Dr. Gardenia Harris
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Office
Rachel Cooper - RC 205
Office Hours
Tuesday 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Office Phone
Email
Website
- About
- Education
- Research
Current Courses
346.001Policy Practice And Advocacy
346.002Policy Practice And Advocacy
Teaching Interests & Areas
Child welfare, welfare reform, social policy, community and economic development, differentials in service delivery, drug courts
Research Interests & Areas
Racial disparity in the provision of social services. Prevention of HIV among middle age African American women. Child welfare policies.
Ph D
University of Illinois at
BA Business Administration
Coe College
MSW Social Work
University of Iowa
BS Social Work
Iowa State University
Book, Authored
Harris, G., Tamas, B., & Lind, N. Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy: Right versus Left. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc (2008)
Book, Chapter
Harris, G. Earmarks. Edited Book, Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. ABC: CLIO (2016)
Harris, G. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Nancy S. Lind, Erik Rankin, Gardenia Harris (EDs), Edited Book, Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. ABC:CLIO (2016)
Harris, G. Privacy Rights of Minors in A Digital Age. Nancy S. Lind (EDs), Edited Book, Privacy in the Digital Age: 21st Century Challenges to the Fourth Amendment. Praeger 1 (2015): 131-150.
Poertner, J., & Harris, G. The impact of race on foster care decisions. Derezotes, M.F. Testa, & J. Poertner (EDs), Race Matters: Examining the Overrepresentation of African American Children in the Child Welfare System. Child Welfare League of America (2004): 163-172.
Book, Edited
Lind, N., Rankin, E., & Harris, G. Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. ABC-CLIO (2016)
Harris, G. Government Regulation and Social Control of Neighborhoods. Cara Rabe-Hemp and Nancy S. Lind (EDs), Political Authority, Social Control, and Public Policy. Emerald Publishing Limited
Lind, N., Rankin, E., & Harris, G. Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. ABC-CLIO Publishing
Journal Article
Harris, G., Mallory, C., & Stampley, C. A qualitative study of man-sharing and the implications for midlife African American women’s risk for HIV infection. Women & Health 50.7 (2010): 670-687.
Mallory, C., Harris, G., & Stampley, C. Midlife African-American women’s protective and risky practices related to HIV. Journal of Advanced Nursing 65.6 (2009): 1248- 1258.
Sprecher, S., Harris, G., & Myers, A. Perceptions of Sources of Sex Education and Targets of Sex Communication: Sociodemographic and Cohort Effects. The Journal of Sex Research 45.1 (2008): 17-26.
Dannerbeck, A., Harris, G., Sundet, P., & Lloyd, K. Understanding and Responding to Racial Differences in Drug Court Outcomes. Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse 5.2 (2006): 1-22.
Harris, G. What all social workers should know about MDMA (Ecstasy). Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 4.1 (2004): 23-37.
McDonald, T., Poertner, J., & Harris, G. Predicting placement in foster care: A comparison of logistic regression and neural network analysis. Journal of Social Service Research 28.2 (2001): 1-20.
Harris, G., Poertner, J., & Joe, S. The Parents with Children in Foster Care Satisfaction Scale. Administration in Social Work 24.2 (2000): 15-27.
Technical Report
Harris, G., Hodges, J., & Snively, C. Ecstasy in Missouri: A policy brief exploring patterns of abuse: Prevention, treatment, and interdiction strategies. Funded by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (2002)
Harris, G., Hodges, J., & Snively, C. Oxycontin in Missouri: A policy brief exploring patterns of abuse: Prevention, treatment, and interdiction strategies. Funded by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (2002)
Harris, G. Program Evaluation for the Boone County Juvenile Drug Court, June 2000-August 31, 2001 (2002)
Presentations
Protective Practices and Risk Taking Related to HIV Among Midlife African American Women. 32nd Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference. Midwest Nursing Research Society. (2008)
Understanding and Responding to Racial Differences in Drug Court Outcomes. National Association of Drug Court Professionals 14th Annual Training Conference. National Association of Drug Court Professionals. (2008)
Midlife African American Women Discuss How their Spiritual and Religious Beliefs Impact their Ability to Protect Themselves from HIV. 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference. (2007)
Midlife African American Women at Risk for HIV due to the Man Shortage. 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference. (2007)
How Federal Laws Impact Minority Children and Families. 2006 Child Welfare Symposium, The Legal and Social Impact of Disproportionality in Child Protection Cases. (2006)
Sources of Sex Education and Targets of Sex Communication: Socio-demographic Variations. National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) 68th Annual Conference. (2006)
Using the Afrocentric Paradigm to Conduct Research with Midlife African American Women. 4th Annual Gero-Ed Forum at the 52nd Annual Program Meeting of CSWE. (2006)
Faculty-Driven Interactive Professional Learning: Teaching Learning Communities. University Teaching Workshops. Illinois State University, Center for the Advancement of Teaching. (2004)
Cultural and Religious Influence on Family Violence. Central Illinois Clergy Conference on Family Violence in the Church. Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Family Violence Coordinating Council, and the Clergy Committee. (2003)
Building a coordinated community response to domestic violence. 2002 Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Association for Public Policy Analysis. (2002)
Factors that influence the decision to place a child in substitute care. Tenth Annual American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Colloquium. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. (2002)
Oxycontin and MDMA in Missouri: Exploring patterns of abuse. 2002 University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Social Work, Annual Fall Conference. University of Missouri-Columbia. (2002)
The Decision to Place. Race Matters—A Research Forum. (2001)
Cultural Sensitivity or Cultural Competence Challenging Cultural Biases. Producing the Finest Social Workers: Faculty, Practitioners, and Students Working Together (Field Instructor and Student Conference). University of Georgia, School of Social Work. (1999)
Parents with Children in Foster Care: Assessment of Service Satisfaction. Raising Children out of Poverty Inaugural Conference. Saint Louis University, School of Social Service. (1998)
Parents with Children in Foster Care: Assessment of Service Satisfaction. Benefiting Children and Families: Practice- and Policy-Relevant Research seminar. Children and Family Research Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work. (1998)
Parents with Children in Foster Care: Assessment of Service Satisfaction. Benefiting Children and Families: Practice- and Policy-Relevant Research seminar. Children and Family Research Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work. (1997)
Grants & Contracts
Today's Economic Issues: Democrats v. Republicans. ABC-CLIO. Federal. (2015)
Illinois State University New Faculty Initiative Grant (NFIG). National Institute on Aging Small Research Grant Program R03. Illinois State University. (2004)
Illinois State University New Faculty Initiative Grant (NFIG). Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2004)
Proposal for the McLean County Family Drug Court Development Project. Illinois State Court Improvement Program. State. (2004)
Policy Papers on MDMA and Oxycontin in Missouri. Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. State.
University of Georgia New Faculty Development Grant. University of Georgia. Other.
University of Missouri, Alumni Association. University of Missouri. Other.