Papers and Presentations

PAPERS

  1. Smoyer, A.B., Malcein, J., & Grella, M. (in press). Bathroom justice at undergraduate social work internship sites: Access, gender equity, and menstruation hygiene. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

  2. Smoyer, A. B. (2024). Impact of changes in criminal-legal practices during the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV risk behaviors of women who use drugs: Protocol for a multimethods qualitative study. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, e58285. https://doi.org/10.2196/58285

  3. Smoyer, A. B., D’Angelo, K., *Massaquoi, M., *Ziemba, E. *Mahon, S., & *Worth, S. (2024). Criminal-legal systems and undergraduate students: An exploratory inquiry. Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies 2(2), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.47509/JCCJS.2024.v02i02.03

  4. Ziemba, E. & Smoyer, A.B. (under review). The experiences of cisgender women who use drugs during COVID-19 in the United States: A scoping review. Social Service Review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/P392G

  5. D’Angelo, K., Smoyer, A. B., & *Morrison, S. (under development). “I ain’t have a shower in a minute”: Evaluation of an urban public shower service. Qualitative Health Research.

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Smoyer, A. B. & *Ziemba, E. (2025, June). Impact of harm reduction principles on group work with BSW research assistants: A process evaluation. Paper to be presented at 2025 Conference of International Association for Social Work with Groups: Virtual.

  2. *Acevedo, S. & Smoyer, A. B. (2025, March). Gendered pathways to criminal behavior during COVID-19 among justice-involved women who use drugs. Poster presented at The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV. Click here to see poster.

  3. *Birmingham, N. & Smoyer, A. B. (2025, March). Older women’s lived experiences of incarceration and reentry: A qualitative exploration. Poster presented at The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV. Click here to see poster.

  4. *Tassiello, A. & Smoyer, A. B. (2025, March). Exploration of adverse childhood experiences on risk taking behaviors. Poster presented at The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV. Click here to see poster.

  5. Smoyer, A. B. (2024, October). Engaging social work undergraduates in research through experiential learning: The SHAWN Project. Paper to be presented at the Annual Program Meeting for Council on Social Work Education. Kansas City, MO. Click here to view presentation slides.

  6. Smoyer, A. B. & Ruff, N. (2024, May). Evidence-based storytelling: Analysis, interpretation & dissemination of qualitative research.  Pre-conference workshop session presented at the 36th National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. Orlando, FL

  7. Smoyer, A. B. (2024, May). HIV risk among justice-involved women who use drugs: Lessons from COVID. Paper presented at 36th National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. Orlando, FL. Click here to view presentation slides.

  8. Smoyer, A. B.,Malcein, J., Massaquoi, M., Morrison, S., Worth, S., & Ziemba, E. (2023, November 18).  Criminal legal systems and women’s HIV risk behavior during COVID-19. Paper to be presented at Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology (ASC):  Philadelphia, PA. Click here to view presentation slides.

  9. Smoyer, A. B., D’Angelo, K., & Morrison, S. (2023, November 9). Public Showers in New Haven: A program evaluation. Presentation made to the New Haven Homeless Advisory Commission: New Haven, CT. Click here to view presentation slides.

  10. Smoyer, A.B., Bereyl, G., Mahon, S., Malcein, J., Massaquoi, M., Morrison, S., Worth, S., Yaser, S., & Ziemba, E. (2023, September 22). Building the next generation of social work researchers: The SHAWN project. Presentation to faculty and community at Southern Connecticut State University: New Haven, CT. Click here to view presentation slides.

  11. Smoyer, A. B. (2023, September 21). The SHAWN Project. Advancing CT Together (ACT), Hartford, CT. Click here to view presentation slides.

  12. Smoyer, A. B. (2023, May 25). What happens when she isn’t incarcerated? Women’s HIV risk during COVID-19. Paper presented at the 35th National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. Washington D.C. Click here to view presentation slides.

  13. Smoyer, A. B. & Ruff, N. (2023, May 24). Community-engaged research: Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Pre-conference workshop presented at the 35th National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. Washington D.C. Click here to view presentation slides.

  14. Smoyer, A. B., Mahon, S., Massaquoi, M., Worth, S., Yaser, S., & Ziemba, E. (2023, March 30).  HIV Risk & COVID: Engaging BSW undergraduates in collaborative community-based research with justice-involved women. Workshop presented at The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Meeting: Birmingham, AL. Click here to view presentation slides.