Janie L. Howsare, MSW, LICSW, MPA

Director, WVU Faculty Staff Assistance Program
Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

Classification:

Faculty

• MSW, West Virginia University
• MPA, West Virginia University
• BA, Penn State University

Bailey BC, Cox S, Terris L, van Oppen D, Howsare J, Berry JH, Winstanley EL. Rural health care worker wellness during COVID-19: Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction & utilization of wellness resources. PLoS One 2023;18(12):e0295020. PMID: 38064476. PMCID: PMC10707602. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295020

Sofka S, Lerfald N, Reece J, Davisson L, Howsare J, Thompson J. Universal well-being assessment associated with increased resident utilization of mental health resources and decrease in professionalism breaches. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2021;13(1):83-8. PMID: 33680305. DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-20-00352.1

Sofka, S, Lerfald, N, Reece, J, Davisson, L, Howsare, JL, Thomson, J.  A Universal Well-Being Assessment is Associated with Increased Resident Utilization of Mental Health Resources and a Decrease in Professionalism Breaches. Accepted 10/13/2020 ….Projected publication 2021
Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Ref.:  Ms. No. JGME-D-20-00352R2 

Sofka, S, Grey C, Lerfald, N, Davisson, L, Howsare, JL.  Ref.:  Ms. No. JGME-D-17-00405R1 

Implementing Universal Well-Being Assessment to Mitigate Barriers to Resident Utilization of Mental Health Resources.  Accepted in Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Ref.:  Ms. No. JGME-D-17-00405R1. 

Andrew ME, Mnatsakanova A, Howsare JL, Hartley TA, Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, McCanlies E, Violanti J.  Associations between Protective Factors and Psychological Distress Vary by Gender: The Buffalo Cardio-metabolic Occupational Police Stress Study. 2014. 

Dying for the Job.  Chapter 9, Protective Attributes: Resilience in Policing.  (in press, to be published in 2014) Andrew^, ME, Howsare^, J.L., Hartley, T., McCanless^, EM, Burchfiel, CM, and Violanti, J.M. 

Lander L, Howsare J, Byrne M. (2013). The impact of substance use disorders on families and children: from theory to practice. Social Work in Public Health, 28(3-4), 194-205.  PMCID: PMC3725219

Medical Specialties

• Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
• Social Work