Karen Zgoda

Education

MSW, University of Missouri - Columbia

Research Interests

Effects of technology in social work, poverty and class, aging, social informatics, socioeconomic development, public policy, and community practice

Organization Affiliations

American Cancer Society, Community Software Lab, The New Social Worker Magazine

Dissertation Topic

The effect of interagency collaboration on community well-being infrastructure

Publications

Slayter, E. & Zgoda, K. (2010). Substance abuse treatment utilization among elderly Medicaid beneficiaries with and without intellectual disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Zgoda, K. (2010). “The Internet has saved my life:” How Baby Boomers and older adults use the Internet for health information. Manuscript in preparation.

Silfen, K. & Zgoda, K. (2008). Evidence-based practice and library instruction: An assessment of student reference lists. Behavioral and Social Science Librarian, 27(2), 104-115.