Faculty Profiles

Hansel, T., Benton, A. D., & Clary, K. L. (2025). Social and workforce development: Methods to increase self-care to reduce burnout among critically important social work and education professionals. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S2), 1358–1363.

Choi, S., Weng, S. S., Feliciano, G., Benton, A. D., & Kim, Y. (2025). Environmental Justice and Vulnerable Populations: Perspectives of Environmental Activists. Journal of Social Work and Social Welfare, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.25082/SWSW.2025.01.001

Lindsay, J. E., Cropley, S. L., Benton, A. D., Thompson, M., & Clary, K. L. (2024). The COVID-19 Lived Experience Through the Eyes of Nursing and Social Work Students. Creative Nursing, 30(2), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/10784535241247093

Benton, A. D., Allen, A., Anderson, L. N., & Nason, E. E. (2023). Increasing social work’s stake in interprofessional practice: Effectively preparing MSW students for integrated care settings. Advances in Social Work, 22(3), 976–992.

Benton, A. D., Nason, E. E., Lewis, C., Vinklarek, A., & Santana, A. (2022). Dose Matters in Evaluation of a Peer Implemented Adolescent Sexual Health Education Program. Journal of School Health, 92(8), 815–821. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1111/josh.13158

Benton, A. D., Feinman, E., Gonzalez, E., Rosen, A., & Anderson, L. N. (2020). Outcomes of a bundled intervention approach: Analyzing an enhanced MSW training project for integrated-care settings. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1841698

Benton, A. D., Santana, A., Vinklarek, A., Lewis, C., Sorenson, J., & Hernandez, A. (2020). Peer-led sexual health education: Multiple perspectives on benefits for peer health educators. Child and Adolescent Social Work, 37(5), 487–496.

Benton, A. D., & Iglesias, M. (2020). “I was prepared for the worst I guess”:  Stayers’ and leavers’ perceptions of their Title IV-E education. In Title IV-E child welfare education: Impact on workers, case outcomes and social work curriculum development. Routledge.

Norton, C. L., Schultz, M., Benton, A. D., Kiosoglous, C., & Boden, C. J. (2019). Outdoor adventure-based group work to promote coping and resilience among child welfare workers. In Transformative learning in professional learning contexts: Building resilient professional identities for work-based practice. Charlotte, NC, USA: Information Age Publishing.

Chenot, D., Benton, A. D., Iglesias, M., & Boutakidis, I. (2019). Ethnic matching: A two-state comparison of child welfare workers’ attitudes. Children and Youth Services Review, 98, 24–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.12.008

Benton, A. D., & Iglesias, M. (2018). “I was prepared for the worst I guess”: Stayers’ and leavers’ perceptions of their Title IV-E education. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 12(3), 264–280. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2018.1446067

Trahan, M. H., Smith, S., & Benton, A. (2017). A new era of ethics: The use of virtual reality in social work ethics. International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 20(2), 5–24.

Benton, A. D., Chenot, D., & Boutakidis, I. (2017). Somebody’s gotta be there for these kids: Importance of service orientation for sustaining public child welfare workers. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 11(3), 339–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2017.1279106

Benton, A. D., Dill, K., & Williams, A. (2017). Sacred time: Ensuring the provision of excellent supervision. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 32(4), 290–305. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2017.1408416

Benton, A. D., & Russell, A. C. (2016). “Using the other side of my brain”: Creativity in the research classroom. Journal of Poetry Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2016.1200257

Benton, A. D. (2016). Understanding the diverging paths of stayers and leavers:  An examination of factors predicting worker retention. Children & Youth Services Review, 65, 70–77. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.04.006

Deepak, A., Wisner, B. L., & Benton, A. D. (2016). Intersections between engaged learning, social capital, and information communication technologies in social work education. Social Work Education, 35(3), 1–13.

Ausbrooks, A. R., Benton, A. D., Wildberger, M., & Smith, R. (2015). Facilitating ethical decisions in practice: The professionalization efforts of one Title IV-E collaboration. Child Welfare, 93(2), 75–90.

Chenot, D., Boutakidis, I., & Benton, A. D. (2014). Equity and fairness perceptions in the child welfare workforce. Children & Youth Services Review, 44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.006

Benton, A. D., Androff, D., Barr, B., & Taylor, S. (2012). Of quant jocks and qual outsiders: Doctoral student narratives on the quest for qualitative research training. Qualitative Social Work, 11(3), 232–248.

Mathias, C., & Benton, A. D. (2011). Social justice through the education of a rural child welfare workforce. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 5(2–3), 282–296.

Benton, A. D., Roberts-Gray, C., & Lewis, C. (2011). Abstinence-based versus service learning prevention education in small groups:  Effects on the life plans of young adolescents. Child & Adolescent Social Work, 28(1), 23–34.

Benton, A. D., & Austin, M. (2010). Managing nonprofit mergers: The challenges facing human service organizations. Administration in Social Work, 34(5), 458–479.

Morazes, J., Benton, A. D., Clark, S., & Jacquet, S. (2010). Views of specially-trained child welfare social workers:  A qualitative study of their motivations, perceptions, and retention. Qualitative Social Work, 9(2), 227–247.

Benton, A. D. (2010). [Review of Towards Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools and Community Programs, by A. Benton, M. Shinn, & H. Yoshikawa]. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.

Chenot, D., Benton, A. D., & Kim, H. (2009). The influence of supervisor support, peer support and organizational culture among early career social workers in public child welfare services. Child Welfare, 88(5), 129–147.

D’Andrade, A., Austin, M., & Benton, A. D. (2008). Risk and safety assessment in child welfare: Instrument comparisons. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 5(1/2), 31–56.

Austin, M., D’Andrade, A., Lemon, K., Benton, A. D., Chow, B., & Reyes, C. (2005). Understanding and measuring child welfare outcomes. BASSC Evidence for Practice Series. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare.

Smith, P., Weinman, M., Buzi, R., & Benton, A. D. (2004). An evaluation of a school-based pregnancy prevention program aimed at young males: A one- year follow-up. North American Journal of Psychology, 6, 281–292.