CAROL ANN PLUMMER
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
19972004
University of Michigan, Social Work and
Psychology, Ph.D.
2000
University of Michigan, M. A. in Psychology
1984
Western Michigan University, Masters of Social Work, (Policy, Planning,
and Administration concentration)
1976
Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, B.A. Psychology
EMPLOYMENT:
2010-
Associate Professor, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work,
University of Hawaii, Manoa , Consuelo Foundation Research Affiliate
2005-10
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Louisiana State University
2000-01
Consultant, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu, HI.
Worked with Dept. of Education to improve school services for children
with disabilities statewide, including supervision of fourteen other
consultants on the 14 month project.
1991-00
Private Practice, Ann Arbor, Ml. Specializing in evaluation and treatment
of abused children and sexual assault victims.
1991-01
Family Assessment Clinic, University of Michigan. Consultant and
therapist on multidisciplinary team evaluating suspected child abuse.
1988-91
Therapist, WomanCare Counseling, Kalamazoo, MI (PT)
1986-91
Therapist, Family and Children Services, Kalamazoo, Ml. (PT)
1985-91
Director, Prevention Training Associates, Kalamazoo, Ml. Private
consultation and training firm focused on preventing interpersonal
violence.
SELECT PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Ai, A. L., Plummer, C, Hanno, H., Heo, G., Appel., H. B., Simon, C. E., & Spigner, C.
(2011). Positive traits versus previous trauma: Racially different correlates with PTSD
symptoms among Hurricane Katrina-Rita volunteers. Journal of Community Psychology,
39.
Plummer
1
Plummer, C., Buchanan, T., Kennedy, B., Rouse, L., & Pine, J.(2011), Broadening
perspectives: A multi-disciplinary collaborative teaching and learning experience.
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 4(1), 60-73.
Ai, A., Plummer, C., Heo, G., Lemieux, C., Simon, C., Taylor, P., & Copeland, V. (2011).
Race-identity Related Differential Attributions of Inadequate Responses to Hurricane
Katrina: A Social-Identity Perspective. Race and Social Problems, 3(1), 13-24.
Cain, D. S., Plummer, C. A., Fisher, R. M., & Bankston, T.Q. (2010). Weathering the
Storm: Persistent Effects and Psychological First Aid with Children Displaced by
Hurricane Katrina, Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 3(4), 330 – 343.
Lemieux, C. M., Plummer, C. A., Richardson, R., Ai, A., & Simon, C. (2010). Social
work students in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Mental health, substance
use, and adaptive coping. Journal of Social Work Education.
Fontes, L., & Plummer, C. (2010). Cultural Issues in Disclosures of Child Sexual
Abuse, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19, 1-28.
Plummer, C., Eastin, J., & Aldaz, S. (2010). Hispanic mothers of sexually abused
children: Experiences, reactions, concerns. Social Work Forum, 42/43, 55-75.
Mildred, J., & Plummer, C (2009). Responding to child sexual abuse in the United
States and Kenya: Child protection and children’s rights. Children and Youth Services
Review, 31, 601-608.
Plummer, C. A., & Njunguna, W. (2009) Cultural protective and risk factors:
Professional perspectives about child sexual abuse in Kenya. Child Abuse and Neglect,
524-532.
Plummer, C., Cain, D., Fisher, R., & Bankston, T. (2008). Practice challenges in using
psychological first aid in a group format with children. Brief Treatment and Crisis
Intervention. 8(4), 313-326.
Plummer, C. A., Ai, A., Lemieux, C., Richardson, R., Dey, S.K., Taylor, P., Spence, S.,
& Kim, H. (2008). Volunteerism among Social Work Students During Hurricane Katrina
and Rita: A Report from the Disaster Area, Journal of Social Service Research, 34(3),
55-71.
Plummer, Carol A., & Eastin, Julie. (2007). System Problems in Cases of Child Sexual
Abuse: The Mothers’ Perspectives. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(6), 775-787,
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507300753.
Plummer, Carol A., & Eastin, Julie. (2007). The Effect of Child Sexual Abuse
Allegations on the Mother/Child Relationship. Violence Against Women, 13(10), 10531071.
Plummer
2
Plummer, Carol A. (2006). Nonabusive Mothers of Sexually Abused Children: The
Role of Rumination in Maternal Outcomes. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 15(2), 103122.
Plummer, Carol A. (2006). The Discovery Process: What mothers see and do in
gaining awareness of the sexual abuse of their children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30
(11), 1227-1237.
BOOKS
Plummer, Carol A. (1984,1997). Preventing Sexual Abuse: Activities and Strategies for
Those Working with Children, Second Edition. . Holmes Beach, FL: Learning
Publications.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Fontes, L., & Plummer, C. A., (2012). Cultural issues in prevention and intervention
with child abuse. In P.Goodyear-Brown (Ed.) Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse. New
Jersey: Wiley and Sons.
Plummer, C. A., & Palusci, V. (2011). The Path to Prevention . In R. Kaplan, J.
Adams, S. Starling, & A. Giardino (Eds.) Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse. St
Louis, Missouri: STM Learning, Inc./GW Medical, 375-396.
Prescott, D., Plummer, C., & Davis, G. (2010). Recognition, Response, and Resolution:
Historical Responses to Rape and Child Molestation. In K. Kauffman(Ed.) The
Prevention of Sexual Violence: A Practitioner’s Sourcebook,(pp1-18) . NEARI Press.
SELECT PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT CONFERENCES:
2012
Culturally Informed Partnering for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Across
Continents, 2nd International Conference on Child Sexual Abuse in Africa,
Accra, Ghana
2012
Considerations in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse with Special Needs
Children in Ghana, workshop presented for International Schools, Accra,
Ghana
2012
Evaluation Workshop, workshop presented with Fe Arriola for Consuelo
Foundation staff, Manila, Philippines
2011
Clear and Compassionate Interventions with parents of sexually abused
children, workshop presented for Children’s Justice Centers statewide.
2011
When the Chips are Down: Strategies for coping in human service work
Plummer
3
2011
despite grief, loss, and economic downturns, East Hawaii Coalition for
Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect sponsored community workshop,
Hilo, HI
Understanding nonabusive parents of sexually abused children, 27th
National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse, Huntsville, Alabama
2011
Cultural Issues in Child Abuse Prevention, invited speaker IVAT, cosponsored by Kapiolani Child Protection, Children’s Justice Center, Family
Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
2010
Evolving Prevention: Starting, learning, moving into the future, with
Sandra Alexander and Randy Alexander, American Professional Society
on the Abuse of Children National Colloquium, New Orleans, LA
2010
Aggressive Prevention: Engaging medical professionals in efforts to
prevent child sexual abuse, with Vince Palusci, American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children National Colloquium, New Orleans, LA
2009
How Social Work Students Cope after a Disaster: Implications for
Educators,, paper with Catherine LeMieux, , Council on Social Work
Education Annual APM, San Antonio, Texas
2009
Postdisaster Mental Health of Social Work Students: Pathways of
Character Strengths, paper with Catherine LeMieux, , Council on Social
Work Education Annual APM, San Antonio, Texas
2009
What does using Evidence Based Practice mean for Prevention?,
workshop, 10th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and
Exploitation Prevention, New Orleans, Louisiana
2009
Why Culture Matters in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse, workshop, 10th
National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2009
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by using Evidence to Tailor Interventions
for Children and Families, 17th Annual Colloquium of the American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, with Vince Palusci, Atlanta,
GA
2009
Lessons from the Disaster Zone: Social Work in the Aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences,
Honolulu, HI
2009
What you need to know about sexually abused children, and Challenges
in Foster Care for the sexually abused child, workshops at the Tenth
Annual Child Welfare Conference, Hammond, LA
Plummer
4
2009
Unstuck in the Middle: Service Learning as a Generatively Liminal Space,
Gulf South Summit, workshop with Laura Jewett & Jolanta Smolen, Baton
Rouge, LA
2009
Students explore Disaster through Experiential Learning, Research, and
Service to their University, Gulf South Summit, workshop presentation with
Lawrence Rouse, Teresa Buchanan, & Barrett Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA
2009
Predictors of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Active Coping: Social
Work Students in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, paper
presentation with Catherine Lemieux and Amy Ai, Society for Social Work
and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
2008
Child Sexual Violence: Issues, concerns, and responses, plenary keynote,
First Conference on Strengthening Linkages between Sexual and
Reproductive Health and HIV/Aids Services: The Sexual Violence Nexus,
Nairobi, Kenya
EDITORIAL BOARDS:
Child Welfare
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Ad Hoc Reviewer for the International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Violence Against Women
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Child Abuse Review
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Children and Youth Services Review
Ad Hoc Reviewer for European Journal of Psychology of Education
Plummer
5