Education

• Ph.D. University of Washington, Social Welfare
• MSW, University of Washington MA, John F. Kennedy University, Marriage, Family & Child
• BA, University of California, Berkeley, Psychology

Courses Taught

• • Social Welfare Policy and Services
• • Advanced Social Work Practice with Urban Families I
• • Urban Social Policy and Advocacy

Selected Publications and Presentations

Journals

“Should All Children Receive Mental Health Treatment at First Entry into Foster Care?” (under review) with J. Koob and L. Hill.

“Meeting the Challenges of Evidence-Based Practice: Can Mental Health Therapists Evaluate Their Practice?” (under review) with J. Koob and L. Hill.

Research and Interests

My research interest is child & family development. Specifically, I am interested in promoting child, family and community wellbeing; preventing mental illness, child abuse and violence; and building strong communities that can sustain healthy families.