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Check Out Some of the Exciting Work Completed by our Faculty Over the Summer

While the students were away on summer break, the UTCSW faculty had been working hard. Check out their papers and projects from the last few months.

Dr. Michael Blackwell
Dr. Michael Blackwell and Augusta O’Reilly recently published an article in ScienceDirect on “Access to Veterinary Care- A National Family Crisis and Case for One Health.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666450X23000081

Kate Chaffin

Dr. Kate Chaffin|
Dr. Kate Chaffin recently published a paper on “The case for online education: success factors in an MSW program through a critical feminist lens” in the Social Work Education journal.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02615479.2023.2221992

Jennifer First headshot

Dr. Jennifer First
Dr. Jennifer First and PhD student Sangwon Lee recently published an article on “Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Post-Tornado Distress among Persons with Disabilities” in the Journal of Loss and Trauma.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15325024.2023.2236010

Additionally, they published a second article this summer on the “Investigation of the Microenvironment, Land Cover Characteristics, and Social Vulnerability of Heat-Vulnerable Bus Stops in Knoxville, Tennessee” in the Sustainability journal.
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/14/10866

Michael Mason

Dr. Michael Mason
Dr. Michael Mason, along with Dr. Doug Coatsworth and Dr. Nikola Zaharakis recently published a paper on “Testing Mechanisms of Change for Text Message–Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Randomized Clinical Trial for Young Adult Depression” in the JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
https://mhealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e45186