Doctoral Faculty Research Interests
Stephanie Boddie
- Faith, social innovation and entrepreneurship
- Faith-based social services and policies
- Asset-based development
- Race and psychology of difference
- Community-based participatory research
Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa
- Religion in Latin America
- Global Religious Change and Impact
Brianna Lemmons
- Predictors Non-Resident Father Involvement
- The Role of Spirituality in Fathering
- Effective Delivery of Research Related Curriculum Content in Social Work Programs
- Evaluation of Fatherhood Programs
- Assessment, Outcomes, and Accreditation Processes in Social Work Education Programs
Elissa Madden
- Child Welfare (Foster Care)
- Adoption (Public and Domestic)
- Child and Family Mental Health
- Use of Service-Learning in Social Work Education
Jocelyn McGee
- Contemplative Science
- Culture and Diversity
- Positive Aging
- Human Flourishing
- Spiritual Diversity
Sungseek Moon
- Mental health among racial minority groups
- Influence of social contexts and environments
- Addictive disorders
- Substance abuse prevention in adolescents
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
Danielle Parrish
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Intervention & Implementation Research
- Prevention of Substance-Exposed Pregnancy
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- Transtheoretical Model and Behavior Change
- Integrated Behavioral Health
- Social Anxiety Disorder in Youth
- Juvenile Justice Populations
- Motivational Interviewing
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
Qianwei Zhao
- Criminal Justice
- Women and Children
- Health and Wellness
- Mental Health and Trauma
- Addictions and Substance Use
- Prisoner Reentry
- Causal Inferences