Justin D. Galasso

justin.galasso @ gmail dot com

Education

University of Southern California, MSW, May 2011

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
MA, Applied Sociology, December 2008
Thesis: Extra-legal Characteristics and Sentencing Disparity among Federal Drug Offenders

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
BA, Sociology, May 2006

Field, Research and Volunteer Experience

Social Work Mental Health Intern, Children’s Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Field Placement, September 2010 – May 2011
Community Mental Health

Social Work Mental Health Intern, Dorothy Kirby Residential Treatment Center, Commerce, CA
Field Placement, September 2009 – May 2010
Department of Mental Health– Department of Probation

Program Analyst, ForKids, Norfolk, VA, 2007-2008

Research Assistant, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, NC, 2002-2007

Volunteer, Rescue Mission, Winston Salem, NC, 2005-2007, 2009

Training and Conferences

Family Engagement Strategies Conference, Los Angeles, CA 2010
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Children’s Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools, Children’s Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2010

Affiliations

American Sociological Association
National Association of Social Workers

Publications and Awards

MA Thesis – Extra-legal Characteristics and Sentencing Disparity among Federal Drug Offenders

Outstanding Academic Papers by Students (Faculty Submission) – Maltreated Adolescents and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Fall Semester 2010