FIU Discovery

Do Independent Living Services Protect Youth Aging Out Foster Care From Adverse Outcomes? An Evaluation Using National Data.  Child Maltreatment.  27:444-454.

Longitudinal Effects of Peer, School, and Parenting Contexts on Substance Use Initiation in Middle Adolescence.  Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States).  18:566-584.

Neighborhood and health-related outcomes: a study of adult Latinas of Caribbean and South and Central American descent in Miami.  JOURNAL OF ETHNIC & CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIAL WORK.  30:341-363.

Organizational climate, job satisfaction, and turnover in voluntary child welfare workers.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  119.

Associations among Early Exposure to Neighborhood Disorder, Fathers' Early Involvement, and Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Problems.  Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States).  17:558-575.

Neighborhood disorder and child behavioral problems among kinship children: Mediated by social support and moderated by race/ethnicity?.  CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT.  104.

A new kinship typology and factors associated with receiving financial assistance in kinship care.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  110.

Psychometric Properties of a Comprehensive Parenting Practice Measure for Parents of Adolescents.  Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.  37:49-72.

A Systematic Review of Psychological Trauma Interventions for Juvenile Offenders.  Research on Social Work Practice.  29:892-909.

Elements of a College Support Program That Matter: A Case Study.  Research on Social Work Practice.  29:949-960.

The group care quality standards assessment: A framework for assessment, quality improvement, and effectiveness.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  105.

Rape Myths and the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale in China.  JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.  34:1428-1460.

The impacts of family treatment drug court on child welfare core outcomes: A meta-analysis.  CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT.  88:1-14.

Developing Quality Standards and Performance Measures for Residential Group Care: Translating Theory to Practice.  RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH.  36:260-281.

Serving Former Foster Youth and Homeless Students in College.  Journal of Social Service Research.  44:209-222.

Sociocultural determinants of substance misuse among adult Latinas of Caribbean and South and Central American descent: A longitudinal study of a community-based sample.  JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE.  17:303-323.

Validating the Job Satisfaction Survey in voluntary child welfare.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  83:1-8.

Immigration Stress and Alcohol Use Severity Among Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adults: Examining Moderating Effects of Gender, Immigration Status, and Social Support.  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.  73:294-307.

Drinking and Driving among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Impact of Neighborhoods and Social Support.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  13.

Sociocultural Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adult Latinas: A Longitudinal Study of a Community-Based Sample.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  13.

Foster care, geographic neighborhood change, and the risk of delinquency.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  65:32-41.

Child Welfare and the Transition to Adulthood: Investigating Placement Status and Subsequent Arrests.  JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE.  45:172-182.

Is Social Work Really Being Recognized? Problems with Social Work Employment Opportunities in Mainland China.  Social Work Education.  35:186-203.

Crossover youth post arrest: Placement status and recidivism.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  57:193-200.

Influence of Mother-Daughter Attachment on Substance Use: A Longitudinal Study of a Latina Community-Based Sample.  JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.  76:307-316.

The location of placement and juvenile delinquency: Do neighborhoods matter in child welfare?.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  44:33-45.

First-Time Violent Juvenile Offenders: Probation, Placement, and Recidivism.  SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.  38:7-18.

Substance abuse treatment completion in child welfare: Does substance abuse treatment completion matter in the decision to reunify families?.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  34:1639-1645.

The journey of dually-involved youth: The description and prediction of rereporting and recidivism.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  34:254-260.

Intergenerational families in child welfare: Assessing needs and estimating permanency.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  33:1024-1030.

Substance abuse among Asian American youth: An ecological review of the literature.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  33:669-677.

Trying to come home: Substance exposed infants, mothers, and family reunification.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW.  33:322-329.

Mental Disorder, Service Utilization, and GPA: Studying Mental Health of Former Child Welfare and Youth Experiencing Homelessness in a Campus Support Program.  FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN SERVICES.  101:54-70.

Group Homes.  1-5.

Parent-Focused Preventive Interventions for Youth Substance Use and Problem Behaviors: A Systematic Review.  Research on Social Work Practice. 420-442.

Are Community Violence-Exposed Youth at Risk of Engaging in Delinquent Behavior? A Review and Implications for Residential Treatment Research and Practice.  RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH. 266-283.

Understanding Factors Associated with Bullying and Peer Victimization in Chinese Schools Within Ecological Contexts.  JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. 881-892.

Alcohol and tobacco use among South Korean adolescents: An ecological review of the literature.  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 1120-1126.