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Areas of Expertise

• Intersection of child welfare and mental health
• Scholarship of teaching and learning

Publications

• Fisher, S., Benner, K., *Huang, H., & *Day, E. (2024). Substance use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in urban settings: Barriers and facilitators to implementation. Journal of School Health. http://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13430
• Barnhart, S., Benner, K., *Latimer, A., & Pope, N. (2023). Considerations in preparing social work students to thrive in health care settings. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 43(1), 116-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2022.2120164
• Hargons, C., Benner, K. & *Wyman-Bookwalter, C. (2023). Identifying and addressing barriers to effective substance misuse treatment in rural settings. Journal of Rural Mental Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000236
• Salt, E., Wiggins, A. T., Cooper, G. L., Benner, K., Adkins, B., Hazelbaker, K., & Rayens, M. K. (2021). A Comparison of Child Abuse and Neglect Encounters Before and After School Closings due to SARS-Cov-2. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18:105-132. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105132

Current Projects

• Building SUD Workforce Capacity in the Appalachia Region (Grant #T98HP33473) – sponsored by US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Program evaluation for interprofessional health education trainings with social work students
• Understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACES) in college students
• Assessing the role of COVID in academic motivation
• Building knowledge related to how students perceive efficacy related to justice perspectives and behaviors.

Alma Mater

• University of Missouri – Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Master of Social Work, PhD