Zibalese-Crawford, Marsha 2008-2013 Principal Investigator, Drug Free Communities Project Evaluation. Funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Dr. Larry Icard has been awarded a 2-year grant from the Center for Disease Control to investigate the effectiveness of an HIV risk reduction intervention. Co-Investigators include Dr. Karin Garg, Dr. Scott Rutledge, and Dr. Mark Schmitz.

Marsha Zibalese-Crawford has received the following grant award as the PI: PATCH and EPIC Evaluation, Philadelphia Department of Human Services.

TUH-SSW Institute Wins Major Grant for Elder-Care Services
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has awarded two significant grants to the Institute on Protective Services, a division of SSW based at Temple Harrisburg. The grants, each three-year awards, total more than $750,000 combined with an option to renew for an additional two years. SSW Research Associate Professor Ronald W. Costen, PhD, Esq, is director of the Institute and primary investigator for each grant.

Publications

Rutledge, S.E., Siebert, D.C., Siebert, C.F. & Chonody, J. (prepublication online). Attitudes toward gays and lesbians: A latent class analysis of university students. Journal of Social Service Research. doi:10.1080/01488376.2011.598721

Rutledge, S.E., Whyte, J., Abell, N., Brown, K.M. & Cesnales, N.I. (2011). Measuring stigma among health care and social service providers: The HIV/AIDS Provider Stigma Inventory. AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 25(11), 673-682. doi:10.1089/apc.2011.0008

Rutledge, S.E., Siebert, D.C., Chonody, J., & Killian, M. (2011). Information about human sexuality: Sources and satisfaction among college students. Sex Education, 11(4), 471-487. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2011.601133

Laughlin, L., Farrie, D., Fagan, J. (2009). Father involvement with children following marital and non-marital separations. Fathering. 7, 226-248.

Lee, Y. (2009). Early motherhood and harsh parenting: The role of human, social, and cultural capital. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33(9), 625-637.

Newman, B. & Campbell, C. (2012). Intimate partner violence among pregnant and parenting Latino adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (1), in press.

North, C.S., Eyrich-Garg, K.M., Pollio, D.E., & Thirthalli, J. (in press). A prospective study of substance use and housing stability in a homeless population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Published Online First on October 9, 2009.

Rountree, M.A., Zibalase Crawford, M., & Evans, M. (In Press). Seasons of change. In
Caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: A case-based guide for social workers.
Binghamton, NY: The Hayworth Press, Inc.

Singer, J. B., & Dewane, C. (in press). Treating new social worker anxiety syndrome. New Social Worker. www.socialworker.com

Slovak, K., & Singer, J. B. (in press). School social workers´ perceptions of cyberbullying: An exploratory study. Children & Families.

Smith, K.S., & Chonody, J.M. (2010). Peer-driven justice: The development and validation of the teen court peer influence scale. Research on Social Work Practice (in press).

Smith, K.S., & Chonody, J.M. (in press). The Teen Court Peer Influence Scale (TCPIS): A Confirmatory factor analysis of a theoretical model based on peer influence. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.

Wakefield, J.C., Schmitz, M.F., & Baer, J.C. (In Press). False positives and false negatives: Two complementary challenges. American Journal of Psychiatry

Wakefield, J.C., Schmitz, M.F., & Baer, J.C. (In Press). DSM-V subsyndromal depression diagnostic criteria require a high-threshold clinical significance criterion and reference to context. American Journal of Psychiatry.

Wakefield, J.C., Baer, J.C., & Schmitz, M.F. (In Press). Differential diagnosis of depressive illness versus intense normal sadness: How significant is the “Clinical Significance Criterion” for major depression? Neurotherapeutics.

Wakefield, J.C., Schmitz, M.F., & Baer, J.C. (2010). Does the DSM-IV clinical significance criterion for major depression eliminate false positives? Evidence from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167, 298-304.

Zanis, D., Hollm, R., Ibrahim, J., Collins, B., Coviello, D., & Melochick, J. (in press). A randomized comparison of brief quit strategies targeting 18 to 24 year old non treatment seeking tobacco users: 3 month outcomes. American Journal of Health Behavior.
Zanis, D., Derr, D., Hollm, R., Coviello, D. (in press). Assessing the utility of targeted outreach to intervene with 18 to 24 year old non treatment seeking tobacco users. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy.

Presentations