Ruth H. Young Center for Families & Children

04/30/2019

Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr presented in a policy forum titled: “A Traumagenic Social-Ecological Framework for Understanding Child S*x Trafficking: Applicability to Real Life Interventions, Research, and Policy,” at the 21st National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) sponsored by the Children’s Bureau in Washington DC.

Congratulations Dr. Finigan-Carr!

04/30/2019

Dr. Haksoon Ahn and her partners, Denise Conway at Maryland Department of Human Services and Katie Rollins at Chapin Hall University of Chicago, presented the highlighted session, “Using CFSR Case Review Results Within a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Framework to Drive Practice and Outcomes Improvement” at the 21st National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) sponsored by the Children’s Bureau in Washington DC.
Congratulations Dr. Ahn!

01/22/2019

I had the great honor of presenting on partnerships informing child welfare policy in a workshop coordinated by Dr. Haksoon Ahn. The workshop consisted of papers by Dr. Haksoon Ahn, Dr. Jay Unick, Dr. Terry Shaw, and Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr. The session was moderated by Dean Richard Barth and our former Ruth Young Director - Dr. Diane DePanfilis.

01/22/2019

The Ruth Young Center was well represented at the 2019 Society for Social Work and Research conference. There were 11 total presentations given by affiliated faculty including Dr. Haksoon Ahn, Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr, Dr. Amanda Lehning, Dr. Terry Shaw, and Ph.D. candidates/students Yanfeng Xu, Caroline Harmon-Darrow, and Lauren McCarthy.

01/22/2019

Our own Dr. Lisa Thiebaud Nicoli and Letita Logan Passarella presented before the Maryland House Appropriations Committee on the Life After Welfare Report. The discussion starts 1 hour and 18 minutes into the recording.

11/09/2018

Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr, Director of PARI (the Prevention Adolescent Research Initiative) and Assistant Director of the Ruth H Young Center, will present a TEDx Baltimore presentation on Friday, November 9, 2018. If you were not lucky enough to get a lottery seat to see the presentations live you can still join the conversation and talk one-on-one with the speakers about their chosen topics.

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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. TEDx University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) takes its theme from the University’s mission: “To improve the ...

10/16/2018

The Family Welfare Research and Training Group with the Ruth Young Center for Families & Children at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work is looking for an individual who has proficient data analysis and writing skills to join their research team. The selected candidate’s rank will be determined upon review of their qualifications with possible ranks including Policy Research Analyst, Senior Policy Research Analyst, or Lead Policy Research Analyst. Our work primarily consists of using administrative data to answer relevant practice and policy-based research questions about the welfare and child support programs in Maryland. The selected candidate will also be expected to draft clear, concise, and meaningful reports that present the results of those analyses for program managers and policymakers. Qualified candidates should have skill in data analysis using statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, or STATA, the ability to take lead roles in performing & directing various research studies, and strong writing skills.
The job application can be found here:

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10/11/2018

Today we held the first Ruth Young Center Seminar Day. With presentations (Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr; Dr. Haksoon Ahn; Dr. Terry Shaw; Letitia Passarella; Karen Powell; and Dr. Lisa Nicoli) and poster presentations (Dr. Debra Linsenmeyer; Nick Koluponawich; Dr. Jennifer Kelman; Rochon Steward; Daniel Keyser; Danielle DeLisle; and Bess Rose). Thank you to everyone who participated.

10/09/2018

Congratulations to our state partner Hilary Laskey, Evaluation and Research Manager, DHS Social Services Administration on her 2018 Customer Service Award. A well deserved award!

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09/20/2018

A report (Actual Earnings and Payment Outcomes Among Obligors with Imputed Income) written by Natalie Demyan and Letitia Logan Passarella is being high-lighted by Young Williams.

Income imputation results in a financial support order, which is necessary to ensure that children receive support from both parents. But what are the payment outcomes in these situations? This report uses the sample of orders from Maryland’s 2011 to 2014 case-level guidelines review to assess out...

06/19/2018

Congratulations to Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr for being recognized as a University of Maryland Champion of Excellence!

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the state’s public health, law, and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service.

05/30/2018

Today is our colleague Leslie Rozeff's last day with us before she takes on a new challenge in Deloitte's public sector division. We are thankful for all that you have done for us and for the field - good luck Leslie you will be missed.