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Trina Salm Ward PhD, APSW

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Assistant Professor

Institution: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Department: Helen Bader School of Social Welfare


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Infant
  • Infant Care
  • Infant Mortality
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Maternal Behavior
  • Maternal Health
  • Mothers
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care
  • Public Health
  • Safety
  • Sleep
  • Social Work
  • Sudden Infant Death

    • Publications (31)

  • “Things changed very quickly”: Maternal intentions and decision-making about infant sleep surface, location, and position (Salm Ward TC) Birth 2023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175826181 01/01/2023    
  • Hospital-based inpatient quality improvement initiatives on safe infant sleep: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. (Salm Ward TC, Yasin T) Sleep Med Rev 2022 Jun;63:101622 PMID: 35367719 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127239505 04/04/2022       1 Citation
  • Evaluation of a Multisite Safe Infant Sleep Education and Crib Distribution Program. (Salm Ward TC, Miller TJ, Naim I) Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Jun 29;18(13) PMID: 34209643 PMCID: PMC8297003 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108790362 07/03/2021       5 Citations
  • Feasibility and Acceptability of a Tailored Infant Safe Sleep Coaching Intervention for African American Families. (Salm Ward TC, McPherson J, Kogan SM) Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Apr 14;18(8) PMID: 33919783 PMCID: PMC8070675 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104043389 05/01/2021       1 Citation
  • A comparison of safe sleep violations in child care and family child care learning homes in Georgia. (Neuharth-Pritchett S, Salm Ward T, McLaughlin KC, Jackson VM) Child Care Health Dev 2021 Mar;47(2):184-190 PMID: 33125758 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096798609 10/31/2020       1 Citation
  • Dual Master of Social Work – Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH): Lessons Learned from Program Development and Implementation in a Southeastern University (Reeves PM, Salm Ward TC) Advances in Social Work Fall 2019;19(2):478-492 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151167206 09/01/2019    
  • Prevalence of unintentional infant bedsharing. (Doering JJ, Lim PS, Salm Ward TC, Davies WH) Appl Nurs Res 2019 Apr;46:28-30 PMID: 30853072 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061601982 03/12/2019       4 Citations
  • Concerns about the promotion of a cardboard baby box as a place for infants to sleep. (Blair PS, Pease A, Bates F, Ball H, Thompson JMD, Hauck FR, Moon R, McEntire B, Shatz A, Cohen M, Salm Ward TC, Fleming P) BMJ 2018 Oct 17;363:k4243 PMID: 30333110 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055076950 10/20/2018       10 Citations
  • Survey to Assess Interest in a Mindfulness Intervention at a Midwifery and Women's Health Clinic. (Haslam A, Salm Ward T, Wagner Robb S) Holist Nurs Pract 2018;32(5):261-267 PMID: 30113960 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052617871 08/17/2018       1 Citation
  • A Comparison of Infant Sleep Safety Guidelines in Nine Industrialized Countries. (Doering JJ, Salm Ward TC, Strook S, Campbell JK) J Community Health 2019 Feb;44(1):81-87 PMID: 30019197 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049948386 07/19/2018       6 Citations
  • Evaluation of a Crib Distribution and Safe Sleep Educational Program to Reduce Risk of Sleep-Related Infant Death. (Salm Ward TC, McClellan MM, Miller TJ, Brown S) J Community Health 2018 Oct;43(5):848-855 PMID: 29497933 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052602517 03/03/2018       13 Citations
  • Implementing a Statewide Safe to Sleep Hospital Initiative: Lessons Learned. (Miller TJ, Salm Ward TC, McClellan MM, Dawson L, Ford K, Polatty L, Walcott RL, Corso PS) J Community Health 2018 Aug;43(4):768-774 PMID: 29476308 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049536423 02/25/2018       6 Citations
  • A Statewide Hospital-Based Safe Infant Sleep Initiative: Measurement of Parental Knowledge and Behavior. (Walcott RL, Salm Ward TC, Ingels JB, Llewellyn NA, Miller TJ, Corso PS) J Community Health 2018 Jun;43(3):534-542 PMID: 29188464 PMCID: PMC5919986 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85035348922 12/01/2017       16 Citations
  • Trends and Factors Associated with Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep Practices in Georgia. (Salm Ward TC, Kanu FA, Anderson AK) J Community Health 2018 Jun;43(3):496-507 PMID: 29129035 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85033484240 11/13/2017       6 Citations
  • Implementing and evaluating an interprofessional minority health conference for social work and healthcare professionals. (Washington TR, Ward TS, Young HN, Orpinas P, Cornelius LJ) J Interprof Care 2017 Nov;31(6):785-788 PMID: 28872923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029461539 09/06/2017       2 Citations
  • Evidence and Feasibility of Implementing an Integrated Wellness Program in Northeast Georgia. (Flanigan A, Salm Ward T) Health Soc Work 2017 Aug 01;42(3):143-150 PMID: 28859421 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029224305 09/02/2017       1 Citation
  • Be Careful What You Wish for: A Community-Academic Student Partnership Story. (Salm Ward TC, Mazul MC, Barry ML, Harley AE) Narrat Inq Bioeth 2017;7(1):24-27 PMID: 28713137 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057218490 07/18/2017    
  • The Interface Among Poverty, Air Mattress Industry Trends, Policy, and Infant Safety. (Doering JJ, Salm Ward TC) Am J Public Health 2017 Jun;107(6):945-949 PMID: 28426294 PMCID: PMC5425853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85020680396 04/21/2017       3 Citations
  • Prevalence of stressful life events during pregnancy and its association with postpartum depressive symptoms. (Salm Ward T, Kanu FA, Robb SW) Arch Womens Ment Health 2017 Feb;20(1):161-171 PMID: 27785635 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84992389875 10/28/2016       48 Citations
  • Trends and Progress in Reducing Teen Birth Rates and the Persisting Challenge of Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities. (Ngui EM, Greer DM, Bridgewater FD, Salm Ward TC, Cisler RA) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2017 Aug;4(4):615-622 PMID: 27440119 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85013648717 07/22/2016       9 Citations
  • Anatomy of Good Prenatal Care: Perspectives of Low Income African-American Women on Barriers and Facilitators to Prenatal Care. (Mazul MC, Salm Ward TC, Ngui EM) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2017 Feb;4(1):79-86 PMID: 26823064 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014960414 01/30/2016       65 Citations
  • Prevalence and Characteristics of Bed-Sharing Among Black and White Infants in Georgia. (Salm Ward TC, Robb SW, Kanu FA) Matern Child Health J 2016 Feb;20(2):347-62 PMID: 26525561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84956892623 11/04/2015       17 Citations
  • Infant Safe Sleep Interventions, 1990-2015: A Review. (Salm Ward TC, Balfour GM) J Community Health 2016 Feb;41(1):180-96 PMID: 26143241 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954400595 07/06/2015       65 Citations
  • Application of a socio-ecological model to mother-infant bed-sharing. (Salm Ward TC, Doering JJ) Health Educ Behav 2014 Dec;41(6):577-89 PMID: 25121982 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84911126901 08/15/2014       20 Citations
  • Reasons for mother-infant bed-sharing: a systematic narrative synthesis of the literature and implications for future research. (Ward TC) Matern Child Health J 2015 Mar;19(3):675-90 PMID: 24985697 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84935144834 07/06/2014       78 Citations
  • Factors associated with bed-sharing for African American and White mothers in Wisconsin. (Salm Ward TC, Ngui EM) Matern Child Health J 2015 Apr;19(4):720-32 PMID: 24942138 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84939884005 06/20/2014       24 Citations
  • "You learn to go last": perceptions of prenatal care experiences among African-American women with limited incomes. (Salm Ward TC, Mazul M, Ngui EM, Bridgewater FD, Harley AE) Matern Child Health J 2013 Dec;17(10):1753-9 PMID: 23180190 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893708082 11/28/2012       81 Citations
  • Using a lifecourse context for exploring alcohol change attempts and treatment efforts among individuals with alcohol dependency (Begun AL, Berger LK, Ward TCS) Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions April 2011;11(2):101-123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79958002136 04/01/2011       2 Citations
  • Aberrant fetal growth and early, late, and postneonatal mortality: an analysis of Milwaukee births, 1996-2007. (Chen HY, Chauhan SP, Ward TC, Mori N, Gass ET, Cisler RA) Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011 Mar;204(3):261.e1-261.e10 PMID: 21256473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952315356 01/25/2011       44 Citations
  • Influence of socioeconomic factors and race on birth outcomes in urban Milwaukee. (Ward TC, Mori N, Patrick TB, Madsen MK, Cisler RA) WMJ 2010 Oct;109(5):254-60 PMID: 21066930 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79851470394 11/12/2010       8 Citations
  • Setting a goal to reduce teen births in Milwaukee by 2015. (Mori N, Blair KA, Ward TC, Bergstrorn J, Galvão L, Cisler RA) WMJ 2009 Oct;108(7):365-9 PMID: 19886585 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-73349106238 11/06/2009       1 Citation
    • Last update: 12/07/2023