Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications with Students
VanderWaal, C.J., Hernandez, E.I. & Sandman, A.R.* (In press). The Gatekeepers: Clergy Involvement in Referrals and Collaboration with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Professionals. Journal of Social Work and Christianity.
Nawrotzki, R.*, Diaconu, M. & Pittman, S. (2009).Exploring climate induced human migration in the least developed countries. Global Studies Journal, 2(1), 43-58. Available at: http://gsj.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.184/prod.90
VanderWaal, C.J., Bishop, R.M.*, McBride, D.C., Rosales, K.*, Chriqui, J.F., O’Connor, J.C., & Terry-McElrath, Y.M. (2008, July). Controlling Methamphetamine Precursors: The View from the Trenches. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NCJ 223480. Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/223480.pdf
VanderWaal, C.J., Hernandez, E.I., Trecartin, S.*, Diaconu, M., & Carlson, N. (2008, June). The DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative: Evaluation of a Youth Ministry Training Program. White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Innovations in Effective Compassion. Available at: http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/documents/DeVosUrban_CJV.PDF
VanderWaal, C.J., Taxman, F., & Gurka, M.* (2008). Reforming Drug Treatment Services to Offenders: Cross-System Collaboration, Integrated Policies, and A Seamless Continuum of Care Model. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 8(1), 127-153.
Peer-Reviewed Publications by Faculty
Racovita-Szilagyi, & Diaconu, Mioara (2012). Refugees and HIV/AIDS. Refugees Worldwide, vol. 2: Refugees Health). Uma A. Segal & Doreen Elliott, ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Sedlacek, D.A., & Sedlacek, B.J. (2011). Relational Revival and Reformation. Revival & Reformation: Families Reaching Up (Willie and Elaine Oliver, editors). Department of Families Ministries, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Baltazar, A., Hopkins, G. McBride, D.C., VanderWaal, C.J., Ppper, S. & Mackey, S. (In press). Parental Influence on Inhalant Use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.
McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., Chriqui, J.F., O'Connor, J.C., VanderWaal, C.J., & Mattson, K.L. (2011). State Methamphetamine Precursor Policies and Changes in Small Toxic Lab Methamphetamine Production. Journal of Drug Issues, 41(2), 253-282.
VanderWall, C.J. (2010). The DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative: Executive Summary. In Eardley, R.W. Measuring Freedom: A Handbook on Program Evaluation, pp. 194-207. Acton Institute: Grand Rapids, MI.
Wrenn, Jan & Wrenn, Bruce (2010). Enhancing Synergy Between Practice and Teaching. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 21(2), 258-265. (peer reviewed)
Sedlacek, David. (2010). The Biblical Diagnosis of Spiritual Conditions. Proceedings of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Conference. (forthcoming) (peer-reviewed)
Sedlacek, David & Sedlacek, Beverly (2010). Mental Health: A Spiritual Perspective. In Thompson, W.C., Ed., Health Smart: A Rational, No-Nonsense, Practical Approach to Health. Coldwater, MI: Remnant Publishing.
McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., VanderWaal, C.J., Chriqui, J.F., & Myllyluoma, J. (2008, February). US Public Health Agency Involvement in Youth-Focused Illicit Drug Policy, Planning, and Prevention at the Local Level, 1999-2003. American Journal of Public Health, 98(2), 270-277.
McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., Chriqui, J.F., O’Connor, J.C., & VanderWaal, C.J. (2008, July). The Relationship between State Methamphetamine Precursor Laws and Trends in Small Toxic Lab (STL) Seizures. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NCJ 223467. Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/223467.pdf
Terry-McElrath, Y.M., McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., O’Malley, P.M., VanderWaal, C.J., Chaloupka, F.J., & Johnston, L.D. (2008). Evidence for Connections between Prosecutor-Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors. Crime & Delinquency.