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BRIDGET FREISTHLER

College of Social Work

The Ohio State University

1947 College Road

Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-2856

freisthler.19@osu.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 2003.

Dissertation: Understanding the Spatial Relationship between Child Maltreatment

and Alcohol Outlet Density. Chair: Lorraine Midanik. Committee Members: Paul

J. Gruenewald, Julian Chow, John Radke.

A.M. Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1998

Specialization: Policy Analysis/Program Evaluation

B.S. Child Development and Family Studies with Distinction, Purdue University, West

Lafayette, Indiana, 1996

Specialization: Individual and Family Development

B.A. Psychology with Distinction, Honors Curriculum, Purdue University, West Lafayette,

Indiana, 1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2017 – Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, College of Social

Work, Ohio State University

2016 – Professor (with tenure), College of Social Work, Ohio State University

2015 – 2017 Professor (with tenure), Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public

Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (on leave 2016 – 2017)

2015 – 2016 Visiting Professor, College of Social Work, Ohio State University

2011 – 2015 Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School

of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles

2011 – 2013 Faculty Fellow, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

2004 – 2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Affairs,

University of California, Los Angeles

2004 – 2016 Faculty Affiliate, California Center for Population Research, UCLA

2005 – 2017 Affiliated Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for

Research and Evaluation, Oakland, CA

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2003 – 2004 Associate Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for

Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA

2000 – 2003 Research Associate, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research

and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA

FUNDED RESEARCH

Current:

Principal Investigator, Assessing Changes in Child Maltreatment due to the Sacramento

Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention Project, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Grant Number R01-AA026850, $1,052,090.

Principal Investigator, Empowering Communities to Reduce Fatal Opioid Overdoses in Rural

Ohio, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services Grant Number

CPIMP181169, $1,049,928; https://u.osu.edu/empoweringcommunities/

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Kathryn Maguire-Jack 2017-2019, with Dr. Elinam Dellor

2019-2022), Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families Program. Children’s Bureau,

Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services Grant

Number 90CU0083. $2,999,557; https://u.osu.edu/epic/

Co-Lead, Community Engagement Core (with Dr. Pam Salsberry), HEALing Communities

Study: Ohio Research Site, Optimizing Healing in Ohio. National Institute on Drug Abuse,

(Rebecca Jackson, Theresa Winhusen, MPI). Grant number UM1-DA049417.

Co-Component Director (with Dr. Nichole L. Michaels), Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and

Neglect, Research Project for Center for Injury and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children’s

Hospital (Gary Smith, PI), The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Centers for

Disease Control Grant Number $523,319 (Component budget only) Subcontract to OSU CSW

($168,533).

Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START).

Subcontract from Public Children’s Services Association of Ohio. Subcontract to OSU

$523,822; https://u.osu.edu/ohiostart/

Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START).

Casey Family Programs. $81,145 (for implementation of web-based tracking system).

Completed:

Co-Principal Investigator, Parenting during a Pandemic: The Role of Stress, Social Support, and

Geographic Context (with Dr. Elisabeth Root). OSU Office of Research COVID-19 Seed

Funding, $49,239; https://u.osu.edu/familylife/

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Component Director, Maladaptive Parenting, Activity Spaces, and the Substance Use

Environment, Research Component for Environmental Approaches to Prevention Center Grant

(Paul J. Gruenewald, PI), Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research

Center, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grant Number P60-AA006282

$1,541,667 (Component budget only) Subcontract to UCLA/OSU $277,220.

Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Trauma-Informed Training. Subcontract from City of Long

Beach, California; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program Youth Violence

Prevention Enhancement Project. $37,500.

Principal Investigator, Evaluating the Geography of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries on Crime,

Price, and Use. National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant Number R01-DA032715, $2,687,691.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Laura Abrams), Housing Stability among Transition Age

Youth, UCLA Department of Social Welfare Anonymous Donor, $20,000.

Principal Investigator, Expanding the DCFS Needs Portal to Reduce Disparities in the Child

Welfare System and Drinking Contexts, Activity Spaces, and Child Maltreatment among Black,

White, Latino, and Asian Parents. NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health

Disparities, Loan Repayment Program Second Renewal, $10,299.

Principal Investigator, Transforming Child Welfare Practice through Collaborative Research and

Training. California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) Practice/University Partnership

Grant, $250,000.

Principal Investigator, Evaluating a Pilot Intervention to Reduce Disparities through Formalizing

Informal Support and The Role of the Substance Use Environment in Child Maltreatment

Disproportionality. NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Loan

Repayment Program Renewal, $26,117.

Principal Investigator, A Pilot Intervention to Reduce Disparities through Formalizing Informal

Support: Developing a Web-Based Needs Portal. Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, $10,000.

Principal Investigator, How Social Relationships Respond to Changing Infrastructure: Pretest of

Effects on Neighborhood Life. John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation, Faculty Fellowship,

$12,000.

Component Director, Social Mechanisms of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect, Research

Component for Environmental Approaches to Prevention Center Grant (Paul J. Gruenewald, PI),

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center, National Institute of

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grant Number P60-AA006282 $1,341,667 (Component budget

only) Subcontract to UCLA $207,220.

Principal Investigator, Abusive and Neglectful Parenting Practices: Do They Differ by

Race/Ethnicity? and Child Welfare Entry Points in California: Where are the Racial Disparities?

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NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Loan Repayment Program

$33,255.

Principal Investigator, Child Welfare Services Need and Access to Supportive Services: A GIS

Analysis, UCLA Department of Social Welfare, Child and Family Research Consortium Grant,

$20,000.

Principal Investigator, Alcohol Availability, Alcohol Use and Child Maltreatment. Pacific

Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center, National Institute of Alcohol

Abuse and Alcoholism Grant Number 1-R21-AA015180, $387,907.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS

2017 – Ohio Attorney General, Public Children’s Services Association of Ohio, and

Casey Family Programs “Evaluation of Ohio START”

2013 – 2017 City of Long Beach, Development Services “Long Beach Violence Prevention

Plan.” (with Tracy Colunga, Long Beach Development Services, Neighborhood

Services Bureau)

2011 – 2016 Department of Children and Family Services, Torrance Regional Office. “DCFS

Needs Portal: Formalizing Informal Support” (with Area Regional Administrator

Rosa Tang)

2010 – 2011 Project Extra Mile. “Reducing the Density of Alcohol Outlets: The Case of the

Campaign for LOCAL Control (Let Omaha Control its Alcohol Landscape”)

(with Diane Riibe, Executive Director)

2006 – 2007 Casey Family Programs, “Neighborhood-Based Prevention of Child Abuse and

Neglect” (with Mona Gil de Gibaja, Program Director)

2005 – 2007 City of Long Beach, Department of Health and Human Services, “Supply and

Demand of Low Income Child Care in Long Beach Neighborhoods.” (with Tracy

Colunga, Child Care Coordinator)

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in Refereed Journals:

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Treno, A.J., & Lee, J. (2003). Evaluating alcohol access and the

alcohol environment in neighborhood areas. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,

27, 477-484.

Freisthler, B., Svare, G.M., & Harrison-Jay, S. (2003). It was the best of times, it was the worst

of times: Young adult stepchildren talk about growing up in a stepfamily. Journal of Divorce

and Remarriage, 38, 83-102.

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Paschall, M.J. & Freisthler, B. (2003). Does heavy drinking affect academic performance in

college? Findings from a prospective study of high achievers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol,

64(4), 515-519.

Freisthler, B. (2004). A spatial analysis of social disorganization, alcohol access, and rates of

child maltreatment in neighborhoods. Children and Youth Services Review, 26(9), 803-819.

Freisthler, B., Midanik, L.T., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2004). Alcohol outlets and child physical

abuse and neglect: Applying routine activities theory to the study of child maltreatment. Journal

of Studies on Alcohol, 65(5), 586-592.

Jay, S., Freisthler, B., & Svare, G.M. (2004). Drinking in young adulthood: Is the stepparent a

risk factor? Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 41(3/4), 99-114.

Paschall, M.J., Freisthler, B., & Lipton, R.I. (2005). Moderate alcohol use and depression in

young adulthood: Findings from a National Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Public

Health, 95, 453-457.

Freisthler, B., LaScala, E.A., Gruenewald, P.J. & Treno, A.J. (2005). An examination of drug

activity: Effects of neighborhood social organization on the development of drug distribution

systems. Substance Use and Misuse 40(5), 671-686.

Parrish, M.M., Satariano, W.A., Freisthler, B., Feinberg, L.F. & Adams, S. (2005). Older women

with breast cancer: Caregiving and the risk of depression – An exploratory study. Social Work in

Health Care, 40(4), 41 - 59.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F.W., Treno, A.J. & LaScala, E.A. (2005). An

exploratory study examining the spatial dynamics of illicit drug availability and rates of drug

use. Journal of Drug Education, 35(1), 15-27.

Freisthler, B., Needell, B., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2005). Is the physical availability of alcohol and

illicit drugs related to neighborhood rates of child maltreatment? Child Abuse and Neglect,

29(9), 1049-1060.

Gruenewald, P.J., Freisthler, B., Remer, L., LaScala, E.A., & Treno, A. (2006). Ecological

models of alcohol outlets and violent assaults: Crime potentials and geospatial analysis.

Addiction, 101, 666-677.

Freisthler, B., Merritt, D.H. & LaScala, E.A. (2006). Understanding the ecology of child

maltreatment: A review of the literature and directions for future research. Child Maltreatment,

11(3), 263-280.

Freisthler, B., Bruce, E., & Needell, B. (2007). Understanding the geospatial relationship of

neighborhood characteristics and rates of maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White children.

Social Work, 52, 7-16.

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Freisthler, B., Lery, B., Gruenewald, P.J., & Chow, J. (2006). Methods and challenges of

analyzing spatial data for social work problems: The case of examining child maltreatment

geographically. Social Work Research, 30(4), 198-210.

Reprinted in Grand Challenges for Society: Evidence-Based Social Work Practice

(forthcoming). Bent-Goodley, T.B., Williams, J.H., Teasley, M.L. & Gorin, S. (Eds.).

Washington DC: NASW Press.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Remer, L.G., Lery, B. & Needell, B. (2007). Exploring the

spatial dynamics of alcohol outlets and Child Protective Services referrals, substantiations, and

foster care entries. Child Maltreatment, 12, 114-124.

Clapp, J.D., Holmes, M.R., Reed, M.B., Shillington, A.M., Freisthler, B. & Lange, J.E. (2007).

Measuring college students’ alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments: Field

methodologies for bars and parties. Evaluation Review, 31, 469-489.

Svare, G.M., Jay, S.H., Bruce, E., Freisthler, B. & Miller, L.S. (2007). Introducing simultaneous

equation modeling for social work research: A theoretical approach to examining complex

social problems. Journal of Social Service Research, 34(2), 15-24.

Freisthler, B. & Weiss, R.E. (2008). Using Bayesian space-time models to understand the

substance use environment and risk for being referred to Child Protective Services. Substance

Use & Misuse Special Issue, 43(2), 239-251.

Gorman, D. & Freisthler, B. (2008). Introduction to Special Issue. Substance Use & Misuse

Special Issue, 43(2), 155-158.

Craun, S.W. & Freisthler, B. (2008). Using tax parcels to select a location-based sample:

An illustration that examines residents’ knowledge of sex offenders in the neighborhood.

Evaluation Review, 32, 314-334.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J. Ring, L. & LaScala, E.A. (2008). An ecological assessment of

the population and environmental correlates of childhood accident, assault and child abuse

injuries. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32(11), 1969-1975.

Freisthler, B., Byrnes, H., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2009). Alcohol outlet density, parental

monitoring, and youth deviance: A multilevel analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 31,

325-330.

Freisthler, B & Crampton, D. (2009). Introduction to environment and child well-being. Children

and Youth Services Review, 31, 297-299.

Crampton, D.S. & Freisthler, B. (2009). Conclusion to environment and child well-being.

Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 346-348.

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Gruenewald, P.J., Freisthler, B., Remer, L., LaScala, E.A., Treno, A.J. & Ponick, W. R. (2010).

Ecological associations of alcohol outlets with underage and young adult injuries. Alcoholism:

Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(3), 519-527.

Abrams, L.S. & Freisthler, B. (2010). A spatial analysis of risks and resources for reentry youth

in Los Angeles. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 1(1), 41-55.

Snyder, S.M. & Freisthler, B. (2011). Are non profit density and non profit expenditures related

to youth deviance? Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 51-58.

Freisthler, B. (2011). Alcohol use, drinking venue utilization, and child physical abuse: Results

from a pilot study. Journal of Family Violence, 26(3), 185 – 193.

Freisthler, B., Kepple, N.J., & Holmes, M.R. (2012). The geography of drug market activities

and child maltreatment. Child Maltreatment, 17(2), 144-152.

Kepple, N.J. & Freisthler, B. (2012). Exploring the ecological association between crime and

medical marijuana dispensaries. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73, 523-530.

Freisthler, B. & Holmes, M.R. (2012). Explicating the social mechanisms linking the ecology of

alcohol use behaviors to child maltreatment. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 39, 25-48.

Freisthler, B., Kepple, N.J., Sims, R., & Martin, S.E. (2013). Evaluating medical marijuana

dispensary policies: Spatial methods for the study of environmentally-based interventions.

American Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 278-288.

Lam, M., Klein, S., Freisthler, B., & Weiss, R. (2013). Childcare center closures: Does nonprofit

status provide a comparative advantage? Children and Youth Services Review, 35,525-534.

Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. (2013). Where the individual meets the ecological: A study of

parent drinking patterns, alcohol outlets and child physical abuse. Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research, 27(6), 993-1000.

Freisthler, B. (2013). Need for and access to supportive services in the Child Welfare System.

GeoJournal, 78(3), 429-441.

Lipperman-Kreda, S., Lee, J., Morrison, C., & Freisthler, B. (2014). Availability of tobacco

products associated with use of marijuana cigars (blunts). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 134,

337-342.

Freisthler, B., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Kepple, N.J. (2014). Inadequate child supervision: The

role of alcohol outlet density, parent drinking behaviors, and social support. Children and Youth

Services Review, 43, 75-84. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.05.002

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Morrison, C., Gruenewald, P.J., Freisthler, B., Ponicki, W.R., and Remer, L.G. (2014). The

economic geography of medical marijuana dispensaries in California. International Journal of

Drug Policy, 25, 508-515. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.12.009

Freisthler, B., Holmes, M.R., & Price Wolf, J. (2014).The dark side of social support:

Understanding the role of social support, drinking behaviors and alcohol outlets for child

physical abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 38, 1106-1119. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.03.011

Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. (2014). Examining the relationship between the physical

availability of medical marijuana and marijuana use across fifty California cities. Drug and

Alcohol Dependence, 143, 244-250. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.036

Kepple, N.J., Freisthler, B., Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2014). Bias in child maltreatment self-

reports using Interactive Voice Response. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 1694-1705. doi:

10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.04.001

Freisthler, B., Lipperman-Kreda, S., Bersamin, M., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2014). Tracking the

when, where, and with whom of alcohol use: Integrating ecological momentary assessment and

geospatial data to examine risk for alcohol-related problems. Alcohol Research: Current

Reviews, 36, 29-38.

Tam, C. & Freisthler, B. (2015). An exploratory analysis of acculturation, neighborhood, and

risk behaviors among children of Southeast Asian immigrants. Child and Adolescent Social

Work, 32, 383-393. doi: 10.1007/s10560-014-0372-2

Mair, C., Freisthler, B., Ponicki, W.R., Gaidus, A. (2015). The impacts of medical dispensary

and neighborhood ecology on marijuana abuse and dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,

154, 111 – 116. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.019

Freisthler, B., Price Wolf, J., Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2015). Understanding the role of context-

specific drinking in neglectful parenting behaviors. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 50, 542-550. doi:

10.1093/alcalc/agv031

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., & Price Wolf, J. (2015). Examining the relationship between

marijuana use, medical marijuana dispensaries, and abusive and neglectful parenting. Child

Abuse and Neglect, 49, 170-178. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.008

Freisthler, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). Understanding the interplay between neighborhood

structural factors, social processes, and alcohol outlets on child physical abuse. Child

Maltreatment, 20(4), 268-277. doi: 10.1177/1077559515598000

Dellor, E., Lovato-Hermann, K., Price Wolf, J., Curry, S.R., Freisthler, B. (2015). Introducing

technology in child welfare referrals: A case study. Journal of Technology in Human Services,

33, 330-344. doi: 10.1080/15228835.2015.1107520

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Freisthler, B., Thomas, C.A., Curry, S.R., Price Wolf, J. (2016). An alternative to residential

neighborhoods: An exploratory study of how activity spaces and perception of neighborhood

social processes relate to maladaptive parenting. Child and Youth Care Forum, 45(2), 259-277.

doi: 10.1007/s10566-015-9329-7

Kepple, N.J., Mulholland, E., Freisthler, B. & Schaper, E. (2016). Correlates of amount spent on

marijuana buds during a discrete purchase at medical marijuana dispensaries: Results from a

pilot study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 48(1), 50-55. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1116719

Thomas, C. & Freisthler, B. (2016). Assessing sample bias among venue-based respondents at

medical marijuana dispensaries. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 48(1), 56-62. doi:

10.1080/02791072.2015.1127450

Tam, C., Freisthler, B., Curry, S., Abrams, L.A. (2016). Where are the beds? Housing locations

for transition age youth exiting public systems? Families in Society, 97(2), 111-119. doi:

10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.12

Tam, C.C., Abrams, L.A., Freisthler, B., & Ryan, J.P. (2016). Juvenile justice sentencing: Do

gender and child welfare involvement matter? Children and Youth Services Review, 64, 60-65.

doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.028

Thomas, C. & Freisthler, B. (2016). Examining the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries

in Los Angeles. Drug and Alcohol Review, 35(3), 334-337. doi: 10.1111/dar.12325

Freisthler, B., Ponicki, W.R., Gaidus, A., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2016). A Micro-Temporal

Geospatial Analysis of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Crime in Long Beach California.

Addiction, 111(6), 1027-1035. doi: 10.1111/add.13301

Price Wolf, J. & Freisthler, B. (2016). Understanding the roles of context, frequency, and

quantity of alcohol consumption in child physical abuse: Risks for mothers and father. Journal of

Family Violence, 31, 359-548, doi: 10.1007/s10896-015-9795-6

Freisthler, B. & Price Wolf, J. (2016). Testing a social mechanism: Does alcohol outlet density

moderate the relationship between drinking patterns and child physical abuse? Violence and

Victims, 31(6), 1080-1099. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00183

Thurston, H., Freisthler, B., Bell, J., Tancredi, D., Romano, P., Miyamoto, S., & Joseph, J.G.

(2017). The temporal-spatial distribution of seriously maltreated children. Spatial and Spatio-

temporal Epidemiology, 20, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2016.12.004

Thurston, H., Freisthler, B., Bell, J., Tancredi, D., Romano, P., Miyamoto, S., & Joseph, J.G.

(2017). Environmental and individual attributes associated with child maltreatment resulting in

hospitalization or death. Child Abuse and Neglect, 67, 119-136. doi:

10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.02.024

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Enano, S., Freisthler, B., Perez-Johnson, D., & Lovato-Hermann, K. (2017). Evaluating Parents

in Partnership: A preliminary study of a child welfare intervention designed to increase rates of

reunification. Journal of Social Service Research, 43, 236-245. doi:

10.1080/01488376.2016.1253634

Price Wolf, J., Freisthler, B., Kepple, N.J., & Chavez, R. (2017).The places parents go:

Understanding the breadth, scope, and experiences of activity spaces for parents. Geojournal, 82,

355-368. doi: 10.1007/s10708-015-9690-y

Kepple, N.J. & Freisthler, B. (2017) Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical

marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA. Addictive Behaviors, 73, 1-3. doi:

10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.010

Lovato-Hermann, K., Dellor, E., Tam, C.C., Curry, S., & Freisthler, B. (2017). Racial disparities

in service referrals for families in the child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare,

11(2), 133-149. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2016.1251372

Curry, S., van Dranaan, J., & Freisthler, B. (2017). Perceptions and use of a web-based referral

system in child welfare: Differences by caseworker tenure. Journal of Technology in Human

Services, 35(2), 152-168. doi: 10.1080/15228835.2017.1330725

Friend, K.B., Friese, B. & Freisthler, B. (2017). Special issue of the Journal of Primary

Prevention: Research related to marijuana use and possession policies. Journal of Primary

Prevention.

Freisthler, B., Gaidus, A., Tam, C., Ponicki, W.R., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2017). From medical to

recreational marijuana sales: Marijuana outlets and crime in an era of changing marijuana

legislation. Journal of Primary Prevention, 38, 249-263. doi: 10.1007/s10935-017-0472-9

Thomas, C. & Freisthler, B. (2017). Evaluating the change in medical marijuana dispensary

locations in Los Angeles following the passage of local legislation. Journal of Primary

Prevention, 38, 265-277. doi: 10.1007/s10935-017-0473-8

Freisthler, B., Price Wolf, J., Wiegmann, W., & Kepple, N.J. (2017). Drug use, the drug

environment, and child physical abuse and neglect. Child Maltreatment, 22, 245-255. doi:

10.1177/1077559517711042

Freisthler, B., Kepple, N.J., Price Wolf, J., Curry, S.R., Gregoire, T. (2017). Substance use

behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by

caseworkers. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 576-583. doi:

10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.07.014

Berg, C.J., Henriken, L. Cavazos-Rehg, P., Schauer, G.L., & Freisthler, B. (2017). The

development and pilot testing of the Marijuana Retail Surveillance Tool (MRST): Assessing

marketing and point-of-sale practices among recreational marijuana retailers. Health Education

Reports, 32(6) 465-472. doi: 10.1093/her/cyx071

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Marco, M., Freisthler, B., Gracia, E., Lopez-Quilez, A., & Lila, M. (2017). Neighborhood

alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related calls-for-service: A spatio-temporal analysis in a wet

drinking country. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6, 380. doi:

10.3390/ijgi6120380

Berg, C.J., Henriken, L. Cavazos-Rehg, P., Haardoerfer, R., & Freisthler, B. (2018). The

emerging marijuana retail environment: Key lessons learned from tobacco and alcohol retail

research. Addictive Behaviors, 81, 26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.040

Freisthler, B. & Cooke, A. (2018). Do characteristics of marijuana use correspond to overall

health levels for medical marijuana patients? Journal of Substance Use, 23, 307-311. doi:

10.1080/14659891.2017.1394383

Berg, C.J., Dossontos, E., Henriken, L. Cavazos-Rehg, P., Schauer, G.L., & Freisthler, B. (2018).

Marketing and point-of-sale practices among recreational marijuana retailers: Establishing

reliability and generalizability of a surveillance tool. Prevention Medicine Reports, 11, 37-41.

doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.05.010

Dellor, E. & Freisthler, B. (2018). Predicting adoption dissolutions for children involved in the

child welfare system. Journal of Child Custody, 15, 136-146. doi:

10.1080/15379418.2018.1460001

Cooke, A., Freisthler, B., & Mulholland, E. (2018). Examination of market segmentation among

medical marijuana dispensaries. Substance Use & Misuse, 53, 1463-1467.doi:

10.1080/10826084.2017.1413391

Kepple, N.J. & Freisthler, B. (2018). Who's buying what and how much? Correlates of purchase

behaviors from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, California. Journal of Primary

Prevention, 39, 571-589. doi: 10.1007/s10935-018-0528-5

Marco, M., Gracia, E., Lopez-Quilez, A., & Freisthler, B. (2019). Child maltreatment and

alcohol outlets in Spain: Does the country drinking culture matter? Child Abuse & Neglect, 93,

23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.02.010

Freisthler, B. & Kepple, N.J. (2019). Types of substance use and punitive parenting: A

preliminary exploration. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 19(3), 262-283. doi:

10.1080/1533256X.2019.1640019

Price Wolf, J., Kepple, N.J., & Freisthler, B. (2019) Weighing the evidence: Understanding the

role of parental substance use in child welfare substantiation decisions. Journal of Social Work

Practice in the Addictions, 19(3), 238-261. doi: 10.1080/1533256X.2019.1641675

Mair, C., Frankeberger, J., Gruenewald, P., Morrison, C., & Freisthler, B. (2019). Space and

place in alcohol research. Current Epidemiology Reports 6, 412-422. doi: 10.1007/s40471-019-

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Freisthler, B., Thurston, H., & Price Wolf, J. (2020). An exploratory study of parenting in public

places: What can we learn from parents’ activity locations and physical punishment?

International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 3(2), 249-269. doi:

10.1007/s42448-020-00046-6

Freisthler, B., Price Wolf, J., Hodge, A.I., Cao, Y. (2020). Alcohol use and harm to children by

parents and other adults. Child Maltreatment, 25(3), 277-288. doi: 10.1177/1077559519878514

Cooke, A., Chavez, L., & Freisthler, B. (2020). The relationships between chronic pain and

changes in health with cannabis consumption patterns. International Journal of Drug Policy, 76,

102657 doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102657

Thurston, H. & Freisthler, B. The spatio-temporal distribution of naloxone administration events

in rural Ohio 2010-16. (2020) Available online February 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

209, 107950. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107950

Freisthler, B., Sumetsky, N., Kranich, C., Chadwick, C., & Mair, C. (2020). Opioid misuse and

the availability of medical marijuana through dispensaries. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and

Drugs, 81(4), 489–496.

Sprague Martinez, L., Rapkin, B.D., Young, A., Freisthler, B., Glasgow, L., Hunt, T., Salsberry,

P., Oga, E.A., Bennet-allin, A., Plouck, T.J., Drainoni, M-L., Freeman, P.R., Surratt, H., Gulley,

J., Hamilton, G.A., Bowman, P., Roeber, C.A., El-Bassel, M., & Battaglia, T. (2020).

Community engagement to implement evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities

Study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217: 108326. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108326

Freisthler, B., Kepple, N.J., Price Wolf, J., & Carson, L. (2021). Activity spaces: Assessing

differences in alcohol exposure and alcohol use for parents. Geojournal, 86, 69-79. doi:

10.1007/s10708-019-10059-5

Price Wolf, J., Freisthler, B., & Shockley McCarthy, K. (2021). Parenting in poor health:

Parental health, prescription drug use, and child maltreatment. Social Science and Medicine, 227,

113887. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113887

Freisthler, B. & Kranich, C. Medical marijuana dispensaries and referrals for child maltreatment

investigations. Available online March 2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:

10.1177/0886260520912596

Freisthler, B., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Dellor, E., & Price Wolf, J. (2021). Enhancing

Permanency in Children and Families (EPIC): A child welfare intervention for parental

substance abuse. BMC Public Health, 21, 780.

Mair, C., Sumetsky, N., Kranich, C., & Freisthler, B. Spatial availability of medical cannabis

dispensaries and cannabis abuse/dependence-related hospitalizations in California. Available

online February 2021, Addiction. doi: 10.1111/add.15420

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Yoon, S., Coxe, K., Bunger, A., Freisthler, B., Dellor, E., Langaigne, A., & Millisor, J.

Feasibility of engaging child welfare-involved parents with substance use disorders in research:

Key challenges and lessons learned. Available online March 2021, Journal of Public Child

Welfare. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2021.1899099

Kondo, M., Degli Esposti, M., Jay, J., Morrison, C., Freisthler, B., Jones, C., Yang, J., Chisolm,

D., Branas, C., & Hohl, B. Changes in crime surrounding an urban home renovation and rebuild

program. Available online April 2021, Urban Studies. doi: 10.1177/0042098021995141

Price Wolf, J., Freisthler, B., & Chadwick, C. Stress, alcohol use, and punitive parenting during

the COVID-19 pandemic. Available online April 2021. Child Abuse and Neglect. doi:

10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105090

Freisthler, B., Gruenwald, P.J., Tebben, E., Shockley McCarthy, K., & Price Wolf, J.

Understanding at-the-moment stress for parents during COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions.

Accepted for publication May 2021 Social Science and Medicine. doi:

10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114025

Book Chapters:

Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. (2005). Social ecology and the invention of new regulatory

strategies for preventing drug and alcohol problems. In T. Stockwell, P.J. Gruenewald, J.W.

Toumbourou, & W. Loxley (Eds.) Preventing harmful substance use: The evidence base for

policy and practice, pp. 291-306. New York: John Wiley.

LaScala, E.A., Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. (2005). Population ecologies of drug use,

drinking and related problems. In T. Stockwell, P.J. Gruenewald, J.W. Toumbourou, & W.

Loxley (Eds.) Preventing harmful substance use: The evidence base for policy and practice. , pp.

67-78 New York: John Wiley.

Treno, A.J., Lee, J.P., Freisthler, B., Remer, L., & Gruenewald, P.J. (2005). Application of

evidence-based approaches to community interventions. In T. Stockwell, P.J. Gruenewald, J.W.

Toumbourou, & W. Loxley (Eds.) Preventing harmful substance use: The evidence base for

policy and practice, pp. 177-189. New York: John Wiley.

Banerjee, A., LaScala, E., Gruenewald, P.J., Freisthler, B., Treno, A., & Remer, L.G. (2008).

Social disorganization, alcohol and other drug markets and violence: A space-time model of

community structure. In Y.F. Thomas, D. Richardson and I. Cheung (eds.) Geography and Drug

Addiction, pp. 117-130. New York, NY: Springer.

Kepple, N.J. & Freisthler, B. (2020). All drugs aren’t created equal: Exploring the general and

specific effects of psychoactive substances to understand child maltreatment risk by drug type. In

A.L. Begun & M.M. Murray, (Eds.), Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behavior, pp. 381-

396. London: Routledge.

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Freisthler, B. & Kepple, N.J. (2020). Using GIS and spatial analysis to better integrate context

into our understanding of addictive behaviors. In A.L. Begun & M.M. Murray, (Eds.), Handbook

of Social Work and Addictive Behavior, pp. 601-617. London: Routledge.

Kepple, N.J., Price Wolf, J. & Freisthler, B. Substance Use and Child Maltreatment: Providing a

Framework for Understanding the Relationship using Current Evidence. To appear in J.E.

Korbin & R.D. Krugman (Eds), Handbook of Child Maltreatment, Second Edition, 2021.

REPORTS

Lee, J.P., Gruenewald, P.J., Treno, A.J., & Freisthler, B. (2003). Preventing Minority Drinking

Problems Final Report. Berkeley, CA: Prevention Research Center.

Freisthler, B. (2007). Child Welfare Services Need and Access to Supportive Services: A GIS

Analysis Final Report. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Social Welfare.

Ramirez, R., Nguyen, D., Cannon, C., Carmona, M., & Freisthler, B., (2008). Demonstration

Project Report: A Campaign to Reduce Impaired Driving Through Retail-Oriented Enforcement

in Washington State. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Ramirez, R., Freisthler, B., Nguyen, D., & Carmona, M. (2008). Demonstration Project Report:

A Campaign to Reduce Youth Access to Alcohol in Ohio Through the Use of Enforcement and

Media. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Abrams, L. S., Daughtery, J., & Freisthler, B. (2011). The Los Angeles County Young Offender

Reentry Blueprint. U.S. Department of Labor and the Los Angeles Commission on Community

and Senior Services.

Freisthler, B., Abrams, L.S., Harley, J., & Curry, S. (2012) Housing Stability among Transition

Age Youth: Interim Report. Los Angeles, CA. UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs,

Department of Social Welfare.

Freisthler, B. (2013). How Social Relationships Respond to Changing Infrastructure: Pretest of

Effects on Neighborhood Life Final Report. Los Angeles, CA. John Randolph and Dora Haynes

Foundation.

Freisthler, B., Dellor, E., Rivas, A., Enano, S., Lovato-Hermann, K. & Pei, F. (2016). Safe Long

Beach: Safe Families Enhancement Project Final Evaluation Report. Columbus, OH: Author.

Freisthler, B., Hutzel, M., Bunger, A., Collins, A., Maguire-Jack, K.. & Yoon, S. (2018). Ohio

START: Interim Evaluation Report February 2018. Columbus, OH: Author.

Freisthler, B., Bunger, A., Smith, R., Hutzel, M., Machenheimer, C., Maguire-Jack, K.. & Yoon,

S. (2018). Ohio START: Interim Evaluation Report October 2018. Columbus, OH: Author.

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PRESENTATIONS

Freisthler, B., Thurston, H., & Price Wolf, J. “Can Alcohol Environmental Interventions Reduce

Child Maltreatment? Using the Sacramento Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention Project as a Case

Study.” Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting, virtual

January 19 – 22, 2021.

Freisthler, B., Chadwick, C., Renick, K., Murphy, I.E. Shockley McCarthy, K., Underwood, A.,

Ye, Y., & Price Wolf, J. “Parenting during a Pandemic: Assessing Parents’ Daily Stress and Use

of Punitive Punishment” Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual

meeting, virtual January 19 – 22, 2021.

Dellor, E. & Freisthler, B. “The Needs Portal: A Resource Referral and Management

Information System.” Paper presented at the Linking Systems of Care for Ohio Youth: Bridging

Research to Practice Series, September 21, 2020.

Freisthler, B. Place-Based Prevention: An exploratory study of parenting in public places: What

can we learn from parents’ activity locations and physical punishment? Plenary speaker for

Society for Prevention Research, July 22, 2020.

Dellor, E., Cooper, J., & Freisthler, B. “Trauma-Informed Caregiving in Child Welfare.” Paper

presented at 7th Annual Trauma Informed Care Summit Proposal, May 20, 2020.

Freisthler, B. & Michaels, N. “Opioids and Child Maltreatment: Neighborhood Factors to Protect

Families.” Paper presented at Research-in-Progress Webinar Series on Preventing Adverse

Childhood Experiences and Child Maltreatment, April 16, 2020.

Dellor, E. & Freisthler, B. “The Needs Portal.” Paper presented at the 21st National Conference

on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). April, 24, 2019

Freisthler, B. “Going Beyond Residential Neighborhoods: Innovative Use for Spatial Data using

Linking Child Welfare Data” Paper presented at Strengthening Child Safety and Wellbeing

through Integrated Data Solutions. September 27, 2018.

Freisthler, B. “Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical

abuse and neglect by caseworkers” Webinar presented to Canada Practice and Research Together

(PART), March 27, 2018.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology” Invited Presentation at

the Prevention Action Alliance Coalitions Rising Conference, March 19, 2018.

Freisthler, B., Dellor, E., Lovato-Hermann, K. & Pei, F. “Assessing the Effectiveness of City-

Wide Trauma-Informed Trainings.” Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research

annual meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10 – 14, 2018.

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Freisthler, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. “How Opioid Overdoses are Affecting Rates of Child Abuse

and Neglect in Ohio.” Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual

meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10 – 14, 2018.

Freisthler, B. “DCFS Needs Portal” Demonstation presented at Grand Challenge to Harnass

Technology for Social Good Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 27 -28, 2017.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology” Invited Presentation to

Los Angeles County Office of Marijuana, March 29, 2017.

Freisthler, B. “Environmental Approaches to Prevention: Applying Lessons from Alcohol and

Tobabacco to Marijuana” Invited Presentation to the Los Angeles County Commission on

Alcohol and Other Drugs, March 8, 2017.

Freisthler, B., Price Wolf, J., Kepple, N.J., & Curry, S.R. “Does Legal vs. Illegal Drug Use

Affect the Decision to Substantiate Child Abuse or Neglect among Social Work Professionals?”

Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting, New Orleans, LA,

January 11 – 15, 2017.

Freisthler, B. & Price Wolf, J. “Alcohol Use and Harm to Children by Parents and Other Adults”

Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting, New Orleans, LA,

January 11 – 15, 2017.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology” Invited Presentation to

Los Angeles County Supervisor District 6 Meeting, August, 26, 2016.

Freisthler, B & Friese, B. (co-trainers) “Preventing and Reducing Marijuana Use by Washington

Youth” Training provided to Washington State Department of Health, Lacey, WA, June 29,

2016.

Freisthler, B. & Price Wolf, J. “Alcohol Use and Harm to Children by Parents and Other Adults”

Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, June

25 – 29, 2016.

Freisthler, B. & Cooke, A. “Do patterns of medical marijuana use correspond to overall health

levels?” Paper present at College on Problems of Drug Dependence annual meeting, Palm

Springs, CA, June 11 – 16, 2016.

Freisthler, B., Ponicki, W.R., Gaidus, A., & Gruenewald, P.J. “Assessing the Longitudinal

Relationship between Crime and Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.” Poster presented at

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit, Bethesda, MD, March 22 – 23,

2016.

Freisthler, B., Weigmann, W., Price Wolf, J. & Kepple, N.J. Understanding the Interplay

between the Drug Environment, Drug Use, and Child Physical Abuse. Paper presented at the

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Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C., January, 13 – 17,

2016.

Freisthler, B., Thomas, C., Curry, S.R., & Price Wolf, J. Moving Beyond Residential

Neighborhoods: An Exploratory Study of how Activity Spaces and Neighborhood Social

Processes relate to Maladaptive Parenting. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and

Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C., January, 13 – 17, 2016.

Freisthler, B., Huckle, T., & Price Wolf, J. “Context-specific drinking by parents and harm to

children by racial/ethnic groups.” Paper presented at the Kettil Bruun Society Alcohol’s Harms

to Others meeting, Helsinki, Finland, September 16 – 19, 2015

Freisthler, B., Ponicki, W.R., Gaidus, A., & Gruenewald, P.J. “Assessing the Longitudinal

Relationship between Crime and Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.” Paper presented at the

Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 26 – 29, 2015.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Price-Wolf, J. “Examining the Relationship between Marijuana

Use and Abusive and Neglectful Parenting: Lessons for Marijuana Legalization.” Paper

presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 26 –

29, 2015.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology” Invited presentation to

the Long Beach Police Department, April 25, 2016.

Freisthler, B. “Local Community-Based Approaches to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Rethinking

the Paradigm.” Invited presentation at the Mid-Year Meeting for the Doris Duke Fellowships for

the Promotion of Child Well-Being conference on “Partnering to Prevent Maltreatment &

Improve Child Well-being on the West Coast: Innovative Approaches and Multiple Lenses to

Knowledge Generation,” Los Angeles, CA, March 25 – 27, 2015.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Price-Wolf, J. “Examining the Relationship between Marijuana

Use and Abusive and Neglectful Parenting: Lessons for Marijuana Legalization.” Paper

presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA,

January 15 – 18, 2015.

Freisthler, B., Price Wolf, J., Johnson-Motoyama, M. “Understanding the Role of Context-

Specific Drinking in Neglectful Parenting Behaviors.” Paper presented at the Research Society

on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, Bellevue, WA, June 21 – 24, 2014.

Freisthler, B. "Context Matters: Understanding the Interplay Between Parent Drinking, Alcohol

Outlets, and Child Physical Abuse and Neglect" Presented at the American Psychological

Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, July 31 - August 4, 2013

Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Marijuana Use: Evidence

from 50 Cities in California.” Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence

annual meeting, June 15 – June 20, 2013.

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Freisthler, B. & Thomas, C. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology.” Paper

presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA,

April 9 – April 13, 2013.

Freisthler, B. “Alcohol impacts on various social problems, including child maltreatment,

violence, and juvenile delinquency.” Paper presented at the Alcohol Policy 16 conference,

Washington, DC, April 3 – April 5, 2013.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology: Results from a Pilot

Study.” Invited presentation to the Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA, September 11,

2012.

Freisthler, B. “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and the Local Ecology.” Paper presented at The

Social Ecology of Substance Use: Theories, Models, Methods and Applications satellite meeting

of the Research Society on Alcoholism, June 26, 2012.

Freisthler, B. “Neighborhood Needs Portal: A Potential Child Welfare Intervention for Reducing

Disparities through Formalizing Informal Social Support.” Invited presentation to University of

Toronto Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work, Toronto, Canada, March 18, 2012.

Freisthler, B. “GIS Basics” and “Spatial Data Analysis.” Invited workshop present to University

of Denver School of Social Work, Denver, CO, February 8, 2012.

Freisthler, B. & Williams, N.J. “The Geography of Drug Market Activities and Child

Maltreatment” Poster presented at American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 13 – July 16, 2011.

Freisthler, B. & Williams, N.J. “The Geography of Drug Market Activities and Child

Maltreatment” Paper presented at Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference,

Washington, D.C. May 31 – June 3, 2011.

Freisthler, B. “Evaluating Medical Marijuana Dispensary Policies: Spatial Methods for the Study

of Geographically-Based Policies.” Invited presentation at the California Center for Population

Research Speaker Series, Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 2011.

Freisthler, B. “GIS to Policy Change” Paper presented at Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws

Conference, 12th Annual National Conference, Anaheim, CA August 18 – 20, 2010.

Freisthler, B. “Spatial Relationships between the Substance Use Environment and Child

Maltreatment” Invited paper presentation at National Summit on Interpersonal Violence and

Abuse Across the Lifespan: Forging a Shared Agenda, Dallas, TX, February 24 – 26, 2010.

Freisthler, B. “Understanding the Ecology of Child Maltreatment” Invited paper presented at the

UC Davis National Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 21 – 24,

2009.

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Freisthler, B. “Social Mechanisms of Alcohol Use and Child Maltreatment” Paper presented at

Research Society on Alcohol Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 20 – 24, 2009.

Freisthler, B. “Drugs and Drug Trafficking Impact on America’s Youth” Panel participant at

Keeping the Promise to our Children Conference, Washington, DC, June 9, 2009.

Freisthler, B. “Child Abuse Prevention: Opportunities for Neighborhood-Based Efforts.” Invited

paper presented at The Help Group Distinguished Lecturer Series on Child Abuse Prevention

and Intervention, Sherman Oaks, CA, April 24, 2009.

Freisthler, B. “Spatial Relationships between the Substance Use Environment and Child

Maltreatment.” Presented at the Eastern North American of the International Biometric Society,

San Antonio, TX, March 15 – 19.

Freisthler, B. “Geography of Emancipation” Paper presented at UCLA School of Public Affairs

Forum: Aging out of foster care: An uncharted journey, Los Angeles, CA, February 7, 2009.

Freisthler, B. “Alcohol use, drinking location, and child maltreatment: Results from a pilot

study.” Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Washington,

DC, June 27 – July 3, 2008.

Freisthler, B. “Using non-administrative units to denote "neighborhood": An example from a

child abuse neighborhood-based prevention effort.” Paper presented at the Community

Geography and Small Area Analysis satellite meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism,

Chicago, IL, July 7, 2007.

Freisthler, B. “Defining “neighborhoods” within a “community:” Implications for designing

interventions.” Poster presented at the Society for Community Research and Action, June 7 –

10, 2007.

Freisthler, B. “Defining “neighborhoods” within a “community:” Implications for designing

interventions.” Paper presented at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting,

Washington, DC, May 30 – June 1, 2007

Freisthler, B. “The geography of child welfare: How community systems affect children’s lives.”

Paper presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 24

– 28, 2006.

Freisthler, B. & Waller, M.W. “Parent alcohol consumption patterns and the perpetration of child

physical abuse and neglect.” Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual

meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 24 – 28, 2006.

Freisthler, B., Bruce, B., & Needell, B. “Children of color and child maltreatment: The role of

neighborhood structure in preventing disparities in the Child Welfare System.” Paper presented

at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, May 30 – June 1,

2006.

Freisthler, B. “Understanding the spatial relationship of supply and demand between locations of

substance abuse treatment services and child welfare populations.” Paper presented at the

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National Institute of Drug Abuse and American Association of Geographers Symposium on

Geography and Drug Addiction, Chicago, IL, March 8, 2006.

Freisthler, B. & Stewart, K.G. “The shop on the corner: How outlet location affects alcohol

problems” Workshop presented at the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center annual

National Leadership Conference, Tucson, AZ, August 17 – 20, 2005.

Freisthler, B. “The environment and children’s welfare: How alcohol availability and parent

drinking affect child abuse and neglect.” Paper presented at the Community Geography and

Small Area Analysis satellite meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara,

CA, June 25, 2005.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Remer, L.G., Lery, B., & Needell, B. “Examining child abuse

and neglect over time and space” Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual

meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, June 25 – 30, 2005. (Finalist for Enoch Gordis Research

Recognition Awards for Junior Investigators)

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Remer, L.G., Lery, B., Needell, B. “Examining child abuse and

neglect over time and space” Paper presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse

of Children annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 15 – 18, 2005.

Freisthler, B. “Alcohol outlet density, parental monitoring, and adolescent deviance: A

multilevel analysis” Paper presented at the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological

Research on Alcohol annual meeting, Riverside, CA, May 30 – June 3, 2005.

Freisthler, B., Gruenewald, P.J., Remer, L.G., Lery, B., & Needell, B. “Examining child abuse

and neglect over time and space” Paper presented at the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and

Epidemiological Research on Alcohol annual meeting, Riverside, CA, May 30 – June 3, 2005.

Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. “Geographic distribution of alcohol outlets and chronic

conditions for youth and young adults” Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism

annual meeting, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-30, 2004.

Freisthler, B. & Baraban, E. “Do community-based substance abuse resources impact child

maltreatment rates?” Presented at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting as part of

"Safety, Permanency, and Well-being: Research on Outcomes in Children's Welfare Services"

symposium. Quebec City, May 26 – 28, 2004.

Freisthler, B., Lery, B., Chow, J. & Gruenewald, P.J. “Spatial data analysis workshop.”

Workshop presented at the Society for Social Work and Research annual meeting. New Orleans,

LA, January 15 – 18, 2004.

Freisthler, B., Needell, B., & Gruenewald, P.J. “The role of social disorganization and drug and

alcohol availability in neighborhood rates of child maltreatment.” Poster presented at the Society

for Social Work and Research annual meeting. New Orleans, LA, January 15 – 18, 2004.

Freisthler, B. “Multilevel modeling, path analysis and related structural equation approaches to

complex causal relationships.” Invited workshop presented at the NIEHS Health Disparities

Grantee Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 20, 2003.

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Freisthler, B. & Gruenewald, P.J. “Ecological modeling and alcohol outlets: Persons, places and

assaults.” Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. San Francisco,

CA, November 15 – 19, 2003.

Freisthler, B. “Neighborhoods and child maltreatment: Do alcohol outlets matter?” Poster

presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. San Francisco, CA,

November 15 – 19, 2003.

Freisthler, B., Needell, B., & Gruenewald, P.J. “The role of social organization and drug and

alcohol availability on neighborhood rates of child maltreatment.” Presented at the Society for

Prevention Research annual meeting, Washington, DC, June 12 –14, 2003.

Freisthler, B., Treno, A.J., & Gruenewald, P.J. “The role of information management in

community alcohol intervention efforts: The Sacramento Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention

Project (SNAPP) management information system.” Poster presented at the Research Society on

Alcoholism annual meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 22-28, 2001.

Freisthler, B. & Treno, A.J. “Information management in community alcohol intervention

efforts.” Presented at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C.,

May 31-June 2, 2001.

Freisthler, B. “The Relationship of Life Satisfaction, Social Support, and Family Type Among

Young Adults.” Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research annual meeting.

Charleston, SC, January 29-31, 2000.

PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

2017 – APSAC Child Policy Center Expert Analysis Committee, Opioids and Child

Welfare

2017 – Reviewer, Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation

2016 Reviewer, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Master Tobacco Settlement

Research Projects

2015 – 2019 Standing Committee Member, National Institutes of Health, Behavior Genetics

and Epidemiology (BGES) Study Section

2014 – 2015 Ad hoc Grant reviewer for National Institutes of Health, Social Sciences and

Population Studies (SSPA) Panel A

2013 – Consulting Editor, Social Work Research

2013 – 2014 Mail Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Understanding and Promoting

Health Literacy Special Study Section

2012 – 2013 Ad hoc Grant reviewer for National Institutes of Health, Behavior Genetics and

Epidemiology (BGES) Study Section

2012 Ad hoc Grant reviewer for National Institutes of Health, Social Sciences and

Population Studies (SSPS) Second Panel

2011 Grant reviewer for the Health Research Council of New Zealand

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2010 – 2013 Editorial Board, International Journal of Population Research

2008 – Editorial Board, Child Maltreatment

Reviewer for Journal of Family Violence, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Journal of Urban

Health, Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse & Neglect, American Journal of Public Health,

Substance Use and Misuse, Children and Youth Services Review, Addiction, Drug and Alcohol

Dependence, Public Health Reports, Research on Social Work Practice

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Research Society on Alcoholism, 2004 to present

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2004 to present

Society for Social Work and Research, 2002 to present

Society for Prevention Research, 2002 to present HONORS Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2017

Phi Beta Kappa

Finalist, Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Awards for Junior Investigators, Research Society

on Alcoholism, 2005