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Shelby Clark, LCSW
Scholar | Educator | Practitioner
Education Highlights
Ph.D., Social Welfare, anticipated graduation December 2022
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University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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Dissertation: Exploring the Implementation of a Randomized Control Trial Testing a Loving Kindness Meditation Intervention to Treat Secondary Traumatic Stress among Child Welfare Professionals
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Committee Members: Becci A. Akin (chair); Michael Riquino (methodologist); Kaela Byers, Ward Lyles, Nancy Kepple
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Areas of Scholarly Interest
Research and Scholorship
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Trauma-Informed Care
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Compassion & Mindfulness Interventions
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Mental Health & Clinical Practice
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Contemplative Science
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Child Welfare
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Social Work Administration & Workforce
Selected Manuscripts
Using Institutional Analysis to Examine the Systemic Sources of Racial Disproportionality and Disparity: A Case Example.
Wright, K., Akin, B.A., Byers, K., McCall, S., Alford, D., Parker, A., Clark, S.L., Shaw-Woody, N., Kline, M., Brown, N. Hill, E., Davis-Mays, S., Parham, W., Rush, R. (2021). Using Institutional Analysis to Examine the Systemic Sources of Racial Disproportionality and Disparity: A Case Example. Child Welfare Journal.
Clark, S.L., Akin, B.A., Wright, K. (2020). “A Future of Strength: The Strengths Perspective and Developing Social Workers.” In A.N. Mendenhall & M.M. Carney (Eds.) Rooted in Strength (p. 39-50). M. Reed & P. LeRow.
Clark, S.L., Palmer, A., Akin, B.A., Dunkerley, S. (2020). Investigating the Relationship between Trauma Symptoms and Placement Instability for Children in Foster Care. Child Abuse and Neglect.
Selected Presentations
The Case for Compassion: Where Authentic Care and Resilience Meet.
Clark, S.L. (2021, April 13). The Case for Compassion: Where Authentic Care and Resilience Meet. ResilienceCon 2020, online. (Refereed)
Child Safety and Family Preservation: Investigating the Relationships between Tenure, Type of Employment, and Values Influencing Decision Making Among Child Welfare Professionals.
Clark, S.L., Byers, K., Akin, B.A., Dunkerley, S., Wright, K. & McCall, S. (2021, January 22). Child Safety and Family Preservation: Investigating the Relationships between Tenure, Type of Employment, and Values Influencing Decision Making Among Child Welfare Professionals. Poster presentation at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, online.
Facilitating Youth-Directed, Participatory Action Research in a Study of Child Welfare Services. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, online.
Clark, S.L., McCall, S., Akin, B.A. (2020, November 19). Facilitating Youth-Directed, Participatory Action Research in a Study of Child Welfare Services. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, online. (Refereed).