Gretchen has a strong interest in adolescent development and adolescent program evaluation. Ms. Bean has been involved with evaluating the Connect Suicide Prevention Project of NAMI-NH for several years and has co-authored 2 articles on the program. She is currently working with Dr. Melissa Wells on a research project that seeks to understand financial aid and mental health utilization among students who were formerly in out -of-home placement and their transition to post-secondary education. Ms Bean is also working with Dr. Patrick Shannon to develop and pilot an assessment tool for use in therapuetic riding programs.
Courses Taught
- SW 550: Human Behavior&Soc Envirnmt I
- SW 551: Human Behavior&Soc Envirnmt II
- SW 623: Social Work Practice
- SW 641: Social Work Field Exper II
- SW 641A: Sem/Soc Work Field Exper II
- SW 660: Housing and Homelessness
- SW 697: SpcTop/Pre-Prof Dev. Pract
- SW 740: Social Work Field I
- SW 740A: Social Work Field Seminar I
- SW 785/885: Stdy Abrd:Comp Soc Welfare Sys
- SW 796: Ind Stdy/Teaching Assistant
- SW 797/897: Special Topics
- SW 797H: Honors Thesis
