Articles, papers, presentations, and other materials authored by faculty from the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago.
Submissions from 2024
Responsibilization and Retraditionalization: How Neoliberal Logics Reproduce Gender Inequities Among Women Community Organizers in Chicago, Mary L. Dungy and Amy Krings
“Do the right thing”: Immigrant Perspectives of Social Worker Support in the United States, Abha Rai, Mary Lehman Held, Melody Huslage, Eliza Galvez, Yigermal Demissie Ayalew, and Leia Siksay
Submissions from 2023
The Challenges of “Moving at the Speed of Trust”: How Women Navigate New Public Management Dynamics in Power-based Community Organizations, Mary L. Dungy and Amy Krings
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design, Philip Young P. Hong, Alanna Shin, Maria V. Wathen, and Theresa Gibbons
The Unintended Influence and Impact: Funder-Mandated Performance Metrics, Service Delivery, and Social Justice, Melissa Iverson; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Nathan H. Perkins; and Maria Wathen
Building or Burning: Critical Reflections on Social and Political Change, Amy Krings, Karen D'Angelo, Jan Ivery, and Amy B. Murphy-Nguyen
How COVID-19 and Racial Justice Protests Influenced Social Workers’ Perceptions of Policy and Political Participation, Amy Krings, Maria V. Wathen, and Teresa Kilbane
Which Environmental Social Work? Environmentalisms, Social Justice, and the Dilemmas Ahead, John Mathias, Amy Krings, and Samantha Teixeira
Migration Integration Policies as Social Determinants of Health for Highly Educated Immigrants in the United States, Mitra Naseh, Yingying Zeng, Abha Rai, Ian Sutherland, and Hyunwoo Yoon
Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago, Holly Nelson-Becker, Joseph G. Pickard, and Florian Sichling
Submissions from 2022
Experiences of COVID-19 pandemic-related stress among sexual and gender minority emerging adult migrants in the United States, Edward J. Alessi, Michael P. Dentato, Vincent Sarna, Andrew Eaton, Shelley L. Craig, and Shannon P. Cheung
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Care Homes for Older People in Europe - Deaths, Damage and Violations of Human Rights, Janet Carter Anand, Sarah Donnelly, Aliisoun Milne, Holly Nelson-Becker, Emme-Li Vingare, Blanca Deusdad, Giovanni Cellini, Riita-Liisa Kinni, and Cristiana Pregno
Artistic Expression as a Source of Resilience for Transgender and Gender Diverse Young People, Ashley Austin; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Joshua Holzworth; Roxanna Ast; Anthony Verdino; Edward Alessi; Andrew Eaton; and Shelley L. Craig
“An umbrella for all things”: Black Daughter's Sexual Decisions and Paternal Engagement, Marquitta S. Dorsey
Psychological Self-Sufficiency and Financial Literacy Among Low-Income Participants: An Empowerment-Based Approach to Financial Capability, Philip Young P. Hong, Maria V. Wathen, Alanna Shin, Intae Yoon, and Jang Ho Park
Creating Social Responses to a Changing Environment, Susan Kemp, Lawrence A. Palinkas, Lisa Reyes Mason, Shanondora Billiot, Felicia M. Mitchell, and Amy Krings
Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of Negative Political Rhetoric on Service Providers: A Study in Two Refugee-Serving Organizations, Maria V. Wathen, Charity N. Weishar, and Patrick L.F. Decker
Submissions from 2021
Teaching Artists’ Adaptability in Group-Based Music Education Residencies, Brian L. Kelly and Jonathan Neidorf
Concluding Observations & Lessons Learned, Christopher T. King
Responses to Environmental Change, Lisa Reyes Mason, Susan P. Kemp, Lawrence A. Palinkas, and Amy Krings
Who Benefits from Brownfield Cleanup and Gentrification? Evidence from Chicago, Richard Melstrom, Rose Mohammadi, Tania Schusler, and Amy Krings
Strengths-based Behavioral Telehealth with Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients at Center on Halsted, Ing Swenson; Trevor Gates; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; and Brian Kelly
Gentrification, Amie Thurber and Amy Krings
Towards Improving Engagement of Youth of Color in Cross-Age Mentoring Programs in High Poverty, High Crime Neighborhoods, Maria V. Wathen, Patrick L.F. Decker, Maryse H. Richards, Katherine Tyson McCrea, Cynthia Onyeka, Charity N. Weishar, and Donnelly Will
The Impact of U.S. Refugee Policy Change & Political Rhetoric on Nonprofit Service Providers’ Emotional Well-Being, Maria V. Wathen, Patrick L.F. Decker, and Charity N. Weishar
Casting Light on the Distinctive Contribution of Social Work in Multidisciplinary Teams for Older People, Paul Willis, Liz Lloyd, Jackie Hammond, Alisoun Milne, Holly Nelson-Becker, Emma Perry, Mo Ray, Sally Richards, and Denise Tanner
Submissions from 2020
Notes From the Field: Culturally Adapted Research Methods for South Asian Participants, Erum Agha and Abha Rai
Environmental Gentrification in Chicago: Perceptions, Dilemmas and Paths Forward, Colette Copic, Tania Schusler, and Amy Krings
QueerVIEW: Protocol for a Technology-Mediated Qualitative Photo Elicitation Study With Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Ontario, Canada, Shelley L. Craig; Andrew D. Eaton; Rachael Pascoe; Egag Egag; Lauren B. McInroy; Lin Fang; Ashley Austin; and Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW
Environmental Justice Organizing in a Gentrifying Community: Navigating Dilemmas of Representation, Issue Selection, and Recruitment, Amy Krings and Colette Copic
Equity in sustainable development: Community responses to environmental gentrification, Amy Krings and Tania Schusler
Environmental Social Work in the Disciplinary Literature, 1991–2015, Amy Krings, Bryan G. Victor, John Mathias, and Brian E. Perron
Conducting Research in Non-Traditional Settings: Research Assistant Experiences in a Gay Bathhouse, Michael R. Lloyd; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Brian Kelly; and Hayley Stokar
Planning, Participation, and Power in a Shrinking City: The Detroit Works Project, Gregory B. Markus and Amy Krings
Research‐based knowledge about social work and sustainability, Aila‐Leena Matthies, Amy Krings, and Ingo Stamm
Developing Communities of Practical Wisdom: An Exercise in the Synthesis of Memory, Religion and Pragmatism in Religious Studies, Holly Nelson-Becker
When We Can’t Say Goodbye — Loss, Grief, and Dying During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Holly Nelson-Becker and Ann Callahan
Spiritual Diversity, Spiritual Assessment, and Māori End-of-Life Perspectives: Attaining ka ea,, Holly Nelson-Becker and Tess Moeke-Maxwell
Religious/spiritual struggles and spiritual resilience in marginalised older adult, Holly Nelson-Becker and Michael Thomas
Dying Alone and Lonely Dying: Media Discourse and Pandemic Conditions, Holly Nelson-Becker and Christina Victor
Community Collaborations with Saving Lives, Inspiring Youth: A Community-Based Cross-Age Peer Mentoring Program, Cynthia Onyeka, Kevin Miller, Chana Matthews, Amzie Moore II, Katherine Tyson McCrea Professor, and Maryse Richards
Should Failure to Protect Laws Include Physical and Emotional Sibling Violence?, Nathan Perkins and Johanna E. Barry
Sibling Violence: The Missing Piece in Family Violence Policy, Nathan H. Perkins and Susan F. Grossman
The effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence and immigrant families., Abha Rai, Susan Grossman, and Nathan Perkins
Navigating academia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Can you do it all?, Abha Rai and Kristen Ravi
Your Goals and You - Don’t Let Your Goals Get (to) You …. Before you can get to them!, Shweta Singh
Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research, Renee Spencer, Julia Pryce, and Jill Walsh
A Critical Glocalization Approach: Attending to Power in the Innovation Space, Maria Wathen
Review of Healing in Action: Adventure-based counseling with therapy groups, Maria Wathen
Institutional Logics and Diverging Organizational Forms: An Empirical Study in Russia, Maria V. Wathen
Submissions from 2019
Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education, Jennifer L. K. Charles, Nathan H. Perkins, Christopher J. Ward, Melissa L. Stewart, and Mary C. Secret
Psychological Self-Sufficiency: An Empowerment-Based Theory for Workforce Training and Adult Education, Philip Young P. Hong, Timothy O’Brien, Jang Ho Park, Rana Hong, Terri Pigott, and Brian Holland
Facilitating Transformation in Workforce Training: Using Clinical Theory to Understand Psychological Self-Sufficiency, Rana Hong, Terry B. Northcut, Marcia Spira, and Philip Young P. Hong
Depression Education As Primary Prevention: The Erika’s Lighthouse School-Based Program For High School Students, Michael S. Kelly, Heather Freed, Peggy Kubert, and Sarah Greibler
Introduction, Christopher T. King and Philip Young P. Hong
Social Work, Politics, and Social Policy Education: Applying a Multidimensional Framework of Power, Amy Krings, Vincent Fusaro, Kerri L. Nicoll, and Na Youn Lee
Lessons and Policy Implications from the Flint Water Crisis, Amy Krings, Dana Kornberg, and Shawna Lee
Exploring the Loss and Disenfranchised Grief of Animal Care Workers., Benjamin Marton, Teresa Kilbane, and Holly Nelson-Becker
Collective Survival Strategies and Anti-Colonial Practice in Ecosocial Work, Finn McLafferty Bell, Mary Kate Dennis, and Amy Krings
Mentoring for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth Population, Julia Pryce and Crystal Aschenbrener
State of domestic violence content in MSW curriculum in the U.S. Perspectives on Social Work, Abha Rai, Yoon Joon Choi, and Lalit Khandare
Integrating Youth Participation and Ecosocial Work: New Possibilities to Advance Environmental and Social Justice, Tania Schusler, Amy Krings, and Melissa Hernández
Connections for Change, Shirley Simon
Professional Development: An MSW Course Based on Group Work Principles and Opportunities, Shirley Simon
Consumer Competence Strategies, Spiritually Inspired Core Values and Locus of Control: What Are the Links?, Gabriella Spinelli, Holly Nelson-Becker, and Roberta Ligossi
The Future of Environmental Social Work: Looking to Community Initiatives for Models of Prevention, Samantha Teixeira, John Mathias, and Amy Krings
Resisting Gentrification: The Theoretical and Practice Contributions of Social Work, Amie Thurber, Amy Krings, Linda S. Martinez, and Mary Ohmer
Submissions from 2018
Investigating Diversity in Social Work Doctoral Education in the United States, Matthew Chin, Jaclynn Hawkins, Amy Krings, Carolyn Peguero-Spencer, and Lorraine Gutiérrez
Organizing Under Austerity: How Residents’ Concerns Became the Flint Water Crisis, Amy Krings, Dana Kornberg, and Erin Lane
Integrating Green Social Work and the U.S. Environmental Justice Movement: An Introduction to Community Benefits Agreements, Amy Krings and Hillary Thomas
Mothers' Perceptions of Educational Access and Engagement in a Context of Urban Austerity, Amy Krings, Hillary Thomas, Shawna J. Lee, Aayat Ali, and LaDonna Miller
Recapturing the Power of Ritual to Enhance Community in Aging, Holly Nelson-Becker and Kimberly Sangster
Digital Storytelling: Tools, Techniques, and Traditions, Melanie Sage, Jonathan B. Singer, Andrea LaMarre, and Carla Rice
Addressing Environmental Gentrification: Improving Environmental Health for Children and Youth without Displacement, Tania Schusler and Amy Krings
Submissions from 2017
Neighborhood Food Infrastructure and Food Security in Metropolitan Detroit, Scott W. Allard, Maria V. Wathen, H. Luke Shaefer, and Sandra K. Danziger
Practice with the Gay Male Community, Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Tyler M. Argüello; and Courtney Wilson
Preparing Social Workers for Practice with LGBT Populations Affected by Substance Use: Perceptions from Students, Alumni and Service Providers, Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Brian Kelly; Michael R. Lloyd; and Nikki Busch
Affirming Strengths-Based Models of Practice, Trevor G. Gates and Brian Kelly
Vinyl, Brian Kelly
A Historical Overview of Art and Music-Based Activities in Social Work with Groups: Nondeliberative Practice and Engaging Young People’s Strengths, Brian Kelly and Lauren Doherty
Linking Students and Professional Associations: A Curricular Strategy, Shirley Simon and Susan F. Grossman
Submissions from 2016
Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Group Work Principles to Enhance Online Learning in Social Work, Marcia B. Cohen, Shirley Simon, Donna McLaughlin, Barbara Muskat, and Mary White
Guidelines for Affirmative Social Work Education: Enhancing the Climate for LGBQQ Students, Staff, and Faculty in Social Work Education, S. L. Craig, E. J. Alessi, M. Fisher-Borne, Michael P. Dentato, A. Austin, M. Paceley, A. Wagaman, T. Arguello, T. Lewis, J.E. Balestrery, and R. Van Der Horn
A Cross-National Validation of the Short Employment Hope Scale (EHS-14) in the United States and South Korea, Philip Young P. Hong
Learning to TIP: Introduction, Philip Young P. Hong
Transforming Impossible Into Possible (TIP): A Bottom-Up Practice in Workforce Development for Low-Income Jobseekers, Philip Young P. Hong
Psychological and Economic Self-sufficiency Among Low-income Jobseekers with Physical Disability Barriers, Philip Young P. Hong, Hayley Sneiderman Stokar, and Sangmi Choi
Group Work Camp, Brian L. Kelly and Jennie Fleming
Composing an Aesthetics of Performance Pedagogy, Brian Kelly and Aimee Wodda
The State of the American Veteran: The Chicagoland Veterans Study, Sara Kintzle, Janice M. Rasheed, and Carl A. Castro
Racial Inequality and the Implementation of Emergency Management Laws in Economically Distressed Urban Areas, Shawna J. Lee, Amy Krings, Sara Rose, Krista Dover, Jessica Ayoub, and Fatima Salman
Social Work for Social Justice: Strengthening Practice with the Poor through Catholic Social Teaching, Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, and Mary Lawinger
Beyond Group Work Camp: A Bridge to Symposia and Conference Participation via Professional Presentations, Shirley Simon
Bullying in Youth, Jonathan B. Singer and Karen Slovak
Submissions from 2015
The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Students in Social Work Programs. A Study Report from the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression, Shelley L. Craig, Lauren B. McInroy, Michael P. Dentato, Ashley Austin, and Lori Messinger
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP): A group work model in workforce development, Philip Young P. Hong
The Comparative Impacts of Social Justice Educational Methods on Political Participation, Civic Engagement, and Multicultural Activism, Amy Krings, Elizabeth A. Austic, Lorraine M. Gutierrez, and Kaleigh E. Dirksen
When Traumatic Stressors are Not Past, But Now: Psychosocial Treatment to Develop Resilience with Children and Youth Enduring Concurrent, Complex Trauma, Katherine Tyson McCrea Professor, Deanna Guthrie, and Jeffrey Bulanda
Spirituality in Professional Practice with Older Adults, Holly Nelson-Becker, Edward Canada, and Mitsuko Nakashima
