Tonya's research has comprised four interest areas: refugee mental health, refugee substance abuse, health equity, and refugee community organizing and self-help. She is particularly interested in integrated behavioral health, cultural adaptation, and culturally-specific treatment. She serves as the Area of Emphasis in Practice with Immigrants and Refugees faculty coordinator.
McCleary, J.S., Horn, T., Dwee, E., Toe, P.W., Sniffen, S. (2018). The Karen Chemical Dependency Collaboration: Lessons learned in utilizing a collaborative framework to promote refugee integration. Advances in Social Work: Special Issue on Migration, 18(3), 911-929.
Horn, T.L., Piescher, K., Shannon, P. J., Hong, S., & Benton, A. (2017). Experiences of Somali and Oromo youth in the child protection system. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 10-19. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.022
Shannon, P.J., Vinson, G.A., Cook, T.L., Lennon, E. (2016). Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful mental health referrals of refugees. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 43(4), 555-568.doi:10.1007/s10488-015-0639-8
Cook, T.L., Shannon, P.J., Vinson, G.A., Letts, J.P., and Taw, E. (2015). War trauma and torture experiences reported during public health screening of newly resettled Karen refugees: A qualitative study. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 15(1), 8. doi:10.1186/s12914-015-0046-y
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