College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

Jeff Waid

  • Pronouns: he, him, his

  • Associate Professor

  • Office Hours

    Friday 9-11 and by appointment

Jeff Waid

Areas of interest

Child Maltreatment Prevention, Family Navigation, Intervention and Services Research, Prevention Science

Degrees

PhD, Portland State University
MSW, University of Pittsburgh

Biography

My scholarship focuses primarily on two areas: (1) the role of family navigation in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and (2) resilience-building interventions with child welfare involved caregivers, youth, and sibling groups. Across projects, my work aims to improve the health and well-being of children and families, and to elucidate the mechanisms underlying how interventions work, for whom, and under what conditions.

Publications

Child Maltreatment Prevention / Family Navigation

Asterisk(*) indicates a student author.

Waid, J., *Tomfohrde, O., *Kutlzer, C. Connecting and engaging with health and social care: Exploring the core components of a telephone and web-mediated family navigation prevention service. Child & Family Social Work. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12985

Waid, J., *Tomfohrde, O., & *Kutzler, C. Promoting health and social equity through family navigation to prevention and early intervention services. BMC Public Health, 22, e1972. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14320-4. 

Waid, J., *Santalauria, J., LaLiberte, T., & Piescher, K. (2021). A latent class analysis of modifiable risk factors associated with maltreatment re-reporting and recurrence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 120, 105249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105249

Waid, J. & Choy-Brown, M. (2021). Moving upstream: the Family First Prevention Services Act and reimagining opportunities for prevention in child welfare practice. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106098

Child Welfare / Foster Care / Sibling Intervention Research 

Asterisk(*) indicates a student author.

Waid, J. & Wojciak A. (2022). What makes summer camp therapeutic for siblings separated by foster care? Associations from counselor ratings of program implementation to youth-reported outcomes. Developmental Child Welfare. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1177/25161032221093409

Waid, J., Kothari, B., *Dahlgren, J., McBeath, B. & Bank L. (2021). Exploring mechanisms of change in a dyadic relationship intervention for siblings in foster care. Child & Family Social Work. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12833

Waid, J. (2021). Estimating the relational well-being of siblings separated out-of-home care. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 15, 299-317. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1717715

Waid, J. & Alewine, E. (2018). An exploration of family challenges and service needs during the post-adoption period. Children and Youth Services Review, 91, 213-220. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.06.017