January 6, 2026
We look forward to seeing you at SSWR this year! Please see the table below of our faculty, students, and affiliates presenting.
You can also join us at the West Coast Reception on January 16th from 830pm-10:30pm at the Marriott Marquis in Washington D.C.
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Date |
| Aging in Democracy: Accomplishments and Challenges of Long-Term Care Policy in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan | Mo'e Yaisikana | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Equitable Aging in Health Framework: A Multi-Systems and Multilevel Approach to Health Challenges and Supports for Transgender Older Adults | Angela Perone, Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Tre Coldon, Michael Solorio, Alec Paget, Ashlee Osborne | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| The Short Game and Long Game: First-Year and Four-Year Community College Outcomes for Youth with Experience in Foster Care | Anthony Gómez, Astha Agarwal | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| From Foster Care to College: Factors Associated with Youth Outcomes in California Community Colleges | Astha Agarwal, Anthony Gómez | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Challenging the "School-to-Prison" Pipeline: Pathways from Incarceration to College Among Youth in Foster Care | Andrea Eastman, Mark Courtney | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| "Despues De La Tormenta Viene La Calma": Perceived Sources of Support Among Central American Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth after Resettling in the United States | Michelle Zaragoza | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Navigating Transnational Caregiving: Exploring the Decision Making Process Among Chinese Only Children Generation | Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Julian Chun-Chung Chow | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Sole Caregiving from Afar: Reconceptualizing Transnational Caregiving Among Chinese Only Children in the U.S | Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Julian Chun-Chung Chow | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Bullying Victimization in Late Elementary School Years Among Disabled and Nondisabled Students: Exploring the Impact of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports | Eunkyung Chung, Paul Sterzing | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Community Safety Solutions for Safer Neighborhoods: A Case Study of the California Bay Area | Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Julian Chun-Chung Chow | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Apoyando a Las Comunidades Indigenas : Una Investigacion Participativa Basada En La Comunidad (Supporting Indigenous Communities: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project) | Andrea Perez Portillo | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Investigating the Welfare-to-Work Requirements and Sanction-Lifted Policies Following the COVID-19 Pandemic through an Equity Lens | Yu-Ling Chang | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Supporting Newcomer Latinx Immigrant Youth and Families through Arts-Based Engagement and Community Support during a Time of Restrictive Immigration Enforcement | Kristina Lovato | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Aging Services and Childcare Resource Distribution from Spatial and Environmental Justice Perspectives: Theory and Practice of Locational Equity | Laurent Reyes | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Climate Policy (In)Equity: Investigating Private Incentives Under the Inflation Reduction Act for Investments in Marginalized Communities | Taylor Brown | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| "Vine a Superarme": Exploring Central American Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth's Perspectives on Coping and Resilience | Michelle Zaragoza | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Rural Behavioral Health: A SWOT Analysis from the Special Interest Group | Angela Perone | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Borders within, Bridges Beyond: Community Healing and Empowerment across Youth, Family, and Organizations in the Contemporary Immigration Climate | Kristina Lovato | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Understanding Barriers to Equitable Disaster Recovery: A Concept Mapping Study | Taylor Brown | Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
| Advocacy in a Policy Void: Climate and Environmental Justice in a Deregulated Policy Environment across Governance Levels | Taylor Brown | Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
| Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: Exploring the Role of Biculturalism, Cultural Values, and Caregiver-Adolescent Conflict in Chicana Adolescent Suicide | Andrea Perez Portillo | Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
| Are Public Child Welfare Worker Wages Associated with Caseload and Overtime Pay Ratios? | Sofia Guo | Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
| Child Protection System Involvement and Risk of Pediatric Overdose Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Control Study | Andrea Eastman | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Climate Risk and the Welfare State: Exploring the Moderation of Climate-Adaptive Welfare and Ecowelfare on U.S. Welfare Enrollment after Natural Hazards | Taylor Brown | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Children Who Harmed Other Child (CHOC): A Descriptive Analysis of Cases Identified through the Child Protection System | Andrea Eastman | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Coming of Age in a New Country: Navigating Schooling and Social Services Among Unaccompanied Immigrant Transitional Age Youth | Kristina Lovato | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Impermanent Permanency: Analyzing Foster Care Reentry Among Adolescents Exiting to Guardianship, Reunification, or Adoption | Andrea Eastman, Anthony Gómez, Mark Courtney | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| System Factors and Homelessness Among Youth Transitioning to Adulthood from Foster Care | Mark Courtney | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Developmental Implications of Extended Foster Care for Sexual Minority Young Adults | Anthony Gómez, Andrea Eastman, Mark Courtney | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| County-Level Variation in Transition Housing Placements for Transition-Age Foster Youth in California | Andrea Eastman, Mark Courtney | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |