Faculty Profiles

Selber, undefined K., Clary, K., Rodrigues, N., Ortiz, R., West, B., Morales, S., & Merritt, T. (2025). Continuing the Mission: Findings from a Needs Assessment Supporting the New Generation of Student Veterans. Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/28376811.2025.2471308

Clary, K. L., Selber, K., Hibler, S. D., Martinez, L., & Krause-Parello, C. (2025). Whole Warrior, Whole Health: Holistic Approaches to Veteran Well-Being. Journal of Veterans Studies.

Smith, D., Clary, K. L., Campbell, C., Shen, S., Bennett, K., & Carrington, A. (2025). Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing for Emerging Adults misusing substances: A randomized study. Research on Social Work Practice.

Goffnett, J., Robinson, S., Matijczak, A., Lee, C., & Clary, K. L. (2025). Exploring grit as an individual resilience factor associated with community resilience among a sample of LGB+ college students. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.

Goffnett, J., Call, J., Medina, E., Ciak, J., Clary, K. L., & Ventura, R. (2025). Conceptualizing trans inclusive healthcare from patient and provider perspectives: A mixed methods study on environmental and interpersonal factors of healthcare provision. SSM - Health Systems.

Rogers, M., Murley, W., & Clary, K. L. (2025). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Psychological Closeness to Suicide Methods Scale. Psychological Assessment.

Clary, K. L., Selber, S. K., Ortiz, R., & West, B. (2024). A Snapshot in Time Capturing Student Veterans’ Wellbeing: A Photovoice Study. Journal of Veteran Studies.

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

Clary, K. L., Murley, W., Ortiz, R., & Rogers, M. (2024). A Step Forward in Conceptualizing Psychological Distance to Suicide Methods: A Qualitative Approach. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

Clary, K. L., Nason, E., Selber, K., Ortiz, R., & Smith, K. (2023). Social Work Students Explore the Grand Challenge of Technology with Field Educators: A Qualitative Approach. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.

Clary, K. L., Selber, S. K., Ortiz Recio, S., & Smith, K. S. (2023). Social Work Students Explore the Grand Challenge of Technology with Field Educators: A Qualitative Approach. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.

Goffnett, J., Clary, K. L., Hubbard, T., Kitchen, R., & King, M. (2023). ‘My safety depends on everyone else feeling safe and good’: emotion work among transgender and gender diverse Texans. Culture, Health and Sexuality.

Kang, H., Clary, K. L., Quintero Silva, L., & Bobitt, J. (2023). Characteristics of Cannabis and Opioid Users Among Older Veterans and Their Health Outcomes: A Longitudinal Perspective. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2023.2186286

Bobitt, J., Clary, K. L., Krawitz, M., Quintero, L., & Kang, H. (2023). Prevention, Practice, and Policy: Older U.S. Veteran’s Perspectives on Cannabis Use. Drugs and Aging.

Clary, K. L., Goffnett, J., King, M., Kitchen, R., & Hubbard, T. (2022). “It’s the Environment, Not Me”: Experiences Shared by Transgender Adults Living in Texas. Journal of Community Psychology.

Clary, K. L., Kang, H., Silva-Quintero, L., & Bobitt, J. (2022). Weeding Out the Stigma: Older Veterans in Illinois Share Experiences Using Medical Cannabis. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

Clary, K., Campbell, C., & Chiu, C.-Y. (2022). Qualitatively Exploring Mental Health Attitude Changes Among Emerging Adult Military Members and Veterans After One Motivational Enhanced Interview. Clinical Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-022-00837-z

Clary, K. L., & Hernandez, L. (2022). Dear Social Work Academics, Teach and Model Self-Care. Journal Special Issue: The Impact of COVID 19 on Preparing Future Helping Professionals.

Clary, K., Bennett, K., Bui, T., Tan, K., & Carter-Black, J. (2022). Simulation-Based Learning to Foster Critical Dialogues and Enhance Cultural Competency with MSW Students. Journal of Social Work Education.

Clary, K. L., Nason, E. E., Smith, S., & Selber, K. (2022). Developing a Roadmap for Harnessing Technology in Social Work: Training the Next Generation of Social Workers. Smith College Studies in Social Work.

Clary, K., Habbal, M., Smith, D., & Fratila, I. (2021). The Green Sheep: Exploring the Perceptions and Acceptability of Cannabis Among Young Military Members and Veterans. Cannabis, 4(2), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2021.02.003

Clary, K., & Byrne, L. (2021). Emerging Adult Military-Connected Students Express Challenges Transitioning into Higher Education: Implications for Helping Professionals. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2021.1925176

Clary, K., Pena, S., & Smith, D. (2021). Masculinity and Stigma Among Emerging Adult Military Members and Veterans: Implications for Encouraging Help-Seeking. Current Psychology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01768-7

Clary, K., Smith, D., Goffnett, J., Chiu, C.-Y., & Davis, J. (2021). "A Functioning Addict Is Still a Kid:” Qualitative Study of Emerging Adults in Residential Treatment. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 21(2), 179–193. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2021.1893954

Clary, K. L., Reinhart, C., Kim, H. J., & Smith, D. (2021). Improving Recruitment Procedures for School Based Surveys: Through the Lens of the Illinois Youth Survey. Journal of School Health, 91(3), 250–257. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12995

Gregory, V., & Clary, K. L. (2021). Addressing Anti-Black Racism: The Roles of Social Work. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 1–28. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00377317.2021.2008287

Clary, K., Lavi, T., Smith, D., & Saban, J. (2021). Exploring the Utility of the Emerging Adulthood Theory Among Military Members and Veterans with Risky Substance Use. Emerging Adulthood, 1–6. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211058517

Clary, K., Goffnett, J., Bennett, K., & Smith, D. (2021). A Comparison of Developmental Reasons for Substance Use Between Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Emerging Adults. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2021.1984358

Lee, C., Smith, D., Lanker, A., & Clary, K. (2021). Sensitivity and Specificity of the CRAFFT for adolescents: New evidence from a Statewide Epidemiological Survey. Addictive Behaviors, 107006. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107006

Bennett, K., Clary, K., Smith, D., & Lee, C. (2020). Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile phone application to help emerging adults address friends’ substance use. Journal of Medical and Internet Research, 22(10), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.2196/16632

Campbell, C., Smith, D., Clary, K., & Egizio, L. (2020). Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in the Substance Use System of Care. In Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviours. (pp. 343–354). Routlege Press.

Clary, K. L. (2020, December 16). Considering a New Platform for Academic Campus Interviews: Entering the Virtual World. Qualitative Social Work. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020981072

Hong, J. S., Hseih, Y.-P., Clary, K. L., 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 Victims, 34(5), 850–866. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.08_VV-D-18-00127

Smith, D., Egizio, L., Bennett, K., Windsor, L., & Clary, K. (2018). Teaching Empirically Supported Substance Use Interventions in Social Work: Navigating Instructional Methods and Accreditation Standards. Journal of Social Work Education, 1–13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2018.1434438