Curriculum Vitae - School of Social Welfare - University of Kansas

Other Research
Messinger, L
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Research Consultant, A partnership model study between Juvenile Justice and Community
Mental Health in Kansas (2005-present). Provide consultation for qualitative analysis of group
data.
Principal Investigator, Issues in Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Populations: Scholars’ Experiences with Institutional Review Boards (January 2003-2004). Led
qualitative research project on the experiences of social work scholars who do research with
LGBT populations regarding the responses to their proposals from their institutional review
boards. Supervised a team of social work doctoral students.
Research Associate, Opportunities for Families Fund (OFF) Evaluation, Human Services
Research and Design Lab, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Fall, 1994-Spring, 1997)
Participated in a multi-method evaluation of four programs receiving OFF grants from Z. Smith
Reynolds Foundation. Duties included managing the institutional review process; conducting onsite
interviews with program staff, participant families, and local community members;
transcribing, coding, analyzing and interpreting interview data; producing progress reports for
the foundation and the program sites; and coordinating technical assistance to program sites.
Supervised by Dr. Ray Kirk of the UNC School of Social Work’s Human Services Research and
Design Lab.
Research Practicum, Safe Dates, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (Fall 1994-Spring 1995)
Researcher on an intervention research project funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC),
which used public health education of 8th and 9th graders and county service providers to
address violence in teen dating relationships in Johnston County. Designed to strengthen
quantitative research skills, duties included creating a testable hypothesis regarding service
provider data and analyzing the data using SAS and FoxPro software. Supervised by Dr. Vangie
A. Foshee, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Public Health.
Research Assistant, Family To Family Foster Care Initiative, School of Social Work,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) (August 1993
- May 1994)
Participated in a research project evaluating a nationwide child welfare initiative funded by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation. Duties included literature review, facilitating institutional reviews
of research protocols, and assisting with the organization and piloting of focus groups.
Supervised by Dr. C. Lynn Usher, Professor, UNC School of Social Work.
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Messinger, L. (2007). Supervision of lesbian, gay, and bisexual social work students by
heterosexual field instructors: A qualitative dyad analysis. Clinical Supervisor, 26 (1/2).