Dr. Kaycee Bills
Assistant to the Associate Dean/Assistant Professor
Dr. Kaycee Bills joined the Fayetteville State University School of Social Work in 2019. She received her PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, her MSW from Hawaii Pacific University, and her BSW from the University of Saint Francis. Her research interests include disability policy, academic success for students with disabilities, and bullying.
Education
- PhD -University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- MSW - Hawaii Pacific University
- BSW - University of Saint Francis
Courses
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- SWRK 220 - Introduction to Human Services
- SWRK 360 - Social Work Practice I
- SWRK 445 - Cultural Diversity
- SWRK 490 - Special Topics: Social Work and Disabilities
- SWRK 602 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
- SWRK 603 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
Publications
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- Bills, K. L., (2022). A Systematic Review of Literature: Synthesizing Bullying and Extracurricular Activity Participation Correlations among Students with and without Disabilities. Journal of Research Initiatives. 5(3)
- Bills, K. L., (In Press). This is What Disability Looks Like. About Campus.
- Anthony, N. & Bills, K. L., (2022). Examining College Stop Out Rates Among Students with Disabilities. Journal of Education and Social Policy. 8(3).
- Anthony, N. & Bills, K. L., (2021). Black, Autistic, & Law Enforcement. Academia Letters.
- Mills. B., & Bills, K. L., (2021). An Analysis of Inclusive Education Among Students with Disabilities. Academia Letters.
- Bills, K., & Massey., (2021). Disability and Financial Hardship Among Students with Disabilities: A Scopus Review. Journal of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. 9(2).
- Bullington, K. E, Bills, K. L., Thomas, D. J., & Nuckols, W. L., (Accepted). Above Average Student Loan Debt for Students with Disabilities Attending Postsecondary Education. Journal of Postsecondary Education & Disability.
- Bills, K. L. (2021). Service Learning for Social Science Majors Attending College in Rural Settings. International journal of education humanities and social science. 4(3).
- Bills, K. L. (2021). Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity, and Change. 15(3).
- Bills, K. L. & Mills, B. (2020). Teacher's Perceptions on Inclusive Education for Students who have Down Syndrome. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 20(4).
- Bills, K. L. (2020). The Direct Relationship between Bullying Rates and Extracurricular Activities among Adolescents and Teenagers with Disabilities. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1-12.
- *Bills, K.L. & Spears, E. (2020) Degree Duration Among Undergraduate Students with Disabilities. Journal of Education and Human Developments, 9(3).
- Bills, K. L. (2020). Helping Children with Disabilities Combat Negative Socio-emotional Outcomes Through Extracurricular Activities. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 30(5). 574-585
- Bills, K. L. (2019). A Review of Literature: Identifying Barriers to Academic Success Among Students with Disabilities Attending College in Rural Regions. Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal, 11(1), 8.
- Bills, K. L. West, S., & Hargrove, J. (2018). Housing Cost Burden and Maternal Stress Among very Low Income Mothers. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 46, 73
- Bills, K. L. (2017). Maneuverability Experiences Faced by Students who use Wheelchairs in Rural Settings: A Qualitative Analysis. Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal, (9)1, 1-10.
- Bills, K. L., Okamoto, S., & Helm, S. (2016). The Role of Relational Harmony in the Use of Drug Refusal Strategies of Rural Native Hawaiian Youth. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 25(3), 208-226.
- Lauricella, M, Valdez J.K., Okamoto, S. K., Helm, S., Zaremba, C., & Bills, K. L. (2016). Culturally Grounded Prevention Methods for Minority Youth Populations: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Primary Prevention, (29)3. 397-400
Presentations
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- Gates, T. & Bills, K. (November 2021). Online Bullying Victimization Among LGBTQ+ Youth with Disabilities. at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Orlando, FL.
- Bills, K. (November, 2021). Drop out rates among students with Disabilities. Poster Presentation at the at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Orlando, FL
- Anthony, N & Bills, K. (September, 2020). Dropout rates among African Americans with ASD. Oral presentation at Hackley Business Institute Symposium, Fayetteville, NC.
- Bills, K. (April, 2020). Student loan debt among students with disabilities. Oral presentation at Hackley Business Institute Symposium, Fayetteville, NC.
- Mills, B & Bills, K. (March, 2020) Implementing universal design for learning in higher education. Oral Presentation at the Excellence in Teaching Conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
- Bills, K. (February, 2020) Degree duration among college students with disabilities. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Center for Academic Research & Education (CARE), Las Vegas, NV.
- Bills, K. (October, 2019). The economic hardships of degree duration among college students who have disabilities. Oral presentation at Hackley Business Institute Symposium, Fayetteville, NC.
- West, S. & Bills, K. (January, 2018). How the affordable housing crisis undermines neighborhood connectedness. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC.
- West, S., Castro-Baker, A., & Bills, K. (January, 2018). Housing loss and financial asset depletion in the wake of the Great Recession. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC.
- Bills, K & West, S. (October, 2017) Parental stress among mothers experiencing housing cost burden. Poster presentation at the Annual Program of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Dallas, TX.
- West, S. & Bills, K. (October, 2017). The role of social support as a moderator of housing instability in single mother and two-parent households. Oral presentation at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Dallas, TX.
- Bills, K. (April, 2017). Women and Their Experiences in Wheelchairs. Oral presentation at the University of Memphis 5th Annual Social Work Symposium. Memphis, TN.
- Bills, K. (November, 2017) A Qualitative Analysis of Young Professionals Who Use Wheelchairs. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association. Atlanta, GA.
- Okamoto, S. K., Helm, S., & Bills, K. (June, 2016). Drug refusal strategies among Native Hawaiian youth. Oral presentation at the Annual Society For Prevention Research (SPR). San Francisco, CA.
- Bills, K. (November, 2013). Advocacy for Burmese Immigrants Residing in Rural Indiana and Receiving Mental Health Services. St. Francis Service Learning Symposium. Fort Wayne, IN.