Larry Bennett

Ph.D., MSW
Professor
IU South Bend

Contact

(574) 520-4881
larryb@iu.edu
1700 Mishawaka Ave.
1700 Mishawaka Ave.

About

PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1990

Education

PhD

Emphasis/Major: Social Work
1990 - University of Illinois Chicago

Dissertation: Predictors of woman abuse by male substance abusers

MSW

Emphasis/Major: Practice
1983 - University of Illinois Chicago

Dissertation: Crisis intervention and staff job satisfaction in community mental health centers

MA

Emphasis/Major: Human Relations
1976 - Governors State University

BA

Emphasis/Major: Physics & Mathematics
1969 - Southern Illinois University

Research Interests

My research focuses on intimate partner violence (IPV): co-occurring IPV and substance use disorder (SUD), effectiveness of interventions with men who use IPV, and community-based hybrid approaches to IPV and SUD.

Teaching Interests

Mental health practice with adults, family violence, practice evaluation, single case evaluation, research methods, and statistics

Practice Experience

Community mental health, substance abuse prevention, Youth Service Bureaus, and independent social work practice focused on child custody evaluations in contested divorces

Awards and Honors

Fellow
2017 - Society of Social Work and Research

Publications

Armstrong, E., Glover-Reed, B., & Bennett, L. W. (2019). How and how much? Combined services for domestic violence and substance abuse. Violence Against Women. Published. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1177/1077801218820201
Bennett, L. W., & Schewe, P. (2018). Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetrators: What the Research Suggests. National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families.
Gondolf, E. W., Bennett, L. W., & Mankowski, E. (2018). Lessons in program evaluation: The ACTV batterer program study and its claims. Violence Against Women. Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801217741994
Bennett, L. W., & Williams, O. J. (2017). Perpetrators of intimate partner violence. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.996
Bennett, L. W., Renzetti, C. M., Edelson, J., & Bergen, R. K. (2017). Substance use and intimate partner violence: Current controversies. Sage Press.
McGregor, K. A., Hall, J. A., Wilkerson, D. A., Bennett, L. W., & Ott, M. A. (2016). A social work perspective on paediatric and adolescent research vulnerability. Social Work & Social Science Review, 18(2), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v18/2.904
Bennett, L. W., Prabhughate, P., & Gallagher, J. R. (2016). Accounting for intimate partner violence in substance abuse recovery: Staff and agency readiness for screening and referral. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 34(2), 126-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2016.1148478
Riger, S., Bennett, L. W., & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2014). Barriers to addressing substance abuse in domestic violence court. American Journal of Community Psychology, 53, 208-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-014-9636-4
Bennett, L. W. (2014). Comments on Stuart, et al.’s “Genetic Associations with Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Hazardous Drinking Men in Batterer Intervention Programs.” . Violence Against Women, 20, 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214528584

Presentations

Hermeet, K., Fineran, S., & Bennett, L. W. (2019). “A Household Needs Peace”: Immigrant Latinx Men’s Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence. Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2019). Domestic Violence and Substance Use Disorder: Prevalence, Explanations, and Community Interventions. Indiana Domestic Violence Network, Indianapolis, IN United States.

Bennett, L. W., Jude, H., & Chang-ming, H. (2019). Abuse in adult lesbian relationships: Effects of alcohol, family violence, and partner abuse. Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2019). Introduction to community-engaged teaching in Social Work. University Center for Excellence in Teaching (UCET), South Bend, IN United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2018). When Substance Abuse & Domestic Violence Intersect. Pennsylvania Association of Drug Court Professionals, State College, PA United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2018). The Intersection Between Domestic Violence and Substance Use Problems. Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Indianapolis, IN United States.

Kohli, H., Fineran, S., & Bennett, L. (2018). Interpersonal violence: Immigrant Latino men’s perspectives. Society for the Study of Social Problems, Philadelphia, PA United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2018). Managing Substance Abuse in BIP: Screen, Intervene, Refer & Evaluate. Texas Council on Family Violence, Georgetown, TX United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2017). Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Abuse Perpetrators: Connections, Risk Considerations, and Treatment Protocols. New York State Unified Court System, White Plains, NY United States.

Bennett, L. W., & Adams, D. (2017). What is the Relationship between Substance (Ab)use and IPV?. Center for Court Innovation, New York, NY United States.

Bennett, L. W. (2017). When Substance Abuse & Domestic Violence Intersect. Legal Aid, Charlottesville, VA United States.

Bennett, L. W., Stoops, C., Armstrong, E., & Glover Reed, B. (2017). Batterer Intervention Program Differences in Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Settings. Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA United States.

Reza, M., & Bennett, L. W. (2016). Social class, empowerment, and the belief that wife beating is justified in Bangladesh. Council on Social Work Education , Atlanta, GA United States.

Bennett, L. W., Armstrong, E., & Glover Reed, R. (2016). Quantifying hybridity in substance use treatment and domestic violence intervention programs. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC United States.

Bennett, L. W., & Gallagher, J. (2015). Accounting for intimate partner violence in substance abuse recovery: Staff and agency readiness for screening and referral. Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA United States.