Candace LT Killian
Social Work Doctoral Student
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, NC
| Current Institution | University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, NC |
| Current School | School of Social Work |
| Department | Social Work |
| Disciplines | |
| Current and Past Advisor(s) | Dr. Sarah E. Bledsoe |
| Birthday | April 14,1978 |
| Address | 325 Pittsboro Street CB#3550 Chapel Hill North Carolina 27590 United States Phone: |
| Office Hours | 9-6pm M, T, F |
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Private Practice
Carolina Partners in Mental Healthcare, PLLC
(Sep 2007 - Present)
Evaluative Coder
Westat
(Jul 2006 - Aug 2007)
National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect - IV
Outpatient Psychotherapist
Carolinas Medical Center - Behavioral Healthcare Center
(Aug 2003 - Jun 2006)
- Sam and Betsy Reeves Academic Fellowship (Aug 2010 - Present)
- Jane P. Pfouts Research Grant (Co-PI) (May 2011 - Present)
Publication Summary
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Refereed Journals
Bledsoe, S.E., Bellamy, J.L., Wike, T., Grady, M., Dinata, E., Killian, C. & Rosenberg, K. (in press, 2012) . Agency-university partnerships for evidence-based practice: A national survey of schools of social work. Social Work Research.
PRESENTATIONS
International Refereed Presentations
Bledsoe, S.E.,Olarte, A.M., Sommer, A.R., Wike, T., & Killian, C. (June, 2011). Adapting IPT to treat perinatal depression in low-income adolescents: Results from a pilot feasibility study conducted in public health prenatal care clinics. Paper, Fourth International Conference of the International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Amsterdam.
National Refereed Presentations
Johnson, N.P.,Killian, C., Brody, S., Bledsoe, S.E., Thorp, J., & Meltzer-Brody, S. (April 2012). A prospective study of adolescent mothers and postpartum depression: Examining the risk. Paper Accepted, Annual Meeting, North Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Asheville, NC.
Killian, C., Bledsoe, S.E., Andringa, K., Olarte, A., Doernberg, A., Steube, A., Dorman, K., & Meltzer-Brody, S. (January 2012). Understanding the Link Between Perinatal Depression and Breastfeeding Success: Implications for Advancing Perinatal Social Work Research and Practice. Paper Accepted, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, 16th Annual Conference “Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy”, Washington, DC.
Killian, C., Bledsoe, S.E., Andringa, K.,., Olarte, A., Doernberg, A., Meltzer-Brody, S., & Steube, A. (January, 2012). Perceptions of breastfeeding success in depressed and non-depressed mothers: Implications for Social Work Research and Practice. Abstract accepted, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Bledsoe, S.E., Killian, C., Pollard, N. J., Brody, S., Sheely, A., Doernberg, A., Olarte, A.M., Thorp, J., & Meltzer-Brody, S. (January 2012). Results from prospective epidemiological study of adolescent mothers and postpartum depression: Implications for social work practice and public policy. Paper accepted, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, 16th Annual Conference “Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy”, Washington, DC.
Rizo, C.F., Bledsoe, S.E., Wike, T.,Killian, C., Olarte, A., Doernberg, A., & Sommer, A. (January 2012). Advancing Evidence-based Practice for Adolescent Perinatal Depression: Results from a Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study of Adapted Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Paper accepted, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, 16th Annual Conference “Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy”, Washington, DC.
Wike, T., Bledsoe, S.E., Bellamy, J., Dinata, E., Grady, M., Killian, C., & Rosenberg, K. (January 2012). Predicting coordinated agency-university partnerships to promote evidence-based practice and empirically supported interventions: Results from a national survey. Paper accepted, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, 16th Annual Conference “Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy”, Washington, DC.
Dinata, E., Bellamy, J.L., Bledsoe, S.E., Killian C., Wike, T., Doernberg, A., & Grady, M. (October, 2011). Exploring university-agency partnerships for evidence-based practice through individual expert perspectives and experiences. Paper, Counsel on Social Work Education 57th Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Bledsoe, S.E. (chair), Bellamy, J.L., Wike, T., Grady, M., Dinata, E., Killian, C., & Doernberg, A. (October, 2011). Evidence-based practice partnerships with community agencies: Can we identify a triple-win model? Think Tank, Counsel on Social Work Education 57th Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Bledsoe, S.E.,Killian, C., Sommer, A., Olarte, A., Wike, T., & Zeveloff, A.(January, 2011). Feasibility of providing culturally relevant, brief interpersonal psychotherapy to low-income adolescents with perinatal depression. Paper presentation, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
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