AASWSW Fellows Nomination form

Label / Value
Candidate's Name / Michael Vaughn, PhD
Candidate's Title / Professor of Social Work and Director of the PhD in Social Work Program, Saint Louis University;
Faculty Affiliate, Center on Violence and Injury Prevention, Washington University;
Fellow, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Candidate's Department / School of Social Work, College for Public Health & Social Justice
Candidate's Institution / Saint Louis University
Candidate's Street Address 1 / Tegeler Hall
Candidate's Street Address 2 / 3550 Lindell Boulevard
Candidate's City / St. Louis
Candidate's State / MO
Candidate's ZIP Code / 63103
Candidate's Phone Number / 314-977-2718
Candidate's Email Address /
Gender / Male
Will This Candidate Contribute to Diversity in the Academy in Some Way (e.g., Race/Ethnicity, Age, Disability Status)? (Up To 50 Words, If Applicable)
Past and Potential Impact of Nominee: (500 Word Maximum) / Michael Vaughn, director of the PhD in Social Work Program, is a nationally recognized scholar in the areas of adolescent antisocial behavior, substance abuse, violence, delinquency and chronic offending, and juvenile psychopathy. Current projects funded by federal and foundation sources involve the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of youth violence, the prediction and prevention of school dropout, testing biosocial models using twin samples, examining problem behavior in national data international data sets.
He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, serves on several editorial boards and is an ad hoc reviewer for over 50 journals in multiple fields of study. His most recent books are Conducting Research in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Settings (Oxford), Human Behavior: A Cell to Society Approach (Wiley & Sons), Social Work Practice in the Addictions (Springer), and International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology (Routledge).
Vaughn has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on 20 research projects totaling $8.8 million in funding from various institutions including the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Institute on Educational Sciences of the US Department of Education, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Center for Social and Urban Research,and the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP), among others.
Selected Publications
(5 to 10 Most Significant) / Books
Vaughn, M. G., & Perron, B. E. (forthcoming). Handbook of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. NewYork, NY: Springer Press.
Vaughn, M. G., & DeLisi, M., & Matto, H. (2011). Human Behavior: A Cell to Society Approach. Wileyand Sons. under contract.
Vaughn, M. G., Pettus-Davis, C., & Shook, J. J. (forthcoming). Conducting research in criminal andjuvenile justice settings: Strategies and issues. Oxford University Press.
Vaughn, M. G., Howard, M. O., & Thyer, B. A. (2009). Evidence-Based Social Work Practice: Synthesesof the Intervention Knowledge Base. Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Press.
Journal Articles
Vaughn, M. G., Nelson, E. J., Salas-Wright, C. P., DeLisi, M., & Qian, Z. (under review). Handgun carrying among white youth increasing in the United States: New evidence from the NSDUH 2002-2013. Preventive Medicine
Vaughn, M. G., Nelson, E. J., Salas-Wright, C. P., Qian, Z., & Schootman, M. (under review). Racial and ethnic trends and correlates of non-medical use of prescription opioids among adolescents in the United States 2004-2013. Journal of Psychiatric Research,
Maynard, B. R., Vaughn, M. G., & Salas-Wright, C. P., & Vaughn, S. R. (under review). Bullying victimization among school age immigrant youth in the United States. Journal of Adolescence
Vaughn, M. G., Salas-Wright, C. P., DeLisi, M., Naeger, S. R., & Huang, J. (under review). Hunger matters: Childhood hunger, self-control, and interpersonal violence, Aggressive Behavior
Vaughn, M. G., Salas-Wright, C. P., Cordova, D., Nelson, E. J. (under review). Racial and ethnic trends in binge alcohol and illicit drug use among offenders 2002-2013. Journal of Criminal Justice
Behnken, M., Vaughn, M. G., Salas-Wright, C. P., & DeLisi, M. (in press). Risky business: Behavioral profiles of sexually-impulsive adults in the United States, American Journal of Criminal Justice
Zhi, K., Huang, J., Deng, S., Chen, Y., Vaughn, M.G, & Qian, Z. (under review).Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among Older Male Adults in China: An Urban-Rural Comparison. Journal of Aging and Health.
Salas-Wright, C.P., & Vaughn, M.G. (under review). Violent attacks and drug use among youth in the United States 2002-2013. Prevention Science
Zhi, K., Huang, J., Deng, S., Chen, Y., Vaughn, M., & Qian, Z. (under review) Decreased smoking initiation among male youths in China: An urban-rural comparison. American Journal of Public Health
Salas-Wright, C. P., Vaughn, M. G., Schwartz, S., & Cordova, D. (in press). An "Immigrant Paradox" for adolescent externalizing behavior? Evidence from a national sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Mancini, M., Salas-Wright, C. P., & Vaughn, M. G. (under review). Drug Use and Service Utilization among Hispanics in the United States. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Sponsor Name / Richard Barth
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Sponsor Affiliation / Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work, and President, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
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