DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Ph.D. Coursework (ABD) – School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dissertation Chairs: Valire Carr-Copeland, Ph.D. & Gary Koeske, Ph.D.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) (2000) – PennsylvaniaState Board of Marriage and Family
Therapists
Master of Social Work (MSW) (2000) – School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Concentration: Direct Practice, Child Welfare Education for Leadership
Program Advisor: Helen Cahalane, Ph. D., ACSW
Bachelor of Sciences (BS) (1996) – ClarionUniversity of Pennsylvania, Major: Rehabilitative
Sciences, Concentration: Substance Abuse
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Reviewing mental health and substance abuse treatment in the U.S. corrections system
at the local level, emphasizing social control and social bond theories to discuss
the importance of services at this level
Analysis of literature in professional social work journals to examine whether the
profession has identified the corrections field as an area of growth and specialization
for social work practice.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
Litschge, C.M., Vaughn, M.G., & McCrea, C. (2009). The empirical status of treatments
for children and youth with conduct problems: An overview of meta-analytic studies.
Research on Social Work Practice, 20(1), 21 – 35.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Guest Lecturer for Human Services & Nursing Courses (2000 – Present)
Evaluator (2012 – 2015) – Armstrong/Indiana/Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission
Principal evaluator for Grant Award, D04RH23557-01-00 for Rural Health Care Services
Outreach Grant Program. Topic: The combination of Nurse Navigation and Peer Recovery
Support for those with a primary substance use disorder diagnosis
Findings related to this grant were posted on SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence
Based Programs and Practices and have been submitted for publication to the Journal
of Substance Abuse Treatment
Non-Profit Board Membership (2010 – Present) – Armstrong County Community Action
Early Childhood Literacy Volunteer (2006- 2010) – Armstrong Co. Community Foundation
Assisting in coordination of book distribution and parent education
Research Assistant (2006) – University of PittsburghCenter for Race & Social Problems
Summer Fellowship – Assisted in data collection and analysis of minority business
enterprise contracting in public universities
Field Education Supervisor (2000 – Present) – Clarion University of Pennsylvania;
University of Pittsburgh; Geneva College
Supervision of Rehabilitative Sciences, Social Work, and Psychology majors through
Clarion County Children and Youth Services and ARC Manor
