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Dan Finnegan is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at San Diego State University. In recent years he has taught an introductory course on research methods for graduate students and he regularly teaches a course on computer applications for social workers. In addition, he is the graduate advisor for all students.

Dr. Finnegan's research interests include information system design and the impact of computer technology on social work practice. His publications include the following:

Finnegan, D. (1996). Unraveling social workers' ambivalence toward computer technology: An analysis of the attitudes of social work students towards computers and social work practice. Computers in Human Services, 13(2), 33-49.

Ivanoff, A., Smyth, N., and Finnegan, D. (1993). Social work behind bars: Preparation for fieldwork in correctional institutions. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 7(1), 137-149.

Finnegan, D., Ivanoff, A., and Smyth, N. (1991). The computer applications explosion: What practitioners and clinical managers need to know. Computers in Human Services, 8(2), 1-19.

Finnegan, D. and Ivanoff, A. (1991). Effects of brief computer training on attitudes toward computer use in practice: An educational experiment. Journal of Education for Social Work, 27(1), 73-82.

Finnegan, D. (1990). Personal social services: Connections between innovative services and innovative financing. In H. Weissman, (Ed.), Innovation and Creativity in Social Work: Lessons from the Field. Silver Springs, MD: NASW

Finnegan, D. (1989). Mandated clients or mandated service systems? In A. Rosenblatt (Ed.) For Their Own Good? Essays in Coercive Kindness. Albany, NY: Rockefeller Institute of Government.

Finnegan, D. (1988). Using federal categorical grants to implement domestic social policies: An empirical study. Social Service Review, 62(4), 615-631.