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Nathan H. Perkins, PhD
Title/s: Associate Professor
Office #: Maguire Hall 526
Phone: 312-915-7035
Email: nperkins2@luc.edu
Mission in Action
The focus on social justice within the School of Social Work at Loyola University is consistent with the lens which I use when teaching and engaging in research. Incorporating the discussion of social justice within the context of research helps me present social work research to students as a tool that can be used to affect change for those that are socially and/or economically oppressed. The research I conduct regarding physical and emotional violence between siblings highlights an under-examined area including a marginalized group (children) who experience violence by those individuals closest to them. I feel it is my responsibility as a social worker to uncover ways to expunge violence in this context so that children do not use violence as a mechanism to address stressful situations in childhood or when adults. Regardless of context, I believe the consideration of social justice should intersect with everything we as social workers do in order to help under-privileged individuals empower themselves with the hopes of positive, systemic social change.
Degrees
- PhD, Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014
- MSW, Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009
- MS, Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University, 2002
- BA, Psychology and French, Ohio University, 1998
Program Areas
Teaching/Areas of Interest
Research methods; Program evaluation; Family systems and family development; Interpersonal and family violence; Direct practice with individuals, couples, and families; Clinical practice theories; Human behavior in the social environment
Research Interests
Sibling violence; Intersection of sibling violence and other forms of interpersonal violence; Violence within family systems; Child welfare and the rights of children; Instructional approaches for research methods; Intersection of research, social work practice (micro & macro), and social justice in social work education.
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
- National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence across the Lifespan (NPEIV)
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Program
- SOWK 390 Introduction to Research Methods
Graduate Program
PhD Program
- SOWK 810 Seminar on Theory, Practice, and Research
MSW Program
- SOWK 506 Methods of Social Work Research
- SOWK 530S Field Seminar Foundation Level
- SOWK 606 Practicum in Research in Social Work
Selected Publications
- Charles, J. L. K., Perkins, N. H., Ward, C. J., Abell, M., &Secret, M. (Accepted). Research knowledge of advanced standing and traditional MSW students: A comparison among student groups. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work
- Perkins, N. H., Spira, M., & Key, J*. (2018). Intergenerational transmission of physical and emotional sibling violence: A potential connection to elder abuse. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 99(3), 256-268. doi:10.1177/1044389418782429
- Perkins, N. H., & Shadik, J. A. (2018). A parent’s perceptions of physical and emotional sibling violence. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 99(1), 78-86. Doi: 10.1177/1044389418756638
- Secret, M., Abell, M., Ward, C., Charles, J. L. K., & Perkins, N. H. (2017).Research knowledge assessment: A study of MSW students’ acquisition and retention of research knowledge. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(3), 480-494. doi: 10.1080/10437797.2016.1266977
- Brady, S. R., Leisey, M., Coles, D. C., Perkins, N. H., Lee, J., Monico, C., Mann-Williams, A., Rotabi, K. S., & Young, J. A. (2017). Letter to the Editor: Respecting multiple epistemologies in social work. Journal of Social Work Education 53(2), 361-364. doi: 10.1080/10437797.2017.1283272
- Perkins, N. H., Coles, D. C., & O’Connor, M. K. (2017). Sibling violence and policy: An examination of Fox-Harding’s child care value perspectives. Child & Youth Services, 38(1), 4-23. doi: 10.1080/0145935X.2016.1166947
- Perkins, N. H., & Stoll, A. J*. (2016). Practical considerations of physical and emotional sibling violence in foster families: A summary of the current literature. Journal of Family Social Work, 19(5), 407-419. doi:10.1080/10522158.2016.1217577
- Perkins, N. H., & O’Connor, M. K. (2016). Physical and emotional sibling violence: A necessary role for social work. Social Work, 61(1), 91-93. doi: 10.1093/sw/swv048
- Brady, S. R., Perkins, N. H., Shadik, J.A., Monico, C., Young, J., Mann-Williams, A., Sawyer, J., & Klein, M. (2015). The meaning of the cohort community in social work doctoral education. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 21(1), 64-71.
- Perkins, N. H., & Kovacs, P.(2014). Lessons learned from conducting research with participants receiving dialysis for end-stage renal disease. Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life & Palliative Care, 10(4), 304-308. doi:10.1080/15524256.2014.975316
- Shadik, J. A., Perkins, N. H., & Kovacs, P. (2013). Incorporating discussion of sibling violence in the curriculum of parent intervention programs for child abuse and neglect. Health & Social Work, 38(1), 53-57.doi:10.1093/hsw/hls066
- Kovacs, P., Perkins, N. H., Nuschke, E, & Carroll, N. (2012). How end-stage renal disease patients manage the Medicare Part D coverage gap. Health & Social Work, 37(4), 225-233.doi:10.1093/hsw/hls031
- Abell, M. L., Davey, T. L., Clark, P., & Perkins, N. H. (2010). Community case management intervention for hard-to-place homeless families leaving emergency shelter. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 19(1 & 2), 121-148.