PhD Alumni

Richard Anderson

Dissertation: Premature Termination of Day Treatment: A Comparative Study of the Outcome of Chronic Mental Patients Who Drop Out (1983). Supervisory Chair: Rino Patti.

David F. Arguello

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Minority and Nonminority Executives in New Mexico Human Service Organizations (1988). 
Supervisory Chair: Rino Patti.

Cecilia Ayón

Assistant Professor, Social Work, Arizona State University. AZ
Dissertation: Integrating the Lived Experiences of Mexican Families in the Delivery of Public Child Welfare Services
Supervisory Chair: Eugene Aisenberg.

Robin Elizabeth Bates

Director of Evaluation and Research, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dissertation: Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorder Among Incarcerated Women (1994). Supervisory Chair: Edwina Uehara.

Howard Ian Bath

Children's Commissioner for the Northern Territory, Australia
Dissertation: Intensive Family Preservation Services with Maltreated Children: An Investigation of Sub-type Differences (1992). Supervisory Chair: James Whittaker.

Lynn Carol Behar

Dissertation: Getting Through It Alone: A Descriptive Study Of The Experiences Of Single Mothers With Breast Cancer And Adolescent Children (1999). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Michelle Bell

Associate Professor Emerita, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Exploring the Use of Information by Legislative and Administrative Decision-Makers in the State of Washington (1984). Supervisory Chair: Richard Elmore.

Ramona Beltran

Assistant Professor, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Bark Made Rope, Roots Made Baskets (2010). Supervisory Chair: Karina Walters.

Raymond L. Bending

Associate Professor of Social Work, Heritage College, Topenish, WA
Dissertation: An Evaluation of an Indian Child Welfare Training Program for Tribal and State Providers (1992). Supervisory Chair: Judy Kopp.

Sharon Berlin

Professor, Emerita, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Effects of Cognitive-Behavior Modification Treatment on Problems of Inappropriate Self-Criticism Among Women (1978). Supervisory Chair: Scott Briar.

Mick Beyers

Research Fellow with Queen's University, Ireland, and research affiliate with Coiste na nIarchimi in Belfast, Ireland
Dissertation: Ideology made flesh: A study of revolutionary praxis among Irish Republican Army volunteers (2007). Chair: Susan Kemp.

Rupaleem Bhuyan

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto School of Social Work, Toronto, Canada

Dissertation: Disciplining Through the Promise of "Freedom": The Production of the Battered Immigrant Woman in Public Policy and Domestic Violence Advocacy (2006). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Betty Blythe

Professor, Boston College School of Social Work, Boston, MA
Dissertation: An Examination of Practice Evaluation Among Social Workers (1983). Supervisory Chair: Scott Briar.

Robin Bonifas

Assistant Professor, Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Dissertation: Multi-Level Factors Related to Deficiencies in Psychosocial Care in Washington State Skilled Nursing Facilities (2007). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Brenda Jean Bryson

Associate Professor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Dissertation: The Experiences of African American Women in Feminist Domestic Violence Organizations (1998). Supervisory Chair: Sue Sohng.

Tracey Burke

Associate Professor, University of Alaska, Juneau, AK
Dissertation: Social Services in Rural Alaska: An Ethnography of Service provision in a Yup'ik Eskimo Village (2003). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

David Lawson Burton

Associate Professor, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Dissertation: Cognitive Factors in Sexually Aggressive Children (1996). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Sandra Sue Butler

Professor, University of Maine Social Work Program, Orono, ME
Dissertation: Perspectives on the Lives and Service Needs of Homeless Middle-aged Women (1991). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Shauna Carlisle

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Department-Community Psychology, University of Washington, Bothell, WA
Dissertation: From Healthy to Unhealthy: Disaggregating the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Chronic Stress, and Chronic Health Conditions (2010). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Erin Casey

Associate Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Sexual Assault Perpetration among Adolescent and Adult Males: Ecological Approaches to Conceptualizing the Etiology and Prevention of Rape (2006). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Mythu Chiem

Social Work, Group Health, GHC Renton/Burien Primary Care, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Immigration, Aging and Life Satisfaction Among Older Vietnamese Refugees: A Resilience Perspective (2007). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Yoonsun Choi

Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dissertation: Risk and Protective Factors of Problem Behaviors Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents (2001). Supervisory Chair: Tracy Harachi.

Ick-Joong Chung

Associate Professor, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: Developmental Trajectories of Offending among Poor and Non-poor Children (2000). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Diane Civic

Senior Scientist, Policy Resources, Technology Evaluation Center, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: The Association Between Characteristics of Dating Relationships and Condom Use Among Heterosexual Young Adults (1997). Supervisory Chair: Mary Gillmore.

Marie-Celeste Condon

Senior Fellow, Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Dissertation: Participatory Action Research in a Prison Nursery (2010). Supervisory Chair: Jean Kruzich.

Jon Robert Conte

Professor, University of Washington. Seattle, WA
Dissertation: An Experimental Examination of Differential Reactivity of Human Subjects to Observation by Video Camera and Human Observation (1979). Supervisory Chair: Trova Hutchins.

Carol Jane Crimi

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Region X, Seattle WA
Dissertation: The Use of Interpersonal Skills Training to Enhance Social Support Among Parents Who Are Mentally Retarded and At Risk For Child Maltreatment: A Feasibility Study (1995). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Thomas Crofoot

Associate Professor, Eastern Washington University School of Social Work and Human Services., Cheney, WA
Dissertation: Effects of Alcohol on Women's Ability to Perceive and Respond to Sexual Aggression (1996). Supervisory Chair: Paula Nurius.

Jill Crowell

Dissertation: Implementing a State-Wide Management Information System in Mental Health Centers: An Evaluation Study of Organizational Change (1982). Supervisory Chair: Michael Austin.

Gaynel Ruth Davis

Dissertation: Developmental Patterns of Stress and Coping: Middle Age and Older Adulthood (1985). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Thomas D. Davis

Associate Professor, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA 
Dissertation: Predicting Clinical Practice Guideline Utilization Among Chemical Dependency Professionals (2001). Supervisory Chair: Jean Kruzich.

Kathryn Ann DeLois

Dissertation: How Women Come to Identify as Lesbian: A Grounded Theory (1993). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Nancy S. Dickinson

Clinical Professor/Executive Director of Jordan Institute for Families, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dissertation: Contributions to the Employment of AFDC Recipients: An Experimental Comparison of Work Experience and Job Search Assistance Strategies (1986). Supervisory Chair: Ronald Dear.

Lynne S. Dodson

Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington State Labor Council, Olympia, WA
Dissertation: Implementation Analysis of the Washington State Family Independence Program (FIP) and the Family Support Act (FSA) Transitional Child and Medical Benefits  (1995). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.

Andrea Marie Doyle

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Dissertation: Rhythms of Clinical Process. (2008). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne D. Gilchrist.

Howard Doueck

Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Dissertation: Maltreated Youth in Dysfunctional Families: A Descriptive Study (1986). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Aileen Duldulao

Assistant Professor, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work,University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation: Investigating the Social Context of Immigration-Related Factors in Asian American Health ( (2010). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Paul (Quang Chi) DuongTran

Associate Professor, Fordham University, School of Social Service, New York, NY
Dissertation: Family Functioning and its Influences on Vietnamese Adolescents' Social Functioning and Psychological Well-Being (1992). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Diana English

Director of Research Division, Washington State Division of Children, Youth, and Families, Seattle, WA.
Dissertation: An Historical Analysis of Punishment Policy: 1600-1865 (1985). Supervisory Chair: William Berleman.

Joseph F. Famiglietti

Clinical Social Work, Private Practice, Magellan Behavioral Health Care Network, Montpelier, VT
Dissertation: A Review of Evaluation of Family-Strengthening Programs and an Analysis of the Evaluations' Utilization (1981). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.

Martha Lynne Farris

Counseling Practice, Anchorage, AK
Dissertation: Untold Stories: An Interpretive Study of Older Women Sexually Abused as Children (1996). Supervisory Chair: Edwina Uehara.

Karen Fieland

Assistant Professor, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Spirituality and Health among Native Americans Living with HIV (2008). Supervisory Chair: Karina Walters.

Miguel Joseph Ferguson

Associate Professor, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
Dissertation: An Examination Of Welfare Use Among Young Teen Mothers (1999). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.

David N. Finke

Dissertation: Organizational Factors Affecting Teacher Collegiality (1984). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Maryah Fram

Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Dissertation: Discussions of social capital: Social Work, Social Structure, and the Contextualization of Inequality (2003). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Jeannette Searle Franks

Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington. Seattle, WA
Long-Term Care: A Case-controlled Study of Individuals in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living in Washington State (1996). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Mark W. Fraser

John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dissertation: The Social Support Network of Street Drug Abusers (1981). Supervisory Chair: Scott Briar.

Barbara Joy Friesen

Emerita Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Dissertation: Leadership, Worker Satisfaction and Role Clarity in Mental Health Organization (1983). Supervisory Chair: Rino Patti.

Xiang Gao

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Peking (Beijing) University, Beijing
Dissertation: Afterschool Child Care Subsidies and Maternal Employment among the Low-Income Families (2009). Supervisory Chair: Marcia Meyers.

Antonio (Tony) Garcia

Assistant Professor, Penn School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Dissertation: Maltreated, Placed, and Under-Served Foster Youth: Predictors of Developmental Outcomes among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni (2010). Supervisory Chair: Eugene Aisenberg.

Michelle Garner

Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Federal Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Initiatives: Do Faith-Based Organizations Pose a Barrier to Services? (2007). Supervisory Chair: Rona Levy.

Jan Elizabeth Gaylord-Vanslyke

Researcher, Coletta Reid and Associates, Santa Fe, NM
Dissertation: Typologies of sexual risk taking:  Profiling high-risk individuals on sexual, relational, and individual variables (2000). Supervisory Chair: Diane Morrison.

Edna Jo (Fredi) Giesler

Assistant Professor, Director of MSW Practicum, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Oshkosh WI
Dissertation: Early Head Start: Home Visiting and Parenting Group Program Uptake - An Implementation Study (2002). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Lewayne D. Gilchrist

Professor Emerita, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Coping with Contraception: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Prevention of Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy (1981). Supervisory Chair: Steven Schinke.

Linnea Flynn GlenMaye

Associate Professor and Associate Provost, School of Social Work Director, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Dissertation: Non-reporting of Rape:  Grounded Theory Study (1995). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Meripa Taiai Godinet

Associate Professor, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation: Exploring a Theoretical Model of Delinquency with Samoan Adolescents (1998). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Jeffrey Alan Gold

Private Practice, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Parent-Adolescent Communication Training in Groups: Evaluating a Problem-Solving Model (1980). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Seana Marie Golder

Associate Professor, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Dissertation: Modeling Women's Substance Use and Lawbreaking Behavior (2001).  Supervisory Chair: Mary Gillmore.

Judith G. Gonyea

Professor, Boston University, Boston, MA
Dissertation: The Family and Dependency: Factors Associated with Institutional Planning for Elderly Relatives (1983). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Chong-suk Han

Assistant Professor, Middlebury College, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Middlebury, VT
Dissertation: Geisha of a Different Kind: Negotiating Gay Asian Male Identities (2007). Supervisory Chair: Edwina Uehara.

Tracy Harachi

Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Empowering Communities for the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse (1991). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Scott Harding

Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT
Dissertation:  Urban Redevelopment, Housing Loss, and Class Segregation: A Case Study of Gentrification in Seattle (2000). Supervisory Chair: Gunnar Almgren.

Reiko Hayashi

Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Dissertation: Explaining Women's Wages: An Analysis of the Washington Family Income Study (Fis) Data (1994). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.

Todd Ian Herrenkohl

Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: An Examination of Neighborhood Context and Risk for Youth Violence. (1998). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Martha Herriott

Lifetime Counseling and Learning Center, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Use of On-Site Health and Social Services by Elderly Residents of Public Housing (1982). Supervisory Chair: Alice Kethley.

Darrel Higa

Research Scientist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
Dissertation: Gay Men’s Brief Sexual Connections: Settings, Processes, Meanings, and Ethics (2008). Supervisory Chair: Anthony H. Ishisaka.

Marie D. Hoff

Emerita Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Idaho, Boise, ID
Dissertation: Response to the Catholic Bishops' Letter on Economic Justice: Implications for Social Welfare (1987). Supervisory Chair: Katherine Briar.

Lynn Carol Holley

Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Dissertation: Ethnic Agencies In Communities of Color: A Study of Missions, Services, Structures, and Capacity-Building Needs. (1998). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Seunghye Hong

Assistant Professor, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work,University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation: Neighborhood contexts, mental health, and immigration (2009). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Michael T. Horn

Chief, Management Accountability & Performance Statistics Office, Economic Services Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, WA
Dissertation:  Investigating the Construct Validity of a Life-Skills Assessment Instrument (2001). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Matthew Owen Howard

Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor for Human Services Policy Information, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dissertation: Chemical Aversion Treatment of Alcohol Dependence: Magnitude of Conditioning and Its Relations to Treatment Outcome (1990). Supervisory Chair: Roger Roffman.

Ruth J. Huber

Professor Emerita, Director of Doctoral Program, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Dissertation: Gender Differences in Early Bereavement (1989). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Kimberly Dree Hudson

Lecturer, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Community borderlands: Exploring liminal experiences of belonging and wellbeing (2012). Supervisory Chair: Teresa A Evans-Campbell.

Linda Ishem

Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Toward equitable development: Theorizing the tensions that arise in redeveloping urban neighborhoods (2008). Supervisory Chair: Sharon Sutton.

Andre Ivanoff

Associate Professor, University of Columbia, New York City, NY
Dissertation: Inpatient Treatment for Suicide Attempters (1984). Supervisory Chair: Scott Briar.

Lovie Jackson

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Pittsburgh, PA
Dissertation: Investigating Mental Health, Comorbidity, and Intergenerational Caregiving Disruption among Alumni of Foster Care (2008). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Jeffrey M. Jenson

Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk; Associate Dean for Research, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Effects of a Skills Training Intervention with Juvenile Delinquents (1988). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Katie Johnston-Goodstar

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Dissertation: Critical Indigenous Pedagogy of Place: Locating and Engaging Justice with Indigenous Youth (2009). Supervisory Chair: Karina Walters.

Teresa Catherine Jones

Counselor, Olympic College, Washington, Bremerton, WA
Dissertation: Adoption Decision-Making in the African-American Community (1996). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Lucy Jordan

Research Fellow, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Dissertation: The Structure of Opportunity: Child Care Subsides and Employment-Family Balance (2006). Supervisory Chair: Marcia Meyers.

Hye-Kyung Kang

Assistant Professor, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Dissertation: Immigrant Cultural Citizenship: Construction of a Multi-ethnic Asian Pacific American Community (2006)
Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Valli Kanuha

Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation: Stigma, Identity, and Passing: How Lesbians and Gay Men of Color Construct and Manage Stigmatized Identity In Social Interaction (1997). Supervisory Chair: Edwina Uehara.

Lynn D. Keenan

Renaissance Wellness Center, Port Angeles, WA.
Dissertation: Identifying Risk Factors for Homelessness Among People Living with HIV Disease (1996). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Thomas Everett Keller

Duncan and Cindy Campbell Professor for Children, Youth, and Families, Portland State University, Portland, OR 
Dissertation: Investigating the Development of Early Childhood Problem Behaviors:  A Person-Oriented Analysis of Attachment in the Context of Multiple Risks (2000). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Kim Choo Khoo

Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation: Effect of Training in Problem-Solving on the Social Adjustment of Young Children in Singapore (1983). Supervisory Chair: James DeLong.

Peris Kibera

Visiting Assistant Professor, Oberlin College, Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, Oberlin, OH
Dissertation: Understanding Pregnant HIV Positive Women's Non-Use of Maternity Services at a Community Health Center in Nairobi, Kenya (2010). Supervisory Chair: Diane Morrison.

Hyun-Jun Kim

Research Scientist, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Subjectivation, historicity, and liminal space: Korean American immigrants and their discourses of positionalities (2009). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Chan-Woo Kim

Researcher, Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA), Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: Community-Based Care Management: Aligning Services to the Risks for Community-Dwelling Chronically-Ill Elders (2003). Supervisory Chair: David Cherin.

Min Jung Kim

Assistant Professor, Kangnam University, School of Social Welfare, Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: Youth Violence Prevention: Social Development Model Approaches to Predicting and Preventing the Progression of Childhood Aggression into Youth Violence (2009).
Supervisory Chair: Richard F. Catalano.

Sunah Kim

Dissertation: The Effects of Parent Bonding, School Bonding, and Belief on the Structure of Problem Behaviors in Elementary School-Age Children (2000). Supervisory Chair: Tracy Harachi.

Wooksoo Kim

Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Dissertation: Ethnic Variations in Mental Health Symptoms and Functioning among Asian Americans (2002). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Barbara Iwanaga King

Dissertation: The Process of Achieving Independence for Women on Welfare (1992). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Maura Ann Kirkham

Retired, University of Wisconsin. Private Consulting Practice, Madison, WI
Dissertation: Life Skills Training with Mothers of Handicapped Children: A Two-Year Follow Up Study (1988). Supervisory Chair: James Whittaker.

Eiji Kitajima

Tokai University, Tokai, Japan
Dissertation: A Study of Client Dropout at a Community Mental Health Center (1990). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.

Kristin Elizabeth Knighton

Dissertation: Maternal Caregiving for Young Children: Implications for Social Policy (1993). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Elizabeth J. Kramer

Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Dissertation: Stress and Coping of Spousal Caregivers to Older Adults with Dementia: An Interpersonal Framework (1992). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Jean Marie Kruzich

Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Community Adjustment of the Chronically Mentally Ill (1982). Supervisory Chair: Michael Austin.

Inhoe Ku

Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: Consequences of Maternal Welfare Receipt for Children:  The Case of Educational Attainment in Young Adulthood (2000). Supervisory Chair: Robert Plotnick.

David LaFazia

Research Scientist, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Adult Children and Parents in Assisted Living: The Effect of an Intervention on Adult Child Visiting and Perceptions of Care (2008). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Jean B. Lanz

Compliance Analyst, retired, Human Subjects Division, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Exploring the Psychological, Behavioral and Social Effects of Early Forced Sexual Intercourse on Pregnant Adolescents (1991). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Alice Larson

Dissertation: A Guidebook to Gathering Data on Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers (1981). Supervisory Chair: William Berleman.

Nancy Carol Larson

Assistant Professor, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Dissertation: Parenting Stress Among Low-Income Young Mothers in the Transition to Adulthood (1997). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Thomas R. Lawson

Professor of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Dissertation: United States Army Social work Officers: Their Plans for Retirement and Professional Identification (1982). Supervisory Chair: William Berleman.

JoAnn Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development at the Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: The Role of Institutions in the Transition to Adulthood and Their Impact on Pathways to Adulthood and Adult Criminal Outcomes (2012). Supervisory Chair: Emiko Tajima.

Jung-Eun Lee

Research Scientist, University of Washington School of Social Work, SDRG, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Not destined for poverty: the role of educational aspirations and expectations in intergenerational processes of poverty (2009). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Serge C. Lee

Professor of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Dissertation: Stress, Social Support Systems and Psychosocial Well-Being of Among Refugee Adults (1993) Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Nicole Suzanne Le Prohn

Director of Practice Research, Casey Family Program, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Relative Foster Parents: Role Perceptions, Motivation and Agency Satisfaction (1993). Supervisory Chair: Peter Pecora.

Patricia Logan-Greene

Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Dissertation: Heterogeneity among youth at risk for violence: Implications of a stress and coping framework for prevention (2011). Supervisory Chair: Paula Nurius.

Susan M. Love

Professor of Social Work, California State Northridge, Northridge, CA
Dissertation: Marital and Life Adjustment of Vietnam Combat Veterans: A Treatment Outcome Study (1987). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Madeline L. Lovell

Associate Professor (Sociology) Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work, Society, Justice and Culture, Seattle University, Seattle WA
Dissertation: An Evaluation of a Parent Training and Social Support Group for Mothers at Risk to Maltreat their Children (1986). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Christine Theresa Lowery

Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Dissertation: Life Histories: Addiction and Recovery of Six Native American Women (1994). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Carl Maas

Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Dissertation: The Role of Social Developmental Predictors and Pathways in the Inter-generational Transmission of Violence (2010). Supervisory Chair: Todd Herrenkohl.

Rebecca Macy

Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dissertation: Coping with Repeated Sexual Aggression: Profiles of Risk, Protection, and Resilience (2002). Supervisory Chair:  Paula Nurius.

Gillian Marshall

Postdoctoral Fellow in Aging and Women's Health, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA.
Assistant Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Dissertation: Predictors Associated with Late-Life Depressive Symptoms among Older Black Americans (2011). Supervisory Chair:  Nancy Hooyman.

Susanne Marten

Community Development Officer, Supportive Housing Association, Puyallup, WA
Dissertation: Implementation Analysis of a Child Care Voucher Program (1987). Supervisory Chair: Walter Williams.

N. Tatiana Masters

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Women's Sexual Agency: Implications for HIV Prevention (2009). Supervisory Chair: Diane Morrison.

Morna E. McEachern

Dissertation: Is knowledge power? A comparative textual, historical and practical study of "sex ed"’ policy and "teen pregnancy" in Canada and the U.S.A. (2010). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Paule Ma McNicoll

Associate Professor, Chair of MSW Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Dissertation: The Social and Economic Precursors of Child Maltreatment: A Study of the Exosystem (1989). Supervisory Chair: Robert Plotnick.

David Thomas Menefee

Director of Data and Evaluation, Colorado Dept. of Human Services, Behavioral Health, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Toward a Functional Model of Problem Solving in Social Service Work Groups (1990). Supervisory Chair: Hy Resnick.

Gita Mehrotra

Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Dissertation: Diasporic Intersectionalities: Exploring South Asian women's narratives of race, ethnicity, and gender through a community-based performance project (2012). Supervisory Chair: Karina Walters.

Janet Louise Miller

Dissertation: The Influence of Home-School Linkage on Adaptive Functioning in Fifth Grade Students (1989). Supervisory Chair: James Whittaker.

Paula Toki Morelli

Associate Professor, Chair, Doctoral Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation: Trauma and Healing: The Construction of Meaning Among Survivors of the Cambodian Holocaust (1996). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Leslie Moulton-Asplund

Adjunct Faculty, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: The Importance of Stressful Life Circumstances, Maternal Psychological Characteristics, and Social Support in Predicting Adolescent Mothers' Contacts with Child Protective Services (1993). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Carrie Moylan

Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, New York, NY
Dissertation: Sexual Assault Response Teams:  Exploring the discursive negotiation of power, conflict, and legitimacy in coordinated service delivery models (2012). Supervisory Chair: Taryn Lindhorst.

Debbie Nahom Innes

Lecturer in Social Work, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
Dissertation: The Process of Change in Helping Relationships (2003). Supervisory Chair: Elizabeth Wells.

Regine Ilga Neiders

Chief Executive Officer, UBC Inc., Redmond, WA.
Dissertation: An Analysis of Indicators in Predicting Return to Work for Chronic Back Pain Sufferers (1990). Supervisory Chair: Paula Nurius.

Susan Neely-Barnes

Assistant Professor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Dissertation: Consumer choice in developmental disability services: Assessing the impact on quality of life indicators (2005). Supervisory Chair: Maureen Marcenko.

Anne E. Nicoll

Research Faculty, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Northwest Institute for Children and Families.
Dissertation: The Development of a Practice Tool to Facilitate Practitioner Decision-Making with Abused Women (1989). Supervisory Chair: Paula Nurius.

Nicole Nicotera

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Children and Their Neighborhoods: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding the Construct Neighborhood (2003). Supervisory Chair: Gunnar Almgren.

Kimberly Ann Nollan

Casey Family Foundation, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Self-sufficiency Skills Among Youth in Long-term Foster Care (1996). Supervisory Chair: Peter Pecora.

Ann Duecy Norman

Lecturer Part-Time, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Factors Related to the Development of Breast Cancer Screening Programs for Low Income Older Women (1989). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Nancy Maryanna Nystrom

Private Practice, Edgewater Counseling Services, Bremerton, WA.
Dissertation: Oppression by Mental Health Providers: A Report by Gay Men and Lesbians About Their Treatment (1997). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Julie Anne O'Donnell

Professor, Director of Research, Child Welfare Training Centre, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Dissertation: A Longitudinal Study of Protective Factors for Children At-Risk  Due to Early Aggressive Behavior (1992). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Jeffrey J. Olson

Department Chair, Social Work, Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD 
Substance Abuse Division in the effort to develop and implement a statewide prevention system to create a social environment that encourages children to make healthy choices.
Dissertation: Professionalization and Social Justice in Social Work:  Discourses in Conflict (2001). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Debora Marie Ortega

Associate Professor, Director, University of Denver Latino Center for Community Engagement and Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Maternal Depression and Parenting Efficacy: Risk, Resiliency, and Cultural Factors (1999). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Monica Lynn Oxford

Research Associate Professor, Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Gender Differences in Delinquency: An Examination of Social Control and Routine Activities (2000). Supervisory Chair: Mary Gillmore.

Yeong-Ran Choi Park

Assistant Professor, Kangnam University, South Korea
Dissertation: An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationships Among the Stressors, Social Support Networks and Well-being of the Korean-American Elderly (1995). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Yoosun Park

Associate Professor, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Dissertation: Inferiority, degeneracy, and dependency: problematizing the immigrant in social work discourse, 1875-1952 (2003). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Michael D. Peck

Lecturer, Arizona State University, AZ
Dissertation: The Temporal Relation of Subjective Well-being to Health Status in Older Adults (2002).  Supervisory Chair:  Rosemary Ryan.

Peter John Pecora

Professor, University of Washington and Senior Director of Research Services at Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA;  Manager of Research Services at Casey Family Program, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Improving the Quality of Child Welfare Services: Needs Assessment for Staff Training in Alaska and Oregon (1982). Supervisory Chair: James Whittaker.

Tyler M. Arguello (Perry)

Research Scientist, Office of AIDS, Surveillance, Research, & Evaluation Branch, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento CA.
Dissertation: Contagious communication: The mediatization, spatialization, and commercialization of "HIV" (2008). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Roxanne S. Peterson

Dissertation: Changing Interorganizational Relations Between Community Mental Health Programs and State Hospitals: Analysis of Implementation of Policies (1987). Supervisory Chair: Rino Patti.

Janice C. Rabkin

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Understanding the Adult Daughter and Mother Relationship in Later Life: The Adult Daughter's Perceptions (1990). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Nancy Kay Raiha

Senior Research Manager, DSHS Research and Data Analysis, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Dual-Career Couples in the U.S. Army: A Descriptive Study (1986). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Nina Sharp Ramsey

Dissertation: Caregiver Coping with Dementia: Relationships among Patient Characteristics, Caregiver Coping Styles, and Consequences of Caregiving (1990). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Joann Ray

Dissertation: The Twelfth Shopper: A Description and Gender Comparison of Shoplifting in Spokane, Washington (1983). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Cynthia Riche

Director of Client Support and Educational Technology Services, University of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Well-Being and Potential Mediating Variables in Adults With and Without Alcoholic Parents (1990). Supervisory Chair: Paula Nurius.

Rachel Robinson

Associate Professor, Alabama A&M University Department of Social Work, Huntsville, AL
Dissertation: Living knowledge: Transformation of embodied health care research 
Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Marianne Rolland

Founder, White Raven Center , Anchorage, AK
Dissertation: Asking Our Elders (1994). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Theresa Ronquillo

Instructional Consultant, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Normalizing knowledge and practices: Interrogating the representation of the ethnic other in human behavior and the social environment (HBSE) textbooks (2009). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Terry Dean Royer

Executive Director, Butler County Mental Health Board, Fairfield OH
Dissertation: Parents of Preterm Infants: A Comparative Field Study of Parental Attitudes (1983). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Scott E. Rutledge

Assistant Chair & Associate Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 
Dissertation: Contextualizing Serostatus Disclosure by HIV Positive Gay Men to Their Sexual Partners (2002). Supervisory Chair:  Anthony Ishisaka.

Jeanne Ann-Marie Ryan

Dissertation: Predicting Positive Youth Development Outcomes Using the Social Development Model (2000). Supervisory Chair: Mary Gillmore.

Rosemary Ryan

Research Associate Professor, Retired. University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Clients or Service Providers: How Case Managers View the Relatives of Frail Elders (1987). Supervisory Chair: Katherine Briar.

Janice Sabin

Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education Biomedical Informatics, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Health Care Provider Implicit and Explicit Racial Bias and Medical Care (2006).
Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

David Lee Schantz

Dean, University of Regina School of Social Work, Saskatoon, Canada
Dissertation: A State Mental Health Division Office of Consumer Affairs Program Evaluation: Stakeholder Views, Efficacy and Desired Directions (1996). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Robert Schilling

Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Social Welfare, Los Angeles, CA
Dissertation: Enhancing the Personal Coping, Social Support, and Community Involvement of Mothers of Handicapped Children (1986). Supervisory Chair: Steven Schinke.

Michael Delbert Schock

Assistant Professor, BSW Field Studies Coordinator, Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN
Dissertation: Adolescents, Condoms, and Self-Efficacy: A Social Cognitive Study of Condom Use Among Adolescents in Juvenile Detention (1994). Supervisory Chair: Diane Morrison.

Elaine Schroeder

Family Counseling Services, Juneau, AK
Dissertation: Adolescent Women at Risk: Group Therapy for Improving Self-Esteem (1983). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Jennifer Self

Director, University of Washington Q Center, and Affiliate Instructor, Part-time Lecturer, Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Dissertation: Queering Queer Space (2010). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Jeanette I. Semke

Dissertation: Continuity of Care for Chronically Mentally Ill Individuals with Substance Abuse Problems (1991). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Valerie Shapiro

Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dissertation: Community coalitions: Resolving the gap between research and practice for the prevention of youth mental, emotional, and behavioral problems (2012). Supervisory Chair: J David Hawkins.

Nancy Shore

Assistant Professor, University of New England, Biddeford, ME
Dissertation: Human Subjects Regulations and the Ethical Review Process: Conventional Social Science and Community-Based Researchers' Perceptions and Recommendations for Change (2004). Supervisory Chair: Elizabeth Wells.

Richard Small

Executive Director, Walker Home and School, Needham, MA
Dissertation: Cognitive Problem Solving and Social Training for Pre-Adolescents in Residential Treatment (1979). Supervisory Chair: Steven Schinke.

Brian Smith

Research Scientist, Committee for Children, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: The Effects of Community Level Adoption of a Risk- and Protection-Focused Prevention Framework on School-Based Prevention Activities (2005). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Thomas Smith

Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Dissertation: Drug Education with Adolescent Marijuana Abusers (1982). Supervisory Chair: Steven Schinke.

William Howard Snow

Professor Emeritus, Bethany University, Santa Cruz, CA
Dissertation: Preparing for Junior High School: An Evaluation of Skills Training (1982). Supervisory Chair: Steven Schinke.

David J. Soma

Pierce County Social Services, Aging and Long Term Care, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: An Analysis of Child Maltreatment in the U.S. Army 1983-1985 (1987). Supervisory Chair: William Berleman.

Cindy Sousa

Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Dissertation: Political violence, trauma, and resilience (2012). Supervisory Chair: Todd Herrenkohl.

Michael Sadaharu Spencer

Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dissertation: Behavior Problems in Children of Adolescent Mothers: Exploring the Roll of Attachment as a Protective Factor (1996). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Susan Jean Steiner

Professor, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA
Dissertation: AFDC Recipients and Family Caregiving Responsibilities (1993). Supervisory Chair: Naomi Gottlieb.

Gail Ann Stevens

Dissertation: MSW Practice Interests: A Study of Three Cohorts (1992). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Kay Stevenson

Dissertation: Parental Utilization and Perceptions of Helpful Social Networks following a Sudden Infant Death (1992). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Barbara Janoah Stillwater

Dissertation: Discipline Strategies of Mothers at Risk for Child Abuse (1991). Supervisory Chair: Lewayne Gilchrist.

Karen Tabb Dina

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Social Work, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Dissertation: A Life Course Perspective on the Social Determinants of Multiracial Health (2012). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Kathleen Doris Tangenberg

Professor, Chair, Department of Graduate Social Work, Program Director, MSW Program, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Dissertation: Marginalized Epistemologies: Bodily and Spiritual Knowing Among HIV-Positive Mothers (1998). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Aster Solomon Tecle

Assistant Professor, Univeristy of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Dissertation: Where is “home?”  Interpreting Horn of Africa youth discourse and the politics of “displaced youth” (2012). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Elizabeth M. Tracy

Grace Longwell Coyle Professor, Chair of Doctoral Program,  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Dissertation: Social Support Resources of At-Risk Families: Implementation of Social Support Assessments in an Intensive Family Preservation Program (1988). Supervisory Chair: James Whittaker.

Alma M. O. Trinidad

Assistant Professor, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Dissertation: Examining the Process of Critical Youth Participation in Promoting Health and Wellness: A Case Study of a Rural Community Program for Asian Pacific Islander Young Adults (2009). Supervisory Chair: David Takeuchi.

Dari Richardson Tritt

Dissertation: Air Force Interventions for Wife Abuse: Exploring the Use of Client Classifications (1992). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

Raymond Paul Unks

Dissertation: Relative Influences of Social, Physical and Psychological Factors on Morale and Life Satisfaction of Elderly Wives of Stroke Patients: A Descriptive Study (1983). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Meredith Van Ry

Retired, Seattle King County Public Health, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Homeless Families with Children in the 1980s: A Study of Causes, Effects and Recommendations (1990). Supervisory Chair: Katherine Briar.

Maryanne Vandervel

Dissertation: Participative and Influence Based Decision Making, Performance, and Effectiveness: An Analysis in Human Service Organizations (1979). Supervisory Chair: Rino Patti.

William Vesneski

Evaluation, Planning & Research Director, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Courts, child welfare, and criteria for terminating parental rights (2012). Supervisory Chair: Susan Kemp.

Michele Jeanne Vinet

VH International, Austin, TX
Dissertation: The Work and Family Contexts of Employed Single Mothers: An Exploratory Model (1988). Supervisory Chair: Katherine Briar.

Elizabeth H. Von Cleve

Dissertation: The Effects of Teacher and Parent Training on Early Risk Factors for Delinquency (1987). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Stephanie Wahab

Associate Professor, Portland State University, Portland, OR 
Dissertation: Let's Talk About Sex Work: Feminisms, Social Work and the Sex Industry (1997). Supervisory Chair: Sue Sohng.

Jo-Ellen Watson

Coordinator, King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse, and Dependency Services, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: The Church Community’s Impact on Help Seeking of Battered Christian Women (2002).  Supervisory Chair:  Paula Nurius.

Ellen E. Whipple

Associate Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dissertation: The Role of Parental Stress in Physically Abusive Families (1989). Supervisory Chair: Cheryl Richey.

James Herbert Williams

Milton Morris Endowed Chair, Dean and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Dissertation: Understanding Substance Use, Delinquency Involvement, and Juvenile Justice System Involvement Among African American and European American Adolescents (1994). Supervisory Chair: David Hawkins.

Mark Williams

Assistant Professor, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Dissertation: Same-Sex Partnerships and the Health of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Older Adults (2012). Supervisory Chair: Nancy Hooyman.

Rachel Miller Wrenn

Dissertation: The Relationship Between Level of Social Support and Participation in Health-Promoting Behaviors During Pregnancy (1987). Supervisory Chair: William Berleman.

Yuzuru Yokoyama

Professor, Hokusei Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan
Dissertation: Social Adjustment Issues among Japanese Wives of Businessmen and Visiting Scholars in the Seattle Area (1989). Supervisory Chair: Anthony Ishisaka.

Diane Sue Young

Associate Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
Dissertation: Health Care Seeking and Service Use Among Incarcerated Women (1997). Supervisory Chair: Jean Kruzich.

Spencer J. Zeiger

Professor and Dean, Dalton State College School of Social Work, Dalton, GA
Dissertation: Factors Influencing Paternal Involvement at Home (1989). Supervisory Chair: Richard Weatherley.