School of Social Work

Student Activities

2014-2015
 

During the 2014-2015 academic year over 25 social work students were engaged in projects or activities associated with the Institute for Social and Community Development.

Advanced graduate students worked primarily on projects leading to the thesis requirement for graduation. Students, the agencies or organizations, and the titles of theses produced during 2014-2015, include:

  • Cisneros, Leticia (Abilene Independent School District): Disproportionality of discipline within middle school special education in a West Central Texas school district
  • New, Terra (Big Country Area Health Education Council, Abilene, Texas): Responding to community needs: A Healthy Futures approach to planning for collaborating initiatives
  • Saxton, Rachel (Communities in Schools of the Big Country, Abilene, Texas): Factors in Student Retention
  • Schinske, Eric (Communities in Schools of the Big Country, Abilene, Texas): Hispanic Daughters with Absent Fathers and High School Absenteeism
  • Soper, Morgan (Hogg Bilingual Mental Health Fellowship, Los Barrios, Dallas, Texas): Behavioral Health Outcomes of Latino Patients in an Integrated Health Setting
  • Wetherington, Rachel (Hogg Bilingual Mental Health Fellowship, [get agency], Dallas, Texas): Factors Related to Depression in the Hispanic Immigrant Population
  • Weeks, A. J. (Communities in Schools of the Big Country, Abilene, Texas): An Evaluation of Adolescent Suicide Attempts by use of Structural Equation Modeling


In addition, graduate students were involved in the following research projects:

  • Winter, T. L., Culp, W. L., Cisneros, L., New, T., Todd, D. (2015). Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in Abilene, Texas.
  • Winter, T. L., Auerback, M., & Nix, T. 2015 Christian Child and Family Services Association Compensation Study. Report prepared for the Annual Conference of the Christian Child and Family Services Association, Searcy, AR, April 22, 2015


Previous Theses:


2013-2014
 
  • Carpenter, Jennifer (CASA/Abilene, Abilene, Texas):  Needs Assessment for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program and “No Drop” Policy in West Texas
  • Castillo, Jessica (Agency?):  Latino Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Culturally Accommodated Treatment and Treatment Utilization
  • Hancock, Natasha (CitySquare, Dallas, Texas):  Rapid Re-Housing: An Effective Way to Increase Stability and Decrease Substance Dependency Among Formerly Homeless Neighbors?
  • Miller, Stephanie Lovelady (Brownwood, Texas):  What Happens Next? Evaluation of a Post-Psychiatric Crisis Transition Program to Reduce Recidivism
  • Maldonado, Jacquelin (CitySquare, Dallas, Texas):  Effective Case Management and Housing Models That Help Chronically Homeless Individuals Reduce Barriers and Obtain Self-Sufficiency
  • Medina, Ruben Andy (Communities in Schools, Abilene, Texas):  Formal and Informal Mentoring as a Factor in High School Success: Is Two Better Than One?
  • Moore, Tabitha (Hogg Bilingual Mental Health Fellowship, Los Barrios, Dallas, Texas):  Prenatal Depression in Women from a Low Income, Primarily Hispanic Clientele Health Clinic
  • Tomko, Joshua (CitySquare, Dallas, Texas):  Chronic Homelessness and Mental illness: Determining a Timeline
  • Wade, Tara (Communities in Schools, Abilene, Texas):  A Study of Self-Concept in At-Risk Middle School Children Related to Behavior and Academic Performance

2012-2013
 
  • Hardcastle, Whitney (Hendrick Hospital, Abilene, Texas):  Characteristics of Emergency Department Users in a Small Metropolitan Area Hospital
  • King, Christin Denae (CitySquare, Dallas, Texas):  Chronic Homelessness and Housing First as it Pertains to the County of Dallas, Texas
  • Savoy, Elizabeth Ann (CitySquare, Dallas, Texas):  Comparing Foster Care Environments and Their Contribution to Well-Being in Dallas, Texas
  • White, Kari (get nursing home name):  A Study of Relationships between Knowledge of Aging and Job Satisfaction in Nurses and Care Satisfaction of Residents in a Long-Term Care Facility.  Support provided through a grant funded by the Pruett Gerontology Center, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.

2011-2012
 
  • Bouchelle, Anna (Communities in Schools, Abilene, Texas): Attendance and Dropout Rates Among Homeless High School Students. Support provided by McKinney-Vento grant through Region XIV Education Service Center, Abilene, Texas.
  • Buchanan, Danielle (Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas): An Examination Of The      Extent To Which Different Barriers Prevent Nurses From Pursuing A Bachelors Of Science In Nursing Degree In West Texas.
  • Crossman, Milene (Mesa Springs, Abilene, Texas): An Investigation of Undergraduate and Graduate Social Work Students’ Attitudes Toward the Elderly. Support provided through a grant funded by the Pruett Gerontology Center, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
  • Hurd, Shanice (Wesley Court): Sensitivity Training as a Tool to Increase Interest in Gerontology. Support provided through a grant funded by the Pruett Gerontology Center, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
  • McAdams, Amanda (Communities in Schools, Abilene, Texas): High School Absenteeism: Barriers to Hispanic Attendance. Support provided by McKinney-Vento grant through Region XIV Education Service Center, Abilene, Texas.
  • Youngblood, Abby (Eternal Threads, Abilene, Texas): Factors That Contribute to Sex Trafficking of Women in Developing Countries