Dean Duncan, Ph.D., M.U.A.
Research Professor, UNC School of Social Work | UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, UNITED STATES
Research Professor in the UNC-CH School of Social Work
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Biography
Dr. Duncan is a Research Professor in the UNC-CH School of Social Work, is a policy analyst with extensive experience conducting large-scale policy and program evaluations with administrative databases. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC-CH SSW, he was an administrator at Gettysburg College. He has facilitated local and state evaluations of supportive housing, Work First, TANF, Food Stamps, and child welfare outcomes for more than 30 years.
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Government Administration
Social Services
Public Policy
Program Development
Training and Development
Research
Areas of Expertise (6)
Program Evaluation
Management of Human Services Agencies
Research Methods
Community Collaboration
The Achievement Gap
Human Trafficking
Education (2)
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte: M.U.A, Social Work
Emory University: Ph.D., Social Work
Affiliations (2)
- Work First
- TANF
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Media Appearances (2)
In the media: Chapman, Duncan, Richman, Smith
Contact Magazine online
2015-06-18
Research Professor Dean Duncan is featured in a June 11 Time Warner Cable News story, “Children’s Bureau Statewide Grant Helps Communities Fight Human Trafficking.”
School awarded $1.24 million grant to address child trafficking in North Carolina
Contact Magazine online
2014-10-09
Researchers at the UNC School of Social Work have received a $1.24 million grant to address child trafficking in North Carolina. The U.S. Children’s Bureau, Office of the Administration for Children & Families awarded the five-year grant to Research Prof. Dean Duncan to launch Project NO REST, a collaborative effort focused on increasing awareness of sexual and labor trafficking among children and youth involved in the state’s child welfare system, especially those in foster care.
Research Grants (1)
Project NO REST
The U.S. Children’s Bureau, Office of the Administration for Children & Families $1.24 million
Researchers at the UNC School of Social Work have received a $1.24 million grant to address child trafficking in North Carolina. The U.S. Children’s Bureau, Office of the Administration for Children & Families awarded the five-year grant to Research Prof. Dean Duncan to launch Project NO REST, a collaborative effort focused on increasing awareness of sexual and labor trafficking among children and youth involved in the state’s child welfare system, especially those in foster care. The project, which stands for “North Carolina Organizing and Responding to the Exploitation and Sexual Trafficking of Children,” aims to reduce the number of youth who are trafficked in the state—which ranks 8th in the nation in potential cases—and to improve the outcomes for those who are.
Articles (5)
Former foster youth: Employment outcomes up to age 30
Children and Youth Services Review
2014 ABSTRACT: A youth's departure from home marks the beginning of adulthood. Studies of former foster youth who aged out of care showed that these youth generally had poor employment outcomes in the period between ages 18 and 21. Using linked child welfare, wage and ...
Felonious arrests of former foster care and TANF-involved youth
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
2010 ABSTRACT: Income assistance programs (eg, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; TANF) and child welfare service (CWS) programs have implicit intentions to prepare children for an adulthood that is free from serious criminal activity. This cross-sectional study compares ...
Supporting self-evaluation in local government via Knowledge Discovery and Data mining
Government Information Quarterley
2009 ABSTRACT: The business sector has already recognized the importance of information flow for good management, with many businesses adopting new technology in data mining and data warehousing for intelligent operation based on free flow of information. Free flow of ...
Informing Child Welfare Policy and Practice: Using Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Technology via a Dynamic Web Site
Child Maltreatment
2008 ABSTRACT: Proper management and implementation of an effective child welfare agency requires the constant use of information about the experiences and outcomes of children involved in the system, emphasizing the need for comprehensive, timely, and accurate data...
Informing child welfare policy and practice: Using knowledge discovery and data mining technology via a dynamic web site
Child Maltreatment
2008 ABSTRACT: Proper management and implementation of an effective child welfare agency requires the constant use of information about the experiences and outcomes of children involved in the system, emphasizing the need for comprehensive, timely, and accurate ...
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