Social policy
Researchers at the School of Social Work are seeking to improve the lives of individuals, particularly those who are marginalized and disenfranchised, through policy reform at different levels.
Wendy Haight Wendy Haight
- Professor and Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy
- 612-624-4721
- whaight@umn.edu
Child Welfare, Developmental Psychology, Mental Health, Social Services, Substance Abuse
Joseph Merighi Joseph Merighi
- Associate Director of the School of Social Work; Associate Professor
- he, him, his
- jmerighi@umn.edu
End-stage renal diseases, Medication adherence, Chronic illness, Social work practice in health care settings.
Lynette M. Renner Lynette M. Renner
- Professor
Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy
Director of the PhD Program
Director of Graduate Studies
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Family Violence - she, her, hers
- 612-624-8795
- renn0042@umn.edu
Family Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Child Maltreatment, Mental and Behavioral Health, Help-Seeking, Family-Based Interventions, Youth Development
Jessica Toft Jessica Toft
- Associate Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-3689
- jtoft@umn.edu
My research examines two sides of the same coin: how neoliberalism works to limit the professional authority of social work, and how social work can and has used democratic ideas and actions to protect and extend professional authority.
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
