Families and Children
Researchers at the School of Social Work are working to improve the lives of families and children — by better understanding factors that contribute to the health and well-being of families within their homes, communities, and the broader environment.
Katie Johnston-Goodstar Katie Johnston-Goodstar
- Associate Professor
- she, her, they, them
- 612-624-4227
- john1906@umn.edu
Social and political contexts of urban and Indigenous youth development, Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), Youth and Media, Critical and Indigenous Pedagogies, History of youth work and social work in urban and Indigenous communities.
Lynette Renner Lynette Renner
- Professor; Director of the PhD Program; Director of Graduate Studies
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-8795
- renn0042@umn.edu
Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Child Welfare, Family Based Interventions, Mental and Behavioral Health, Youth Development
Patricia Shannon Patricia Shannon
- Associate Professor
- 612-624-3490
- pshannon@umn.edu
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Evaluation, Immigration, Intervention Science, Loss and Trauma, Mental Health
Ross VeLure Roholt Ross VeLure Roholt
- Associate Professor and Director, Youth Development Leadership Program
- he, him, his
- 612-624-8785
- rossvr@umn.edu
Community Engagement, Counseling, Mental Health, Adolescents/Youth, Community Engagement, Evaluation
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare researchers
Traci LaLiberte Traci LaLiberte
- Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
- 612-624-2279
- lali0017@umn.edu
Child Welfare, Disability, Evaluation, Policy, Systems Change
Kristine Piescher Kristine Piescher
- Assistant Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
- 612-624-9783
- kpiesche@umn.edu
Child Welfare, Evaluation, Policy
Affiliated researchers
Stacy Remke Stacy Remke
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0259
- remke005@umn.edu
Clinical Social Work, Healing Strategies, Child Welfare, Pediatric Palliative Care
