Stephen J. Tripodi

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Education

May 2007	The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
May 2007	Ph.D. 2007, The University of Texas at Austin; Social Work
May 2007	Dissertation: Influence of Social Bonds on Recidivism: A Study of Texas Prisoners Paroled Since 2001 Chairs: Drs. Allen Rubin and David Springer. Committee: Drs. Diana DiNitto, Carol Lewis, and Tasha Beretvas (Educational Psychology Department)
May 2000	The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Master of Science in Social Work, Clinical Concentration
December 1997	Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Courses Taught
Graduate
Social Policy Analysis
Family Interventions

Undergraduate
Theories and Practice of Social Work with Groups
Generalist Social Work Practice
Social Work Research Methods

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Tripodi, S. J., Bender, K., Litschge, C, & Vaughn, M. G. (in press). Reducing alcohol use: A meta-analytic review of interventions for adolescent alcohol abusers. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Bender, K., Tripodi, S. J., Aguilar, J., & Thompson, S. (in press). Predicting arrest: Internal and external sources of control in a nationally representative sample of young adults. Social Work Research.

Franklin, C., Kim, J. S., & Tripodi, S. J. (in press). A Meta-analysis of published school social work outcome studies: 1980 – 2007. Research on Social Work Practice

Tripodi, S. J. (in press). A comprehensive review: Methodological rigor of studies on residential treatment centers for adolescents. Journal of Evidence Based Social Work.

Tripodi. S. J., & Bender, K. (2007). Inmate suicide: Prevalence, assessment and
protocols. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 7, 40-54.

Tripodi, S. J., Springer, D. W., & Corcoran, K. (2007). Determinants of substance abuse among incarcerated adolescents: Implications for brief treatment and crisis intervention. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 7, 34-39.

Tripodi, S. J., & Springer, D. W. (2007). Treatment of substance‑abusing juvenile delinquents. In A. R. Roberts & D. W. Springer (Eds.), Forensic Social Work in Juvenile and Criminal Justice (3rd ed.). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Tripodi, S. J., Kim, J. S., & DiNitto, D. M. (2006). Effective strategies for working with students who have co-occurring disorders. In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), School Social Work and Mental Health Workers Training and Resource Manual. London: Oxford University Press.

Franklin, C., Streeter, C. L., Kim, J. S., & Tripodi, S. J. (In Press). The effectiveness of a solution-
focused, public alternative school for dropout prevention/retrieval. Children and Schools.