shannon k. johnson, ph.d., msw, mpp

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Shannon K. Johnson, Ph.D., MSW, MPP

EDUCATION

August 2016 School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work

Dissertation: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Spiritual Change in

the Lives of Survivors of Homicide Victims

Supervising Professor: Marilyn P. Armour

April 2008 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Social Work

Master of Public Policy

May 2001 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Minor: Sociology;

Concentration: Women’s and Gender Studies)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Psychological trauma (e.g. homicide loss, interpersonal violence) and mental health;

posttraumatic growth; spirituality, grief, and bereavement; medical social work and end-of-life;

process and intervention research

TEACHING INTERESTS

End-of-life; grief and loss; trauma and mental health; spirituality in social work; research

methods; ethics and social work; social work theories; social work practice; social welfare

policies and programs

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2018 - Present Program Evaluator

The Trafficking Victims Assistance Program (TVAP)

● Assisted with the preparation of a successful $550,000, three-year

Department of Justice grant to TVAP, , devoted to building capacity in

the human trafficking services network in the D.C. area

● Providing evaluative services under an action research paradigm for

the duration of the three-year grant

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2017 – Present Principal Investigator

Bringing back the Spirit: Enhancing practice-based evidence for

spirituality-integrated psychotherapies

● Obtained $83,000 grant through the Enhancing Practice-Based

Evidence for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies project, a multi-

team, international project led by Brigham Young University and

funded by the John Templeton Foundation..

● Trained community partners to carry out practice-based evidence

research

● Lead a practice-based study of spiritually-integrated psychotherapies

in three U.S.-based practice settings

● Conducting analyses of the differential use and effectiveness of

spiritually-integrated psychotherapies across various dimensions of

diversity

2018 - Present Principal Investigator

An exploratory sequential mixed methods development of a culturally-

specific theories of spiritual change after homicide

● Designed a mixed methods follow-up to dissertation research

● Conducting data collection (survey and grounded theory)

● Will conduct analyses to develop culturally-specific theories of

spiritual change among African American and Latinx homicide

survivors

Feb – Oct 2018 Principal Investigator

A secondary thematic analysis of forgiveness as a component of spiritual

change after the homicide of a loved one

● Collaborated with PhD student to conduct a secondary analysis of my

dissertation data

● Analyses aimed to elucidate the role of forgiveness in homicidal

bereavement

2017 - 2018 Co-Investigator

A thematic analysis of the in-hospital end-of-life care experiences of

surviving family members

● Collaborated in conceptualization of study

● Conducted analyses and prepared majority of the manuscript

2014 – 2016 Principal Investigator

A sequential exploratory mixed methods examination of spiritual change

and its role in healing among family members of homicide victims

● Designed and conducted a mixed methods study of the process of

spiritual change in life after the homicide of a loved one

o Combined use of grounded theory (n=30) and survey

methodologies (n=112) to generate and test a mid-range theory of

the process of spiritual change in life after homicide

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2012 – 2015 Research Associate

The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute

School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

● Participated in development and dissemination of behavioral health

interventions targeting the prevention of substance-exposed

pregnancies

● Assisted with literature reviews, syntax writing, and data analysis for

the generation of journal articles, as well as with the research, writing,

and editing of major books in behavioral health:


A phenomenological examination of posttraumatic spiritual transformation

in an addiction treatment setting

● Designed and conducted a hermeneutic phenomenological study of

spiritual transformation among psychological trauma survivors from a

local church (N=11)


Posttraumatic growth, spiritual transformation, and mental health in a drug

and alcohol treatment setting among women with a history of

interpersonal violence

● Designed and conducted a survey study with 50 women over the

course of one year

● Compiled dataset and conducted data analysis using SPSS (e.g.,

descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, linear regressions)

June – Aug 2013 Research Assistant for Dr. Cynthia Franklin


● Conducted literature reviews and assisted with generation of

publications focusing on mental health, suicidality, and therapeutic

change processes

2011 – 2013 Research Assistant for Dr. Teresa Granillo


● Assisted with the design and implementation of two studies pertaining

to mental health and service utilization among Latina college students

● Conducted recruitment and managed participant communication

● Used Qualtrics to build, distribute, and manage a web-based survey

● Conducted qualitative analysis of focus group data

PUBLICATIONS

Published

Johnson, S. K. (2020). A survey study of spiritual change and related factor among the

surviving loved ones of homicide victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520905550

https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0886260520905550

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Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2020). The use of spirituality to make sense of loss by

homicide. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying. Online First.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0030222820907422

Johnson, S. K., Kelleman, A., Grimes, C., Stein, S., & Groniger, H. (2019). A thematic analysis

of family members’ experiences of hospital workers during and after the in-hospital death

of a loved one. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1648341

Johnson, S. K. & Armour, M. A. (2018). A hermeneutic phenomenological study of the lived

experience of spiritual conversion in an Evangelical context. Journal of Religion and

Health. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0672-5

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., & Velasquez, M. M. (2018). Changing multiple health

behaviors in Project CHOICES. Preventive Medicine Reports, 11, 69-73.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335518300810?via%3Dihub

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2018). A grounded theory of the process of spiritual change in

life after the homicide of a loved one. OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying.

Online first. doi: 10.1177/0030222818755285

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., & Velasquez, M. M. (2017). A comparison of profiles of

transtheoretical model constructs of change among depressed and nondepressed women

at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy. Women's Health Issues, 27(1), 100-107.

doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2016.09.013

Franklin, C., Zhang, A., Froerer, A. & Johnson, S. K. (2017). Solution focused brief therapy: A

systematic review of process research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(1) 16-

30. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12193

Johnson, S. K. and Armour, M. A. (2016). Finding strength, comfort, and purpose in spirituality

after homicide. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 8(4), 277 -288. doi:

10.1037/rel0000090

De Luca, S., Franklin, C., Yuequi, Y., Johnson, S. K., & Brownson, C. (2016). The relationship

between suicide ideation, behavioral health, and college academic performance.

Community Mental Health Journal. Online First, 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s10597-016-9987-4

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., & Velasquez, M. M (2015). Motivational interviewing. In A.

R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.), Social Workers' Desk Reference (p. 684-691). New

York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Jordan, C., Franklin, C., & Johnson, S. K. (2015). Treating planning with families: An evidence-

based approach. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.), Social Workers' Desk Reference

(p. 433-438). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0030222820907422

https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1648341

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222818755285

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Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., and Velasquez, M. M. (2014). CHOICES: An empirically

supported intervention for preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancy in community settings.

Research in Social Work Practice, 25, 488-492. doi: 10.1177/1049731514543668

In Press

Hare, J. P., von Sternberg, K., Johnson, S. K., & Velasquez, M. M (2020). Motivational

interviewing. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.), Social Workers' Desk Reference,

4th Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

In Progress

Johnson, S. K. The prevalence of interpersonal trauma and experiences of posttraumatic growth

and spiritual change in an addiction treatment setting.

Johnson, S. K. & Galan-Cisneros, P. Intentionality as a form of spiritual meaning making:

Results of a grounded theory study.

Johnson, S. K. & Galan-Cisneros, P. Culturally-adapted theories of post-homicide spiritual

change in the African American and Latinx communities.

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. The role of forgiveness in spiritual change after the homicide of

a loved one: A thematic analysis.

Johnson, S. K., Heaton, L., & Galan-Cisneros, P. The differential use and effectiveness of

spiritually-integrated psychotherapies across dimensions of diversity: Results of a

practice-based evidence study.

Johnson, S. K., Heaton, L., & Galan-Cisneros, P. The relationship between changes in spiritual

distress and treatment outcomes among recipients of spiritually-integrated

psychotherapies across the life span: Results of a practice-based evidence study.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2016 - National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of

Spring 2020 America, Washington D.C.

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

Coursework taught includes:

- Death (e.g. aging, end of life care, preparing for death, the process of

dying, bioethics, sudden violent death, grief and bereavement)

- Ethics in Contemporary Social Work Practice (on campus and online)

- Qualitative Research Methods

- Social Welfare Policies and Services (on campus and online)

- Human Behavior in the Social Environment

- Instructor for Independent Study Courses:

1) Transpersonal Psychology: Theory and Practice Review

2) Death and Issues at End-of-Life

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Fall 2013- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

Spring 2015 Assistant Instructor

- Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families

- Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

Fall 2011 – School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

Spring 2013; Teaching Assistant

Fall 2015 - Structural Equation Modeling

- Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families

- Treatment of Children and Adolescents

Spring 2008 School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Peer Instructor

- Social Work Field Practice Seminar

CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHD PROGRAMMING

2018 - 2020 Proposal Reader

2018 - 2019 Dissertation Chair. A phenomenological study of lived experiences of the

school-to-prison pipeline among African American students with

disabilities.

2018 – 2019 Dissertation Committee Member. Narratives of ecological conversion

among American Catholic climate advocates

GUEST LECTURES

Johnson, S. K. (2014 - 2020, February). Annual guest lecture presented on grounded theory

methodology for Qualitative Research Methods, a doctoral level course at the University

of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Austin, TX.

Johnson, S. K. (2019, November). Spirituality in social work education and practice: Ethical

considerations. Guest lecture for Ethics in Contemporary Social Work Practice, a

master’s level course at the National Catholic School of Social Service.

Johnson, S. K. (2018, October). Using grounded theory to study social processes. A guest

lecture for Advanced Qualitative Research Methods, a doctoral level course at the

National Catholic School of Social Service.

Johnson, S. K. (2016, February). Funding and fellowships: Where to look. Guest lecture for

First Year Colloquium, a doctoral level course at the University of Texas at Austin

School of Social Work, Austin, TX.

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Johnson, S. K. (2015, September). Use of theory in empirical research. Guest lecture for

Theories in Social Work Practice, a doctoral level course at the University of Texas

School of Social Work, Austin, TX.

Johnson, S. K. (2015, April). Ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief. Guest lecture for Grief

and Loss, a master’s level course at the University of Texas School of Social Work,

Austin, TX.

PRESENTATIONS

Johnson, S. K. & Galan-Cisneros (2021, May - rescheduled from 2020 due to COVID-19).

Spiritual change among homicide survivors of color. Oral presentation at the Association

for Death Education and Counseling’s 2020 Conference. Columbus, OH.

Johnson, S. K. & Galan-Cisneros (2020, April). Bringing back the spirit: Enhancing practice-

based evidence for spiritually-integrated psychotherapies. Oral presentation at the

Catholic University of America Research Day, Washington D.C.

Johnson, S. K. & Galan-Cisneros (2020, April). A grounded theory study of the process of

spiritual change after the homicide of a loved one in the African American community.

Poster presentation at the Catholic University of America Research Day, Washington

D.C.

Johnson, S. K., Heaton, L., & Galan-Cisneros (2020, March). Panel presentation at the Bridges

Consortium’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Big Data Conference. Durham, NC.

Johnson, S. K., Heaton, L., & Galan-Cisneros (2020, March). Poster presentation at the Bridges

Consortium’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Big Data Conference. Durham, NC.

Johnson, S. K., Kelleman, A., Grimes, C., Stein, S., & Groniger, H. (2019, May). A thematic

analysis of family members’ experiences of hospital workers during and after the in-

hospital death of a loved one. Oral presentation at the 16th World Congress of the

European Association for Palliative Care. Berlin, Germany.

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2018, October). Making sense of murder: Use of spiritual sense

making after homicide. Workshop presentation at the annual conference of the North

American Association of Christians in Social Work. Hartford, CT.

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2018, October). Forgiveness as part of spiritual change

following the homicide of a loved one. Workshop presentation at the annual conference of

the North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Hartford, CT.

Zitzmann, B. & Johnson, S. K. (2018, April). A qualitative, secondary analysis of

forgiveness in spiritual change following the homicide of a loved One. Oral presentation

at the Catholic University of America Research Day, Washington D.C.

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Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2017, November). Processes of change in homicidal

bereavement. Workshop presentation at the annual conference of the North American

Association of Christians in Social Work. Charlotte, NC.

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2017, November). Spiritual change following the homicide of a

loved one. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the North American

Association of Christians in Social Work. Charlotte, NC.

Johnson, S. K. (2017, October). A grounded theory of spiritual meaning making among

survivors of homicide. Oral presentation at the annual program meeting of the Center for

Social Work Education. Dallas, TX.

Johnson, S.K. (2017, June). Ethical issues and ethical reasoning in social work practice.

Workshop presentation for social work field educators at the National Catholic School of

Social Service. Washington D.C.

Johnson, S. K. & Zitzmann, B. (2017, April). Spiritual change in life after homicide of a loved

one. Oral presentation at the Catholic University of America Research Day, Washington

D.C.

Johnson, S. K. (2017, January). A sequential mixed methods study of the process of spiritual

change in life after the homicide of a loved one. Poster session presented at the annual

conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

Johnson, S. K., Velasquez, M. M., & von Sternberg, K. (2016, February). Changing multiple

health risk behaviors in Project CHOICES. Poster presented at the Texas Research

Society on Alcoholism annual conference, Dallas, TX.

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., & Velasquez, M. (2016, January). Changing multiple health

risk behaviors in Project CHOICES. Poster session presented at the annual conference of

the Society for Social Work Research, Washington D.C.

Johnson, S. K. & Armour, M. A. (2015, October). A hermeneutic phenomenological

examination of posttraumatic religious conversion. Paper presented at the annual

program meeting of the Center for Social Work Education. Denver, CO.

Johnson, S. K. & Armour, M. A. (2015, May). Spirituality and religion in life after homicide.

Workshop facilitated at the Texas Victim Services Association Annual Conference.

South Padre, TX.

Johnson, S. K., Velasquez, M. M., & von Sternberg, K. (2015, February). CHOICES: An

empirically-supported intervention for preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancy in

community settings. Poster presented at the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism

Annual Conference. Bryan, TX.

Johnson, S. K. & Armour, M. A. (2015, January). Living with paradox: Finding strength,

comfort, and purpose in spirituality after homicide. Poster session presented at the annual

conference of the Society for Social Work, New Orleans, LA.

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De Luca, S., Franklin, C., Yuequi, Y., and Johnson, S. K. (2014, April). Mental health

outcomes predicting cumulative GPA: A study of upper and underclassmen with recent

suicidal ideation. Paper presented at the American Association of Suicidology Annual

Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., and Velasquez, M. (2014, March). Profiles of performance

on transtheoretical markers of change as predictors of change among women with

depression. Poster presented at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work

Donors Luncheon, Austin, TX.

Johnson, S. K., von Sternberg, K., and Velasquez, M. (2014, January). Profiles of performance

on transtheoretical markers of change as predictors of change among women with

depression. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual

Conference, San Antonio, TX.

GRANT PROPOSALS

Awarded

October 2018 Comprehensive services for victims of human trafficking. $550,000 grant

awarded to the Trafficking Victims Assistance Program. Note: I prepared the

program evaluation section of this grant and am contracted as the program

evaluator for the project.

March 2018 The development and testing of a culturally-specific theory of the process of

spiritual change in the lives of African American and Latinx survivors of

homicide victims. $1,800 grant-in-aid award through the Catholic University

of America’s University Institutional Grants Committee, Office of the

Provost.

June 2017 Bringing back the spirit: Enhancing practice-based evidence for spiritually-

integrated psychotherapies. $83,000 grant from Brigham Young University’s

Consortium for Spiritually Centered Psychology and Education

Submitted

January 2020 A mixed methods study of gratitude to God and cosmic gratitude. $250,000

proposal to the Biola University Gratitude to God grant competition.

April 2019 Development of a psychometric measure of changes in spirituality after the

homicide of a loved one. $20,000 proposal to the American Psychological

Foundation

April 2017 A pilot survey study of moral injury, mental and behavioral health, empathy,

and policing attitudes among active-duty police officers. $115,000 proposal to

the CKF Policing Initiative

April 2017 Psychometric validation of a process measure of spiritual change after the

homicide of a loved one. $20,000 proposal to the American Psychological

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Foundation

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, & AWARDS

Spring 2020 The Ronald Keith Barrett, PhD Scholarship for Diversity and Multicultural

Presentation Award - The Association for Death Education and Counseling –

The Thanatology Association.

Spring 2016 Dissertation Writing Fellowship

Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin

AY 2015-2016 Harry E. and Bernice M. Moore Fellowship for Dissertation Research

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, University of Texas at Austin

2014 - 2016 Professional Development Awards

Graduate School, School of Social Work; University of Texas at Austin

Annual travel awards for doctoral students

Summer 2015 Graduate Student Summer Fellowship

Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin

Fall 2014 Dean’s Travel Scholarship

School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

AY 2014-2015 Continuing Student Fellowship


AY 2013-2014 Charles W. Laughton Endowed Presidential Scholarship


AY 2012-2013 Martha S. Williams Endowed Presidential Scholarship


AY 2011-2012 Michael R. Daley Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Doctoral Students


Spring 2000 The Molly R. Hatcher Award in Women’s and Gender Studies

Kenyon College

SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY

2019 - 2020 Committee member. PhD Curriculum Committee.

Fall 2018 Committee member. NCSSS Faculty Search Committee

2017 - 2020 Committee member. University Research Operation Committee member.

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2016 - 2019 Committee member. MSW Curriculum Committee.

2016 - 2020 Center Member. Center for the Promotion of Health and Mental Health

Well-Being

2014 - 2016 Committee Member, Social Justice Work Group

University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION(S)

Summer Guest Editor for Special Edition of the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in

2020 Social Work: Social Thought (Special Edition: Enhancing Practice-Based

Evidence for Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapies)

2018 - Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work:

Present Social Thought

2018 - Peer Reviewer for OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying

Present

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

November 2008 – Home of New Vision, Ann Arbor, MI

July 2011 Clinician, Program Coordinator, Prevention Specialist

● Provided assessment and referral services and gender-specific

individual and group therapy to men and women with addictions and

co-occurring disorders

● Provided outreach, assessment, and therapeutic services to homeless

mothers and their children/families, coordinating with shelters to

ensure provision of comprehensive social work services

● Facilitated roughly 20 court-ordered alcohol prevention classes per

year for minor in possession offenders in Washtenaw County, MI, with

each course accommodating up to 50 students

September 2005 – Home of New Vision, Ann Arbor, MI

September 2006 Intake Specialist & Community Corrections Therapist

● Facilitated intake process with new clients, including initial

assessment and completion of case file

● Conducted individual and group therapy with court-mandated clients

in residential recovery programming

January 2006 – The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good

December 2008 School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Social Work Intern in Community Organizing

● Organized and facilitated statewide dialogues

● Conducted qualitative analyses and produced community reports

● Led coalition building efforts

● Developed conference series to maximize partnerships between

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Michigan universities and the Brightmoor community in Detroit

● Co-produced a report for the Kettering Foundation's use in educating

community leaders about best practices in community organizing

o The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good

(2007). Access to democracy project: Using community attitudes to

organize for change.

June 2007 – National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC), Washington D.C

August 2007 Policy Research Intern

● Researched Medicaid and Older Americans Act programming and

produced over 200 pages in policy reports

● Conducted interviews with key longevity professionals

● Attended relevant legislative hearings

2000 - 2004 Success Oriented Achievement Realized (SOAR)

Intermittent Balsam, NC; Dubois, WY

Course Director

● Co-facilitated training for more than 50 staff

● Supervised implementation of programming for team of six staff

members

● Provided emergency intervention with troubled youth

● Provided ongoing assessment and aftercare planning

● Assisted families with aftercare transitioning

Therapeutic Wilderness Instructor

● Developed and implemented treatment plans

● Initiated behavior management and emotional growth work

● Planned and led wilderness trips

● Facilitated life skills, menu planning, budgeting, and physical

education classes

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS

October 2019 Trauma-Informed Care.

An annual teach-in by the National Catholic School of Social Service

Washington D.C.

April 2019 Environmental Justice: Social Dimensions of the Climate Crisis.

A Symposium by the National Catholic School of Social Service

Washington D.C.

October 2018 Ending Homelessness in Washington D.C.


Washington D.C.

June 2018 Applied Multilevel Models for Longitudinal and Clustered Data

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

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University of Michigan Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social

Research - Five-Day Workshops

May 2017 Grant Writer’s Retreat

The Catholic University of America

Washington D.C.

October 2017 Anti-Racism in Social Work


Washington D.C.

September 2015 Transforming Trauma: A Day with Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky

Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center, Perpetual Resonance

Marble Falls, TX

March 2015 disABILITY Advocacy Training

University of Texas, Services for Students with Disabilities

Austin, TX

July 2013 Writing Winning Proposals

Grant Writers' Seminar and Workshops, LLC

Austin, TX

March 2011 Professional Ethics

Walsh College

Troy, MI

July 2010 Pain Management and Addiction – Innocent versus Intentional

Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit

West Bloomfield, MI

July 2010 Effective Dual Disorders Treatment

Michigan Association of Community Health Boards

Novi, MI

December 2009 Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) Symposium

Addiction Technology Transfer Center; Washtenaw County Health

Organization

Ypsilanti, MI

April 2009 Client Recovery Outcomes: Milestones of Recovery Scale

Washtenaw County Health Organization

Ypsilanti, MI

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MEDIA COVERAGE

The Association for Death Education and Counseling – Press Release. Congratulations to the

2020 ADEC Award Recipients! Ronald Barrett Award- Shannon Johnson and Patricia

Galan-Cisneros. Featured at:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.adec.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2020_adec_awards_a

nnouncemen.pdf

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) (2016, January). Article of the Month,

featured at http://www.acperesearch.net/dec16. Johnson, S. K. & Armour, M. A. (2016).

Finding strength, comfort, and purpose in spirituality after homicide. Psychology of

Religion and Spirituality.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work (2016, January). Making meaning out

of trauma: What happens to people’s spiritual beliefs when violent crime unexpectedly

touches their lives? https://socialwork.utexas.edu/featured/making-meaning-out-of-

trauma/

The Hogg Blog (2015, August). Hogg Foundation awards UT Austin doctoral candidate

Moore Fellowship. https://hoggblogdotcom.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/hogg-foundation-

awards-ut-austin-doctoral-candidate-moore-fellowship/

LANGUAGES

Advanced oral and written proficiency in Spanish

https://hoggblogdotcom.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/hogg-foundation-awards-ut-austin-doctoral-candidate-moore-fellowship/

https://hoggblogdotcom.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/hogg-foundation-awards-ut-austin-doctoral-candidate-moore-fellowship/

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