JOANNA BETTMANN BETTMANN SCHAEFER
Professor
College of Social Work
Orcid identifier0000-0002-1849-2029 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorCollege of Social Work
- 801-587-7600 (Work)
- University of Utah, College of Social Work, 395 South 1500 East, Room 101, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My primary research focuses on the therapeutic outcomes of outdoor and nature-based interventions for a range of populations, including adolescents, young adults, and military veterans. I have also investigated attachment dynamics in in various populations: attachment and mental health in adolescent refugees, attachment shifts among adolescents in a wilderness therapy program, attachment measurement among preschool populations, and attachment processes in psychotherapy with adolescents.
GRANTS
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTExperiences of wilderness therapy programs: A look backNational Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs20 Jun 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTMICHAEL GASS AWARD: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS20 Jun 2025 - 30 Nov 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTBARRIERS FOR VETERANS OUTDOORSSIERRA CLUB1 Sep 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTA randomized control pilot study of nature immersion for veterans with Posttraumatic Stress DisorderNature and Human Health-Utah1 Aug 2022 - 1 Aug 2023
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTThe effects of nature-immersive experiences on social, mental, and physical health in adults with mental illness or symptoms of mental illness.Nature and Human Health-Utah1 Aug 2022 - 1 Aug 2023
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTSIERRA CLUB WILDERNESS STUDYSIERRA CLUB1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREFUGEE CHILDRENCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009