Recent Faculty Publications

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Recent Faculty Publications

Christensen, A., Jones, J. M., & Yancey, G. (Under Review). Outpacing Poverty: Waco Congregations and Their Poverty Alleviation Efforts. Journal of Community Practice.

Crow, J, Myers, D. Ellor, J. Dolan, S. Morissette, S., Reese, S.(In Press) Military Family submitted September 2014.

Ellor, J. W., & Bowen, J. (2015). Spirituality and Aging. In K. F. Barney & M. Perkinson (Eds.), Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Maryland Heights: Elsevier.

Ellor, J. W. (In Press). The Essential Spirit: Finding Meaning in Perceived Meaninglessness. In D. Koepke (Ed.), The Essential Spirit Spirituality and Older Adults. New York: Springer Press.

Ellor, J. W., (2015) Spirituality, Cathy Cress, Handbook of Geriatric Case Management (4

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Ed), Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Ellor, J. W. (2013). Religion and Spirituality among Older Adults in Light of DSM-5. Social Work and Christianity, 40(3).

Ellor, J. W., & Dolan, S. (In Press). Lessons Learned from Disaster Behavioral Health for Social Workers and Congregations. Social Work and Christianity.

Fitzgerald (Vo), C. S. (2013). Not for members only: Cooperatives and community development. In J.

Midgley and A. Cazorla (Eds.), Planning and community development: Case studies (pp. 93- 113).

Madrid: Grupo GESPLAN-UPM.

Fitzgerald (Vo), C. S. (2013). Literary theories and social justice. In M. Austin (Ed.), Social justice and social work: Rediscovering a core value of the profession (pp. 43-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Fitzgerald (Vo), C. S., & Clark, S. J. (2013). Work locus of control and perceptions of practice. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 7(1), 59-78. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2012.738185

Fitzgerald (Vo), C. S. (2012). Fair trade as a community development initiative: Local and global implications. Advances in Social Work, 13(2), 375-390. Retrieved from

http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/viewFile/1938/2454 Garland, Diana, and Yancey, Gaynor (2014). Congregational social work. NACSW.

Garland, Diana R. (2014). Don’t call it an affair: Understanding and preventing clergy sexual misconduct

with adults. In C. M. Renzetti & S. Yocum (Eds.), The sexual abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic

Church: Multidisciplinary perspectives: Northeastern University Press.

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Garland, Diana R. (2014). Child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church: Gender, power, and organizational culture, by Marie Keenan, Oxford University Press (2014). Book review. Child and Family Social Work, 19, 119-122.

Garland, D. R. (2013). Christian families serving together: A review of the research. Family and Community Ministries.

Garland, D. R. (2013). Clergy sexual misconduct: Don't call it an affair. Journal of Family and Community Ministries, 66-96.

Goatley, E. M. (2013). A church’s response to human trafficking: Strategies to helping the church respond to modern day slavery. Lott Carey Foreign Mission. Washington, DC.

http://lottcarey.publishpath.com/Websites/lottcarey/images/Women_s_Auxiliary/A_Church's_Respo nse_To_Human_Trafficking.pdf

Harr, C., & Yancey, G. (2014). Social work collaboration with faith leaders and faith groups serving families in rural areas. Journal of Religion and Spirituality: Social Thought 33, 148-162.

Harris, H. & Scheibner, A. (In Press). Learning to give voice in ministry to persons with dementia: Student monologues. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging.

Harris, H., Hale, J., Harris, B., & Hale, C. (2014). Four narratives of adoption: Creating family. The Journal of Family and Community Ministries, 27, 13-28

Harris, H. & Custable, V. (2013). Suicide in the professional literature: An annotated bibliography. The Journal of Family and Community Ministries, 26(1), 49-65.

Harris, H. & Myers, D. (2013). Student perceptions of integrative field seminar: A comparison of three models. Journal of Administrative Issues: Education, Practice and Research, 3(2), 2-16.

Jang, S. J., Johnson, B. R., Kim, Y., Polson, E. C., & Smith, B. G. (2014). Structured voluntary youth activities and positive outcomes in adulthood: An exploratory study of involvement in scouting and subjective well-being. Sociological Focus. 47(4), 238-267.

Jones, J. M. & Sherr, M. E. (2014). Forward to the special issue on implementation research. Journal of Evidence-Based Practice. 11(1-2) p. 1.

Jones, J. M. & Sherr, M. E. (2014). The role of relationships in connecting social work research and evidence-based practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Practice. 11(1-2) pp. 139-147.

Jones, J. M., Krey, K., Gary, B. & Sayers, A. (In Process). Process and implementation evaluation of a statewide community partner recruitment program to increase food security. Journal of Evidence- Based Social Work.

Jones, J. M. & Yancey, G. (In Process). Organizational self care: a case study of Baylor School of Social Work. Administration in Social Work.

Kelley, K. F., Myers, D. R., Rogers, R. K., LeCrone, H. H. (2013). Social work response to behavior

challenges in long-term care. Journal of Applied Gerontology.

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McGee, J. S. & Myers, D. R. (2014).Sacred relationships, strengthened by community, can help people with mild or early-stage Alzheimer's. Generations, 38 (1), 61-67.

McGee, J. S., Myers, D. R., Carlson, H., Pool Funai, A., & Barclay, P. A. (2013). Is God the rock?

Spirituality, faith, and mild Alzheimer’s disease. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 24, 221-258.

Midgley, J., Fitzgerald (Vo), S., & Sirojudin, S. (2013). Social development. Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780195389678-0169

Murphy, L. & Singletary, J. (2014). Seeking transformation in the lives of Vulnerable Children through Christian Camp Ministry: Case Study of Africa Renewal Ministries/Ggaba Community Church Camp in Uganda, Africa. The Journal of Family and Community Ministries.

Mustain, H. M., Jones, J. M., Yancey, G., & Horton, D. (Under Review). Is Love Enough? A Phenomenological Study of Short Term Missions. Journal of Family & Community Ministry.

Myers, D. R., Rogers, R. K., LeCrone, H. H., Scott, J. H., Kelley, K. F. (2013). Complex and contradictory expectations: The contemporary challenges of Licensed Nursing Facility Administrators (LNFAs).

Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Myers, D., Crow, J., Ellor, J., Morissette, S., Dolan, S., & Reese, S. (2014). Congregational responses to parents of military service-members. Journal of Family and Community Ministries, 27, 65-86.

Myers, D. R. & Ellor, J. W. (2013). Social work and congregations: A timely alliance for the age of aging.

Social Work & Christianity, 40(4), 367–371.

Myers, D. R., Wolfer, T. A., Sherr, M. (2013). Faith-outcomes for older adult volunteers in religious congregations. Social Work & Christianity, 40(4), 384–403.

Myers, D. R., Jones, V., & Lawrence, S. (2013). Will you care with me? Congregational responses with impoverished older persons. Social Work & Christianity, 40(4), 460–478.

Oxhandler, H.K., Parrish, D.E., Torres, L.R., & Achenbaum, W.A. (In press). The integration of clients’

religion/spirituality in social work practice: A national survey. Social Work.

Oxhandler, H.K. & Parrish, D.E. (2014). The development and validation of the Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale. Research on Social Work Practice. doi:

10.1177/1049731514550207

Oxhandler, H.K. & Pargament, K.I. (2014). Social work practitioners’ integration of clients’ religion and spirituality in practice: A literature review. Social Work, 59(3), 271-279.

Parrish, D. E., Oxhandler, H. K., Duron, J., Swank, P. R., & Bordnick, P. (In press).

Feasibility of virtual reality environments for adolescent social anxiety disorder. Research on Social Work Practice.

Parrish, D.E. & Oxhandler, H.K. (In press). Social work field instructors’ views and

implementation of evidence-based practice. Journal on Social Work Education.

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Polson, E. C. (2014). Social diversity and civic engagement: The effects of ethnic and social heterogeneity on the community involvement of American congregations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Advance online publication. doi:

10.1177/0899764014548424

Polson, E. C., Kim, Y., Jang, S. J., Johnson, B. R., & Smith, B. (2013). Being prepared and staying connected: Scouting’s influence on social capital and community involvement. Social Science Quarterly. 94(3), 758-776.

Pooler, D.K., Doolittle, A., Faul, A.C., Barbee, A., & Fuller, M. (2012). MSW field education and impairment prevention: What do we need to know? Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22(7), 916-927.

Pooler, D. K. and Jones, J. M. (2013) "An Assessment of Supervisory Well-being in a Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program," Journal of Adolescent and Family Health: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 3. Available at:

http://scholar.utc.edu/jafh/vol6/iss1/3

Pooler, D.K., Qualls, N., Rogers, R., & Johnston, D. (2014). An exploration of cohesion and recovery outcomes in addiction treatment groups. Journal of Social Work with Groups, 37(4), 314-330.

Pooler, D.K. & Wolfer, T. (2014). Exposed. In T. Wolfer, L. Franklin, & K. Gray (Eds.) Decision cases for advanced social work practice: Confronting complexity. New York: Columbia University Press.

Pooler, D.K., Wolfer, T., & Freeman, M. (2014). Finding joy in social work: Interpersonal sources, Families in Society. 95(1), 34-42.

Pooler, D.K., Wolfer, T., & Freeman, M. (2014). Finding joy in social work II: Intrapersonal sources, Social Work. 59(3), 213-221.

Pooler, D.K., & Wolfer, T., Freeman, M. (2013). Finding Joy, Health Section Connection, NASW Specialty Practice Sections, Winter, NASW Press: Washington, D.C.

Sherr, M. E., Pooler, D., Stamey, J., Jones, J., & Dyer, P. (2013). A randomized effectiveness trial of a sex education program for minority youth in Miami, Florida. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(2), 53-62.

Sherr, M. E. & Jones, J. M. (2014). Introduction to competence-based social work: the profession of caring, knowing, and serving. Chicago, IL: Lyceum.

Singletary, J. (in press). Diverse roles in social movements: The case of the Evangelical orphan care movement. Social Work and Christianity.

Vo, C. S. (forthcoming). Vulnerability and resiliency: How climate disasters activate latent social assets.

International Social Work.

Vo, C. S. (2014). Gratitude: Duty, virtue, and practice. Social Work and Christianity, 41(2/3), 175-191.

Wu, C., & Pooler, D.K., (2014). Social workers caregiver identity and distress: Examining the moderating

role of self-esteem and social support, Social Work Research, 38(4), 237-249.

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Yancey, Gaynor, & Garland, Diana R. (2014). Congregational social work. In C. Franklin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Work: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from

http://socialwork.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093.