Research interests

• Increasing capacity for effective, compassionate mental health treatment for incarcerated women

• Women’s lived experiences of criminal justice involvement

• Trauma responses to criminal offending behavior

• Participatory and feminist research methodologies

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Casey, R. C., & Bentley, K. J. (in press). Psychotropic medication experiences of            incarcerated women: A qualitative inquiry into conundrums of access and identity.             

Women & Criminal Justice.

 

Bentley, K. J., Cummings, C. S., Casey, R. C., & Kogut, C. (2018).  Professional

identity and shared decision-making among psychiatry residents: Outcomes of

an innovative teaching module. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education,

and Practice, 13 (2), 112-123. 

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Casey, R. C. (2018). The biopsychosocial-spiritual impact of incarceration: A

content analysis of women’s personal accounts. Affilia: Journal of Women and

Social Work, 33(1), 126-138.

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Bentley, K. J., & Casey, R. C. (2017). Incarcerated women’s experiences and beliefs

about psychotropic medication: An empirical study. Psychiatric Services, 68 (4),

384-389.

 

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National Presentations

Casey, R. C. (2018, November). Scaffolding assignments as a tool for teaching social justice. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 64th Annual Program Meeting; Orlando, FL.

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Rosenberg, R. D., & Casey, R. C. (2018, November). Teaching social work students to think like researchers: Pedagogical theory and techniques. Interactive workshop at the Council on Social Work Education 64th Annual Program Meeting; Orlando, FL.

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Casey, R. C., & Compton, K. S. (2017, October). Freire and the Grand Challenges: Problem-posing and praxis in social work classrooms. Interactive workshop at the Council on Social Work Education 63rd Annual Program Meeting; Dallas, TX.

 

Casey, R. C. (2017, May). “That’s the personality disorder talking”: Embracing mental illness as a lens on experience. Paper presentation at the 12th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry; Urbana-Champaign, IL.

 

Bentley, K. J., & Casey, R. C. (2017, January). A mixed methods investigation of incarcerated women's experiences with psychotropic medication. Paper presentation at the Social for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference; New Orleans, LA.

 

Casey, R. C. (2016, November). Hard time: A qualitative content analysis of incarcerated women’s personal accounts. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 62nd Annual Program Meeting; Atlanta, GA.

 

Cummings, C., Casey, R. C., & Bentley, K. J. (2016, November). Identity and decision-making among psychiatrists: Lessons for social work collaborators. Poster presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 62nd Annual Program Meeting; Atlanta, GA.

 

Casey, R. C., & Bentley, K. J. (2016, June). Incarcerated women’s experiences and beliefs about psychotropic medication: An empirical study. Paper presentations at the National Organization of Forensic Social Work Annual Conference; New Orleans, LA.

 

Casey, R. C. (2016, May). My time behind bars: An autoethnography of correctional social work. Paper presentation at the 12th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry; Urbana-Champaign, IL.

 

Casey, R. C. (2015, October). Using a social work lens to develop an integrated theory of suicide. Discussion group presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 61st Annual Program Meeting; Denver, CO.

 

Betts, S. E., Casey, R. C., & Abell, M. L. (2015, October). The effects of peer mentoring on foundation master of social work students. Poster presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 61st Annual Program Meeting; Denver, CO.

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