Mailing Information:

Contact Information:

University of Maryland

Phone: (410) 706.7927

School of Social Work

Fax: (410) 706.6046

525 West Redwood Street

E-mail: ssoifer@ssw.umaryland.edu

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Room: 4E15

Education:

MSW, Washington University

PhD, Brandeis University

Expertise and Research Interests:

Community Organizing Therory and Practice

Jewish Issues in Social Work

Shy Bladder Syndrome

Social Movements

Recent Publications:

Soifer, S., Nicaise, G., Chancellor, M. & Gordon, D. (2009). CNE - Paruresis or shy bladder syndrome: An unknown urologic malady? Urologic Nursing, 29(2): 87-93.

Hammelstein, P. & Soifer, S. (2006). Is shy bladder syndrome (paruresis) correctly classified as a social phobia? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20(3): 296-311.

Vythilingum, B., Stein, D. J., Soifer, S. (2002). Is “shy bladder syndrome” a subtype of social anxiety disorder? A survey of people with paruresis. Depression and Anxiety, 16(2): 84-7.

Soifer, S.D. & Ziprin, R. (2001, January). Paruresis or shy bladder syndrome: The little known social phobia. The Behavior Therapist.