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Susan Staggs
Susan Staggs
PhD
Psychology
Office: 210E Harvey Hall
Phone: 715/232-2179
Email: staggss@uwstout.edu
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
Community and Prevention Research Division, Department of Psychology
Minor: Social and Personality Psychology
M. A. University of Illinois at Chicago
Psychology
M.S. University of North Texas
Applied Technology, Training, and Development
Minor: Counseling and Career Development
Research Interests
- Reducing socioeconomic disparities in employment and health
- Improving health service delivery through program evaluation
- Improving community-based participatory research methods
Courses Taught
- Advanced Health Psychology
- Advanced Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- Principles of Program Evaluation I
- Psychosocial Interventions
- Psychoeducational Interventions
- Program Evaluation Practicum
- Research for Decision making
- Psychology of the Adult Learner
Selected Publications
Riger, S., & Staggs, S. L. (in press). A nationwide study of state-mandated evaluations of domestic violence agencies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Staggs, S. L., & Schewe, P. A. (in press). Primary prevention of domestic violence. In M. P. Koss & J. White (Eds). Violence Against Women and Children: Consensus, Critical Analyses, and Emergent Priorities; Volume II, Navigating Solutions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Staggs, S. L., White, M., Schewe, P. A., Davis, E.B., & Dill, E. (2007). Changing systems by changing individuals: The incubation approach to systems change. American Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 365-379.
Staggs, S. L., Long, S. M., Mason, G. E., Krishnan, S., & Riger, S. (2007). Intimate partner violence, social support, and employment in the post-welfare reform era. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 345-367.
Selected Presentations
Johnshoy, J., Webb, A., White, L., & Staggs, S. L. (2009, October). Community-based internships: Making the transition from student to professional. Roundtable discussion conducted at the 2009 Ecological-Community Conference, Chicago, IL.
Townsend, S. M., Staggs, S. L., & Trickett, E. (2009, June). Methodological Challenges of Systems Change Research. Roundtable discussion conducted at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Montclair, NJ.
Riger, S., Staggs, S. L., & Long, S. M. (2007, October). Challenges in conducting policy-relevant research. Roundtable discussion conducted at the Midwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Frys, A., McCandless, M., & Staggs, S. L. (2007, May). The Incubation model: Changing individuals to change systems. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Riger, S., & Staggs, S. L. (2007, January). Recent partner violence and women's patterns of employment: The Illinois Families Study. In L. M. McCloskey (Chair), The Economic and Psychosocial Toll of Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan. Symposium conducted at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.
Staggs, S. L. (2006, October). Practice-based evidence: Deriving theory from practice on CBPR projects. Presentation conducted at the Midwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference, Saugatuck, MI.
Scholarly and Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- APA Division 27, Society for Community Research and Action
- Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
- American Evaluation Association