VITA
Christina J. Groark
3607 McCrady Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
(412) 823-9092
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M. Ed.
B.A.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Alliance College
Hunter College
1985-1989
1975-1976
1972-1973
1970-1972
Special Education/Research
Special Education
Psychology
Psychology/Education
EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor, Psychology in Education, Program in Applied
Developmental Psychology, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
2001-Present
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, School of
Education, University of Pittsburgh (1986–1992, Director of Community
Relations; 1992-Present, Co-Director)
1986-Present
Adjunct Faculty, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs,
University of Pittsburgh
1994-2002
Planning and Evaluation Associate, Allegheny County Mental Health/
Mental Retardation Drug and Alcohol Programs
1985-1986
Research Associate, Project Coordinator, University/Agency/Parent
Connection to Provide Service to Infants with Disabilities (U.S. Office of
Education), University of Pittsburgh, School of Education
1985-1986
Director, Children’s Services, Association for Retarded Citizens
of Allegheny County
1979-1985
Program Coordinator, Community Living Arrangements,
Valley Community Services
1978-1979
Preschool Mainstream Project Director, Association for Retarded Citizens
of Allegheny County
1976-1978
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HONORS and AWARDS
University of Pittsburgh School of Education Faculty Research Award, 2009
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award, 2004
CONSULTANTSHIPS
Editorial
Reviewer for Infant Mental Health Journal
Occasional reviewer for Journal of the International Association
of Special Education
2009-Present
1998- Present
Organizations
Consultant, Cornell University Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
2011
Consultant, Universities Children’s Policy Collaborative, a collaboration among
2003-present
Penn State University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh (to
provide scientific information to help improve child and family policy and
programs in Pennsylvania).
Consultant, University of Minnesota Youth, and Families Consortium; Chair of
2007-2009
External Evaluation Committee, President’s Initiative on Children, Youth, and
Families; and the Center of Excellence in Children's Mental Health.
Consultant, Marywood University, Scranton, PA, for replication of Office of
Child Development/University-Community collaborative activities
1998-2001
Consultant, Human Service Policy Development, Universidad Jose Matias
Delgado, El Salvador
1998-2000
Consultant, Allegheny County Empowerment Zone application to develop the
human services section of the successful $3,000,000 application
1994
Consultant, Policy Development, Human Services, City Council, St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation
1992-1996
Consultant, Strategic Planning for Families and Children, Allegheny General
Hospital
1992-1994
Consultant, Policy Development, Family Loan Program, Collaboration between
Pittsburgh National Bank and Community Human Services
1990-1992
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Consultant, NEC*TEC (National Early Childhood * Technical Assistance
System), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1988-1990
Consultant, Community Human Services, USDHHS/Heinz Endowment project,
Families Facing the Future
1985-1989
Consultant, Community Human Services, Mainstream Child Care Services (to
provide technical assistance in an inclusion model for children with mental
health disabilities).
1982-1984
Committees
Member, Faculty Assembly, University of Pittsburgh School of Education,
2013-2016
Member, Design team for school-wide EdD degree
2013
Member, Advisory Council for California Center for Infant-Family and Early
Childhood Mental Health, Sacramento, CA
2012-present
Member, Hong Kong Baptist University, International Advisory Board
2011-present
Member, University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium, Duke
University.
2010-present
Member, National Advisory Board, Purdue University Military Families Research 2009-present
Institute.
2002-2009
Member, Perinatal Periods of Risk Committee, Allegheny County Health
Department, Maternal and Child Health Program (to improve the health and
well-being of urban women, children, and families by strengthening the public
health organizations and leaders in their communities).
2000-2003
Member, Data and Reporting Committee, Education Policy and Issues Center,
Harrisburg, PA (to advise and assist EPI in developing strategies toward
realizing the goal that all fifth grade students in southwestern Pennsylvania
will be proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics academics standards).
1999-2002
Member, Collaboration Project Advisory Committee, Robert Morris College
Center for Nonprofit Management (to provide leadership in supporting and
strengthening community-wide collaborative efforts between public and
private organizations and residents).
Member, State Fiscal Analysis Initiative, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children 1999-2002
(to provide timely, accessible, and credible analysis of state budget and tax
issues that impact low and modest income persons to state decision makers,
media, and the general public).
1999-2000
Member, Learning Partnerships, The Heinz Endowments (to develop and
implement strategies for a comprehensive early care and education system for
children ages birth to eight years and their families).
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Member, Starting Points Evaluation Advisory Group, Carnegie Corporation of
New York.
1996-1999
Member, Community Advisory Board, The UCLID Center (University,
Community, Leaders, and Individuals with Disabilities), University of
Pittsburgh.
1995-2009
Member, Early Childhood Education Planning Committee, United Way of
Allegheny County.
1995-1997
Member, Allegheny Family Support Policy Board and Executive Committee.
1994-present
Member, Managed Care Steering Committee; Chair, Special Needs Population
Working Group, Jewish Healthcare Foundation.
1994-1996
Member, Child Health Needs Assessment Advisory Committee, Allegheny
County Health Department.
1994-1995
Member, Board of Directors, Allegheny Children's Initiative (a joint venture
serving youth with severe mental health problems).
1993-1999
Member, Advisory Committee, Child Care Partnerships, Pittsburgh.
1993-1995
Co-Chair, Institutional Review Board, Early Learning Institute.
1993-1995
Co-Chair, Education and Child Development Field of Services Allocation
Committee (member since 1991), United Way of Allegheny County
1993-1995
Member, Program Investment Committee, United Way
1993-1995
Member, Early Childhood Advisory Committee, PA Partnerships for Children,
Harrisburg, PA.
1992-1997
Member, Pittsburgh City School Restructuring Task Force.
1992-1994
Member, Allegheny County 2001: Strategic Planning/Human Services.
1991-1992
Member, Portfolio on Prevention of School Dropout, United Way of Allegheny
County.
1991-1992
Member, Study Group on Infant Mortality, Jewish Health Care Foundation.
1991-1992
Member, National Advisory Board, Philadelphia Children's Network.
1990-1993
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Parents League for Educational
Adjustment (PLEA).
1990-1992
Chairperson, Governmental Relations, PA Division of Early Childhood/CEC.
1988-1990
Member, PA State Interagency Coordinating Council (Governor appointed).
1987-1990
Co-Chair, State Personnel Preparation Committee for Early Intervention.
1987-1990
Member, Allegheny County Commission on Children.
1987-1990
Co-Chair, Statewide Policy and Planning Subcommittee on Early Intervention,
State Department of Public Welfare.
1986-1987
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GRANTS
Pennsylvania Project LAUNCH, The purpose of LAUNCH is to provide support 2014 - 2019
for the creation of infrastructure to support services for low-income children
from conception to eight years of age and their families. Pennsylvania Office
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) [$1,510,205]
Principal Investigator, USAID on framework for gender-sensitive indicators
Summer
2013
Summer 2013
in global child welfare; to develop guidance and indicators on this
topic for USAID mission staff in Europe and Eurasia; JBS International
[$4,000].
Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development; to 111989-present
provide core services of dissemination, training, services, program evaluation,
and networking in areas pertaining to children, youth, and families: Howard
Heinz Endowment [$500,000 (2011-2013), $500,000 (2005-2007), $300,000
(1999-2001), $300,000 (1995-1998), $400,000 (1992-1994), $525,000 (19891992); R.K. Mellon Foundation $300,000 (2010-2013), $300,000 (20042006), $600,000 (2001-2004), $300,000 (1998-2000)].
Principal Investigator, Russian Adoption Training, the Russian Federation’s 2012202012-2013
mandate requires all parents desiring to adopt to receive 30-80 hours training.
This University program trains educators to provide this training and tests
parents for course completion documentation.
Principal Investigator, United Way Out-of-School-Time
DD2013-2014
Co-Principal Investigator, United Way Financially Struggling Adults and
Families [$60,000]
FebFeb 2014Sept 2014
Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human
2002008-2012
Development, Long-Term Effects of Early Social-Emotional Experience; to
follow the development of children from orphanages who are transferred to
adoptive or foster families or reunified with their biological parents to
determine the longer-term benefits of having experienced a better early socialemotional environment ($2,398,837 direct costs, five years.).
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Co-Principal Investigator, Improving Orphanages in Latin America, Whole Child 2005-2012
International, Nicaragua, $176,000 (2010-2012), $135,940 (2008-2009), San
Salvador, $156,930 (2006-2007), $135,682 (2005-2006).
Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowment and the Richard. K. Mellon
2001-2004
Foundation, The Early Childhood Initiative Demonstration Project; a threeyear project to demonstrate that a coordinated and cost-efficient system can be
created to deliver high quality early childhood services in low-income
neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, $8,000,000.
Principal Investigator, Penn State University, The Research Team for Governor
Schweiker’s Early Care and Education Task Force; a ten-month grant to
conduct a survey of higher educational institutions, a survey of early care
providers, a comprehensive review of literature, and to act as research
consultants to the Task Force and the Governor’s Policy Office, $285,000.
March 2002 -
Co-Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowment, Interdisciplinary
Fellowship Training Program in Evaluation and Policy; a three-year
certificate program managed by Dr. Hidenori Yamatani, School of Social
Work, $396,000.
1998-2001
December 2002
Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute on Child Health and Human
2000-2005
Development, Effects of Improving Caregiving on Early Mental Health; a
five-year grant to study the effects of improving the care of infants and young
children in Russian orphanages, $2,844,000 direct costs.
Co-Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowments, Effects of Improving
Caregiving on Early Mental Health; a grant to study the effects of improving
the care of infants and young children in Russian orphanages, $300,000.
1998-2004
Principal Investigator, Allegheny County, Family Service System Reform; a four- 1996-2000
year grant to promote development of strong families and communities by
building upon the family support model and enhancing local governance to
systematically change the way current systems function, $2,000,000.
Principal Investigator, Allegheny County Department of Health, Healthy Start
Project; a one-year contract to oversee the provision of technical assistance
for the development of a $30,000,000 campaign coordinating health care
providers and local governments with business and private philanthropy to
expand and improve the morbidity and mortality of infants in Allegheny
County, $90,000.
1993-1994
Principal Investigator, Allegheny County, Systems Reform; a four-month contract 1996
to plan the county-wide family services system strategy for the next five
years, $28,000.
Principal Investigator, Fayette County Mental Health/Mental Retardation,
Systems Reform; a seven-month contract to plan this rural county-wide
system reform strategy and to provide leadership training, $7,480.
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1996
Principal Investigator, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Starting Points; a
1996-2000
four-year grant to promote efficient policy retention, development, and
implementation during political transitions at the state, county, and city levels,
$300,000; continuation grant $200,000.
Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowment, Starting Points Match, a four- 1996-2000
year grant (see purpose above), $400,000; continuation match grant $300,000.
Principal Investigator, Department of Health and Human Services, Early Head
Start; a five-year grant to provide experimental intervention services to the
birth-to-three population in three low-income neighborhoods, $7,000,000.
1995-2000
Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowment, Family Centers Training and 1994-1996
Evaluation Project; a two-year grant to oversee a statewide evaluation project
of family support centers and to assist in the development of a training video,
$500,000.
Program Director, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny Health
Services, Inc., Statewide Evaluation for EI Services; a one-year grant to
design and begin implementation of a statewide monitoring and evaluation
service for state funded programs serving children with disabilities ages birth
to six years, $85,000.
1990-1991
Project Administrator and Consultant, Howard Heinz Endowment, Overcoming
the Odds - Report on Children At Risk in Allegheny County; a report
documenting demographics, inventoried programs, data, and
recommendations to be used as a planning tool for policymakers, $15,000.
1990
Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Comprehensive Child Development Program; a six-year grant to conduct a
research study to provide congress with empirically-based information that
documents the progress of children in low-income families when services are
coordinated and follow “best practices,” $9,000,000.
1989-1995
Principal Investigator, Howard Heinz Endowment, Comprehensive Child
Development Program Match; a six-year grant (see above), $1,260,000.
1989-1995
Principal Investigator, Allegheny County MH/MR contract, Alliance for Infants-- 1989-1996
Intensive Neonatal Follow-Up, Assessment, Nursing, Training, and Services;
to develop an empirically-based service demonstration following best
practices in screening, tracking, and data and service coordination for children
with disabilities or at-risk of developing disabilities, $12,600,000.
Principal Investigator, Western Region Project Director, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Mainstreaming Project, $270,000.
1982-1984
Principal Investigator, Children's Services/ARC, Allegheny Infant/Toddler
Program, Developmental Centers, $300,000.
1979-1985
U.S. Office of Education, ESPRIT, ARC/Allegheny, $250,000.
1979-1982
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PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., & Rygaard, N. P. (2014). Global research, practice, and policy
issues in the care of infants and young children at risk: The articles in context. Special Issue.
Infant Mental Health Journal, 35(2), 87-93.
Groark, C. J., McCarthy, S. K., & Kirk, A. R. (2014). Early child development: From theory to
practice. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Publishers.
Krogh, S. L., & Groark, C. J. (2013). A bridge to the classroom and early care: A capstone. San
Diego, CA: Bridgepointe Publishers.
Groark, C. J., & Song, L. (2012). Health and nutrition of children. San Diego, CA: Bridgepointe
Publishers.
Groark, C. J. (Ed.) (2011). Early childhood intervention: Shaping the future for children with
special needs and their families (Vols. 1-3). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Praeger.
McCall, R. B., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Juffer, F., Groark, C. J., & Groza, V. K. (Eds.) (2011).
Children without permanent parental care: Research, practice, and policy. Monographs of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Serial No. 901, 76(4).
St. Petersburg-USA Orphanage Research Team (2008). The effects of early social-emotional and
relationship experience on the development of young orphanage children. Monographs of the
Society for Research in Child Development, 73, Serial No. 291 (3) (C. J. Groark is a member
of this Team).
Groark, C. J., Mehaffie, K. E., McCall, R. B., & Greenberg, M. T. (Eds.) (2007). Evidence-based
programs and practices for early childhood care and education. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Corwin Press.
Chapters
Wanless, S. B., Groark, C., Hatfield, B. (2012). Assessing Organizational Readiness. In J.
Durlak, R. Weissburg, & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Handbook of Social Emotional Learning. New
York, NY: Guilford Publications.
Engle, P., Groza, V., Groark, C. J., Greenberg, A., Bunkers, K. M., & Muhamedrahimov, R.
(2011). Children without parental care. In R. B. McCall, M. H. van IJzendoorn, F. Juffer, C.
J. Groark, and V. K. Groza (Eds.), Children without permanent parents: Research, practice,
and policy. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Serial No. 301,
76(4), 190-222
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Eichner, J., Groark, C. J., & Palmov, O. (2011). Early intervention: International policies and
programs. In C. Groark (Ed.) Early childhood intervention: Shaping the future for children
with special needs and their families, Volume 1 (pp. 37-70). Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO/Praeger.
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2010). Challenges and issues in designing applied research. In V.
Maholmes and C. Lomonaco (Eds.), Applied research in child and adolescent development:
A practical guide (pp. 101-129). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (2008). Community-based interventions and services. In M.
Rutter et al. (Eds.), Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry, 5th edition (pp. 971-988).
London, GB: Blackwell Publishing Company.
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J., (2007). A perspective on the history and future of disseminating
behavioral and social science. In M. K. Welch-Ross and L. G. Fasig (Eds.), Handbook on
communicating and disseminating behavioral science (pp. 15-32). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
Kaczmarek, L., & Groark, C.J. (2007). Early intervention practices for children with and at risk
for delays. In C. J. Groark et al. (Eds.). Evidence-based programs and practices for early
childhood care and education (pp. 25-55). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Barnard, W. M., & Groark, C. J. (2007). Demonstration programs and successful outcomes. In C.
J. Groark et al. (Eds.). Evidence-based programs and practices for early childhood care and
education (pp. 88-101). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Groark, C. G., & McCall, R. B. (2005). Integrating developmental scholarship into practice and
policy. In M. H. Bornstein and M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental psychology: An advanced
textbook, 5th edition (pp. 570-601). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Groark, C. J., & Daponte, B. O. (1999). The state of the child in Allegheny County. In R. Bangs
(Ed.), The state of the region. Pittsburgh, PA: University Center for Social and Urban
Research, University of Pittsburgh.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Strauss, M. S., & Johnson, C. N. (1998). Challenges of universitycommunity outreach to traditional research universities: The University of Pittsburgh Office
of Child Development experience. In R. M. Lerner and L. A. K. Simon (Eds.), Universitycommunity collaborations for the twenty-first century: Outreach scholarship for youth and
families (pp. 203-230). New York: Garland.
McCall, R. B., Green, B. L., Strauss, M. S., & Groark, C. J. (1997). Issues in community-based
research and program evaluation. In I. E. Sigel and K. A. Renninger (Eds.), Handbook of
child psychology, Vol. 4 (5th Edition) (pp. 955-997). New York: Wiley.
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Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (1996). Building successful university-community human service
agency collaborations. In C. B. Fisher, J. P. Murray, and I. E. Sigel (Eds.), Applied
developmental science: Graduate training for diverse disciplines and educational settings,
(pp. 237-353). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Articles
Kirk, A., Warner, H., McCall, R. B., Li, J., Groark, C. J., & Zeng, F. (in preparation). The effects
of a supplementary caregiver-child intervention for infants and young children in Chinese
institutions.
O’Dell, K., Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (in preparation). Supporting families in intercountry
special needs adoption.
McCall, R. B., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Groark, C. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., Salaway,
J. L., & Julian, M. M. (under editorial review). Risk and resilience in children placed into
different types of Russian families following an institutional intervention.
Rosas, J., McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., & Nikiforova, N.
V. (under editorial review). Environmental quality as mediator between an institutional
intervention and children’s developmental outcomes. Journal of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Fish, L., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., & Nikiforova, N.
V. (under editorial review). Characteristics of children transitioned to intercountry adoption
and domestic adoption, foster care, and biological families from institutions in St. Petersburg
(Russian Federation). International Social Work.
Wang, W. C., McCall, R. B., Li, J., Groark, C. J., Zeng, F., & Hu, X. (in press). Chinese
collective foster care model: Description and evaluation. International Social Work.
McCall, R. B., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Groark, C. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., Salaway,
J. L., & Julian, M. M. (in press). The development of post-institutionalized vs. parent-reared
Russian children as a function of age at placement and family type. Development and
Psychopathology.
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2014). Research on institutionalized children: Implications for
international child welfare practitioners and policymakers. International Perspectives in
Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 4(2), 142-159.
Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Agarkova, V. V., Vershinia, E. A., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V.,
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2014). Behavior problems in children transferred from a
social-emotionally depriving institution to families in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Special Issue. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35(2), 111-122.
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McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., & Rygaard, N. P. (Editors) (2014). Global research, practice, and
policy issues on the care of infants and young children. Special Issue, Infant Mental Health
Journal, 35(3).
Martin, K., McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2014). Allegheny County Out-of-School Time
Funding Inventory Report produced for the United Way of Allegheny County.
Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., McCarthy, S. K., Eichner, J. C., Warner, H. A., Salaway, J.,
Palmer, K., Lopez, M. E. (2013). The effects of a social-emotional intervention on caregivers
and children with disabilities in two Central American institutions. Infants & Young
Children, 26(4), 286-305.
Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., McCarthy, S. K., Eichner, J. C., & Gee, A. D. (2013). Structure,
caregiver-child interactions, and children’s general physical and behavioral development in
three Central American institutions. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research,
Practice, Consultation, 2(3), 207-224.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Fish, L., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., & Nikiforova, N.
V. (2013). Maintaining a social-emotional intervention and its benefits for institutionalized
children. Child Development (e-pub ahead of print)
The Leiden Conference on the Development and Care of Children without Permanent Parents
(2012). The development and care of institutionally-reared children. Child Development
Perspectives, 6(2), 174-180.
McCall, R. B., Fish, L. A., Groark, C. J., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., & Nikiforova,
N. V. (2012). The role of transitions to new age groups in the development of
institutionalized children. Infant Mental Health Journal, 33(4), 421-429.
Hawk, B., McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N.
V. (2012). Age at adoption: A measure of time in the orphanage or child-specific factors.
Adoption Quarterly, 15(1). 18-34.
Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., Fish, L. A., & The Whole Child International Team (2011).
Characteristics of environments, caregivers, and children in three Central American
Orphanages. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32(5), 509-525.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (2011). Improving institutions: Can we? Should we? How?
International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 14(2), 64-72.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (2011). Implementing changes in institutions to improve young
children’s development. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32(5), 509-525.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Fish, L. A., Harkins, D., Serrano, G., & Gordon, K. (2010). A
social-emotional intervention in a Latin American orphanage. Infant Mental Health Journal,
31(5), 521-542.
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McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., & Fish, L. (2010). A Caregiver-Child Social/Emotional and
Relationship Rating Scale (CCSERRS). Infant Mental Health Journal, 31(2), 201-219.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Li, J., & Zeng, F. (2009). Caring for orphaned children with
disabilities: Building on China’s emerging success and research around the world. China
Social Welfare, 12, 23-24 (in Chinese).
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., & Li, J. (2009). Characterizing the status and progress of a
country’s child welfare reform. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 12(4),
145-160.
Perzel, J. M., Universities Children’s Policy Collaborative (UCPC), & Legislative Office for
Research Liaison (LORL) (2006, Spring). Early childhood education: Universal pre-k and
other alternatives. Education in Pennsylvania, Vol. 4. (C. J. Groark is a member of UCPC.)
The St. Petersburg–USA Orphanage Research Team (2005). Characteristics of children,
caregivers, and orphanages for young children in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Journal
of Applied Developmental Psychology: Special Issue on Child Abandonment, 26, 477-506 (C.
J. Groark is a member of this Team).
Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B.
(2005). Changing social environment for young children living in Baby Homes. In V. M.
Behterey (Ed.), Contemporary Psychology, Conference Abstracts (in Russian), (pp. 251255). Kazan: Centre of Innovative Technologies, Kazan State University.
Groark, C. J., Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., & McCall, R. B.
(2005). Improvement in early care in Russian orphanages and their relationship to observed
behaviors. Infant Mental Health Journal, 26(2), 96-109.
Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B.
(2004). Institution-based early intervention program. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25(5),
488-501.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., & Nelkin, R. (2004). Integrating developmental scholarship and
society: From dissemination and accountability to evidence-based programming and
policies. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 50th Anniversary Issue (invited), 50(3), 326-340.
Reprinted in G. W. Ladd (Ed.) (2007), Appraising the human developmental sciences: Essays
in honor of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly (pp. 366-381). Wayne State University Press, MI:
Detroit.
Muhamedrahimov, R. J., Palmov, O. I., Nikiforova, N. V., Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B.
(2003). Changing social environment in residential care: Early intervention program.
Defectology, 4, 44-53 (in Russian).
Ryan, C. S., McCall, R. B., Robinson, D. R., Groark, C. J., Mulvey, L., & Plemons, B. W.
(2002). Benefits of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP) as a function of
AFDC receipt and SES. Child Development, 73, 315-328.
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Mehaffie, K. E., McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Etheridge, W. A., Nelkin, R., & the Universities
Children’s Policy Collaborative (2002). The state of early care and education in
Pennsylvania: The 2002 Higher Education Survey. Pittsburgh, PA: Universities Children’s
Policy Collaborative. Executive Summary in Early Care and Education: The Keystone of
Pennsylvania’s Future, Report, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor’s Task Force on
Early Childhood Care and Education, 69-76.
Groark, C. J., Mehaffie, K. E., McCall, R. B., Greenberg, M. T., & the Universities Children’s
Policy Collaborative (2002). From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and
policies in early care and education. Pittsburgh, PA: Universities Children’s Policy
Collaborative. Executive Summary in Early Care and Education: The Keystone of
Pennsylvania’s Future, Report, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor’s Task Force on
Early Childhood Care and Education, 2002, 87-98.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (2002). Forging university-community research, practice, and
policy partnerships. NHSA Dialog, 5, (2 & 3), 224-239.
Etheridge, W. A., McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Mehaffie, K. E., Nelkin, R., & the Universities
Children’s Policy Collaborative (2002). A baseline report of early care and education in
Pennsylvania: The 2002 early care and education provider survey. Pittsburgh, PA:
Universities Children’s Policy Collaborative. Executive Summary in Early Care and
Education: The Keystone of Pennsylvania’s Future, Report, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Governor’s Task Force on Early Childhood Care and Education, pp. 78-85.
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2000). The future of applied child development research and
public policy. Child Development, 71(1), 197-204.
McCall, R. B., Green, B. L., Groark, C. J., Strauss, M. S., & Farber, A. E. (1999). An
interdisciplinary, university-community, applied developmental science partnership.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 20(2), 207-226.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Strauss, M. S., & Johnson, C. W. (1995). An experiment in
promoting interdisciplinary applied human development: The University of Pittsburgh
model. Journal of Applied Human Development, 16(4), 593-612.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (1993). Building mutually beneficial collaborations between
researchers and community service professionals. Newsletter of the Society for Research
in Child Development, 6, 14.
Groark, C. J., Donnorummo, C., & Rudy, K. (1993). Opening the door to youth in St. Petersburg.
Surviving Together, 11(2), 37-38.
Young, C., Groark, C. J., & Wasson, G. J. (1991). Multi-institutional service system
development for high-risk infants. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 3(1), 77-90.
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Reports
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. (2014, September). Expert Witness Statement (regarding research
on institutions in Russia and children’s development in residence and after adoption to the
USA), submitted on behalf of the plaintiffs in the case of A.H. and Others vs. Russia at the
European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
Fanlin, Z., Li, J., McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2013). Final report of Half the Sky training and
technical assistance evaluation. Unpublished report, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Wang, W. C, McCall, R. B., Li, J., Groark, C. J., Zeng, F., & Hu, X. (2012). Chinese collective
foster care model: Description and evaluation. Final report to Society for the Psychological
Study of Social Issues. Pittsburgh, PA: Office of Child Development.
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development (2008). A strategic approach to
monitoring the status and progress of child welfare reform in 21 CEE/CIS countries.
Produced for the Social Transition Team, Office of Democracy, Governance and Social
Transition, United States Agency for International Development.
McCall, R. B., Groark, C. J., Fish, L., & the Whole Child International Team (2008). Managua
orphanage intervention outcome report. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of
Child Development.
McCall, R. B., & Groark, C. J. (2008). Summary of highlights. UNICEF Global Child Protection
Systems Mapping Workshop. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of Child
Development.
Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., & the Whole Child International Evaluation Team (2007).
Managua Orphanage Baseline Report. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of
Child Development.
Dempsey, J. L., Farber, A. E., Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., Musewe, L. O., Stark, E. M., &
Townsend, M. Z. (2000). Expanding the promise: An agenda for nonschool-hour programs
for elementary school-age children in Allegheny County. Pittsburgh, PA: University of
Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
McCall, R. B., Farber, A. F., Groark, C. G., & Stark, D. S. (1998). An agency’s guide to thinking
about monitoring and evaluation. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of Child
Development.
Daponte, B. O., Dempsey, J., Farber, A. E., Groark, C. J., McCall, R. B., & Plemons, B. W.
(1998) Home visiting in Allegheny County: The potential, the reality, the future. Pittsburgh,
PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
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Albert, M. C., Dempsey, J., Groark, C. J., Rudy, K. L., & Steketee, M. W. (1998). Promising
futures: A health scan of adolescent girls in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh,
PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development in collaboration with MageeWomens Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Farber, A. F., Williams, J. W., & Groark, C. J. (1994). Overcoming the Odds, 1994: Another
Look. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
Schultz, B., Rogers, R., & Albert, P. (under auspices of C. J. Groark) (1990). Overcoming the
Odds, 1990; A report on children at-risk in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh, PA:
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
PRESENTATIONS
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Improving orphanage care throughout China: Is it
possible and is it wise? June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Post-institutionalized intervention children
transferred to different types of domestic families. June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Post-institutionalized intervention children adopted
to the USA. June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Implications of results of post-institutionalized
children on child welfare policies and practices in the USA. June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Issues in creating a modern child welfare system for
vulnerable children. June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
World Association of Infant Mental Health. Research results at work in low-resource country
caregiver systems. June 17, 2014. Edinburgh, UK.
International Society on Early Intervention. Issues in creating a child welfare system for
vulnerable children in low-resource countries. July 2, 2013. St. Petersburg, Russian
Federation.
International Society on Early Intervention. Try another way: Rational and interventions for
typically developing children and those with significant special needs in institutions in lowresource countries. July 2, 2013. St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Invited speaker. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de la Salud Universidad Nacional
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Autonóm de Nicaragua. Preliminary Findings on Three Nicaraguan Protection Centers.
May 25-26, 2012. Managua, Nicaragua.
Invited speaker. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de la Salud Universidad Nacional
Autonóm de Nicaragua. Try Another Way: Understanding and meeting the needs of
children with significant disabilities. May 24, 2012. Managua, Nicaragua.
World Association for Infant Mental Health 13th World Congress. Some common characteristics
and outcomes of extreme environments for young children: Hypotheses and measurements.
April 17-21, 2012. Cape Town, South Africa.
Invited speaker. Universidad de los Andes, The Care of vulnerable children: Should it be
changed? Why? How? To what benefit? March 13, 2012, Bogota, Colombia.
Invited speaker. University of Pittsburgh, Applied Developmental Psychology Brown Bag Series
Presentation. The implementation of interventions: The forgotten crucial component of
research. February 14, 2012, Pittsburgh, PA.
Invited speaker, NICHD Summer Training Institute on Applied Research in Child and
Adolescent Development. Methodological challenges and issues in designing and
implementing intervention research. June 21, 2011, Potomac, MD.
14th Annual National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, at Cornell University,
Training is not enough: Intervention and evaluation supplements. June 14-16, 2011.
All day workshop. Improving care for orphaned children: Science, practice, policy (China). May
18, 2011, at Chongqing, China.
Presentation for Whole Child International staff. Caring for children with special needs
workshop. April 12, 2011, Managua, Nicaragua.
Keynote Address. University of Pittsburgh School of Education. Council of Graduate Students in
Education 17th Annual Student Research Conference. Caregiver-child interaction in extreme
environments; The effect on children’s development and what can be done? March 28, 2011,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Invited participant. Caregiver-child interactions in extreme environments: The measurement and
role in children’s development. Workshop presented at the conference on Building Systems
that Care for Birth to Fives, Long Beach, CA, February 3, 2011.
Groark, C. J., & McCall, R. B. Invited participants. Think Tank on Evidence-Based Practices in
Early Childhood. Long Beach, CA, February 2, 2011.
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St. Petersburg State University Faculty of Psychology Conference. Children from social
environment at risk: Research studies and intervention in biological and adoptive families.
Characteristics of institutions for young children in different countries (China, El Salvador,
Nicaragua). October 20, 2010, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
World Association for Infant Mental Health 12th World Congress. Changing orphanages: Could
we? Should we? How? June 29-July 3, 2010, Leipzig, Germany.
World Association for Infant Mental Health 12th World Congress. Orphanage deficiencies and
improvements. June 29-July 3, 2010, Leipzig, Germany.
Half the Sky Symposium. Structural changes in institutional settings in Chinese orphanages.
March 2010, Nanjing, China.
Institute for Children and Poverty Conference. Building collaborations between program,
evaluation, and policy for the purpose of creating evidence-based programs in communities.
January 20-21, 2010, Philadelphia, PA.
Duquesne University. Transforming an institution: The role of early social-emotionalrelationship experience in young children’s development. April 2, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Science utilization: Collaborative
partnerships for disseminating developmental research in communities. March 29 – April 1,
2007, Boston, MA.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Latin American children’s home
project., March 29 – April 1, 2007, Boston, MA.
Colloquium, University of Leiden. Effects of early social-emotional-relationship experience on
the development of young orphanage children. March 9, 2007, Leiden, Netherlands.
Second Biennial Children’s Conference, Wayne State University. Beyond the principle of
evidence: The devil is in the implementation. September 28-29, 2006, Detroit, MI.
The 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology. Improving orphanages to promote early
childhood development. July 16-21, 2006, Athens, Greece.
World Association for Infant Mental Health Conference. Strategies for improving orphanages.
July 10, 2006, Paris, France.
National Head Start Conference. Improving early social-emotional relationships: The St.
Petersburg (Russian Federation) orphanage intervention project. June 27, 2006,
Washington, DC.
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Designing and implementing evidence-based universal programmes in communities. Presented at
Implementing Interventions for Children, Nuffield Foundation Seminars on Children and
Families: Evidence and Implications, Nuffield Foundation, London, March 30, 2006.
The developmental consequences of improvements in social-emotional environments in St.
Petersburg (Russia) orphanages. Presented at the Social, Genetic and Developmental
Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, March 28, 2006.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference.
Strengthening early learning supports (SELS). December 7-10, 2005, Washington, DC.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference. The
effects of relationship-building on children’s development in Russian orphanages. December
7-10, 2005, Washington, DC.
St. Petersburg State University. Turning scholarship into action through university-community
partnerships for children, youth, and families. June 15, 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia.
St. Petersburg State University. Strategic grant writing. June 15, 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia.
12th Annual Family Support Conference. Grant writing and helpful strategies. May 3, 2005,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Symposium. Improving classroom
quality: administration of effective technical assistance to early childhood centers in lowincome communities. April 10, 2005, Atlanta, GA.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Faces of promise and hope. Video
presented as part of the symposium Developmental Consequences of Variations in Early
Environments: The Bucharest and St. Petersburg (Russia) Orphanage Studies, April 7, 2005,
Atlanta, GA.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Symposium. The developmental
consequences of improvements in social-emotional environments in St. Petersburg (Russia)
orphanages. April 7, 2005, Atlanta, GA.
Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children (PAEYC). Grant writing and
helpful strategies. October 23, 2004, Pittsburgh, PA.
Clinical Spring Retreat of the University of Western Ontario. Integrating research, practice, and
policy: I. The University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development; II. A case study of
improving caregiving in orphanages in St. Petersburg, Russia, Invited presentations. May 30,
2003, London, Ontario.
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Research design and
measurements in the St. Petersburg-USA orphanage project. April 24-27, 2003, Tampa, FL.
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Pittsburgh Chapter of Zonta International. Effects of improving caregiving on early development.
January 2003, Pittsburgh, PA.
Children’s Trust Fund Conference, University/program partnerships – Partnering with
community resources. April 22-23, 2002, Harrisburg, PA.
Howard Heinz Endowments. Program enhancement. January 30, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA.
Interdisciplinary Fellowship Program in Policy and Evaluation. University of Pittsburgh, Guest
Lecture Series on Contemporary Issues in Program Evaluation in Community Settings, Using
data for strategic planning and program development. November 28, 2001, Pittsburgh, PA.
Society for Research in Child Development Conference. The effects of early experience on
human development: Institutional rearing, interventions, and adoptions. April 20, 2001,
Minneapolis, MN.
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference.
The effects of improving caregiving on early mental health. December 8, 2000, Albuquerque,
NM.
University of Michigan. Forging university-community research, practice, and policy
partnerships. November 28, 2000, Ann Arbor, MI.
Permanency Planning Task Force. Forming collaborative partnerships. May 2, 2000, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Human Services Executive Academy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
Effective grant seeking strategies. April 26, 2000, Pittsburgh, PA.
Beijing National Children’s Research Center. Funding strategies. June 15, 1999, Beijing, China.
Beijing National Children’s Research Center. University/community collaborations. June 15,
1999, Beijing, China.
Hong Kong Baptist University. New trends in early childhood education. June 11, 1999, Hong
Kong.
Hong Kong Baptist University. Effective university/community collaborations. June 10, 1999,
Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Baptist University. Collaboration and team building. June 9, 1999, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Baptist University. Program development. June 9, 1999, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Baptist University. Effective fund seeking strategies. June 9, 1999, Hong Kong.
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Russian grant team in cooperation with St. Petersburg (Russia) State University and International
Assistance Group, Beginning with love. May 6, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA.
Society for Research in Child Development Conference. University/community collaborations.
April 15, 1999, Albuquerque, NM.
Human Services Executive Academy. Effective grant seeking strategies, University of Pittsburgh
School of Social Work in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of
Public and International Affairs. January 27, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA.
Great Lakes Group on behalf of Allegheny County. Grant seeking strategies. December 1998,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Family Support and Early Intervention Cross Training Meetings. Family support/early
intervention: A collaborative beginning. November 1998, Pittsburgh, PA.
Starting Points Annual Network Retreat. Design and use of logic models and results-based
accountability. June 24, 1998, Snowmass Village, CO.
Starting Points Annual Network Retreat. Qualitative methods to document the Starting Points
story. June 23, 1998, Snowmass Village, CO.
Fifth Annual Family Support Conference. Moving forward. May 27, 1998, Pittsburgh, PA.
Conference for Community Collaborative Boards. The value of community/university
collaboration. May 5, 1998, Harrisburg, PA.
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Essentials of effective grantsmanship. March
25, 1998, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Fleming A. Barbour Community Conference. On the weather and unnatural acts:
collaborations on behalf of children’s services. March 24, 1998, Flint, MI.
Legislative Office for Research Liaison (LORL) Conference on Pennsylvania Public Policy
Issues. Tying it all together for Pennsylvania: Child care research and reality. January 29,
1998, Harrisburg, PA.
Mercyhurst College. University-community collaboration on behalf of children. December 10,
1997, Erie, PA.
International Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special Needs. An early
intervention training model for Russian orphanage staff: A study in cultural diversity and
international collaborations. November 22, 1997, New Orleans, LA.
Charles University. The Office of Child Development. November 7, 1997, Prague, Czech
Republic.
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The Pittsburgh International Children and Families Institute Fall Seminar. The strategic planning
process. October 7, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
The National Association of Special Education Conference. Early childhood program
development: A comprehensive, integrated approach for diverse cultures. August 7, 1997,
Capetown, South Africa.
The Grantwriting and Foundation Partnerships Conference. Grantwriting basics. June 10, 1997,
Harrisburg, PA.
Fourth Annual Family Support Conference. The family support vision for Allegheny County:
Challenges of change. May 29, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Pittsburgh International Children and Families Institute Spring Seminar. Human service
program development. May 14, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Danforth Foundation. Integration of child and family initiatives. May 8, 1997, Pittsburgh,
PA.
The Learning from Starting Points Institute. Building learning and development networks, May
7, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
Society for Research in Child Development. Symposium. Promoting university-community
partnership. April 4, 1997, Washington, DC.
Allegheny Family Support Policy Board Retreat. Family support model for system reform.
December 6, 1996, Hidden Valley, PA.
University of Lodz. Family support model for system reform. November 14, 1996, Lodz, Poland.
The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Essentials of
effective grantwriting. October 24, 1996, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Pittsburgh International Children and Families Institute Fall Seminar. Strategic planning for
administrators. October 17, 1996, Pittsburgh, PA.
Family Support Annual Conference. Financing reform strategies. May 30, 1996, Pittsburgh, PA.
Center for Schools and Communities Collaborative Board Training. Return on investment:
financing system reform. May 6-8, 1996, Champion, PA.
Family Resource Coalition National Conference. A family support model for systems reform:
Allegheny County, PA -- A case study. May 1-4, 1996, Chicago, IL.
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Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare and Center for Schools and
Communities. Pregnant and parenting Teen/ELECT coordinators’ meeting. November 9,
1995, State College, PA.
Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Conference. Global early intervention: Diverse cultures,
diverse practices. November 1-5, 1995, Orlando, FL.
Family Support Resource and Training Center. Basics of Grantwriting. October 27, 1995,
Pittsburgh, PA.
1st National Early Intervention Conference. Early intervention: How to get a law passed to
mandate services for children (birth to five) and their families. March 15, 1994, Adelaide,
South Australia.
1st National Early Intervention Conference. Childfind in the 90's: The homeless, the addicted,
the forgotten. March 14, 1994, Adelaide, South Australia.
Legislative Testimony. Children in Pennsylvania and the forces shaping their lives. Invited
testimony to the Pennsylvania Joint Committee of House Appropriations, Health & Welfare,
Education, and Aging and Youth. March 2, 1994, Harrisburg, PA.
DEC Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special Needs. Global outreach in the 90's:
US and Russian early intervention collaboration. December 11-15, 1993, San Diego, CA.
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). Development of successful
public/private collaborations. December 1, 1993, Pittsburgh, PA.
U.S./China Joint Conference on Early Childhood Education. Best practices: Not just a theory.
November 1993, Beijing, China.
Legislative Testimony. State of children and youth in Pennsylvania. Invited testimony to the
Pennsylvania House Committee on Aging and Youth. April 13, 1993, Harrisburg, PA.
Smoky Mountain Winter Institute: Children At Risk and Their Families. Collaborations: An
important key to the success of programs for at-risk families and their children, Keynote
Speaker. March 18-19, 1993, Asheville, NC.
MEDIA
KQV Radio and KQV.com, Pittsburgh, PA: “Higher Education Review” (eight-minute interview
on the Russian project “Effects of Improving Caregiving on Early Mental Health”); Sharon
Blake and Ken Service, co-hosts; December 6, 1999.
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KQV Radio, Pittsburgh, PA: “Higher Education Review” (eight-minute interview on the Female
Adolescent Health Scan Report); Sharon Blake and Ken Service, co-hosts; December 22,
1998.
WTAE Television, Pittsburgh, PA: “Success By Six” (30-minute prime time show presenting
children’s success stories); December 9, 1998.
Co-producer (with R. B. McCall) of “Baby Home #13,” a video of the project entitled the Effects
of Improving Caregiving on Early Mental Health. Pittsburgh, PA: TVI, The Videohouse,
Inc.; 2001; revised 2003.
KQV Radio, Pittsburgh, PA: “Higher Education Review” (ten-minute interview on the Office of
Child Development); Sharon Blake and Ken Service, co-hosts; December 2, 1996.
WDUQ Radio, Pittsburgh, PA: "Changing Society" (30 minute interview on children's social
issues); John Murray, President, Duquesne University, April 28, 1995.
WPTT Television, Pittsburgh, PA: "Beyond the Classroom" (30 minute panel discussion of
family support programs); April 2, 1995.
WTAE Radio, Pittsburgh, PA: "All Talk Radio" (10 minute interview on state of children in
Allegheny County); August 1994.
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Special Education Instructor and Inclusion Specialist, Duquesne University
1978-1979
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs – Program
Development, Strategic Grant Writing
1996-2001
University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Applied Developmental Psychology – Applied
Issues
2008
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Students Mentored
School of Education Advisees: Robin Schweitzer, Jessica Degel, Alex Dabbas, Wen’chi Wang,
Hilary Warner, Afton Kirk, Keely O’Dell
School of Education Doctoral Committee: Mary Scuilli, Amy Mattix, Amy Gee, Kalani Palmer
Arts and Sciences Doctoral Committee: Megan Julian, Brandy Hawk, Johana Rosas
School of Education, Professional Development Academy: Amber Harris-Fillius, Erin Krol,
Claudia Ovalle-Ramirez, Scotty Wright-Ah Sam, Krista McManus
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Doctoral Committee: Shelly Scherer
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