The School of Social Work seeks to contribute to the building of healthy communities that maximize human potential and promote social and economic justice through excellence and distinctiveness in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, service and outreach. To learn more about the School of Social Work and its college, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, visit https://aysps.gsu.edu/social-work and https://aysps.gsu.edu.

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Publications from 2024

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Trans and Gender-Diverse Latinx Individuals in the Southern United States: Experiences With Violence and Service Utilization, Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, Kristie L. Seelman, Alaina Joyner, and Roseangela Hartford

Publications from 2022

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History of Sex Work Is Associated with Increased Risk of Adverse Mental Health and Substance Use Outcomes in Transgender Adults, Ajay Keshav Pandey and Kristie L. Seelman

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“Like pouring salt in a wound”: A qualitative exploration of the consequences of unmet housing needs for cancer patients and survivors in New York City, Serena Phillips, Sarah E. Raskin, Cherise Harrington, Darla Bishop, and Francesca M. Gany

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“We’ll Dance Harder and Love Deeper”: LGBTQIA+ Resilience and Resistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kristie L. Seelman, Brendon Holloway, Grace MacIntyre, and Elizabeth Mynatt

Publications from 2021

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Exploring the Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in Accessing a Trans Knowledgeable Primary Care Physician, Shanna K. Kattari, Jarrod Call, Brendon Holloway, Leonardo Kattari, and Kristie L. Seelman

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Reconceptualizing the Knowledge Base: The Imperative for Critical Theories and Perspectives in Social Work Education, Kristie L. Seelman, Elizabeth L. Beck, Shane R. Brady, Karimah Dillard, and William Lane

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Predictors of Healthcare Mistreatment Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: Are There Different Patterns by Patient Race and Ethnicity?, Kristie L. Seelman, Andre Vasi, Shanna K. Kattari, and Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez

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Digital Technologies and the Violent Surveillance of Nonbinary Gender, Jama Shelton, Kel Kroehle, Emilie Clark, Kristie L. Seelman, and SJ Dodd

Publications from 2020

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Trans Men’s Access to Knowledgeable Providers and Their Experiences in Health Care Settings: Differences by Demographics, Mental Health, and Degree of Being “Out” to Providers, Kristie L. Seelman, Shanna K. Kattari, Penny Harvey, and Matthew Bakko

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Strategies used by transmasculine and non-binary adults assigned female at birth to resist transgender stigma in healthcare, Kristie L. Seelman and Tonia C. Poteat

Publications from 2018

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The Apparatus of Social Reproduction: Uncovering the Work Functions of Transgender Women, William A. Lane and Kristie L. Seelman

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The Importance of Psychoneuroimmunology for Social Workers, Jill Littrell

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Differences in mental, cognitive, and functional health by sexual orientation among older women: Analysis of the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Kristie L. Seelman

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Motivations for Advance Care and End-of-Life Planning Among LGB Older Adults, Kristie L. Seelman, Terri Lewinson, Lily Engleman, and Allex Allen

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Do transgender men have equal access to health care and engagement in preventive health behaviors compared to cisgender adults?, Kristie L. Seelman, Jordan F. Miller, Zoe E. R. Fawcett, and Logan Cline

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Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce In-School Victimization, Fear-based Absenteeism, and Suicidality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth?, Kristie L. Seelman and Mary Beth Walker

Publications from 2017

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Transgender Noninclusive Healthcare and Delaying Care Because of Fear: Connections to General Health and Mental Health Among Transgender Adults, Kristie L. Seelman, Matthew J.P. Colón-Diaz, Rebecca H. LeCroix, Marik Xavier-Brier, and Leonardo Kattari

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Coping strategies used by LGB older adults in facing and anticipating health challenges: A narrative analysis, Kristie L. Seelman, Terri Lewinson, Lily Engleman, Olivia Maley, and Alex Allen

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From Evidence-Based Policies to Positive Outcomes: How to Fund What Really Works in Child Welfare, Susan Snyder

Publications from 2016

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Expanding access to Medication Assisted Treatment: The U.S. government’s response to the current heroin epidemic, Jill Littrell

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Diagnostic criteria for problematic Internet use among U.S. university students: A mixed-methods evaluation, Wen Li, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Susan Snyder, and Matthew O. Howard

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Diagnostic Criteria for Problematic Internet Use among U.S. University Students: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation, Wen Li, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Susan Snyder, and Matthew O. Howard

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Transgender Adults’ Access to College Bathrooms and Housing and the Relationship to Suicidality, Kristie L. Seelman

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Interventions for Healthy Aging among Mature Black Lesbians: Recommendations Gathered through Community-Based Research, Kristie L. Seelman, Mary Anne Adams, and Tonia C. Poteat

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Victimization and microaggressions targeting LGBTQ college students: Gender identity as a moderator of psychological distress, Kristie L. Seelman, Michael R. Woodford, and Z Nicolazzo

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A comparison of health disparities among transgender adults in Colorado (USA) by race and income, Kristie L. Seelman, Sarah R. Young, Megan Tesene, Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez, and Leo Kattari

Publications from 2015

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Underserved Adoptive Families: Disparities in Postadoption Access to Information, Resources, and Services, Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders

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Characteristics of Internet addiction/pathological Internet use in U.S. university students: A mixed-methods investigation, Wen (Vivian) Li Anthony, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Susan Snyder, and Matthew O. Howard

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Unequal Treatment of Transgender Individuals in Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Programs, Kristie L. Seelman

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School Engagement among LGBTQ High School Students: The Roles of Safe Adults and Gay-Straight Alliance Characteristics, Kristie L. Seelman, Nicholas Forge, N. Eugene Walls, and Nadine Bridges

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Patterns of Inhalant Use among Incarcerated Youth, Susan Snyder and Matthew O. Howard

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Patterns of Inhalant Use among Incarcerated Youth, Susan Snyder and Matthew O. Howard

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The Effect of U.S. University Students' Problematic Internet Use on Family Relationships: A Mixed-Methods Investigation, Susan Snyder, Wen Li, Jennifer E. O'Brien, and Matthew O. Howard

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Health Characteristics of Solo Grandparent Caregivers and Single Parents: A Comparative Profile Using the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, Deborah M. Whitley, Esme Fuller-Thomson, and Sarah Brennenstuhl

Publications from 2014

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Helping Homeless Veterans Find Employment and Pay Child Support: A Program Evaluation of a Pilot Collaboration, Fred Brooks, Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders, and Rorie Scurlock

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Homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in New York City: Insights from the field, Nicholas Forge and Geoffrey L. Ream

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Will the Treatment Protocols for Schizophrenia Be Changing Soon?, Jill Littrell

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Recommendations of transgender students, staff, and faculty in the USA for improving college campuses, Kristie L. Seelman

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Transgender Individuals’ Access to College Housing and Bathrooms: Findings from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, Kristie L. Seelman

Publications from 2013

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When Older Adult Substance Abuse Affects Others: What Helps and What Doesn’t?, Jan Ligon

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Do child physical abuse and adolescent peer relationships influence typologies of illegal and substance-use behaviors during emerging adulthood?, Susan Snyder and Casey R. Monroe

Publications from 2012

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Voucher Users and Revitalized Public Housing Residents Six Years After Displacement, Fred Brooks, Terri Lewinson, Jennifer Aszman, and Jim Wolk

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Social Service Barriers Experienced by Low-Income Extended-Stay Hotel Residents, Terri Lewinson and Carol S. Collard

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Exploring “Home” at an Assisted Living Facility: Looking through Residents’ Lenses with Photovoice, Terri Lewinson, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, and Kathryn W. Grant

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Can a Diagnosis Be Epidemic, with Therapeutic Efforts the Catastrophe?, Jill Littrell

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Is there Evidence for the Bipolar Spectrum and the Safety of Pharmaceutical Interventions?, Jill Littrell

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Taking the Perspective that a Depressive State Reflects Inflammation: Implications for the Use of Antidepressants, Jill Littrell

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Children in Foster Care and Excessive Medications, Jill l. Littrell

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The Controversy Over Antidepressant Drugs in an Era of Evidence-Based Practice, Jill Littrell and Jeffrey Lacasse

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Controversies in Psychiatry and DSM-5: The Relevance for Social Work (Occasional Essay), Jill Littrell and Jeffrey R. Lacasse

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Grandmother Kinship Care Providers: Predictors of Elevated Psychological Distress, Deborah M. Whitley

Publications from 2011

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Community Organizing in Egypt During and After the Revolution, Fred Brooks and Tatianna Jaunzems

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How Addiction Happens, How Change Happens, and What Social Workers Need to Know to Be Effective Facilitators of Change, Jill Littrell

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Perceptions of Family Empowerment in African American Custodial Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Thoughts for Research and Practice, Deborah M. Whitley, Susan J. Kelley, and Peter E. Campos

Publications from 2010

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Liminal Living at an Extended Stay Hotel: Feeling "Stuck" in a Housing Solution, Terri Lewinson, June Gary Hopps, and Patricia Reeves

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Perspectives Emerging From Neuroscience On Why People Become Addicted And What To Do About It, Jill Littrell

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In Defense of the Community Reinvestment Act, Jill Littrell and Fred Brooks

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Why You Should Care About the Threatened Middle Class, Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, and Mary Ohmer

Publications from 2009

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Expression of Emotion: When It Causes Trauma and When It Helps, Jill Littrell

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Inequality and Its Discontents, Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, and Mary Ohmer

Publications from 2008

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The History of Defining Youth: Current Implications for Identifying and Treating Delinquent Youth, Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders

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Incorporating Information from Neuroscience and Endocrinology Regarding Sexual Orientation Into Social Work Education, Jill Littrell

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The Mind-Body Connection: Not Just a Theory Anymore, Jill Littrell

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The Status of Freud’s Legacy on Emotional Processing: Contemporary Revisions, Jill Littrell

Publications from 2007

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Racial Diversity on ACORN's Organizing Staff, 1970-2003, Fred Brooks

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The Living-Wage Movement: Potential Implications for the Working Poor, Fred Brooks

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Don't Be a Blockhead: ACORN, Protest Tactics, and Refund Anticipation Loans, Robert Fisher, Fred Brooks, and Daniel Russell

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Community Caregiving Partnerships Promoting Alliances to Support Care Providers, Nancy P. Kropf

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Factors Affecting Burden of South Koreans Providing Care to Disabled Older Family Members, Minhong Lee, Eunkyong Yoon, and Nancy P. Kropf

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New Developments in Understanding Cardiovascular Disease and the Implications for Social Work, Jill Littrell

Publications from 2006

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ACORN’s Accelerated Income Redistribution Project: A Program Evaluation, Fred Brooks, Daniel Russel, and Robert Fisher

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Increasing Aging Content within the Social Work Curriculum: Perceptions of Key Constituents, Stacey Kolomer, Terri Lewinson, Nancy P. Kropf, and Scott E. Wilks

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Second Generation Parenting: Grandparents Who Receive TANF, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley and Nancy P. Kropf

Publications from 2005

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New Turf for Organizing: Family Child Care Providers, Fred Brooks

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Resident Perception of Housing, Neighborhood, and Economic Conditions After Relocation From Public Housing Undergoing HOPE VI Redevelopment, Fred Brooks, Carol Zugazaga, James L. Wolk, and Mary Anne Adams

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The Future of Aging in Social Work: "Everything Old is New Again", Nancy P. Kropf and Margaret Adamek

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Bibliometrics and Social Work: Useful Tool or a Waste of Time?, Jan Ligon and Bruce Thyer

Publications from 2004

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Community Partnerships: An Innovative Model of Social Work Education and Practice, Fred Brooks, Mindy R. Wertheimer, Elizabeth L. Beck, and James L. Wolk

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Evidenced-Based Treatment for Older Adults, Sherry M. Cummings, Nancy P. Kropf, Kimberly M. Cassie, and Brian Bride

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Diverse Population, Nancy P. Kropf and Stacey Kolomer

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Interdisciplinary Practice in Developmental Disabilities, Nancy P. Kropf and D. Michael Malone

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Pathways into Caregiving for Rural Custodial Grandparents, Nancy P. Kropf and Margaret M. Robinson

Publications from 2003

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Future Training and Education Recommendations for Rural Gerontological Social Workers, Nancy P. Kropf

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Grandparents as Family Caregivers: Lessons for Intergenerational Education, Nancy P. Kropf and Denise Burnett

Publications from 2002

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Strategies to Increase Student Interest in Aging, Nancy P. Kropf

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Service Learning as a Transition into Foundation Field, Nancy P. Kropf and Mininder Tracey

Publications from 2001

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Innovative Organizing Practices: ACORN's Campaign in Los Angeles Organizing Workfare Workers, Fred Brooks

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Leisure Activity, Ethnic Preservation, and Cultural Integration of Older Korean Americans, Nancy P. Kropf, Eunja Kim, and Douglas A. Kleiber

Publications from 2000

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An Infusion Model for Including Content on Elders with Chronic Mental Illness in the Curriculum, Nancy P. Kropf and Sherry M. Cummings

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Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Aging among Non-elders: Gender and Race Differences, Nancy P. Kropf, Sherry M. Cummings, and Kevin L. DeWeaver

Publications from 1999

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Book Review: “Mental illness in the Family: Issues and Trends”, Jill Littrell

Publications from 1995

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Stigmatized and Perpetual Parents: Older Parents Caring for Adult Children with Life-Long Disabilities, Nancy P. Kropf and Timothy B. Kelly

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Life Expectancy: Social Work with Centenarians, Nancy P. Kropf and Katherine L. Pugh

Publications from 1993

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Life Review with Families Who Care for Developmentally Disabled Members: A Model, Nancy P. Kropf and Roberta R. Greene

Publications from 1988

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The Swedish Studies of the Adopted Children of Alcoholics, Jill Littrell