Criminology Faculty and Staff

Christine Sarteschi

csarteschi@chatham.edu
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Criminology

Hometown : Pittsburgh
Joined Chatham : 2010

Academic Areas of Interest

Mental Health Courts; Schizophrenia; Incarcertation of those with a Serious Mental Illness; Women and Youth Offenders; and Mentally Ill Offenders

Personal Areas of Interest

Exercise, gardening, cooking, painting

Biography

Dr. Sarteschi is a licensed clinical social worker and a doctoral graduate of the University of Pittsburgh social work program with extensive experience in the field of mental health. Dr. Sarteschi has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, college counseling and university research centers. She is particularly interested in research related to mental health courts, schizophrenia, and incarceration of individuals with severe mental illnesses, mentally ill offenders and women and youth offenders.

Education

• PhD Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, 2009

Publications

• Maynard, B. R., Vaughn, M. G., & Sarteschi, C. M. (in press). Social Work Dissertation Research: Contributing to Scholarly Discourse or the File Drawer? The British Journal of Social Work.
• Maynard, B. R., Vaughn, M. G., & Sarteschi, C. M. (2012). The Empirical Status of Social Work Dissertation Research: Characteristics, Trends, and Implications for the Field. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/BCS123
• Sarteschi, C.M., Vaughn, M.G., & Kim, K. (2011). Assessing the effectiveness of mental health courts: A quantitative analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.11.003
• Bender, K., Tripodi, S., Sarteschi, C.M. & Vaughn, M.G. (2011). A meta-analysis of interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 153-164. doi: doi:10.1177/1049731510380226
• Sarteschi, C.M., & Vaughn, M.G. (2010). Double jeopardy: A review of mental health and substance abuse characteristics in women offenders. Victims & Offenders, 5, 161-182. doi: 10.1080/15564881003640728
• Bender, K., Tripodi, S., Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M. & Vaughn, M.G. (2010). Reducing alcohol use: A meta-analytic review of interventions for adolescent alcohol abusers. The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 85-91. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.235
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M., Vaughn, M.G., McCrea, C. (2010). The empirical status of treatment for children and youth with conduct problems: A review of meta-analytic studies. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 21-35. doi: 10.1177/1049731508331247
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C. M., & Vaughn, M.G. (2009). The mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act of 2004: Problems and prospects. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 20, 542-558. doi: 10.1080/14789940802434675
• Shook, J. J., Vaughn M.G., Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.; Kolivoski, K., & Schelbe, L. (2009). The importance of friends among foster youth aging out of care: Cluster profiles of deviant peer affiliations. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 284-291. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.07.024
• Vaughn, M. G., Litschge, (Sarteschi), C. M., DeLisi, M., Beaver, K. M., & McMillen, J. C. (2008). Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1101-1110. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.001
• Vaughn, M.G., Newhill, C.E., & Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M. (2008). Cluster profiles of residentially incarcerated adolescent females: Violence and clinical mental health characteristics. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 24, 35-53. doi: 10.1080/08865710802146770
• Rotondi, A.J., Sinkule, J., Haas, G.L. Spring, M.B., (Sarteschi), Litschge, C.M., Newhill, C.E., Ganguli, R., & Anderson, C.A. (2007). Designing websites for persons with cognitive deficits: Design and usability of a psychoeducational intervention for persons with severe mental illness. Psychological Services, 4, 202-224. doi: 10.1037/1541-1559.4.3.202
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M., Greeno, C.G., Anderson, C.M., & Newhill, C.E. (2005). Weight gain information on the Internet for people who have schizophrenia. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28, 387-390. doi: 10.2975/28.2005.387.390

Certifications

• LCSW Pennsylvania

Organizations

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Presentations

• Tripodi, S. J., Bender, K., Litschge, (Sarteschi) C. M., & Vaughn, M. G. (2010). Reducing alcohol use among adolescent substance abusers: A meta-analytic review. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January 13th – 17th, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
• Bender, K., Tripodi, S. J., Litschge, (Sarteschi) C. M., & Vaughn, M. G. (2010). Reducing Marijuana use among adolescent substance abusers: A meta-analytic review. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January 13th – 17th, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
• Vaughn, M. G., Litschge, (Sarteschi) C. M., & McCrae, C. (2010). The empirical status of interventions for antisocial youth: A review of meta-analyses. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January 13th – 17th, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
• Heo, G., Litschge, (Sarteschi) C.M., & Masalehda, A. Women in social work academia: History, current status, pro and cons and ways to navigate the tenure process. Paper presented at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) October 27-30, 2007