Director of Ph.D Program, Coordinator of International Initiatives, Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office: Little Hall 1030
Phone: (205) 348-2990
Email: dnelsong@sw.ua.edu
Departments
- Field Program
- PhD Program
Areas of Interest and Expertise
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Family Services
- Measurement
- Practice Evaluation
- Social Work Education
- Women’s Issues
Education
- BA, Clark University
- MSW, Florida State University
- PhD, Florida State University
Selected Publications
- Yang, F., Maynard, Q. R., Young, S. R., Kenney, J., L., Barber, B., Boltz, L., Womack, B., Young, T. L., Nelson-Gardell, D., & Zhang, X. (2019). Qualitative research skills acquisition within social work doctoral education using project-based learning. Qualitative Social Work, DOI: 10.1177/1473325019881190
- Alves, R., Nelson-Gardell, D., Tavares, M., & Young, T. (2019). Developing a functional code system to analyze forensic interviews with suspected victims of child sexual abuse. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, DOI: 10.1007/s10560-019-00612-z
- Young, T. L., Womack, B., Maynard, Q. R., Yang, F., Boltz, L., Brazeal, B., Young, S. R., Nelson-Gardell, D. (2019). A qualitative data analysis: Family victim advocates in child advocacy centers. Journal of Family Social Work. DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2019.1616239
- Shah, A., Jeffries, S., Cheatham, L., Hasenbein, W., Creel, M., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2018). Partnering with parents: Reviewing the evidence for Motivational Interviewing in Child Welfare. Families in Society, 100, 52-67. DOI: 10.1177/1044389418803455
- Young, T., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2018): A grounded theory study of collaboration in multidisciplinary teams, Journal of Public Child Welfare, 12(5), 576-595. DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2018.1436112
- Yang, F., Nelson-Gardell, D., & Guo, Y. (2018). The role of strains in negative emotions bullying behaviors of school-aged children. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 29–297. DOI: 10.1016/childyouth.2018.10.016
- Young, T., Williams, J., Nelson-Gardell, D., Edwards, S., & Thorington, V. (2016). Assessing the Helpfulness of One Parenting Assistance Helpline. Journal of Child and Family Studies, DOI 10.1007/s10826-016-0387-8