Center for the Study of Social Work Practice
Current Research Studies
The CDISC (Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children) in Clinical Services
Principal Investigators: New York State Psychiatric Institute: David Shaffer, M.D.; Co-Investigators: Prudence Fisher, MS, C.S.W.; Christopher Lucas, M.D. Center for the Study of Social Work Practice: Principal Investigator: Ed Mullen, D.S.W. (CUSSW); Co-Investigators: Bruce Grellong, Ph.D. (JBFCS); Robert Abramovitz, M.D. (JBFCS)
Defining Grief in Childhood: Test-Retest Reliability of the W.T. Grant Consortium Grief Inventory
Principal Investigators: Linda N. Freeman, M.D.; Prudence Fisher, M.S.W. (New York State Psychiatric Institute); Robert Abramovitz, M.D. (JBFCS)
Domestic Violence Among Families with Allegations of Child Abuse or Neglect
Co-Investigators: Kathryn Conroy, D.S.W. (CUSSW); Peg Hess, Ph.D. (CUSSW); Randy Magen, Ph.D. (CUSSW); Barbara Simon, Ph.D. (CUSSW)
HIV-positive Battered Latina Women 
Principal Investigator: Claudia Moreno, Ph.D.(CUSSW)
In collaboration with: Nabila El-Bassel, Ph.D.(CUSSW; Social Intervention Group) Agency for Children's Services.
Investigation of Delay of Treatment for Severe Mental Illness among Brooklyn Hasidic Communities
Principal Investigator: Ellen Lukens, Ph.D. (CUSSW); Gretchen Borges, M.S., C.S.W. (CUSSW); Rachelle Kammer, M.S., C.S.W. (CUSSW)
Hyperactivity in Children: Differentiating the Etiology of Trauma from ADHD
Principal Investigators: Annaclare van Dalen, Ph.D. (JBFCS); Bessel van der Kolk, MD (JBFCS); Bruce Grellong, Ph.D. (JBFCS); Robert Abramovitz, MD (JBFCS)
Mental Health Status of Japanese American Elders
Principal Investigator: Tazuko Shibusawa, Ph.D. (CUSSW)
Multicultural Training Project
Principal Investigators: Karina L. Walters, Ph.D.(CUSSW); Darrell P. Wheeler, Ph.D., M.P.H. (CUSSW)
The Odyssey Project: A Descriptive and Prospective Study of Children and Youth in Residential Treatment Group Homes and Therapeutic Foster Care
Principal Investigator (Local JBFCS site): Neil B. Guterman, Ph.D. (CUSSW), Co-Principal Investigator: Bruce Grellong, Ph.D. (JBFCS); Odyssey Project (National) Principal Investigator: Patrick Curtis, Ph.D. (CWLA); Co-Principal Investigators (National): Cynthia Papa-Letini (Berkshire Farm Center for Children and Youth); Gina Alexander, MSW (The Villages of Indiana); Project Director (National) Lisa Lunghofer, Ph.D. (CWLA)
Partner Abuse among East Asian Immigrant Women
Principal Investigator: Marianne Yoshioka, Ph.D. (CUSSW)
In association with the Immigrant Women’s Health Project of the Social Intervention Group
Treatment Issues of Young Adults Aged 18-25 with Serious Mental Illness
Principal Investigator: Lisa Blitz, M.S., C.S.W. (JBFCS)
