Appendix D| Contributions by Institute Affiliates

Appendix D| Contributions by Institute Affiliates

Below is an accounting of our affiliates’ many meaningful contributions.

Dr. Shamra Boel-Studt, Florida State University, leads the Quality Care Standards for Residential Group Care project. She is co-Principal Investigator on the Priority Research Award project Maternity Group Homes for Young Mothers in Florida: A Mixed Methods Examination. In addition to serving on the FFPSA workgroup, she was a guest on the Institute’s podcast episode Revisioning Residential Care Services for Children and Youth: FFPSA & the Group Care Quality Standards Assessment.

Dr. Michael Campbell, St. Leo University, served on the FFPSA workgroup.

Dr. Marianna Colvin, Florida Atlantic University, is co-Principal Investigator on the Priority Research Award project A Platform for Social Action: Engaging and Supporting the Voice of Youth in Foster Care Receiving Independent Living Services. She is Co-Investigator on the Affiliate Award for Translational Research project A Mixed Methods Examination of Comfort Call Implementation in South Florida.

Dr. Morgan Cooley, Florida Atlantic University, was a member of the FFPSA workgroup. She is Principal Investigator on the Affiliate Award for Translational Research project A Mixed Methods Examination of Comfort Call Implementation in South Florida. She is co-Principal Investigator on the Priority Research Award project A Platform for Social Action: Engaging and Supporting the Voice of Youth in Foster Care Receiving Independent Living Services. Dr. Cooley also served as a reviewer for the Institute’s Dissertation Fellowship Award.

Dr. Martie Gillen, University of Florida, was a member of the FFPSA workgroup. Chris Groeber, University of South Florida, was a member of the FFPSA workgroup and will lead the Institute’s technical assistance efforts for DCF. He was a guest on the Institute’s podcast episode How Will the FFPSA Change My Work with Families? Dr. Hui Huang, Florida International University, was a member of the FFPSA workgroup. Dr. Michael Killian, Florida State University, served as co-Investigator on the ZERO TO THREE-funded evaluation of Florida’s early childhood courts. Khalilah Louis-Caines, St. Leo University, was a member of the FFPSA workgroup. She also served as a reviewer for the Affiliate Award for Translational Research and the Priority Research Awards. Dr. Jennifer Marshall, University of South Florida, was a sub-awardee on the ZERO TO THREE-funded evaluation of Florida’s early childhood court, leading the qualitative subcomponent of the evaluation. Dr. Marleen Milner, Southeastern University, completed an Institute-funded project, Preliminary Investigation of Mindfulness-Based Training for Child Welfare Workers, in collaboration with affiliate Teri Saunders (Heartland for Children). Karen Oehme, Florida State University, is leading the development of one of the first Advanced Certification (AdCert) offerings for ALIGN. The Institute for Family Violence Studies will create the Strength, Trauma, and Resilience Studies Certification (STARS) which will be a 30-35 hour interactive course, with checkpoints for advancement into virtual reality and in-person training. Dr. Melissa Radey, Florida State University, continued as co-investigator of the Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families. She is also Principal Investigator on the Priority Research Award project Maternity Group Homes for Young Mothers in Florida: A Mixed Methods Examination.

Dr. Karen Randolph, Florida State University, is a member of the Alliance for Workforce Enhancement team and will serve as the formative evaluator for the program. She was a guest on the Institute’s podcast episode Social Worker-Client Relationship in the Digital Age.

Dr. Kim Renk, University of Central Florida, contributed ideas to initial planning of the GROW Center’s reflective supervision and consultation strategy. Teri Saunders, Heartland for Children, collaborated on projects with Drs. Marleen Milner (Preliminary Investigation of Mindfulness-Based Training for Child Welfare Workers) and Riaan van Zyl (COVID-19 Workforce Disruptions: Implementation Drivers to Promote Change, a Follow-up Study on Child Welfare Workforce Retention). Dr. Lisa Schelbe, Florida State University, served as a reviewer for the Priority Research Awards. Dr. Heather Thompson, Florida Atlantic University, is Co-Investigator on the Priority Research Award project A Platform for Social Action: Engaging and Supporting the Voice of Youth in Foster Care Receiving Independent Living Services. She is also Co-Investigator on the Affiliate Award for Translational Research project A Mixed Methods Examination of Comfort Call Implementation in South Florida.

Dr. Dina Wilke, Florida State University, continued as Principal Investigator of the Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families. She is also a member of the Alliance for Workforce Enhancement team and will serve as the site evaluator for the program’s demonstration sites. Dr. Riann Van Zyl, University of South Florida served on the FFPSA workgroup. He was Principal Investigator on an Institute-funded project, COVID-19 Workforce Disruptions: Implementation Drivers to Promote Change, a Follow-up Study on Child Welfare Workforce Retention, in collaboration with affiliate Teri Saunders (Heartland for Children).