Lori K Holleran
Biographic Data
| ID | 3483412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lori K Holleran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lori K |
| FAMILY NAME | Holleran |
| SIGNATURE | HOLLERAN L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A qualitative analysis of suicide risk factors, preferred means, and means restriction feasibility within a homeless shelter environment
Suicide completion rates among homeless individuals are approximately nine times higher than the general population. The purpose of this study was to capture the state of social support among homeless individuals, understand how homeless community members support peers in crisis, examine the awareness of suicidal ideation, identify common methods for suicide, and generate strategies for means restriction within a shelter. Twenty individuals resid…
Creating Culturally Grounded Prevention Videos
This article identifies the interactions among a group of high school students, their teachers, and a university research team as they evolve from an adult-directed to a student-led collaboration that resulted in the creation of a set of culturally grounded prevention messages that effectively prevented or delayed the onset of adolescent drug use. Beginning with an overview of the theoretical triad that served as the project's foundation, we desc…
Dialogue Between the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
(2007). Dialogue Between the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions: An Interview with Shelly A. Wiechelt. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions: Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 99-107
Successful Pursuit of Research Funding
Student Assistance Programs
Working with Involuntary, Substance Abusing Clients in the Criminal Justice System
HIV/Aids Prevention Practice with Latino/a Substance Abusers
Empirical and Theoretical Support for the Inclusion of Non-Abstinence-Based Perspectives in Prevention Services for Substance Using Adolescents
The purpose of this article is to present the Harm Reduction Model and its potential as a framework from which to provide prevention services for adolescents. While it may be uncomfortable for service providers to acknowledge, the vast majority of adolescents in the United States will have used mood-altering substances sometime during their teen years. While non-abstinence-based prevention services have existed for some time, they are not without…
The NIH K-Award
Social work has traversed a vast expanse since its roots in settlement houses and as friendly visitors to making a profound mark on the world of social science research. The authors begin by examining the role of research in the social work profession and then discuss current changes, directions, and challenges in the pursuit of research funds. Highlighted will be Career Development Awards, specifically the Mentored Research Scientist Development…
Mexican American Youth of the Southwest Borderlands
This article discusses the findings of a qualitative study of a group of young Mexican Americans in a barrio, fictitiously called “Las Montañas Bonitas,” located in a large Southwestern city. Young Mexican Americans’perception of ethnic identity is the focus of this study. The ethnographic techniques of participant observation, focus groups, and semistructured interviews were used. The most poignant finding is the respondents’use of racial terms …
Creating Culturally Grounded Videos for Substance Abuse Prevention
This article describes and critiques the pilot phase of a project in which an ethnically diverse group of students from a large southwestern urban high school created culturally based substance abuse prevention videos for urban middle school students. The rationale evolved from research that suggested that a peer-created, culturally-specific approach to drug abuse prevention would be more effective than would programming created by adults operati…
Creating Culturally Grounded Videos for Substance Abuse Prevention
This article describes and critiques the pilot phase of a project in which an ethnically diverse group of students from a large southwestern urban high school created culturally based substance abuse prevention videos for urban middle school students. The rationale evolved from research that suggested that a peer-created, culturally-specific approach to drug abuse prevention would be more effective than would programming created by adults operati…
Mexican American Youth of the Southwest Borderlands
This article discusses the findings of a qualitative study of a group of young Mexican Americans in a barrio, fictitiously called “Las Montañas Bonitas,” located in a large Southwestern city. Young Mexican Americans’perception of ethnic identity is the focus of this study. The ethnographic techniques of participant observation, focus groups, and semistructured interviews were used. The most poignant finding is the respondents’use of racial terms …
The NIH K-Award
Social work has traversed a vast expanse since its roots in settlement houses and as friendly visitors to making a profound mark on the world of social science research. The authors begin by examining the role of research in the social work profession and then discuss current changes, directions, and challenges in the pursuit of research funds. Highlighted will be Career Development Awards, specifically the Mentored Research Scientist Development…
Creating Culturally Grounded Videos for Substance Abuse Prevention
This article describes and critiques the pilot phase of a project in which an ethnically diverse group of students from a large southwestern urban high school created culturally based substance abuse prevention videos for urban middle school students. The rationale evolved from research that suggested that a peer-created, culturally-specific approach to drug abuse prevention would be more effective than would programming created by adults operati…
Mexican American Youth of the Southwest Borderlands
This article discusses the findings of a qualitative study of a group of young Mexican Americans in a barrio, fictitiously called “Las Montañas Bonitas,” located in a large Southwestern city. Young Mexican Americans’perception of ethnic identity is the focus of this study. The ethnographic techniques of participant observation, focus groups, and semistructured interviews were used. The most poignant finding is the respondents’use of racial terms …
HIV/Aids Prevention Practice with Latino/a Substance Abusers
Empirical and Theoretical Support for the Inclusion of Non-Abstinence-Based Perspectives in Prevention Services for Substance Using Adolescents
The purpose of this article is to present the Harm Reduction Model and its potential as a framework from which to provide prevention services for adolescents. While it may be uncomfortable for service providers to acknowledge, the vast majority of adolescents in the United States will have used mood-altering substances sometime during their teen years. While non-abstinence-based prevention services have existed for some time, they are not without…
The NIH K-Award
Social work has traversed a vast expanse since its roots in settlement houses and as friendly visitors to making a profound mark on the world of social science research. The authors begin by examining the role of research in the social work profession and then discuss current changes, directions, and challenges in the pursuit of research funds. Highlighted will be Career Development Awards, specifically the Mentored Research Scientist Development…
Successful Pursuit of Research Funding
Student Assistance Programs
Working with Involuntary, Substance Abusing Clients in the Criminal Justice System
Dialogue Between the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
(2007). Dialogue Between the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions: An Interview with Shelly A. Wiechelt. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions: Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 99-107
Creating Culturally Grounded Prevention Videos
This article identifies the interactions among a group of high school students, their teachers, and a university research team as they evolve from an adult-directed to a student-led collaboration that resulted in the creation of a set of culturally grounded prevention messages that effectively prevented or delayed the onset of adolescent drug use. Beginning with an overview of the theoretical triad that served as the project's foundation, we desc…
A qualitative analysis of suicide risk factors, preferred means, and means restriction feasibility within a homeless shelter environment
Suicide completion rates among homeless individuals are approximately nine times higher than the general population. The purpose of this study was to capture the state of social support among homeless individuals, understand how homeless community members support peers in crisis, examine the awareness of suicidal ideation, identify common methods for suicide, and generate strategies for means restriction within a shelter. Twenty individuals resid…
Psychology (9 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Substance use (3 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (3 works)