Education

PhD in Social Work

University of Denver

Other in Health

University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Social Work

BS in Social Work

Illinois State University

Personal Website

https://weba.msudenver.edu/searchchannel/jsp/directoryprofile/profile.jsp?uName=jhaxton1

Published Works

Retrum, H. J., Meier, A. S. (2026). A Scoping Review: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs of Unhoused Individuals. Palliative Medicine Reports, Sage Journals, 7.1 https://doi.org/10.1177/26892820261437017. Acker, J., Ihara, E., Luna, N., Magen, R., Onken, S., Retrum, H. J., Stone, S., Yoshioka, M. (2025). Findings of the NADD Payment for Placement (P4P) Workgroup. National Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work, https://naddssw.org/ Retrum, H. J., Cozens, K. D., Ryder, S., Madison Lignell, H., Riley, C., Reid, S. (2025, September). University and Provider Collaboration: Addressing Colorado’s Workforce Shortage With Apprenticeships. Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC). Darnel, L., Retrum, H. J., Matera Bassett, R. D., Greathouse, T., Ryder, S., Starr, E., Atkinson, N. K., Knechtel, L. (2024). Improved Student Outcomes: A Unique, Culturally Relevant, and Intensive Behavioral Health Training Program. Social Work in Mental Health, 22(5), -622. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2024.2354678. Retrum, H. J. (2024). Chapter 10 Social Work Practice with Older Adults. Cognella, https://titles.cognella.com/introduction-to-social-work-9781793567222 Retrum, H. J. (2024). Chapter 8 Social Work in Health Care and Public Health Settings. Cognella, https://titles.cognella.com/introduction-to-social-work-9781793567222 Retrum, H. J., Knechtel, L., Darnel, L., Greathouse, T., Matera Bassett, R. D., Ryder, S. (2023). Colorado Behavioral Health Network of Providers HSRA SNA Report. , Clockston , M. J., Darnel , L., Retrum , J., Taylor, A., Greathouse, T. (2022). Metamorphosing White Supremacist Organizational Practices: Stages of Liberatory Engagement. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Delva, J., Marsh, C. J., Retrum, H. J., Morano, C., Nicklett, E. (2022). Council on Social Work Education, Curricular Guide for Health Social Work, Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. CSWE, https://www.cswe.org/Education-Resources/2015-Curricular-Guides Retrum, H. J., Schafer, T. S., Douglas, M. . Innovations in Teaching: Graduate Student Engagement through a Social Documentary Capstone Project. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Journal of Teaching in Social Workhttps://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wtsw20/current. Retrum, H. J. . The Status of Palliative Care Social Work in Skilled Care Facilities. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, Retrum, H. J. (2020). AARP Foundation Catalog Project: Research findings published in Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults, Opportunities for the Health Care System. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, https://doi.org/10.17226/25663 Fischer, M. S., Tropeano, L., Lahoff, D., Owens, B., Nielsen, E., Retrum, H. J., Jensen, E., Ross, C., Mancuso, M., Drace, M., Plata, A., Melnyk, A., Golub, M., Gozansky, W. (2020). Integrating Palliative Care Social Workers into Sub-Acute Settings: Feasibility of the ALIGN intervention trial. Journal of Palliative Medicine, Published Online, 12 Nov 2020, Ahead of Print https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0322. Retrum, H. J., Atkinson, N. K., Farrell, S. . Effective Innovations for Engaging Students in Capstone Projects Focused on Community Benefits. Journal of Social Work Education. Retrum, H. J. . Research findings published in Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults, Opportunities for the Health Care System. Chapter 9, Interventions, . The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25663 Hand, C., Retrum, H. J., Ware, G., Iwasaki, P., Moaalii, G., Main, S. D. (2017). Understanding Social Isolation Among Urban Aging Adults: Informing Occupation-Based Approaches. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 37(4), 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449217727119. Wright, A. L., King, K. D., Retrum, H. J., Helander, K., Boggs, J., Dickman Portz, J., Nearing, K., Gozansky, S. W. (2017). Lessons learned from community-based participatory research: establishing a partnership to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ageing in place. Family Practice, 34(3), 330-335. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmx005. Boggs, J., Dickman Portz, J., King, K. D., Wright, A. L., Helander, K., Retrum, H. J., Gozansky, S. W. (2016). Perspectives of LGBTQ Older Adults on Aging in Place: A Qualitative Investigation. Journal of Homosexualitydx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1247539. Litt, J., Varda, D., Reed, H., Retrum, H. J., Tabak, R., Gustat, J., O'Hara Tompkins, N. (2015). How to identify success among networks that promote active living. American Journal of Public Health, 298-2305 . https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302828. Bevc, C., Retrum, H. J., Varda, D. (2015). Patterns in PARTNERing across Public Health Collaboratives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 122412-12425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012412. Retrum, H. J., Gozansky, W., Lahoff, G. D., Rosenberg, L. E., Eskra Tropeano, L., Addison Owens, B., Fischer, M. S. (2015). A Need for More Palliative Focused Care: A Survey of Colorado Skilled Care Facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.05.011 Varda, M. D., Retrum, H. J. (2015). Collaborative Performance as a Function of Network Members’ . Public Performance and Management Review, 38(4), 632-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2015.1031006. Bevc, C., Retrum, H. J., Varda, M. D. (2015). New Perspectives on the “Silo Effect” Initial Comparisons of Network Structures across Public Health Collaboratives. American Journal of Public Health, 105(Suppl 2)230–S235. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302256. Varda, M. D., Retrum, H. J., Chapman, C. (2014). Exploring the Process, Models, and Outcomes of Hospital-Public Health Partnerships. Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research , uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&context=frontiersinphssr Dickman Portz, J., Retrum, H. J., Wright, A. L., Boggs, M. J., Wilkins, S., Grimm, C., Gilchrist, K., Gozansky, S. W. (2014). Assessing Capacity for Providing Culturally Competent Services to LGBT Older Adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2013.857378 Pereira, M. m., Retrum, H. J., Forness, R. S. (2013). Factors Affecting BSW Students’ Choices in Initial Field Placement: A Racial/Ethnic Comparison. The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 189-102. https://doi.org/10.18084/basw.18.1.0064308654x2687q. Retrum, H. J., Chapman, C., Varda, M. D. (2013). Implications of Network Structure on Public Health Collaboratives. Health Education & Behavior, 40(1S), 13S-23S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198113492759. Boelk, Z. A., Retrum, H. J. (2013). Building Capacity to Overcome Challenges in the Delivery of Hospice and Palliative Care in Rural Communities. Wiley & Sons, Retrum, H. J., Nowels, T. C., Bekelman, B. D. (2013). Patient and caregiver congruence: The importance of dyads in heart failure care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0b013e3182435f27 Retrum, H. J., Hersh, A., Wright, A. L., Main, S. D., Magid, J. D., Allen, A. L. (2013). Patient-Identified Factors Related to Heart Failure Readmissions. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 28(2), 129-136. https://doi.org/0.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.967356. Varda, M. D., Retrum, H. J., Kuenzi, K. (2012). The Influence of Teaching Methodology on Student Social Interaction. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 18(4), 633-660. . Varda, M. D., Retrum, H. J. (2012). An exploratory analysis of network characteristics and quality of interactions among public health collaboratives. Journal of Public Health Research, 1(e27), 170-176. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2012.e27. Retrum, H. J., Elder, K. (2012). Framework for isolation in adults over 50. AARP Foundation, Retrum, H. J., Boelk, Z. A. (2011). A national survey of rural hospice social workers on the frontline: Challenges and creative solutions. Social Work in Health Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/00981381003648422 Bekelman, B. D., Nowels, T. C., Retrum, H. J., Allen, A. L., Shakar, S., Hutt, E., Theresa, H., Main, D., Kutner, J. (2011). Giving Voice to Patients' and Family Caregivers' Needs in Chronic Heart Failure: Implications for Palliative Care Programs. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 14(12), 1317-1324. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2011.0179. Retrum, H. J. (2010). An Examination of Caregiving Dyads: Community Dwelling Chronically Ill Older Adults and Their Caregivers. ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing . Retrum, H. J. (2008). Shaping the future of gerontological social work: Graduate students’ transformative experiences with older adults. Social Work Perspectives, San Francisco State University, 19-17. .