Social Work Authors’ Roundtable: Textbooks and Social Justice

Dr. Lane’s participation in the 2021 SPEAK Symposium with Rick Hoefer, Kassie Graves, Jessica Ritter, and Suzanne Pritzker.

Publications

BOOKS

Lane, S.R., Palley, E. & Shdaimah, C. (2024). Social welfare policy in a changing world (2nd ed). Sage Publishing. (First edition released in 2018)

Lane, S.R. & Pritzker, S. (2018). Political social work: Using power to create social change. Springer International.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (* denotes publications with students)

*Conley, D., Lane, S.R., Rhodes Smith, T., & Bryant, A. (in press). Political social work’s role in competency-based social work education. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2025.2560824

McCardle, M., Sandler, A., Lane, S.R., & Rhodes Smith, T. (2025). Implementing a model for voter engagement among BSW students. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1891/JBSW-0102

Lane, S. R., Hayes, C. M., Krase, K., Waller, B., David, S., Hodge, J., Lozano, A., Matthews, N., McClendon, J. & Kagotho, N. (2025). Collective response to the 2020 COVID-19, racial injustice, and political polarization triad: Case studies for social work education. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2025.2498239

*Lane, S.R., Newransky, C., Acquaye-Doyle, L., Furmanek, F., Keilty, M., Phanord, L., Quinn-Beers, J., & Roberson-Steele, J. (2025). Social workers as poll workers: Experiences in the 2020 and 2021 elections. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 31(1), 11-27. https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2089/1807

Roberson-Steele, J., & Lane, S.R. (2025). Spirituality among older African Americans in recovery from substance use disorder. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 44(2), 175-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2025.2462617

*Chiarelli-Helminiak, C.M., Elias-Lambert, N., Lane, S.R., & Papanikolaou, M. (2024). Social work education leadership: Insights from faculty and staff.  Advances in Social Work, 24(2), 481-502. https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/27503

Zuckerman, M., Lane, S.R., & Lee, S.R. (2024).  Social work student perceptions of co-response: Implications for policy. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 5, 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-024-00103-1

Conley, D.L. & Lane, S.R. (2023). Factors influencing policymaker decision making in the behavioral health-related legislative process: A scoping review. Social Work in Mental Health, 21(6), 587-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2023.2192318

*Hylton, M., Lane, S.R., Rhodes Smith, T., Ostrander, J., & Powers, J. (2023). The Voter Engagement Model: Preparing the next generation of social workers for political practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.2009945

Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., Lane, S.R., Vanidestine, T., Bogenschutz, M., Flowers, T.D. & Wilson, L. (2023). “Challenge and hold one another accountable:” Social work faculty respond to incivility. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 47(4), 328-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2023.2209754

*Krase, K., Lane, S.R., Fishman, A.C., Fuentes, F., & Wang, D. (2022). Influence of political ideology on coping and personal protection practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 4, 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-022-00060-7

Lane, S.R., Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., Flowers, T.D., Vanidestine, T., & Bogenschutz, M. (2022). In their own words: Social work faculty discuss incivility. Social Work Education, 41(6), 1183-1200. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2021.1935845

Meehan, P., Ostrander, J., & Lane, S.R. (2022). Who is a social worker? Lessons on sampling from political participation research. Advances in Social Work, 22(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.18060/25650

Lane, S.R., Hill, K., Krase, K., & Rhodes Smith, T. (2021). Political efficacy in social workers before and after 2016. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 48(4), 29-45. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol48/iss4/3

Pritzker, S., Barros Lane, L., & Lane, S.R. (2021). ‘Just one person in the middle’: Ethics and political social work practice. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2(1), 20-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-020-00014-x

Sandler, A.K., & Lane, S.R. (2021). Diverse views of political empowerment among community college students who receive SNAP benefits. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2(4), 238-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-021-00034-1

Hill, K., Rhodes Smith, T., Lane, S.R., & Shannon, S. (2020).  Giving a voice to those with felony convictions: A call to action. [Commentary] Social Work, 65(4), 406-408. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swaa036

Lane, S.R., McClendon, J., Osborne-Leute, V., & Baxter, K. (2020). Interprofessional perspectives on faculty-to-faculty incivility from nursing and social work. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 35(4), 586-595. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1787359 

Marmo, S., & Lane, S.R. (2020). Social justice and advanced cancer patients: An analysis of key policies. Journal of Policy Practice and Research 1(1-2), 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-020-00003-0

McClendon, J., Lane, S.R., Ostrander, J., & Rhodes Smith, T. (2020). Training social workers for political engagement: Exploring regional differences in the United States.  Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 40(2), 147-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2020.1724240

*Hill, K., Lane, S.R., Powers, J. & Rhodes Smith, T. (2019). From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter engagement in the 2016 election.  Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 46(1), 91-112. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol46/iss1/7/

*Lane, S.R. Hill, K., Ostrander, J., Powers, J., Rhodes Smith, T., & Hylton, M.E. (2019). Creating a culture of voting in direct and generalist practice: Training field instructors.  Advances in Social Work, 19(1), 86-105. https://doi.org/10.18060/22614

McClendon, J., Lane, S.R., & Flowers, T. (2019). Faculty-to-faculty incivility in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 57(1), 100-112.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1671271

Ostrander, J., Bryan, J., & Lane, S.R. (2019). Clinical social workers, gender, and perceptions of political participation. Advances in Social Work, 19(1), 256-275. https://doi.org/10.18060/22609

*Hylton, M., Rhodes Smith, T., Powers, J., Ostrander, J., & Lane, S.R. (2018). The power of three: Infusing voter engagement in lower level BSW courses.  Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 23(1), 213-229. https://doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.23.1.213

Lane, S.R., Ostrander, J.A., & Rhodes Smith, T. (2018). "Politics is social work with power": Training social workers for elected office. Social Work Education, 37(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2017.1366975

Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., & Lane, S.R. (2017). Student philanthropy: Connecting BSW students, schools of social work, and communities. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work Education, 22(1), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.22.1.75

Lane, S.R., McClendon, J., & Matthews, N. (2017). Finding, serving, and housing the homeless: Using collaborative research to prepare social work students. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 37(3), 292-306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2017.1317689 

*Ostrander, J., Lane, S.R., McClendon, J., Hayes, C., & Rhodes Smith, T. (2017). Collective power to create political change: Increasing the political efficacy and engagement of social workers. Journal of Policy Practice, 16(3), 261-275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15588742.2016.1266296.

Pritzker, S.R., & Lane, S.R. (2017). Political social work: History, forms and opportunities for innovation. [Commentary] Social Work, 62(1), 80-82 (special issue on Civil Rights and Social Justice). https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/sww072

McClendon, J., Kagotho, N., & Lane, S.R. (2016). Preparing social work students for leadership in human service organizations through student philanthropy. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, and Governance, 40(5), 500-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2016.1173159

*Lane, S.R., & Flowers, T. (2015). Salary inequity in social work: A review of the knowledge and call to action. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(3), 363-379. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109915572843

Lane, S.R., & Humphreys, N.A. (2015). Gender and social workers’ political activity. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(2), 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109914541115

Pritzker, S.R., & Lane, S.R. (2014). Integrating policy and political content in BSW and MSW field placements. Journal of Social Work Education, 50(4), 730-739. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2014.947905

Kim, T.K., & Lane, S.R. (2013). Government health expenditure and public health outcomes. American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 3(9), 1-13. http://www.aijcrnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_9_September_2013/2.pdf

Lane-Toomey, C.K., & Lane, S.R. (2013). U.S. study abroad in the Middle East/North Africa: Factors influencing growing numbers. Journal of Studies in International Education, 17(4), 308-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315312447572

Lane, S.R., Altman, J.C., Goldberg, G.S., Kagotho, N.K., Palley, E., & Paul, M. (2012). Inspiring and training students for social action: Renewing a needed tradition. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(5), 532-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2012.722598

Lane, S.R. (2011). Political content in social work education as reported by elected social workers. Journal of Social Work Education, 47(1), 53-72. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23044434

Lane, S.R., & Humphreys, N.A. (2011). Social workers in politics: A national survey of social work candidates and elected officials. Journal of Policy Practice, 10(3), 225-244. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15588742.2011.582809

Lane, S.R., Humphreys, N.A., Graham, E., Matthews, N., & Moriarty, J. (2007). Voter registration: Empowering clients through agency-based voter registration. Journal of Policy Practice, 6(4), 79-94. https://doi.org/10.1300/J508v06n04_06

 BOOK AND ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTERS

Lane, S.R. & Bryant, A. (in press, publication 2025). United States: Opportunities and barriers for social work members of Congress. In Social workers in political office: A comparative perspective on recruitment, career patterns and social advocacy. Bristol Policy Press.

Pritzker, S., & Lane, S.R. (2021). Political social work. In Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work and Encyclopedia of Social Work. National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.295

Pritzker, S., & Lane, S.R. (2017). Political social work. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.

McClendon, J., & Lane, S.R. (2014). Homeless people. In A. Gitterman (Ed.), Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd Ed.). Columbia University Press.

Humphreys, N.A., & Lane, S.R. (2008). Hate crimes. In T. Mizrahi & L. E. Davis (Eds.-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of social work (20th ed.) [Electronic]. NASW Press and Oxford University Press.

INVITED PUBLICATIONS

Chiarelli-Helminiak, C., Blake, M., Hamilton-Mason, J., Hodge, D., Kominkiewicz, F., Lane, S.R., Silva-Martinez, E., & Simmons, C. (2016). Multiple faces of feminism. In Teaching for social justice. https://learningacademy.cswe.org/

Lyon, E., Lane, S.R., & Menard, A. (2008). Meeting survivors’ needs: A multi-state study of domestic violence shelter experiences (Final report). National Institute of Justice. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/225025.pdf