Presentation

Poster

• James, S., Monn, A. Palinkas, L. & Leslie, L. (2007/Oct).Maintaining sibling relationships in foster care. Poster presentation at the 53rd APM of CSWE, San Francisco, CA.   (10/2007)
• James, S., Montgomery, S., Leslie, L. & Zhang, J. (2009/January). Sexual risk behaviors among youth in the child welfare system. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. (01/2009)
• McField, E., Belliard, J.C., Montgomery, S.B., James, S., Charlemagne, S., Cheema, R., Winjum, K. & Fajardo, A. (2009/May). Project ACCESS: Using community-based participatory research to assess and improve access to and use of mental health services among under- and un-insured Latinos. Poster presented at ‘Improving Health at Communities: The Role of Community Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (05/2009)
• Smith, A., Gill, S., Lavian, M., James, S., & Freeman, K. (2012/Oct). The effectiveness of DBT on self-perception of executive functioning in adolescents. Poster presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Oct 18-20, 2012, Lawrence, KS. (10/2012)
• James, S., Freeman, K., Mayo, D., Morgan, J., Schaepper, M.A. & Montgomery, S.B. (2012/Nov). Does insurance matter? A comparison of DBT utilization and effectiveness for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury. Poster presented at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, Oct 30- Nov 2, 2012, National Harbor, MD. (11/2012)

Research

• James, S. Why do foster care placements disrupt? 51st APM of the CSWE, New York, Feb 2005. (02/2005)
• James, S. (2007/Sep). Siblings in foster care – the challenges of implementing child welfare policy. Workshop presented at the 21st Annual Children’s Network Conference, Ontario, CA. (09/2007)
• Smith, R. & James, S. (2007/Sep). Pregnant and parenting teens in foster care: What’s next for these youth? Workshop presented at the 21st Annual Children’s Network Conference, Ontario, CA. (09/2007)
• Forrester, T. & James, S. (2007/Oct). Mental health consumers in social work programs – ethical, legal, and clinical dilemmas. Roundtable presentation at the 53rd APM of CSWE, San Francisco, CA. (10/2007)
• James, S., Montgomery, S.B. & Smith, R.L. (2008/Jan). Sexual risk behaviors and risk factor profiles in a sample of intravenous drug using young adults. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. (01/2008)
• McField, E., Montgomery, S.B., Belliard, J.C., James, S. & Schubert, C. (2009). Culture and Community: Latinos and Mental Health Service Use. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. (11/2009)
• McField, E., Belliard, J.C., Montgomery, S.B., James, S., Schubert, C., Charlemagne, S. & Batech, M. (2009/Nov). Approaches to Increasing Access and Quality of Mental Health Services for African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA. (11/2009)
• James, S., Landsverk, J. & Zhang, J. (2010/Jan). Examining contextual factors to understand residential care utilization. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA. (01/2010)
• Banta, J.E., Haviland, M.G., Denmon, C. & James, S. (2010/Nov). A CHIS study of children’s mental health services. Paper presented at the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. (11/2010)
• McField, E., Montgomery, S.B., Belliard, J.C., James, S., Schubert, C. & Schuh, H. (2010/Nov). Promoting Equity in Access to Mental Health Services: Exploring Cultural Attitudes Among Latinos. 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. (11/2010)
• James, S., Roesch, S.C. & Zhang, J. (2011/Jan). Behavioral outcomes of youth with episodes in group care – a propensity score matching approach using national data. Paper presented as part of a Child Welfare Symposium at the 15th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL. (01/2011)
• James, S. (2011/Jan). The Anatomy of Residential Care Decision-Making. Paper presented as part of a Child Welfare Symposium at the 15th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL. (01/2011)
• Freeman, K., James, S., Mayo, D., & Hagerman, S. (2011, August). Treatment outcomes of adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury following outpatient treatment. Paper presentation presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. (08/2011)
• Mayo, D., Freeman, K., James, S., & Hagerman, S. (2011, August). Adolescents with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Study of Gender Differences. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. (08/2011)
• Alemi, Q., & James, S. (2011/Oct). Identifying strategies of gaining access to the Afghan refugee population: a qualitative study. Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA)139th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (10/2011)
• Alemi, Q. & James, S. (2012/May). An era of sacrifice: Resettlement stressors and views of depression among Afghan refugees. Presented at 8th Annual International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. (05/2012)
•   James, S., Freeman, K., Mayo, D., Morgan, J., Schaepper, M.A. & Montgomery, S.B. (2012/Sep). Does insurance matter? A comparison of DBT utilization and effectiveness for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury. Paper presented at the 2nd International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorder. 27-29 Sept 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.   (09/2012)
• James, S. (2012/Sep). Anatomy of residential care placement decision-making. Paper presented the 12th European Scientific Association on Residential & Foster Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF), 4-7 Sept 2012, Glasgow, United Kingdom. (09/2012)