{"id":15994,"date":"2026-01-15T09:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=15994"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:08:30","slug":"the-helen-bader-school-at-2026-sswr","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-welfare-phd\/the-helen-bader-school-at-2026-sswr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Helen Bader School at 2026 SSWR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tThe Helen Bader School at 2026 SSWR\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/berger-lisa\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Berger-1-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of white female professional with rose-colored blazer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Berger-1-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Berger-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/berger-lisa\/\">Lisa  Berger, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Dean<\/strong>, <em>Helen Bader School of Social Welfare<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:lberger@uwm.edu\">lberger@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295620\">414-229-5620<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1085<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Session16471.html\">Navigating Policy Shifts: Advancing and Sustaining Substance Use Research in Social Work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizer: Michael Broman, PhD, Ohio State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers\/Presenters: Jamey Lister, PhD, MSW, Rutgers University<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/berger-lisa\/\">Lisa Berger<\/a>, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>Emily Pasman, University of Illinois at Chicago<br>Dania Lerman, Fordham University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/bo-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Ai Bo (asian woman), social work assistant professor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/bo-ai\/\">Ai  Bo, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:aibo@uwm.edu\">aibo@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142518419\">414-251-8419<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60749.html\">Alcohol Use Trajectories from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Comparing Biracial and Monoracial Youth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conor Lacey, PhD Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>Daniel Bauer, Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>Trenette Clark Goings, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Joshua Mersky wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua  Mersky, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mersky@uwm.edu\">mersky@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295003\">414-229-5003<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1191<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"36, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Chienti Plummer Lee (asian woman), researcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">Chienti  Plummer Lee, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Scientist<\/strong>, <em>Institute for Child and Family Well-Being<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:lee652@uwm.edu\">lee652@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper59820.html\">Addressing the Neglect of Neglect: Examining the Long-Term Psychosocial Consequences of Emotional Neglect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a>, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">ChienTi Plummer Lee<\/a>, PhD, Associate Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>Rachel Segal, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin<br>Elizabeth Cleek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Joshua Mersky wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua  Mersky, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mersky@uwm.edu\">mersky@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295003\">414-229-5003<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1191<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"36, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Chienti Plummer Lee (asian woman), researcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">Chienti  Plummer Lee, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Scientist<\/strong>, <em>Institute for Child and Family Well-Being<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:lee652@uwm.edu\">lee652@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60090.html\">Linking Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Hardship to Parent and Child Mental Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Low-Income Sample<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuanyuan Yang, MPA, Doctoral Candidate, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a>, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">ChienTi Plummer Lee<\/a>, PhD, Associate Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Joshua Mersky wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua  Mersky, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mersky@uwm.edu\">mersky@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295003\">414-229-5003<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1191<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper61282.html\">Expert Intermediaries: Family Resource Center Staff Approaches to Resource Navigation for Low-Income Families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Walther, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a>, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"32, 33\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/omotosho-ebenezer-adegoke\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2023\/08\/Omotosho-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"African doctoral student wearing suit jacket.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2023\/08\/Omotosho-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2023\/08\/Omotosho.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/omotosho-ebenezer-adegoke\/\">Ebenezer Adegoke  Omotosho<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>PhD Student<\/strong>, <em>Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:omotosho@uwm.edu\">omotosho@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Session16836.html\">SSWR Research, Inspire, Support, and Excel (RISE) Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected to participate in a seminar hosting 15 doctoral students and five mentors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"33, 35, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/yasin-tajammal\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Yasin-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of doctoral student Tajammal Yasin wearing a suit and tie.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Yasin-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Yasin.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/yasin-tajammal\/\">Tajammal  Yasin, MSW<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>PhD Student<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Research Assistant<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:tyasin@uwm.edu\">tyasin@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Joshua Mersky wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua  Mersky, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mersky@uwm.edu\">mersky@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295003\">414-229-5003<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1191<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper61873.html\">Breaking the Cycle: Mediating Roles of Mental Health and Adverse Adult Experiences in the Link Between ACEs and Later Parenting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/yasin-tajammal\/\">Tajammal Yasin<\/a>, MSW, Program Manager 1, Medical College of Wisconsin<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a>, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Friday, January 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mclean-kiley\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/09\/McLean-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of a female wearing a white shirt and olive blazer in a room with soothing overhead lighting and greenery outside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/09\/McLean-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/09\/McLean.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mclean-kiley\/\">Kiley J. McLean, PhD, MSW, MSEd<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Faculty<\/strong>, <em>Wisconsin LEND Program <\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mcleank@uwm.edu\">mcleank@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1181<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60073.html\">Tackling the Ableism Epidemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mclean-kiley\/\">Kiley McLean<\/a>, PhD, MSW\/MSEd, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/matijczak-angela\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2024\/08\/Angela_Matijczak-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Social Work Assistant Professor Angela Matijczak (any\/all pronouns, white) wearing shirt, sweater and glasses.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2024\/08\/Angela_Matijczak-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2024\/08\/Angela_Matijczak.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/matijczak-angela\/\">Angela  Matijczak, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work-General<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:matijcza@uwm.edu\">matijcza@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142518875\">414-251-8875<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1167<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/bo-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Ai Bo (asian woman), social work assistant professor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Bo.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/bo-ai\/\">Ai  Bo, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:aibo@uwm.edu\">aibo@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142518419\">414-251-8419<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60279.html\">Examining Associations Between Pet Ownership and Internalizing Behaviors Among Young Adolescents<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/matijczak-angela\/\">Angela Matijczak<\/a>, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/bo-ai\/\">Ai Bo<\/a>, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42, 48\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/hereth-jane\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Jane-Hereth-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Social Work Assistant Professor Jane Hereth (white woman), wearing a flowered shirt with a blue cardigan.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Jane-Hereth-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Jane-Hereth.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/hereth-jane\/\">Jane  Hereth, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:hereth@uwm.edu\">hereth@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142519266\">414-251-9266<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper62714.html\">&#8220;No One \u2014 No One Has Ever Asked Me What I Need&#8221;: Experiences of Service-Based Coercion in Mental Health, Substance Use, and Victimization Services Among Women with Criminal Conviction Histories<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carly Murray, AM, Doctoral Student, University of Chicago<br>Gina Fedock, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/hereth-jane\/\">Jane Hereth<\/a>, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>Samantha Martinez, PhD, PhD Student, University of Chicago<br>Clarice Robinson, MSW, MA, Doctoral Candidate, University of Chicago<br>Yejin Sohn, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Chicago<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 17, 202<\/strong>6<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"33, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of doctoral student (Asian female) wearing a white shirt and tan blazer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\">Xiyao  Liu, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Postdoctoral Student<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:xiyaoliu@uwm.edu\">xiyaoliu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"36, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Chienti Plummer Lee (asian woman), researcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/PlummerLee.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">Chienti  Plummer Lee, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Scientist<\/strong>, <em>Institute for Child and Family Well-Being<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:lee652@uwm.edu\">lee652@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/janczewski-colleen\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/janczewski-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of white female with short red hair.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/janczewski-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/janczewski.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/janczewski-colleen\/\">Colleen  Janczewski, PhD, MSW<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:janczew2@uwm.edu\">janczew2@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296733\">414-229-6733<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1197<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Joshua Mersky wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua  Mersky, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mersky@uwm.edu\">mersky@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295003\">414-229-5003<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Enderis Hall 1191<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60201.html\">The Effects of ACEs on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes across Gender, Race\/Ethnicity, Economic Status, and Their Intersectionality<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\">Xiyao Liu<\/a>, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/plummer-lee-chienti\/\">ChienTi Lee<\/a>, PhD, Associate Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/janczewski-colleen\/\">Colleen Janczewski<\/a>, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a>, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"33, 42\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professional headshot of doctoral student (Asian female) wearing a white shirt and tan blazer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Xiyao-liu.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\">Xiyao  Liu, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Postdoctoral Student<\/strong>, <em>Social Work<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:xiyaoliu@uwm.edu\">xiyaoliu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sswr.confex.com\/sswr\/2026\/webprogram\/Paper60098.html\">Sexual and Dating Violence and Mental Health Among LGB Youth: Findings from the 2023 Youth Risk <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuan Xiong, MSW, PhD student, Michigan State University<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/liu-xiyao\/\">Xiyao Liu<\/a>, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card 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