MONOGRAMS
Manetta, A. A., & Schneider, R. L. (1996). Federal, state, and local entitlement and access programs: Public
     benefits and social services, 2nd edition. Virginia Commonwealth University 

Manetta, A. A., & Schneider, R. L. (1995). Federal, state, and local entitlement and access programs: Public
     benefits and social services. Virginia Commonwealth University.

REPORTS PREPARED

        Manetta, A. A. (June 1995). State of Health in Virginia Public Schools Governor Allen's State of Health in Virginia Public Schools. Report prepared for Governor' Allen's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Departments of Education and Health. Richmond, VA 

        Cox, A. W., & Manetta, A. A. (August 1995). Lead Poisoning Prevention Citizen Focus Group Report. Report prepared for the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Child and Adolescent Health Division, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health. Richmond, VA

PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Manetta, A. A..  (2006). Murder and Suicide in South Carolina’s Low Country: Rural Issues (pages 88 –103). In Barry
     Locke, and Virginia Majewski (Eds.) Finding Our Voices, Having Our Say: Meeting The Challenges of Rural
      Communities. Shepherdstown, WV: West Virginia University.

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J. (2005). A comparative Analysis of Suicidal Behavior Among Battered and
       Non-Battered Women. (pages 35-38). In J. L. McIntosh, (Ed.). (2005). Suicide 2002: Proceedings of the 35th
       Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology. Washington, DC: American Association of
       Suicidology.

Manetta, A. A., & Ormand, T. (2005). A comparative analysis of suicidal and non-suicidal high school students and
            substance abuse: Suggestions for prevention by school social worker. School Social Work Journal, 29(2),83-97.

Manetta, A. A., Bryant, D. F., Cavanaugh, T. E. & Gange, T-A (2003). The Church – Does it Provide Support for Abused Women: Differences in the Perceptions of Battered Women and Parishioners. Journal of Religion and Abuse 5(1), 5-21.

Abstract from Manetta, A. A., & Pendergast, A. (2003) Suicidal statements by children who witness family violence: A black and white comparison. (pages 25-36) In Frederick K. Blucher (Editor), Perspectives on Violence. Hauppauge, was published in CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research).

Manetta, A. A., & Pendergast, A. (2003) Suicidal statements by children who witness family violence: A black and white comparison. In Frederick K. Blucher (Editor), Perspectives on Violence, Chapter 3, pp. 21-34. 

Csikai, E. & Manetta, A. A., (2002). Preventing unnecessary deaths among older adults: A call to action for social workers. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 38(3), 85-97.

Osgood, N. J. & Manetta, A. A., (2002). Physical and sexual abuse, battering, and substance abuse: Three clinical cases of older women. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 38(3), 98-113.

Osgood, N. J., & Manetta, A. A. Substance Abuse and Suicidal Behavior in Women Aged 30 to 39 Years. Advances In Social work, 3(2), 158-167.

Manetta, A. A., & Wells, J. G. (2002). Response to Miller and Hedlund. Health and Social Work 27(4), 314-315.

Manetta, A. A., & Pendergast, A. (2002) Suicidal statements by children who witness family violence: A black and white comparison. In Serge P. Shohov (Editor), Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 10, pages 13-27. 

Manetta, A. A. & Wells, J. G. (2001). Ethical Issues Related to Social Workers Role in Physician Assisted Suicide. Health and Social Work 26(3), 160-166.

 Osgood, N. J., & Manetta, A. A. (2000/2001). Abuse and suicidal issues in older women. OMEGA:  The Journal of Death and Dying, 42(1), 71-81.

Manetta, A. A. (September 2000). Conference outlines rural needs in social work. S.C. NASW Chapter Update. Columbia, SC: Author

Manetta, A. A. (1999). An exploration of the perceptions of rural suicide survivors: Perceived professional support, social support, and stigma. In I. B. Carlton-LaNey, R. L. Edwards, and P. N. Reid (Eds.) Preserving Small Towns and Rural Communities.  Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Manetta, A. A. (1999) The links between victimization and suicidal behavior in African American Women. The Journal of Black Studies, 29(4), 510-522.

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J. (1999). Mid-life Crisis and Suicidal Behavior of Women.  In J. L. McIntosh (Ed.) Suicide Proceedings. American Association of Suicidology: Suicide across the lifespan; developmental approaches on prevention and healing.. Annual Conference April 31st, 1998. Volume 31, pages 66-68. Bethesda, MD: AAS.

Osgood, N. J., & Manetta, A. A. (1998). Alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide in older women.  Southwestern Journal of Aging, 14(1), 85-90.

Book Reviews

 Manetta, A. A. (2006). Published book review of Why People Die by Suicide, by Thomas Joiner. Cambridge,
     MA:  Harvard University Press in the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 2(2), 2006.    

            Manetta, A. A. (2005). Published book review of Dancing with Broken Bones: Portraits of Death and Dying
     Among Inner-City Poor by David Wendell Moller in Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care,
    1(3), 86-89.

Manetta, A. A., (2003). Published book review of Dying & Death in Canada, by Herbet C. Northcott and Donna M. Wilson, Garamond Press, 2001, 189 pp. In Social Science and Medicine.

Book Review of the Table of Contents, Exploring the Meaning of Human Behavior Through Memoir, Poetry and Essay by Dr. Jennifer Soule and Dr. GR Crawley-Woods. Table of Contents review for Allyn & Bacon, April 2003.

 Book review: Part IV, chapters 10 through 14, of Dr. Miriam Johnson and Dr. Rita Rhodes’ textbook, “Human Behavior and the Social Environment: A New Synthesis.” Text reviewed for Allyn & Bacon. December, 2002

Book review of. Adult Development: Growing up, Growing Old. Text reviewed for Wadsworth/ Thompson Learning. Authors name was not provided June, 2002

 Book review of Social Work Research: An Applied Approach.  By Dr. Sakinah Salahu-Din’s for Allyn & Bacon, August 2001.

 Book review of Beyond Techniques: Finding your Therapeutic Voice by Dr. George M. Simon for Allyn & Bacon, November 2001.

Book review of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, (4th ed.), by Dr. Joe Schriver for Allyn & Bacon, December 2001.

Presentations – National   

Manetta, A. A. (2008). Suicidal and Violent Behavior in Hispanic Students. Paper presented at the American Association         of Suicidology, 41st Annual Conference “Advancing Suicidology: Embracing Diversity n Research and Practice,
     Boston, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008.  

Manetta, A. A., & Baker, J. A., (2006). “Equine Facilitated Therapy: Utilizing Rural Life’s Most Loved Animal” paper
     presented at The 31st National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas: Season of Rural America:
    Practice Implications for Geographically Divers Populations Throughout the Life Span. Bowling Green, Kentucky, July
    19- 22, 2006.

Manetta, A. A. (2005) Murder and Suicide in the Lowcountry: Rural Issues. Paper presented at the 30th 
          National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas Finding Our Voices, Having Our Say:
          Meeting the Challenges of Rural Communities held in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on July 6-9, 2005.

Osgood, N. J. & Manetta, A. A. (2005). Suicide, substance abuse, and domestic violence in older women. Paper
          presented during Panel II: Cultural and gender-specific aspects of suicide in older people at Partnerships for
         Change: Advancing Suicide Prevention Services & Practice. 38th Annual Conference, American Association
          of Suicidology April 13-16, 2005, Broomfield, Colorado. 

Dezendorf, P., Manetta, A. A., & Jenkins, T. (November 2004). Improving Students' Perceived Self-Efficacy
             Regarding Relational Databases using Bibliographic Software. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual
            Baccalaureate Social Work Education Conference!  "BSW Education on the Road to Change: Marketing the BSW
             Degree and the Social Work Profession" November 3-7, Marriott Renaissance City Center, Detroit, Michigan. 

Manetta, A. A., & Smalls, M. (April, 13-17, 2004). Domestic Violence:  Murder Followed by Suicide in South Carolina. Paper presented at a poster session of the American Association of Suicidology 37th Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, April 13-17, 2004.

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J.  A comparative analysis of suicidal behavior among battered and non-battered women. American Association of Suicidology, 35th Annual Conference, Bethesda, MD. April 2002. 

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J. Three clinical cases of suicidal behavior in older women. American Association of Suicidology, 34th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. April 2001. 

Manetta, A. A. "I want to kill myself”: Statements made by children of battered women. Paper presented at Rural Life: The 25th National Institute on Human Services in Rural Areas, University of Maine at Presque Isle. July 20, 2000. 

Manetta, A. A., & Templeman, Sharon, B. Using Technology in Rural Social Work Education and Practice: Meeting the Changing Face of Rural America. Paper presented at the 24th Annual national Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas. The University of Maryland and Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD.  July 27, 1999. 

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J. Suicide issues, and substance abuse in women. Paper presented at the American Association of Suicidology, 32nd Annual Conference, Houston, TX. April 1999. 

Manetta, A. A., & Osgood, N. J. Suicidal behavior and mid-life crisis in women. Paper presented at the American Association of Suicidology, 31st Annual Conference, Bethesda, MD. April 1998. 

Osgood, N. J. & Manetta, A. A. Abuse and suicidal issues in older women. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Bethesda, MD. April 16, 1998

 PRESENTATIONS – Regional   

Manetta, A. A., & Tomlinson, M. (2005). Are they really safer in the house?: Mass Media, Adolescents, and Suicide. Paper presented at the Winthrop University 2005 Carolina Field Instructor’s Institute on April 8, 2005. 

 Manetta, A. A., (November 19-20, 2004). Helping survivors of suicide: How to enhance quality of life. Paper
             presented at National Association of Social Workers-North Carolina Annual Fall Conference in Asheville, NC

Manetta, A. A. & Ormand, T. (March 5, 2004). Comparison of Adolescent Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Behaviors and Substance Abuse.  Paper presented at the 18th Annual Spring Symposium—Social Work 2004 National Association of Social Workers, South Carolina Chapter. Myrtle Beach, S.C., March 5, 2004. 

 Manetta, A. A., & Ormand, T. G., (April 16, 2004). Adolescent Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Behaviors and Substance Use: Results from the National and South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey.  Paper presented at Social Work’s Spring Field Institute, Winthrop University, April 16, 2004.

Manetta, A. A. & Smalls, M. (March 5, 2004). Murder Suicide:  What Coroner   Records Reveal. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Spring Symposium. Social Work 2004 National Association of Social Workers, South Carolina Chapter, March 5, 2004.

Hart, T., & Manetta, A. A. “Health Care and Social Work” Paper presented at The 21st Century Social Worker: Preparation and Product, Carolina’s Field Instruction Institute, April 11, 2003, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Mansour, J., & Manetta, A. A. “Correlates of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Homelessness” Paper presented at the 2002 South Carolina National Association of Social Workers Spring Symposium, Columbia, SC. March 8, 2002. 

Manetta, A. A., & Pendergast, A. (2001). A comparison of suicidal statements among African American and White Children of Battered Women. Paper presented at the 2001 South Carolina National Association of Social Workers Spring Symposium, Columbia, SC. March 21, 2001. 

Manetta, A. A. & Wells, J. G. Ethical Issues Related to Social Workers Role in Physician Assisted Suicide. Paper presented at the South Carolina Chapter National Association of Social Workers, 2000 Spring Symposium, Columbia, South Carolina. March 16, 2000. 

Salo, R. H., & Manetta, A. A. Animal assisted therapy – A social work tool? Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Social Work Practice, Research, and Education Institute, Winthrop University Department of Social Work, Rock Hill, South Carolina. April 1999. 

Manetta, A. A. Histories of interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and suicidal behaviors: Historical beliefs, current interventions, and future needs of women. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Social Work Practice, Research, and Education Institute, Winthrop University Department of Social Work, Rock Hill, South Carolina. April 1999. 

Manetta, A. A. Mid-life crisis and suicidal behavior of women. Paper presented at South Carolina Chapter National Association of Social Workers, 1999 Spring Symposium, Columbia, South Carolina. March 1999. 

Manetta, A. A. An exploration of the perceptions of rural suicide survivors: Perceived professional support, social support, and stigma. Paper presented at the Twenty-third Annual National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, July 16-19, University of North Carolina. July 16,1998.  

Boyd, A. S., & Manetta, A. A. The use of Internet resources in BSW and MSW social welfare policy education. Paper presented at the Faculty Development Institute on Social Welfare Policy and Services, July 19-24, 1998, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. July 1998.   

INVITED WORKSHOPS National and International 

Manetta, A. A. (October 1, 2003). Psychopathology: Cognitive Disorders: Program for Professional and Paraprofessional Caregivers. Rolling Green Village, Greenville SC.

Manetta, A. A., (May 2, 2003).  Psychopathology presented for Task Force for The
            Elderly, Holiday Inn, Rock Hill, SC – 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Manetta, A. A., “Connecting the pieces: Seeing the Picture of Depression and Dementia in the senior Adult”. Invited paper presented at the Spartanburg Senior Expo, Spartanburg, SC, June 20, 2002. 

Manetta, A. A. Suicide and Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents. Invited paper presented at Midland Technical Institute, Columbia, SC. March 28, 2000. 

Manetta, A. A. Suicide in the Elderly. Paper presentation made at the Annual Lucia Murchison Public Health Social Work Conference. “The Heart of the Matter.” Myrtle Beach, SC. April 12-14, 2000. 

Manetta, A. A. Alzheimer Disease: Etiology and Progression: What helping professionals need to know. Workshop presented for Charter Rivers, Columbia, SC. October 1999. 

Manetta, A. A. Suicide in Older People. Invited speaker for all day workshop presented to the Department of Mental Health.  Holiday Inn: Rock Hill, SC. May 1999. 

Manetta, A. A., Suicidal Behavior: What staff need to know. Workshop for the Department of Health, DHEC: Rock Hill, SC. April 1999. 

Manetta, A. A., The role of the Medical Social Worker in Health Care. Paper presented to psychiatric nursing staff, Stuart Circle Home Health Services, Richmond, VA. January 1997. 

Manetta, A. A., Abuse of the elderly: How to recognize the signs.  Presented to nursing staff, Stuart Circle Home Health Services, Richmond, VA. April 1996. 

Manetta, A. A., The role of the Medical Social Worker: Resource and Support Person for Homebound Patients. Paper presented to St Mary's Home Health Services, Richmond, VA. December 1996. 

Manetta, A. A., How to beat the holiday blahs!!. Paper presented to staff and residents of (1) The Guardian; (2) St Francis Home; (3) Dominion Place Senior Citizen facilities, Richmond, VA.  November 1996. 

Manetta, A. A., Anxiety and depression: How seniors can cope with negative life events Paper presented at Dominion Place Senior Citizen Home, Richmond, VA. June 1996. 

Manetta, A. A., The role of the Medical Social Worker in Health Care, presented to medical nursing staff, Stuart Circle Home Health Services, Richmond, VA. November 1995.

 Manetta, A. A., Invited paper, Young elders: Frequency and nature of participation in activities offered at senior citizen centers. Recreation Council for Seniors - Windsor and Essex County; Windsor, Ontario, Canada. January 1989

Manetta, A. A., Invited paper, Social interaction patterns of the young elderly: How to increase participation. Supervisory Staff of the Recreation Division, City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. February 1989

 Manetta, A. A., Invited Paper The importance of social interactions by siblings in later life. Invited presentation Gerontology Department, St. Clair College Windsor, Ontario, Canada. September 1988