Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Psychotic Disorders, Serious Mental Illness, Psychopathology, Attachment Theory, Behavioral Health, Clinical Research

Research Description

Dr. Turner's research interests center around serious mental illness and developing psychological, social, cultural and environmental prevention and treatment approaches. She is particularly interested in developing therapeutic social interventions for psychotic disorders and other trauma-induced disruptions.

Education

PhD     School of Social Work, Arizona State University

MSW   School of Social Work, Arizona State University

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Recent Publications

Brown, K. L., Watts, S., Turner, P. R., & Wallace, D. (2025). Does proximity to service providers impact punitivity in stop outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness? Journal of Crime and Justice, 48(2), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2024.2375371

Eads, R., Guerrero, X. A., Turner, P. R., Cramer, J. L., Matteson, T., & Frazee, K. (2025). Supporting care providers through a holistic telehealth intervention: a mixed methods evaluation of the Integrative Touch TeleWellness program. Social Work in Mental Health, 23(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2024.2391980

Hodge, D. R., & Turner, P. R. (2025). A 10-year examination of people with psychosis in American television programing: are representations improving over time? Journal of Mental Health, 34(5), 533-540. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2478371

Hodge, D. R., & Turner, P. R. (2025). Spirituality and people with psychosis: A content analysis of influential primetime television programs. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 60(1), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/00912174241240305

Hodge, D. R., Turner, P. R., & Huang, C. K. (2024). The 100 Leading Contributors to English-Language Gerontological Journals: An International Study of Scholarly Impact. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2236670

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