Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services

Faculty

Katharine Cahn (2004) Ph.D.
Executive Director. Ph.D. 2003 Portland State University.

Angela Ang (2015) B.A.
Multimedia Specialist. B.A. 1997 California State University, Northridge.

Jeffrey Asprocolas (2016) M.S.W.
Child Welfare Education & Training Program Evaluator, Research Associate.  M.S.W. 2003 Rutgers School of Social Work.

Susie Barrios (2008) M.S.W.
Senior Trainer/Consultant. M.S.W. 1988 Portland State University.

Linda Bello (1997) M.S.W.
Lead Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.S.W. 1985 Portland State University.

Andrea Bellows (2013) M.S.W.
Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.S.W. 2004 Portland State University.

Tim Boettcher (2016) M.A., M.S.Ed.
Child Welfare Trainer, Training Specialist.  M.A., M.S.Ed. 2010 Cairn University.

Mackenzie Burton (2011) M.S.W.
Research Assistant.  M.S.W. 2014 Portland State University.

 

Lindsey Cochran (2014) B.S.

Research Assistant, Child Welfare Training Evaluation Program.  B.S. 2014 Portland State University.

Christine Cooper (2010) B.S.
Senior Research Assistant 1.  B.S. 2010 Portland State University.

Joanna Crawford (2015) M.C.
Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.C. 2015 George Fox University.

Amanda Cross-Hemmer (2008) M.A.
Senior Research Assistant. M.A. 2009 Portland State University.

Noor Delaughn (2015) M.B.A.
Director of Finance & Operations. M.B.A. 2010 Portland State University.

Thuan Duong (2005) B.S.
Senior Research Assistant. B.S. 2005 Reed College.

 

Shelly Field (2013) B.A.
Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. B.A. Psychology, Oregon State University.

Carrie Furrer (2011) Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2005 Portland State University.

Daniel Garris (2006) M.A.
Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.A. Philosophy/Theological Studies, Western Evangelical Seminary.

Beth Green (2010) Ph.D.
Director, Early Childhood Research. Ph.D. 1993 Arizona State University.

Shantika Green (2014) M.S.W.
Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.S.W. 2011 Portland State University.

 

Caitlin Houser (2013) B.A.

Research Assistant, Early Childhood and Family Support Research.  B.A. 2005 Portland State University.

Callie Lambarth (2011) M.S.W.
Senior Research Assistant. M.S.W. 2005 Portland State University.

Craig Laurie (2016) M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Practice, System of Care Institute.  M.S.W. 2013 University of Michigan.

Marthe Lowrey (2003) M.S.W.
Director, CWP Workforce Development. M.S.W. 1990 California State University, Sacramento.

 

Jose Maciel (2017) B.S.

Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program.  B.S. 2011 Oregon State University.

 

Michele May Mahorney (2019) B.S.

Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program.  B.S. 2004 California State University Sacramento.

 

Lorelei Mitchell (2008) Ph.D.

Research Associate, Early Childhood and Family Support Research.  Ph.D. 2005 University of California, Berkeley.

Karen Moorhead (2012) M.S.W.
Instructor, Campus Program Advisor. M.S.W. 1987 Portland State University.

Kate Normand (2015) B.A.
Senior Research Assistant 1.  B.A. 2012 Whittier College.

Mollie Oberweiser Kennedy (2016) M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Practice, System of Care Institute.  M.S.W. Portland State University (2016).

Kirstin O'Dell (1997) M.S.W.
Child Welfare Workforce Evaluations Manager, Senior Research Associate 1.  M.S.W. 1997 University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Lindsey Patterson (2013) M.S.
Senior Research Assistant/Research Coordinator. M.S. 2010 Portland State University.

Dawn Perrault (2008) M.A.
Logistics Manager, CWP Training Program. M.A. 1995 California State University, Bakersfield.

Danielle Phillips (2017) M.S.

Training Systems Specialist, System of Care Institute.  M.S. 2013 Education Leadership & Policy, Portland State University.

 

Rafael Reynoso Hinojosa (2018) M.S.W.

Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program.  M.S.W. 2014 Portland State University.

 

Diane Reid (2016) M.S.W.

Research Assistant, Early Childhood and Family Support Research.  M.S.W. 2016 Portland State University.

Brooke Rizor (2015) M.S.W.
Director, System of Care Institute. M.S.W. 2008 Simmons College.

Angela C. Rodgers (1999) M.S.
Research Associate. M.S. 1998 Portland State University.

Ermila Rodriguez (2015) B.A.
Assistant Professor of Practice. B.A. 2013 University of Oregon

 

Jessica Schmidt (2017) Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Child Welfare Education Program.  Assistant Professor of Practice.  Ph.D. Social Work 2015 Portland State University.

Celeste Seibel (2017) M.S.

Assistant Professor of Practice, System of Care Institute. M.S. Communications 2010 Portland State University.

 

Anna Vetter (2017) M.Ed.

Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy Certificate Program Project Manager.  M.Ed. 2016 Portland State University.

 

Michelle Warden, M.S.W.

Child Welfare Trainer, CWP Training Program. M.S.W. 2014 Portland State University.

 

Tanisha Tate Woodson (2019) Ph.D.

Research Associate, Early Childhood and Family Support Research.  Ph.D. 2015 Case Western Reserve University.