Doctoral Faculty Research Interests

Helen Harris

• Grief and Cognition in Children
• Grief and Cognition in Adults
• Loss and Grief
• Effectiveness of Online Education
• Current Applications of the Work of Alan Keith-Lucas
• Faith and Adoption

Elissa Madden

• Child Welfare (Foster Care)
• Adoption (Public and Domestic)
• Child and Family Mental Health
• Use of Service-Learning in Social Work Education

Dennis Myers

• Adult Child and Parent Relationships
• Leadership of Senior Living Environments
• Social Work and Long-term Care
• Older Adults and Poverty
• Volunteerism in Later Life
• Family Caregiving
• Leadership of Social Work Education Programs
• Social Work with Developmental Disabilities

Holly Oxhandler

• Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice
• Evidence-Based Practice Process
• Scale Development
• Mental Health (Primarily Anxiety and Depression)
• Older Adults
• Mentoring and Professional Development

Edward C. Polson

• Civil Society
• Organizations
• Religion
• Diversity
• Civic Engagement

David Pooler

• Professional Ethics and Professional Development of Social Workers
• Professional Functioning and Impairment of Social Workers
• Organizational Development
• Organizational Leadership and Change; Organizational Justice

Rob Rogers

• Family Literacy
• Workforce Development
• Administration of Human Services
• Program Evaluation

Laine Scales

• Social Welfare History
• Settlement Houses (Historical and Contemporary)
• Baptists and Social Work (Historical)
• Doctoral Education as a Process for Formation

Jon Singletary

• Strengthening Congregational Community Ministries
• Community Development
• Advocacy and Social Justice

Gaynor Yancey

• Church and Community Ministries
• Congregational Social Work
• Community Organizing and Development
• Religiously Affiliated Organizations
• Social Welfare History & Policy
• Organizational Administration, Organization, and Development
• Poverty