RESEARCH
Dr. Derr's scholarship is focused on justice, practitioner well-being, and the lived experiences of marginalized communities. Her research spans three interconnected areas: migration and service systems; burnout prevention in social work education; and caregiving, grief, and chronic uncertainty. Across all areas of her scholarship, Dr. Derr seeks to humanize systems, challenge deficit-based models, and cultivate research that is rigorous, restorative, and grounded in the lives of those most impacted.
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Derr, A.S., & Bourgerie, S. (2024). Social work education and burnout prevention: A systematic review of published research. Social Work Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2024.2409179.
Shapiro, V., Derr, A.S., Eldeeb, N., Lee, J., & Vu, C. (2023). Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth: Expansions and Elaborations for Equity. In M. Teasley, M. Spencer and M. Bartholomew (Eds.), Racism and the Grand Challenges for the Social Work Profession, Oxford University Press: London, UK.
Palattiyil, G., Sidhva, D., Derr, A.S., & Macgowan, M. & (2021). Global trends in forced migration: Policy, practice, and research imperatives for social work. International Social Work, 65, 1111-1129. doi: 10.1177/00208728211022791.
Derr, A.S., Lindhorst, T., & Oesterle, S. (2018). Examining heterogeneity of social support among Asian and Latino immigrants in the United States: A latent class analysis. The International Journal of Health, Wellness, & Society, 8, 17-33.
Derr, A.S., & Stewart, J. (2017). The Immigrant Family Institute curriculum manual. Seattle, WA: City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
Derr, A.S., McGlynn-Wright, T., Green, L. (2017). Racial Equity Leadership Program curriculum manual. Seattle, WA: City of Seattle Office for Civil Rights Race & Social Justice Initiative.
Derr, A.S. (2016). Mental health service utilization among immigrants in the United States: A systematic review of published research. Psychiatric Services, 67, 265-274.
Derr, A.S., & Nagda, B.A. (2015). Social work practice in the United States with immigrants and refugees in a post-9/11 context: Bridging micro and macro practice for social change. In G. Palattiyil, M. Chakrabarti, and D. Sidhva (Eds.), Social work in a global context: Issues and challenges (pp. 123-139). London: Routledge.
Clevenger, C., Derr, A.S., Cadge, W., & Curran, S. (2014). How do social service providers view recent immigrants? Perspectives from Portland, Maine and Olympia, Washington. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 12, 67-86.
Estill, S., Fathi, S., Derr, A.S., Bulale, N. (2015). Final report on the evaluation of the Refugee Women’s Institute pilot. Seattle: City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
Derr, A.S. (2014). Campus sexual assault: A culture of compliance vs. prevention. Contexts 13(2), 20-22.
Shapiro, V.B., Hudson, K.D., Moylan, C.A., & Derr, A.S. (2015). Changing organizational routines in doctoral education: An intervention to infuse social justice into a social welfare curriculum. Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura (Arbor: Science, Thought and Culture),191.
Moylan, C.A., Derr, A.S., & Lindhorst, T. (2015). Increasingly mobile: How new technologies can enhance qualitative research. Qualitative Social Work, 14, 36-47.
Hudson, K.D., Shapiro, V.B., Moylan, C.A., Garcia, A.R., & Derr, A.S. (2014). Infusing social justice into doctoral programs of Social Welfare: An incremental approach. Journal of Social Work Education, 50, 559-567.
Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Moylan, C.A., & Derr, A.S. (2011). Moderating the effects of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence: The roles of parenting characteristics and adolescent peer support. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21, 376 – 394.
Nagda, B.A., & Derr, A.S. (2004). Intergroup dialogue: Embracing difference and conflict, engendering community. In W. Stephan and P. Vogt (Eds.), Education programs for improving intergroup relations: Theory, practice, research (pp.133-151). New York: Teachers College Press.
Derr, A.S., Nagda, B.A., Pringle, R., & Gomez, S. (2005). Justice and democracy: Challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001. Seattle, WA: Hate Free Zone Washington.
Nagda, B.A., & Derr, A.S. (2003). Working with controversial issues and intergroup conflicts: Hate crimes and hate incidents pre- and post-September 11th. Seattle, WA: Intergroup Dialogue Education and Action (IDEA) Center.
Derr, A.S., ed. (2002). Struggles in our democracy: The aftermath of September 11th. Seattle, WA: Hate Free Zone Washington.