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar: https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/07/14/more-areparticipating-in-the-lottery-as-the-powerball-and-mega-millions-jackpots-soar/
7/14/2023: The Morning Call quotes Lia Nower in the story As Powerball and Mega Millions Soar, More are Playing the Lottery: https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/14/as-powerball-and-mega-millions-jackpots-soarmore-are-playing-the-lottery/
7/14/2023: WNYTV quotes Lia Nower in the story More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar: https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/07/14/more-are-participating-lottery-powerballmega-millions-jackpots-soar/
7/14/2023: NewsNet quotes Lia Nower in the story Jackpots Soar to Rare Level For Mega Millions, Powerball: https://www.newsnetmedia.com/story/49197386/jackpots-soar-to-rare-level-for-mega-millions-powerball
7/14/2023: NBC 4 New York quotes Lia Nower in the story Mega Millions jackpot swells to $640 million, among highest in lottery game's history: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/560m-megamillions-jackpot-winning-numbers-announced/4506759/
7/14/2023: The Washington Post quotes Lia Nower in the story More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/07/14/powerballmega-millions-jackpot/b38384ae-2279-11ee-8994-4b2d0b694a34_story.html
7/16/2023: KYMA quotes Lia Nower in the story Powerball jackpot drew Saturday’s numbers:
https://kyma.com/news/national-world/2023/07/16/powerball-jackpot-drew-saturdays-numbers/
7/19/2023: The Washington Post quotes Lia Nower in the story How hard is it to win the lottery? Odds to keep in mind as Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/19/powerball-mega-millions-winning-oddsnumbers/c863ef4c-2672-11ee-9201-826e5bb78fa1_story.html
7/20/2023: City News quotes Grant Victor in the story Do drug busts lead to more overdose deaths?: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/07/20/drug-busts-overdose-deaths-big-story-podcast/
7/21/2023: Spectrum News quotes Lia Nower in the story Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/human-interest/2023/07/21/attentionturns-to-mega-millions-after-socal-store-sells-winning-powerball-ticket
8/2/2023: The Washington Post quotes Lia Nower in the story
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.25 billion. Here's how hard it is to win: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/02/mega-millionsjackpot-winning-odds-powerball/e9a55084-313e-11ee-85dd-5c3c97d6acda_story.html
8/3/2023: NNN quotes Lia Nower in the story The Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $1.25 Billion, But Don’t Count on Winning: https://nnn.ng/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-4/
8/7/2023: ABC6 quotes Lia Nower in the story The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.55 billion. Here’s how hard it is to win: https://www.abc6.com/i/the-mega-millions-jackpot-has-soared-to-1-55-billion-hereshow-hard-it-is-to-win/
8/7/2023: The Washington Post quotes Lia Nower in the story The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.55 billion. Here's how hard it is to win: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/07/mega-millionsjackpot-155-billion-tuesday/87ab877a-3528-11ee-ac4e-e707870e43db_story.html
8/7/2023: Patch New Brunswick quotes Adrian Gale in the story For Black Teens, School Belonging Can Be a Matter of Life and Death: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/black-teens-school-belonging-can-bematter-life-death
8/7/2023: EurekAlert quotes Adrian Gale in the story For Black teens, school belonging can be a matter of life and death: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/997873
8/8/2023: India Times quotes Lia Nower in the story Dreams And Odds: Here's How Hard It Is To Win $1.55 Billion In The Mega Millions Jackpot: https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/whats-it-like-towin-155-billion-on-mega-millions-jackpot-611487.html
8/8/2023: Futurity quotes Adrian Gale in the story Can Sense of Belonging at School Reduce Black Teen Suicide?: https://www.futurity.org/school-belonging-black-teen-suicide-2955722/
8/10/2023: NJ Spotlight News quotes Patricia Findley in the story Fighting urban heat island effects in Newark: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/08/feeling-urban-heat-island-effects-in-newark-nj-and-fighting-themmental-health-redlining/
8/16/2023: WYPR quotes Lia Nower in the story Does Maryland offer enough help for gambling addiction?: https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2023-08-16/does-maryland-offer-enough-help-for-gambling-addiction
8/16/2023: North Dallas Gazette quotes Adrian Gale in the story For Black teens, school belonging can be a matter of life and death: https://northdallasgazette.com/2023/08/16/for-black-teens-school-belonging-can-bea-matter-of-life-and-death/
8/17/2023: US News quotes Sarah McMahon in the story How Colleges Can Support Victims of Sexual Violence and Harassment: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/how-colleges-can-support-victims-ofsexual-violence-and-harassment
8/17/2023: MSN quotes Sarah McMahon in the story How Colleges Can Support Victims of Sexual Violence and Harassment: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-colleges-can-support-victims-of-sexual-violence-andharassment/ar-AA1foIJW
8/19/2023: The Guardian quotes Lia Nower in the story Disney and ESPN bet big on entering gambling arena –but will they win?: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/19/disney-espn-sports-betting-deal
8/21/2023: Mirage News quotes Grant Victor in the story Do Prisons Hold Key to Solving Opioid Crisis?: https://www.miragenews.com/do-prisons-hold-key-to-solving-opioid-crisis-1069101/
8/21/2023: Patch quotes Grant Victor in the story Do Prisons Hold the Key to Solving the Opioid Crisis?: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/do-prisons-hold-key-solving-opioid-crisis
8/21/2023: News Medical quotes Grant Victor in the story Strengthening prison reentry programs can help reduce opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230821/Strengtheningprison-reentry-programs-can-help-reduce-opioid-overdose-deaths-in-the-US.aspx
8/22/2023: Men's Health quotes Lia Nower in the story The Human Cost of the Sports-Betting Boom: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a44652587/sports-betting-gambling-dangers/
8/22/2023: Wired quotes Lia Nower in the story Disney's ESPN Bet Is a Play for Younger Gamblers: https://www.wired.com/story/espn-bet-future-disney/
8/22/2023: Wired UK quotes Lia Nower in the story Disney's ESPN Bet Is a Play for Younger Gamblers: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/espn-bet-future-disney
8/23/2023: Inside the Magic quotes Lia Nower in the story Disney Targets Young Fans During Growing Gambling Epidemic: https://insidethemagic.net/2023/08/disney-espn-gambling-targets-young-fans-nk1/
8/24/2023: Play USA quotes Lia Nower in the story Steve Friess: Problem Gambling Advocates Must Get Real About National Hotline Problems: https://www.playusa.com/steve-friess-problem-gambling-hotline-discussion/
8/24/2023: The World quotes Laura Cuesta in the story In Latin America, many single mothers struggle to get child support. Activists and public officials are trying to change that.: https://theworld.org/stories/2023-0824/latin-america-many-single-mothers-struggle-get-child-support-activists-and-public
8/25/2023: News Medical quotes Qiana L. Brown in the story Pregnant and postpartum women with mental health disorders more likely to use cannabis: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230825/Pregnant-andpostpartum-women-with-mental-health-disorders-more-likely-to-use-cannabis.aspx
8/25/2023: Patch quotes Qiana L. Brown in the story Why a Surge in Cannabis Use by Pregnant and Postpartum Women the US: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/why-surge-cannabis-use-pregnant-postpartumwomen-us
8/26/2023: Mirage News quotes Qiana L. Brown in the story US Sees Rise in Cannabis Use Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women: https://www.miragenews.com/us-sees-rise-in-cannabis-use-among-pregnant-1072423/
8/27/2023: KCBS Radio on Demand quotes Grant Victor in the story New study could help flatten the rate of opioid deaths in the nation: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs-radio-on-demand-011f4/episodes/newstudy-could-help-flatten-the-rate-of-opioid-deaths-in-the-nation-80ff7
8/28/2023: Futurity quotes Qiana L. Brown in the story Team Finds Links Among Mental Health, Cannabis, and Pregnancy: https://www.futurity.org/pregnant-postpartum-cannabis-2966372-2/
8/29/2023: The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Stephen Crystal in the story What to know about the 10 drugs now subject to Medicare price negotiation: https://www.inquirer.com/health/prescription-drug-costs-inflationreduction-act-20230829.html
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