Education

1985, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Social Work
1982, MSW, Florida State University, Social Work
1974, B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Elementary Ed. (Spec. Eng. Lit.)

Areas of Professional Interest

• Sexual orientation and Gender Identity
• Childhood sexual abuse
• Adolescent Health and Wellness
• Violence against women

Recent Scholarship

Newman, B. (in press). College students’ attitudes about lesbians: Moving toward acceptance. Journal of Homosexuality.

Newman, B. & Dannenfelser, P. (2005). Child protective service and law enforcement workers: Search for partnership in the investigation of child abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 14, 97-111.

Newman, B., Dannenfelser, P. & Pendleton, D. (2005). What social workers and police say about Child Advocacy Centers. Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work. 22, 165-181.

Newman, B. (2002). Religion and attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6, 87-98.

Newman, B., Dannenfelser, P. & Beneshik, L. (2002). Beginning social work and counseling psychology students’ attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. Journal of Social Work Education, 38, 273-278.

Newman, B. & Muzzonigro, P. (2001). Effects of traditional family values on the coming out process for gay male adolescents reprinted in Lehmann, J. M. (Ed.) The Gay and Lesbian Marriage and Family Reader. New York: Gordian Knot Books.