Gary Holden
Professor
DSW, MSW
Areas of Expertise: Knowledge dissemination; higher education outcomes assessment
Biography
Gary Holden is a Professor at NYU Silver. He is a former faculty member in the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Community Medicine where he was a co-investigator on the National Inner City Asthma Study and the Minorities Risk Factors and Stroke Study. Dr. Holden was a member of the Health Summit Working Group that developed the IEEE-USA endorsed criteria for the assessment of the quality of health information on the Internet. Since coming to NYU he completed the third randomized controlled clinical trial of Starbright World, the award-winning computer network for hospitalized children and a meta-analysis of the set of RCCTs that examined this intervention.
Dr. Holden is the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Social Work Education. He developed and is the current editor of Information for Practice, the international news and new scholarship aggregation site for social work professionals. IP services include both a monthly archival service and a Twitter feed - @Info4Practice.
Dr. Holden has published on a range of topics including behavioral telehealth, bibliometrics, social work education, and the Social Cognitive Theory construct self-efficacy. His team’s series of direct and indirect replications (that began many years before the Reproducibility Project appeared in psychology) has served two overarching purposes. First, the series of studies has provided social work faculty throughout the world with an evolving set of educational outcome measures. Second, the studies have systematically documented change in students over time within the Silver School of Social Work. As can be seen in Figure 1, across two decades and studies involving over 1,900 students, the research team has consistently observed statistically significant increases in students’ self-efficacy across varying time intervals. His research team's most recent article stemming from this research program is:
Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G. (2017). Self efficacy regarding social work competencies. Research on Social Work Practice, 27, 594-606. doi: 10.1177/1049731515586466
Google Scholar citation data for Dr. Holden and his publication list are available here:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zL1z5NoAAAAJ.
Dr. Holden teaches Social Work Research II at the Silver School.
He received his Doctorate in Social Welfare (with distinction for the dissertation), his Masters in Social Work from Columbia University, and his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Washington.
Publications
Conclusion
Holden, G. & Finn, J., Nov 1 2024,
Human Services Online: A New Arena for Service Delivery.
CRC Press, p. 295-297
3 p.
Human services online: A new arena for service delivery
Finn, J. & Holden, G., Nov 1 2024.
CRC Press
312 p.
Introduction
Finn, J. & Holden, G., Nov 1 2024,
Human Services Online: A New Arena for Service Delivery.
CRC Press, p. 1-5
5 p.
The effects of a computer network on pediatric pain and anxiety
Holden, G., Bearison, D. J., Rode, D. C., Kapiloff, M. F. & Rosenberg, G., Nov 1 2024,
Human Services Online: A New Arena for Service Delivery.
CRC Press, p. 27-47
21 p.
Should social workers be engaged in these practices?
Holden, G. & Barker, K., Jan 2 2018,
In : Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work. 15, 1, p. 1-13
13 p.
Preventing HIV infection among black and hispanic adolescents
Schinke, S. P., Holden, G. W. & Moncher, M. S., Jan 1 2018,
Adolescent Sexuality: New Challenges for Social Work.
Taylor and Francis, p. 63-73
11 p.
Preventing HIV infection among black and hispanic adolescents
Schinke, S. P., Holden, G. W. & Moncher, M. S., Jan 1 2018,
Adolescent Sexuality: New Challenges for Social Work.
Taylor and Francis, p. 63-73
11 p.
Self-Efficacy Regarding Social Work Competencies
Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G., Sep 1 2017,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 27, 5, p. 594-606
13 p.
A Social Work Education Outcome Measure: The Evaluation Self-Efficacy Scale–II
Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G., Aug 1 2017,
In : SAGE Open. 7, 3, p. 1-9
9 p.
A Replication of Failure, Not a Failure to Replicate
Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S., Rosenberg, G. & LeBreton, J., May 3 2015,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 25, 3, p. 313-321
9 p.
The Role of Social Work in Improving Quality of Life in the Community
Rosenberg, G. & Holden, G., Jan 1 2014,
International Perspectives on Social Work in Health Care: Past, Present, and Future.
Taylor and Francis, p. 9-22
14 p.
Bibliometrics: A potential decision making aid in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions
Holden, G., Jan 1 2013,
Bibliometrics in Social Work.
Taylor and Francis, p. 67-92
26 p.
Bibliometrics in social work
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Weissman, A., Jan 1 2013.
2nd ed.
Taylor and Francis
154 p.
Shallow science or meta-cognitive insights: A few thoughts on reflection via bibliometrics
Holden, G., Jan 1 2013,
Bibliometrics in Social Work.
Taylor and Francis, p. 129-148
20 p.
Tracing thought through time and space: A selective review of bibliometrics in social work
Holden, G., Jan 1 2013,
Bibliometrics in Social Work.
Taylor and Francis, p. 1-34
34 p.
A Few Thoughts on Evidence in Social Work
Holden, G., Tuchman, E., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., Thazin, M., Kuppens, S. & Watson, K., Jul 2012,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 51, 6, p. 483-505
23 p.
Information for Clinical Social Work Practice: A Potential Solution
Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G. & Cohen, J., Jun 2012,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 40, 2, p. 166-174
9 p.
A kappa-related decision: K, Y, G, or AC1
Kuppens, S., Holden, G., Barker, K. & Rosenberg, G., Sep 2011,
In : Social Work Research. 35, 3, p. 185-189
5 p.
The signature pedagogy of social work? An investigation of the evidence
Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., Kuppens, S. & Ferrell, L. W., May 2011,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 21, 3, p. 363-372
10 p.
Research on social work practice: A bibliometric evaluation of the first decade
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Lioi, J., Jan 2010,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 20, 1, p. 11-20
10 p.
Social Work Abstracts fails again: A replication and extension
Holden, G., Barker, K., Covert-Vail, L., Rosenberg, G. & Cohen, S. A., Nov 2009,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 19, 6, p. 715-721
7 p.
Does Social Work Abstracts work?
Holden, G., Barker, K., Covert-Vail, L., Rosenberg, G. & Cohen, S. A., Sep 2008,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 18, 5, p. 487-499
13 p.
Suggestions to improve social work journal editorial and peer-review processes: The San Antonio response to the Miami statement
Holden, G., Thyer, B. A., Baer, J., Delva, J., Dulmus, C. N. & Shanks, T. W., Jan 2008,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 18, 1, p. 66-71
6 p.
The evaluation self-efficacy scale for assessing progress toward CSWE accreditation-related objectives: A replication
Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G. & Onghena, P., Jan 2008,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 18, 1, p. 42-46
5 p.
Assessing Progress Toward Accreditation Related Objectives: Evidence Regarding the Use of Self-Efficacy as an Outcome in the Advanced Concentration Research Curriculum
Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G. & Onghena, P., Jul 2007,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 17, 4, p. 456-465
10 p.
An assessment of the predictive validity of impact factor scores: Implications for academic employment decisions in social work
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Onghena, P., Nov 2006,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 16, 6, p. 613-624
12 p.
Detecting plagiarism: Meaning of citations is important [8]
Holden, G., Sep 30 2006,
In : British Medical Journal. 333, 7570,
1 p.
Bibliometrics in social work
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Barker, K., 2006.
1st ed.
Haworth Press
Should decisions about your hiring, reappointment, tenure, or promotion use the impact factor score as a proxy indicator of the impact of your scholarship?
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Onghena, P., 2006,
In : MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine. 8, 3.
Bibliometrics: A potential decision making aid in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Barker, K., 2005,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 41, 3-4, p. 67-92
26 p.
Peer review and publication standards in social work journals: The Miami Statement
Schilling, R., Baer, J.C., Barth, R., Fraser, M., Holden, G., MacNeil, G., Maccio, E.M., Marsh, J. C., Nichols-Casebolt, A., Proctor, E., Robinson-Rogers, D., Shanks, T.R.W. & Tucker, D.J., 2005,
In : Social Work Research. 29, 2, p. 119-121
Research notes: Epas objectives and foundation practice self-efficacy: A replication
Holden, G., Meenaghan, T. & Anastas, J., 2005,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 41, 3, p. 559-570
12 p.
Shallow science or meta-cognitive insights: A few thoughts on reflection via bibliometrics
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Barker, K., 2005,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 41, 3-4, p. 129-148
20 p.
The Deep Web, dark matter, metabundles, and the broadband elite: Do you need an informaticist?
Holden, G. & Rosenberg, G., 2005.
Beyond the digital divide and back: Social welfare, technology, and the new economy.
Graham, J. R., Jones, M. E. & Hick, S. (eds.).Toronto: University of Toronto Press
Tracing thought through time and space: A selective review of bibliometrics in social work
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Barker, K., 2005,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 41, 3-4, p. 1-34
34 p.
What happens to our ideas? A bibliometric analysis of articles in Social Work in Health Care in the 1990s
Rosenberg, G., Holden, G. & Barker, K., 2005,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 41, 3-4, p. 35-66
32 p.
The coming of age for assisted living care: New options for senior housing and social work practice
Spitzer, W. J., Neuman, K. & Holden, G., 2004,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 38, 3, p. 21-45
25 p.
Pediatric Pain and Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Outcomes for a Behavioral Telehealth Intervention
Holden, G., Bearison, D. J., Rode, D. C., Fishman-Kapiloff, M., Rosenberg, G. & Onghena, P., Nov 2003,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 13, 6, p. 693-704
12 p.
2003 Supplement
English, R.A. (ed.), DiNitto, D., Freeman, E., Holden, G., Ozawa, M.N. & Videka-Sherman, L., 2003.
Encyclopedia of Social Work.
19 ed.
Washington: NASW Press
Determining attainment of the epas foundation program objectives: Evidence for the use of self-efficacy as an outcome
Holden, G., Anastas, J. & Meenaghan, T., 2003,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 39, 3, p. 425-440
16 p.
The deep web, dark matter, metabundles and the broadband elites: Do you need an informaticist?
Holden, G. & Rosenberg, G., 2003,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 36, 4, p. 1-18
18 p.
The impact of a computer network on pediatric pain and anxiety: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Holden, G., Bearison, D. J., Rode, D. C., Fishman Kapiloff, M., Rosenberg, G. & Rosenzweig, J., Jun 2002,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 36, 2, p. 21-33
13 p.
Outcomes of social work education: The case for social work self-efficacy
Holden, G., Meenaghan, T., Anastas, J. & Metrey, G., 2002,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 38, 1, p. 115-133
19 p.
Technotes: Delivering knowledge for practice: A world wide web-based example
Holden, G., 2002,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 38, 1, p. 167-172
6 p.
Edith abbott was right: Designing fieldwork experiences for contemporary health care practice
Spitzer, W., Holden, G., Cuzzi, L., Rutter, S., Chernack, P. & Rosenberg, G., 2001,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 37, 1, p. 79-90
12 p.
Cognitive-behavioral predictors of asthma morbidity in inner-city children
Wade, S. L., Holden, G., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H. & Ewart, C., Oct 2000,
In : Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 21, 5, p. 340-346
7 p.
Conclusion
Holden, G. & Finn, J., 2000,
In : Journal of Technology in Human Services. 17, 2-3, p. 295-297
3 p.
Human services online: A new arena for service delivery
Finn, J. & Holden, G., 2000,
In : Journal of Technology in Human Services. 17, p. 1-3
Information for social work practice: Observations regarding the role of the World Wide Web
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Meenaghan, T. M., 2000,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 32, 1, p. 1-8
8 p.
Introduction
Finn, J. & Holden, G., 2000,
In : Journal of Technology in Human Services. 17, 1, p. 1-5
5 p.
The effects of a computer network on pediatric pain and anxiety
Holden, G., Bearison, D. J., Rode, D. C., Kapiloff, M. & Rosenberg, G., 2000,
In : Journal of Technology in Human Services. 17, 1, p. 27-47
21 p.
Division of responsibility for asthma management tasks between caregivers and children in the inner city
Wade, S. L., Islam, S., Holden, G., Kruszon-Moran, D. & Mitchell, H., Apr 1999,
In : Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 20, 2, p. 93-98
6 p.
Evaluating the Effects of a Virtual Environment (STARBRIGHT World) with Hospitalized Children
Holden, G., Bearison, D. J., Rode, D. C., Rosenberg, G. & Fishman, M., 1999,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 9, 3, p. 365-382
18 p.
Prevention: A few thoughts
Rosenberg, G. & Holden, G., 1999,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 28, 4, p. 1-11
11 p.
Research self-efficacy
Holden, G., Barker, K., Meenaghan, T. & Rosenberg, G., 1999,
In : Journal of Social Work Education. 35, 3, p. 463-476
14 p.
Therapeutic Use of Technology
Rode, D., Capitulo, K. L., Fishman, M. & Holden, G., Dec 1998,
In : American Journal of Nursing. 98, 12, p. 32-35
4 p.
Caretaker expectations and the management of pediatric asthma in the inner city: A scale development study
Holden, G., Wade, S. L., Mitchell, H., Ewart, C. & Islam, S., Mar 1998,
In : Social Work Research. 22, 1, p. 51-59
9 p.
The Hospital Social Work Self-Efficacy Scale: A Partial Replication and Extension
Holden, G., Cuzzi, L., Spitzer, W., Rutter, S., Chernack, P. & Rosenberg, G., Nov 1997,
In : Health and Social Work. 22, 4, p. 256-262
7 p.
Psychosocial characteristics of inner-city children with asthma: A description of the NCICAS psychosocial protocol
Wade, S., Weil, C., Holden, G., Mitchell, H., Evans, R., Kruszon-Moran, D., Bauman, L., Crain, E., Eggleston, P., Kattan, M., Kercsmar, C., Leickly, F., Malveaux, F., Wedner, H. J. & Smartt, E., Oct 1997,
In : Pediatric Pulmonology. 24, 4, p. 263-276
14 p.
The Hospital Social Work Self-Efficacy Scale: A replication
Holden, G., Cuzzi, L., Rutter, S., Chernack, P. & Rosenberg, G., Oct 1997,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 7, 4, p. 490-499
10 p.
Evaluating social work field instruction: Rotations versus year-long placements
Cuzzi, L., Holden, G., Chernack, P., Rutter, S. & Rosenberg, G., 1997,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 7, 3, p. 402-414
13 p.
The role for social work in improving quality of life in the community
Rosenberg, G. & Holden, G., 1997.
International Perspectives on Social Work in Health Care: Past, Present and Future.
Auslander, G. (ed.).Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press
The role of social work in improving quality of life in the community
Rosenberg, G. & Holden, G., 1997,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 25, 1-2, p. 9-22
14 p.
World wide web accessible resources related to research on social work practice
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Weissman, A., Apr 1996,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 6, 2, p. 236-262
27 p.
A pilot study of fieldwork rotations vs. year long placements for social work students in a public hospital
Cuzzi, L., Holden, G., Rutter, S., Rosenberg, G. & Chernack, P., 1996,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 24, 1-2, p. 73-91
19 p.
A pilot study of fieldwork rotations vs. year long placements for social work students in a public hospital
Cuzzi, L.C., Holden, G., Rutter, S., Rosenberg, G. & Chernack, P., 1996.
Professional Social Work Education: Challenges for the Future.
Mailick, M. & Caroff, P. (eds.).Haworth Press
The Hospital Social Work Self-Efficacy Scale: Initial development
Holden, G., Cuzzi, L., Rutter, S., Rosenberg, G. & Chernack, P., 1996,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 6, 3, p. 353-365
13 p.
Decisions regarding the order of opening multiple high-risk cases: A pilot study in an urban hospital
Holden, G., Cuzzi, L. F., Grob, G. G. & Bazer, C., Dec 4 1995,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 22, 1, p. 37-55
19 p.
Predictors of patient and proxy satisfaction with discharge plans
Showers, N., Simon, E. P., Blumenfield, S. & Holden, G., Dec 4 1995,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 22, 1, p. 19-35
17 p.
Measurement in social work practice
Holden, G., Nizza, A. & Weissman, A., Oct 10 1995,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 21, 2, p. 83-89
7 p.
Gopher Accessible Resources Related to Research on Social Work Practice
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Weissman, A., Apr 1995,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 5, 2, p. 235-245
11 p.
Delivery of home care services after discharge: What really happens
Simon, E. P., Showers, N., Blumenfield, S., Holden, G. & Wu, X., Feb 1995,
In : Health and Social Work. 20, 1, p. 5-14
10 p.
Social work researchers’ quest for respectability
Grinnell, R. M., Austin, C. D., Blythe, B. J., Briar, S., Bronson, D. E., Coleman, H., Corcoran, K., Epstein, I., Fabricant, M., Festinger, T., Fraser, M., Gibbs, L. E., Gilchrist, L. D., Green, R. G., Harrison, D. F., Holden, G., Hudson, W. W., Ismael, J. S., Ivanoff, A., Jayaratne, S. & 22 others, Jul 1994,
In : Social Work (United States). 39, 4, p. 469-470
2 p.
Coping with childhood asthma: Caretakers’ views
Mailick, M. D., Holden, G. & Walther, V. N., May 1994,
In : Health and Social Work. 19, 2, p. 103-111
9 p.
The recruitment of research participants: A review
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K., Tuhrim, S. & Brenner, B., Dec 29 1993,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 19, 2, p. 1-44
44 p.
Should the national science foundation consider social work a social science?: Reply
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Showers, N., Jul 1993,
In : Social Work (United States). 38, 4, p. 502-503
2 p.
Decision making in social work: A review
Cuzzi, L. F., Holden, G., Grob, G. G. & Bazer, C., Jun 1 1993,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 18, 2, p. 1-22
22 p.
Evaluation of an intervention designed to improve patients' hospital experience.
Holden, G., Speedling, E. & Rosenberg, G., Oct 1992,
In : Psychological reports. 71, 2, p. 547-550
4 p.
Social work Effectiveness: A Response to Cheetham
Rosenberg, G. & Holden, G., Jul 1992,
In : Research on Social Work Practice. 2, 3, p. 288-296
9 p.
Restricted social science at the national science foundation
Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Showers, N., Mar 1992,
In : Social Work (United States). 37, 2, p. 184
1 p.
Research challenges for social workers in health
Holden, G. & Rosenberg, G., Feb 19 1992,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 16, 1, p. 1-4
4 p.
The relationship of self-efficacy appraisals to subsequent health related outcomes: A meta-analysis
Holden, G., Feb 19 1992,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 16, 1, p. 53-93
41 p.
Psychosocial correlates of adolescent substance use: A review of Current etiological constructs
Moncher, M. S., Holden, G. W. & Schinke, S. P., 1991,
In : Substance Use and Misuse. 26, 4, p. 377-414
38 p.
Substance Abuse Among Native-American Youth
Moncher, M. S., Holden, G. W. & Trimble, J. E., Aug 1990,
In : Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 58, 4, p. 408-415
8 p.
Avoidable mortality risks and cultural identification among Urban Native American Youths
Holden, G., Mancher, M. S., Gordon, A. & Schinke, S. P., Jul 1990,
In : Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 11, 4, p. 288
1 p.
Potential for technological dependency: An example
Holden, G. & Barker, K.M., 1990,
In : Social Work Research and Abstracts. 26, p. 35-36
Self-efficacy of children and adolescents: A meta-analysis
Holden, G., Moncher, M. S., Schinke, S. P. & Barker, K. M., 1990,
In : Psychological reports. 66, 3 I, p. 1044-1046
3 p.
Tobacco Use by American Indian Youth
Moncher, M. S., Schinke, S. P., Holden, G. W. & Aragon, S., Sep 15 1989,
In : JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 262, 11, p. 1469-1470
2 p.
Preventing Hiv Infection Among Black and Hispanic Adolescents
Schinke, S. P., Holden, G. W. & Moncher, M. S., Jun 7 1989,
In : Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality. 8, 1, p. 63-73
11 p.
American Indian youth and substance abuse: Tobacco use problems, risk factors and preventive interventions
Schinke, S. P., Moncher, M. S., Holden, G. W., Botvin, G. J. & Orlandi, M. A., Mar 1989,
In : Health Education Research. 4, 1, p. 137-144
8 p.
Faculty Initiative
Information for Practice
Developed and edited by Dr. Holden, Information for Practice is a unique, international, online resource for social care/social welfare/social work professionals that focuses on aggregating news and new scholarship for professional practice. In addition to editing the constantly updated, free service, hosted at ifp.nyu.edu, Dr. Holden manages the @Info4Practice Twitter feed.