Jonathan Lukens
Professional Details
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Office: | AB-001 |
| Phone: | 978-542-2616 |
| Email: | jonathan.lukens@salemstate.edu |
Spring Courses
| Cat. # | Term | Course # | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3193 | S1 | SWK703 | Contemporary Social Welfare Policy and Services |
| 3235 | S1 | SWK846 | Health Policy and Services |
| 3656 | S8 | SWK856 | Conducting Social Work Research |
| 3922 | D2 | SWK875 | Directed Study in Social Work |
Professional Biography
2012-Present Assistant Professor, Salem State University, School of Social Work
2009-2012 Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice
Education:
2012 University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice.
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare.
2012 University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Ethics.
Master of Bioethics
2007 University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice
Master of Social Work
2003 Rocky Mountain College
B.A. Philosophy, minor in individualized program of study in ancient Greek
language, art, and literature.
Professional Interests
Mental health policy and service delivery systems, especially for persons with severe mental illness; health policy, social welfare economics, applied ethics in behavioral health, social work values and ethics, quantitative research methods.
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed
Lukens, J. & Solomon, P. (2013) Thinking through recovery: Resolving ethical challenges and promoting social
work values in mental health services. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics,10(1).
Pouncey, C. and Lukens, J. (2010) Madness versus badness: The ethical tension
between recovery and forensic psychiatry. Journal of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics.
Book Chapters
Solomon, P, and Lukens, J. (2009) Mental Health Policy since 1950 in Paul Quirk &
William Cunion (Eds.) Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local
Government. New York: Facts on File.
Other Publications
Culhane, D. Fantuzzo, J., Rouse, H., Tam, V. and Lukens, J. (2008). Creating Beneficial
Connections: The Promise of Integrated Data Systems for Policy Analysis and Systems Reform. Chicago:
The MacArthur Foundation.
Under Review
Matejkowski, J., Henwood, B., Lee, S., & Lukens, J. Perceptions of health as a mediating factor in the relationship
between psychiatric symptoms and quality of life for individuals in supportive housing.
Selected Presentations
2012 ScattergoodEthics
What is recovery? Ethical challenges and clinical transformations.
(with Phyllis Solomon, PhD)
2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Resolving Ethical Challenges and Promoting Mental Health Recovery (with Phyllis
Solomon, PhD)
2011 Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia
Social work perspectives on cluster B personality disorders: Judgment or justice?
Personal Interests
Running, cycling, camping and hiking, woodworking, homebrewing