Personal profile
Research Interests
- Poverty and policy
- Civil society
- Global comparative social policy and service
- Policy and NGO service provision
- Social service NGOs/nonprofits in emerging democracies
Disciplines
- Economic Policy
- Social Policy
- Social Work
Research output
- 17 Article
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Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers: the mediating effect of confidence
Wathen, M. V., Young, R. A., Krings, A. & Kilbane, T., 2025, In: Social Work Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-efficacy is not just about the Self: African American cross-age youth mentors
Moore, A., Wathen, M., Tyson McCrea, K. & Richards, M., Mar 20 2025, In: Journal of The Society for Social Work and Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How COVID-19 and Racial Justice Protests Influenced Social Workers’ Perceptions of Policy and Political Participation
Krings, A., Wathen, M. V. & Kilbane, T., Dec 1 2023, In: Social Work Research. 47, 4, p. 261-273 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Unintended Influence and Impact: Funder-Mandated Performance Metrics, Service Delivery, and Social Justice
Iverson, M., Dentato, M. P., Perkins, N. H. & Wathen, M. V., 2023, In: Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance. 47, 5, p. 385-403 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design
Hong, P. Y. P., Shin, A., Wathen, M. V. & Gibbons, T., Sep 2023, In: Research on Social Work Practice. 33, 6, p. 695-710 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review