Faculty Doctoral Research Interests

Jim Ellor

• Grief and Loss Among Alzheimer's Patients
• Spiritual Assessment Among the Elderly
• Knowledge and Attitudes of Aging
• Hunger among Older Adults
• Mental Health for Older Adults
• Training Needs for Paraprofessionals and Professionals
• Stress, Trauma and PTSD
• The Role of the Church as Service Provider
• Military Family Coping
• Meaning Oriented (Logo) therapy

Helen Harris

• Grief and Cognition in Children
• Grief and Cognition in Adults
• Loss and Grief
• Effectiveness of On-line Education
• Current Applications of the Work of Alan Keith-Lucas
• Faith and Adoption

Elissa Madden

• Child Welfare (Foster Care)
• Adoption (Public and Domestic)
• Child and Family Mental Health
• Use of Service Learning in Social Work Education

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

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