University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Dexter R. Voisin [email protected] Office: (416) 978-3255
RESEARCH AREAS
Structural, Police, and Neighborhood Violence Exposure, Racism, HIV-related Risk Behaviors, STI/HIV Prevention and Intervention, Social Work Practice, Adolescent Risk and Resiliency
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Columbia University, New York, 1999 School of Social Work (Practice)
M. Phil. Columbia University, New York, 1998
M.S.W. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1992 School of Social Work (Clinical Practice and Administration)
B.A. St. Andrews College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1991 College of Liberal Arts Psychology (Cum Laude)
LICENSURE Licensed Clinical Social Worker Number IL-149-010921
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2019–Present Dean and Professor Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
2016–2019 Fellow Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) The University of Chicago
2015–2016 Visiting Professor (sabbatical appointment) Columbia University School of Social Work
2015-2019 Co-Director Scientific Working Group Third Coast Center for AIDS Research
2013–2019 Professor (with tenure) The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Dexter R. Voisin, University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1V4 1
2014–2019 Co-Director Center for Chicago HIV Elimination The University of Chicago Department of Medicine
2011–2019 Director STI/HIV Intervention Network The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
2006–2013 Associate Professor (with tenure) The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
2006–2019 Faculty Associate The University of Chicago Center for Health and the Social Sciences
2004–2010 Faculty Associate The University of Chicago Chapin Hall Center for Children
2002–2019 Faculty Affiliate Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture The University of Chicago
1999–2006 Assistant Professor The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
1997–1999 Adjunct Lecturer Columbia University School of Social Work
1998 Adjunct Lecturer Hunter College School of Social Work
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
2020-Present Secretary (Elected) Society for Social Work and Research Board of Directors
2013-2016 Commissioner Illinois African American Family Commission Created by state legislation and appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, I serve as a commissioner of the fifteen-member Illinois African American Family Commission that guides the efforts of and collaborate with various state agencies to expand human services, and community development programs for African Americans. 2010–2013 Board Member
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Illinois Statewide Committee for Juvenile Justice Programs, Disproportionate Minority Contact Subcommittee This committee address deficiencies in planning, research and evaluation capacity of Illinois’ juvenile justice system and established an ongoing program of data collection and a repository of juvenile justice data
2010–2011 Academic Leadership Fellow The University of Chicago, Committee on Institutional Cooperation This intensive year-long professional development program is sponsored by the Big Ten Academic Alliance and develops the leadership and managerial skills of faculty who have demonstrated exceptional administrative talent and academic expertise. This program provided training on faculty development, strategic planning, budgeting, fundraising, and research development
2010 Expert Witness The Appropriations/Public Safety Committee of the Illinois House. Provided expert testimony on the unmet sexual health educational needs of incarcerated youth and young adults
2009 Policy Reform Conducted original research, which supported the passage of the Soto, Delgado Bill by the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill makes provisions for the establishment of a statewide advisory panel, which will inform how youth HIV the Illinois Department of Public Health frames prevention messages.
2006 U.S. Delegate Member of the National Institute of Mental Health U.S. delegate team to Bangalore, India. The only social work scholar invited
2000-2001 Faculty Diversity Award Recipient Implemented a school-wide diversity training and orientation for all incoming master-level students.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS
2021 Selected Fellow American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare Fellows of this honor society are prominent scholars, top researchers and practitioners.
2020 Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecturer Council on Social Work Education Commission for Diversity and Social Justice
2014 Ranked among the Most Influential and Cited African American Faculty in Premier U.S. Social Work Programs Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work Research on Social Work Practice
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2004, 2005, 2007 Visiting Assistant Professor (summers) University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Study Collaborative Studies in HIV Prevention for Ethnic Minority Communities Program
2004–2005 Jr. Faculty Research Award The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
2000–2001 Faculty Diversity Award The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
1999 Doctoral Commencement Speaker Columbia University, School of Social Work
1998–1999 Predoctoral Fellow Columbia University, School of Social Work
1995–1998 Predoctoral Fellow, Minority Fellowship Program Council on Social Work Education, Arlington, Virginia; Columbia University, School of Social Work
1990–1992 Academic Fellow The University of Michigan, School of Social Work 1988–1990 University Fellow St. Andrews College, College of Liberal Arts, Laurinburg, North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
2020-Present Co-chair, Presidential, Provostial and Vice-Presidential University Task Force on Anti-Black Racism
2020-Present Member, Principals and Deans Advancement Advisory Group
2020 Member, Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Information
2020-Present Member, Advisory Committee for the Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education
2020-Present Member, Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration
2020 Member, Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Law
2020 Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association (UFTA) Salaries and Benefits Bargaining Team
2019 Member, Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Communications 2019-Present Member, Council of Health Sciences
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2019-Present Member, Deans of Single Department Faculties
2019-Present Member, Principals & Deans
2019-Present Member, Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
2019-2020 Member, Institutional Strategic Initiatives Working Group
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2018-2019 Member, University of Chicago Trauma Center, Violence Recovery Working Group Worked with an interdisciplinary team of scholars to derive measures administered to all patients utilizing the trauma center. Explored how to support the establishment of a violence recovery system using community and university training programs.
2018 Member, Office of the Provost, University-wide Student Disciplinary System
2018 Reviewer, Office of the Provost, Campus-wide Inclusive Climate Proposals
2017 Chair, Office of the Provost, University-wide Committee on Disciplinary Conduct
2014-2016 (Title IX) (member) Chairing the adjudication of alleged cases regarding students, faculty members, or staff members under the Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Misconduct Policy. The overall interdisciplinary committee is comprised of 45 faculty, staff and student members from across the University.
2015–2017 Member, Office of the Provost, University-wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct Conceptualized, developed and implemented a survey to assess the extent, nature and contexts associated with sexual misconduct on the university campus.
2015 Member, Office of the Provost, University-wide Climate Survey Focus Committee
2015–2016 Executive Committee Member, Center for the Study of Race, Culture, and Politics
2014 Member, Fellowship Awards Committee, University of Chicago, Center for the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture
2013 Panelist, “Getting beyond the drama: Communication between parents” University of Chicago Medicine, Urban Health Initiative
2013 Panelist, University of Chicago, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Men of Color Forum
2013 Judge, University of Chicago Department of Medicine Research Day
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2010–2011 Executive Committee Member, Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Inquiry on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3), University of Chicago
2012, 2013, 2016 Selection Committee Member, Office of the Provost, Provost's Career Enhancement Postdoctoral Scholarship
2010–2011 Fellow, Office of the Provost, Academic Leadership Program
2009 Member, Office of the Provost, University Honors and Awards Committee
2008 Member, Office of the Provost, University Registrar’s Advisory Committee
2005–2006 National Advisory Board Member, Study of African American Youth and Their Sexual Empowerment: Sex, Politics, and Culture. Principal Investigator Dr. Cathy Cohen
2005–2006 Chair, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Committee, University of Chicago, Center for the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture
2003–2005 Member, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Committee, University of Chicago, Center for the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION
2018–2019 Member, Curriculum Policy Committee Reviewed curriculum documents, evaluative processes and standards in preparation for the 2020 CSWE Reaccreditation
2018–2019 Member, Field Task Force Developed recommendations for improving the capacity and innovation of field education, within the context of school’s growing needs and restraints within the social service sectors.
2018 Conference organizer, Sixth Annual STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE) Featuring keynote speaker Hector Carrillo, Dr. PH
2017–2018 Chair, Clinical/Direct Practice Concentration (19 members) Organized the clinical faculty and coordinated all related procedures and materials for the advanced clinical curriculum self-study in preparation for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) reaccreditation
2017–2019 Chair, Admissions Committee (17 members) Revised admission essay and evaluation criteria, expanded measures for improving diversity recruitment, and developed written admission standards. Admission offers to students color increased by 12.5 percent.
2016–2017 Member (elected), Promotion, Tenure, and Review Committee
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Developed and implemented a policy for mentoring and evaluating associate professors to the rank of full professors
2016–2017 Member, Admissions Committee
2016 Conference organizer, Fifth Annual STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE) Featuring keynote speaker Keith Boykin, J.D.
2014 Conference organizer, Fourth Annual STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE) Featuring keynote speaker Rae Lewis-Thornton
2014–2015 Member (elected), Promotion, Tenure, and Review Committee
2013–2014 Chair (elected), Faculty Search Committee
2013 Conference organizer, Third Annual STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE). Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Judy Auerbach
2012 Conference organizer, Second Annual STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE) Two-day conference, featuring keynote speakers Dr. Robert Fullilove and actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph
2010–2013 Reader, Doctoral Admissions Committee
2009–2012 Chair (appointed), Clinical/Direct Practice Concentration (20 members) Organized the clinical faculty and coordinated all related procedures and materials for the advanced clinical curriculum self-study in preparation for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) reaccreditation
2009–2010 Member (elected), Promotion, Tenure, and Review Committee
2008–2016 Member, Curriculum Policy Committee
2008–2009 Member, Faculty Retreat Planning Committee
2007–2014 Member, Faculty Search Committee
2007–2009 Member, Admissions Committee
2007 (spring) Chair, Direct Practice Concentration
2005–2008 Member, Centennial Planning Committee
2004–2005 Member (elected), Faculty Search Committee
2003–2006 Member, Internal Review Board
2003–2004 Chair (appointed), Direct Practice Concentration
2002–2004 Member, Field Education (Accreditation) Steering Subcommittee
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2000–2004 Member, Curriculum Policy Committee
1999–2000 Member (elected), Faculty Search Committee
2000–2001 Diversity School Chair Designed and implemented a comprehensive diversity orientation program consisting of several modules for all 180 incoming masters students. I trained faculty, second year students, and staff to conduct the modules. Versions of this model are still currently being implemented at the school.
FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS
2021-2022 Co-Investigator (PI Katherine Quinn) The Impact of Violence and Systemic Racism on COVID-19 Testing Outcomes Among Black Residents of Chicago [R21 Supplement $751,214 direct costs]
2020-2022 Co-Principal Investigator Continuous Traumatic Violence and HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among BMSM National Institutes of Mental Health [R21- $275,000 direct costs]
2015-2020 Co-Investigator (PI Richard D’ Aquila) Third City-Center for AIDS Research National Institutes of Health [P30-$ 5,961,566 total direct costs]
2013–2014 Principal Investigator Mediating and Moderating Pathways from Community Violence Exposures to Risky Sex among Adolescents Center for Health Administration Studies, STI HIV Intervention Network [$40,000 direct costs]
2013-2014 Co-Investigator (PI Alida Bouris) The Chicago Youth Study The Institute for Translational Medicine’s Pilot Projects in Translational and Clinical Studies Award funded by the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences Grant [$20,000 direct costs]
2012–2014 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI John Schneider) Network Supported Engagement in HIV Care for Younger Black Men National Institute of Mental Health [R34 $ 703,949 direct costs]
2012–2017 Co-Investigator (PI John Schneider) Social Network Dynamics, HIV and Risk Reduction among Young Black MSM National Institute of Drug Abuse [RO1 $ 3,033,305 total direct costs]
2011–2013 Principal Investigator
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School of Social Service Administration HIV Interdisciplinary Network (SHINE) University of Chicago Institutional Support [$88,487 direct costs]
2009–2013 Principal Investigator Partner Violence among Married and Unmarried Female College Students in Egypt (with Dr. Elham Ahmed). Institutional Support
2009–2011 Principal Investigator Media Influences and HIV Prevention among Adolescents (with co-PI Cathy Krieger) Children’s Place Association [$60,000 direct costs]
2006–2010 Principal Investigator National Institutes of Health, Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program [$12,972 direct costs]
2005–2007 Principal Investigator Predictors of HIV Risk Behaviors among Urban Adolescents, National Institutes of Mental Health [RO3 $100,000 direct costs]
2004–2005 Principal Investigator Community Violence and Drug and Sexual Risk Behaviors among African American Youth. SSA Junior Faculty Award [$5,000 direct costs]
2004–2005 Principal Investigator Community Violence and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors among African American Adolescents: A Qualitative Examination, National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies [$25,000 direct costs]
2003–2008 Research Collaborator (PI Ralph DiClemente) Detained Adolescent Health Study Emory Center for AIDS Research, and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indian, [$100,000 direct costs]
2001–2003 Investigator (PI Donna Baptiste) Trinidad and Tobago HIV Prevention Project, Research Collaborator (PI Dr. Donna Baptiste). National Institute of Mental Health and the William T. Grant Foundation, [R34 $100,000 direct costs]
1998–1999 Project Director/Research Collaborator (PI Nabila El-Bassel) Men’s Health Project National Institute on Drug Abuse, [RO1 $550,000 direct costs]
1997–1999 Principal Investigator Violence Exposure and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors among Urban African American Adolescent Males. Columbia University Dissertation Grant, [$10,000 direct costs]
1997–1998 Research Interventionist (PI Robert Shilling) Enhanced Referral and Social Support in Detoxified Women National Institute on Drug Abuse, [R01-$2,758,694 direct costs]
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GRANTS UNDER REVIEW OR SUBMITTED
Principal Investigator Trauma Exposures and Resiliency among African American Youth National Institutes of Minority Health and Disparities [RO1 $2,175,000 direct costs] To be submitted March 2021
Research Grants Scored But Not funded Co-Investigator (PI John Schneider) HIV intervention models for criminal justice involved substance-using Black MSM National Institutes of Minority Health and Disparities [RO1 supplement $447,274 direct costs]
Co-Investigator (PI Laura Salazar) Reflection and Action as an Innovative Approach to HIV Prevention for Racially/Ethnically Diverse, Young Men who have sex with Men National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities [UO1- $ 6,299,061 direct costs] Submitted
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI Kristen Jacobson) Decision-Making, Risk Behaviors, and the Adolescent Brain: An Ecological Approach National Institute of Drug Abuse [RO1- $2,350,000 direct costs]
Principal Investigator Pathways from Polyvictimization to Youth Problem Behaviors And Juvenile Justice System Involvement in Chicago and Los Angeles National Institute of Justice [$300,000 direct costs]
Principal Investigator The Northern Haiti Family Project National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [R21-$275,000 direct costs]
Principal Investigator A Multimodal Approach to STI/HIV Prevention among Detained African American Adolescent Males National Institute of Justice [R34- $450,000 direct costs]
PEER REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
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*Underline indicates current or former student co-authors 62 first authored, 50 senior authored articles
Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=dexter+voisin
BOOK
1. Voisin, D. (August 2019). America the Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighborhood Trauma in Chicago. Columbia University Press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTER
2. Hong, J.S., Valido, A., Rivas-Koehl, M.M., Wade, R.M., Espelage, D.L., & Voisin, D. (Under review). Bullying victimization, psychosocial functioning, and protective factors: Comparing African American heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents in Chicago's Southside. Journal of Community Psychology.
3. Smith, N., Wilson, M., Peek, M., Voisin, D. & Tung, E. (Under review). Firearm possession among Chicago adults exposed to community and police violence. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 4. Hong, J.S., Choi, J., Robinson, L., Peguero, A.A., Espelage, D.L., & Voisin, D. (Under review). Contributions of three criminological theories to explore violent delinquency of urban adolescents in Chicago's Southside. Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 5. Hong, J.S., Jingu Jane, K., Lee, L.,Yoshihama, M., Espelage D., & Voisin, D. (Under review). Sex differences in the pathways from exposure to parental fighting to risky sexual activities among urban adolescents. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
6. Hong, J.S., Lee, J., McCloskey, L.A., Victor, B.G., Wei, H.S., & Voisin, D. (Under review). Pathways from exposure to parental intimate-partner violence to involvement in bullying: Empirically testing a proposed conceptual framework. The Journal of Primary Prevention.
7. Hong, J.S., Wang, M., Kim, D.H. VanHook, C.R., Clark Goings, T.T., & Voisin, D. (Under review). Subtypes of bullying and types of substance use among urban African American adolescents: Who is likely to use what? International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
8. Quinn, C., Boyd, D., DiClemente, R. & Voisin, D. (Under review). Negotiating sexual safety among Black girls with juvenile justice histories: Parents, peers and STI/HIV prevention. Children Youth and Services Review. 9. Lee, J,M., Hong, J.S., Resko, S., Gonzalez-Prendes, A., & Voisin, D. (Revise and resubmitted). Ecological Correlates of Bullying and Peer Victimization among Urban African American Adolescents. Journal of Educational Research. 10. Hong, J.S., Choi, M.J., Kim, I., Butler-Barnes, S., Mountain, S., & Voisin, D. (Revise and resubmitted). Identifying protective buffers of the association between peer victimization and internalizing symptoms among African American adolescents in Chicago’s Southside. School Mental Health. 11. Johns, S., Song, E., Hong, J., Lee, J.M., Voisin, D. (Revise and resubmitted). Caregivers’ mental illness and delinquency among African American adolescents in
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Chicago’s Southside: Exploring potential protective factors. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal.
12. Lee, J., Hong, J., Resko, S., Gonzales-Prendes, A., & Voisin, D. (Revise and resubmitted). Pathways from bullying victimization to suicidal thoughts among urban Black adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing.
13. Hong, J.S., Zhang, S., Yoshihama, M., Espelage, D.L., Garthe, R.C., & Voisin, D. (In press). Exposure to mother’s verbal conflict with her intimate partner and youth aggression: An empirical test of three criminological theories. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
14. Hong, J.S., Chen, J.K., Wang, S., Lee, J.M., Algood, C.L., & Voisin, D. (In press). What types of delinquent activities are bullies, victims, and bully/victims in urban neighborhoods most likely involved in? Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
15. Hong, J.S., Kim, J., Albdour, M., Peguero, A., Smith-Darden, J., Johns, S., & Voisin, D. (In press). Social disadvantage and peer victimization: Exploring potential pathways. Sociological Inquiry.
16. Kim, D., Quinn, K., DiClemente, R., Marotta, P., & Voisin, D. (In press). The longitudinal relationship between “broken windows” and risky sex among African American girls in juvenile detention: The moderating effects of sexual sensation seeking and parental monitoring. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
17. Waller, B., Quinn, C., Boyd, D., DiClemente, R., & Voisin, D. (2021). Correlates of depression among Black girls exposed to violence. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00937-x
18. Voisin, D., & Takahashi, L. (2020). The relationship between violence syndemics and sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescents: Implications for future research. Journal of Adolescent Health, doi: 10.1016/j.adohealth.2020.11.015
19. Lee, J.M., Willis, T., S., Hong, J.S., Voisin, D. (2020). Adult family adversities and bullying among urban African American adolescents Journal of Aggression Maltreatment, & Trauma. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2020.1806977
20. Hong, J.S., Lee, J., Thornberg, R., Peguero, A.A., Washington, T., & Voisin, D. (2020). Socio- ecological pathways to school motivation and future orientation of African American adolescents in Chicago. Journal of Educational Research, doi: 10.1080/00220671.2020.1838408
21. Quinn, C., Boyd, D., Kim, E., Logan-Green, P., Menon, S., Logan-Green, P., Asemota, E., DiClemente, R. & Voisin, D. (2020). The influence of familial and peer social supports on post- traumatic stress disorder among Black girls in juvenile justice facilities. Criminal Justice & Behavior. doi: 0093854820972731
22. Quinn, K., Spector, A., Takahashi, L., Voisin, D. (2020). Conceptualizing the role of continuous traumatic violence on ART adherence for young Black men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 1-15, doi:10.1007/s10461-020-03040-8
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23. Marotta, P., Tolou-Shams, M., Williams, R., Washington, D., & Voisin, D. (2020) Racial and ethnic disparities, referral source and attrition from outpatient substance use disorder treatment among adolescents in the United States. Youth and Society, 29(10), 2722-2733.
24. Chen, P., Voisin, D., Marotta, P., & Jacobson, K. (2020). Racial/ethnic comparison of ecological risk factors associated with youth delinquency and depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-12.
25. Quinn, K., & Voisin, D. (2020). ART adherence among men who have sex with men living with HIV: Key challenges and opportunities. Current HIV/AIDS Report, 17(4) 290-300.
26. Hong, J.S., Choi, J., Albdour, M., Willis, T.M., Kim, J., & Voisin, D. (2020). Future orientation and adverse outcomes of peer victimization among African American adolescents. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1759747.
27. Kim, B. K. E., Quinn, C. R., Logan-Greene, P., DiClemente, R., & Voisin, D. (2020). A longitudinal examination of African American adolescent females detained for status offense. Children and Youth Services Review, 108, 104648.
28. da Silva, D. T., Bouris, A., Voisin, D., Hotton, A., Brewer, R., & Schneider, J. (2020). Social Networks Moderate the Syndemic Effect of Psychosocial and Structural Factors on HIV Risk Among Young Black Transgender Women and Men who have Sex with Men. AIDS and Behavior, 24(1), 192-205.
29. Hong, J. S., Song, E., Llorent, V. J., Patel, S., & Voisin, D. (2020). Can Adult Care Diminish the Effects of Friends’ Assaultive Behaviors on Bullying Perpetration among African American Youth?. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 29(2), 242-258.
30. Hong, J. S., Williams-Butler, A. B., Garthe, R. C., Kim, J., & Voisin, D. (2019, October). Relationship Between Coping strategies and peer victimization among low-income African American youth living in Chicago. Child & Youth Care Forum 1-16.
31. Kim, D. H., Bassett, S. M., So, S., & Voisin, D. (2019). Family stress and youth mental health problems: Self-efficacy and future orientation mediation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(2), 125.
32. Smith, A., Voisin, D., Yang, J., Tung, E. (2019). “You have to have your guard up:” Hypervigilance among racial/ethnic minority populations affected by neighborhood and police violence. Health Affairs, 38(10).
33. Hong, J.S., Kim, D., Lee, C., Russ, R., Johns, S., & Voisin, D. (2019). Peer victimization and drug use among African American adolescents in Chicago: The moderating effects of religion. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 10(3), 333-348.
34. Lee, J., Johns, S., Smith-Darden, J., Hong, J.S., & Voisin, D. (2019). Family incarceration and bullying perpetration among urban African American adolescents: The mediating role of exposure to delinquent peers. Family in Society, doi.org/10.1177/1044389419852017
35. Hong, J.S., Hsieh, Y, Clary, K, Rose, T., Russ, R, & Voisin, D. (2019). Peer victimization, internalizing problems, and substance use in urban African American adolescents in Chicago: The relevance of the self-medication hypothesis. Violence and Victim, 34(5), 1-18.
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36. Hong, J.S., Kim, J.W., Lee, J.J., Shamoun, C., Lee, J.M., & Voisin, D. (2019). Is peer victimization a significant risk for acquiring sexually transmitted infections? Exploring the pathways in a sample of urban Black youth. Western Journal of Research, 41(6), 798-815.
37. Bassett, S., Kim, D.H., Takahashi, L., Dinizulu, S., Lee, R., & Voisin, D. (2019). A Latent class analysis of factors associated with levels of aggression among low-income African American youth in Chicago. Journal of Social Service Research, doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2019.1582453
38. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., Kim, J., & Allen-Mears, P. Espelage, D. (2019). Pathways from peer victimization to sexual risk among African American adolescents in Chicago’s Southside. Psychology of Violence, 9(1), 88-97.
39. Burnside, A. N., Gaylord-Harden, N. K., So, S., & Voisin, D. (2018). A Latent Class Analysis of Community Violence Exposure and Peer Delinquency in African American Adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 91.
40. Kim, D. H., Harty, J., Takahashi, L., & Voisin, D. (2018). The protective effects of religious beliefs on behavioral health factors among low-income African American adolescents in Chicago. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(2), 355-364.
41. Hong, J.S., Lee, J., Kim, J., Iadipaolo, A., Espelage, D., & Voisin, D. (2018). Post-traumatic stress, academic performance, and future orientation as pathways to community violence exposure and sexual risk among African American youth in Chicago's Southside. Behavioral Medicine, doi.org/10.1080/89664289.2019.1601610
42. Logan-Green, P., Kim, E., Quinn, C., DiClemente, R., & Voisin, D. (2018). Ecologies of risk among African American girls in juvenile detention. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 245-252.
43. Voisin, D, Kim, D, Basett, S. & Morotto, P. (2018). Pathways linking family stress to youth delinquency and substance use: Exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy and future orientation. Journal of Health Psychology,1359105318763992
44. Hotton, A., Keene, L., Corbin, D., Schneider, J, & Voisin, D. (2018). The relationship between Black and gay community involvement and HIV-related risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 30(1), 64-81.
45. Hotton, A., Quinn, K., Schneider, J., & Voisin, D. (2018). Exposure to community violence and substance use among Black men who have sex with men: Examining the role of psychological distress and criminal justice involvement. AIDS Care, 31(3), 370-378.
46. Skaathun, D., Voisin, D., Cornwell, B., Luderdale, D., Schneider, J. (2018). A longitudinal examination of factors associated with network bridging among young Black men who have se with men: Implications for HIV prevention. AIDS and Behavior, 1-13.
47. Voisin, D., & Kim, D. (2018). “Broken windows”: Neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among low income African American youth in Chicago. Journal of Health Psychology, 23(4), 527-537.
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48. Kim, D., Bassett, S., Takahashi, L., & Voisin, D. (2018). What does self-esteem have to do with behavioral health among low-income African American youth? Journal of Youth Studies, 28(8), 999-1010.
49. Voisin, D., Kim, D. & Hong, J.S. (2018). A closer look at school bonding among African American adolescents in low-income communities: A latent class analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 23(11), 1424-1437.
50. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., Cho, S., Smith, D.C., & Resko, S.M. (2018). From peer victimization to substance use among African American adolescents in Southside Chicago: Integrating research, practice and social justice. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(4), 431-440.
51. Kim, D. H., Michalopoulos, L. M., & Voisin, D. R. (2017). Validation of the Brief Symptom Inventory–18 among low-income African American adolescents exposed to community violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 0886260517738778.
52. Bird, J., & Voisin, D. (2017). Understanding the developmental and psychosocial needs of HIV positive gay adolescents. In L.Wilton (Ed). Understanding prevention for HIV positive gay men: Innovative approaches in addressing the AIDS epidemic (pp. 267-294). New York: Springer Press.
53. Morotta, P., & Voisin, D. (2017). Pathways to delinquency and substance use among African American youth: Does future orientation mediate the effects of peer norms and parental monitoring? Journal of Health Psychology, 1359105317736912.
54. Voisin, D., Kim, D., Michalopoulos, L., & Patel, S. (2017). Exposure to community violence among low income African American youth in Chicago: A latent class analysis. Violence and Victim, 32(6), 1116-1132.
55. Burnside, A., Gaylord-Harden, N., So, S., & Voisin, D. (2017). Examining the factor structure of the coping with community violence scale for urban youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI.org/10.1177/0886260517739889.
56. Bouris, A., Voisin, D., Pilloton, M., Flatt, N., Hampton, K., Kuhns, L., Eder, M., & Schneider, J. (2017). A retention in HIV care network intervention for young Black men who have sex with men: Efficacy results from Project nGage. AIDS and Behavior. DOI.10.1007/s10461-017- 1954-8.
57. McCullagh, C., Quinn, K., & Voisin, D, & Schneider, J. (2017). A longitudinal examination of factors associated with social support satisfaction among HIV positive Black men who have sex with men. AIDS Care, 29(12), 1598-1604.
58. Morotta, P., & Voisin, D. (2017). Assessing three pathways to delinquency and drug use among low income African American adolescents in Chicago. Children and Youth Services Review, 75, 7-14.
59. Dacus, J.D., Voisin, D., & Barker, J. (2017). “Proud I Am Negative”: Maintaining HIV Seronegativity among Black men who have sex with men in New York City. Men and Masculinities. DOI:1097184X17696174.
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60. Schneider, J., Kozloski, M., Michaels, S., Skaathum, B., Voisin, D., Lancki, N., Morgan, E., Khanna, A., Green, K., Coombs, R., Friedman, S., Laumann, E., & Schumm, P. (2017). Criminal justice involvement history is associated with better HIV care continuum metrics among a population-based sample of young Black men who have sex with men. AIDS, 31(1), 159-165.
61. Nebbitt, V., Voisin, D., & Mohammed, T. (2017). Early onset of sexual intercourse and parental incarceration among African American youth living in urban public housing Journal of Urban Health, 94(1), 125-135.
62. Quinn, K., Voisin, D., Bouris, A., Jaffee, K., Kuhns, L., Eavou, R., & Schneider, J. (2017). Dimensions of stigma and health factors among Black men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 21(1), 207-216.
63. Voisin, D., Hotton, A., & Schneider, J. (2017). The relationship between life stressors and drug and sexual risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men. AIDS Care, 29(5), 545-551.
64. Voisin, D., Quinn, K., Kim, D.H., and Schneider, J. (2017). A longitudinal analysis of antiretroviral adherence among young Black men who have sex with men. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(4), 411-416.
65. Voisin, D., Sales, J., Hong, J.S., Jackson, J., Rose, E., & DiClemente, R. (2017). Social context and problem factors among youth with juvenile justice involvement histories. Behavioral Medicine, 43(1), 71-78.
66. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., & Lee, J. (2018). Applying an ecological approach to school safety among African American youth. Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, 16(2), 174-189.
67. Elsaesser, C., Hong, J.S., Voisin, D. (2016). Violence Exposure and Bullying among African American youth: The positive role of school engagement. Children and Youth Services Review. 70, 394-402.
68. Bird, J., Eversman, M., & Voisin, D. (2016). “You can’t just trust everybody”: Disclosure strategies among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 19(8), 829-843.
69. Voisin, D., Hardy, J., Kim, D., & Elsaesser, C. (2016). The relationship between parental influences and wellbeing among low-income African American youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 46(2), 223-242.
70. Voisin, D., Kim, D., Takahashi, L., Morotta, P., Bocangera, K. (2016). Involvement in the juvenile justice system for African American adolescents: Examining associations with adolescent wellbeing. Journal of Social Service Research, 43(1), 129-140.
71. Morgan, E., Khanna, A., Skaathun, B., Michaels, S., Young, L., Duvoisin, R., Chang, M., Voisin, D., Cornwell, B., Coombs, R., Friedman, S., Schneider, J. (2016). Marijuana use among young Black men who have sex with men and the HIV Care Continuum: Findings from the uConnect Study. Substance Use & Misuse, 51(13), 1751-1759. 72. Yorke, C., Voisin, D., & Berringer, K. (2016). Cultural factors influencing mental health help- seeking attitudes among English speaking Caribbean immigrants in the U.S., and Britain. Social Work in Mental Health, 14(2), 174-194.
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73. Voisin, D., Patel, S., Hong, J.S., Takahashi, L., & Gaylord-Harden, N. (2016). Behavioral health correlates of exposure to community violence among low income African American adolescents in Chicago. Children and Youth Services Review, 69, 97-105.
74. Voisin, D., Corbin, D., & Jones, C. (2016). A conceptualization of spirituality among African American young adults. Western Journal of Black Studies, 40(1) 1-12.
75. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., Cho, S., & Espelage, D. (2016). Association between bullying perpetration, victimization, and bully-victimization and sexual risk behaviors of urban African American adolescents in Chicago’s Southside. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(5), 1007-1016.
76. Voisin, D., Hotton, A., & Neilands, T. (2016). Exposures to community violence and sexual behaviors among African American youth: Testing multiple pathways. Behavioral Medicine. DOI:10.1080/08964289.2016.1189394.
77. Voisin, D. (2016). The public health implications of violence exposures: Violence and immunological outcomes among perinatally HIV infected youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 59, 3-4.
78. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., & Hyeouk, C., Feranil, M., & Mountain, S. (2016). Sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of South Korean adolescents: A systemic review. Journal of Social Service Research, 42(5), 584-597.
79. Kuhns, L., Hotton, A., Garofalo, R., Muldoon, A., Jaffe, K., Bouris, A., Voisin, D., & Schneider, J. (2016). A syndemic index is associated with antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV- positive youth. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 30(4), 185-92.
80. Voisin, D., Berringer, K., Takahashi, L., Kuhnen, .J, & Burr, S. (2016). No safe havens: Protective parenting strategies for African American youth living in violent communities. Violence and Victims, 31(3), 523-536.
81. Yorke, C., & Voisin, D., & Baptiste, D. (2016). Factors related to help-seeking attitudes about professional mental health services among Jamaican immigrants in New York City. International Social Work, 59(2) 293 –304.
82. Voisin, D., Elsaesser, C., Kim, D, Patel, S., & Cantara, A. (2016). The relationship between family stress and behavioral health among African American adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(7), 2201-2210.
83. Quinn, K, Voisin, D, Bouris, A., & Schneider, J. (2016). Psychological distress, drug use, sexual risks and medication adherence among young HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men: Exposure to community violence matters. AIDS Care, 28(7), 866-872.
84. So, S., Voisin, D., Burnside, A., & Gaylord-Harden, N. K., (2016). The relationship between future orientation and health related factors among African American adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 61, 15-21.
85. Voisin, D., & Elsaesser, C. (2016). Brief report: The protective effects of school engagement for African American adolescent males. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(4), 573-576.
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86. Voisin, D., Takahashi, L., Berringer, K., Kuhnen, .J, & Burr, S. (2016). “Sex is violence”: African American parents’ perceptions of the link between exposure to community violence and youth sexual behaviors. Child and Family Social Work, 21(4), 464-472.
87. Nebbitt, V., & Voisin, D. (2016). Correlates of cumulative sexual risk behaviors among African American youth living in public housing. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 3(3), 394-402.
88. Voisin, D. (2015). Silent Gunshots: The deafening toll of gun violence in America. Trauma and Treatment, 4, 1-2.
89. So, S., Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Voisin, D. & Scott, D. (2015). Future orientation as a protective factor for African American adolescents exposed to community violence. Youth & Society, DOI: 0044118X15605108.
90. Hong, J.S., Voisin, D., & West, S. (2015). A review of STI/HIV interventions for juvenile justice youth: Do they respond to an ecological approach? Child and Family Social Work, 24(9), 2769- 2778.
91. Elsaesser, C., & Voisin, D. (2015). Correlates of polyvictimzation among African American youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(17), 3022-3042.
92. Voisin, D., Chen, P., Fullilove, R., & Jackobson, K. (2015). The relationship between community violence exposure and sexual behaviors among a nationally representative sample of adolescents: Examining the moderating effects of gender and ethnicity. Journal of Social Service Research, 4(3), 295-306.
93. Bird, J., Voisin, D., & Fisher, B. (2015). Millennial college students: Digital media, sexual risks and innovative digital approaches to improving sexual health. In L. Wilton, R. Palmer, and D. Maramba (Eds). Understanding HIV and STI Prevention for College Students. (pp. 27-54). New York: Routledge Press.
94. Shi Shiu, C., Voisin, D., Chen, W., Juo, Y., Hardestry, M., & Huong, N. (2015). A synthesis of 20 years of research on sexual risk among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in Western countries. American Journal of Men’s Health, 10(3), 170-180.
95. Voisin, D., & Berringer, K. (2015). Interventions targeting exposure to community violence sequelae among youth: A commentary. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43(1), 98-108.
96. Voisin, D., Walsh, T., Flatt, N., Eavou, R., Bertozzi-Villa, C., Eder, M., & Schneider, J. (2014). HIV medication adherence, substance use, sexual risk behaviors and psychological distress among younger Black men who have sex with men and transgender women: Preliminary findings. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(12), 27-33.
97. King, K., Voisin, D., & DiClemente, R. (2014). The relationship between male gang involvement and psychosocial risks for their female juvenile justice partners with non-gang involvement histories. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(9), 2555-2559.
98. Voisin, D., King, K., DiClemente, R., & Carry, M. (2014). Correlates of gang involvement and health-related factors among detained African American females. Children and Youth Services
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Review, 44, 120-125.
99. McFadden, R., Bouris, A., Voisin, D., Glick, B., & Schneider, J. (2014). Dynamic social support networks of younger black men who have sex with men with new HIV infection. AIDS Care, 26(10), 1275-1282.
100. Voisin, D., Hotton, A., & Neilands, T. (2014). Testing pathways linking exposure to community violence and sexual behaviors among African American adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(9), 1513-1526.
101. Voisin, D. (2013). Examining parental monitoring and deviant peers as pathways to sexual risk behaviors among Tehran adolescents. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction, 2(2), 94.
102. Voisin, D., Wong, M., & Samuels, G. (2013). A Response to Anastas and Coffey: The science of social work and its relationship to social work education and professional organizations. Research on Social Work Practice, 24(5), 581-585.
103. Bouris, A., Voisin, D., Pilloton, M., Flatt, N., Hampton, K., Kuhns, L., Eder, M., & Schneider, J. (2013). Project nGage: Network supported engagement in HIV care for younger Black men who have sex with men in Chicago. Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 4.
104. Voisin, D., Hotton, A., Tan, K., & DiClemente, R. (2013). A longitudinal examination of risk and protective factors associated with drug use and unsafe sex among young African American females. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 1440-1446.
105. Voisin, D., & Elsaesser, C. (2013). Pathways from polyvictimization to youth problem behaviors: The critical role of school success. International Journal of Higher Education, 4, 15-30.
106. Perkins, E., Voisin, D., & Brad-Stennis, K. (2013). Sociodemographic factors associated with HIV status among African American women in Washington D.C. International Journal of Women’s Health, 3(5), 587-591.
107. King, K., Voisin, D., & DiClemente, R. (2013). The relationship between gang norms and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents with a history of being detained. Journal of Social Service Research, 39(4), 545-551.
108. Voisin, D., Shi Shiu, C.,Chan-Tack. A., Sekulska, D., Krieger, K., & Johnson, L. (2013). In their own words: Ethnic and sex differences in sources and preferences for HIV prevention information among young adults. AIDS Care, 25(11), 1407-1410.
109. Bird, J., & Voisin, D. (2013). “You’re an open target to be abused”: A qualitative study of stigma and HIV self-disclosure among Black men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 103(12), 2113-2199.
110. Chen, P., Voisin, D., & Jacobson, K. (2013). Community violence exposure and adolescent delinquency: Examining a spectrum of protective factors. Youth & Society, 48, 33-57. 111. Crosby, R., Voisin, D., DiClemente, R., Wingood, G., Salazar, L., Head, S., Rose, E., & Mc- Dermott-Sales, J. (2013). Relational correlates of unprotected oral and vaginal sex among African American adolescent females. Sexual Health, 10(3), 284-286.
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112. Voisin, D., Tan, K., & DiClemente, R. (2013). A longitudinal examination of the relationship between sexual sensation seeking and STI-related risk factors among African American females. AIDS, Education, and Prevention, 25(2), 124-134. 113. Voisin, D., Hotton, A., Schneider, J. (2013). Witnessing verbal parental aggression and sexual activity among low income African American adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(2), 285-292.
114. Voisin, D., Bird, J., Shi Shiu, Cheng, & Kreiger, C. (2013). “It’s crazy being a Black and gay youth” Getting information about HIV prevention: A pilot study. Journal of Adolescence, 36(1), 111–119.
115. Voisin, D., Tan, K., & DiClemente, R. (2013). A Longitudinal examination of STI prevention knowledge and STIs among African American Girls. Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 1582- 1587.
116. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., & DiClemente (2013). The relationship between ethnic identity, chlamydia and gonorrhea infections among low income detained African American female adolescents. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 18(3), 355-362.
117. Voisin, D., King, K., Schneider, J., DiClemente, R., & Tan, K. (2012). Sexual sensation seeking, drug use, and risky sex among detained youth. Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research. Suppl 1: 10.4172/2155-6113.S1-017.
118. Voisin, D., Tan, K., Chan Tack, A., Wade, D., & DiClemente, R. (2012). Examining parental monitoring as a pathway from community violence exposure to drug use, risky sex, and recidivism among detained youth. Journal of Social Service Research, 38(5), 699-711.
119. Voisin, D., Hong, J.S., & King, K. (2012). Ecological factors associated with sexual health risk and STIs among detained youth: A systematic review. Children and Youth Services Review, 24(4), 479-498.
120. Voisin, D., & Hong, J.S, (2012). A meditational model of the relationship between witnessing domestic violence and bullying behaviors and victimization among youth. Educational Psychology Review, 24(4), 479-498.
121. Voisin, D., & Bird, J. (2012). “You get more respect”: Reasons for sex among African American high school youth: A qualitative study. Journal of Social Service Research, 74(5), 1164–1180.
122. Voisin, D., Tan, K., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., & DiClemente, R. (2012). Correlates of STI knowledge among African American girls. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(2), 197-199.
123. Schneider, J., Voisin, D., Michaels, S., Ostrow, D., & Laumann, E. (2011). Evaluation of sexual networks as a cause for disparate HIV prevalence between blacks and whites: More questions than answers. AIDS, 25(15), 1933-1934.
124. Voisin, D., Harris, T., Crosby, R., Salazar, L., & DiClemente, R. (2011). Exploring the relationship between psychotherapeutic medication use and testing positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea among detained youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), 1527-1530.
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125. Voisin, D., Jenkins, E., & Takahashi, L. (2011). Towards conceptual model linking community violence and HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents: Directions for research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 49(3), 230-236.
126. Voisin, D., Neilands, T., & Hunnicutt, S. (2011). Mechanisms linking community violence exposures and school engagement among African American adolescents: Examining the roles of psychological problem behaviors and gender. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81(1), 61-71.
127. Voisin, D., & Neilands, T. B. (2010). School engagement, peer influences, and sexual behaviors among high school African-American adolescent boys. In W. Johnson (Ed.), Social Work and Social Welfare Responses to African American Males: What have we seen with our own eyes (pp. 101-114). Oxford University Press.
128. Bird, J., & Voisin, D. (2010). A conceptual model of HIV self-disclosure in casual sex encounters among African American men who have sex with men. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(2), 365-373.
129. Voisin, D., Bird, J., Hardesty, M., & Shi Shiu, C. (2010). African American youth living and coping with exposure to community violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(12), 2483- 2498.
130. Voisin, D., & Neilands, T. (2010). Community violence and health risk factors among adolescents on Chicago’s Southside: Does gender matter? Journal of Adolescent Health, 46(6), 600-602.
131. Voisin, D., & Neilands, T. B. (2010). Low school engagement and sexual behaviors among African American youth: Examining the influences of gender, peer norms, and gang involvement. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(1), 51-57.
132. Corbin, D., Voisin, D., & Snell, C. (2009). Exploring the relationship between spirituality and HIV-related risk factors among young Black college students. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 8, 238-250.
133. Voisin, D., & Bird J. (2009). What African American adolescent males are telling us about HIV infection among their peers: Cultural implications for HIV/STD prevention. Social Work, 54(3), 201-209.
134. Voisin, D., Neilands, T., Salazar, L., DiClemente, R., Crosby, R., & Yarber, W. (2008). Pathways to drug and sexual risk behaviors among detained adolescents. Social Work Research, 11, 147- 157.
135. Voisin, D., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2008). A commentary on community violence exposure and HIV risk behaviors among African American adolescents. African American Research Perspectives, 12(1), 83-100.
136. Voisin, D., DiClemente, R., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., Yarber, W., & Staples-Horne, M. (2007). Witnessing community violence exposure and health-risk outcomes among detained adolescents. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 506-513.
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137. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., & DiClemente, R. & Yarber, W. (2007). Understanding motivations for having sex among detained youth: Implications for HIV prevention programs. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 6(3), 29-41.
138. Voisin, D. (2007). The effects of family and community violence exposure among youth: Recommendations for practice and policy. Journal of Social Work Education, 23(1), 51-66.
139. Crosby, R., Voisin, D., Salazar, L., DiClemente, R., & Yarber, W., & Caliendo, A. (2006). Family influences and biologically confirmed sexually transmitted infections among detained adolescents. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(3), 389-394.
140. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., DiClemente, R., & Yarber, W. (2006). Ecological factors associated with STD-risk behaviors among detained adolescent females. Social Work, 51(1), 71- 78.
141. Voisin, D., Baptiste, D., Da Costa Martinez, D., & Henderson, G. (2006). Exporting a U.S. HIV/AIDS prevention program to a Caribbean island-nation: Lessons from the field. International Social Work, 49(1), 75-86.
142. Baptiste, D., Petersen, I., Bhana, A., McKay, M., Voisin, D., Bell, C., & Martinez, D. (2006). Community collaborative youth-focused HIV/AIDS prevention in two countries: Preliminary findings. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31(2), 1-12.
143. Baptiste, D., Voisin, D., Smithgall, C., Da Costa Martinez, D., & Henderson, G. (2006). Preventing HIV/AIDS among Trinidad and Tobago teens using a family-based program: Preliminary outcomes. Social Work in Mental Health, 5(3/4), 327-348. Also published in Baptiste, D., Voisin, D., Smithgall, C., DaCosta Martinez, D., & Henderson, G. (2007). Preventing HIV/AIDS among Trinidad and Tobago teens using a family-based program: Preliminary outcomes. In M. McKay, D. Baptiste, R. Paikoff, & C. Bell (Eds.), Community collaborative partnerships and empirical findings: The foundation for youth HIV prevention. (pp. 333-354). California: Haworth Press.
144. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., DiClemente, R., Yarber, W., & Staples-Horne, M. (2006). HIV testing among detained youth. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth, 6(2), 83-96.
145. Voisin, D. (2005). The relationship between violence exposure and HIV sexual risk behaviors: Does gender matter? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75(4), 497-506.
146. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., DiClemente, R., Yarber, W., & Staples-Horne, M. (2005). Teacher connectedness and health-related outcomes among detained adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(4), 337.e17-337.e23.
147. Voisin, D., Salazar, L., Crosby, R., DiClemente, R., Yarber, W., & Staples-Horne, M. (2004). The association between gang involvement and sexual behaviors among detained adolescent males. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 80, 440–442.
148. Voisin, D. (2003). Victims of community violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent males. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education for Adolescents & Children, 5(3/4), 87–110.
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149. Anderson, T., DeCarlo, A., Voisin, D., & Bell, C. (2003). Trauma and violence in childhood: A U.S. perspective. Psychiatric Times, 20(10), 17–20.
150. Voisin, D. (2002). Family ecology and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American and Puerto Rican adolescent males. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 72(2), 294–302.
151. Voisin, D., & Dillon-Remy, M. (2001). Psychocultural factors associated with HIV infection among Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education for Adolescents & Children, 4(2/3), 65–82. Also reprinted in Voisin, D., & Dillon-Remy, M. (2002). Psychocultural factors associated with HIV infection among Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. In B. A. Dicks (Ed.), HIV/AIDS and children in the English speaking Caribbean (pp. 65–82). New York: Haworth Press.
152. El-Bassel, N., Fontdevila, J., Gilbert, L., Voisin, D., Richman, B., & Pitchell, P. (2001). HIV risks of men in methadone maintenance treatment programs who abuse their intimate partners: A forgotten issue. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13, 29–43.
PEER-REVIEWED CONTRIBUTIONS
153. Khanna, A.S., Michaels, S., Skaathun, B., Morgan, E., Green, K., Young, L., Schneider, J.A., & UConnect Study (2016). Preexposure prophylaxis awareness and use in a population-based sample of young Black men who have sex with men. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(1), 136-138.
154. Morgan, E., Skaathun, B., Michaels, S., Young, L., Khanna, A., Friedman, S. R., & UConnect Study Team. (2016). Marijuana use as a sex-drug is associated with HIV risk among Black MSM and their network. AIDS and Behavior, 20(3), 600-607.
NON PEER-REVIEWED COMMENTARIES/REVIEWS
155. Voisin, D. (2016). The importance of prevention. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. DOI:10.1080/15381501.2016.1135001.
156. Voisin, D. (2014). The importance of addressing culture, norms, and social context. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Service, 13(3), 215-218.
157. Voisin, D. (2011). The global village and responses to HIV prevention. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 10(2), 93-95.
158. Voisin, D. (2010). Improving service delivery to HIV-infected populations. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 9(1), 4-6.
159. Voisin, D. (2001). [Review of the book Boys into men: Raising our African American teenage sons, by N. Boyd Franklin, A.J. Franklin, & P. Toussaint]. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 21(1), 136.
SELECTED PRESS AND MEDIA COVERAGE
1. Out of action comes hope. UofT News • December 14, 2020
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2. Law enforcement isn’t going away—that doesn’t mean it cannot be imagined. Zocalo Public Square • December 11, 2020
3. “What would society look like without police?” Zocalo Public Square • December 10, 2020
4. In the green room: University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Dean Dexter R. Voisin Zocalo Public Square •December 10, 2020
5. “We’re not mental health professionals”: Even police call for change in handling mental health checks. Global News • November 28, 2020
6. U.S. elections: What a Trump re-election means for a democracy already in decline. Global News • October 31, 2020
7. Gun violence increasing across the U.S. News Nation October 10 • 2020
8. UofT taskforce on anti-Black racism opens calls for nominations UofT News October 8 • 2020
9. Turning talk into action: What’s next for the National Dialogues on anti-Black racism, Black inclusion UofT News October 6 • 2020
10. Anti-Black racism taskforce to examine systemic racism at UofT, provide recommendations to advance Black inclusion and excellence. UofT News September 23 • 2020
11. Fighting racism CTV24 • August 27, 2020
12. Poll: 60% of Canadians say that racism is a “serious” problem. Global News • July 23, 2020
13. People with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violence—not perpetrators Global News Radio •June 26, 2020
14. Family of 63-year old man who dies after police shooting in Mississauga call for inquiry Global News •June 21, 2020
15. New York passes police reform package. How do Canadian policies compare? Global News •June 16, 2020
16. Structural violence: U of T’s Dexter Voisin on systemic racism, trauma and the Black community. U of T News • June 15, 2020
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17. Calls to defund and dismantle police forces are growing, but what does that mean? The Sun Times • June 11, 2020
18. Ending racism: What will it take? City TV• June 11, 2020
19. Growing calls for police reform CTV News • June 11, 2020
20. From taking a knee to taking a stand: Why anti Black racism in Canada cannot be ignored. Global News • June 10, 2020
21. African Americans have been slowly suffocating under the chokehold of America’s systemic racism The Toronto Star • June 7, 2020
22. George Floyd Death: Minneapolis to dismantle police department—what does this mean? Global News Online • June 9, 2020
23. As George Floyd’s death shines spotlight on knee-on-neck restraint, family of Ontario man speaks out. CBC News • June 6, 2020
24. Nine minutes of torture, two weeks of rage: Why George Floyd killing ignited a global powder keg The Toronto Star • June 6, 2020
25. Calls to defund police grow but Toronto’s mayor not buying in National Observer • June 5, 2020
26. George Floyd’s death draws scrutiny over police use of force. What’s Canada protocol? Global News • June 5, 2020
27. Response to George Floyd’s death and protests. CP24 News •June 5, 2024
28. “Discomfort is part of change”: How to be an ally in fighting anti Black racism. The Canadian Press • June 3, 2020 Also appeared in: InfoTel News, MountainViewTODAY.ca, AirdrieTODAY.com, TownandCountryTODAY.com, RMOTODAY.co m, LakelandToday.ca, St. Albert Today - CA
29. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about systemic racism Up North (CBC-Radio Nunuvut) • June 3, 2020
30. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about systemic racism Daybreak North (CBC-Radio Prince George) • June 3, 2020
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31. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about police brutality against protesters Windsor Morning (CBC-Radio Windsor) • June 3, 2020
32. Blackout Tuesday may hurt awareness efforts after George Floyd death, advocates say Global News Online • June 3, 2020
33. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin comments on the Blackout movement and what it stands for. Edmonton AM (CBC-Radio Edmonton) • June 3, 2020
34. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about police brutality against protesters A New Day (CBC-Radio Whitehorse) • June 3, 2020
35. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about systemic racism Morning North (CBC-Radio Sudbury) • June 3, 2020
36. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about police brutality against protesters Superior Morning (CBC-Radio Thunder Bay) • June 3, 2020
37. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about systemic racism Calgary Eyeopener (CBC-Radio Calgary) • June 3, 2020
38. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin talks about systemic racism Edmonton AM (CBC-TV Edmonton) • June 3, 2020
39. Factor-Inwentash's Dexter Voisin comments on President Trump's handling of race tension in US. Information Morning (CBC-Radio Kitchener) • June 3, 2020
40. Prof. Dexter Voisin, Dean of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, on protests in the U.S., and around the world Global News Radio • June 2, 2020
41. Blackout efforts may hurt awareness efforts after George Floyd death, advocates say Global News •June 2, 2020
42. Pulling the Thread: Prudent Paranoia WORD Media PBS Boston • June 1, 2020
43. Officer charged in Floyd case CTV News • May 30, 2020
44. Man charged in hate-motivated incident CTV News • May 29, 2020
45. Toronto’s Black communities react to deaths involving police Breakfast Television • May 29, 2020
46. Activists demand accountability after Toronto Black woman's death in Hyde Park Global News •May 28, 2020
47. Ottawa bans 1,500 assault style weapons
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CTV News •May 2, 2020
48. Assault style weapons banned in Canada CTV News •May 1, 2020
49. America the beautiful and violent rethinks neighborhood violence The Chicago Maroon •April 25, 2020
50. “Deadly COVOD-19 toll on Black Americans” CTV News •April 18, 2020
51. “A crisis within a crisis”: Race and place matters Healthing.ca •April 17, 2020
52. “Concerns about China’s influence don’t end with the WHO expert says. They’re calling for sweeping reviews of international bodies” The Toronto Star •April 15, 2020
53. “COVID-19 social media broadcast to cover issues of race, place, and class” UofT News, • April 15, 2020
54. “Dexter Voisin talks about America the beautiful and violent” WVON • January 31, 2020
55. “America the beautiful tackles structural issues in Chicago” Chicago PBS • January 29, 2020
56. “We all pay the cost” of city violence Chicago Sun Times • January 21, 2020
57. Violence linked to loneliness, hypervigilance and chronic health problems UChicago News • October 7, 2019
58. Violence linked to loneliness, hypervigilance and chronic health problems UChicago Medicine • October 7, 2019
59. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brown face. CBC New Network • September 19, 2019
60. City Toronto (CITY)—Ontario Canada City News at 6 Toronto • September 19, 2019
61. BRAUN: Federal authorities target guns and gangs Toronto Sun. September 29, 2019
62. U of T’s Dexter Voisin takes a deep dive into the issues that drive neighborhood violence in Chicago and beyond U of T News • August 14, 2019
63. Dexter Voisin to become new dean at Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work
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U of T News • May 2019
64. Little progress in reducing HIV Trinidad Guardian •November 2018
65. How indirect violence gets under a child’s skin and into the brain. Undark • August 1, 2018
66. “The trauma show” iTunes. Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers • April 20, 2018
67. “110,000 condoms for Winter Olympics pushes topic of sex in South Korea." NBC News • February 3, 2018
68. “Noel Night Shooting: Why Do Kids Feel The Need To Carry Guns?” Detroit NPR • December 6, 2017
69. "City youth caught in the crossfire, bear scars of gun violence." Columbia Chronicle •February 27, 2017
70. "Is 'Chi-Raq' based on true story? As Spike Lee Movie opens, Chicago violence impact on Black children gets another turn in spotlight." International Business Times • December 5, 2015
71. “Why Are Minority Girls More Likely Than Boys To Graduate High School and Attend College?” National Journal • February 27, 2014
72. "Confab examines STIs and HIV among youth." Windy City Times • November 11, 2013
73. "Getting beyond the drama: Communication between parents." WVON • April 29, 2013
74. "A Chicago reporter questions news about the city's violence." Star Tribune • March 16, 2013
75. “Who should be the face of Chicago violence?" The Root • March 15, 2013
76. “Impact of street violence on Chicago youth." Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Chicago Tonight • February 28, 2013
77. “Who are Chicago’s killer kids?” The New York Daily News • February 28, 2013 78. “Illinois: HIV conference at the University of Chicago looks at the problem in minority communities." AIDS Global Education Information System • November 16, 2012
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79. "Original "Dream Girl" Sheryl Lee Ralph will present her one-woman play." The Chicago Crusader • November 16, 2012
80. “HIV rates and violence." National Public Radio • November 16, 2012
81. “Chicago sticker controversy." CLTV NEWS • February 8, 2012
82. "Hopes to improve sex education and STD prevention for Chicago teens." Fox News Chicago • November 17, 2011
83. “Teens exposed to gun violence face tough road." NPR • March 26, 2011
84. In Chicago, stopping crime before it happens." NPR • March 25, 2011
85. "Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." MEDICAL NEWS TODAY • December 6, 2010
86. "Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." PRESSINGOPINION • December 6, 2010
87. “Study looks at how South Side adolescents cope with violence." WBEZ91.5 • December 6, 2010
88. "Urban neighborhood violence: Some fight back, others withdraw, some strive to do better in school." 7TH SPACE INTERACTIVE • December 5, 2010
89. "Youth deal with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." SIFY NEWS • December 5, 2010
90. "The way urban youth deal with neighborhood violence." SOFTPEDIA • December 3, 2010
91. "Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." BRIGHTSURF.COM • December 3, 2010
92. "Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO • December 2, 2010
93. "Study focuses on how black teens cope with violence." SPORTS GOMES • December 2, 2010
94. “Study focuses on how black teens cope with violence." CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO • December 2, 2010
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95. “Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS • December 2, 2010
96. “Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." SCIENCE NEWS • December 2, 2010
97. “Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." SCIENCE BLOG • December 2, 2010
98. Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways." RED ORBIT • December 2, 2010
99. “Deconstructing Chicago Youth Violence” CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO • January 6, 2010
100. “Professor’s goal: Separate HIV facts from fiction." CHICAGO TRIBUNE • December 28, 2009
101. “Chicago again poised to be country’s most violent city for youth." MEDILL REPORTS • November 24, 2009
102. “Windy City blown apart” THE POST • October 25, 2009
103. “Response to student’s beating death." CHICAGO TRIBUNE • October 9, 2009
104. “News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett” CHICAGO TONIGHT • October 6, 2009
105. “36 Chicago area students killed sets record." WASHINGTON TIMES • May 13, 2009
106. “Illinois House Committee Approves Soto Bill to Create State Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Prevent." ILLINOIS YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS: FORUM ‘09 • March 12, 2009
107. “Audio: Sex Ed in Schools” WBEZ • March 5, 2009
108. “An Examination of Gangs and Urban Violence” SSA CENTENNIAL • December 6, 2008
109. “Deadly Lessons: A Night in Englewood” CLTV • November 20, 2008
110. “Obama Is an Inspiration to Black Men, Boys” CBS NEWS • November 5, 2008
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111. “When children are in the line of fire." CHICAGO TRIBUNE • June 26, 2008
112. “Experts Present Ideas to Stop Street Violence” FOX NEWS CHICAGO • June 4, 2008
113. “Youth violence panel” (video) CHICAGO TONIGHT • March 31, 2008
114. “Op-ed: The hopelessness of a generation." CHICAGO TRIBUNE • February 24, 2008
115. “Professor Voisin discusses violence in Chicago." SVD (SWEDEN) • July 26, 2007
116. “Deadly year for Chicago students." AP VIDEO • June 7, 2007
117. “Deadly Lessons: 24 Hours in Chicago” CNN.COM • June 3, 2007
118. “There are ways to reduce violence – let’s use them." CHICAGO SUN-TIMES • May 29, 2007
119. “Measuring the Effects of Violence” (.mp3 file) WBEZ • May 21, 2007
120. “Teen Violence” DAILY SOUTHTOWN • January 7, 2007
121. “Social Disparities affecting African American Adolescent Males." XM Radio 169 • April 17, 2006
122. “Girls & Boys Town planned for Chicago neighborhood." NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES • January 29, 2006
123. “Caring teachers make for better-behaved kids." YAHOO NEWS INDIA • October 23, 2005
124. “Teacher Connectedness and Health-Related Outcomes among Detained Adolescents” KSU Radio Northridge, California • October 18, 2005
125. “Teacher Connectedness and Health-Related Outcomes among Detained Adolescents” KCBS Radio San Francisco, California • October 12, 2005
INVITED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LECTURES AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES
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“America the beautiful and violent: Addressing an anti-Black racism framework in social work.” Keynote address at the Annual Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture presented at the 66th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education (Virtual Conference.
“Structural violence and trauma in the Black community.” Presented at the League of California Cities Asian Pacific Islander & African American Caucuses & University of Southern California SOL Price School of Public Policy, Sacramento California, July 2020.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk (Virtual) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, April 2020.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk at the University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois, January 2020.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk at the Adler Institute Chicago, Chicago Illinois, January 2020.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor Michigan, January 2020.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Presented at the University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, Hartford Connecticut, November 2019.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk at A Different Booklist Cultural Center, Toronto Canada, November 2019.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Book talk at the University of California at Los Angeles California, October 2019.
“Leadership for our times.” Presented at the Lifelong Leadership Institute. McLeod Auditorium, Medical Science Building, University of Toronto, Toronto, November 2019.
“America the beautiful and violent: Black youth and neighborhood trauma in Chicago.” Presented at The University of Chicago, Center for the Study of Race Culture and Politics, Chicago, Illinois May 2019.
“Doing more than meaning well: Adolescent brain development, trauma and juvenile justice involvement.” Presented at The University of Chicago, The Law School, Chicago, Illinois May 2019.
“An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the effects of neighborhood trauma among youth.” Presented at the Clark-Fox Policy Institute, the Brown School Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, February 2019.
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“Factors related to help-seeking attitudes about professional mental health services among Jamaican immigrants in New York City.” Presented at the 43rd Caribbean Studies Association, Havana, Cuba, May 2018.
“In their own words: Ethnic and sex differences in sources and preferences for HIV prevention information among young adults.” Presented at World Conference on STDs, STIs & HIV/AIDS. Vancouver, Canada, July 2017.
“Multiple pathways linking exposure to community violence and drug and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents.” Presented at Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, New York, May 2016.
“Taking a closer look at exposure to community violence among low-income African American youth in Chicago." Presented at the 10th Annual International Conference on Sociology, Athens Greece, May 2016.
“Exposure to community violence foster drug and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents: Pathways and implications for families and communities.” Presented at the Demone Memorial Lecture, Rutgers University, School of Social Work, New Brunswick New Jersey, March 2016.
“Exposure to community violence foster HIV sexual risk behaviors among adolescents: Testing multiple pathways.” Presented at the Dr. Rollin Williams Memorial Lecture The University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, New Haven Connecticut February 2016.
“The relationship between psychotropic use and biologically confirmed STI cases among youth with juvenile justice involvement histories.” Presented at the Euro Global Summit on Medicare Expo on Psychiatry Conference, Barcelona, Spain July 2015.
“Interventions targeting exposure to community violence sequelae among youth: A commentary.” Presented at the 2014 Annual Community Behavioral Healthcare Association Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois December 2014.
“Urban youth living and coping with community violence exposures: Implications for practice and intervention.” Presented at the 2013 Annual Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois Conference, Chicago Illinois December 2013.
“Community violence exposure and sexual behaviors in a nationally representative sample: Examining the moderating effects of race/ethnicity and gender.” Presented at the National Institutes of Health 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, Maryland December 2012.
"Addressing youth multiple problem behaviors: The importance of school-based interventions.” Presented at the Village Leadership Academy Teacher Training, Chicago, Illinois, December 2012.
“Addressing youth multiple problem behaviors: The importance of field placement and university collaborations.” Presented at the SSA Annual Field Luncheon Breakfast, Chicago, Illinois, September 2012.
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“The web of exclusion for African American youth.” Presented at the School of Social Service Administration, African American Alumni Association Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, February 2012.
“The relationship between community violence exposure and gang involvement.” Presented at the Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago, Illinois, January 2012.
“Conceptualizing pathways between community violence exposure and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors.” Invited lecture. Presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, April 2011.
“Transformative education: Moving beyond the castle of your familiar.” Annual Aims of SSA presented at the School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Illinois, September 2010.
“Black boys don’t cry.” Keynote Address presented at the Tulsa City-County Library’s African American Resource Center, 4th Annual Convention, Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 2010.
“Impact of community violence on youth.” Presented at the Tulsa City-County Library’s African American Resource Center, 4th Annual Community Forum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 2010.
“Urban youth living and coping with violence exposure: Implications for practice and policy.” Rhoda Sarnat Memorial Lecture. Presented at the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Illinois, June 2010.
“I am young, educated, and living in the south. Why should I be concerned about HIV infection?” Keynote address presented at Arkansas State University, World AIDS Conference, Jonesboro, Arkansas, December 2009.
“Everyday victims: Adolescents living and coping with the effects of community violence exposure.” Presented at the Division of Mental Health Forensic Services Bureau: 20th Annual Statewide Conference on Mental Health & Justice, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008.
“The impact of community violence exposure on youth development: Implications for clinical service delivery.” Presented at Mercy Home for Boys, Chicago, Illinois, May 2007.
“The importance of a violence research agenda.” Presented to SSA’s Visiting Committee, Chicago, Illinois, May 2007.
“Conceptualizing the relationship between exposure to violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among adolescents.” Paper presented at the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Faculty/Doctoral Colloquium Series, Chicago, Illinois, January 2006.
“Teacher connectedness and sexual risk behaviors among detained adolescents.” Presented at the 5th Indio-U.S. Conference on Behavioral Prevention for HIV/STDs, Bangalore, India, February 2006.
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“Family constellation and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American males.” Presented at the Symposium on Social Work and Social Welfare Response to African American Males, sponsored by the National Association of Black Social Workers (Chicago chapter), the School of Social Service Administration, and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture. Chicago, Illinois, April, 2005.
“HIV risk of men in methadone maintenance treatment programs who abuse their intimate partners.” Keynote address presented at the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Funded by the Community Capacity Building Coalition, Centers for Disease Control. Chicago, Illinois, February 2002.
“Exposure to violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among adolescent African American males.” Presented at the Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education. New York, New York, February 2000.
SELECTED JURIED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Beyond one-size-fits-all: Sexual profiles of African American girls in juvenile detention.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington DC. 2020.
“Strengthening communities and empowering families to lesson and eradicate violence.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington DC. 2020.
“Pathways from community violence exposure to bullying perpetration among urban African American adolescents in Chicago’s’ Southside.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington DC. 2020.
“The longitudinal relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and risky sex among African American girls in juvenile justice detention: the moderating effects of sexual sensation seeking and parental monitoring.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington DC. 2020.
“An ecological systems analysis of risk and protective factors related to bullying behaviors among African American adolescents in Chicago.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2019.
“Pathways from peer victimization to sexual risk among African American adolescents in Chicago’s Southside.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington, DC, 2018.
“Proud I Am Negative”: Maintaining HIV Seronegativity among Black men who have sex with men in New York City.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington, DC, 2018.
“HIV-related risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men: Associations with the Black and gay communities.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington, DC, 2018.
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"Meaning-making of spirituality among Africa American youth: A focus on gender" North American Association of Christians in Social Worker, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2017.
“HIV-related risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men: Associations with the Black and gay communities.” The National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Atlanta, Georgia, 2017.
“Parental incarceration and sex-risk behavior in African American youth and emerging adults living in public housing.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017.
“A longitudinal examination of social support correlates among HIV-positive younger black men who have sex with men” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017.
“Dimensions of stigma and health factors among Black men who have sex with men.” American Public Health Association, Annual Program Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 2016.
“Correlates of gang involvement among detained African American adolescent females.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 2014.
“The relationship between male partner gang involvement and risk behaviors among their non-gang involved female partners.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 2014.
“Correlates of STI knowledge among African American girls.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2012.
“African American adolescents living and coping with community violence in Chicago.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, Florida, January 2010.
“Family constellation and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American males.” Society for Social Work Research, Annual Program Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 2006.
“Family ecology and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American and Puerto Rican adolescent males.” Paper presented at the NIMH Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS, Washington, D.C., July 2003.
“Family variables associated with HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent males.” Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Social Work Research, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2001.
“Association between community violence exposure and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent males” and “Men who inflict intimate female partner violence and their risk for HIV infection.” Presented at the 128th annual meeting
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of the American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2000.
“Theoretical frameworks for understanding and preventing HIV infection among African American adolescent males.” Paper presented at the National Association of Black Social Workers National Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 2000.
“Exposure to violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among adolescent African American males.” Invited paper presented at the annual program meeting, Council on Social Work Education, New York, New York, February 2000.
“The association between family violence and HIV risk behavior in a population of urban African American males.” Paper presented at the National Institutes of Mental Health conference, Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1999.
“Perceived multicultural competence of service providers in mental health settings.” Paper and professional in-service sponsored by the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services, New York, New York, February 1997.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Social Intervention: Direct Practice I Social Intervention: Direct Practice II Effective Cross-Cultural Practice Self-Awareness and Multicultural Social Work Practice Advanced Clinical Evaluation Independent Research & Independent Study Doctoral Seminar on Developmental Risk and Resilience: Models of Prevention
School of Social Work, Columbia University Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming Practice II
School of Social Work, Hunter College Multicultural Social Work Practice
SELECTED FACULTY MENTORING RECORD
Name Level Role Institution Jason Bird, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Rutgers University Donte Boyd, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor University of Houston Dennis Corbin, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Fayetteville State University Caitlin Elsaesser, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor University of Connecticut Dong Ha Kim, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Chungwoon University S.Korea Jun Sung Hong, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Wayne State University Anna Hotton, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor University of Illinois at Chicago Camille Quinn, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Ohio State University Katherine Quinn, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Medical College of Wisconsin Emory Perkins, PhD Assistant Professor Mentor Morgan State University
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STUDENT MENTORSHIP
Dissertation Committees 2018 Clifford Bersamira, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago 2017–2019 Darnell Leatherwood, Proposal and Dissertation Chair, University of Chicago 2017–2020 Jeoung Min Lee, Committee Member, Wayne State University 2013–2017 Roni Robertson, Committee Member, University of Illinois at Chicago 2013 Nicole Williams Beechum, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2012–2013 Cheng-Shi Shiu, Proposal and Dissertation Chair, University of Chicago 2012 Camille Quinn, Proposal and Dissertation Member, the University of Illinois at Chicago 2012 Desmond Patton, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago 2011–2015 Fallon Wilson, Committee Member, University of Chicago 2011 Florian Sichling, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2010 Jewel Brazelton, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago 2004–2009 Jason Bird, Dissertation Chair—Assistant Professor, Rutgers University 2009 Newark 2009 Md. Hasah Reza, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2008 Desmond Patton, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2007 Teresa Moro, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2007 Noriko Martinez, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2006 Jiyoung Kim, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2005 Terri Arthur Browne, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2003 Lissette Piedra, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago 2002 Phillip River, Proposal Reactor, University of Chicago 2002 Kama Brockmann, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago 1999 Kevin Burke, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago Amy Mericle, Dissertation Reactor, University of Chicago MSW, PhD and MD Research/Mentor 2018–present Ashley Friend-Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, K99/R00, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, University of Illinois College of Medicine 2017–present Elizabeth Tung, MD, MS, K12, K23, University of Chicago, School of Medicine 2016–2018 Donny Gerke, NIH F31, Doctoral Student, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Social Work 2015–present Phillip Morotta, Post doctoral Fellow, Yale University, School of Medicine 2015–present Anjanette Chan Tack, Doctoral Student, University of Chicago, Sociology Department 2015–2016 Charlotte McCullah, Doctoral Student Columbia University School of Social Work 2010–2012 Akua Agyeman, Schweitzer Fellows Program 2011–2012 Jocelyn Jones, Research Supervisor/Advisor 2009–2010 Quincey Kyles, Research Supervision/Advisor 2002–2003 Cori Anthony Malone, Schweitzer Fellows Program
Undergraduate Student Research 2010 Devon Wade—University of Chicago Summer Leadership Alliance Program He is currently a PhD student at Columbia University, Sociology Department 2005–2006 Justin Hill—The College, University of Chicago (AB Thesis Advisor)
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CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2002–2014 Clinical Therapist Private practice
1996–1998 Clinical Social Worker Jewish Board of Family and Children Services New York, New York
1995–1995 Director of Recovery Residence & Clinical Therapist Charter Behavioral Health Care Systems Atlanta, Georgia
1993–1994 Medical Social Worker Grady Health Care Systems Atlanta, Georgia
1993 Psychiatric Social Worker Medical Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana
PROMOTION, RETENTION AND TENURE REVIEWER FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS
Binghamton University, State University of New York, School of Social Work Boston College, School of Social Work Columbia University, School of Social Work (2 reviews) Fordham University, School of Social Work Hong Kong Polytechnic University Howard University, School of Social Work New York University, Global School of Public Health Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Rutgers University, School of Social Work School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Liberal Arts Temple University, School of Social Service Administration University at Buffalo, State University of New York, School of Psychology The University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine The University of Maryland, School of Social Work The University of Michigan, School of Social Work (2 reviews) The University of Minnesota, School of Public Health The University of Southern California, School of Social Work The University of Washington, School of Social Work Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School of Social Work
EDITORIAL Co-Editor Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 2010-2019
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Editorial Board/Consulting Editor BMC Public Health, 2012-2015 Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012–present Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2020-present Journal of Social Work Research, 2013-present Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 2003–2009 Social Work, 2002–2008 Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2004–2007
Ad Hoc Reviewer Achieves of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine AIDS and Behavior AIDS Care AIDS Education and Prevention American Journal of Men’s Health American Journal of Preventive Medicine American Journal of Public Health BioMed Central Public Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Child and Family Social Work Children and Youth Services Review Criminal Justice and Behavior Critical Public Health Culture, Health and Sexuality Drug and Alcohol Dependence Family Systems and Health Global Journal of Political Science and International Relations Global Social Welfare Health Education Research Human Organization, Journal for the Society for Applied Anthropology International Journal of Psychology International Journal of Public Health Journal of Adolescence Journal of Adolescent Health Journal of Adolescent Research Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Journal of Child and Family Studies Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Journal of Early Adolescence Journal of Geography and Regional Planning Journal of Health Psychology Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality Journal of Research on Adolescents Journal of the National Medical Association Pediatrics Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Psychology, Health & Medicine Psychology of Violence
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Research in Human Development SAHARA Journal Sexually Transmitted Infections Social Services Review Violence and Victims Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Western Journal of Nursing Research World Journal of AIDS Youth & Society Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice Society for Social Work Research, Excellence in Research Award Allyn and Bacon, Pearson Education National Association of Social Work Press
Abstract Reviewer Society for Social Work Research Conference, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Grant Reviewer National Institutes of Health Scientific Review Panels (July 2006, October 2008, March 2008, October 2008, March 2011, February 2016) United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation
Consultant African American HIV/AIDS Prevention Network Annie E. Casey Foundation—the Center on Applied Research and Technical Assistance Bright Promises Foundation Dewart Gleason LLP The Children’s Place Association Chosen to Achieve, African American Mentoring Program St. Paul Public Schools Cook County Juvenile Detention Center Cook County Westside Health Center at Bethany-CBC Initiative Heartland Health Outreach, Incorporated Isaac Ray Center at Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Pretzel and Stouffer Chartered
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Public Health Association (APHA) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) National Association of Deans and Directors (NADD) Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Updated: December 4, 2020
Dexter R. Voisin, University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1V4 41