Dr. Melissa Bellin, Associate Professor
 Mailing Information: | Contact Information: | University of Maryland | Phone: (410) 706.440 | School of Social Work | Fax: (410) 706.6046 | 525 West Redwood Street | E-mail: mbellin@ssw.umaryland.edu | Baltimore, Maryland 21201 | Room: 3W24 | | CV | |
Education: | MSW, PhD; Virginia Commonwealth University |
Honors & Awards: | | 2012 (Spring) Dean's Teaching Award | | 2012 1st Place, Spina Bifida Investigative Research Award, 2nd World Congress on Spina Bifida Research and Care (Award Paper: Family Functioning, Self-Management, and the Trajectory of Psychological Symptoms in Emerging Adults with Spina Bifida) | | 2011 (Fall) Dean’s Teaching Award | | 2011 (Spring) Dean’s Teaching Award | | 2010 (Fall) Dean’s Teaching Award | | 2010 (Spring) Dean's Teaching Award | 2009 Student Government Association (SGA) Exemplary Faculty Award | 2009 Dean's Teaching Award | 2008 Spina Bifida Association Young Investigator Award | 2008 Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) Young Professional Award | 2008 Dean's Teaching Award |
Expertise and Research Interests: | Child and Family Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability | Developmental Disabilities | Family Centered Care | Interdisciplinary Collaboration | Social Work Practice in Health Care |
Recent Publications: | | Bellin, M. H., Dicianno, B. E., Osteen, P., Dosa, N., Aparicio, E., Braun, P., & Zabel, T. A. (forthcoming). A longitudinal analysis of family satisfaction, pain, and quality of life in emerging adults with spina bifida. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. | | Bellin, M. H ,, Kub, J., Frick, K., Bollinger, M. E., Tsoukleris, M., Walker, J., Land, C.E., & Butz, A. (2013). Stress and quality of life in caregivers of inner-city minority children with poorly controlled asthma. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 27, 127 – 134. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.09.009 | | Bellin, M. H., Dosa, N., Zabel, T. A., Aparicio, E., Dicianno, B. E., & Osteen, P. (2013). Self-management, satisfaction with family functioning, and the course of psychological symptoms in emerging adults with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 38, 50-62. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jss095. | | Butz, A. M., Kub, J., Bellin, M. H., & Frick, F. (forthcoming). Challenges in providing preventive care to inner-city children with asthma. Nursing Clinics of North America. | | Butz, A. M., Halterman, J. S., Bellin, M, Kub, J., Frick, K. D., Lewis-Land, C., Walker, J., Donithan, M., & Tsoukleris, M., & Bollinger, M. A. (2012). Factors Associated with Completion of a Behavioral Intervention for Caregivers of Urban Children with Asthma. Journal of Asthma, 49(9), 977-988. DOI:10.3109/02770903.2012.721435 | | Bellin, M. H., Osteen, P., Heffernan, C., Levy, J. M., & Snyder-Vogel, M. E. (2011). Parent and health care professional perspectives on family-centered care for children with special health care needs: Are we on the same page? Health & Social Work, 36(4), 281-290. doi: 10.1093/hsw/36.4.281. | | Ridosh, M., Roux, G., Braun, P., Bellin, M. H., & Sawin, K. J. (2011). Transition in young adults with spina bifida: A qualitative study. Child: Care, Health & Development, 37, 866-874. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01329.x. | | Bellin, M. H., Dicianno, B. E., Levey, E., Dosa, N., Roux, G., Marben, K. and Zabel, T. A. (2011), Interrelationships of sex, level of lesion, and transition outcomes among young adults with myelomeningocele. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 53, 647-652. | | Butz, A., Halterman, J., Bellin, M. H., Tsoukleris, M., Donithan, M., Kub, J., Thompson, R. E., Land, C. E., Walker, J., & Bollinger, M. E. (in press). Factors associated with second hand smoke exposure in young inner city children with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 48, 449-457. | | Mahmood, D., Dicianno, B.E., & Bellin, M.H. (2011). Self Management, Preventable Conditions, and Assessment of Care among Young Adults with Myelomeningocele. Child: Care, Health & Development, 37, 861-865. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01329.x | | Holmbeck, G.N., Alriksson-Schmidt, A. I.,Bellin, M. H., Betz, C., & Devine, K. A. (2010). The family perspective: How this product can inform and empower families of youth with spina bifida. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 57 919-934. | | Bellin, M. H., Zabel, T. A., Dicianno, B. E., Levey, E., Garver, K., Linroth, R., & Braun, P. (2010). Correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms in young adults with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 778-789. | | Butz, A., Kub, J., Donithan, M., James, N., Thompson, R. E., Bellin, M., Tsoukleris, M., & Bollinger, M. E. (2010). Influence of Caregiver and Provider Communication on Symptom Days and Medication Use for Inner-City Children with Asthma. Journal of Asthma, 47, 478-485. | | Sawin, K. J., & Bellin, M. H. (2010). Quality of life in individuals with spina bifida: A research update. Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 16, 47-59. | | Lotze, G. M., Bellin, M. H., & Oswald, D. P. (2010) Family-centered care for children with special healthcare needs: Are we moving forward? Journal of Family Social Work, 13, 100-113. | | Dicianno, B. E., Bellin, M. H., & Zabel, T. A. (2009). Spina bifida and mobility in the transition years. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 88, 1002-1006. | | Bellin, M. H., Bentley, K. J., & Sawin, K. J. (2009). Factors associated with the psychological and behavioral adjustment of siblings of youths with spina bifida. Families, Systems, & Health, 27, 1-15. | Bellin, M. H., & Rice, K. (2009). Individual, family, and peer factors associated with the quality of sibling relationships in families of youths with spina bifida. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 39-47. | | Sawin, K. J., Bellin, M. H., Roux, G., Buran, C. F., & Brei, T. J. (2009). The experience of self-management in adolescent women with spina bifida. Rehabilitation Nursing, 34, 26-38. | | Bellin, M. H., Kovacs, P. J., & Sawin, K. J. (2008). Risk and protective influences in the lives of siblings of youths with spina bifida. Health & Social Work, 33, 199-209. | Bellin, M. H. , Sawin, K. J. , Roux, G., Buran, C. F., & Brei, T. J. (2007). The experience of living with spina bifida part I: Self-concept and family relations in adolescent women with spina bifida. Rehabilitation Nursing, 32, 57-67. | Roux, G., Sawin, K. J., & Bellin, M. H., Buran, C. F., & Brei, T. J. (2007). The experience of living with spina bifida part II: Peer relationships in adolescent women with spina bifida. Rehabilitation Nursing, 32, 112-119. | Bellin, M.H., & Kovacs, P.J. (2006). Fostering resilience in siblings of youths with a chronic health condition: A review of the literature. Health & Social Work, 31, 209- 216. | Kovacs, P. J., Bellin, M. H., & Fauri, D. (2006). Family-centered care: A resource forsocial work in end-of-life and palliative care. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2(1), 13-27. | Sawin, K. J., Bellin, M. H., Builta, L., Vassel, L., Buran, C. F., Brei, T. J., & Fastenau, P. S. (2006). Cross-informant agreement between adolescents with myelomeningocele and their parents. DevelopmentalMedicine & Child Neurology, 48, 188-194. |
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