Faculty Directory
Julie Canfield
Part-time faculty
Julie Canfield
Ph.D., LICSW
Contact
Email: julie.canfield@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., New York University
- M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work
- Ph.D., Smith College School for Social Work
Research Interests
Families impacted by military service
Moral injury care and treatment
Trauma-informed practices
Child development and traumatic stress
Veterans' health and mental health
Expertise
- Clinical Practice
- Social Determinants of Health
- Stress and Health at the Workplace
- Systemic Inequities
- Veterans and Military
Selected Publications
Canfield, J. (2025). Resilience and Military Families: Case Vignettes, Self-Assessment Tools, and Evidence-Based Interventions. Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
Canfield, J. (2018). Civilian Spousal Employment. In E.L. Weiss & C.A. Castro (Eds): American Military Life in the 21st Century: Social, Cultural, and Economic Issues and Trends (pp. 360-372).
Tran, T.V., Canfield, J., & Chan, K. (2016). The association between unemployment status and physical health among veterans and civilians in the United States. Social Work in Health Care, 55(9), 720-731.
Tran, T.V., Canfield, J., & Chan, K. (2016). Differential association between unemployment status and mental health among veterans and civilians. Social Work in Mental Health, 1-16.
Weiss, E. L., Hino, D., Canfield, J., & Albright, D. L. (2016). Military families: Strengths and concerns: Reintegration and beyond. In Caring for the Military (pp. 72-92). Routledge.
Canfield, J. & Weiss, E.L. (2015). Student veterans and mental health: posttraumatic stress in the classroom. In J.E. Coll & E.L. Weiss (Eds.): Student veterans in human service programs: A primer for administrators, faculty, & advisors. Chicago, IL: Lyceum.
Canfield, J. & Weiss, E.L. (2015). Integrating military and veteran culture in social work education: Implications for curriculum inclusion. Journal of Social Work Education, 51(1),
128-144.
Canfield, J. (2014). Traumatic stress and affect management in military families. Social Work in Mental Health, 12(1), 1-16.
Canfield, J. (2005). Secondary traumatization, burnout, and vicarious traumatization: a review of the literature as it relates to therapists who treat trauma. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 75(2).
Selected Grants
Canfield, J. and Burgess, A. (2019). Boston College Veterans and Military Families: Assessment of Community Needs. Boston College School of Social Work and the Connell School of Nursing outreach project to military family members to identify the significant issues facing veteran/military families in higher education among student populations.
Selected Appointments and Awards
Boston College Veterans' Advisory Group Executive Committee Member: 2018 to Present
Professional Activities
Peer Reviewer: Journal of Family Social Work