Alvin S. Mares, MSW

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by  Young J Kim

Alvin S. Mares, PhD, LSW
Assistant Professor
College of Social Work
325-E Stillman Hall
1947 College Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
[phone] office * [phone] fax
[email protected]
(Ohio License #S.1100029; Expiration Date: 1/24/2013)

EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2001, University of California at Los Angeles
Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy and Social Research
Dissertation: Determinants of Quality of Life Among Seriously Mentally Ill
Residents of Board and Care Homes

M.S.W. 1997, University of California at Los Angeles
Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy and Social Research
Concentration: Community Administration and Practice

M.S.P.S. 1995, University of Southern California
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Concentration: Community Development

B.A. 1992, Kent State University
School of Business Administration
Dual majors: Finance and Economics

TEACHING INTERESTS
• Evaluation of clinical practice

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Homelessness treatment and prevention
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
7/07 – Present Assistant Professor, College of Social Work
The Ohio State University

Courses Taught:
BSSW SW 576: Critical Analysis of Social Research (Sp-08; Sp-09; Sp-12)
MSW SW 733: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (Au-07, 2 sections)
SW 770: Research Methods in Social Work (Au-09; Wi-10; Au-10, 3 sections;
Au-11, 2 sections)
SW 771: Data Analysis in Social Work (Sp-10; Wi-12)
SW 772: Evaluation of Social Work Practice (Au-08; Sp-09; Su-10)
SW 7401: Evaluating Social Work Practice (Au-12, 2 sections)
SW 7402: Applied Practice Evaluation (Sp-13, 2 sections)
PhD SW 901.03: Computer Literacy in Social Work (Wi-09; Wi-10)

Student Independent Study, Thesis, and Dissertation-related Involvement:
Au-12 – Sp-13 Thesis Advisor (D. Ruderman) (MSW)
Au-12 – Sp-13 GRA Supervisor (J. Maccombs) (Phd)
Sp-12 SW 793: Independent Study (C. Conrad) (MSW)
Su-11 SW 593: Independent Study (D. Cummings) (BSSW)
Sp-11 – Sp-12 Orals Examination and Dissertation Committee (J. Elliott) (PhD)
Au-10 – Sp-11 GRA Supervisor (M. Jordan) (Phd)
Su-10 – Au-10 SW 793: Independent Study (D. Simmons) (MSW)
Sp-10 SW 793: Independent Study (A. Armstrong) (MSW)
Wi-10 SW 793: Independent Study (M. Bako) (MSW)
SW 793: Independent Study (S. Starks) (MSW)
SW 993.04: Social Work Research (J. Elliott) (PhD)
Au-09 Orals Examination Committee (J. Livergood)
Su-09 SW 793: Independent Study (S. Starks) (MSW)
SW 793: Independent Study (E. Michel) (MSW)
Wi-09 – Sp-09 SW 593: Independent Study (S. Satchell) (BSSW)
Spr-08 SW 993.04: Social Work Research Internship (J. Livergood) (PhD)
Sp-08 – Sp-10 Orals Examination Committee and Dissertation Committee (D. Theiss)
Sp-08 SW 793: Independent Study (C. Holmes) (MSW)
Wi-08 SW 593: Independent Study (K. Harding) (BSSW)

9/03 – 5/05 Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Work
Southern Connecticut State University
SW 350: Introduction to Social Work Research Methods (BSW)
SW 561: Evaluation of Social Work Practice (MSW)

9/04 – 12/04 Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work
University of Connecticut
BASC 350: Analysis of Social Welfare Policy (MSW)

4/00 – 6/00 Teaching Assistant, Department of Social Welfare
University of California at Los Angeles
SW 280: Social Welfare Research Methods (MSW)
Alvin S. Mares, PhD, LSW 2
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
7/12 – Present Co-Principal Investigator, Ohio University IRB Protocol # 12X131
(Barbara Mahaffey, Assoc. prof., OU HST Program, PI; Kenneth Larimore and
Mary Jane Preece, Co-PIs)
Peer Mentoring: A Project to Increase Retention Among Human Services
Technology Students
Five-year study to develop a peer-mentoring program for HST students

7/11 – Present Co-Principal Investigator, Ohio University IRB Protocol #11F019
(Mary Jane Preece, Ass’t. Prof., OU HST Program, PI; Patricia Mares, Co-PI)
Reactive Attachment Disorder Intervention Study (RADIS)
Four-year pilot intervention study to describe a new brief, in-home therapy
intervention for caregivers of troubled youth with RAD or RAD-like traits
[see presentation #15]

5/08 – 4/09 Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University IRB Protocol # 2008B0059
Independent Living Services for Aging-Out Foster Care in Lucas County
Mixed-methods independent living services needs assessment study for youth
emancipating from foster care in Lucas County (Toledo)
[see $29,254 grant from TCF; presentation #8; publication #15]

10/07 – 9/08 Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University IRB Protocol #2007E0681
Description of Lighthouse Youth Services Independent Living Program
Examination of administrative and clinical chart data from 2001-2006 for
youth served by the Lighthouse Independent Living Program
[see $5,000 grant from CSW; presentation #7, 9, 10; publication #14, 21, 24]

7/07 – 12/10 Consultant, Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness (CICH)
VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC)
[see publication #13, 16-20, 22, 23 & 26]

1/03 – 1/06 Project Director, Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
NEPEC
Client outcomes assessment of this new federal initiative funded by HUD,
HHS & VA providing permanent housing and supportive services to
chronically homeless individuals with disabling conditions

8/00 – 1/06 Project Director, Therapeutic Employment Placement & Support (TEPS)
NEPEC
Clinical demonstration project evaluating effectiveness of Individual
Placement & Support (IPS) model of vocational rehabilitation among
homeless mentally ill veteran patients
[see presentation #4-6; publication #6-12]

3/00 – 7/00 Health Services Research Specialist
Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 Mental Illness, Research, and
Clinical Center (MIRECC)
Training manual for developing housing for seriously mentally ill veterans
Alvin S. Mares, PhD, LSW 3
8/97 – 2/00 Research Associate
West Los Angeles Veterans Healthcare Center
Community Care Line
Evaluation of Community Residential Care Program
[see $9,860 & $18,000 grants from VA; presentation #1-3; publication #2-4]

8/98 – 7/99 Graduate Research Assistant
Prof. Robert Schilling, UCLA Department of Social Welfare
[see publication #5]

8/92 – 7/93 Graduate Research Assistant
Dowell Myers, USC School of Urban and Regional Planning
[see publication #1]

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
 National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
 Foster Care Alumni of America (FCAA)
 Ohio Independent Living Association (OHILA)

SERVICE
Community
7/12 – Present Consultant and Co-PI, Peer mentoring study for HST students at OU-C
1/11 – Present Consultant and Co-PI, RADIS study and CONTROL in-home therapy model
(www.controlrad.com)
[see presentation #15]
4/11 – 6/12 Ohio Youth in Transition HST Mentoring Program Co-founder
(www.oyit.org/hst)
[see $5,000 award from SFBTA; presentation #13, 14]
9/09 – 3/10 Toledo Community Foundation/Oswald Supporting Organization and House
of Emanuel Foster Youth Mentoring Project Research Consultant
8/08 – 6/09 Franklin County Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem
(CASA/GAL) Volunteer
2/08 – 12/09 Ohio Youth in Transition Aftercare Program (ASP) Co-founder
(www.oyit.org)
[see publication #25]
6/08 – 12/08 Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies (OACCA) Independent Livng
Advisory Committee Member
7/07 – 10/08 Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio (O.H.I.O.) Youth Advisory Board Research
Consultant

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College
9/12 – Present Advanced Practice Methods Curriculum Group Committee Member
9/12 – Present Evidence and Evaluation Curriculum Group Committee Member
9/12 – Present College Advisory Committee (CAC) Member
9/12 – Present Graduate Studies Committee, MSW Subcommittee Member
4/09 – Present Graduate Studies Committee Member
4/20/12 Respondent at 24th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
4/10 – 6/12 Conversion to Semesters Evidences Workgroup Member
4/09 – 6/12 BSSW Committee Member
10/07 – 6/12 Research Curriculum Area Group Member
10/08 – 3/09 Research Advisory Group Member

University
5/9/12 Judge at 17th Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

4/11/11 Graduate School, Graduate Faculty Representative (GFR) Final Examination
HISTORY - Prof. Brooke
G. King-Owen: The People's Law: Popular Sovereignty and State Formation
in North Carolina, 1780

8/17/09 Graduate School, Graduate Faculty Representative (GFR) Final Examination
POLSCI - Prof. Mughan
D. Dumitrescu: Spatial visual communications in election campaigns…

10/6/08 Graduate School, Graduate Faculty Representative (GFR) Final Examination
EDU - Prof. D'Costa
J. Liu: A comparison of teacher candidates and first-year teachers...

GRANTS & AWARDS
3/12 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
$1.2M Evaluation Plan Component of $12M “Connecting the Dots… From
Foster Care to Employment & Independent Living” Workforce Innovation
Fund Grant Proposal, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration (submitted on 3/20/12)

11/10 – 10/11 Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association
2010 Research Award, Ohio Youth in Transition Aftercare
$5,000

1/08 – 6/08 Toledo Community Foundation
Independent living services for youth aging out of care in Lucas County
$29,254

1/08 – 6/08 OSU College of Social Work, Research Enhancement Grant
Description of Lighthouse Youth Services independent living program
$5,000

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10/99 – 9/00 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network 22
(VISN-22) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center MIRECC)
Predictors of Community Residential Care (CRC) Treatment Outcomes
$9,860

10/99 – 9/00 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations
FY 2000 Social Work Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program (and)
FY 2000 Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Pre-Doctoral
Training Program for Associated Health Students
$18,000

REVIEWER

Summary of Journal Manuscripts Reviewed 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005-06
American Journal of Community Psychology 1
BMC Health Services Research 1
BMC Public Health 1
Children and Youth Services Review 1 1 2 1
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental 1
Health
Community Mental Health Journal 2
Evaluation and Program Planning 1 1
Journal of Adolescence 1
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and 2
Underserved
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 1
Psychiatric Services 1 3
Quality Management in Health Care 1
Quality of Life Research 1
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric 1 1
Epidemiology
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and 1
Policy
Youth & Society 1
Total no. journal manuscripts reviewed 5 5 3 3 2 2 7

Journal Manuscripts
27_ Evaluation and Program Planning (Manuscript entitled “Participatory approach in designing
a service to support the transition from residential care to independent living” reviewed on
9/16/12)

26_ Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine (Manuscript entitled “Health care for the homeless and
unstably housed (overcoming barriers)” reviewed on 6/22/12)

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25_ BMC Public Health (Manuscript entitled “External validity in healthy public policy:
application of the RE-AIM tool to the field of housing improvement” third submission reviewed
on 7/5/12; second submission reviewed on 6/2/12; first submission reviewed on 4/10/12)

24_ Children and Youth Services Review (Manuscript entitled “Youth leaving foster care: The
impact of polyvictimization experiences on depressive status” reviewed on 5/23/2012)

23_ Youth & Society (Manuscript entitled “A life course examination of youth homeless
experience, transitions to adulthood, and adult health" reviewed on 3/18/2012)

22_ BMC Health Services Research (Manuscript entitled “Use of outpatient care in VA and
medicare among disability-eligible and age-eligible veterans” reviewed on 11/26/2011)

21_ Children and Youth Services Review (Manuscript entitled “Supervisor training to support
principle-driven practice with youth in foster care” reviewed on 10/21/2011)

20_ Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (Manuscript entitled “Substance abuse
treatment client experience in an employed population: results of a client survey” second
submission reviewed on 12/13/2011; first submission reviewed on 7/6/2011)

19_ Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (Manuscript entitled “Mental health and
suicidality in homeless women” [SPPE-D-11-00366] second submission reviewed on 9/16/2011;
first submission reviewed on 5/8/2011)

18_ American Journal of Community Psychology (Manuscript entitled “Comparing the Housing
Trajectories of Different Clusters Within a Diverse Homeless Population” [AJCP-D-11-00004]
reviewed on 2/3/2011)

17_ Community Mental Health Journal (Manuscript entitled “How does the residential care
system change? A longitudinal survey in a region of Italy” (third submission reviewed on
6/29/2010; second submission reviewed on 5/20/2009; first submission reviewed on 9/2/2008)

16_ Community Mental Health Journal (Manuscript entitled “Housing-first eligibility and barriers
to service” reviewed on 5/1/2010)

15_ Journal of Adolescence (Manuscript entitled “’Couch surfing’ of Latino foster care alumni:
Reliance on peers as social capital” second submission reviewed on 3/4/2010; first submission
reviewed on 9/25/2009)

14_ Children and Youth Services Review (Manuscript entitled “An examination of theory and best
practice for achieving permanency for teens before they age out of foster care” reviewed on
9/25/2009)

13_ Children and Youth Services Review (Manuscript entitled “Supportive housing for families in
child welfare: Client characteristics and their outcomes at discharge” reviewed on 5/20/2009)

12_ Quality Management in Health Care (Manuscript entitled “Delivering health care on the
streets: Challenges and opportunities for quality management” reviewed on 3/10/2009)
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11_ Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (Manuscript entitled “Interactions among
demographic variables, pychiatric disorders, and medical disorders in homeless veterans”
reviewed on 4/12/2008)

10_ Evaluation and Program Planning (Manuscript entitled “Tracking residential outcomes of
permanent supportive housing programs for persons with serious mental illness” reviewed on
10/23/2007; revision reviewed on 4/12/2008)

9_ Psychiatric Services (Manuscript entitled “Competing priorities to treating depression in older
adults” reviewed on 10/13/2007)

8_ Children and Youth Services Review (Manuscript entitled “Older youth leaving the foster care
system: Who? What? Where? When? and Why?” reviewed on 10/4/2007)

7_ Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (Manuscript entitled “Risk factors and
consequences of homelessness among women veterans” reviewed on 12/13/2006)

6_ Psychiatric Services Journal (Manuscript entitled “Housing placement and home development:
Living experiences in supported housing” reviewed on 11/30/2006)

5_ Psychiatric Services Journal (Manuscript entitled “Homeless men and women veterans:
Survival analysis of readmission to inpatient drug treatment” reviewed on 7/24/2006)

4_ Quality of Life Research (Manuscript entitled “Quality of life of mental health consumers in
Hong Kong: Analysis of service perceptions” reviewed on 5/15/2006)

3_ Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health (Manuscript entitled “The quality of life
among persons with severe mental illness enrolled in an assertive community treatment program
in Japan: 1-year follow-up and analyses” reviewed on 5/15/2006)

2_ Psychiatric Services Journal (Manuscript entitled “Reducing emergency room visits and costs
associated with anxiety: A randomized controlled study” reviewed on 3/5/2006)

1_ Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (Manuscript entitled “Providing health
care services to the formerly homeless: A quasi-experimental evaluation” reviewed on 3/20/2005)

Grant Proposals
13_ Toledo Community Foundation (Four grant proposals submitted in response to the
“Mentoring for Emancipated Foster Youth” RFP reviewed on 2/24/2009)

10_ Ontario Mental Health Foundation (Grant proposal entitled “Evaluation of supported housing
programs for persons living with serious mental illness in northeast Ontario” reviewed on
12/14/2007)

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PUBLICATIONS -- ACCEPTED
29_ Mares, A.S., & Jordan, M. (2012). Federal aftercare programs for transition-aged youth.
Children & Youth Services Review 34(8):1509-1518

28_ Elliott, J.O., & Mares, A.S. (2012). Gender differences in quality of life among Canadian
adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy Research 100(1-2):42-48

27_ Tsai, J., Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2012). Does housing chronically homeless adults
lead to social integration? Psychiatric Services 63(5):427-434

26_ Tsai, J., Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2012). Do homeless veterans have the same needs
and outcomes as non-veterans? Military Medicine 177(1):27-31

25_ Guada, J., Conrad, T., & Mares, A.S. (2012). The Aftercare Support Program: An emerging
group intervention model for emancipated foster youth. Social Work with Groups 35(2):164-178

24_ Mares, A.S., & Kroner, M.J. (2011). Lighthouse Independent Living Program: Predictors of
client outcomes at discharge. Children and Youth Services Review 33(9): 1749-1758

23_ Edens, E.L., Mares, A.S., Tsai, J., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). Chronically homeless women
report high rates of substance use problems equivalent to homeless men. Women’s Health Issues
21(5):383-389

22_ Edens, E.L., Mares, A.S., Tsai, J., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). Does active substance use at
housing entry impair outcomes in supported housing for chronically homeless persons?
Psychiatric Services 62(2):171-178

21_ Kroner, M.J., & Mares, A.S. (2011). Living arrangements and level of care among clients
discharged from a scattered-site housing-based independent living program. Children and Youth
Services Review 33(2), 405–415

20_ Tsai, J., Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (In-press; published online on 1/28/2011). Housing
satisfaction among chronically homeless adults: identification of its major domains, changes over
time, and relation to subjective well-being and functional outcomes. Community Mental Health
Journal

19_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). A comparison of treatment outcomes among
chronically homelessness adults receiving comprehensive housing and health care services versus
usual local care. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services
Research 38(6), 459-475

18_ Tsai, J., Mares, A.S.,, & Rosenheck, R.A. (2010). A multisite comparison of supported
housing for chronically homeless adults:“housing first” versus “residential treatment first”.
Psychological Services 7(4):219-232

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17_ Tsai, J., Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). A geographic analysis of chronically
homeless adults before and after enrollment in a multi-site supported housing initiative:
Community characteristics and migration. American Journal of Community Psychology 48(3-
4):341-351

16_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2010). Twelve-month client outcomes and service use in a
multisite project for chronically homeless adults. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and
Research 37(2):167-183

15_ Mares, A.S. (2010). An assessment of independent living needs among emancipating foster
youth. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal 27(1):79-96

14_ Kroner, M.J., & Mares, A.S. (2009). Lighthouse Independent Living Program:
Characteristics of youth served and their outcomes at discharge. Children and Youth Services
Review 31(5):563-571

13_ Mares, A.S., Greenberg, G.A., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2008). Client-level measures of services
integration among chronically homeless adults. Community Mental Health Journal 44(5):367-376

12_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2007). Disability benefits and clinical outcomes among
homeless veterans with psychiatric and substance abuse problems. Community Mental Health
Journal 43(1):57-74

11_ Rosenheck, R.A., & Mares, A.S. (2007). Implementation of supported employment for
homeless veterans with psychiatric or addiction disorders: Two-year outcomes. Psychiatric
Services 58(3):325-333

10_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2006). Attitudes towards employment and employment
outcomes among homeless veterans with substance abuse and/or psychiatric problems. American
Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 9(3):145-166
9_ Mares, A.S., Desai, R.A., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2005). Association between community and
client characteristics and subjective measures of the quality of housing. Psychiatric Services
56(3):315-319

8_ Mares, A.S., Kasprow, W.J., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2004). Outcomes of supported housing for
homeless veterans with psychiatric and substance abuse problems. Mental Health Services
Research 6(4):199-211

7_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2004). One-year housing arrangements among homeless
adults with serious mental illness in the ACCESS program. Psychiatric Services 55(5):566-574

6_ Mares, A.S., & Rosenheck, R.A. (2004). Perceived relationship between military service and
homelessness among homeless veterans with mental illness. Journal of Nervous and Mental
Disease 192(10):715-719

5_ Schilling, R.F., Mares, A., & El-Bassel, N. (2004). Women in detoxification: Loss of
guardianship of their children. Children and Youth Services Review 26(5):463-480

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