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Sleep Health Promotion in Social Work

Spadola. C.E., Groton, D.B., Groton, D.B., Cosenzo, L.G., Fantus, S.,Hilditch, C.J., Burke, S.L., Littlewood,K.,Bertisch, S.B., Zhou, E.Z. (2023) Sleep and sleep knowledge among social work students: Implications for mental health and self-care education. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
Spadola, C., Groton, D., Littlewood, K., Hilditch, C., Burke, S., Bertisch, S. (2022). Sleep health education to promote public health: Attitudes and desired learning goals among social work students. Social Work in Public Health, 38 (1), 11-20
Spadola, C.E.; Groton, D.; Raval, M.; Hilditch, C.J.; Littlewood, K.; Baiden, P.; Bertisch, S.; Zhou, E.S. (2024). A Sleep Health Education Intervention Improves Sleep Knowledge in Social Work Students. Soc. Sci, 13(7), 364.

Sleep Health Promotion in Under-Resourced Communities

Rahmoune, A., Spadola, C., Johnson, B., McCarthy, S., Winkelman, J., Compher, C., … & Dashti, H. S. (2024). Healthy sleep practices for consumers of home total parenteral nutrition: a mixed-methods community-based participatory study. Current Developments in Nutrition.
Spadola, C., Wagner,E.F., Slavish, D., Washburn,M., Ogeil,R., Burke,S., Grudzien, A., & Zhou, E. (2023). Sleep and Substance Use: Practice Considerations for Social Workers. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.

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Groton, D. & Spadola, C (2021) “I ain’t getting enough rest”: A Qualitative Exploration of Sleep among Women Experiencing Homelessness. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.
Spadola, C. E., Rottapel, R. E., Zhou, E. S., Chen, J. T., Guo, N., Khalsa, S. B. S., Redline, S., & Bertisch, S. M. (2020). A sleep hygiene and yoga intervention conducted in affordable housing communities: Pilot study results and lessons for a future trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
Rottapel, R. E., Zhou, E. S., Spadola, C. E., Clark, C. R., Kontos, E. Z., Laver, K, Chen, J.T., Redline, S., & Bertisch, S. M. (2020). Adapting Sleep Hygiene for Community Interventions: A Qualitative Investigation of Sleep Hygiene Behaviors among Racially/Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Adults. Sleep Health.

Sleep Epidemiology

Baiden, P., Spoor, S. P., Nicholas, J. K., Brown, F. A., LaBrenz, C. A., & Spadola, C. (2022). Association between use of electronic vaping products and insufficient sleep among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 and 2019 YRBS. Sleep Medicine.
Burke, S., Grudzien, A., Li, T., Abril, M., Spadola, C., Barnes, C., Hanson, K., Grandner, M.A., & DeKosky, S.. (2022). Correlations between sleep disturbance and brain structures associated with neurodegeneration in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.07.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35970678.
Spadola, C. E., Guo, N., Johnson, D. A., Sofer, T., Bertisch, S. M., Jackson, C. L., Rueschman, M., Mittleman, M., Wilson, J., & Redline, S. (2019). Evening intake of alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine: night-to-night associations with sleep duration and continuity among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Sleep Study. Sleep, 42(11).
Burke, S., Hu, T., Spadola, C., Naseh, M., Li, T., Burgess, A. & Cadet, T. (2018). Mild Cognitive Impairment: Associations with sleep disturbance, Apolipoprotein E, and sleep medications. Sleep Medicine, 52, 168-176.
Burke, S., Hu, T., Spadola, C., Burgess, A., Li, T., & Cadet, T. (2018). Treatment of sleep disturbance may reduce the risk of future probable Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Aging & Health. 31(2), 322-342.

Mental Health Promotion

Pratt, B. A., Krause-Parello, C. A., & Spadola, C. E. (2023). Partners of Military Veterans and Their Pet Dogs: Exploring the Human-Animal Bond. Best Practices in Mental Health, 19(1), 49-64.
Carter, S., Littlewood, K., Cooper, L., Spadola, C., Rosenthal, M., Bennett, R., & Pandey, A. (2023). Time for Me: Development of and Results of an RCT of a Kinship Navigator Self-Compassion and Care Toolkit for Caregivers by Caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review, 107076.
Littlewood, K., Cooper, L., Rosenthal, M., Averett, P., Pylant, J., Bennett, R., & Spadola, C. E. (2023). Supporting the lived experience through the implementation of peer-to-peer kinship navigation services. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1-14.
Hospital MM, Clarke, R. D., Morris, S. L., Fernandez, S. B., Spadola, C. E., & Wagner, E. F. (2022). Participation in a yoga intervention is associated with improved mental health among Latinx adolescents. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress.
Fava, N. M., Panisch, L. S., Burke, S. L., Li, T., Spadola, C., O’Driscoll, J., & Leviyah, X. (2022). The mediating effect of maternal wellbeing on the association between neighborhood perception and child wellbeing: A longitudinal investigation. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 10, 2070-2078.
Clarke, R. D., Morris, S. L., Wagner, E. F., Spadola, C. E., Bursac, Z., Fava, N. M., Hospital, M. (2021). Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary impact of mindfulness-based yoga among Hispanic/Latinx adolescents. Explore.
Syvertsen, J. L., Toneff, H., Howard, H., Spadola, C., Madden, D., & Clapp, J. (2021). Conceptualizing stigma in contexts of pregnancy and opioid misuse: A qualitative study with women and healthcare providers in Ohio. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Spadola CE, Varga LM, Fernandez SB, Clarke RD, Morris SL, Wagner EF, Hospital M (2019). A qualitative investigation to inform yoga intervention recruitment practices for racial/ethnic minority adolescents in outpatient mental health treatment. Explore.

Yoga and Mind/Body Interventions

Hospital MM, Clarke, R. D., Morris, S. L., Fernandez, S. B., Spadola, C. E., & Wagner, E. F. (2022). Participation in a yoga intervention is associated with improved mental health among Latinx adolescents. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress.
Clarke, R. D., Morris, S. L., Wagner, E. F., Spadola, C. E., Bursac, Z., Fava, N. M., Hospital, M. (2021). Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary impact of mindfulness-based yoga among Hispanic/Latinx adolescents. Explore.
Spadola, C. E., Rottapel, R. E., Zhou, E. S., Chen, J. T., Guo, N., Khalsa, S. B. S., Redline, S., & Bertisch, S. M. (2020). A sleep hygiene and yoga intervention conducted in affordable housing communities: Pilot study results and lessons for a future trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
Spadola CE, Varga LM, Fernandez SB, Clarke RD, Morris SL, Wagner EF, Hospital M (2019). A qualitative investigation to inform yoga intervention recruitment practices for racial/ethnic minority adolescents in outpatient mental health treatment. Explore.
Spadola CE, Rottapel R, Khandpur N, Kontos E, Bertisch SM, Johnson DA, Quante M, Khalsa SBS, Saper RB, Redline S. (2017) Enhancing yoga participation: A qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to yoga among predominantly racial/ethnic minority, low-income adults. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.

Substance Misuse

Syvertsen, J. L., Toneff, H., Howard, H., Spadola, C., Madden, D., & Clapp, J. (2021). Conceptualizing stigma in contexts of pregnancy and opioid misuse: A qualitative study with women and healthcare providers in Ohio. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Spadola, C. E., Wagner, E. F., Varga, L. M., Syvertsen, J. L., Nestor, F., & Messiah, S. E. (2018). A Qualitative Examination of Increased Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adults. Obesity Surgery, 28: 1492.
Spadola, C. E., Wagner, E. F., Accornero, V. H., Vidot, D. C., de la Cruz-Munoz, N., & Messiah, S. E. (2017). Alcohol use patterns and alcohol use disorders among young adult, ethnically diverse bariatric surgery patients. Substance abuse, 38(1), 82-87.
Spadola, C. E., Wagner, E. F., Dillon, F. R., Trepka, M. J., La Cruz‐Munoz, D., & Messiah, S. E. (2015). Alcohol and Drug Use among Postoperative Bariatric Patients: A Systematic Review of the Emerging Research and Its Implications. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39(9), 1582-1601.

Social Work Education and Policy

Barsky, A. E., Groton, D., & Spadola, C. E. (2023). Impacts of viewpoint diversity law on teaching and learning in Florida’s State Universities. Educational Policy.
Groton, D., Barsky, A. E., & Spadola, C. (2023). Perceived impacts of a viewpoint diversity law in Florida’s State Universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1-16.
Barsky, A., & Spadola, C. (2021). “Don’t Shame Me; Walk with Me”: The Impact of Sanctions for Social Work Licensing Violations. Advances in Social Work, 21(4), 1300-1315.
Barsky, A. E., Carnahan, B., & Spadola, C. (2021). Licensing complaints: Experiences of social workers in investigation processes. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 18(2), 29-42.
Groton, D. B., & Spadola, C. E. (2020). Variability, visuals, and interaction: online learning recommendations from social work students. Social Work Education, 1-9.
Macgowan MJ, Dillon FR, Spadola CE. (2018) Factor structure of a standards-based inventory of competencies in social work with groups. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work.