Refereed Publications

Reunification outcomes among Mexican immigrant families in the child welfare system (with M Han), Children and Youth Services Review (2011)
 
Substance abuse interventions for parents involved in the child welfare system: Evidence and implications (with M J. Austin), Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008)
 
The dissemination and utilization of research for promoting evidence-based practice (with M J. Austin), Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008)
 
Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality in the front-end of the child welfare system (with A D'Andrade and M J. Austin), Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008)
 
Understanding and measuring child welfare outcomes (with A D'Andrade and M J. Austin), Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008)
 
Factors predicting family reunification for African American, Latino, Asian, and White families in the child welfare system (with A M. Hines, P A. Lee, and L Drabble), Journal of Child and Family Studies (2007)
 
Social capital and neighborhood poverty: Toward an ecologically grounded model of neighborhood effects., Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (2007)
 
Mentoring adolescent foster youth: Promoting resilience during developmental transitions (with A M. Hines), Child and Family Social Work (2006)
 
From foster care to young adulthood: The role of independent living programs in supporting successful transitions (with A M. Hines and J Merdinger), Children and Youth Services Review (2005)
 
Pathways to college for former foster youth: Understanding factors that contribute to educational success (with J M. Merdinger, A M. Hines, and P Wyatt), Child Welfare (2005)
 
Promising practices for meeting the multiple needs of low-income families in poverty neighborhoods (with M J. Austin and E Leer), Journal of Health and Social Policy (2005)
 
Promising programs to serve low-income families in poverty neighborhoods (with M J. Austin), Journal of Health and Social Policy (2005)
 
The risk of timing out: Welfare-to-work services for Asian immigrants and refugees (with J Chow and Q Xu), AAPI Nexus: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Policy, Practice and Community (2005)
 
Factors related to the disproportionate involvement of children of color in the child welfare system: A review and emerging themes (with A M. Hines, P Wyatt, and J Merdinger), Children and Youth Services Review (2004)
 
Attributional style and defense mechanisms: A synthesis of cognitive and psychodynamic factors in depression. , 56(6), 723-736. (with P Kwon), Journal of Clinical Psychology (1999)
 

Refereed Presentations

University/Community partnerships in support of collaborative practice: Experiences of Regional Partnership Grants. (with L Drabble, L Harrison, and C Ambar), National Conference for Child Welfare, Substance Abuse and the Courts (2011)
 
Acculturation, parenting and child well-being among Mexican immigrant and Vietnamese immigrant families: Toward a better understanding of family dynamics. (with M Han), San Jose State University Conference on Immigration and Social Policy: The Changing Face of America (2010)
 
Foster care reentry and placement stability outcomes: Understanding California’s performance and practices to improve outcomes. (with A D'Andrade and A M. Hines), The Leadership Symposia on Evidence-Based Practice in the Human Services: Moving Research and Evidence into Child Welfare Practice (2009)
 
How does cross-system collaboration between the child welfare and mental health systems influence children’s mental health services use and service effectives? Findings from a two-phase mixed-methods study, The Leadership Symposia on Evidence-Based Practice in the Human Services: Moving Research and Evidence into Child Welfare Practice (2009)
 
The impact of poverty on immigrant children’s mental health: Testing the mediating role of family processes., Society for Social Work and Research 12th Annual Conference (2008)
 
The impact of welfare benefits loss on Asian American families. (with J Chow and Q Xu), Society for Social Work and Research 9th Annual Conference (2005)
 
The impact of welfare benefits loss on Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees. (with J Chow), 131st annual conference of the American Public Health Association (2003)
 
College education and former foster youth: A comparison study. (with J Merdinger, A M. Hines, and P Wyatt), 6th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. (2002)