V I T A (abridged)
JOHN S. WODARSKI
GENERAL INFORMATION
214 Henson Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-3333
865/974-3988
EDUCATION
Washington University, The George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Social Work, M.S.S.W.
Florida State University, School of Social Work & Psychology, B.S.
RESEARCH GRANTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSE
Principal Investigator, Tennessee’s Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Professions StudentTraining, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $906,314, 2015-2018.
Principal Investigator, Tennessee Residential Treatment Program for Pregnant & Postpartum Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,$1,524,183, 2014-2017.
Principal Investigator, Using New Media to Reach African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,$125,000, 2014-2015.
Principal Investigator, The Expanded Care of Coordination through the Use of Health Information Technology in Rural Tennessee, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,$834,500, 2011-2014.
Principal Investigator, E-therapy Screening and Interventions for Vulnerable young Adults with Co-morbidity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,$1,200,000, 2010-2013.
Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS Primary Prevention Program with Caribbean Youth, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,$2,214,087, 2009-2015.
Principal Investigator, The East Tennessee Assertive Adolescent Family Treatment Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $896,927, 2009-2012.
Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Primary Prevention in Minority Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $1,676,662, 2008-2013.
Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS Primary Prevention Program for Caribbean Adolescents, Until There’s A Cure Foundation, $10,000, 2008-2009.
Principal Investigator, Using Computers to Screen and Provide Brief Interventions for Underage Alcohol/Substance Abuse on College Campuses, Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration, $1,143,930, 2005-2008.
Principal Investigator, Adolescent Substance Abuse, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, $70,000, 2002-2003.
Principal Investigator, Challenge Grant, University of Tennessee Center for Informational Technology Research, $5,000, 2003.
Principal Investigator, Using Computers to Prevent College Drinking, University of Tennessee Office of the Provost, $100,000, 2002-2003.
Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Primary Prevention in Minority Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration, $102,272, 2003-2004.
Principal Investigator, Violence Prevention Program, Department of Housing (HUD), $60,000, 2002.
Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS Prevention: Primary Middle Childhood, University of Tennessee, $50,000, 2001.
Principal Investigator, Efficacy of a Geriatric Inter-Disciplinary Mental Health Team in a Community Mental Health Care, Gerontological Society of America, $100,000, 2001-2003.
Honors and Special Recognition
1964Phi Alpha Social Work Honorary; Treasurer, 196667
1968Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society
1973Who's Who in the East
1979Winner of the Professional Paper Award, Practitioner Category, The Georgia Conference on Social Welfare, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1979
1980Men of Achievement
1981, 1989Who's Who in the South and Southwest
1982, 1985The Directory of Distinguished Americans
19821985Personalities of the South
19821986Personalities of America
19821985Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology
1982, 1983Who's Who in the Behavioral Sciences
19831985Two Thousand Notable Americans
19831986Honorary Educational Advisory Board, National Division of the American Biographical Institute
1985The International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement
1986, 1988The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
1986Biography of the Year, First Presidential Edition
1986Biography International
1986, 1988Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
1986American Men and Women of Science
1986, 1988Who's Who in Society
1987Community Leaders of America
1987Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (first edition)
19871988Personalities of the Americas (first commemorative edition)
1988University of Georgia Yearbook, Social Work Professor of the Year
1988Research Board of Advisors, American Biographical Institute
1988American Publishing Who's Who
1990International Book of Honor
19901996Who's Who in the Midwest
1992-1996Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals
1999Trailblazers Award from African Authors
2005 Model Program Designation: Adolescent Substance Abuse: An Empirically-Based Group Preventive Health Paradigm chosen by the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as one of only ten exemplary model programs.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social Workers
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Psychological Association
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education (GADE): Committee on Teaching Effectiveness in Social Work Practice (1993-1996)
STATE/UNIVERSITY LEVEL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Admissions Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo, Chair
Student Affairs,State University of New York at Buffalo
Executive Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo
Administrative Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo
Promotion and Tenure,State University of New York at Buffalo, Chair
Personnel Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo
School's Re-Organization Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo, Chair
Provost's Advisory Panel for Responsible Conduct in Intellectual and Creative Activity,State University of New York at Buffalo
Distance Learning in conjunction with other SUNY System Universities,State University of New York at Buffalo
President's Review Board on Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Tenure,State University of New York at Buffalo
Graduate School Executive Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo
Social Sciences Division Committee,State University of New York at Buffalo
Institutional Review Board – Obesity Task Force, University of Tennessee
Faculty Senate, University of Tennessee
Faculty Affairs Subcommittee, University of Tennessee
Research Council Subcommittee, University of Tennessee
Social Work faculty Senate Caucus, University of Tennessee, Chair
Chancellor’s Awards, University of Tennessee
Graduate Student Assistantship Awards, University of Tennessee
Graduate Council, University of Tennessee
Graduate Council Curriculum Subcommittee, University of Tennessee
Safety, Environment, and Education Committee, University of Tennessee
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Administrative (Advisory to the Dean), University of Georgia
Faculty Executive Committee, University of Georgia, Chairperson
MSW Curriculum Committee, University of Georgia, Chairperson
Doctoral Planning, University of Georgia, Chairperson
Curriculum, BSW/MSW, University of Georgia
Extended Degree Program, University of Georgia
Long Range Planning, University of Georgia
Computer Utilization, University of Georgia
Media, University of Georgia
Curriculum Committee,University of Georgia, Chairperson
Human Subjects, University of Georgia
Research Advisory to the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia
Evaluation of School Social Services Programs, University of Georgia
Alcohol Awareness, University of Georgia
Promotion (Social and Behavioral Sciences), University of Georgia
Graduate Council: Administrative Committee, University of Georgia, Advisory to the Graduate Dean
Graduate Council: Adjunct Committee on Courses, University of Georgia
Graduate Council: Graduate Faculty Appointment and Reappointment, University of Georgia
Graduate Council: Curriculum Committee, University of Georgia
Graduate Council: Program Evaluation Committee, University of Georgia
Promotion (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Chairperson University Council's Statutes/Bylaws Revision Committee, University of Georgia
Doctoral Faculty, University of Tennessee
Personnel, University of Tennessee
Faculty Governance, University of Tennessee
Curriculum Revision Taskforce, University of Tennessee, Chair
Doctoral Program, University of Tennessee
Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, University of Tennessee
Part Time and Advanced Standing, University of Tennessee
EDITORIAL REVIEW FOR THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS
Adult Social Work Journal
Behavior Therapy
Children and Youth Services Review
Clinical Social Work Journal
Contemporary Psychology (Board)
Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Treatment (Board)
Evaluation Review
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Journal of Brief Therapy
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Journal of Primary Prevention
Journal of Public Child Welfare
Journal of Residential Treatment for Children and Youth
Journal of Social Service Research
Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality
Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation (Board)
Journal of Social Work in Mental Health
Journal of Social Work in Trauma Response & Recovery: Global Perspectives
Journal of the Society of Research Administrators (1989-93)
Prevention in Human Services
Research on Social Work Practice (Board-1988-94)
Sociological Practice
Sociology of Education
Social Service Research
Social Work (1988-93)
Social Work in Education
Social Work in Mental Health (Board)
Social Work Practice Review
Stress, Trauma and Crisis: An International Journal
The Clinical Supervisor
ADMINISTRATIVE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, 1967 to 1968, Department of Sociology, Institute of Contemporary Corrections and Behavioral Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Associate, 1970 to 1974, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Doctoral Faculty Member, 1970 to 1974, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Associate Professor, August 1974 to September 1975, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Director, September 1975 to August 1977, Follow-Up Project, The Institute for Behavioral Research, Inc., Silver Spring, MD.
Grant Development Consultant, September 1975 to October 1977, Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Research Scientist, September 1975 to October 1977, Johns Hopkins Energy Project, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Associate Professor, September 1975 to July 1978, School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Doctoral Faculty Member, September 1975 to July 1978, School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Director, July 1978 to July 1988, Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Graduate Faculty Member, July 1978 to July 1988, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Chairperson, July 1978 to July 1988, Doctoral Program, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Clinical Professor, July 1978 to July 1988, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Associate Vice President, July 1988 to September 1991, Research and Graduate Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, OH.
Associate Director, September 1991 to August 1993, Center for Family Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, OH.
Professor, July 1988 to August 1993, College of Social Work, The University of Akron, Akron, OH.
Director, August 1993 to May 1999, Graduate Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Director, August 1993 to May 1999, Doctoral Program and Research Center, School of Social Work, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Janet B. Wattles Research Professor, August 1993 to April 2000, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Director of Research and Development, May 2000 to September 2003, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville/Nashville/Memphis, TN.
Professor, May 2000 to present, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville/Nashville/Memphis, TN.
Supplemental Professional Background
Social Worker, May 1966 to September 1966, Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital, Knoxville, TN
Senior Social Worker, May 1967 to September 1967, Central State Psychiatric Hospital, Nashville, TN
Consultantships: State, Regional, and National
Consultant and Invited Lecturer, 1967-1968, Texas Prison System, School for Boys, Gatesville, TX and School for Girls, Crockett, Texas
Consultant and Invited Lecturer, 1967-1968, Texas Youth Correctional System, Beaumont, TX
Research Associate, 1969-1974, Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratories, St. Louis, MO.
Principal Investigator, Adolescent Resocialization Project, 1973-1974, Missouri State Psychiatric Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
Field Consultant, 1974-1975, Wilson-White Drug Abuse Center, Knoxville, TN
Consultant, 1974-1975, Child and Family Services, Knoxville, TN
Research Consultant, 1976, American Correctional Association, College Park, MD
Adjunct Faculty Member, Contractual Basis, 1975-1978, The Human Ecology Center, Antioch College, Columbia, MD
Project Consultant, "The Most Significant Minority: One-Parent Children in the Schools,” 1980-1981, The Kettering Foundation and The National Association of School Principals, Dayton, OH
Project Consultant, "Permanent Homes for Children in Georgia," 1982-1984, The Georgia Alliance for Children, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Project Consultant, "Working FemaleHeaded Families in Poverty," 1982-1984, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, D.C.
Fellow, 1984-1988, Institute for Behavioral Research, Family Research Group, Social Deviance Research, Behavioral Health Group, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Faculty Fellow, 1985-1988, University Affiliated Program in Developmental Disabilities, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Consultant, 1986-1987, Research and Program Evaluation, Veterans Administration, Augusta, GA
Consultant, 1987-1990, Research and Program Evaluation, Metropolitan Commission on Substance Abuse, Atlanta, GA
Consultant, 1988-1991, Grant Development, Northeast Ohio Medical College, Rootstown, OH.
Consultant, 1991-1993, Program Development, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Consultant, 1993-Present, Program Development, Erie County Mental Health Department, Buffalo, NY.
Consultant, 1997-Present, Program Development, Chautauqua County Health Department, Mayville, NY.
Visiting Scholar, 1999-Fall, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Grants Development Consultant, 1999-Fall, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Grants Reviewer, 2000-Present, Substance Abuse and Mental Service Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Consultant, 2002-Present, Guide to Community Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Grants Development Consultant, 2002-Present, Social Work Research Center, University of Arkansas School of Social Work.
Visiting Scholar, 2003-Present, School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA.
Community Services
New York
Task Force on Violence as Public Health Issue (Office of Senator Mary Lou Rath)
Buffalo Mayor's Task Force on Violence
Buffalo Mayor's Task Force on Drugs
Erie County Superintendents' Coordinating Committee on Schools and Human Services
Prevention Focus, Buffalo, Board of Trustees
Ohio
Akron Child Guidance Center, Board of Trustees
Akron Child Guidance Center Financial Committee
Akron Mayor's Task Force on Substance Abuse
Summit County Ohio Mental Health Board
Georgia
Athens Committee Council on Domestic Violence
Alcohol Awareness and the Chemical People, City of Athens
Cedar Shoals High School Parents' Committee on Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Athens, Georgia
Publications
Wodarski, J. S., & Jongsma, A. (2001). Social work and human services planner. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Hilarski, C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2001). The effective social worker. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 4(1), 19-39.
Hilarski, C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2001). Comorbid substance abuse and mental illness: Diagnosis, treatment and policy. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1(1), 105-119.
Barthelemy, J., Dulmus, C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Conduct disorder and substance abuse. In L. Rapp-Paglicci, A. Roberts, & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.), Handbook of violence (pp. 169-189). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Tyson, E., Dulmus , C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Assessing violent behavior. In L. Rapp-Paglicci, A. Roberts, & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.), Handbook of violence (pp. 148-168). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Wodarski, J.S., & Dulmus, C. (2002). Preventing workplace violence. In L. Rapp-Paglicci, A. Roberts, & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.), Handbook of violence (pp. 349-377). New York: Wiley.
Sullivan, M., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Social alienation in gay youth. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 5(1), 1-17.
Zittel, K.M., Lawrence, S.A., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Biopsychosocial model of health and healing: Implications for health social work practice. Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 5, 1, 19-33.
Wodarski, J.S., & Williams-Hayes, M. (2002). Utilizing case management to maintain the elderly in the community. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 39(4), 19-38.
Dulmus, C.N., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Six critical questions for brief therapeutic interventions. Journal of Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention, 2, 279-285.
Rapp, L.A., Roberts, A., & Wodarski, J.S. (Eds.). (2002). Handbook of violent behavior. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Wodarski, J.S., & Dziegielewski, S. (2002). Human behavior in the social environment: An empirical approach. New York: Springer.
Hilarski, C., Dziegielewski, S.F., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Micro and mezzo perspectives: Individual approaches to human growth and development. In J.S. Wodarski, & S. Dziegielswski (Eds.), Human behavior and the social environment: Integrating theory and evidenced-based practice (pp.23-38). New York: Springer.
Dziegielewski, S.F., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Understanding human growth and development: Integrating theory and empiricism. In J.S. Wodarski, & S. Dziegielswski (Eds.). Human behavior and the social environment: Integrating theory and evidenced-based practice (pp.1-22). New York: Springer.
Hilarski, C., Wodarski, J.S., & Dziegielewski, S.F. (2002). Mezzo and macro perspectives: Group variables in human growth and development. In J.S. Wodarski, & S. Dziegielswski (Eds.). Human behavior and the social environment: Integrating theory and evidenced-based practice (pp.141-156). New York: Springer.
Dziegielewski, S.F., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Macro-level variables as factors in human growth and development. In J.S. Wodarski, & S. Dziegielswski (Eds.). Human behavior and the social environment: Integrating theory and evidenced-based practice (pp.249-269). New York: Springer.
Dulmus, C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Parameters of social work treatment plans: Case example of explosive anger. In A. Roberts, & G. Greene (Eds.), Social work desk reference (pp. 314-319).New York: Oxford.
Ely, G., Dulmus, C., & Wodarski, J.S. (2002). Adolescent dating violence. In L. Rapp-Paglicci, A. Roberts, & J.S. Wodarski (Eds.), Handbook of violence (pp.34-53). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Ellis, R.E., Dulmus, C.N., & Wodarski, J.S. (2003). Essentials of child welfare practice.
New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Wodarski, J.S., Wodarski, L.A., & Dulmus, C.N. (2003). Adolescent depression and suicide: A comprehensive empirical intervention for prevention and treatment. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Lawrence, S., Wodarski, L.A., & Wodarski, J.S. (2003). Behavioral medicine paradigm: Behavioral interventions for chronic pain and headache. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 17(2), 49-65.
Lawrence, S.A., Zittel, K.M., Wodarski, L.A., & Wodarski, J.S. (2003). Behavioral health treatment and prevention of chronic disease and the implications for social work practice. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 17(2), 49-65.
Lysaught, E., Wodarski, J.S., & Williams, M. (2003). Normative feedback: A means to reduce college drinking. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 8(4), 23-43.
Wodarski, L.A., & Wodarski, J.S. (2003). Invited preface. In F. Berg, Underage and Overweight. New York: The Hatherleigh Company.
Rapp, L. A., Dulmus, C.N., & Wodarski, J.S. (Eds.). (2004). Handbook of prevention interventions for children and adolescents. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Wodarski, L.A., & Wodarski, J.S. (2004). Prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. In L. A. Rapp-Paglicci, C. Dulmus and J.S. Wodarski (Eds). Handbook of Prevention Interventions for Children and Adolescents (pp. 301-320). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Parris, H., & Wodarski, J.S. (2004). Using informational technology to reduce college drinking. In A. Roberts, & K. R. Yeager (Eds.), Evidence-based practice manual (pp. 456 – 460).New York: Oxford University Press.
Skiba, D., Monroe, J., & Wodarski, J.S. (2004). Adolescent substance use: Reviewing the effectiveness of prevention strategies. Social Work, 49(3), 343-353.
Sullivan, M., & Wodarski, J.S. (2004). Rating college student substance abuse: A literature review. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 4(1), 71-91.
Wodarski, J.S., Wodarski, L.A., & Parris, H. (2004). Teams-Games-Tournaments: Four decades of research. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work: Advances in Practice, Programming, Research and Policy, 1(1), 23-43.
Ely, G.E., Dulmus, C.N., & Wodarski, J.S. (2004). Domestic violence: A literature review reflecting an international crisis. Stress, Trauma and Crisis: An International Journal, 7(2), 77-91.
Wodarski, J.S., Wodarski, L.A., & Parris, H.N. (2004). Adolescent preventive health and Teams-Games-Tournaments: A research and development paradigm entering its fourth decade of research. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1(1), 101-124.