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MSW, University of Texas at Arlington 402-554-2893 Biography Dr. Jeanette Harder is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has worked in many settings in academics, research, and practice. Prior to her position at UNO, Dr. Harder was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, teaching practice, technology, and introduction courses in the graduate and undergraduate social work program. She also taught as an Associate Professor at the Collin County Community College, teaching Introduction to Sociology, and Introduction to Social Work. In addition, Dr. Harder has provided instruction in community settings, including the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Dallas, Texas; her church; and a community girls club. Dr. Harder has participated in various research and program evaluation projects. Through her Research Partnership project, she has partners with graduate research students in providing program evaluation services to many community agencies, including:
She has conducted numerous research and evaluation projects for the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Prevent Child Abuse Nebraska, and the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. For 5 years, Dr. Harder served as a Senior Case Manager at the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Dallas, Texas. In this position, Dr. Harder made home visits to families at-risk for abuse and neglect. She conducted assessments, provided interventions, and supervised volunteer Parent Aides. Dr. Harder also conducted program evaluation activities through the creation and maintenance of an agency database. She has also volunteered in a number of settings including domestic violence, people with disabilities, and eldercare. Professional Specialties Child abuse prevention Teaching Research and Computer Applications (graduate) Research Articles: Harder, J., Cox, S., Grotelueschen, J., Simpson, D., & Lozier, M. (in press). Teaching and learning social work practice skills through the use of triads. The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work. Harder, J. (2005). Prevention of child abuse and neglect: An evaluation of a home visitation parent aide program using recidivism data. Research on Social Work Practice, 15, 246-256. Harder, J. (2005). Research implications in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Families in Society, 86, 491-501. Van Gerpen, R., & Harder, J. (under peer review). Attention Deficit Hyperativity Disorder (ADHD) and diverse populations. Other publications (non-peer reviewed): Harder, J. (2007, January 24). When having too much hurts [Review of the book The price of privilege: How parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids]. PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books. Harder, J. (2006, June 21). Sleep reflections [Review of the book Sleepless in America: Is your child misbehaving or missing sleep?]. PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books. Harder, J. (2006, July 4). Women's experiences in croos-cultural peacemaking. The Mennonite. Harder, J. (2004). Is Your Program Working?” Focus on Children, National Parent Aide Network. Harder, J. (2002). Child Abuse Prevention: Everybody’s Job,” Dallas Peace Times, Dallas, TX. Harder, J. (in press). Book review: Taking a stand: A guide to peace teams and accompaniment projects. Journal of Community Practice. Jackson, K. (2005). Helping clients through the crisis of infertility. Social Work Today, 5, 24-28. (My role: Interviewee.) GRANTS AND RESEARCH: Civic Participation Project Minigrant, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Office of Academy and Student Affairs - encourage students to participate in civic engagement through research activities related to the Research Partnership project - $1,452. Funded September 2006 through July 2007. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCIPC/CDC) – National Parent Aide Research (NPAR). Principal Investigator. The aim of this project is to examine the extent to which the Parent Aide model strengthens families and prevents child maltreatment by increasing protective factors and decreasing risk factors. NPAR is a multisite, national project that proposes to use an experimental research design, including random assignment to treatment and control groups. Budget for direct costs: $547,267. Submitted February 2006 – not funded. University of Nebraska at Omaha, Information Technology Services, Distance Education – Multidisciplinary Course/Project Support Team – development and implementation of School’s first distance education course: Evaluation of Social Programs. Mini-grant for $2500. Funded August 2005 through December 2005. University Committee on Research, University of Nebraska at Omaha - determination of a national research sample on the effectiveness of the Parent Aide model in improving parenting skills - $4500. Principal Investigator. Funded May 2005 through August 2005. Timberlawn Psychiatric Research Foundation – for child abuse prevention research using data from the Parent Aide program, The CAP Center, Dallas, TX – $18,037. Principal Investigator. Funded January 2004 through June 2004. PRESENTATIONS: Presentations (peer-reviewed): "Program Evaluation 101" at the 2007 Mennonite Health Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA - upcoming March 2007 "Teaching and Learning Social Work Practice Skills through the Use of Traids" at the annual conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), Los Angeles, CA (assisted by two undergraduate social work students) - October 2006. "The Opportunities and Challenges of Using Service Learning in a Research Class” at the annual conference of the Midwest Consortium for Service Learning in Higher Education, Lincoln, NE (assisted by graduate social work students) – upcoming September 2006. “Including Spirituality in Social Work Practice” at the annual conference of the National Association of Social Workers, Nebraska; Omaha, NE (assisted by graduate and undergraduate social work students) – March 2006. “Women’s Experiences in Cross-Cultural Peacemaking” at the annual conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI – October 2005. “Teaching Home Visitation and Case Management Skills to Prevent Child Abuse” at the annual conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), Austin, TX – November 2005. “Use of Volunteers in a Child Abuse Prevention Home Visitation Program” at the annual conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Washington DC – October 2004. “The Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect: An Evaluation of the Parent Aide Program at the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Dallas, Texas” at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA – accepted November 2004. Presentations (non-peer reviewed): "Program Evaluation 101," Children's Square, Council Bluffs, IA (3 hours) - February 2007. “Exchange Club Parent Aide Model: Acknowledging our Diversity” – a facilitated general session at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Orlando, FL – July 2006. “Evaluation Tools” at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Orlando, FL – July 2006. “Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse in Nebraska – The Practical Aspects,” Lorman Educational Services (6.5 hours), Omaha, NE – February 2006. "Exploring our Options - Doing Our Part: Research on the Effectiveness of the Parent Aide Program” at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Salt Lake City, UT – July 2005. “Program Evaluation: Telling Our Story” – moderator of general session at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Anaheim, CA – September 2004. “The Efficacy of the Parent Aide Program in Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Study of our Dallas Program” at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Anaheim, CA – September 2004. “Program Evaluation 101” at the annual symposium of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the National Parent Aide Network, Birmingham, AL – October 2003. “Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect – Comparison of Home-Based vs. Center-Based Programs” at the Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX – March 2003. “Program Evaluation – Who Needs It?! (You Do).” 11th Annual Conference on Parent Education, University of North Texas, Denton, TX – February 2003. "Responding to the Needs of Families in Your Community” at WDC/SCC Joint Annual Meeting of the Mennonite Church USA, Plano, TX – July 2002. Service Grant Reveiwer for the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Healthy Marrige Research Initiative, August 2005 Panel Chairperson for the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services, Compassion Capital Fund Targetec Capacity Building Program Mini-Review, June-July 2005. Evaluation Committee, National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse – July 2003-Present. Peer Reviewer for Standards of Operation and Practice, National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse – October 2003 to present. National Parent Aide Network Advisory Board, Secretary, and Region 4 representative – August 2003-December 2004. Program Evaluations: Research Partnership projects (myweb.unomaha.edu/~jharder) with:
The Child Abuse Prevention Center, Parent Aide program – Dallas, TX – January 2003-July 2004. River Oaks Can! Academy / Center for Children’s Self-Esteem – teen and parenting programs – Fort Worth, TX – October 2002-January 2002. Family Outreach of East Dallas, parenting program – Dallas, TX – March 2002-June 2002. Affiliation, Associations, Consultations The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) |
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