Deborah M. Whitley, Associate Professor
dwhitley@gsu.edu
Office Location: Urban Life Building, Suite 1248
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh
M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University
PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Primary research interests include social welfare policy & welfare reform, and child welfare, with special emphasis in inter-generational caregiving.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Kelley, S. J., & Whitley, D. Psychological distress and physical health problems in grandparents raising grandchildren: Development of an empirically based intervention model. In B. Hayslip & J. H. Patrick (Eds.), Working with custodial grandparents (pp. 127-144). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
- Whitley, D.M. & Dressel, P. (2002). The controllers and the controlled - interactions of staff and clients in the social service and criminal justice systems. In J. Figueira-McDonough and R. Sarri (Eds), Women At The Margins: Neglect, Violence and Resistance. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc.
- Whitley, D.M. & Dressel, P. (2002). The controllers and the controlled - interactions of staff and clients in the social service and criminal justice systems. In J. Figueira-McDonough and R. Sarri (Eds), Women At The Margins: Neglect, Violence and Resistance. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc.
- Whitley,D., Kelley, SJ, and Sipe, TA. (2001). Grandmothers raising grandchildren: Are they at increased risk for health problems. Health and Social Work, 26(2), 105-114.
- Kelley, SJ, Whitley, D., Sipe, TA and Yorker, B. (2000). Psychological distress in grandmother kinship care providers: The role of resources, social support and physical health. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(3), 311-321.
- Kelley, S. J., & Whitley, D. Psychological distress and physical health problems in grandparents raising grandchildren: Development of an empirically based intervention model. In B. Hayslip & J. H. Patrick (Eds.), Working with custodial grandparents (pp. 127-144). New York: Springer Publishing Company.