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
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
Sue Cornbluth
Child Abuse Expert & Professor of Psychology · Temple University & Dr. Sue and You
The Parent Empowerer!
Talking to Your Children About Abuse Empowering Parents to Connect With Their Children Helping Foster Children Find Success Motivating Parents to Get Involved in Their Children's Lives
Janet Schneiderman
Chair of Nursing Research Associate Professor of Social Work Dept. of Nursing at the School of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Janet U. Schneiderman is an expert in factors influencing medical neglect of children in the child welfare system.
Nursing Weight Changes Among Children in Foster Care Factors Affecting Physical Health Problems Children & Familites Behavioral Health
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
Julie Cederbaum
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Cederbaum focuses on family process, childhood adversity, and reproductive and behavioral health risk prevention.
Stacy Drury, MD
Remigio Gonzalez MD Endowed Professorship of Child Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pediatrics · Tulane University
Drury explores how early life adversity interacts with genetic and epigenetic factors to shape child health and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Telomeres Health Disparities Pediatric Medicine Child Psychiatry Genetics
Theo Liebmann
Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs · Hofstra University
Professor Liebmann has directed the interdisciplinary Hofstra Youth Advocacy Clinic since its inception
Juvenile Delinquency Immigration Youth Advocacy Child Welfare Trial Advocacy
Tory Cox
Associate Director VAC Field Education Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Field Education · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Cox is an expert in maximizing leadership opportunities for emerging social work innovators.
Organizational Change and Leadership Child Abuse Crisis Intervention Bullying Suicide Prevention
J. Donald Cohon, PhD
Distinguished Visiting Scholar - Infant & Early Childhood Development - School of Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Designs community-based programs for disenfranchised groups
Community and organizational psychology Cross-cultural psychology Kinship Adaptation of refugee communities Intergenerational program design and implementation
Michele Cascardi
Program Director · Fielding Graduate University
Assessment and prevention of intimate partner violence and sexual assault in adolescent and young adult relationships
Psychopathology Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Structural Equation Modeling Assessment and Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence
Ferol Mennen
Associate Professor of Social Work Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Ferol Mennen focuses on child abuse, neglect, and post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as children's mental health services
Mental Health Child Abuse and Neglect Social Work Social Work Education Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Laura Briggs
Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laura Briggs is an expert on transnational and transracial adoption and on the U.S. history of taking children for political ends.
Transnational Adoption Reproduction Politics Adoption Child Separation
John Seita
Associate Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
An expert on the foster care system and the process and problems associated with "aging out" of the system. Also, foster care leadership.
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
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, Director of Tulane Early Childhood Collaborative · Tulane University
Dr. Gleason is a pediatrician and child psychiatrist who specializes in early childhood mental health.
Early Childhood Mental Health Child Psychiatry Early Childhood Psychopharmacology Integrated Mental Health in Pediatrics
Gary Anderson
Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
Expert in Child Abuse and Foster Care
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
Claudia Fletcher
Founder · Third Degree Parenting
Humor and Experience from author and mom of twelve woven together to apply to many situations.
Parenting Survival Tips Management Principles Learned From Parenting 12 Kids