Christopher Gjesfjeld
Associate Professor
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Ph D
University of Pittsburgh
MSW
Washington University
Grants and Contracts
Sharing Hidden Identities: Attachment Identity as a Predictor of LGBTQ and Mental Health-Related Self-Disclosure Events among College Students in the Classroom.
Amy L Wright, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Illinois State University's College of Arts and Sciences Pretenure Faculty Initative Grant. July 2020 - July 2021
Competencies in the social work field: And those are what?
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Assessment Services. November 2019 - May 2020
Higher Education as the Lifeline to Social Mobility for Former Foster Youth: A Comprehensive Needs and Assets Assessment.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, Doris Houston.
Spencer Foundation. May 15 2015 - May 15 2017
Book, Authored
Higher Education as the Lifeline to Social Mobility for Former Foster Youth: A Comprehensive Needs and Assets Assessment
Doris Houston, Christopher Gjesfjeld, Aimee Miller-Ott, Tiffany Gholson, Lauretta Schaefer, Marquise Brown.
Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies
Book, Chapter
Social control and serious mental illness: Understanding and challenging current ideologies
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
(2019), Political authority, social control and public policy, Emerald
Journal Article
Self-disclosure of mental illness in the college classroom: The role of stigma and avoidance
Christopher Gjesfjeld, Jeffrey.
Social Work in Mental Health, 22 (1), (2024), 10.1080/15332985.2023.2239411
The Vital Role of Field Supervisors’ Perspectives: Connecting the Field Setting to Social Work Competencies
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Field Educator, 12 (2), (2022)
Qualitative experiences of rural postpartum women and implications for rural social work.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, Addie Weaver, Kathy Schommer.
Contemporary Rural Social Work, 7 (2), 115-126, (2015)
Barriers to preventive services utilization for rural women in the Southeastern United States
A. Weaver, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Social Work Research, 38 (4), 225-234, (2014), 10.1093/swr/svu023
Meeting student resistance with empathic teaching in the college classroom
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
GAUISIS, 2, (2014)
Teaching poverty with Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A case study of East Buffalo and food access
Christopher Gjesfjeld, J-K. Jung.
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 34 (5), 531-544, (2014), 10.1080/08841233.2014.955944
Adolescent perspectives of outpatient mental health treatment
A. M. Block, Christopher Gjesfjeld, C. G. Greeno.
Best Practices in Mental Health, 9 (2), 22-38, (2013)
Clergy: A partner in rural mental health?
S. A. Hall, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Journal of Rural Mental Health, 37 (1), 50-57, (2013)
Rural women’s transitions to motherhood: Understanding social support in a rural communities.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, A. Weaver, K. Schommer.
Journal of Family Social Work, 15 (5), 435-448, (2012)
How far?: Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to examine maternity care access for expectant mothers in a rural state.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, J-K. Jung.
Social Work in Health Care, 50 (9), 682-693, (2011)
Outpatient commitment on the ground: Listening to consumers and providers
Christopher Gjesfjeld, M. Kennedy.
Advances in Social Work, 12 (2), 152-163, (2011)
Economic stress, social support, and maternal depression: Is social support deterioration occurring?
Christopher Gjesfjeld, C. G. Greeno, K. H. Kim, C. M. Anderson.
Social Work Research, 34 (3), 231-237, (2010)
A confirmatory factor analysis of an abbreviated social support instrument: The MOS-SSS
Christopher Gjesfjeld, C. G. Greeno, K. H. Kim.
Research on Social Work Practice, 18 (3), 231--237, (2008)
The factor structure of the barriers to treatment participation scale (BTPS): Implications for future barriers scale development.
C. Colonna-Pydn, Christopher Gjesfjeld, C. G. Greeno.
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34 (6), 563-569, (2007)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Why did they share that?: Understanding student self-disclosures of mental health
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
(2024)
Other
Final Report-Higher Education as the Lifeline to Social Mobility for Former Foster Youth: A Comprehensive Needs and Assets Assessment.
Doris Houston, Christopher Gjesfjeld, Deneca Winfrey Avant, Aimee Miller-Ott, Tiffany Gholson.
Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants, N/A (N/A), 52, (2017)
Presentations
Testing the Waters: Self-Disclosing Mental Health Problems in Higher Education Classrooms
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Hope and Recovery: The Power of HOP, Reggio Emilia, Italy (Online), September 25, 2025
Self-disclosure of mental health identity in the college classroom: The role of stigma and avoidance.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
2024 SSWR Conference, Washington, DC, January, 2024
Mental Health Disclosure in the Classroom: A Request for Belonging
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
2023 ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January, 2023
They aren't talking! Student self-disclosure in the college classroom.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
ITLC Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning, Online, December, 2020
Creating self-reflective spaces: Facilitating classrooms to enhance diversity learning outcomes
Amy Wright, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January, 2020
Engage students through emotion
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
CTLT One-Day Workshop, Normal, Illinois, May, 2018
Former Foster Youth in College: A Needs and Assets Assessment
Christopher Gjesfjeld, Doris Houston, Aimee Miller-Ott, Tiffany Gholson.
2017 Annual AERA Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April, 2017
Former Foster Youth in College: A Needs and Assets Assessment.
Doris Houston, Christopher Gjesfjeld, Aimee Miller-Ott, Tiffany Gholson, .
AERA 2017 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 27, 2017
Rural Women's Depression Prevalence: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?
Addie Weaver, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
2017 Annual SSWR Conference, New Orleans, LA, January, 2017
Mothers in a Rural Community: Women's Lived Experiences and Implications for Rural Social Work
Christopher Gjesfjeld, Addie Weaver.
Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington D.C., January 15, 2016
Overcoming stereotyping and prejudice: Is it possible?
Cynthia Edmonds-Cady, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
International Studies Seminar Series, Illinois State University, September, 2015
Engage Students Through Emotion
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
CTLT Faculty Fellow, Illinois State University, August, 2015
To "deal with" or engage: Empathy as antidote for the resistant college student.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Illinois State University, January, 2015
Meeting Student Resistance with Empathy in the College Classroom
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Lilly Conference Series on College and University Teaching and Learning, Traverse City, Michigan, October 16, 2014
Blend it, ‘Net it, or Forget it: Discussing Emerging CourseFormats.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, T. Heitkamp.
CSWE annual conference – Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA, , 2011
Developing Human Behavior and the Social Environment Competencies through Video Case Studies: A Study with Distance Students
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
CSWE annual conference – Atlanta, GA., Atlanta, GA., , 2011
Preventing depression in rural moms: Building a program from the ground up.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, K. Schill.
NARMH & AgriWellness Conference, – Dubuque, IA., , 2011
Demanding tyrant or enabling pushover?: Impressions on teaching from an “occasionally” compassionate therapist.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Teaching Lunch Seminar, Online, September, 2011
Structural Equation Modeling and its applications.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Quantitative Nursing Methods taught by Dr. Bette Ide., Online, December, 2010
How Far?: Examining Physical Distance to Hospitals for Expectant Mothers in a Rural State.
Christopher Gjesfjeld, J-K. Jung.
Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Grand Forks, ND., , 2010
. Training received from the Frontier Regional FASD Training Center
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Presentation for SWK 257 of BSW Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders curriculum., University of Nevada-Reno, , 2010
University Grant Writing Workshop
Christopher Gjesfjeld, J. Hawthorne, B. Milavetz, Prof. Heitkamp.
University Grant Writing Workshop, Online, , 2010
). Determinants of depressive symptoms in American Indian elders.
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Rural Social Work Conference, Duluth, MN, , 2009
Evidenced-based practice and field education
A. Phillips, Christopher Gjesfjeld.
Field Instructor Training, Grand Forks, ND, May, 2009
Economic hardship, social support, and maternal depression: A test of the social support deterioration model
Christopher Gjesfjeld.
CSWE annual conference, San Francisco, CA., , 2007