Society for Social Work and Research 2025: Pacific Reception & Berkeley Social Welfare Presenters

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SSWR Pacific Reception
January 14, 2025

Berkeley School of Social Welfare is hosting the Society for Social Work and Research Pacific Reception with our partners at UCLA Luskin Social Welfare and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. 

When:
Friday, January 17th from 8:15 PM - 10:00 PM 

Location: 
Ravena C Room, Sheraton Grand Hotel

Berkeley School of Social Welfare Students, Researchers, and Faculty at SSWR: 

Thursday, January 16th 

  • Yu-Ling Chang, Associate Professor
Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors: 
  • MinJee Keh, Doctoral Candidate
  • Christopher Taylor Brown, Doctoral Candidate
Time & Location:  
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
  • Jefferson B, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 
  • Anjeanette Coats, Community Researcher for the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Study, Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE)

  • Monica De La Cruz, Doctoral Candidate

  • Anu Manchikanti Gómez, Associate Professor

  • Tina Sacks, Associate Professor
Time & Location:  
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Fostering Joy: Pathways from Guaranteed Income to Improved Perinatal Mental Health

Presenting Author: 
  • Anu Manchikanti Gómez, Associate Professor

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors:

  • Stephanie Arteaga, Project Director, Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE)

  • Anjeanette Coats, Community Researcher for the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Study, Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE)

  • Monica De La Cruz, Doctoral Candidate

  • Erin Hubbard, Project Analyst for the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Study, Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE)

  • Breezy Powell, Community Researcher for the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Study, Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE)

Time & Location: 

  • 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Ballard, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)  

Does Timing of Incarceration Matter during the Transition to Adulthood?: Longitudinal Analysis of Incarceration Effects on Key Life Domains 

Discussant:

  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project  

Time & Location: 

  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Among Youth

Moderator:

  • Kristina Lovato,  Assistant Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Advancing Research and Support for Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care across Context and Youth Characteristics 

Discussant: 
  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project 
Time & Location:  
  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM 
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)  

Immigration Status and Transitional Independent Living Plan Completion Among Transition-Age Youth

Presenting Author:
  •  Anthony Gómez, Doctoral Candidate
Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors:
  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor
  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project 
Time & Location:  
  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM 
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

Immigration Policy in the Wake of the 2024 Election: Impacts to Immigrant Communities and Finding a Path Forward

Organizer:

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor 

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Adolescent Neglect: What Drives Child Protective Services Involvement Among Older Adolescents?

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:
  • Ivy Hammond, Research Associate

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM-4:45 PM
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Documenting the Population of Transition-Age Youth in California

Berkeley Social Welfare Author: 

  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project 

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM 
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

Does Transition Planning Increase Service Use Among Older Adolescents in Foster Care?

Berkeley Social Welfare Author: 

  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project  

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM 
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

Leveraging Child Welfare Records to Inform Policies and Programs Related to Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care

Discussant: 

  • Mark Courtney, Co-Director of the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub, California Child Welfare Indicators Project 

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM 
  • Willow A, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)  

Which Factors Contribute to the Dismissal of Eviction Filings? a Computational Analysis of Court Cases 

Berkeley Social Welfare Authors:
  • Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Professor
  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
  • University, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Findings from a Study of California Community College Students Experiences Navigating Basic Need Support Programs

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor

Time & Location:

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Friday, Jan 17th 

Parent Information Seeking and Sharing: Using Unsupervised Machine Learning to Identify Common Parenting Issues 

Presenting Author:

  • Nehal Eldeeb, Doctoral Candidate

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Valerie Shapiro, Associate Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Greenwood, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

"Moving Here Wasn't Easy": Pasifika Women's Perspectives on Racism and Experiences with Public Assistance Programs in California

Presenting Author:

  • Monica De La Cruz, Doctoral Candidate

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors:

  • Anu Manchikanti Gómez, Associate Professor
  • Cassondra Marshall, Affiliated Faculty
  • Tina Sacks, Associate Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Is the U.S. Ecosocial Safety Net Inequitable?: Evidence from FEMA's Disaster Relief Program

Presenting Author: 

  • Christopher Brown, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Longitudinal Examination of Bullying Involvement Among Late Elementary School Children: Exploration of Trajectory Profiles and Social-Ecological Predictors

Presenting Author:

  • Eunkyung Chung, Doctoral Candidate

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Paul Sterzing, Associate Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM 
  • Jefferson B, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

Exploring Public Benefit Recipients' Information-Seeking Behavior during COVID-19: A Latent Class Analysis

Presenting Author:

  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • University, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Toward Work-Family Justice for Precarious Workers: Examining Multidimensional Job Precarity and Work-Family Time Use through Latent Class Analysis

Presenting Author:

  • MinJee Keh, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location: 

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Jefferson B, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Changes in Congregate Care Utilization and Placement Outcomes throughout the Implementation of California's Continuum of Care Reform 

Presenting Author:

  • Anthony Gómez, MSW, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:

  • 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
  • Boren, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Unaccompanied and Under-documented Youth 

Moderator:

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)   

Building the Capacity of Social Service Systems to Serve Unaccompanied Immigrant Transitional Age Youth (TAY) during the Precarious Transition to Adulthood & Illegality

Presenting Author:

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)  

A Participatory Approach to Exploring Well-Being Among Central American Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth Using Mapas Corporales and Testimonios

Presenting Author:

  • Michelle Zaragoza, Doctoral Candidate

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Author: 

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

The Relationship between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Maladaptive Parenting Practices

Berkeley Social Welfare Author: 

  • Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM 
  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Saturday, Jan 18th

The Roles of Teachers' Social-Emotional Competence in Integrated and Equity-Enhancing Social-Emotional Learning: Evidence from Preschool to High School Teachers in California

Presenting Author:

  • Kamryn Morris, Postdoctoral Scholar

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors: 

  • Addison Duane, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Valerie Shapiro, Associate Professor

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

What Is East Oakland? a Mixed-Methods Study Conceptualizing "Place" with Youth

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Ravenna C, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle) 

The Development and Test of a Multidimensional, Equity-Oriented Scale of Teacher Social-Emotional Competence (T-SEC) in East Asian School Contexts

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Eunkyung Chung, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location: 

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Ballard, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Awards Presentation

Congratulations to recent PhD Graduate Cheng Ren for receiving the SSWR 2025 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award! 

Time & Location: 

  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
  • Metropolitan Ballroom AB, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Examining California Child Welfare Appellate Case Characteristics and Outcomes

Presenting Author: 

  • Sofia Guo, PhD Candidate

Time & Location: 

  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Understanding Social Isolation and the Role of Technology Among Mexican American Family Caregivers for Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Qualitative Study Along the South Texas and Mexico Border

Presenting Author:

  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:

  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Individual Resilience and Financial Well-Being Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Willow B, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Sunday, Jan 19th

Diverse Forms of Caregiving through Homeshare Programs with Older Adults

Presenting Author:

  • Angela Perone, Assistant Professor

Additional Berkeley Social Welfare Authors: 

  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 
  • Aspen, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)  

Housing the Northern California Geographies: A Comparative Case Study of Two Homeshare Organizations

Berkeley Social Welfare Authors: 

  • Angela Perone, Assistant Professor
  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 
  • Aspen, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Motivations, Relational Experiences and Perceived Benefits of Home Sharing Arrangements Among Older Adults

Berkeley Social Welfare Authors: 

  • Angela Perone, Assistant Professor
  • Leyi (Joy) Zhou, Doctoral Candidate

Time & Location:  

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 
  • Aspen, Level 2 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Exploring Perceived Factors Influencing Cross-System Collaboration between Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Organizations

Berkeley Social Welfare Author:

  • Emmeline Chuang, Associate Professor

Time & Location: 

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
  • Kirkland, Level 3 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)