Positions
Director, WVU Faculty Staff Assistance Program
Associate Professor
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
- Classification:
- Faculty
Education
- MSW, West Virginia University
- MPA, West Virginia University
- BA, Penn State University
Publications
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
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
- Social Work