Faculty News & Notes

International Projects

Nazarbayev University and the Columbia University School of Social Work have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration. The MoU establishes a framework for the development of bilateral relations through the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia and opens up opportunities for developing a new generation of NU researchers and faculty meeting international standards, and facilitates transfer of advanced technologies of education and academic activities.

Awards and Appointments

Ada Mui, professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work, is the 2010 recipient of the Task Force on Minority Issues in Gerontology Outstanding Mentorship Award. The annual award is given by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging. This distinguished honor is given to an individual who has exemplified outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging.

Assistant Professor Michelle Ballan has been selected to receive the 2010 AHEAD Recognition Award, one of the highest awards bestowed by the Association on Higher Education And Disability. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of individuals or groups who conduct work or research on campus to benefit students with disabilities. Dr. Ballan is the sole recipient of this year's award.

Selected Grants

Gates, L. B. & Mandiberg, J. M. (Co-Principal Investigators). Creating Capacity Among Peer Providers to Activate Strategies that Promote Workplace Inclusion, Center to Study Recovery in Social Contexts, Nathan Kline Institute, $47,390, August 2010 - July 2011.

Ssewamala, F.M. (PI). Administrative Supplement to A Family-Based Economic Empowerment Model for Orphaned Children in Uganda, National Institute of Mental Health, awarded $52,540, June 2010 – May, 2011.

Ssewamala, F.M. (Co-PI). YouthSave: Exploring the Role of Youth Savings Accounts in Financial Inclusion and Youth Development in four countries: Kenya, Ghana, Colombia and Nepal, Mastercard Foundation, awarded $12.5M, June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2015.

Teitler, J. (PI), Immigrant Selectivity and Disparities in Birth Outcomes, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, awarded $100,000, April 2010 - March 2012.

Teitler, J. (Co-PI), Residential Mobility and Young Children: Family, Neighborhoods, and Well-being, National Institute of Health (R15), awarded $200,000, December 2009 - November 2011.

Selected Publications

Burnette, D., Soletti, A.B., Sridhar, R., & Nadkarni, V. (in press). Life stress, social supports and psychological well-being of older adults in Mumbai. International Social Work Journal.

Chen, F. (2010). Assisting adult clients with severe mental illness to move out of parental homes. Community Mental Health Journal, 46(4), 372-380.

Gilbert, L., El-Bassel, N., Terlikbayeva, A., Rozental, Y., Chang, M., Brisson, A., Wu, E. & Bakpayev, M. (2010). Couple-based HIV prevention for injecting drug users in Kazakhstan: A pilot intervention study. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 38(2), 162-176.

Feldman, R. (2010). Critical infrastructures for social work practice research: Pondering the past, reframing the future. In A. E. Fortune, P. McCallion and K. Briar-Lawson (Eds.), Social Work Practice Research for the Twenty-First Century. New York: Columbia University Press.

Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J, & Waldfogel, J. (2010). First-year maternal employment and child development in the first seven years. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 75(2), 1-147.

Han, W-J., Miller, D. P., & Waldfogel, J. (in press). Parental work schedules and adolescents’ risky behaviors. Developmental Psychology.

Han, W-J. & Huang, C-C. (2010). The forgotten treasure: Bilingualism and children’s emotional and behavioral health. American Journal of Public Health, 100(5), 831-838.

Mandiberg, J. M. (2010). Another way: Enclave communities for people with mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(2), 167-173.

Gates, L.B., Mandiberg, J. M. & Akabas, S. H. (in press). Building capacity in social service agencies to employ peer providers. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.

Mincy, R. B., Klempin, S., & Schmidt, H. (forthcoming). Income support policies for low-income men and noncustodial fathers: Tax and transfer programs. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Haldane, E. C., Mincy, R. B. & Miller, D. P. (2010). Racial disparities in men’s health and the transition to marriage among unmarried fathers. Journal of Family Issues, 31(9), 1183-1210.

Mui, A. C. (2010). Productive ageing in China: A human capital perspective. China Journal of Social Work, 3, No. 2/3, 112-124.

Mullen, E. J., (Editor-in-Chief). (2010). Oxford bibliographies online social work. Oxford University Press.

Mullen, E. J., & Shuluk, J. (in press). Outcomes of social work intervention in the context of evidence-based practice. Journal of Social Work.

Pinto, R. M., Campbell, A. N. C., Hien, D., Yu, G., & Gorroochurn, P. (in press). Retention in the NIDA clinical trials network women and trauma study: Implications for post-trial implementation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Pinto, R. M., Yu, G., Spector, A. Y., Gorroochurn, P., & McCarty, D. (2010). Substance abuse treatment providers' involvement in research is associated with willingness to use findings in practice. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 39, 188-194.

Rizzo, V., Engelhardt, J., Tobin, D., Della Penna, R., et. al. (2010). Use of the stages of change transtheoretical model in end-of-life planning. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 13(3), 267-271.

Ssewamala, F.M., Karimli, L., Han,C-K, & Ismayilova, L. (in press). Social capital, savings, and educational outcomes of orphaned adolescents in sub-saharan Africa. Children and Youth Services Review.

Teitler, J., Reichman, N., Nepomnyaschy, L. & Garfinkel, I. (2009). Effects of welfare participation on marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 892-904.

Schinke, S. P., Schwinn, T. M., & Fang, L. (2010). Longitudinal outcomes of an alcohol abuse prevention program for urban adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 46, 451-457.

Schinke, S. P., Fang, L., Cole, K. C., & Cohen-Cutler, S. (in press). Preventing substance abuse among Black and Hispanic adolescent girls: Results from a computer-delivered, mother-daughter intervention approach. Substance Use and Misuse.

Schwalbe, C. S., & Maschi, T. (in-press). Confronting delinquency: Probation officers’ use of coercion and client centered tactics to foster youth compliance. Crime and Delinquency.

Schwalbe, C. S., & Maschi, T. (2010). Patterns of contact and cooperation between juvenile probation officers and parents of youthful offenders. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49, 398-416.

Ssewamala, F. M., Sperber, E., Zimmerman, J., & Karimli, L. (2010). The potential of asset-based development strategies for poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Social Welfare, 19(4), 433-443.

Ssewamala, F. M., Ismayilova, L., McKay, M., Sperber, E., Bannon, W., & Alicea, S. (2010). Gender and the effects of an economic empowerment program on attitudes toward sexual risk-taking among AIDS-orphaned adolescent youth in Uganda. Journal of Adolescent Health, 46(4), 372-378.

Ssewamala, F. M., Han, C-K., Neilands, T., Ismayilova, L., & Sperber, E. (2010). The effect of economic assets on sexual risk taking intentions among orphaned adolescents in Uganda. American Journal of Public Health, 100(3), 483-489.

Witte, S. S., Stefano, K., & Hawkins, C. (2010). Can Medicaid reimbursement help give female condoms a second chance in the United States? American Journal of Public Health, 10.

Witte, S. S., Batsukh, A., & Chang, M. (2010). Sexual risk behaviors, alcohol abuse and intimate partner violence among sex workers in Mongolia: Implications for HIV prevention intervention development. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 38, 89-103.

Wu, E., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., O’Connor, M.K., & Seewald, R. (in press). Traditional male ideology and service system involvement among drug-involved men who perpetrate intimate partner violence: A longitudinal study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Wu, E., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Sarfo, B., & Seewald, R. (in press). Criminal justice involvement and service need among men on methadone who have perpetrated intimate partner violence. Journal of Criminal Justice.

Selected International Presentations

Berkman, B. (2010, July). The Changing Face of Health and Aging. Presented at the British Society of Gerontology at Brunel University, London, U.K.

Berkman, B. (2010, July). Gerontological Social Work Research in Health and Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges. Presented at the British Society of Gerontology at Brunel University, London, U.K.

Feldman, R. (2010, June). The Mental Health Concerns and After-School Activity Participation of Urban Adolescents. Presented at the Sixth International Congress on Health and Mental Health, Dublin, Ireland.

Pinto. R.M. (2010, July). “I left this study feeling glad:” Benefits from Participation of HIV+ Individuals in a Behavioral Trial. Presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Pinto. R.M. (2010, July). Understanding the Formation of an HIV-focused Community Collaborative Board: Goals, Expectations and Challenges Faced. Presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Pinto, R. M. (2010, July). Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network. Presented at the XXVI Annual Meeting International Academy of Sex Research in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ssewamala, F.M. (2010, June). Creating Financial Capabilities for Orphans in Uganda. Presented at the 2010 Joint World Conference of Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong, China.

Waldfogel, J. (2010, July). Britain's War on Poverty. Presented at the London School of Economics, London, U.K.

Selected National Presentations

Lens, V. (2010, April). Fair Hearings in New York State. Invited presenter at the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Annual Administrative Law Judge Conference.

Mincy, R. M. (2010, June). Men, Fathers and Income Support Policy. Presented at the 13th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) and Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Washington, D.C.

Mincy, R. M. (2010). The Effectiveness of Responsible Fatherhood Programs. Testified before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, of the House Committee on Ways and Means, 111th Congress, Washington, D.C.

Mui, A.C. (2010, May). Productive aging in China. Presented at the 2010 Harvey Friedman Conference held at Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Ssewamala, F. M. (2010, January). International Research in Social Work: Strategies, Lessons, and Potential. Presented at the Opening Plenary Session at the 14th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA.

Ssewamala, F. M. (2010, April). Asset Ownership and Health and Mental Health Functioning Among Orphaned Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from a Cluster Randomized Trial. Presented at the Earth Institute’s MVP Colloquium at Columbia University, New York, NY.

Rizzo, V. (2010, March). Measuring Program Outcomes: Using Standardized Instruments to Enhance Evidence-based Practice. Presented at the NCOA/ASA Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Waldfogel, J. (2010, June). Britain's War on Poverty. Presented at a conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Wu, E., El-Bassel, N., et.al. (2010, March). Couple-Based HIV/STI Intervention for African American, Methamphetamine-Involved MSM. Presented at the National STD Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.