Shawn Lawrence - UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences

Credentials

Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy
LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Research

Areas of Specialty

Obesity and Stigma
Substance Abuse
Student learning environments and outcomes

Research Grants

Health Sciences

Development of a Family-Centered Cooking Class for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

PI:

Co-PI: Keith Brazendale

Co-PI: Eunkyung “Muriel” Lee

Co-PI: Shawn Lawrence

Amount: $25,000 | Timeframe: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020

Funding Type: Extramural Research

Funding Agency: Healthy Weight Research Network

Social Work

Expanding SBIRT Workforce Capacity in Central Florida: SBIRT Training for Graduate Social Work Students and Community Health Professionals

PI: Shawn Lawrence

Co-PI: Mary Ann Burg

Co-PI: Reshawna Chapple

Co-PI:

Co-PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz

Amount: $807,538 | Timeframe: 09/30/2015 - 09/29/2019

Funding Type: Extramural Research

Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

UCF Awards 137 Faculty With Promotion and Tenure

Written By: Allison Hurtado ’12 and Joe Adams | June 2, 2022
Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as faculty are evaluated on three main areas: research, teaching and service. Eighty-nine UCF faculty received promotions and another 48...

Genius Foundation Awards $300,000 To UCF Interdisciplinary Health Research

Written By: WENDY SARUBBI | October 7, 2021
Eight interdisciplinary faculty research projects — on health topics including pain management, improving provider-patient communication, and intimate partner violence — have received about $300,000 in grant funding through a new...

A Different Touch: Virtual Reality Improves Social Work Education

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | October 9, 2019
Future social work students at UCF may find a new tool incorporated into the curriculum – virtual reality simulation. Jasmine Haynes, a graduate student in the social work track who...

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