The November roundup includes seven publications.

Publications
Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Research Assistant Professor Brianna Lombardi and Todd Jensen (UNC School of Education) co-authored “A Representative Profile of MSW Graduates in the United States” for Social Work. The authors conducted a study with the goal to “generate a nationally representative, descriptive profile of MSW graduates in the United States using a sample of 1,028 MSW graduates (representing a subpopulation of 691,061 individuals) from the 2021 National Survey of College Graduates. Weighted univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted to generate a descriptive profile of MSW graduates with respect to sociodemographic, education and employment characteristics. Study findings can help employers, health services researchers, policymakers and practitioners understand the context of the MSW workforce as it relates to diversity, labor workforce projection data, and student loan and salary considerations. This information can guide future policy and training goals to support the future vitality of the social work profession.”
Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Research Assistant Professor Brianna Lombardi and Erin Fraher (UNC Department of Family Medicine) co-authored “Aligning Training, Regulation, and Payment Policy to Advance the Behavioral Health Workforce” for Health Affairs Scholar.
MSW students Sofia Lawrence, Erin Smith and Justis Mitchell contributed to an article on ethics in the NASW-NC November/December/January edition of its newsletter.
MSW student Samantha Cohane and Barry H. Schneider (Boston College) co-authored “Understanding the situation of bystanders to inform anti-bullying interventions” for Frontiers in Psychology. The authors examined the opinion that interventions involving anti-bullying techniques in both communities and schools can affect the stance of bystanders witnessing bullying. The authors also “discuss the data documenting the effectiveness of preventive school-based anti-bullying programs, considering the proposition that these programs reduce bullying at least partially by improving bystander behavior.” They concluded by recommending a more active role of mobilization for student leaders and mediators to influence bystander behavior.
Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Meg Zomorodi (UNC Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice), Lorraine Alexander (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health), Ellie Fleming (UNC Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice), Sarah Lindsay Liebkemann (UNC Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice) and Phil Rodgers (UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy) co-authored “Rewarding interprofessional education: Designing and implementing an IPEP Distinguished Scholars Program” for Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. The authors outlined an overview of the Interprofessional Education and Practice Distinguished Scholar program, which was “developed to reward students who go ‘above and beyond’ required interprofessional education and practice events.” They also provided outcomes for replication at other universities.
Assistant Professor Rebecca Rebbe, Bryan Victor (Wayne State University), Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin (University of California Berkeley) and Lindsey Palmer (University of Utah) co-authored “Child Protection Responses to Domestic Violence Exposure: Co-Occurring Safety Concerns and Investigation Outcomes” for Child Maltreatment. The authors examined child protection investigations in Los Angeles County, Calif., from January 2018 to March 2021 to highlight the prevalence of childhood exposure to domestic violence (CEDV), the characteristics associated with those cases and the child protection outcomes. The results “indicated that 5.9% of investigations had CEDV concerns and CEDV investigations represented 17.9% of placements. Investigations with CEDV concerns had higher co-occurring indicated safety concerns than investigations without, including substance abuse (31.1%) and mental health (14.2%). Investigation outcomes for those with CEDV concerns included the substantiation of more than one individual (36.6%), while 28.4% resulted in case openings (without placement) and 30.2% resulted in placements.” The authors recommended the use of “evidence-based service planning to address the complex needs of families” impacted by childhood exposure to domestic violence.
Associate Professor William Hall, Associate Dean for Doctoral Education Mimi Chapman, Associate Professor Amy Blank Wilson, Assistant Professor Ankur Srivastava, Hayden Dawes ’24 (Ph.D.), Ph.D. student Denise Yookong Williams, Project Manager Magdelene Ramon, B. Keith Payne (UNC Department of Psychology and Neuroscience), Jason Hannay (University of South Carolina Upstate), Joseph Frey (University of North Texas) and Ding-Geng Chen (Arizona State University) co-authored “Development and Initial Validation of the Implicit Internalized Sexual Orientation Stigma Affect Misattribution Procedure (Internal-SOS-AMP)” for Frontiers in Psychology. The authors examined the “development and initial validation of a measure of implicit internalized stigma among queer people, the Implicit Internalized Sexual Orientation Stigma Affect Misattribution Procedure (Internal-SOS-AMP), a computer-administered sequential priming procedure.”
Presentations & Trainings
Digital Pedagogy Coach Stefanie Panke gave the keynote speech titled “Design Thinking in Education” at an EduNexus conference. The weeklong conference on educational innovation and learning technologies took place in Austria from Nov. 18-22.
Associate Professor Joy Noel Baumgartner and MSW student Katalia Alexander were part of a team that presented “Parental attitudes towards HIV testing and contraception access for adolescents in Tanzania” at the American Public Health Association Conference in Minneapolis, Minn., in October.
Associate Professor Joy Noel Baumgartner and MSW student Madeline Van Husen were part of a team that presented “Empowerment among treatment-engaged individuals living with schizophrenia in Tanzania” at the North Carolina Global Health Alliance Conference in Raleigh, N.C., in October.
Associate Professor Joy Noel Baumgartner was part of a team that presented “Mid-Upper Arm Circumference as a screening tool for identifying underweight adolescents nearing puberty: validity and equity implications in primary school settings in Tanzania” at the American Public Health Association Conference in Minneapolis, Minn., in October.
Research Associate Professor Tonya Van Deinse and Nicholas Powell (Georgia Department of Community Supervision) presented “Implementation Science and Translation: Disseminating Innovation Across Probation Contexts” at the Georgia Department of Community Supervision Leadership Conference.
Research Associate Professor Tonya Van Deinse, Associate Professor Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Clinical Research Assistant Julia Metz and Christine Murray presented “Data and Evaluation: Findings from a Study of Co-located Service Models for IPV/SV in NC” at the sixth annual North Carolina Family Justice Center & Collaborative Communities Conference.

Clinical Assistant Professor Alyssa Draffin helped form the psychedelic-assisted therapy caucus at the School of Social Work. The caucus, consisting of 11 members, recently had its inaugural event at the Chatham County library.
Assistant Professor Orrin Ware presented “Trend Analysis of Self-Reported Codeine and Promethazine (Lean) Use in the United States 2007 to 2019” at the 2024 Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need Emily Putnam-Hornstein on Nov. 1 delivered an invited talk on non-fatal and fatal child maltreatment at the 2024 Stanford Child Abuse Conference, sponsored by Stanford University’s School of Medicine.
John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need Emily Putnam-Hornstein was invited to deliver remarks at a federal policy meeting sponsored by the Brookings Institution and Casey Family programs on Oct. 10.
Assistant Professor Rebecca Rebbe presented “By the Author: U.S. State Rates of Newborns Reported to Child Protection at Birth for Prenatal Substance Exposure” at the University of Utah’s Safe and Healthy Families ECHO Series.
Assistant Professor Sonyia Richardson and Hannah Harms (North Carolina Suicide Prevention Coordinator) are co-leading a planning team on developing and formulating the initial version of the North Carolina Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan. The team organized listening sessions via Zoom and in person on Oct. 10, Nov. 14, and Nov. 19, to gather additional public input to develop the plan. The information was then compiled to create a draft of a five-year suicide prevention plan (2025-29). The Black Youth Suicide Prevention Leadership Team is committed to overseeing, implementing, and leading this crucial plan and potentially serving as a model for other states.
On Nov. 14, Assistant Professor Sonyia Richardson traveled with a dedicated team from the UNC Psychiatry Suicide Prevention Institute, Jessica Stokes from N.C. BCBS, Reggie Winston with GRO, Inc., Bettie Murchison with the Village of Care, Rodney Harris, and Deshaywn Middleton from North Carolina Central University to conduct listening sessions. These conversations were aimed at understanding the unique needs and challenges related to Black youth suicide prevention and to further research and practice efforts.
Awards, News & Recognition
Assistant Professor Sonyia Richardson is the lead principal investigator on the project, “Bridge to Better Mental Health Evaluation Project,” sponsored by Village Heartbeat Inc., of Mecklenburg County.
Associate Professor Rainier Masa is the principal investigator for “Kupambana: A Combined Microeconomic Strengthening and Stigma Reduction Intervention for Young People with HIV in Zambia?”
The National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development recently sponsored its second faculty community of practice. This event took place on Nov. 4, and involved 31 faculty members from schools of social work around the country. The faculty community of practice featured Digital Pedagogy Coach Stephanie Panke and Clinical Assistant Professor Karon Johnson. Panke offered guidance on how to convert the NITEWD Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice MSW course to an asynchronous format, and Johnson discussed her experience creating UNC’s asynchronous version of the online course. The National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development will be sponsoring another faculty community of practice in February 2025.