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Karla B. Horton

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010
    Major: Social Work
    Dissertation: The Diverse Adolescent Relational Aggression Measure: Development and Validation
  • MSW, Southern Illinois University, 2000
    Major: Social Work
    Specialization: School Social Work
  • BA, Southern Illinois University, 1996
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2025
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2025
SOWK 4725.400Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2025
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2024 Syllabus
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 4725.400Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSummer 8W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.800Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.002Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5213.991Social Work Practice II Organizations and CommunitiesFall 2023 SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.900Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSummer 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.800Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.002Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.900Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSummer 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.800Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.002Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.800Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.850Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 3W1 2021
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5903.001Seminar in Social Work, Current IssuesSummer 3W1 2019 SPOT
SOWK 4890.001Topics in Social WelfareSummer 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4890.001Topics in Social WelfareSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIIFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4890.001Topics in Social WelfareSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4610.001Social Work Practice IIISpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.001Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3000.002Foundations of Interviewing and Interpersonal SkillsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Horton, K. (2023). Mentorship in the Academy: Barriers and Strategies for African American Female Faculty. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. No. Washington, DC, APA.
  • Horton, K.B. (2022). An Overview of Parental Incarceration in African American Students: The Effects on Socioeconomics, Educational Outcomes, School Exclusion, and Juvenile Justice Involvement. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. Springer. https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=wjcc21
  • Horton, K., Prudencio, A. (2022). School Social Work Performance Evaluation: Illustrations of Domains and Components from the National Evaluations Framework for School Social Work Practice. Children & Schools. Oxford Academic.
  • Horton, K.B. (2022). Service-Learning and the Use of a Mock Organization for an Undergraduate Macro Practice Social Work Course. Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education. No. Youngsville, LA, https://journals.sfu.ca/jslhe/index.php/jslhe
  • Horton, K. (2020). Assessing the Correlation between Parental Incarceration and Relational Aggression: Factor Structure of the Diverse Adolescent Relational Aggression Scale (DARAS). Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. The Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press.
  • Horton, K. (2019). Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS): Trauma Intervention for Bullying. School Social Work Journal. No. 43 (1) 1-13. Online, New Prairie Press. https://newprairiepress.org/ijssw/vol4/iss1/2/
  • Horton, K.B., Chahalis, A., Huff, P. (2017). Illinois School Social Work Licensure Exams: A Comparison of State Licensure Agencies. 41 (2) 23-40.
  • Horton, K.B. (2016). Exploring Workplace Bullying Through a Social Work Ethics- Informed Lens. 13 (1) 25-32.
  • Horton, K.B. (2014). Relational Aggression from a School Social Work Perspective: A Social Information Processing Counseling Activity. 38 (2) 49-60.
  • Moon, S.S., Blakey, J.M., Boyas, J., Horton, K.B., Kim, Y.J. (2014). The Influence of Parental, Peer, and School Factors on Marijuana Use Among Native American Adolescents. Journal of Social Service Research. 40 (2) 147-159. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2013.865578

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Horton, K.B., "Micro Mentoring Grant," sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Mukherjee, D. (Principal), Horton, K.B. (Co-Principal), "Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund Award," sponsored by Division of International Affairs, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Horton, K. (Principal), "Micro-Mentoring Grant," sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Mukherjee, D. (Supporting), Soliman, H. (Principal), Horton, K. (Supporting), "A supplementary grant to the Foster Pride Division of Clinical Practice Development," sponsored by Office of Training & Professional Development. Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois, State, $69955 Funded. (2014 - 2015).
  • Mukherjee, D. (Supporting), Soliman, H. (Principal), Horton, K. (Supporting), "A supplementary grant to the Foster Pride Division of Clinical Practice Development," sponsored by Office of Training & Professional Development. Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois, State, Funded. (2014 - 2015).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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