THE COHORT FOUR FELLOWS 2014–2016
Leah Bartley
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD, Social Work, University of Maryland-Baltimore
Working to understand factors related to organizational fidelity to a child maltreatment prevention program.
Rosemary Bernstein
University of California-San Francisco
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon
Working to interrupt intergenerational transmissions of maltreatment via trauma informed, attachment-based, community-building, prenatal and perinatal group interventions.
Daniel Busso
FrameWorks Institute
PhD, Education, Harvard University
Community-based, mixed methods research for the primary prevention of child physical and psychological maltreatment.
Leah Cheatham
University of Alabama
PhD, Social Work, The Florida State University
Focusing on the intersection of disability and child well-being to inform policy and practice through a social justice lens.
Aislinn Conrad
University of Iowa
PhD, Social Welfare, The University of Kansas
Preventing child abuse and neglect by boosting families’ financial certainty and positive parenting strategies.
Catherine Corr
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
PhD, Special Education, University of Illinois
Supporting the well-being of young children with disabilities (birth-8 years old) and their families.
Leah Gjertson
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
PhD, Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Promoting family economic security and well-being through applied research and governmental partnerships.
Chelsea Smith Gonzalez
Atlassian
PhD, Sociology, University of Texas-Austin
Specializing in demography and family demography.
Brianna Lemmons
Baylor University
PhD, Social Work, Howard University
Focusing on the structure and functioning of African American fathers and families.
Megan Madison
Center for Racial Justice in Education
PhD candidate, Social Policy, Brandeis University
Utilizing participatory action research to advance racial equity in the early childhood teaching workforce.
Erin Marsh
Polaris
MS, Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
Using data to drive strategies to combat human trafficking and elevating survivors’ voices and experiences throughout the research process.
Meredith Matone
PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
DrPH, Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Using health services research and program evaluation to identify opportunities for strengthening maltreatment prevention programming.
Katherine Paschall
Child Trends
PhD, Family Studies and Human Development, The University of Arizona
Examining practice and policy solutions to issues of inequity in infant and toddler well-being.
Abigail Ross
Fordham Univeristy
PhD, Social Work, Boston University
Advancing scientific knowledge related to evidence-based preventive interventions designed to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable children, youth and families.
Alayna Schreier
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Integrating research, practice, and policy to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.