NACSW 2024 Annual Convention

We had an incredible time at the annual NACSW convention in Dallas! Our Garland School faculty, alumni and students smashed it with more than 30 presentations and workshops! We are so proud of our community’s amazing work.
Reimagining Mental Health Care: Faith Communities as the Foundation for a Continuum of Care
Madeline Stiers, PhD graduate, LCSW-S, & Chief Clinical Officer at Hope and Healing Center & Institute
Social Work with First Responders at Times of Trauma
James Ellor, PhD, LCSW, DCSW, Professor Emeritus
Screening for Human Sex Trafficking in Social Service Organizations
Jennifer Trujillo Hollenberger, PhD graduate, Associate Professor & BSW Program Director at Grove City College
Clergy Sexual Abuse: Examining the Influence of Race and Culture
Lucy Huh, PhD student
Assessing Risk and Protective Factors in Faith Community Responses to Domestic Violence
Geneece Goertzen, PhD student, LMSW, MDiv
Navigating the RFMA: Implications Post-Dobbs vs Jackson
Heather Deal, PhD student
Adult Spirituality and Childhood Maltreatment: Future Research Directions
Morgan Davie, PhD student
Jocelyn McGee, PhD, Assistant Professor
Intergroup Dialogue with the Collaborative on Religion, Sexuality & Gender
Veronica Timbers, PhD graduate, Assistant Professor at University of Utah; Will Ward, PhD Student
Mental Health Clients’ Views of Integrating Spirituality into Treatment
Holly Oxhandler, PhD, LMSW, Professor, Associate Dean for Research
Edward Clay Polson, PhD, Associate Professor
Effectiveness of Christian Mindfulness for Pastors: Mindfulness & Burnout
Regina Chow Trammel, PhD graduate, LCSW, Professor at Azusa Pacific University
Difficult Conversations: Equipping Congregations for LGBTQ+ Discernment
Gaynor Yancey, DSW, Professor, and Director of Center for Church and Community Impact (C3i);
Mallory Herridge, LMSW, MDiv, Assistant Director for the Center for Church and Community Impact (C3i)
Transcendence in Family Caregivers of Persons with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Morgan Davie, PhD student
Jocelyn McGee, PhD, Assistant Professor
Institutional Betrayal: Faith Communities and Domestic Violence
Geneece Goertzen, PhD student, LMSW, MDiv
Man Up: Black Men Don’t Cry
Corey Tolliver, MSW graduate
Leading from Within: The Enneagram’s Tripartite Model of Mindfulness
Jon Singletary, PhD, Dean, The Diana R. Garland Endowed Chair of Child and Family Studies, and Professor
Integrating Faith in the Classroom using Christianity & Social Work, 7th ed
Laine Scales, PhD, Professor, and Co-Director of PhD Program
Regina Chow Trammel, PhD graduate, LCSW, Professor at Azusa Pacific University
Knowledge and Competence in Practice with Transition Age Youth with ASD
Jennifer Henson, PhD graduate, LMSW, Assistant Professor at Bethel University
Congregational Social Work: Bridging Social Work Practice and Faith-Based Communities
Gaynor Yancey, DSW, Professor, and Director of Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I)
Mallory Herridge, LMSW, MDiv, and Assistant Director for C3i
Erin Hill, LMSW, MDiv, Program Manager for C3i
Heather Mustain, MSW graduate
Nataly Sorenson, MSW graduate
Cintia Aguilar, MSW graduate
Increasing Empathy for Victims of Abuse
Geneece Goertzen, PhD student, LMSW, MDiv
Flourishing Together: Disability and the Church
Elyse McMullen, MSW graduate
Increasing Empathy for Victims of Abuse
Amanda Wilson Harper, PhD graduate, LCSW, MDiv, Assistant Professor at Tarleton State University
It’s OK to Say No, It’s OK to Not Be OK, It’s OK to Heal
Corey Tolliver, MSW graduate
A Right to Faith: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Across Religious Communities
Veronica Timbers, PhD graduate, Assistant Professor at University of Utah
Lesson from Pastoral Care to LGBTQ Teens
Will Ward, PhD Student, LCSW-S, MDiv
Best Practices for Teaching about Trauma: Students’ Experiences
Alina Bond Chan, PhD Student, MSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor at Azusa Pacific University
Building Resilient Congregations: A Peer Learning Model for Equipping Congregations through Congregational Social Workers
Gaynor Yancey, DSW, Professor and Director of Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I)
Mallory Herridge, LMSW, MDiv, and Assistant Director of C3i
Erin Hill, LMSW, MDiv, and Program Manager of C3i
Trauma Sensitive Congregations: Equipping Church Leaders through a Congregational Social Work Lens
Erin Hill, LMSW, MDiv, and Program Manager, Center for Church and Community Impact (C3i)
Research as Advocacy: How Trauma Initiates Change
Geneece Goertzen, PhD student, LMSW, MDiv
Lucy Huh, PhD student
Bianca Smith, PhD student, LCSW
Research as Social Work Education, Faith, and Justice: Updating our 10th Competency
Melody Zuniga, Clinical Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Kerri Fisher, Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Whitney Luce, LMSW and Director of Practicum Education
Congregational Engagement in Advocacy: The Intersection of Faith, Social Justice, and Immigration
Tiffany Vidana, MSW graduate
Accompaniment: A Transformative Model of Care for Congregations and Communities
Mallory Herridge, LMSW, MDiv, and Assistant Director for the Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I)
Tiffany Vidana, MSW graduate
Love Your Neighbor through Loving Creation: Faith, Justice, & SW Ethics
Courtney Haworth, PhD student, LMSW, MDiv