Tracie O. Afifi
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences · University of Manitoba
Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.
Problem Gambling Domestic Violence Physical Punishment Child Maltreatment Sociology
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
Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy · University of Connecticut
Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy
The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system
Rachel Foster
Adjunct Lecturer · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
RACHEL E. FOSTER is an active duty lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
Sexual and Family Violence Suicide Prevention Psychological Health
Amy Nuttall
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University
Amy K. Nuttall is an expert in the areas of family relationships, parenting, and how families cope with stress.
Family Dynamics Maltreatment Parenting Caregiving Quantitative Psychology
Lois Weithorn
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weithorn@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4660 / Office 366-200
Bioethics and the Law Criminal Law Family Law Mental Health Law Social Science and Law
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
Catherine Taylor
Associate Professor · Tulane University
Cathy Taylor is one of the nation's leading experts on the harmful effects of spanking as a form of discipline for children.
family violence Spanking Child Maltreatment Violence Prevention Social Norms
Michael Bachmann
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice · Texas Christian University
Michael Bachmann uses predictive analysis and researches cybersecurity issues to better predict crime events.
Project Safe Neighborhoods - Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program German Culture Hackers Risk Terrain Modeling Crime Mapping
Cara Pohle
Adjunct Assistant Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Cara Pohle specializes in the area of child and adolescent mental health, child maltreatment and trauma, and autism spectrum disorders.
Child Maltreatment and Trauma Adolescent Mental Health Social Work Social Work Education Child Mental Health
Bridget Freisthler
Professor | College of Social Work · The Ohio State University
Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.
Child Abuse and Neglect Drug and alcohol use (particularly marijuana, opiates, and alcohol) Drug distribution systems GIS Spatial Analysis
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.
Fred Stone
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Colonel Stone's research specialties include air drop techniques, patient safety, and healthcare communication.
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
Nadine Wathen
Professor · University of Western Ontario
Nadine Wathen is committed to developing and mobilizing knowledge to improve the lives of women and children exposed to family violence.
health information Knowledge Mobilization violence against women/gender-based violence Child Maltreatment Domestic Violence
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
Philip Browning
Adjunct Assistant Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Philip Browning retired as the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in January 2017.
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
Sherri Green, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health, Research Fellow Sheps Center For Health Services Research · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor in the Gillings School of Public Health, with interests in substance use disorders and chronic health conditions rural populations
Rural Health Care Access Opioids Maternal and child health Drug Addiction and Treatment Public Health Policy Research