Neil Abell

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Education

Ph.D., 1986, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; Social Work
M.S.W., 1982, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; Social Work
B.S., 1979 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida; Psychology
A.A., 1977 Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL

Research Interests

HIV/AIDS (Stigma, Service Provision, Prevention)
International Social Work
Measurement Development and Validation
Health Care
End of Life Issues
Stress and Coping

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
Living with AIDS: Prevention, Intervention, & Care

Graduate

Evaluation of Social Work Practice
Introduction to Social Work Research
Meeting the Cross-Cultural Challenges of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam
End of Life Issues
Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
Living with AIDS: Prevention, Intervention, & Care

Doctoral

Research Issues in Direct Practice
Assessment Methods in Social Work Practice Research

Select Publications

Abell, N., Ryan, S., & Kamata, A. (In press). Assessing capacity for self-care among HIV+ heads of household: Bilingual validation of the Parental Self-Care Scale, Social Work Research.

Abell, N., Rutledge, S., McCann, T., & Padmore, J. (In press). Examining HIV/AIDS provider Stigma: Assessing regional concerns in the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, AIDS Care.

Abell, N., Ryan, S., Kamata, A., & Citrolo, J. (In Press). Bilingual validation of the Family Responsibility Scale: Assessing stress among HIV+ heads of household, Journal of Social Service Research.

McMillan, J., & Abell, N. (2006) Validation of the Level of Stability Index for Children, Research on Social Work Practice, 16(3), 326-337.

Rutledge, S., & Abell, N. (2005). Awareness, acceptance, and action: Anemerging framework for understanding AIDS stigmatizing attitudes among community leaders in Barbados, AIDS Patient Care and STDS, 19, 186-99.

Nalavany, B., & Abell, N. (2004). An initial validation of a measure of personal and social perceptions of the sexual abuse of males, Research on Social Work Practice, 14(5), 368-378.

Buckey, J., & Abell, N., (2004). Validation of the Healthcare Surrogate Preference Scale, Social Work, 49(3), 432-439.

Abell, N., & Wolf, D. (2003) Implementing intervention research in doctoral education: Maximizing opportunities in training for outcome evaluation, Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 23(1/2), 3-19.’

Wolf, D., & Abell, N. (2003) Examining the effects of meditation techniques on psychosocial functioning. Research on Social Work Practice, 13(1),27-42.

Whitworth, J., Capshew, T., & Abell, N. (2002). Children caught in the conflict: An overview of court-endorsed divorced parenting classes. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 37(3/4), 1-18.

Springer, D., Abell, N., & Nugent, W.R. (2002) Creating and validating rapid assessment instruments for practice and research: Part 2 , Research on Social Work Practice, 12(6), 805-832.

Springer, D., Abell, N., & Hudson, W.W. (2002) Creating and validating rapid assessment instruments for practice and research: Part 1, Research on Social Work Practice, 12(3), 408-439.

Lewis, S., & Abell, N. (2002) Development and evaluation of the Adherence Attitudes Inventory, Research on Social Work Practice, 12(1), 107-124.

Abell, N. (2001). Assessing willingness to care for persons with AIDS: Validation of a new measure. Research on Social Work Practice, 11(1), 118-130.

Shin, H., and Abell, N. (1999). The Homesickness and Contentment Scale: Developing a culturally sensitive measure of adjustment for Asian populations, Research on Social Work Practice, 9(1), 45-53.

McNew, J., & Abell, N. (I995). Contrasting post-traumatic stress symptomatology in Vietnam veterans and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, SocialWork, 40(1), 115-126.

Tracy, E.M., & Abell, N. (1994). The Social Network Map: Some further refinements on administration, Social Work Research, 1(18), 56-59.

Abell, N., & McDonnell, J.R., & Winters, J. (1992). Developing a measure of children's prosocial tendencies: An initial validation of a self-report instrument. Journal of Social Service Research, 3/4(16), 19-48.

Abell, N. (1991). The Index of Clinical Stress: A brief measure of subjective stress for practice and research, Social Work Research and Abstracts, 27(2), 12-15.

McDonell, J.R., Abell, N. & Miller, J. (1991). Family Members' Willingness to Care for People with AIDS: A Psychosocial Assessment Model, Social Work, 36(1), 43-53.

Zion, M.M., Tracy, E., & Abell, N. (1991). Examining the relationship between spousal involvement in Gam-Anon and relapse behaviors in pathological gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 7(2), 117-131.

Abell, N., & McDonnell, J.R. (1990). Preparing for practice: Motivations, expectations, and aspirations of the MSW Class of 1990, Journal of Social Work Education, 26 (1), 57-64.

Abell, N., Jones, B.L., & Hudson, W.W. (1984). A revalidation of the Index of Self-Esteem. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 20(3), 11-16.

Grants

2003 (November) Expression and impact of HIV/AIDS Provider Stigma in the West Indies: Examining the context of testing, treatment, and care. FSU Council on Research & Creativity planning grant. Principal Investigator (with Co-PI Scott Rutledge, Ph.D.). $9,848.

1995-96 Evaluation of HIV Prevention Projects, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Investigator (with J. Byers, Ph.D., Institute for Health and Human Services Research, Principal Investigator). $75,000.

1992-94 Psychosocial Processes in Family Care-giving for Persons with HIV/AIDS. Planning grant, Florida State University, Principal Investigator. $12,795.