The following are publications that I have in print and in press

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Craun, S.W. (in press). Women Arrested for IPV Offences: Abuse Experiences Yet Low Trauma Pathology. Journal of Family Violence.

Simmons, C.A. (in press).  Gender Differences in the Appraisal of Violent Crime Experiences: A Qualitative Study, Victims & Offenders.

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Cobb, N. (in press)  A Comparison of Women versus Men Charged with Intimate Partner Violence: General Risk Factors, Attitudes Regarding Using Violence and Readiness to Change, Violence and Victims, 22(5).

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Cobb, N. (2008). Women Arrested for Partner Violence and Substance Use: An Exploration of Discrepancies in the Literature, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(6), 707-727.

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008). Linking Male Use of the Sex Industry to controlling behaviors in Violent Relationships: An Exploratory Analysis, Violence Against Women, 14(3), 406-417.

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008).  From Victim to Offender: The Effects of Male Initiated Violence on Women Arrested for Using Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Family Violence, 23(6), 387-394.

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008). Men’s Use of Controlling Behaviors: A Comparison of Reports by Women in a Domestic Violence Shelter and Women in a Domestic Violence Offender Program. Journal of Family Violence, 23(6), 387-394.

Simmons, C.A., &  DeCoster, V. (2007). Military Social Workers at War: Their Experiences and the Educational Topics that Helped Them, Journal of Social Work Education, 43(2),

Simmons, C.A., & Lehmann, P. (2007). Exploring the Link Between Pet Abuse and Controlling Behaviors in Violent Relationships, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(9), 1211-1222.

Simmons, C.A. (2007). Speculation as to Why Women "Get" PTSD More Often Than Men, Women and Therapy 30(1/2), 85-98.

Lehmann, P., Spence, E. & Simmons, C.A. (2006). An Exploratory Look at a Variation of Terr’s Type I, Type II Trauma Classifications with Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 22(1), 12-20. 

Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., Cobb, N. & Fowler, C. (2005). Personality profiles of women and men arrested for domestic violence: An analysis of differences and similarities, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 41(4), 63-81.  Also published in F.P. Buttell & M.M. Carney (Eds.), Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence: Moving Beyond Political Correctness (pp. 63-82). New York: Hawthorn Press.

Simmons, C.A., & Granvold, D.K. (2005). A cognitive model to explain gender differences in rate of PTSD diagnosis. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 5(3), 290-299.

Book Chapters

Lehmann, P. & Simmons, C.A. (in press). Children Exposed To Domestic Violence: Building In A.R. Roberts & G.J. Greene (Eds.), Social Workers’ Desk Reference, 2nd edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Simmons, C.A. (2006).  Austin. In J. Johnson & G. Grant (Eds.), Sexual Abuse Casebook (pp. 45-68), Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Simmons, C.A. (2006).  Mary. In J. Johnson & G. Grant (Eds.), Sexual Abuse Casebook (pp. 89-112), Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Simmons, C.A. (2004).  Oliver. In J. Johnson & G. Grant (Eds.), Substance Abuse Casebook (pp. 29-55),  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Conference Presentations

Peer Reviewed Presentations:

Simmons, C.A. (2008). Building Leadership Skills Using Low Rope Courses Activities in the Classroom.  Skills Workshop presented at CSWE Annual Program Meeting Philadelphia, PA, October XX, 2008.

Simmons, C.A. Lehmann, P., & Spence, E. (2008). “Women Arrested for IPV Offences: Abuse Experiences Yet Low Trauma Pathology.”  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 19, 2008.

Simmons, C.A., & Rycraft, J.R. (2008). “Ethical Challenges of Military Social Workers Deployed to the War.”  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 19, 2008.

Simmons, C.A. (2008). “The Effect of Gender Specific Social Roles on Recovery from Violent Crime Experiences.”  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 19, 2008.

Simmons, C.A. Lehmann, P., & Cobb, N. (2007). “Using Domestic Violence Offender Assessment Instruments with Women Arrested for Domestic Violence Related Charges: Reliability, Validity and Controversy.”  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 12, 2007.

Simmons, C.A. (2006).   “Social Workers at War: The Qualitative Experiences of Deployed Military Social Workers.” Paper presented at the CSWE Annual Program Meeting Chicago, IL, February 18, 2006.

Jayasundara, D.S., Lehmann, P., & Simmons, C.A. (2005).  “A Treatment Follow-up of Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence” Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA, September 20, 2005.

Simmons, C.A. & Lehmann P. (2005).  “Validation of the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB): A New Domestic Violence Assessment Instrument for Social Work” Paper  presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL, January 16, 2005

Simmons, C.A. (2004).   “Understanding Women Who Use Violence in Their Intimate Relationship”

 Paper presented at the Conference of the National Association of Social Workers Texas, Austin, TX, October 22, 2004.

Simmons, C.A. (2004).   “The Power of Social Work in Response To Traumatic Events”

 Paper presented at the Conference of the National Association of Social Workers Texas, Austin, TX, October 21, 2004.

Simmons, C.A. (2004).   “Personality Profiles & Attitudes toward Violence of Women Arrested For Domestic Violence: How They Differ From and Are Similar to Men Arrested for Domestic Violence.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA, September 20, 2004.

Invited Presentations:

Simmons, C.A. (2008). “Leadership Strategies in Social Welfare” Workshop presented at the Tennessee Council on Social Welfare Annual Conference of TCSW, Nashville, TN, March 26, 2008

Simmons, C.A. (2007). “Strength’s Based Batterer’s Intervention: Positive Approaches to Ending Family Violence” Paper presented at the Middle East Regional Training Conference of TCSW, Knoxville, TN, November 5, 2007

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