Mark Testa, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, UNC School of Social Work · UNC at Chapel Hill
Sandra Reeves Spears and John B. Turner Distinguished Professor
Foster Care Adoption Services Poverty Research Children's Aid
Laura Reese
Director and Professor · Michigan State University
Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development
Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering
David Favre
Professor of law and The Nancy Heathcote Professor of Property and Animal Law · Michigan State University
An expert in animal within property, family and criminal law, as well as wildlife and international animal issues.
International Animal Issues Animal Ethics Animal Rights Animal Welfare Animal Cruelty
Sacha Klein
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Sacha Klein is an expert on child welfare, child maltreatment prevention, effects of early care and education on parenting.
Educational Services Child Maltreatment Public Policy Analysis and Advocacy Racial Disparities in the Child Welfare System Child Abuse Prevention
Prof. Tine Rostgaard
Professor in Older People and Citizenship · Department of Political Science, Aalborg University
Professor Rostgaard's research contributions have mainly been to the field of social care policies for children and older people
Social Care Policy Care Practice Quality of Care Social Science Welfare Policies
Elissa Madden
Associate Professor · Baylor University
Research: child welfare, foster care, adoption (public & private), child & family mental health, service learning in social work education
Service Learning Adoption Research Child and Family Services Foster Care and Adoptions Child Welfare
Lawrence Palinkas
Frances L. and Albert G. Feldman Endowed Professorship in Social Policy and Health · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Palinkas is an expert in the areas of preventive medicine, cross-cultural medicine and health services research
Disaster Mental Health Systems Juvenile Justice Child Welfare Cross-Cultural Anthropology Preventive Medicine
Leslie Ellis-Lang
Managing Director of Child and Youth Services · CARF International
Leslie Ellis-Lang, MSEd, LMFT, is a leader in services for children and youth with emphasis in both child welfare and behavioral health.
Qualified Residential Treatment Programs Treatment foster care Gender diversity in children Child Welfare Family First Prevention Services Act
Dorian Traube
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Traube focuses on early child development, home visitation, and telehealth solutions for families with young children.
Parent Education Telehealth Children’s Mental Health Infant Mental Health Home Visitation
Loc Nguyen
Adjunct Associate Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Loc Nguyen teaches in the Doctor of Social Work program in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Enrico Moretti
Professor · Haas School of Business & Department of Economics |University of California, Berkeley
Expert on urban economics and labor economics
Labor Economics Urban Economics The Economics of Cities and Regions
Leah Hanzlicek
Adjunct Assistant Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Leah Hanzlicek is an adjunct assistant professor. For several years, she served as a child welfare caseworker in Oregon.
Sid Gustafson
Equine Behavior instructor · University of Guelph
Equine Behaviorist and Veterinarian
Equine Behavior Horsemanship The Language of Horses Horse Welfare
Dean Duncan, Ph.D., M.U.A.
Research Professor, UNC School of Social Work · UNC at Chapel Hill
Research Professor in the UNC-CH School of Social Work
Program Evaluation Management of Human Services Agencies Research Methods Community Collaboration The Achievement Gap
Victor V. Claar, Ph.D.
Expert in economics and ethics · Florida Gulf Coast University
Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.
Financial Literacy Tariffs Free Enterprise Business Cycles Inflation
Jacquelyn Mc Croskey
John Milner Professor of Child Welfare Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Holds the John Milner Professorship in Child Welfare and serves as co-director of the Children’s Data Network
Social Services Data Analysis Community Services Foster Care Family and Child Services
Laura Owen
Adjunct Assistant Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Adjunct Assistant Professor specializing in social work administration, leadership, management, development, fundraising and policy.
Policy Development Leadership Social Work Administration Management
Karra Bikson
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Medical social worker with research focus on organizational change and diffusion of innovation.
Advocacy and Social Justice Organizational Change Hospice and Palliative Care Death and Dying Health Policy
Devon Brooks
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Research and practice interests include reduction and treatment of child maltreatment, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities.
Child Welfare Risk Assessment Research Methodology Children & Families Human Behavior
Mark N. Aaronson
The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings
Contact: 415.581.8924 / aaronson@uchastings.edu
Legal Professionalism Clinical Legal Education Social Welfare Policy Community Economic Development