College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

People

Jeff Waid

  • Pronouns: he, him, his

  • Associate Professor

Child Welfare, Positive Youth Development, Prevention Science, Intervention and Services Research

    DEGREES

    PhD, Portland State University
    MSW, University of Pittsburgh

      AREAS OF INTEREST

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

        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

          Jeff Waid