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.
Publications from 2024
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
Digital Technologies and the Violent Surveillance of Nonbinary Gender, Jama Shelton, Kel Kroehle, Emilie Clark, Kristie L. Seelman, and SJ Dodd
Publications from 2020
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
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
The Apparatus of Social Reproduction: Uncovering the Work Functions of Transgender Women, William A. Lane and Kristie L. Seelman
The Importance of Psychoneuroimmunology for Social Workers, Jill Littrell
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
Motivations for Advance Care and End-of-Life Planning Among LGB Older Adults, Kristie L. Seelman, Terri Lewinson, Lily Engleman, and Allex Allen
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
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
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
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
From Evidence-Based Policies to Positive Outcomes: How to Fund What Really Works in Child Welfare, Susan Snyder
Publications from 2016
Expanding access to Medication Assisted Treatment: The U.S. government’s response to the current heroin epidemic, Jill Littrell
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
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
Transgender Adults’ Access to College Bathrooms and Housing and the Relationship to Suicidality, Kristie L. Seelman
Interventions for Healthy Aging among Mature Black Lesbians: Recommendations Gathered through Community-Based Research, Kristie L. Seelman, Mary Anne Adams, and Tonia C. Poteat
Victimization and microaggressions targeting LGBTQ college students: Gender identity as a moderator of psychological distress, Kristie L. Seelman, Michael R. Woodford, and Z Nicolazzo
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
Underserved Adoptive Families: Disparities in Postadoption Access to Information, Resources, and Services, Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders
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
Unequal Treatment of Transgender Individuals in Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Programs, Kristie L. Seelman
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
Patterns of Inhalant Use among Incarcerated Youth, Susan Snyder and Matthew O. Howard
Patterns of Inhalant Use among Incarcerated Youth, Susan Snyder and Matthew O. Howard
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
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
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
Homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in New York City: Insights from the field, Nicholas Forge and Geoffrey L. Ream
Will the Treatment Protocols for Schizophrenia Be Changing Soon?, Jill Littrell
Recommendations of transgender students, staff, and faculty in the USA for improving college campuses, Kristie L. Seelman
Transgender Individuals’ Access to College Housing and Bathrooms: Findings from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, Kristie L. Seelman
Publications from 2013
When Older Adult Substance Abuse Affects Others: What Helps and What Doesn’t?, Jan Ligon
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
Voucher Users and Revitalized Public Housing Residents Six Years After Displacement, Fred Brooks, Terri Lewinson, Jennifer Aszman, and Jim Wolk
Social Service Barriers Experienced by Low-Income Extended-Stay Hotel Residents, Terri Lewinson and Carol S. Collard
Exploring “Home” at an Assisted Living Facility: Looking through Residents’ Lenses with Photovoice, Terri Lewinson, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, and Kathryn W. Grant
Can a Diagnosis Be Epidemic, with Therapeutic Efforts the Catastrophe?, Jill Littrell
Is there Evidence for the Bipolar Spectrum and the Safety of Pharmaceutical Interventions?, Jill Littrell
Taking the Perspective that a Depressive State Reflects Inflammation: Implications for the Use of Antidepressants, Jill Littrell
Children in Foster Care and Excessive Medications, Jill l. Littrell
The Controversy Over Antidepressant Drugs in an Era of Evidence-Based Practice, Jill Littrell and Jeffrey Lacasse
Controversies in Psychiatry and DSM-5: The Relevance for Social Work (Occasional Essay), Jill Littrell and Jeffrey R. Lacasse
Grandmother Kinship Care Providers: Predictors of Elevated Psychological Distress, Deborah M. Whitley
Publications from 2011
Community Organizing in Egypt During and After the Revolution, Fred Brooks and Tatianna Jaunzems
How Addiction Happens, How Change Happens, and What Social Workers Need to Know to Be Effective Facilitators of Change, Jill Littrell
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
Liminal Living at an Extended Stay Hotel: Feeling "Stuck" in a Housing Solution, Terri Lewinson, June Gary Hopps, and Patricia Reeves
Perspectives Emerging From Neuroscience On Why People Become Addicted And What To Do About It, Jill Littrell
In Defense of the Community Reinvestment Act, Jill Littrell and Fred Brooks
Why You Should Care About the Threatened Middle Class, Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, and Mary Ohmer
Publications from 2009
Expression of Emotion: When It Causes Trauma and When It Helps, Jill Littrell
Inequality and Its Discontents, Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, and Mary Ohmer
Publications from 2008
The History of Defining Youth: Current Implications for Identifying and Treating Delinquent Youth, Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders
Incorporating Information from Neuroscience and Endocrinology Regarding Sexual Orientation Into Social Work Education, Jill Littrell
The Mind-Body Connection: Not Just a Theory Anymore, Jill Littrell
The Status of Freud’s Legacy on Emotional Processing: Contemporary Revisions, Jill Littrell
Publications from 2007
Racial Diversity on ACORN's Organizing Staff, 1970-2003, Fred Brooks
The Living-Wage Movement: Potential Implications for the Working Poor, Fred Brooks
Don't Be a Blockhead: ACORN, Protest Tactics, and Refund Anticipation Loans, Robert Fisher, Fred Brooks, and Daniel Russell
Community Caregiving Partnerships Promoting Alliances to Support Care Providers, Nancy P. Kropf
Factors Affecting Burden of South Koreans Providing Care to Disabled Older Family Members, Minhong Lee, Eunkyong Yoon, and Nancy P. Kropf
New Developments in Understanding Cardiovascular Disease and the Implications for Social Work, Jill Littrell
Publications from 2006
ACORN’s Accelerated Income Redistribution Project: A Program Evaluation, Fred Brooks, Daniel Russel, and Robert Fisher
Increasing Aging Content within the Social Work Curriculum: Perceptions of Key Constituents, Stacey Kolomer, Terri Lewinson, Nancy P. Kropf, and Scott E. Wilks
Second Generation Parenting: Grandparents Who Receive TANF, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley and Nancy P. Kropf
Publications from 2005
New Turf for Organizing: Family Child Care Providers, Fred Brooks
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
The Future of Aging in Social Work: "Everything Old is New Again", Nancy P. Kropf and Margaret Adamek
Bibliometrics and Social Work: Useful Tool or a Waste of Time?, Jan Ligon and Bruce Thyer
Publications from 2004
Community Partnerships: An Innovative Model of Social Work Education and Practice, Fred Brooks, Mindy R. Wertheimer, Elizabeth L. Beck, and James L. Wolk
Evidenced-Based Treatment for Older Adults, Sherry M. Cummings, Nancy P. Kropf, Kimberly M. Cassie, and Brian Bride
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Diverse Population, Nancy P. Kropf and Stacey Kolomer
Interdisciplinary Practice in Developmental Disabilities, Nancy P. Kropf and D. Michael Malone
Pathways into Caregiving for Rural Custodial Grandparents, Nancy P. Kropf and Margaret M. Robinson
Publications from 2003
Future Training and Education Recommendations for Rural Gerontological Social Workers, Nancy P. Kropf
Grandparents as Family Caregivers: Lessons for Intergenerational Education, Nancy P. Kropf and Denise Burnett
Publications from 2002
Strategies to Increase Student Interest in Aging, Nancy P. Kropf
Service Learning as a Transition into Foundation Field, Nancy P. Kropf and Mininder Tracey
Publications from 2001
Innovative Organizing Practices: ACORN's Campaign in Los Angeles Organizing Workfare Workers, Fred Brooks
Leisure Activity, Ethnic Preservation, and Cultural Integration of Older Korean Americans, Nancy P. Kropf, Eunja Kim, and Douglas A. Kleiber
Publications from 2000
An Infusion Model for Including Content on Elders with Chronic Mental Illness in the Curriculum, Nancy P. Kropf and Sherry M. Cummings
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
Book Review: “Mental illness in the Family: Issues and Trends”, Jill Littrell
Publications from 1995
Stigmatized and Perpetual Parents: Older Parents Caring for Adult Children with Life-Long Disabilities, Nancy P. Kropf and Timothy B. Kelly
Life Expectancy: Social Work with Centenarians, Nancy P. Kropf and Katherine L. Pugh
Publications from 1993
Life Review with Families Who Care for Developmentally Disabled Members: A Model, Nancy P. Kropf and Roberta R. Greene
Publications from 1988
The Swedish Studies of the Adopted Children of Alcoholics, Jill Littrell