Doctoral Alumni

Year	Name	Dissertation	Title/Employer	Affiliation
1984	Memmott, Jay	The Choice of Models, Strategies and Styles of Helping Made by Natural and Professional Helpers	Assoc. Professor; Chair of Dept. of Social Work	Washburn University
1985	Modrcin, Mathew J., III	The Comparative Effectiveness of Two Models of Case Management Services to the Chronically Mentally Ill	Assoc. Professor, Director of MSW Program	Portland State University
1985	Rosenzweig, Julie	Variation in Women’s Psychological Sex-Role Self-Perception as a Function of Work, Social and Sexual Life Roles	Assoc. Professor	Portland State University
1986	Cook, David R., Jr.	Assessing the Impact of a Self-Help Intervention for Soldiers Who Have Enrolled Their Families in the Army Exceptional Family Member Program	Executive Director	Interfaith Assistance Ministry
1986	Finch, Ellen Stuart	Psychiatric Rehabilitation Outside the Bureaucracy: A Naturalistic Study of the Fountain House Model	Self-employed, psychotherapist	Kansas City
1986	Moore, Stephen T.	The Role of Social Support as a Mediating Variable in Determining Nursing Home Utilization Among the Frail Elderly	Assoc. Professor	University of Missouri, Columbia
1986	Wintersteen, Richard T.	Education and Empowerment in Support Groups for Families of the Chronically Mentally Ill	Former Emeritus Professor & Department Chair (retired 2002)	Minnesota State University at Mankato
1987	Harkness, Daniel	Social Work Supervision in Community Mental Health: Effects of Normal and Client-Focused Supervision on Client Satisfaction and Generalized Content	Professor	Boise State University
1988	Petr, Christopher	The Prosecution and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-319): A Study of the Implementation Processes with Respect to the Deinstitutionalization of Children	Professor	The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
1988	Rodwell-O'Connor, Mary Kay	Policy Implications of the Multiple Meanings of Neglect: A Naturalistic Study of Child Neglect	Professor	Virginia Commonwealth University
1988	Sullivan, William P.	Technical Assistance Consultations: A New Model for Social Work Practice	Professor	Indiana University
1989	Hanson, James	The Experiences of Families of People with a Severe Mental Illness: An Ethnographic View	Associate Professor	University of Northern Iowa
1989	Hugen, Beryl	The Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Support Service to Families of Persons with a Chronic Mental Illness	Professor, Chairperson of Social Work Dept.	Calvin College
1989	Ronnau, John	An Exploratory Multiple-Case Study of What Adolescents with Emotional Disabilities Need to Live in the Community	Vice President for Administrative & Partnership Affairs	University of Texas at Brownsville
1991	Chamberlain, Ronna	An Experimental Study of the Strengths Model of Case Management	Program Associate	The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
1991	Erikson, Jeanne	The Problem of Impasse in Custody Mediation from Three Perspectives	Director	Dispute Counseling & Mediation Center
1991	Palmer, Nancie	Exploring Resiliency in Adult Children of Alcoholics	Professor	Washburn University
1991	Topp, David	Effective Citizen Participation: Teaching Policy Analysis Skills to Members of a Mutual Support Group	Self-employed, computer, data processing	University of Kansas Center for Research
1992	Jivanjee, Pauline Raye	A Naturalistic Study of the Well-Being of Caregivers to Family Members with Alzheimer’s Disease	Associate Professor	Portland State University
1992	Tebb, Susan	Cognitive Coping Skills of Caregivers of a Spouse with Alzheimer’s Disease	Professor Director, School of Social Service	Saint Louis University
1993	Potocky- Tripodi, Miriam	The Economic Integration of Southeast Asian Refugees in California	Associate Professor	Florida International University
1993	Pray, Jackie	Fostering Effective Interaction Between Nursing Home Staff and Residents Experiencing Alzheimer’s Related Dementia	Self-employed, Social Work Unlimited
1994	Donner, Richard	Practice Implications of Parents’ Perceptions of their Children’s Emotional Disturbance: A Naturalistic Study	Assistant Professor	Washburn University
1994	Early, Theresa	Factors Affecting Perception of Positive Contributions Among Parents of Children with Emotional Disorders	Associate Professor Doctoral Program Director	Ohio State University
1994	Gregoire, Thomas	Subtypes of Alcohol Involvement and their Relationships to Exits from Homelessness	Associate Dean MSW Program Director	Ohio State University
1994	Houser-Marks, Jill Ann	Exploring the Concept of Healing: Toward a New View of Social Work Practice	self-employed, primarily incomputer software development for human services
1994	Jennings, Mary Ann	Early Citizens Review: Does It Make a Difference?	Associate Professor	Southwest Missouri State University
1995	Carrizosa, Susana	The Reunification of Children with their Families in Paraguay: An Implementation Case Study	Child Welfare Advocate and Community Organizer, Project Director	An International NGO (details unavailable), Paraguay
1995	Kinderknecht, Cheryl	Social Work Violations: The Experience of One State Regulatory Board	Self employed in art and advertising	Florida
1995	Page, Marilyn	An Evaluation of the Construct Validity of the Observer Rate Scale (ORS): A Confirmatory Factor Approach	Director	Marian Clinic
1995	Shin, Sunin	A Study of Community Mental Health Needs in Korea: Prevention Strategies for Residents in an Urban Community	Associate Professor, Director of Family Therapy Research Institute	Daegu University, Korea
1996	O’Dell, Kristi	An Exploratory Study of the Social Networks and Social Support of a Community Sample of Women in Recovery from Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse	Director of Social Work & Research, Assistant Dean for Medical Student Affairs	University of Alabama School of Medicine
1996	Pearlmutter, Roberta Susan	Worker-Client Relationships and Client Outcomes in the KanWork Program	Assistant Professor	Case Western Reserve University
1997	Bartle, Eli	Long-Term Use of AFDC: Women and Poverty	Assistant Professor	California State University, Northridge
1997	Besthorn, Fred	Reconceptualizing Social Work’s Person-In-Environment Perspective: Explorations in Radical Environmental Thought	Associate Professor	University of Northern Iowa
1997	Kisthardt, Walter E.	The Impact of the Strengths Model of Case Management with Adults with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness	Associate Professor Chair/Program Director	Park University
1997	Lewandowski, Cathleen	Assessing the Effect of Family-Centered Out-of-Home Care on Reunification Outcomes	Director, Center for Human Service Research Associate Professor	University at Albany, State University of New York
1997	Litzelfelner, Pat	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in Achieving Positive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care	Assistant Professor Coordinator of Field Education	University of Kentucky
1997	O'Brien, M. Patricia	Women in Transition from Prison: Making It in the Free World	Associate Professor	University of Illinois at Chicago
1998	Allen, Reva	The Importance of Family-Centered Professional Behaviors to Parents of Children with Special Needs	Associate Professor	University of Toledo
1998	McMillen, Diane	School-Linked Service Integration: Reforming the Delivery of Social Services to Enhance Successful Outcomes for Children and their Families	Associate Professor	Washburn University
1998	Pierpont, John	Predictors of Outcomes in Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	Associate Professor	East Carolina University
1999	Barney, David	The Relative Influence of Protective Factors in Quantitative Models of American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescent Health	Assistant Professor	University of Oklahoma
1999	Dyer, Larry	Determining the Factors of Successful Transition from Prison to the Community	Assistant Professor	University of Missouri, Kansas City
1999	Herrington, Freda	Social Worker and Client Narratives: The Voice of the Lifeworld in the Hospital	Associate Professor, Social Work Program Director	Central Missouri State University
2000	Gowdy, Elizabeth	"Work is the best medicine I can have" Identifying Best Practices in Supported Employment for People with Psychiatric Disorders	Research Consultant
2001	Anderson, Kim	Recovery: Resistance and Resilience in Female Incest Survivors	Assistant Professor	University of Missouri, Columbia
2001	Koenig, Terry	Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Women as Caregivers of Frail Elders	Assistant Professor	The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
2001	Shobe, Marcia	Relationships Between Assets and Personal, Social, and Economic Well-Being	Assistant Professor	University of North Carolina, Charlotte
2002	Nakashima, Mitsuko	A Qualitative Inquiry Into the Psychosocial and Spiritual Well-Being of Older Adults at the End of Life	Chair of the Aging Specialization	University of Maryland
2003	Kameria-McMullin, Christy	Examining Safety for Women: The Relationship Between Economic Resources, Race and Ethnicity, and Woman Abuse	Assistant Professor	University of Arkansas
2003	Kim, Kyung Mee	The Meaning of Health from the Perspectives of People with Mobility Disabilities	Assistant Professor	Soongsil University - Seoul, Korea
2003	Pewewardy, Nocona	Discourse Regarding White Privilege: Critical Content for Transformational Social Work Education	Assistant Professor	California State University, Fresno
2003	Bern-Klug, Mercedes	The Social Construction of Dying in Nursing Homes: Implications for Social Work	Assistant Professor Director of Gerontology Program	University of Iowa
2004	Hiersteiner, Catherine	Life in the Balance: Narrative Accounts by Low Income Mothers About Subsidized Relative Child Care in Kansas	Private Practice Consultant	Kansas City
2004	Schmidt-Tieszen, Ada	Walking a Tightrope: The Role of Resource Parents in Concurrent Planning	Professor Dean of the Division of Social Services and Human Services	Bethel College
2004	Vela, Becky,	The Effects of Relaxation and Meditation on Assisted Living Residents, Their Neighbors, and the Overall Quality of Life of the Residential Facility	Assistant Professor	University of Texas, San Antonio
2004	Ridgway, Priscilla	Hope and Mental Health Recovery: Co-constructing New Paradigm Knowledge	Assistant Professor	Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
2004	Propp, Jennifer	Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Examining Tangible and Intangible Readiness for Self Sufficiency	Assistant Professor	Syracuse University
2004	Chenault, Venida	Violence and Abuse Against Indigenous Women	Vice President Academic Affairs	Haskell Indian Nations University
2005	Huff, Steve	Closing the Revolving Door: Job Match and Workplace Climate as Predictors of Long-Term Work Success for Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities	Educational Consultant	B & H Consulting, Colorado
2005	Martin, Jocelyn	Parent and Youth Satisfaction with Children’s Mental Health Services	Assistant Professor	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee
2005	NewHeart, Forest	Lesbian Women Choosing Parenthood	Field Instructor	Planned Parenthood
2005	Pyles, Loretta	The Informal Economy and Intimate Partner Violence: A Capabilities Approach	Assistant Professor	Tulane Unviersity
2005	Macmillan, Kelley	A Qualitative Study of Aging Well: Low-Income Older Adults’ Responses to the Challenges Caused by Functional Disabilities	Assistant Professor	University of Maryland
2005	Brook, Jody	Clinician Use of Theory and Technique When Working with Women Affected by Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: An Exploratory Analysis	Research Associate	University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
2005	Couchonnal, Graciela	A Qualitative Exploration of Women’s Grassroots Community Leadership	Program Director	Kansas Health Foundation Kansas City
2005	Smith, Schnavia	Closing the Revolving Door: Identifying Indicators of Successful Community Reentry for Offenders with Mental Illness in Jail	Assistant Professor	University of Georgia
2006	Reed, Colleen	Social Support and Psychological Well-being: Social Exchanges of Older Women in Assisted Living Settings	Assistant Professor	University of Denver
2006	Dybicz, Phillip	A Genealogy of the Good: An Examination of the Discourse on Social Welfare from Poor Laws to Strengths Perspective	Assistant Professor	Florida Atlantic University
2006	Walter, Uta	Into the Third Space: Social Work as Improvised Performance	Adjunct Faculty	Catholic University of Applied Sciences, Berlin Alice-Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

Doctoral Alumni

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