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CURRICULUM VITAE
May 2020
Natasha K. Bowen, MSW, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Social Work
Ohio State University
1947 College Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Office phone: 614 247-1974
Cell phone: 919 819-5060
email: [email protected]
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
School social work and school-based intervention research; Effective classrooms; Social environmental
threats to students’ sense of competence and relatedness; Mental and behavioral health of children and
adolescents; Research methods and statistics; Structural equation modeling; Instrument development
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School
Ph.D., May 1999.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Social Work
Masters of Social Work, December 1996.
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.
Masters of International Studies, January 1985.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations, May 1981.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor (2015 to present)
College of Social Work, Ohio State University
Associate Director (2015 to 2019)
Research Methodology Center, Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University
Professor (2013 to 2015)
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor (2008 to 2013)
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor (2002 to 2008)
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor (1999-2001), Research Assistant Professor (2001-2002)
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Consultant (1997 to 2002)
North Carolina State Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services. Program Evaluation Branch for the “Willie M” program (Dr. Gustavo Fernandez, Director)
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Research Assistant (July 1996 to June 1999, part-time)
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. SSP Project (Drs. Gary Bowen and
Jack Richman, Co-Investigators)
Evaluation Consultant (1995 to 1998, part-time)
Wake County Public School System, Department of Guidance and Social Work (Ron Anderson, Director)
Research Consultant (1992 to 1996, part-time)
Dr. Reginald Clark and Associates, Montclair, CA.
Research Assistant (1982 to 1986, part-time)
Education Department, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA. (Dr. Reginald Clark)
AWARDS AND HONORS
2016 PhD Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, College of Social Work, OSU 2015 Excellence in Mentoring Junior Faculty Award (UNC School of Social Work)
2015 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research
2013 Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students Award (UNC School of Social Work)
2012 Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor Award (UNC School of Social Work)
2012 Gary Lee Shaffer Award for Academic Contributions to School Social Work, from the
School Social Work Association of America
The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, School of Social Work, 2010-2011
The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, School of Social Work, 2006-2007
The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, School of Social Work, 2005-2006
The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, School of Social Work, 2004-2005
Class of 2005 Award for Innovative and Creative Teaching, from MSW students
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member National Association of Social Workers since 1993
Member Society for Social Work and Research since 1998
Mentor Faculty, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2002-2015
Member American Educational Research Association and Division H 2003-2019
Associate Member National Association of School Psychologists 2004-2017
Member School Social Worker Association of America since 2010
Member North Carolina School Social Worker Association, 2011-2014
UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, Core faculty member, 2014-2015
Member Ohio School Social Worker Association, 2015 to present
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (* indicates PhD student co-author)
Submitted for Review Weller, B. E., Pollard, K. L., Bowen, N. K., & Faubert, S. J. (resubmitting). Latent profiles of collective
efficacy: Caregiver-child discrepancies in community perception associated with externalizing
behaviors
Published or in Press
1. Weller, B. E., Bowen, N. K., & Faubert, S. J. (in press). Latent Class Analysis: A guide to best
practice. Journal of Black Psychology.
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2. Bowen, N. K., Lucio, R., Patak-Pietrafesa, M.*, Bowen, G. L. (2020). The SSP 2020: The revised
School Success Profile. Children & Schools, 42, 19-28.
3. Patak-Pietrafesa, M.*, Bowen, N. K., Stewart, A. E.*, & Kelly, M. S. (2019). Too hard to find with too
little time: What school social workers want in online resources for evidence-based practice.
International Journal of School Social Work, Vol. 4(1), Art. 3. doi.org/10.4148/2161.1043
4. Rose, R. A., & Bowen, N. K. (Online first, November 2019). Difference-in-difference as an alternative
to pretest-posttest regression for social work intervention evaluation and research. Social Work
Research, 1-10, 43, 247-258.
5. Bowen, N. K. & Stewart, A. E.* (Online first, July 2019). Measuring microthreats in middle and high
school students. Current Psychology. doi 10.1007/s12144-019-00345-3
6. Xiao, Y., Bowen, N. K., Lindsey, M. A. (2018). Racial/Ethnic measurement invariance of the School
Success Profile (SSP)’s Future Orientation Scale. Journal of School Psychology, 71, 85-107.
7. Kagotho, N., Bowen, N. K., Sswamala, F., & Vaugh, M., & Kirkbride, G. (Online January 2018).
Testing the Cross-National Validity of the Beck Hopelessness Scale for Children and Adolescents:
Findings from YouthSave-Impact Study Kenya. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1417457
8. Li, W., O’Brien, J., Bowen, N. K. (2017). Body disapproval as a mediator of relationship between
eating disordered behavior and risk factors among American adjudicated male youths, International
Journal of Mental Health Addiction. Online first at
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11469-017-9826-z
9. Jarrott, S., Weaver, R. H., Bowen, N. K., Wang, N. (2017). Measuring dimensions of intergenerational
contact: Factor analysis of the Queen’s University Scale. Aging and Mental Health, 22, 568-573. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1280769 Online first.
10. Bowen, N. K., & *Masa, R. D. (2015). Conducting measurement invariance tests with ordinal data in
Mplus: A guide for social work researchers. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 6, 1-
21.
11. Bowen, N. K., & *Wretman, C. J. (2014). Rural neighborhoods and child aggression. American
Journal of Community Psychology, 54, 304-315. doi:10.1007/s10464-014-9673-z
12. Weller, B. E., Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (2013). Linking middle school students to appropriate
interventions: A typology based on general strain theory. Journal of Social Work, 13, 361-381. doi:
10.1177/1468017311435446
13. Bowen, N. K., *Wegmann, K. M., & *Webber, K. C. (2013). Enhancing a brief writing intervention to
combat stereotype threat among middle school students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 427-
435. doi: 10.1037/a0031177
14. Bowen, N. K., *Thompson, A. M., Powers, J. D. (2012). A quasi-experimental test of the Elementary
School Success Profile Model of Assessment and Prevention. Journal of the Society for Social Work
and Research, 3, 178-196. doi:10.5243/jsswr.2012.12
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15. *Webber, K. C., *Rizo, C. F., & Bowen, N. K. (2012). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Elementary
School Success Profile for Teachers. Research on Social Work Practice, 22, 77-84. doi:
10.1177/1049731511415549
16. *Wegmann, K. M., *Thompson, A. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2011). A confirmatory factor analysis of
home environment and home social behavior data from the ESSP for Families. Social Work Research,
35, 117-127.
17. *Bower, H. A., Bowen, N. K., & Powers, J. D. (2011). Family-faculty trust as measured with the
ESSP. Children & Schools, 33, 158-167.
18. Powers, J. D., Bowen, N. K., *Webber, K. C. & Bowen, G. L. (2011). Low effect sizes of evidence-
based programs for schools. Journal of Evidence Based Social Work, 8, 397-415.
19. Bowen, N. K., & Powers, J. D. (2011). The Elementary School Success Profile Model of Assessment
and Prevention: Balancing effective practice standards and feasibility. School Social Work Journal, 35,
1-15.
20. Bowen, N. K. (2011). Child-report data and assessment of the social environment in schools. Research
on Social Work Practice, 21, pp. 476 - 486. doi:10.1177/1049731510391675
21. Powers, J. D., Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (2011). Supporting evidence-based practice in schools
with an online database of best practices. Children & Schools, 33, 119-128.
22. Powers, J. D., Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (2010). Evidence-based programs in school settings:
Barriers and recent advances. Journal of Evidence-based Social Work, 7, 313-331.
23. *Greeson, J. & Bowen, N. K. (2008). “She holds my hand” The experiences of foster youth with their
natural mentors. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1178-1188.
24. Bowen, N. K. (2008). Cognitive testing and the validity of child-report data from the Elementary
School Success Profile. Social Work Research, 32, 18-28.
25. Bowen, N. K., *Lee, J., & *Weller, B. (2007). Child-report social environmental risk and protection: A
typology with implications for practice in elementary schools. Children & Schools, 29, 229-242.
26. *Lee, J. & Bowen, N. K. (2006). Parent involvement, cultural capital and the achievement gap in
elementary school children. American Educational Research Journal, 43, 193-218.
27. Bowen, N. K. (2006). Psychometric properties of the Elementary School Success Profile’s child
questionnaire. Social Work Research, 30, 51-63.
28. *Woolley, M. E., Bowen, G. L., & Bowen, N. K. (2006). The development and evaluation of
procedures to assess child self-report item validity. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66,
687-700.
29. Bowen, N. K., & *Powers, J. D. (2005). Knowledge gaps among school staff and the role of high
quality ecological assessments in schools. Research on Social Work Practice, 15, 491-500.
30. Bowen, N. K. (2005). Histories of developmental task attainment in aggressive children and their
relationship to behavior in middle childhood. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 13, 113-
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124.
31. *Woolley, M. E., Bowen, G. L., & Bowen, N. K. (2004). Cognitive pretesting and the developmental
validity of child self-report instruments: Theory and applications. Research on Social Work Practice,
14, 191-200.
32. Bowen, N. K. (2003). How to write a research article for the Journal of Genetic Counseling. Journal of
Genetic Counseling, 12, 5-22. Invited article.
33. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., Bowen, N. K., & Broughton, A. (2003). The School Success Profile
Online: Use of internet technology to enhance social work intervention with students At Risk of
School Failure. Journal of Technology and Human Services, 21, 111-138.
34. Bowen, N. K., & Flora, D. B. (2002). When is it appropriate to target protection in interventions for
adolescents? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 72, 526-538.
35. Bowen, N. K., Bowen, G. L, & Ware, W. B. (2002). Neighborhood social disorganization, families,
and the educational behavior of adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 17, 468-490.
36. Vance, J. E., Bowen, N. K., Fernandez, G., & Thompson S. (2002). Risk and protective factors
as predictors of outcome in adolescents with psychiatric disorders and aggression. Journal of
the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 36-43.
37. Bowen, G. L., *Woolley, Michael E., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2001). Brief
intervention in schools: The School Success Profile. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention,
1, 43-54.
38. Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K., & Richman, J. M. (2000). School size and middle school students’
perceptions of the school environment. Social Work in Education, 22, 69-82.
39. Bowen, N. K. (1999). A role for school social workers in promoting student success through school-
family partnerships. Social Work in Education, 21, 34-47.
40. Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (1999). Effects of crime and violence in neighborhoods and
schools on the school behavior and performance of adolescents. Journal of Adolescent
Research, 14, 319-342. **Most cited article in Journal of Adolescent Research for multiple
months in 2005. In November 2008, #28 on their 50 most-cited article list.
41. Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (1998). The effects of home microsystem risk factors and school
microsystem protective factors on student academic performance and affective investment in
schooling. Social Work in Education, 20, 219-231.
42. Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (1998). The mediating role of educational meaning in the relationship
between home academic culture and academic performance. Family Relations, 47, 45-51.
43. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., Brewster, A., & Bowen, N. (1998). Sense of school coherence,
perceptions of danger at school, and teacher support among youth at risk of school failure. Child &
Adolescent Social Work Journal, 15, 273-286.
Invited Editorials
Bowen, N. K. (2013). Social work authorship. Social Work Research, 37, 3-13.
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Bowen, N. K. (2013). Rejoinder to Bruce Thyer’s comments on social work authorship. Social Work
Research, 37, 16-17.
Book
Bowen, N. K. & Guo, S. (2012). Structural equation modeling. Pocket Guides to Social Work Research
Methods. New York: Oxford University Press.
Book Chapters
1. Bowen, N. K. (2013). Using data to communicate with school stakeholders. Invited chapter for C.
Franklin, M. Harris, P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), School Services Sourcebook, 2nd Ed. (pp. 889-902). New
York: Oxford University Press.
2. Bowen, N. K. (2008). Validation. Invited chapter for W. A. Darity, Jr. (Ed.), International
Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, Vol. 8. 2nd Ed. (pp. 569-572). Detroit: Macmillan Reference.
3. *Woolley, M. E., Bowen, N. K., Bowen, G. L. (2005). Mixed methods: Meaning and validity in the
development of self-report items for children. In A. Acok, M. van Dulmen, K. Allen, & F. Piercy,
(Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods: An interactive approach (pp. 77-80). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
4. Bowen, G. L., *Powers, J., *Woolley, M. E., Bowen, N. K. (2004). School violence. In L. A. Rapp-
Paglicci, C. N. Dulmus, & J. S. Wodarski, J. (Eds.), Handbook of preventive interventions for children
and adolescents (pp. 338-358). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
5. Bowen, N. K., Bowen, G. L., & *Woolley, M. E. (2004). Constructing and validating assessment
tools for school-based practitioners: The Elementary School Success Profile. In A. R. Roberts & K.
Yeager (Eds.), Evidence-based practice manual: Research and outcome measures in health and
human services (pp. 509-517). New York: Oxford University Press.
6. Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K., Richman, J. M., Woolley, M. (2002). Reducing school violence: A social
capacity framework. In L.A. Rapp-Paglicci, A. R. Roberts, & J. S. Wodarski, (Eds.), Handbook of
violence (pp. 303-325). New York: Wiley & Sons.
7. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2002). The School Success Profile: A Results
management approach to assessment and intervention planning. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene
(Eds.), Social Workers’ Desk Reference (pp. 787-793). New York: Oxford University Press.
8. Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K., & Cook, P. (2000). Neighborhood characteristics and supportive
parenting among single mothers. In G. L. Fox & M. L. Benson (Eds.), Families, crime, and criminal
justice (pp. 183-206). New York: Elsevier Sciences Inc.
9. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2000). Families in the context of communities across
time. In S. J. Price, P. C. McKenry, & Murphy, M. J. (Eds.), Families across time: A life course
perspective (pp. 117-128). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishers.
10. Zimmerman, L. I., & Bowen, N. K. (1999). Rural information and referral services: Serving North
Carolina’s elderly population. In I. B. Carlton-LaNey, R. L. Edwards, & P. N. Reid (Eds.), Preserving
and strengthening small towns and rural communities (pp. 282-297). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
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Reports to the State of North Carolina and School Districts
1. Bowen, N. K. (2011). Evaluation of an Online Professional Development Course for Teachers: A Pilot
Test of The Course “Transform Your Classroom Culture to Boost Student Achievement.” Unpublished
report for the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. Raleigh, NC.
2. Bowen, N. K. (2009). Final Report on ESSP/SSP Project and Armfield Reeves Innovation Funding in
Columbus County 2008-2009. Unpublished report for the North Carolina State Department of Public
Instruction and Coumbus County Schools. Raleigh, NC and Whiteville, NC.
3. Bowen, N. K. (2009). Halifax Schools ESSP/SSP Report. Unpublished report for the North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction and Halifax County Schools. Raleigh, NC and Halifax, NC.
4. Bowen, N. K. (2001). The At-Risk Children’s Program: Referral and eligible populations (2001), and
performance of the ARCP-AOI. Unpublished report for the North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Program Evaluation Branch, Raleigh, NC.
5. Bowen, N. K., & Flora, D. B. (2000). A longitudinal study of protection and behavior in seriously
emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. Unpublished report for the North Carolina Division
of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Program Evaluation
Branch, Raleigh, NC.
6. Bowen, N. K. (2000). Profiles of success: Characteristics of Willie M. participants and services
associated with high behavioral functioning, Part III: Effects of services on Time 2 behavior of child
and adolescent Willie M. participants. Unpublished report for the North Carolina Division of Mental
Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Program Evaluation Branch,
Raleigh, NC.
7. Bowen, N. K. (1999). Profiles of Success: Characteristics of Willie M. participants and services
associated with high behavioral functioning, Part II: Predicting Time 2 behavior from baseline
profiles of Willie M. Participants. Unpublished report for the North Carolina Division of Mental
Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Program Evaluation Branch,
Raleigh, NC.
8. Bowen, N. K. (1999). Profiles of Success: Characteristics of Willie M. participants and services
associated with high behavioral functioning, Part I: Comparison of Time 1 profiles of Willie M.
participants with high and low behavioral functioning at Time 2. Unpublished report for the North
Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services,
Program Evaluation Branch, Raleigh, NC.
9. Bowen, N. K. (1999). The Blue Ridge mentor program: Effectiveness analysis. Unpublished report for
the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services, Program Evaluation Branch, Raleigh, NC.
10. Bowen, N. K. (1998). A comparison of risk and protection in Willie M. youth and students receiving
school social work services. Unpublished report for the North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Program Evaluation Branch, Raleigh, NC.
11. Bowen, N. K. (1998). Evaluation of school social work services, 1997-1998. Unpublished report for
Wake County Public Schools, Department of Guidance and Social Work. Raleigh, NC.
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12. Bowen, N. (1996). Report on the school social worker activities form . Unpublished report for Wake
County Public Schools, Department of Guidance and Social Work. Raleigh, NC.
13. Bowen, N. (1996). School social work practice and outcomes in Wake County: An evaluation report
prepared for the Department of Guidance and Social Work. Unpublished report for Wake County
Public Schools, Department of Guidance and Social Work. Raleigh, NC.
Monographs
Bowen, G. L., Rose, R. A., & Bowen, N. K. (2005). Reliability and validity of the School Success Profile.
Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris.
Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (1999). Does the availability of assessment information
improve the outcomes of students “at risk” of school failure?: An experimental analysis. Chapel
Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K., & Richman, J. M. (1998). Students in peril: Crime and violence in
neighborhoods and schools. Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social
Work, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., Bowen, N. K., & Chapman, M. V. (1997). Contextual risks, social capital,
and internal assets among Communities in Schools participants: Comparisons to the National
School Success Profile. Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work,
UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dissertation
Bowen, N. K. (1999). Protective factors and functioning in high risk adolescents. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Other
Bowen, N. K. (2005). Schools can play a role in students’ mental health. Philanthropy Journal. July 11,
2005.
(2012). Cited in Independent Weekly and Carrboro Citizen about views on charter schools in Chapel Hill
and the state as a whole.
PRESENTATIONS
Regional, National, and International Professional Presentations
1. Patak-Pietrafesa, M., Bowen, N. K., Lucio, R. (planned for March 2020), Assessing social
environmental risk and protective factors: School Success Profile (SSP) 2020. Presentation planned for
2020 National School Social Work Conference. Baltimore, MD. Conference cancelled.
2. Lucio, R., Patak-Pietrafesa, M., Bowen, N. K. (planned for March 2020). You have your data, now
what do you do? Presentation planned for 2020 National School Social Work Conference. Baltimore,
MD. Conference cancelled.
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3. Bowen, N. K. (April 2019). Contributions of Quantitative Methods to Understanding Border Areas.
Presentation at the VI Congreso Nacional y III Internacional Trabajo Social 2019-1, Desafíos y
Propuestas para la Intervención Social en Contextos de Frontera. Universidad Simón Bolivar, Cucuta,
Columbia.
4. Patak-Pietrafesa, M., Bowen, N. K., Kelly, M. S. (2019, April). Evaluating practice: A practitioner-
friendly way to demonstrate intervention effectiveness in school social work practice.
Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the School Social Work Association of America.
Orlando, FL.
5. Kelly, M. S., Patak-Pietrafesa, M., Bowen, N. K., & Lucio, R. (2019, January). Moving the field
forward: Using technology through a professional learning community model to increase school
social workers' skills in using data & EBP. Roundtable at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society
for Social Work and Research. San Francisco, CA.
6. Bowen, N. K. (2018, March). Innovations in Social Research Designs and Methods. Panel Discussant
at the SSWR Special Interest Group and School Social Work Association of American Preconference
Research Forum. Columbus, OH.
7. Bates, S., Bowen, N., & Anderson-Butcher, D. (2018, January). Longitudinal comparison of the
adoption and implementation of community schools. Poster presentation at the 22st Annual Conference
of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.
8. Xiao, Y., Bowen, N. K. & Lindsey, M. (2018, January). Racial/Ethnic measurement invariance of the
School Success Profile (SSP)'s Future Orientation Scale. Poster presentation at the 22st Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.
9. Jarrott, S.E., Weaver, R. H., & Bowen, N. K. (2017, July). Measuring intergenerational
relationships: Context rules. Poster presentation at the 21st Annual IAGG World Congress of
Gerontology and Geriatrics. San Francisco, CA.
10. Stewart, A. E. & Bowen, N. K. (2017, January). Measuring microaggressions. Poster presentation at
the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA.
11. Olate, R., Bowen, N. K., Paluta, L., & Newman, T. J. (2017, January). Cross national validation of
the Code of the Street Scale among gang members and university students in El Salvador and Mexico.
Poster presentation at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. New
Orleans, LA.
12. Olate, R., Bowen, N. K., & Paluta, L. (2017, January). Spanish validation of the Machismo and
Chivalry Scale among Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, and Mexican Youth. Poster presentation at the 21st
Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA.
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13. Bowen, N. K. (2016, March). Data basics for school social workers: Understanding and using data
effectively. Pre-conference workshop conducted at the 19th National School Social Work Conference.
Baltimore, MD.
14. Wretman, C. J., & Bowen, N. K. (2016, January). Understanding structural equation modeling.
Workshop conducted at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Washington, D. C.
15. Li, W., O’Brien, J., & Bowen, N. K. (2016, January). The mediation effect of body disapproval on
eating disordered behavior among adjudicated male youth. Paper presented at the 20th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, D. C.
16. Masa, R. D., Webber, K. C., & Bowen, N. K. (2015, January). Best practices in measurement
invariance testing with ordinal-level data in Mplus. Workshop conducted at the 19th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA.
17. Rose, R. A., & Bowen, N. K. (2015, January). Combining quasi-experimental and experimental
approaches to improve power and precision in social work intervention research and evaluation.
Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research. New
Orleans, LA.
18. Webber, K. C., Wegmann, K. M., Masa, R., & Bowen, N. K. (2014, September). Foundations and
applications of testing measurement equivalence with ordinal data in a confirmatory factor analysis
framework. Symposium at the 2014 Special Topic Meeting on Development Methodology of the
Society for Research on Child Development. San Diego, CA.
19. Webber, K. C., Wegmann, K. M. & Bowen, N., K. (2014, March). Closing the achievement gap by
combating stereotypes: A brief writing intervention. National Association of Social Work – South
Carolina Annual Conference. Columbia, SC.
20. Bowen, N. K. (2014, January). Structural equation modeling's role in social work research. Paper
presented as part of S. Guo (Chair), The Role Quantitative Research Plays in Shaping the Science of
Social Work. Symposium conducted at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and
Research. San Antonio, TX.
21. Wretman, C. J. & Bowen, N. K. (2014, January). Youth physical activity as a predictor of school self-
esteem and academic achievement. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for
Social Work and Research. San Antonio, TX.
22. Bowen, N. K., Thompson, A. M., & Powers, J. D. (2013, February). Positive school-level academic
effects of the ESSP MAP. Paper presented at the 2013 Convention of the National Association of
School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.
23. Weller, B. E., & Bowen, N. K. (2013, January). Neighbor support, parent support, and aggression
among elementary students: Are there differences across grade-levels? Paper presented as part of N. K.
Bowen (Chair), Life Before Adolescence: A Sampler of What Social Environmental Data From
Children, Their Parents, and Teachers Can Tell Us. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.San Diego, CA.
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24. Tucker, J. & Bowen, N. K. (2013, January). Teacher support as a catalyst for positive educational
attitudes and behaviors of elementary school students. Paper presented as part of N. K. Bowen (Chair),
Life Before Adolescence: A Sampler of What Social Environmental Data From Children, Their
Parents, and Teachers Can Tell Us. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research.San Diego, CA.
25. Wretman, C., Bowen, N. K., & Weller, B. E. (2013, January). The association of neighborhood,
family, and friends with pre-adolescent aggression. Paper presented as part of N. K. Bowen (Chair),
Life Before Adolescence: A Sampler of What Social Environmental Data From Children, Their
Parents, and Teachers Can Tell Us. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research.San Diego, CA.
26. Bowen, N. K., Thompson, A. M., & Powers, J. D. (2013, January). Quasi-experimental test of the
elementary school success profile model of assessment & prevention: Empowering stakeholders to
improve academic success. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Society for Social
Work and Research.San Diego, CA.
27. Bowen, N. K., Wegmann, K. M., & Webber, K. C. (2013, January). Experimental test of a brief
writing intervention to close the achievement gap. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Conference of
the Society for Social Work and Research.San Diego, CA.
28. Bowen, N. K. (2012, November). Why RTI needs school social workers. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the North Carolina School Social Work Association. Pinehurst, NC.
29. Wegmann, K. M., Bowen, N., Webber, K. C. (2012, February). A self and social affirmation exercise
to combat stereotype threat among middle school students. Poster presented at the Society for
Research on Child Development, Tampa, FL.
30. Webber, K. C., Rizo, C., Bowen, N., Smokowski, P. (2012, February). Using a person-centered
approach to inform interventions: Exploring protective and risk profiles. Poster presentation at the
Society for Research on Child Development, Tampa, FL.
31. Bowen, N. K. (2012, January). Structural equation modeling in social work research. Half-day
preconference workshop at the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research,
Washington, D.C.
32. Powers, J. D. & Bowen, N. K. (April 2011). The Elementary School Success Profile Model of
Assessment and Prevention: Data driven interventions to support at risk students. Workshop presented
at the annual conference of the School Social Workers of American Association, Myrtle Beach, SC.
33. Wegmann, K. M., Thompson, A. M. & Bowen, N. K. (2011, January). Assessing parent perceptions of
the home environment and children's social behavior to inform school interventions. Paper presented
at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.Tampa, FL.
34. Bowen, N. K., Thompson, A. T., Webber, K.C. (2011, January). Regression discontinuity: A design
solution. Methods Workshop presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work
and Research.Tampa, FL.
35. Bowen, N. K., Wegmann, K. M. (2011, January). Mplus and the appropriate analysis of ordinal, non-
normal, and hierarchical data in social work research. Methods workshop presented at the 15th
Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.Tampa, FL.
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36. Powers, J. D., Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (2010, March). The Best Practices Database:
Supporting evidence-based practice in schools. Paper presented at the 2010 annual convention of the
National Association for School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
37. Webber, K. C., Fraga, C., and Bowen, N. K. (2010, January). Teacher perceptions of classroom
behavior: Factors assessed with the ESSP. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society
for Social Work and Research. San Francisco, CA.
38. Bowen, N. K. (2010, January). Child views of the social environment: A CFA of the ESSP for
Children. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.
San Francisco, CA.
39. Wegmann, K., & Bowen, N. K. (2010, January). Success in the air: The growth mindset, social trust,
and identity safety in a diverse, low-income middle school. Paper presented at the 14th annual
conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. San Francisco, CA.
40. Bower, H. A., Bowen, N. K., & Powers, J. D. (2010, January). Family-faculty trust as measured with
the ESSP. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.
San Francisco, CA.
41. Webber, K. C., Thompson, A. M., Wegmann, K., Bowen, N. K., and Bower, H.A. (2009, November).
Elementary School Success Profile Model of Assessment and Prevention. Poster presented at the
Center for School Mental Health’s annual conference on Advancing School Mental Health,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
42. Powers, J. D., Webber, K. C., & Bowen, N. K. (2009, March). The Elementary School Success Profile
Model of Assessment and Prevention. Workshop at the 12th Annual Conference of the School Social
Work Association of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
43. Bowen, N. K. (2008, January). Psychometric properties of the Elementary School Success Profile’s
parent questionnaire. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work
and Research.
44. Weller, B., & Bowen, N. K. (2008, January). Vicarious and anticipated strains and the delinquency-
related outcomes of middle school students: A latent class analysis. Paper presented at the 12th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.
45. Bowen, N. K. (2008, February). Assessment of the causes of students’ social and academic problems.
Paper presented at the 40th annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists.
New Orleans, LA.
46. Bowen, N. K., & Kossor, S. A. (2007, October). Do YOUR services work in schools? Introduction to
evalution for service providers. Four-hour workshop presented at the 12th Annual Conference on
Advancing School-Based Mental Health, Champions Gate, FL.
47. Weller, B., Lee, J., & Bowen, N. K. (2007, January). Profiles of social environmental risk and
protection in elementary schools. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Society for
Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.
48. Lee, J., & Bowen, N. K. (2007, January). Parent involvement, cultural capital, and the achievement
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gap. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San
Francisco, CA.
49. Lee, J., & Bowen, N. K. (2007, January). The effect of peer rejection on adjustment and academic
achievement. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and
Research, San Francisco, CA.
50. Bowen, N. K. (2006, September). Facilitating evidenced based practice in schools: An ecological
assessment tool and database of best practices. Poster presentation at the 11th Annual Conference on
Advancing School-Based Mental Health.
51. Powers, J. D. & Bowen, N. K. (2006, March-April). Evidence-based practice: Why it’s not occurring
in schools. Paper presented at the 38th National Association of School Psychologists Convention,
Anaheim, CA.
52. Bowen, N. K. & Yang, M. (2006, January). Social environmental strengths of achieving elementary
school students in different demographic groups. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
53. Bowen, N. K. & Powers, J. D. (2005, March). Assessing the social environment and linking results to
evidence-based interventions. Paper presented at the 37th National Association of School Psychologists
Convention, Atlanta, GA.
54. Powers, J. D. & Bowen, N. K. (2005, January). Assessing and addressing gaps in school staff
knowledge of the social environment of students. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL.
55. Bowen, G. L., Woolley, M. E., Bowen, N. K., Powers, J. (2004, January). In the context of risk: The
impact of contextual risks and social capital assets on school failure. Paper presented at the 8th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
56. Bowen, G. L., Rose, R. A., Bowen, N. K., (2004, January). Statistical procedures for determining the
validity and reliability of a multidimensional survey instrument: The School Success Profile. Poster
paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New
Orleans, LA.
57. Bowen, N. K., Richman, J. M., Powers, J. (2003, February). Using the SSP to develop community
partnerships and promote school safety. Paper presented at the 15th Annual America’s At-Risk Youth
National Forum. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
58. Bowen, N. K., Woolley, M. E., Bowen, G. L. (2003, January). Characteristics of a high quality
screening instrument: The Elementary School Success Profile (ESSP). Paper presented at the 7th
Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.
59. Park, N. S. & Bowen, N. K. (2003, January). Multilevel modeling: Contextual effects and growth curve
models. Methods workshop presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and
Research. Washington, DC.
60. Woolley, M., Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K. (2002, November). Developmental validity of child self-
report instruments: Cognitive pretesting the Elementary School Success Profile. Paper for Discussion
at the 32nd Annual Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop. Houston, TX.
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61. Woolley, M., Bowen, N. K., Richman, J., & Bowen, G. L. (2002, October). The Elementary School
Success Profile: A measurement instrument that informs, enhances and monitors interventions with at-
risk third to fifth graders. Paper presented at the 14th National Dropout Prevention Conference, San
Diego, CA.
62. Bowen, N. K., Bowen, G. L., & Woolley, M. (2002, April). The Elementary School Success Profile
(ESSP): Using Innovative assessment strategies to improve schools and raise achievement of all
students. Workshop presented at the Closing the Achievement Gap: Improving Minority and At-Risk
Student Achievement Conference VI. Greensboro, NC.
63. Bowen, N. K. (2002, January). Building protection in interventions for high risk adolescents with
serious emotional disturbances and aggression. Paper presentation at the 6th Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research. San Diego, California.
64. Bowen, N. K. (2000, March). Predicting behavioral outcomes from individual profiles and service
components. Paper presentation at the 4th Annual Conference on Innovations and Advances in the
Treatment of Aggressive Youth. Charlotte, North Carolina.
65. Bowen, N. K., Vance, J. E., Fernandez, G. (2000, January). Addressing violations of measurement
level assumptions in structural equation modeling with LISREL: Does it make a difference? Paper
presentation at the 4th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Charleston,
South Carolina.
66. Bowen, N. K., Vance, J. E., Fernandez, G. (2000, January). Testing for race/ethnic differences in
protection and functioning with structural equation modeling. Poster session at the 4th Annual
Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Charleston, South Carolina.
67. Bowen, N. K. & Paris, J. (1999, October). Applying what we know about effective interventions to
practice in schools. Paper presentation at the Fall Conference of the North Carolina School Social
Workers’ Association, Chapel Hill, NC.
68. Bowen, G. L. & Bowen, N. (1997). Academic resiliency among students “at-risk” of school failure: A
longitudinal analysis. Presentation at the annual Communities in Schools (CIS) Exchange. Pinehurst,
NC.
69. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J., & Bowen, N. (November, 1997). Academic resiliency among students ‘at-
risk’ of school failure: A longitudinal analysis. Presentation at the annual conference of the
Southeastern Council on Family Relations (SCFR), Chapel Hill, NC.
70. Bowen, G. L., Richman, J., & Bowen, N. (November, 1997). Risks and assets among students “at
risk” of school failure: A comparative analysis. Presentation at the 59th Annual National Council on
Family Relations Conference. Arlington, VA.
71. Clark, R. & Bowen, N. (1994, April). Communication patterns between schools and parents and their
effects on student achievement. Poster presentation at 1994 annual American Educational Research
Association (AERA) conference. New Orleans, LA.
Invited Workshops and Presentations
1. Bowen, N. K. (March 23-24, 2018). Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling. Invited
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presentation for the Ohio State University Education and Human Ecology Research Methodology
Center.
2. Bowen, N. K. (February 16, 2017). Invariance Testing with Ordinal Data in Mplus. Invited
presentation for the Ohio State University Education and Human Ecology Research Methodology
Center.
3. Begun, A. & Bowen, N. K. (March 21, 2016). Writing Successful Conference Abstracts, Part I. 1 ½
hour workshop for PhD students. College of ial Work, The Ohio State University.
4. Begun, A. & Bowen, N. K. (April 19, 2016). Writing Successful Conference Abstracts, Part II. 1 ½
hour workshop for PhD students. College of Social Work, The Ohio State University.
5. Bowen, N. K. (February 2016). Testing for measurement invariance with ordinal variables in Mplus.
Methodological colloquium conducted as part of the Methodological Colloquium series at the College
of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University.
6. Bowen, N. K. (February, 2016). Ordinal measurement invariance in SEM. Workshop conducted for
the Ohio State University Education and Human Ecology Research Methodology Center.
7. Bowen, N. K. (2015, October). Effective Group Activities: Maximizing the engagement and learning of
all students. Presentation at The Ohio State University’s College of Social Work’s teaching workshop,
Innovations in teaching and learning: On the ground and in the cloud.
8. Bowen, N. K. (2015, July). Introduction to Mental health and China. Invited presentation at Duke
Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
9. Bowen, N. K. (2015, July). Introduction to mental health disorders. 3-week (24 hours) course at
International Summer School at Renmin University, Beijing, China.
10. Bowen, N. K. (2014, July). Structural equation modeling. 3-week (24 hours) course International
Summer School at Renmin University, Beijing, China.
11. Bowen, N. K. (2014, June). Structural equation modeling. 2 ½ -day workshop for faculty and PhD
students at the University of South Carolina School of Social Work, Columbia, SC.
12. Bowen, N. K. (2014, May). Structural equation modeling. 1-day workshop for faculty and PhD
students at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work, Denver, CO.
13. Bowen, N. K. (2014, April). Structural equation modeling. 1-day workshop for faculty and PhD
students at the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
14. Bowen, Natasha K. (2014, April). Online assessment and practice resources for school social workers.
Presentation to School of Social Work MSW course, School Social Work Practice and Policy. (3-
hours)
15. Bowen, Natasha K. (2014, January). Characteristics of Effective Group Activities: Part II. Developing
and Evaluating Your Own Group Activities. Presentation to School of Social Work faculty as part of
Associate Dean for Research series of teaching workshops.
16. Bowen, N. K. (2014, January). Demonstration of the School Success Online best practices database.
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Webinar for the School Social Work Association of America.
17. Bowen, N. K. (2012, October). Structural equation modeling. 6-hour workshop for faculty and PhD
students at Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland,
OH.
18. Bowen, N. K. (2012, October). School violence from a social work perspective. Guest lecture
at School of Public Health for course, Injury as a Public Health Problem. School of Public
Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
19. Bowen, N. K. (2010, October). Too good to be true: Can a brief writing intervention really
help close the achievement gap? Invited presentation at Research Seminar Series, School of
Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
20. Bowen, N. K. (2009, January). Regression discontinuity. Presentation for MARS series at the
School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
21. Bowen, N. K. (2005, October). The ESSP: Bringing social work to elementary school
assessment. Presentation for the FYI series at the School of Social Work, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
22. Bowen, N. K. (2004, November). Developmental predictors of resilience in children with serious
emotional disturbance and aggressive behavior. Invited presentation at the Proseminar Series of the
Center for Developmental Science, Carolina Consortium on Human Development. Chapel Hill, NC.
23. Park, N. S. & Bowen, N. K. (2003, February). Multilevel modeling: Contextual effects and growth
curve models. Presentation for MARS series at the School of Social Work, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Presentations/Trainings for Parents and School Staff (pro bono)
1. Bowen, N. K. (August 8, 2018). Classroom messaging that promotes engagement and learning. Big
Think Conference (for multiple Ohio school districts). Hilliard, Ohio.
2. Bowen, N. K. (August 15, 2018). Classroom messaging that promotes engagement and learning.
Invited professional development workshop for teachers in Fairfield Union Local Schools. Lancaster,
Ohio.
3. Bowen, N. K. & Patak-Pietrafesa. (October 20, 2017). Using assessment data for intervention
planning. Presentation to Columbus City Schools school social workers.
4. Cash, S. & Bowen, N. K. (2017, May). Social media resources for adolescents with mental health
issues. Presentations to two groups of school psychologists in Columbus City Schools.
5. Bowen, N. K. & Stewart, A. E. (Spring 2017). Presentation to Columbus City Schools school
psychologists on using assessment data for intervention planning.
6. Training for Wake County Public School System’s Academic Services staff on making lesson plans
that better engage girls. (Summer 2015)
7. Training for Wake County Public Schools System principals and assistant principals on creating
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“growth mindset” schools. (Summer 2015)
8. Training for Wake County Public School System teachers on creating “growth mindset” schools.
(Summer 2015)
9. Bowen, N. K. (2014, November). Growing Your Child’s Intelligence. Presentation to parents
at McDougle Elementary School. Chapel Hill, NC.
10. Bowen, N. K. (2012, December). Growing Your Child’s Intelligence. Presentation to parents
through Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools second annual Parenting University program.
Chapel Hill, NC.
11. Bowen, N. K. (2012, March). Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Presentation to parents
through Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Parenting University. Chapel Hill, NC.
12. Bowen, N. K. (2012, February). Growing Your Child’s Intelligence. Presentation to parents
through Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Parenting University. Chapel Hill, NC.
13. Bowen, N. K. (2011, November and December). Promoting engagement and learning in the
classroom by motivating students. Two 6-hour professional development Saturday trainings
for teachers in Halifax County. Enfield, NC.
14. Bowen, N. K. (2011, December). Promoting engagement and learning in the classroom by
motivating students. Professional development presentation to teachers at Chapel Hill High
School. Chapel Hill, NC.
15. Bowen, N. K. (2011, February). The sky is the limit: Motivational strategies for all students. 6-
hour professional development workshop for teachers at Maureen Joy Charter School,
Durham, NC.
16. Bowen, N. K. (2010, March)., The Ethics of Doing What Works. Presentation at annual ethics
meeting of Wake County School Social Workers. Cary, NC.
17. Bowen, N. K. (2009, January). Growing your child’s intelligence. R.A.C.E. Meeting at
Ephesus Elementary School, Chapel Hill, NC.
18. Bowen, N. K. (2009, January). Growing your child’s intelligence. Presentation to parents and
staff at Parent Night at Chadbourn Elementary School, Chadbourn, NC.
19. Bowen, N. K. (2008, November). Maximizing achievement through positive relationships with
students. Staff development presentation for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school staff. Carrboro
High School, Carrboro, NC.
FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITY
2020-2023 Institute of Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Building Local Collaborative
Capacity for Selecting, Implementing and Evaluating Evideence-Based Interventions. Co-I,
(PI, Ann O’Connell). $775, 817.
2020-2021 College of Social Work Seed Grant to develop new online elementary school social
environmental assessment, website, and resource databases PI ($22,000)
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2012. North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction, District Transformation. PI on contract to
provide professional development to teachers in Halifax County Schools. ($6588)
2010-2012. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Co-Director (October 2010-September 2011), then
Co-PI (October 2011-April 2012) of North Carolina Rural Academic Center for Excellence in
Youth Violence Prevention. 5-year community participatory research/prevention project.(Total
costs: $6,498,000) Paul Smokowski PI.
2010-2012. University Research Council Publication Grant. $2200 for student assistance with preparation
of an Oxford University Press book on structural equation modeling for publication.
2009-2010. North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. PI on contract to develop online
teacher professional development course on how to create classroom contexts for learning for all
students. (Total costs: $57,000)
2008-2010. School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. PI on Jane H. Pfouts
Research Grant Award. Grant to replicate and test enhancements of a simple writing intervention for
7th graders that has been shown to reduce the achievement gap. ($2,800)
2007-2010. Strowd Roses Foundation and Triangle Community Foundation. Longitudinal effects
of the ESSP. Co-PI with Joelle D. Powers on 3-year grant to follow a 3rd grade cohort of
students in 3 elementary schools using the ESSP Model of Assessment and Prevention
(MAP). (Total costs: $375,000)
2008-2009. North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. Using the ESSP and SSP MAP in State
Turn-around Projects. PI on state contract to use the MAP in 2 elementary schools, 4 middle
schools, and two 9th grade academies in a school district targeted by the state for improvement.
(Total costs: $30,315)
2008-2009. PI on Armfield-Reeves Innovation Grant, School of Social Work, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Discretionary Intervention Funding in the ESSP and SSP MAP. Grant to
study the impact of intervention funding on 4 schools targeted with state contract (below) to use the
MAP in a school district. ($12,000)
2007-2009. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Phase II SBIR. Phase II Development of the Online
SSP and ESSP. Primary grantwriter and PI on UNC subcontract with Flying Bridge
Technologies. Grant is to further develop the online systems of the SSP and ESSP and
conduct a one-year experiemental test of the ESSP MAP. (Total costs: $561,776)
2 R44DA020217-02
2008. North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. Using the ESSP and SSP MAP in State
Turn-around Projects. PI on state contract to use the MAP in 4 elementary schools and 1 middle
school in a district targeted by the state for improvement. (Total costs: $28,903)
2006-2008. University Research Council Grant. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Promoting School Success Through Ecological Assessment, Best Practices for Schools, and
Parent Involvement. PI on small grant to assess the ESSP MAP’s effects on 65 low
achieving students in one school. ($3,370)
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2005-2006. NIDA, Phase I SBIR. Development of the Online SSP and ESSP. Primary grantwriter
and PI on UNC subcontract with Flying Bridge Technologies. Grant was to develop online
assessment and reporting capabilities of the SSP and ESSP. (Total costs: $98,000)
1R43DA020217-01
2004-2006. PI on University Research Council Grant. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Grant was to learn from practitioners about the utility and feasibility of the ESSP. ($2,500)
2003-2006. Co-PI (with Gary L. Bowen) on W. T. Grant grant, Evaluation of the Effectiveness of
the SSP-IP. (Total costs, $450,000).
2003-2005. NIDA, Phase II STTR (2 R42DA013865-02). Development of the ESSP Drug
Prevention Screening Tool. Primary grantwriter with primary responsibility for research
implementation. Co-PI (with Gary L. Bowen, PI) on UNC subcontract with Flying Bridge
Technologies. (Total costs $499,000)
2003. PI on Junior Faculty Development Award. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
($5,000) Grant was to conduct additional cognitive tests with children of items on the ESSP.
2003. PI on Jane H. Pfouts Research Grant Award. School of Social Work, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. ($2,820) Grant was to test the feasibility of administering the ESSP
in elementary schools, and to determine the novelty and utility of ESSP data to school staff.
2001-2002. NIDA, STTR supplement grant (3 R41 DA13865-01S1). Development of the ESSP
Drug Prevention Screening Tool. Primary grantwriter with primary responsibility for
research implementation.Research Projector Director on UNC subcontract (Gary L. Bowen,
PI). (Total costs $99,000) Supplement was to pilot test the ESSP.
2000-2001. NIDA, STTR Phase I grant (1 R42 DA13865-01). Development of the ESSP Drug
Prevention Screening Tool. Primary grantwriter with primary responsibility for research
implementation. Research Projector Manager on grant awarded to Flying Bridge
Technologies, (Gary L. Bowen, PI), (Total costs $99,000) Grant was to develop the content
and computer format of the ESSP.
TEACHING
At Ohio State University
Foundations of Translational/Intervention Research in Social Work for PhD students (Fall 2015)
Professional Development Seminar, Proposal Development, 1-credit course for PhD students
(Spring 2016)
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling, (2-credit course for PhD students in Summer 2016,
3-credit course Spring 2017-2020)
Methods for Translational and Intervention Research for PhD students (Fall 2016, 2018)
Scholarly Writing 1-credit course for PhD students (Spring 2017)
Statistics II (Spring 2020)
At The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Oppression and Discrimination for MSW students (Spring 2015)
Evaluation of Social Work Interventions for MSW students (Spring 2010, 2013)
Structural Equation Modeling for PhD students (2009 - 2015)
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Measurement in Intervention Research for PhD students (2005-2014)
Health and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents for MSW students (2002, 2004- 2007)
Introduction to Research Methodology for MSW students (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Individual and Family Development for MSW students (2000, 2002, 2003)
Teaching practicum in Family Stress, Coping and Social Support (1998)
SERVICE
National Professional Service
Review of SSWR 200 dissertation award submissions, 2019
Proposal Reviewer for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (June, 2018). RFA-CE-18-001,
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injuries. Atlanta, GA.
Consulting Editor (invited based on SEM expertise), Child Development, 2014-present
Member, Editorial Board, Social Work Research, 2011 to 2014.
Consulting Editor, Children & Schools. 2009 to present.
Participant on Expert Panel for 2013 National School Social Work Survey Project.
Consulting Editor, Social Work Research. 2005-2011.
Organizer of SIG for school social work researchers and social workers who do research in schools in the
Society for Social Work and Research special interest group (2007-2016); Supervisor of SIG
resource website.
Reviewer for Society for Social Work and Research 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Outstanding Research
awards (awarded at 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 conferences, respectively)
Abstract reviewer for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 annual conferences of the Society for Social Work and
Research
Served on review board for Center for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Demonstration Grants for Reducing Youth Violence through Community-Level Change. May
2005.
Served on NIMH SBIR contract review board, Bethesda, MD, September 2004.
Have reviewed manuscripts for:
American Educational Research Journal – Teaching, Learning and Human Development
American Journal of Evaluation
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
American Sociological Review
British Journal of Social Work
Child Development (Methodological expert; special consulting editor for one Associate Editor)
Children & Schools
Children and Youth Services Review
Current Psychology
Family Relations
The Journal of Early Adolescence
The Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of Social Service Research
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Research on Social Work Practice
Social Science Research
Social Work Research
The Sociological Quarterly
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Pediatrics
Sociological Perspectives
The Casey Family Organization
State and Community Professional Service (pro bono)
Ohio
Board Member, Bhutanese Community of Columbus, Ohio. 2019-
Ohio Evidence-Based Clearinghouse Review Panel. 2019-
North Carolina
Board member, Communities in Schools (CIS) of Orange County (NC). 2015.
Consultation to Durham charter school on using data to define universal school improvement efforts and
reduce the achievement gap, Fall 2014.
Facilitator at community conversation on disproportionality in suspensions of African American males for
Durham Public Schools. December 10, 2013.
Consultation to practitioners on evaluating their program and disseminating findings (Boomerang
program in Chapel Hill, and Wake County school social workers). 2012-2013 school year.
Consultation to the Director of Response to Intervention in Durham Public Schools as schools use
the SSP and ESSP as as screener to identify need for universal prevention strategies. Fall
2012.
Member, state committee developing North Carolina performance indicators for standards for
school social workers, 2012.
Led visit by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school board members to an effective school
(Gaston College Preparatory and KIPP High School). January 2012.
Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Schools Community Action Committee for the
Success of All Students, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012.
Member, Wake County School Social Work Advisory Council, 2009-2010.
Consultant on student achievement and behavior, Lowe’s Grove Middle School. 2009-2010.
Member, State Board of Directors for KIPP North Carolina. November 2008 to November 2010.
Instructor, Short courses on mental health diagnoses and high quality research for students at Pride
High. Gaston, North Carolina. June 1-4, 2009.
Member, Minority Student Achievement Team, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. 2007- 2009.
Consultant, Assessing School Climate and Recommending Solutions. Githens Middle School, Durham,
NC. 2008.
Member, Board of Directors for Gaston College Preparatory School and Pride High, Gaston, North
Carolina (KIPP charter schools). December 2006 – October 2008.
Co-organizer of the Fall 2004 Carolina Consortium on Human Development proseminar series, Resilience
in Development, Center for Developmental Science.
Service to PhD Students
Statistics Special Interest Group for PhD Students at OSU CSW
2015-2019
Writing Group for PhD Students at OSU CSW
Spring 2016-2019.
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Candidacy and/or Dissertation Committee Chair
At Ohio State University
Chair
1. Ashley Stewart (2018). The lived experiences of black doctoral students: Institutional racism
and race-based traumatic stress
2. Michele Patak-Pietrafesa (in progress)
3. Karla Shockley McCarthy (in progress)
4. Erin Tebben (in progress)
5. Erica Magier (in progress)
Dissertation or Candidacy Committee Member
1. Sheila Barnhart (candidacy and dissertation) 2016-2017
2. Yiwen Cao (candidacy and dissertation) 2016-2018
3. Samantha Bates (candidacy and dissertation) 2017-2018
4. Sarah Huber (candidacy and dissertation) 2016-2018
5. Tarkington Newman (candidacy and dissertation) 2017-present
6. Katie Showalter (candidacy) 2017
7. Christopher Travers (Education) (candidacy and dissertation) 2016-2018
8. Kiduk Park (City and Regional Planning) (candidacy and dissertation) 2018-2019
9. Basar Ozbilen (City and Regional Planning) (candidacy and dissertation) 2019-2020
At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair
1. Powers, Joelle D. (2005). Evidence-based practice in schools: Current status, potential barriers,
and critical next steps.
2. Lee, Jung-Sook (2008). School socialization style, student engagement, and academic
performance.
3. Thompson, Aaron M. (2012). A randomized control trial of The Self-Management Training And
Regulation Strategy (STARS): A selective support strategy for students with disruptive
classroom behaviors.
4. Webber, Kristina C. (2014). School engagement of rural early adolescents: Examining the role
of academic relevance and future orientation across racial/ethnic groups.
5. Wegmann, Kate M. (2014). A mixed-methods exploration of stereotype threat in middle
childhood.
6. Tucker, Jenna N. (2014). Home-School Relationships: Three Papers Addressing Limitations in
Parent Involvement Theory and Research.
7. Crosby, Carmen (2014). Sexual Assault among Female Students at Historically Black Colleges
and Universities: An Exploration of the Black Feminist Perspective and Routine Activity
Theory.
Candidacy and Dissertation Committee Member
1. Richard Van Dorn (2003)
2. Michael E. Woolley (2003)
3. Nan Sook Park (2004)
4. Sheara Williams (2004)
5. Mary Terzian (2007)
6. Danielle Swick (2007)
7. Kristin Gatoux (School of Education, 2007)
8. Rachel Foster (2008)
9. Marcie Fisher-Bourne (2009)
10. Johanna Greeson (2009)
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11. Bridget Weller (2009)
12. Tashuna Albritton (2011)
13. Charlene Wade (School of Nursing, 2012)
14. Heather Bower (School of Education, 2012)
15. Jeffrey Edwards (2012)
16. Keesha Dunbar Benson (2012)
17. Carly Hoffend (School of Education, 2013)
18. Sarah Dababnah (2014)
19. Tasanee Ross Walsh (2014)
20. William T. Hall (2015)
21. Charity Watkins (2019)
22. Elaina Sabatino (2019)
Research Assistantship Supervision
At Ohio State University
1. Ashley Stewart (2015-2018)
2. Michele Patak-Pietrafesa (2016 -2019)
3. Erica Magier (2019-2020)
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1. Michael E. Woolley
2. Joelle D. Powers
3. Jung-Sook Lee
4. Aaron M. Thompson
5. Krystina C. Webber
6. Kate M. Wegmann
7. Christopher J. Wretman (2013-2015)
8. Charity Watkins-Sneed (2013-2015)
9. Elaina M. Sabatine (2014-2015)
Teaching Practicum Supervision at UNC SSW
1. Nan Sook Park (2001)
2. Bridget Weller (2006)
3. Adam Walsh (2007)
Research Practicum Supervision at UNC SSW
1. Erica Richman (2008)
2. Micaela Mercado (2008)
3. Johanna Greeson (2008)
4. Jenna Tucker (2012)
5. William T. Hall (2013)
6. Elaina M. Sabatine (2015-2016)
Independent Study Supervision at UNC SSW
1. Marcie Fisher-Bourne (2007)
2. William T. Hall (2012-2013)
3. Eleni Zgouru, School of Education (2014-2015)
Summer Work Supervision at UNC SSW
1. Todd Jensen (2014, 2015)
2. Joseph Frey (2015)
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Service to MSW and BSW Students
At Ohio State University
1. MSW Independent Study (2015-2016) Megan Lee
2. MSW Thesis Advisor (2016-2017) Megan Lee
3. MSW Honors Thesis (2019-2020 ) Sly Worthy
4. Mentorship Alanmichael Harkness BSSW (2019-2020)
5. Stats help Austin Jorns Master’s student in Agriculture, Education and Leadership
At The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1. MSW Independent study (summer 2010). Darshana Mundado
2. MSW Independent study (summer 2010). Kelly Cadilla
3. MSW Field supervision (2010-2011). Jennifer Mannis
4. MSW research experience supervision (2011-2012). Sarah Marsh
5. Second faculty reader for dual degree student’s MPH project (2012)
6. MSW RA experiences with agency program evaluation (2012-2013). Ali Brown and Mawiyah
Patten
7. Invited 3-hour presentation to School Social Work Policy and Practice course (spring 2014)
8. MSW RA supervision (2014-2015). Morgan Forrester
Service to the School or College
At Ohio State University
1. Workgroup on Curriculum Review and Assessment (2019-2020)
2. College Advisory Committee (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
3. Research Advisory Committee (2019-2020)
4. Promotion and Tenure Committee (2018-2019)
5. Diversity Work Group (2018-2020)
6. Search committee for associate dean for academic affairs and two assistant professors (2018-
2019)
7. Search committee for four faculty members (2015-2016)
8. Diversity committee (2015-2016)
9. Provide statistical consultation to faculty and PhD students (2015-present)
10. Doctoral Program Committee (2015 to 2019)
11. Doctoral Curriculum Committee (2015 to 2017)
12. Diversity Workgroup (2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2019-2020)
At The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (beyond regularly assigned committees)
1. Provided writing support to MSW and PhD students (pre-2008)
2. Helped organize diversity trainings (e.g., LGBT trainings for faculty and staff) (pre-2008)
3. Helped efforts to increase coverage of diversity topics in curriculum (pre-2008)
4. Developed and shared materials for research course sequence
5. Created podcast modules for intro research course and Oppression and Discrimination course
6. Participate in orientations for students of color (ongoing)
7. Participate in information sessions for prospective students and meet individually with
prospective students (ongoing)
8. Provide statistical consultation to faculty and PhD students (ongoing)
9. Served on doctoral curriculum review committee (2011-2012)
10. Served on five faculty search committees (including 2012-2013)
11. Co-chair of faculty search committee (2014-2015)
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12. Chair of Curriculum Committee (2012-2013, 2013-2014)
13. Faculty Mentor to 5 junior faculty members (2013-2015)
14. Measurement consultant to School of Social Work Reaccreditation Committee (2013-2015)
15. Leader on redesign of School of Social Work teaching evaluation form (2014-2015)
