Expertise

Dr. Wilkerson's research interest centers on the investigation of online social work interventions and this interest have been spurred by the field of social work's grand challenge to harness technology for social good. His research addresses the gap in the development of technology designs that enable peer support to develop and contribute to the outcomes of online psychoeducation interventions. He has applied these interests in research with caregivers of behaviorally challenging adolescents and caregivers of persons with dementia.

Communities
Social Work, Social Work
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2014
MSW, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 1979
BA, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Sociology, 1973
Keywords
adolescents community or outreach programs at-risk children or youth counseling or guidance family or marriage counseling community ecology psychology health psychology adolescent psychology social services community services family services rural services self-help projects social work social stratification or mobility social organization community and school relations urban education parent education computer-aided instruction discipline problems parent involvement dropout prevention distance learning elementary or secondary education minority education mental health health care caregiving community health family health services health services delivery managed care school health public health health care cost containment health of underserved populations mental health services rural health urban health outpatient specialties of medical and allied fields technology assessment or transfer (medical) telemedicine
Associations
National Association of Social Workers