+ Certifications, Memberships, Awards, and Service

• Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University (2021)
• Service & Leadership Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, (2019)
• Environmental Fellows Program, University of Michigan (2018)
• Strategic Initiatives Grant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2016-2017)

+ Selected Publications

1. Luce, C., Powell, T.L., & Kim, Y. (2021). Mental health, active coping, and social support in Nepali earthquake survivors. American Behavioral Scientist.
2. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T.., & McDonald, S.E. (2021). The ambiguous loss scale: Development and validation with people experiencing pet loss. Journal of Traumatic Stress. (In preparation).

3. McDonald, S. E., Im, H., Green, K. E., Luce, C., & Burnette, D. (2019). Comparing factor models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with Somali refugee youth in Kenya: An item response theory analysis of the PTSD Checklist–Civilian version. Traumatology, 25(2), 104.

4. McDonald, S. E., Cody, A. M., Booth, L. J., Peers, J. R., Luce, C., Williams, J. H., & Ascione, F. R. (2018). Animal cruelty among children in violent households: Children’s explanations of their behavior. Journal of Family Violence, 1-12

+ Selected Presentations

1. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T. (2021, January). The Ambiguous Loss Scale: Development and Validation with People Experiencing Pet Loss. Poster presentation at the 25th Annual Conference for the Society for Social Work Research. Virtual Conference.
2. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T. (2020, November). Implementing a teaching practicum: Reflections from doctoral candidates. Poster presentation at the 66th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Virtual Conference.
3. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T., McGinnis, H.A., & Price, S.K. (2020, November). Using decolonial methods to promote socially-just research in doctoral education. Panel discussion at the 66th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Virtual Conference.
4. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T. (2020, April-Cancelled due to COVID-19). Stress, Grief, and Coping: Development of the Ambiguous Loss Scale and Validation with People Experiencing Pet Loss. Poster presentation at Virginia Commonwealth University’s 2020 Graduate Research Symposium, Richmond, VA.
5. Luce, C., Powell, T.L., & Kim, Y. (2020, January). The effect of social support on the relationship between mental health and resilience in Nepali earthquake survivors. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
6. Teixeira, S., Rao, S., Billot, S., Mitchell, F., & Luce, C. (2020, January). The Green New Deal and its social work implications: A critical examination and discussion. Roundtable discussion at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
7. Luce, C., Swan, L. E. T., McDonald, S. E., & Im, H. (2020, January). Testing competing models of somatization in Somali refugees living in urban Kenya. Oral presentation at the 24th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
8. Luce, C., & Espitia, J. (2019, April). Making the case for collaboration: Taking interdisciplinary work beyond the academy. Poster presentation, 2019 New Horizons in Conservation Conference: Diversity, Equity, and Justice, Chicago, IL.
9. McGinnis, H.A, Luce, C., Broda, M., & Chan, D. (2019, April). The protective role of perceived social support on post-traumatic stress and Depressive symptoms among adolescents in South Korean orphanages. Poster presentation, 10th Anniversary Conference: NIMH Global Mental Health Research without Borders, Washington, D.C.
10. Luce, C., Swan, L.E.T, Dick, D. & Chartier, K. (2019, January). Sexual assault and alcohol consumption: Comparing first- and non-first generation college students. Poster presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference for the Society for Social Work Research, San Francisco, CA.
11. Luce, C., McDonald, S.E., Williams, J.H., Booth, L.J., Cody, A., & Ascione, F. (2018, October). Childhood animal cruelty: Fostering collaborative, coordinated responses through interprofessional education and practice. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Orlando, FL.
12. Luce, C. (2018, October). Climate change and loss. Presentation at the Fall 2018 Environmental Grantmakers Association Retreat, Asheville, NC.
13. Luce, C. (2018, August). Diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice. Presentation at the 2018 Virginia Environmental Assembly, Williamsburg, VA.