John Paul Horn, PhD, MSW Faculty Profile
John Paul Horn, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor & BSW Program Coordinator
Department of Social Work
- E-mail: jp.horn@csueastbay.edu
- Phone: (510) 885-4916
- Office: MI 4062
- Office Hours: Available by appointment over Zoom.
- Vitae: View my CV
I focus on qualitative and mixed-methods research that advances the voices of care leavers (former foster youth) as they emerge into adulthood. I use positive youth development and capital development theories to demonstrate how youth thrive despite unaddressed systemic issues that contribute to negative outcomes in adulthood. I also examine how these systems perpetuate structural violence by reinforcing systemic oppression. My goal is to improve practice and policy by identifying institutional-level barriers that inhibit healthy development for youth.
- PhD in Social Work, Boston University
- MSW, University of Iowa
- BA in Liberal Studies, 不良研究所, Bakersfield
| Course # | Sec | Course Title | Days | From | To | Location | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW 325W | 04 | Writing in Social Work | M | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | MI-3006 | |
| SW 325W | 03 | Writing in Social Work | M | 11:00AM | 12:15PM | MI-4115 |
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Farragher, R., Göbbels-Koch, P., Horn, J. P., & Smith, A. (2023). Re-injecting care into research. In A. Van Breda, I. Oterholm, S. Keller, & V. Paulsen (Eds.), Living on the Edge: Innovative International Research on Leaving Care. Policy Press.
Horn, J. P., Bruce, E. J., & Naccarato, T. (2022). Child welfare: An overview. Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.529
Spencer, R., Drew, A. L., & Horn, J. P. (2021). “Well, that’s not how we do things:” Staff perspectives on implementing Youth Initiated Mentoring. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(7), 2781-2794.
Spencer, R., Keller, T., Perry, M., Drew, A. L., Clark-Shim, H., Horn, J. P., Miranda–Diaz, M., & McCormack, M. (2021). How youth mentoring relationships end: A mixed-methods multi-informant study. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 143(1), 67-79.
Horn, J. P. (2019). “That piece of paper is your golden ticket”: How stigma and connection influence college persistence among students who are care leavers. Child Welfare, 97(6), 101-120.
Salazar, A. M., Horn, J. P., & Cleveland, M. J. (2019). Predictors of high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment for youth leaving foster care: An analysis using the National Youth in Transition Database. Child Welfare, 97(6), 121-144.
Spencer, R., Drew, A. L., Gowdy, G., & Horn, J. P. (2018). “A positive guiding hand:” A qualitative examination of Youth-Initiated Mentoring and the promotion of interdependence among foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 41-50.
Schwartz, S. E. O., Kanchewa, S. S., Rhodes, J. E., Gowdy, G., Stark, A., Horn, J. P., Parnes, M., & Spencer, R. (2018). “I’m having a little struggle with this, can you help me out?”: A mixed methods examination of a social capital intervention for first generation college students. American Journal of Community Psychology, 62(1-2), 166-178.
Manuscripts under Final Revision
Farragher, R., Horn, J. P., & Smith, A. How close is too close?: Engaging in Care Experienced Research. Invited article for Rethinking History.
Naccarato, T., Bruce, E. J., Horn, J. P., Jackson, M. S., Roberston, F., & Stafford, D. Youth with out-of-home care experience are capable and essential partners in building child welfare research and policy – Highlighting the positive impacts of YCE-led leadership, empowerment, and advocacy training. Submitted for Child Welfare.
Manuscript under Review
Horn, J. P. “I’m not sure if that’s possible…”: Examining the lives of people with care experience in the United States. Submitted for Child Welfare.
Manuscript Submitted for Review
Salazar, A. M., Blakeslee, J. E., Belseth, T. Day, M., Faulkner, M., Horn, J. P., Huang, H. Miller, R. A., Podsobinski, J., Radke, S., Roten, R. E., Xu, Y., & Edwards, K. M. Large-Scale Intervention Studies of Youth with Foster Care Experience: Obstacles and Possibilities. Submitted for Research on Social Work Practice.
Oterhom, I., Braenne, Bennwik, I., Kelly, B., Purtell, J., Horn, J. P., Smith, A., Mupaku, W., Farragher, R., & Göbbels-Koch, P. (2023, September). Living on the Edge: Innovative research on leaving care and transitions to adulthood – Methods of care leaving research. Paper presented at the 2023 Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents, Brighton, England.
Horn, J. P. (2023, September). “I’m not sure if that’s possible…”: Examining the aspirations of care experienced adults in the United States. Paper presented at the 2023 Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents, Brighton, England.
Horn, J. P. (2021, September). The impact of care leaver organizations on adult care leavers. Poster presented at the XVI Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents, Zurich, Switzerland (Virtual).
Horn, J. P., Young, A., Conlin, M., Spencer, R., & Schwartz, S. E. O. (2021, April). Supporting college persistence of under-represented students through a social capital intervention. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Virtual.
Horn, J. P. (2021, January). “They got me where I needed to be…”: The evolution of supportive relationships for care leavers from transition to age 30. Paper presented at the Conference for the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual. (G. Gowdy, Paper symposium Chairperson).
Horn, J. P. (2020, November). Life after foster care study: Lessons learned. Presented virtually as part of panel, Contributions of Research on Care Leaving- The Global Experience, at the 1st International Care Leavers Convention, New Delhi, India (Virtual).
Examining Navigational Capital among People with Care Experience
Hilton Foundation ($30,000)
Co-PI: John Paul Horn, Co-PI: Toni Naccarato
BSW Program Coordinator; Department of Social Work; College of Health
Graduate Coordinator; Department of Social Work; College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
General Education and Overlay/Code Subcommittee; Academic Senate; 不良研究所, East Bay