Research

Dr. Stacia Martin-West, and her research partner Dr. Amy Castro-Baker of UPenn, released their preliminary analysis from the first year of SEED (Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration) study on guaranteed income. The results have received nationwide recognition. Guaranteed Income Increases Employment, Improves Financial and Physical HealthNew Research Released from Groundbreaking Cash Transfer Project March 3, 2021,…

The UT Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) specializes in program evaluation, applied research, software development & systems engineering, and staff training & development. The SWORPS team is pleased to announce three new promotions. Debbie Abrams-Cohen has been promoted to Lead Program Manager for the Child Support Education and Parenting Programs Debbie…

Knoxville City Council has approved funding for the KnoxHMIS CARES project that Dr. David Patterson is leading.  Patterson, Nate First, and team will continue their community outreach through SWORPS and UTCSW to foster greater understanding of the social consequences, human impact, and other deleterious effects of homelessness. KnoxHMIS is a community outreach research partner fostered by…

Dr. Stacia West was recently awarded the 2021 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Social Policy Researcher Award for an Emerging Scholar. The award was given to an emerging scholar who has made notable recent contributions to research that has influenced the direction, design, and/or implementation of social policy and its effects on marginalized…

The names of College of Social Work faculty, staff, and students who had presentations, papers, and/or posters accepted are listed below in bold.     PRESENTATIONS  Wednesday, January 20, 2021: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Financial Strain and Housing Instability during the Pandemic: An Analysis of Covid-19 Impact Data and New State-Level Housing PoliciesStacy Elliott, MSW,  PhD Student,…

UT Center of Behavioral Health Research Endowed Professors Michael J. Mason, Ph.D. and J. Douglas Coatsworth, Ph.D., along with researchers at Colorado State University, have recently put out a call for participants for their newest research study on “Treating Young Adult Cannabis Use Disorder with Text Messaged-Delivered Peer Network Counseling.”  The purpose of the research…

College of Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Stacia West, along with Dr. Amy Castro Baker, Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), were recently named as co-leaders of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research. The Center was established by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), together with the University…

The College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Douglas Coatsworth as Betsey Bush Endowed Professor in Behavioral Health and Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Coatsworth comes to UTK from Colorado State University, where he serves as professor in the Department of Human Development and…

John Wodarski, PhD, received a new SAMHSA grant entitled “Tennessee’s Evidence Based Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Education of the Social Work Student.”  This grant will span the period of 4/30/20 to 4/29/22. John Wodarski is a Professor in the College of Social Work, serving with the Center for Behavioral Health Research. He has served as…