Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Email: tlittleton@ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-0049
Areas of Interest and Expertise
- Child & Family Social Policy
- Child Maltreatment
- Housing
- Neighborhood Effects
- Parenting
- Poverty & Inequality
Departments
- MSW Program
Education
- PhD, University of Georgia
- MSW, University of Georgia
- BA, Tulane University
Select Publications
Articles
- Bae, J., Jennings, P.F., Hardeman, C., Kim, E., Lee, M., Littleton, T., & Saasa, S. (2019). Compassion satisfaction among social work practitioners: The role of work-life balance. Journal of Social Service Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2019.1566195
- Campbell, R. D. & Littleton, T. (2018). Mental health counseling in the Black American church: Reflections and recommendations from counselors serving in a counseling ministry. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 21(4), 336-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2018.1494704.
- Littleton, T., Choi, Y.J., & McGarity, S.V. (2020). Psychological and social correlates of HIV stigma among people living with HIV. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 19(1), 74-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2019.1699486
- McPherson, J., Jennings, P.F., Arnold, B., Littleton, T., & Lee, M. (2020). Creating global scholars: Experiential learning and reflection transform an international conference into a short-term study abroad. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1770641
- Mowbray, O., Jennings, P.F., Littleton, T., Grinnell-Davis, C., & O’Shields, J. (2018). Caregiver depression and trajectories of behavioral health among child welfare involved youth. Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 445-453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.03.001.
- Saasa, S., Okech, D., Choi, Y.J., Nackerud, L.& Littleton, T. (2021). Social exclusion, mental health, and social well-being among African immigrants in the United States. International Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820963425
Book Chapters
- Littleton, T., Lee, M., & Cornelius, L. J. (2018). Analyzing the problem: Disparities in behavioral and mental health for people of color and Latinos. In C. Moniz and S. Gorin (Eds.), Mental Health Care Policy and Practice. A Biopsychosocial Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press.