Dr. Melissa Bellin, Assistant Professor
 Mailing Information: | Contact Information: | University of Maryland | Phone: (410) 706.4409 | School of Social Work | Fax: (410) 706.6046 | 525 West Redwood Street | E-mail: mbellin@ssw.umaryland.edu | Baltimore, Maryland 21201 | Room: 3W24 |
Education: | MSW, PhD; Virginia Commonwealth University |
Honors & Awards: | 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: | | Lotze, G. M., Bellin, M. H., & Oswald, D. P. (forthcoming). Family-centered care for children with special healthcare needs: Are we moving forward? Journal of Family Social Work. | | 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 for social 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. | Oswald, D., Bodurtha, J. A., Willis, J., Broaddus, C., Tlustry, S., Bellin, M. H., & McCall, B. (2005). Defining underinsurance among children with special healthcare needs: A Virginia sample. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 9S, S67-S74. | Sawin, K. J., Bellin, M. H., Roux, G., Buran, C. F., Brei, T. J., & Fastenau, P. S. (2003). The experience of parenting an adolescent with spina bifida. Rehabilitation Nursing, 28(6), 173-185. |
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