Notables

Of note

Enola Proctor, Ph.D., the Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research and director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, was named editor in chief of the premier social work journal, Social Work Research. É

David E. Pollio, Ph.D., associate professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, received the Mortimer Goodman Award from the St. Louis chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for outstanding contributions to mental-health services. É

Diane Elze, Ph.D., assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, was appointed to the Council for Social Work Education's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression. She also presented "Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Substance Use Among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Adolescents" at the 128th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Boston and "Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Adolescents" at the fifth annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research in Atlanta. É

Angela Miller, Ph.D., associate professor of art history and archeology in Arts & Sciences, is leading a team of three researchers collaborating on a survey of the visual arts in America, titled "American Encounters: The Arts and Cultural Identity, From the Beginning to the Present." The team has received a grant from the Mellon Foundation to assist in the formulation of ARTSTOR, a comprehensive new Web site devoted to visual culture across history. As consultants, Miller and her co-authors will help shape a resource of great value to various disciplines working with American visual culture. É

Ron Cytron, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science, has been named editor in chief of Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, a peer-reviewed journal published six times a year by the Association of Computing Machinery. É

To press

Wendy Auslander, Ph.D., associate professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, published an article on "The Short-Term Impact of a Health Promotion Program for Low-Income African-American Women" with James Herbert Williams, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic affairs and associate professor, and Hope M. Krebill, project coordinator, in the journal Research on Social Work Practice. É

Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D., associate professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, and Enola Proctor, Ph.D., the Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research and director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research, published an article on "Service Needs of Depressed Older Adults Following Acute Psychiatric Care" in the journal Aging and Mental Health, and presented "Post-acute Service Use and Disposition of Older Adults Hospitalized for Depression" at the Gerontological Society of America conference in Washington, D.C. É

Martha N. Ozawa, Ph.D., the Bettie Bofinger Brown Professor of Social Policy at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, published articles on "Marital Status and Change in Income Status 10 Years After Retirement" and "Differences in Net Worth Between Black Elderly Persons and White Elderly Persons" in the journal Aging and Social Work: The Changing Landscapes. She also published "Increasing Income Inequality Among Children" in the Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Social, Political and Economic Inequalities; "The Economic Impact of Widowhood, Divorce, and Separation on Non-aged Women" in the Journal of Social Policy and Social Work; and "How Can You Improve Social Work Education in Japan? Start with the Development of Faculty," in Aging Population 21st Century: Japan and the United States. É

Speaking of

Sally Haywood, administrator for the Center for Mental Health Services Research at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, presented "Social Work Research Development Center: Research Findings," at the National Association of Social Workers conference in Baltimore. É

Michael Polgar, Ph.D., research associate at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, presented "What Impedes Youth Mental Health Service Use?" with Arlene R. Stiffman, Ph.D., the Barbara A. Bailey Professor and director of the Comorbidity and Addictions Center, at a session on "A System of Care for Children's Mental Health" at the Florida Mental Health Institute's13th Annual Research Conference in Tampa, Fla. He published "New Patterns of Community Care: Coordinated Services for Dually Diagnosed Adults in North Carolina" in the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. He also presented "Family Burden and Support Associated with Homeless Populations" with David E. Pollio, Ph.D., associate professor of social work, and Carol North, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, at an American Public Health Association conference in Boston. É

Letha Ann Chadiha, Ph.D., associate professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, presented "Beyond Coping: An Empowerment Intervention with African-American Women Caregivers of Dependent Low Income Elders," at the Gerontological Society of America's 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, in Washington, D.C.

 

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