Professor, School of Social Work
Dr. D’Andrade received her MSW and PhD in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. She is currently a Professor in the SJSU School of Social Work, teaching graduate courses on social welfare policy and research. Her research interests focus on the public child welfare system, particularly issues affecting parental reunification with children removed for maltreatment. She currently teaches courses on research methods and design, and social welfare policy in the MSW program at San Jose State University.
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About Amy C. D’Andrade
Dr. D’Andrade received her MSW and PhD in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. She is currently a Professor in the SJSU School of Social Work, teaching graduate courses on social welfare policy and research. Her research interests focus on the public child welfare system, particularly issues affecting parental reunification with children removed for maltreatment. She currently teaches courses on research methods and design, and social welfare policy in the MSW program at San Jose State University.
| 2016 - Present | Professor, San Jose State University ‐ School of Social Work | |
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| 2013 - 2018 | Faculty Associate Dean for Research, CASA, San Jose State University | |
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| 2011 - 2016 | Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ School of Social Work | |
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| 2010 - 2016 | Director, CASA Center for Applied Research on Human Services, San Jose State University | |
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| 2004 - 2005 | Research Director, University of California, Berkeley ‐ Bay Area Social Services Consortium | |
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| 2003 - 2003 | Lecturer, San Jose State ‐ College of Social Work | |
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| 1999 - 2000 | Lecturer, California State University, Hayward ‐ Sociology and Social Services | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2019 - Present | Faculty Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity (RSCA) Assigned Time Program Award |
| San Jose State University | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity (RSCA) Award |
| San Jose State University | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Linkages County Self-Evaluation Support |
| Child and Family Policy Institute of California | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $32,944 | |
| 2011 - 2015 | The Child Welfare Partnership for Research and Training (CW-PART) |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): L. Drabble, K.Lemon-Osterling, E. Cohen, M. Han | |
| $250,000 | |
| 2013 - 2014 | Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity (RSCA) Award |
| Graduate Studies and Research, San Jose State University | |
| $1,650 | |
| 2011 - 2013 | Evaluation of Phase II of the Santa Cruz County Roots and Wings Initiative |
| Santa Cruz County Department of Human Services | |
| Role: co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): K.L. Osterling | |
| $120,000 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Title IVE Stipend Program Field Instruction Initiative |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): L. Drabble | |
| $25,000 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Understanding Models of Child Welfare Reunification Services Delivery in California Counties |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC). | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $63,052 | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Understanding Models of Child Welfare Reunification Services Delivery in California Counties |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $66,418 | |
| 2009 - 2011 | Evaluation of Phase II of the Santa Cruz County Roots and Wings Initiative |
| Santa Cruz County Department of Human Services | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): K.L. Osterling | |
| $120,000 | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Evaluation of Phase I of the Santa Cruz County Roots and Wings Initiative |
| Santa Cruz County Department of Human Services | |
| Colleague(s): K.L. Osterling | |
| $61,767 | |
| 2008 | Child Welfare Outcomes in California: Understanding the State’s Performance on Foster Care Re-Entry and Placement Stability Outcomes |
| CDSS and CALSWEC | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): A. Hines, K. L. Osterling | |
| $75,000 | |
| 2008 | Exploring Characteristics and Outcomes for Families with an Informal Supervision Agreement within the Child Welfare System. |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) Special Project | |
| Colleague(s): K.L. Osterling, E. Bruce, L. Drabble, P. Green, A. Hines | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2007 - 2008 | The effects of different types and patterns of services on successful reunification |
| California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $75,000 | |
| 2005 - 2007 | Foster Youth Transitions Project: Self-evaluation |
| Center for Social Services Research, University of California at Berkeley | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $58,533 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2013 - Present | Referee reviewer, Journal of Public Child Welfare | 2012 - Present | Referee reviewer, Children and Youth Services Review | 2011 - Present | Member, California Research and Training Network | 2008 - Present | Review Board, Child Welfare | 2007 - Present | Abstract reviewer, Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research | 2007 - Present | Referee reviewer, Families in Society | 2002 - Present | Referee reviewer, Journal of Social Work Education | 2014 - 2020 | Reviewer, Early Career Investigator Award, San Jose State University | 2013 - 2020 | Board of Directors, San Jose State University Research Foundation | 2015 - 2018 | Director, University Grants Academy, Office of Research, San Jose State University | 2017 | Proposal Reviewer, City and County of Santa Cruz, CORE Investments | 2014 | Reviewer, Early Career Investigator Award, San Jose State University Research Foundation | 2012 | Proposal reviewer, Santa Clara County Social Services Agency | 2011 | Team Leader, NASW-CA Lobby Days | 2011 | Participant, NIH Early Career Reviewer Program | 2011 | Proposal reviewer,, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families | 2010 | Proposal reviewer, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth | 2009 | Abstract reviewer / Planning Committee, 2nd National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policies | 2006 - 2009 | Team Leader, NASW-CA Lobby Days | 2000 - 2001 | Doctoral Student Representative, University of California School of Social Welfare |
Honors and Awards
- Faculty Research & Scholarship Creative Activity (RSCA) Assigned Time Program Award. San Jose State University, 2019-2023
- Creative Activity (RSCA) Award. Office of Research, San Jose State University, 2016-2017
- Creative Activity (RSCA) Award. Graduate Studies and Research, San Jose State University, 2013-2014
- Sabbatical Award, Fall 2014
- University Scholar Series Lecture, San Jose State University, 2012
- Early Career Investigator Award, San Jose State University Research Foundation, 2010-2011
- Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, 2010
- Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Mini-Grant. Support for travel to the 2010 Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, 2010
- Social Worker of the Year, National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter, Region B. 2008-2009
- School of Social Work Professional Development Grant, San Jose State University, 2008
- Graduate Student Fellowship, Cornell University, National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect Summer Research Institute, May 2003
- Fellowship Award, University of California at Berkeley 1997-1998, 1998-1999
| 2004 | Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley ‐ Social Welfare | |
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| 1999 | M.S.W, University of California at Berkeley ‐ Social Welfare | |
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| 1987 | B.A., University of California at Berkeley ‐ Social Welfare | |
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Contact Information
amy.dandrade@sjsu.edu
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