Christopher Collins

Dr. Chris Collins is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work. He earned his PhD in Social Work from Florida State University in 2023. Dr. Collins teaches research, policy, diversity, and forensic social work. He has worked in the field of social work in the areas of child welfare, victim advocacy, crisis intervention, and acute mental health and brings over 10-years of social work practice experience to the classroom. Dr. Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in FL and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker MA. His research focuses on gun violence prevention and violence against women.

Interventions that reduce and prevent firearm-related suicide; policies and related evaluations of effectiveness related to safe and responsible firearm storage practices; lethal means safety counseling related to firearm storage practices; suicide prevention; intervention research; implementation science; provider training; motivational interviewing; evidence-informed practice

Macro Student Alliance Faculty Liaison (2024 – Present)

School of Social Work, Salem State University

Faculty Affairs Committee Member (2023 – Present)

School of Social Work, Salem State University

BSW Program Curriculum Committee Member (2023 – Present)

School of Social Work, Salem State University

Collins, C. (revise and resubmit). Engaging in lethal means safety (ELMS): An evaluation of a suicide prevention means safety training program for mental health first responders. Health & Social Work Manuscript under review for publication, 20 pages.

Radey, M., Boel-Studt, S., & Collins, C. (2023). “Taking it day by day”: Maternity group homes in the lives of mothers aging out of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 107293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107293

Collins, C. (2023). Policy & change: An analysis of veteran perpetrated mass shootings & social work’s call to action. Journal of forensic social work. doi: 10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2023.7.1.111-123

Boel-Studt, S., Huang, H., & Collins, C. (2023). “I hope my voice is heard.”: A mixed-methods study of youths’ perceptions of residential care. Children and Youth Services Review, 107034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107034

Copeland, P., Collins, C., Pederson, S. D., Tripodi, S., Epperson, M, W. (2022). To what extent is criminal justice content specifically addressed in MSW programs? A 10-year review and update. Journal of Social Work Education.

Collins, C., & Clark, J. (2021). Using the TRAP-18 to identify an incel lone-actor terrorist. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management. doi: 10.1037/tam0000167

Kattari, S.K., Atteberry-Ash, B., Collins, C., Kattari, L., & Harner, V. (2021). Increased prevalence, predictors, and in-group differences of forced sex and physical dating violence among trans/gender diverse youth. Social Sciences. doi: 10.3390/socsci10060236

Pederson, S. D., Curley, E. J., & Collins, C. (2021). Does motivational interviewing decrease substance abuse for justice-involved adults? A systematic review. Substance Use and Misuse. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1887247.

Collins, C. (presented 2024, June). Risk factors & pathways toward incel-perpetrated violence. Presentation at NOFSW Annual Conference, National Organization of Forensic Social Work Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2024, April). Me & means safety: Evaluating a novel firearm suicide prevention training program. Presentation at SRS, Suicide Research Symposium, Virtual. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2024, April). Preventing suicide through community engaged research: Evaluating a novel lethal means safety training program. Presentation at SAVIR, Society for Advancement of Violence & Injury Research, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2024, March). What about the second amendment? Firearm safety in divisive times. Presentation for the Friends of the School of Social Work, Salem, Massachusetts. (Local)

Collins, C. (presented 2023, November). Reducing firearm death and injury through improved policy: Engaging in lethal means safety (ELMS): An evaluation of a suicide prevention means safety training for mental health first responders. Presentation at APPAM Fall Research Conference, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, Atlanta, Georgia. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2023, November). Engaging in lethal means safety (ELMS): An evaluation of a suicide prevention means safety training for mental health first responders. Presentation at National Research Conference for the Prevention of firearm-Related Harms, Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, Chicago, Illonois. (National)

Boel-Studt, S., Dowdy-Hazlett, T., & Collins, C. (presented 2023, January). Exploring the impacts and responses to covid-19 in youth residential care programs: A qualitative content analysis.  Presentation at SSWR Annual Conference, Society for Social Work Research, Phoenix, Arizona. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2022, November). Impact of age, leakage, military service, and number of weapons on mass shooting causalities. Presentation at CSWE Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, California. (National)

Collins, C. & Pederson, S.D. (presented 2022, November). Is criminal justice content addressed in MSW programs? Presentation at CSWE Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, California. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2022, June). Using the TRAP-18 to identify an incel lone-actor terrorist. Presentation at NOFSW Annual Conference, National Organization of Forensic Social Work Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. (National)

Collins, C. (presented 2022, February). Engaging in lethal means safety. Presentation at FSPC Annual Conference, Florida Suicide Prevention Conference, Lutz, Florida. (State)

Kattari, S.K., Atteberry-Ash, B., Collins, C., Kattari, L., & Harner, V. (presented 2022, January). Differential experiences of dating and sexual violence among transgender youth. Presentation at SSWR Annual Conference, Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C. (National)