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CURRICULUM VITAE

Bethany R. Lee, Ph.D.

Professor University of Maryland School of Social Work 525 W. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21201 410-706-3809, blee@ssw.umaryland.edu

July 1, 2020

Education: Ph. D. 2007 Washington University in St. Louis, Brown

School of Social Work, Social Work Testing Peer Contagion in Youth Mental Health Services.

MSW 1999 Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School of Social Work, Social Work, Concentration: Children, Youth and Families

BSW 1996 Taylor University, Social Work Experience in Higher Education:

2020-present Professor School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore

2013-2017 Associate Dean for Research School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore 2012-2020 Associate Professor

School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore 2007-2012 Assistant Professor

School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore Research Support Principal Investigator: 2020-2021 GuideTree Evaluation. Funded by Youth Villages. Salary

support: 25%. Co-PI: Tony Bonadio.

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2014-2019 Evaluation of Maryland’s Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project. Funded by Children’s Bureau. Salary support: 10-25%.

2012-2013 Evaluation of St. Vincent’s Home-Based RTC Program. Funded by Catholic Charities, Salary support: 10%.

2012-2015 Evaluation of Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant. Funded by Center for Medicaid Services, Salary support: 20%.

2008-2011 Transitioning Youth To Families Project. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Salary support: 25%.

2008-2009 Child Welfare Group Care Analysis Project. $66,896. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Salary support: 20%.

2007-2008 Evaluation of the Woodbourne Center Services and Outcomes. Funded by the Christopher O’Neil Foundation, Salary support: 10%.

Co-Investigator: 2018-2019 Partnering for Success for Treatment Foster Care

Evaluation. No Cost Extension of the National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare. Funded by the Children’s Bureau. (PI: Rick Barth/ Karen Powell). Salary Support: 20%.

2018-2019 Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) Evaluation. $90,000. Funded by Annie E. Casey Foundation. (PI: Ericka Lewis). Salary Support: 5%.

2017-2021 Behavioral Health Workforce Integration Service and Education Lifespan (BHWISE). $1,900,000. Funded by US DHHS HRSA. Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET). (PI: Paul Sacco). Salary support: 10%.

2014-2019 National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative. $9,000,000. Funded by Children’s Bureau. (PI: Debbie Riley). Salary support: 10-25%.

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2014-2017 Behavioral Health Workforce Integration Service and Education (BHWISE). $1,300,000. Funded by US DHHS HRSA. (PI: Paul Sacco). Salary support: 10-20%.

2013-2015 Evaluation of Family-Centered Treatment. Funded by Institute for Family Centered Services (PI: Charlotte Bright). Salary support: 2%.

2010-2014 Common Elements of Child & Family Services. $271,000. Funded by Center for Medicaid Services 1915 waiver. (PI: Richard Barth). Salary support: 20%.

2008-2011 Juvenile Justice Out of Home Care Analysis Project (PI- Charlotte Bright). $36,320. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Salary support: 10%.

2007-2009 Anne Arundel County Mental Health Evaluation of the In-Home Intervention Program for Children. (Co-PIs- Michael Lindsey and Howard Goldman). $150,000. Funded by Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration Crownsville Project, Salary support: 10%.

2007-2008

Evaluation of Team-Decision Making in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (PI: Diane DePanfilis)

Senior Researcher: 2016-2021 Resiliency in Communities after Stress and Trauma

(ReCAST) Baltimore. (PI: Baltimore City Health Department). $5M. Funded by SAMHSA.

2016-2020 National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services,

Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth in Foster Care. (PI: Marlene Matarese). $10M. Funded by the Children’s Bureau.

2015-2018 Thrive@25 Implementation Grant to Develop a Model

Intervention for Youth/ Young Adults with Child Welfare Involvement At-Risk of Homelessness. (PI: Elizabeth Greeno). $2M. Funded by US Department of Housing and Human Services Administration of Children and Families.

2013-2015 Thrive@25: Planning Grant to Develop a Model Intervention

for Youth/ Young Adults with Child Welfare Involvement At-Risk of Homelessness. (PI: Elizabeth Greeno). $700,000.

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Funded by US Department of Housing and Human Services Administration of Children and Families.

Publications: Articles in Refereed Journals: Aquavita, S. P., Lee, B. R., Levy, M., Holmes, C., Sacco, P., & Harley, D. (2020).

Preparing Master of Social Work Students for Interprofessional Practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.

Lee, B. R., Wyman Battalen, A., Brodzinsky, D. M., & Goldberg, A. E.

(2020). Parent, Child, and Adoption Characteristics associated with Post-Adoption Support Needs. Social Work Research, 44 (1), 21-32.

https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svz026 Kobulsky, J. M., Smith-Goering, E., Lee, B. R., Gray, C., Moon, C., Bright, C. L.

& Goodwin, B. (2019). Virtual coaching for child welfare workers: a tool to promote learning. Journal of Public Child Welfare. Doi:10.1080/15548732.2019.1628867

Cosgrove, J. A., Lee, B. R., & Unick, G. J. (2019). A Longitudinal Evaluation of

Wraparound’s Impact on Youth Mental Health Service Use. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426619842568

Greeno, E. J., Lee, B. R., Tuten, M., & Harburger, D. (2019). Prevalence of substance use, housing instability, and self-perceived preparation for independence among current and former foster youth. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 36, 409-418.

Lee, B. R. & Cosgrove, J. A. (2018). The role of care coordination and out-of-

home placement in youth dental and vision care visits. International Journal of Social Welfare, 27, 388-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12327

Greeno, E.J., Fedina, L., Lee, B.R., Farrell, J., & Harburger, D. (2018).

Psychological well-being, risk, and resilience of youth in out-of-home care and former foster youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0204-1

Tai, M., Lee, B. R., Onukwugha, E., Zito, J., Reeves, G., & dosReis, S. (2018).

Impact of care management entity on psychiatric services among youth with severe mental or behavioral disorders. Psychiatric Services, 69, 1167-1174. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600539

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Greeno, E. J., Strubler, K. A., Lee, B. R., & Shaw, T. V. (2018). Older youth in extended out-of-home care. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 12, 540-554.

Wu, B., Bruns, E. J., Tai, M., Lee, B. R., Raghavan, R., & dosReis, S. (2018).

Psychotropic Polypharmacy among youths with serious emotional and behavioral disorders receiving coordinated care services. Psychiatric Services, 69, 716-722.

Lee, B. R., Kobulsky, J., Brodzinsky, D., & Barth, R. P. (2018). Parent

perspectives on adoption preparation: Findings from the Modern Adoptive Families project. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 63-71.

Barth, R. P., Lee, B. R., Hodorowicz, M. (2017). Equipping the child welfare

workforce to improve the well-being of children. Journal of Children’s Services, 12, 211-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-05-2017-0017

Bright, C. L., Farrell, J., Winters, A. M., Betsinger, S., & Lee, B. R. (2018). Family

Centered Treatment, juvenile justice and the Grand Challenge of smart decarceration. Research on Social Work Practice, 28, 638-645.

Tai, M., Lee, B. R., Onukwugha, E., Zito, J., Reeves, G., & dosReis, S. (2018).

Impact of Coordinated Behavioral Health Management on Quality Measures of Antipsychotic Use. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0807-0

Greeno, E.J., Uretsky, M.C., Lee, B.R., Ahn, H., & Harburger, D.H. (2017).

Training and preparation for caregiving of older foster youth: Perspectives of foster parents. Child Welfare, 95, 117-134.

Lee, B. R. & McMillen, J.C. (2017). Pathways forward for embracing evidence

based practice in group care settings. Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, 25, 19-27.

Lee, B. R., Cole, A. R., & Munson, M. R. (2016). Navigating family roles and

relationships: system youth in the transition years. Child & Family Social Work, 21, 442-451. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12160

Schuler, B. R., Lee, B. R., Kolivoski, K. M. Attman, N. P., & Lindsey, M. A.

(2016). Implementing a modular research-supported treatment in child welfare: Effects and obstacles. Research on Social Work Practice, 26, 693-703. doi: 1049731514563988

Greeno, E.J., Lee, B.R., Uretsky, M.C., Moore, J.E., Barth, R.P., & Shaw, T.V.

(2016). Effects of a foster parent training intervention on child behavior, caregiver stress, and parenting style. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 1991-2000.

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Greeno, E.J., Uretsky, M.C., Lee, B.R., Moore, J.E., Barth, R.P., Shaw, T.V.

(2016). Replication of the KEEP Foster and Kinship Parenting Training program for youth with externalizing behaviors. Children and Youth Services Review, 61, 75-82. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.12.003.

Uretsky, M. C., Lee, B. R., Greeno, J. E, Barth, R. P. (2015). Trajectory of

externalizing child behaviors in a KEEP replication. Research on Social

Work Practice. http://doi.org/10.1177/1049731515576546

Barth, R. P., Kolivoski, K., Lindsey, M. A., Lee, B. R., Collins, K. (2014).

Translating common elements into social work research and education. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 43, 301-311. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.848771

Lee, B. R., Ebesutani, C., Kolivoski, K. M., Becker, K. D., Lindsey, M. A., Brandt,

N. E., Cammack, N., Goolsby, D., Streider, F., Chorpita, B. F., Barth, R. P. (2014). Program and practice elements for placement prevention: A Review of interventions and their effectiveness in promoting home-based care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 244-256.

Lindsey, M. A., Brandt, N., Becker, K., Lee, B. R., Barth, R. Daleiden,E. &

Chorpita, B. (2014). Identifying the Common Elements of Treatment Engagement Interventions in Children's Mental Health Services. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 17, 283-298.

Becker, K., Lee, B.R., Daleiden, E., Lindsey, M., Brandt, N., & Chorpita, B.

(2013). The common elements of engagement in children's mental health services: Which elements for which outcomes? Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.814543

Hwang, J. & Lee, B. R. (2013). Response agreement rates between child-welfare

involved youth and their caregivers. Journal of Social Service Research, 39, 218-232. DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2012.746768

Munson, M. R., Lee, B. R., Miller, D. & Nedelcu, C. (2013). Emerging adulthood

among former system youth: The ideal versus the real. Children & Youth Services Review, 35, 923-929.

Lee, B. R., Hwang, J., Socha, K., Pau, T., & Shaw, T. V. (2012). Going home

again: Transitioning youth to families after group care placement. Journal of Child &Family Studies, 22, 447-459. DOI 10.1007/s10826-012-9596-y

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Shaw, T. V., Lee, B. R., & Wulczyn, F. (2012).”I thought I hated data”: Integrating data into the classroom. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32, 78-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2012.640599

Lee, B. R. & Barth, R. P. (2011). Defining group care programs: An Index of

reporting standards. Child and Youth Care Forum, 40, 253-266. Lee, B. R., Bright, C. L., Svoboda, D., Fakunmoju, S., & Barth, R. P. (2011).

Outcomes of group care for youth: A review of comparative studies. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 177-189.

Woodruff, K. & Lee, B. R. (2011).Identifying and predicting problem behavior

trajectories among pre-school children investigated for child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35, 491-503.

Castellanos-Brown, K. & Lee, B. R. (2010). Transitioning foster youth to less

restrictive settings: Perspectives of treatment foster parents. Families in Society, 91 (2), 142-148.

Lee, B. R., Chmelka, M. B., & Thompson, R. (2010). Does what happens in

group care stay in group care? The relationship between problem behavior trajectories during care and post-placement functioning. Child & Family Social Work, 15 (3), 286-296.

Lee, B. R. & Lindsey, M. A. (2010). North Carolina Family Assessment Scale

(NCFAS): Measurement properties for youth mental health services. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 202-211.

Lee, B.R., Shaw, T. V., Gove, B., & Hwang, J. (2010). Transitioning from Group

Care to Family Care: Child Welfare Worker Assessments. Children & Youth Services Review, 32, 1770-1777.

McCrae, J., Lee, B. R., Barth, R. P., & Rauktis, M. (2010). Comparing three year

well-being outcomes for youth in group care and nonkinship foster care. Child Welfare, 89, 229-249.

Lee, B. R. & Barth, R. P. (2009). Residential Education: An emerging resource

for improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care? Children & Youth Services Review, 31, 155-160.

Lee, B. R. & Thompson, R. (2009). Examining externalizing behavior trajectories

of youth in group homes: Is there evidence for peer contagion? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 31-44.

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Lindsey, M. A., Lee, B. R., & Sullivan, F. (2009). An in-home intervention program for children with mental health needs (IHIP-C). Psychiatric Services, 60, 266-267.

Lee, B. R. & Thompson, R. (2008). Comparing outcomes for youth in treatment

foster care and family-style group care. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 746-757.

McMillen, J. C., Lee, B. R., Jonson-Reid, M. (2008). Comparing risk adjusted

outcomes for residential treatment programs for youth using administrative data from the child welfare system. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35, 189-197.

Park, J., Carlson, G., Weinstein, S., & Lee, B. R. (2008). The Restorative Healing Model: Implementation at the Woodbourne Center. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 25 (3), 209-226.

Lee, B. R. & McMillen, J. C. (2008). Measuring quality in residential treatment for

children and youth. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 24, 1-18.

Lee, B. R., McMillen, J. C., & Fedoravicius, N. (2007). Use and views of

physical restraint in select residential treatment programs. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 3-4, 139-149.

Lee, B.R., McMillen, J. C., Knudsen, K., & Woods, C. (2007). Quality directed

activities and barriers to quality in social service organizations. Administration in Social Work, 31, 67-85.

Lee, B.R., Munson, M., Ware, N., Scott, L., Ollie, M., & McMillen, J. C. (2006).

Experiences of and attitudes toward mental health services among older youths in foster care. Psychiatric Services, 57, 487-492.

Lee, B. R. & Perales, K. (2005). Circle of Courage: Reaching youth in

residential care. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 22 (4), 1-14.

Book Chapters: Lee, B. R. (in press). Residential Programs: Opportunities and Challenges in the

21st Century Treatment Environment. In E. Farmer, T. Farmer, K. Sutherland, & M. Conroy (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities: Interdisciplinary Developmental Perspectives on Children and Youth. Routledge.

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Lee, B. R. & Barth, R. P. (2015). Improving the Research Base for Therapeutic Residential Care: Logistical and Analytic Challenges meet Methodological Innovations. In J. Whittaker, J. del Valle, & L. Holmes (Eds.), Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth (pp. 231-244). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Barth, R. P. & Lee, B. R. (2014). Common Elements and Common Factors

Approaches to evidence-informed children’s services: Stacking the building blocks of effective practice. In A. Shlonsky and R. Benbenishty (Eds.), From evidence to Outcomes in Child Welfare: An International Reader (pp. 59-82). New York, NY: Oxford.

Non-Refereed Publications: Shaw, T. V., Lee, B. R., & Farrell, J. (2016). Introduction to Special Issue on

Administrative/Big Data Sets and Child Welfare Research. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 10, 349-351.

Lee, B. R. (2015). Commentary on “Uncovering what is inside the ‘Black Box’ of

effective therapeutic residential youth care.” In J. Whittaker, J. del Valle, & L. Holmes (Eds.), Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth (pp. 229-230). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Barth, R. P., Lee, B. R., Lindsey, M. A., Collins, K. S., Streider, F., Chorpita, B.,

Becker, K. D., & Sparks, J. R. (2011, invited). Evidence-based practice at a Crossroads: The timely emergence of Common Elements and Common Factors. Research on Social Work Practice. doi: 10.1177/1049731511408440

Lee, B. R., Fakunmoju, S., Barth, R. P., & Walters, B. (2010). Child Welfare

Group Care Literature Review. Report for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Baltimore: University of Maryland School of Social Work.

Lee, B. R. (2008). Defining residential treatment. (Editorial). Journal of Child and

Family Studies, 17 (5), 689-692. Lee, B. R. & Thompson, R. (2008). Comparing youth outcomes for group care

and treatment foster care: An application of propensity score matching. In C. Canali, T. Vecchiato, & J. K. Whittaker (Eds.), Assessing the “Evidence-base” of intervention for vulnerable children and their families (p. 220-223). Padova, Italy: Fonzione Emanuela Zancan.

Lee, B. R. (2007). Exploring peer contagion at Girls and Boys Town: Does it

exist? Data News You Can Use, 6 (4), 1. Girls and Boys Town: National Research Institute.

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Lee, B. R. (2007). Book review. [Review of the book, Emerging Adulthood: The winding road from the late teens through the twenties]. Qualitative Social Work, 6, 250-253.

Presentations: Refereed Presentations: Cosgrove, J. C., Lee, B. R., Rose, R., Horen, M. J. & Greeno, E. (2020, January).

Assessment of Clinical Symptoms and Maltreatment Risk in Child Welfare Service Planning. Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

Bonadio, F., Goering Smith, E., Lee, B. R., Pho, H., LaTaillade, J., Deakins, B. &

Huffman, R. (2019, August). Perspectives on the Strengths, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Online Training. National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit. Washington, DC.

Lee, B. R., Baldwin, M., & Brylske, P. (2019, July). Partnering for Success for

TFC: Training Description and Pilot Results. Family Focused Treatment Association 33rd Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA.

Greeno, E., Cosgrove, J., Lee, B. R. (2019, March). The Evaluation of an

Evidence-Based Parenting Practice Implemented by Child Welfare Workers. 32nd Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health: Tampa, FL.

Kobulsky, J. M., Goering, E. S., Lee, B. R., Gray, C., Moon, C., & Bright, C. L.

(2019, January). The effects of virtual coaching on outcomes of an online child welfare training. Society for Social Work and Research: San Francisco, CA.

Lee, B. R., Acquavita, S., Levy, M., & Sacco, P. (2018, November). Preparing

MSW students for interprofessional practice: Three programs share lessons learned. Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education: Orlando, FL.

Smith Goering, E., Wilson, D., Lee, B. R., & Bright, C. (2018, November).

Building workforce adoption competency through online training: A child welfare pilot. Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education: Orlando, FL.

Smith Goering, E., Lee, B. R., & Bright, C. (2018, July). What it takes to

implement and support uptake of an online training. Training Institutes: Washington, DC.

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Wilson, D., Riley, D., & Lee, B. R. (2018, April). Building an adoption competent workforce: A review of the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative. Rudd Adoption Research Institute: Amherst, MA.

Kobulsky, J., Steward, R., Bright, C. & Lee, B. R. (2018, January). What it really

takes: Planning and implementing an online training pilot in child welfare. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

Lee, B.R., Gunn, M. W., Moon, C., Bright, C. L., Kobulsky, J., & Steward, R.

(2017, May). Using Online Training with the Child Welfare Workforce to Promote Adoption Mental Health Competence. Paper presented at 20th Annual National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium: Louisville, KY.

Lee, B. R., Beaulieu, M., Loessner, L., & Sacco, P. (2016, November).Youth

behavioral health training fellowship for advanced graduate social work students. ePoster presented at the Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive Affective, and Behavioral Health, The National Academy of Sciences: Washington, D.C.

Bright, C. B., Farrell, J., Painter, W. E., Winters, A. M., Lee, B. R., & Betsinger,

S. (2016, January). Family Centered Treatment and Juvenile Justice Outcomes. Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference: Washington, D.C.

Greeno, E.J., Lee, B.R., Harburger, D., & Uretsky, M.C. (2016, January). Well-

being and psychosocial function of youth in-care and young adults with foster care histories: Implications for practice. ePoster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference: Washington, D.C.

Lee, B. R., Cosgrove, J., DosReis, S., Tai, M., & Dutrow, D. (2015, November).

Examination of the Impact of a Care management Entity Model on the Use of Mental Health Services for Youth with Serious Mental Illness. American Public Health Association: Chicago, IL.

dosReis, S., Tai, M., Yi, D., Cosgrove, J., & Lee, B. R. (2015, November).

Psychopharmacologic Outcomes of Intensive Care management for Youth with Serious Mental Health Needs. American Public Health Association: Chicago, IL.

Greeno, E. J., Lee, B. R., & Uretsky, M. (2015, October). Findings from a

Parenting Intervention for Foster and Kinship Families. Council for Social Work Education: Denver, CO.

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Rose, T., Lee, B. R., & Hosen, M. J. (2014, January). Examining strengths among systems of care youth: A latent class analysis. Society for Social Work and Research: San Antonio, MD.

Cosgrove, J., Lardner, M., & Lee, B. R. (2014, January). Assessing multiple

methods for measuring clinical change using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strength (CANS) Assessment. Society for Social Work and Research: San Antonio, MD.

Flagle, P., Lee, B. R., & Buchdahl, E. (2013, October). Innovations in Residential

Treatment: St. Vincent’s Villa Home-Based Unit. Paper presented at Maryland Association of Resources for Family and Youth Conference: Ocean City, MD.

Lee, B. R., Singer, J. & Mumm, A. (2011, October). Models for Integrating the

Common Elements Approach in Social Work Education. Paper presented at Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting: Atlanta, GA.

Barth, R. P., Lee, B. R., Lindsey, M. (2011, August). Evidence-based Practice at

a Crossroads: The Timely Emergence of Common Elements and Common Factors. Paper presented at Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Evaluation Summit: Washington, DC.

Lindsey, M., Lee, B. R., Becker, K., Evangelista, N., Strieder, F. (2011, August).

Common Elements of Engagement and Placement Prevention: Paper presented at Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, Washington, DC.

Lee, B. R., Barth, R. P., Lindsey, M. (2011, August). Common Elements in Child

Welfare: Implementation Challenges and Next Steps. Paper presented at Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Evaluation Summit: Washington, DC.

Lee, B. R., Hwang, J., Socha, K. & Shaw, T. (2011, March). Transitioning Youth

from Group Care to Family: Lessons Learned from an Intervention. Paper presented at 24th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference: Tampa, FL.

Lee, B. R., Hwang, J., & Socha, K. (2011, April). Readying Youth to Return to

Family. Paper presented at Quality in Alternative Care Conference: Prague, Czech Republic.

Munson, M. R., Miller, D. B., Nedelcu, C., & Lee, B. R. (2011, January).

Emerging Adulthood: Developmental Stage or Developmental Privilege. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research: Tampa, FL.

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Lee, B. R., Barth, R. P., & Gove, B. (2010, January). Who “needs” group care? Child welfare worker perceptions of youth readiness for family care and needed community-based services. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research: San Francisco, CA.

Barth, R. P., McCrae, J. S., Lee, B. R., & Rauktis, M. (2009, January). Outcomes

of group care and foster care: A 3-year propensity score matched comparison. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research: New Orleans, LA.

Lee, B. R. (2008, April). Testing peer contagion in youth mental health services.

Twentieth National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work: Columbus, OH.

Lee, B. R. & Thompson, R. (2008, March). Comparing youth outcomes for group

care and treatment foster care: An application of propensity score matching. Paper presented at 10th EUSARF Conference: Padova, Italy.

Lee, B. R. & Thompson, R. (2008, January). Externalizing Behavior Trajectories

for Youths in Group Care: A Study of Peer Contagion. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research: Washington, DC.

McMillen, J. C. & Lee, B. R. (2006, February). Use of Psychotropic Medications

during the transition out of foster care. Paper presented at 19th Annual Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health Conference: Tampa, FL.

Knudsen, K., Lee, B. R., & McMillen, J. C. (2006, January). Assessing Activities

to Assure Quality in Social Service Agencies. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research: San Antonio, TX.

Lee, B. R. & McMillen, J. C. (2005, March). What Youth in Foster Care think

about Mental Health Services. Paper presented at 18th Annual Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health Conference: Tampa, FL.

Lee, B. R. & Perales, K. (2005, February). Utilizing the Circle of Courage to

Strengthen Student Success and Achievement. Paper presented at Coalition for Residential Education National Conference: St. Augustine, FL.

Refereed Posters: Feely, M., Lewis, E., Endy, K., & Lee, B. R. (2020, January). Barriers and

Facilitators to Implementing a Community-Engaged Organizational Change Intervention to Improve the Foster Care System. Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

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Cosgrove, J., Greeno, E., Lee, B. R., Horen, M. J. (2018, July). Effectiveness of Incredible Years in a rural child welfare jurisdiction. Training Institutes for Children’s Behavioral Health: Washington, DC.

Greeno, E. J., Cosgrove, J., Lee, B. R., Horen, M. J. (2018, July). Process and

outcome evaluation of an evidence-based parenting practice implemented by child welfare workers. Training Institutes for Children’s Behavioral Health: Washington, DC.

Tai, M., Lee, B. R., Onukwugha, E., Zito, J., Reeves, G., & dosReis, S. (2017,

May). The Impact of a Care Management Entity on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization of Youth with Severe Mental or Behavioral Disorders. International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research: Boston, MA.

Lee, B. R., Munson, M. R., Cole, A. R. (2012, March). Navigating Family

Relationships for Emerging Adults. Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescence: Vancouver, BC.

Castellanos-Brown, K. & Lee, B. R. (2009, March). Perspectives of Treatment

Foster Parents on Transitioning Youth to Family Settings. Poster presented at 22nd Annual Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health Conference: Tampa, FL.

Woodruff, K. & Lee, B. R. (2011, August). Identifying and Predicting Behavior

Trajectories among Preschool Children Investigated for Child Abuse and Neglect. Poster presented at Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Evaluation Summit: Washington, D.C.

Invited Presentations: Lee, B. R. (2019, October). Key Themes in the Quality and Best Practices in

International Perspectives. The Future of Residential Care in Child Protection: Addressing Therapeutic Needs: Oviedo, Spain.

Lee, B. R. (2019, February). Preparing Practitioners to Provide High Quality

Services. Lunch Time Research Seminar Series, University of Maryland School of Social Work: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R. (2016, November). Residential education vs. residential care.

Symposium on Best Practices in Educational Justice: Hannover, Germany.

Lee, B. R. (2015, April). Measuring Student Success Outcomes Roundtable.

Presented at the Coalition for Residential Education: Washington, DC.

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Lee, B. R. (2014, September). Outcomes in Residential Education: What We Know and What We Need to Know. [Keynote]. Presented at the Coalition for Residential Education: Hershey, PA.

Lee, B. R. (2014, February). In Transition: The Challenges Facing Maryland’s

Foster Youth. (Panelist). CASA Maryland: Towson, MD. Lee, B.R. (2014, January). Milestones of the PhD Program: Doctoral Student

Panel. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research: San Antonio, TX.

Lee, B. R., Lowther, J. & Shanahan, R. (2013, October). Overview of Adaptive

Functioning Outcome Measures. Presented to the RTC Coalition: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R., Flagle, P & Buchdahl, E. (2013, October). Evaluation of St. Vincent’s

Villa Home-Based RTC Unit. Presented at St. Vincent Villa’s All-Staff Meeting: Timonium, MD.

Lee, B. R., Lindsey, M. L., Hust, J., Estep, K. (2013, June). Using the Common

Elements to Engage Families and Youth in Treatment. Presented at the Systems of Care Training Institute: Baltimore, MD.

Kaiser, K. & Lee, B. R. (2012, May). Poster Presentations. Presented at the

University of Maryland Multi-Disciplinary Research Conference: Baltimore, MD.

Barth, R. B., Lee, B. R., Lindsey, M. (2011, September). Evidence-Based

Practice at the Crossroads: The Timely Emergence of Common Elements and Common Factors. Presented at National Association of Social Workers- Maryland Fall Clinical Conference: Linthicum, MD.

Lee, B.R. (2011, August). When EBP doesn’t fit (Invited Panelist). Children’s

Bureau Child Welfare Evaluation Summit: Washington, D.C.

Barth, R. B., Lee, B. R., Lindsey, M. (2011, May). Common Elements approach and Child Welfare practice. Presented at Annie E. Casey Foundation Child Welfare Strategic Consulting Group: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R. (2011, April). Preliminary Results from Efforts to Transition Youth to

Family. Paper presented at Baltimore County Social Service Administration: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R. (2011, February). Publishing & Writing: Habits of the Academic Mind.

Paper presented at University of Maryland School of Social Work Doctoral Professional Seminar: Baltimore, MD.

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Lee, B. R. & Stephan, S. (2010, September). Introduction to the Common

Practice Elements of Evidence-Based Practices. Presented at Maryland Systems of Care Training Institute: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R. & Lindsey, M. (2010, July). Common Elements in Social Work:

Applications to Teaching and Research. Presented at Common Elements Training: Los Angeles, CA.

Lee, B. R. (2010, April). Measuring and Using Outcomes Data at Your Program.

Moderated Panel Discussion at Coalition for Residential Education Annual Conference: Mooseheart, IL.

Lee, B. R. (2010, March). Propensity Score Matching: Increasing Rigor in Quasi-

Experimental Designs. Paper presented at Boys Town Methods Meeting: Omaha, NE.

Lee, B. R. (2010, February). Turning Course Papers into Publications. Paper

presented at University of Maryland School of Social Work Doctoral Professional Seminar: Baltimore, MD.

Lee, B. R. (2009, November). Developing an Outcomes Measurement System

(or Convincing an Academic Researcher to Do it for You). Paper presented at Coalition for Residential Education Webinar: Bethesda, MD.

Lee, B. R. (2009, September). Propensity Score Matching: Increasing Rigor in

Quasi-Experimental Designs. Paper presented at School of Social Work Research Lunch-Time Seminar: Baltimore, MD.

Barth, R. & Lee, B. R. (2008, November). Is There An Evidence Base For Using

Parachutes When Jumping From Planes? Reflections and Discussion on Selecting Practices to Develop With Additional Research (and to Teach). Paper presented at School of Social Work Research Lunch-time Seminar: Baltimore, MD.

Kaye, S. & Lee, B. R. (2008, April). Monitoring, Documenting and Enhancing

Child Well-being. Paper presented at Place Matters in Maryland: Achieving Outcomes through Data-Driven Best Practices: Linthicum, Maryland.

Lee, B. R. (2008, October). Outcomes Measurement in Residential Education:

What, Why, and How. Paper presented at Coalition for Residential Education Webinar: Bethesda, MD.

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Lee, B. R. (2007, September). Searching for evidence of peer contagion at Girls and Boys Town. Paper presented at Girls and Boys Town Speaker Series: Boys Town, NE.

McMillen, J. C. & Lee, B. R. (2006, April). The physical restraint of children and

youth in residential programs: Variations in practice and opinion. Paper presented at Girls and Boys Town Speaker Series: Boys Town, NE.

Teaching Ph.D. Courses Fall 2010-2016

SOWK 811 Research Practicum II School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Fall 2018-19

SOWK 811 Research Practicum II School of Social Work, University of Maryland

MSW Courses Spring 2013

SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare

Spring 2012

SOWK 777 SOWK 699

Research in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Maryland Common Elements of Child Mental Health Practice School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Spring 2011

SOWK 777 SOWK 699

Research in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Maryland Common Elements of Child Mental Health Practice School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Summer 2010

SOWK 699 Common Elements of Child Mental Health Practice School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Spring 2010

SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Maryland

SOWK 699 Common Elements of Child Mental Health Practice School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Fall 2009 SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Spring 2009

SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare School of Social Work, University of Maryland

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Fall 2008 SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare

School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Spring 2008

SOWK 777 Research in Child Welfare (2 sections) School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Fall 2007 SOWK 670 Social Work Research. School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Fall 2005-Fall 2006

Adjunct Faculty, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis MSW Courses

Evaluation of Programs and Services (2) Research Methods for Social Work (1)

Ph.D. Dissertations Chair:

John Cosgrove, Title: Fidelity and Alliance Effects on Youth Outcomes of Functional Family Therapy. Proposal Defended: July 2019.

Judith Leitch, Title: Understanding Factors Associated with Positive Social Work Practice With Sexual and Gender Minority Clients: A Comparison by Client Type and Different Assessment Tools. Defended: November 2017. Brittany Schuler, Title: Toddler Overweight Prevention: Developing a Model by Socioeconomic Gradients. Defended: July 2016.

Committee Member:

Emily Goering Smith, Title: The impact on organizational culture and climate in child welfare agencies on outcomes for children involved in the child welfare system: A multi-level analysis of a nationally representative sample. Defended: March 2019 Mary Hodorowicz, Title: Teaching and Learning Motivational Interviewing: Examining the Efficacy of Two Training Methods for Social Work Students. Defended: May 2018 Meredith Gunn, Title: The Role of Self-efficacy, Technology Acceptance, Support, and Experience in E-Learning for Child Welfare Workers. Proposal Defense: November 2017

Dori Sneddon, Title: Community-level and Individual-level Predictors of Variation in Rates of Homelessness among Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care. Defended: November 2019.

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Ming-Hui Tai, Title: The Impact of Maryland Care Management Entity (CME) on Quality of Antipsychotic Medication Use and Clinical Outcomes. Defended: June 2016 (University of Maryland School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Karen Castellanos-Brown, Title: Youth Risk Factors and Educational Outcomes of Mentored and Non-Mentored Youth. Defended: May, 2010.

Karen Rice, Title: Change Over Time in Implementation Fidelity of a Child Welfare Practice Model and Subsequent Impact on Time to CPS Re-Referral. Defended: August, 2011. Melissa Lim Brodowski, Title: Factors Associated with Changes in Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis of Parents at High Risk for Child Maltreatment. Defended: February 2012. Kristen Woodruff, Title: Developmental Pathways of Toddlers Investigated for Child Neglect and the Impact of Parenting Services. Defended: April, 2012.

Jeongha Hwang, Title: Evaluation of a Structural Model Relating Inclusion, Organizational Commitment and Turnover: A Mixed Methods Approach. Defended: June, 2012. Sang Jung Lee, Title: Independent Living Programs and Changes in Resilience of Transition-Age Foster Care Youth. Defended: April 2016.

Mathew Uretsky, Title: High School Graduation in Context: A Multilevel Examination of the Factors Related to On-Time Graduation for Students Who Persist Through Four Years of High School. Defended: June 2016.

Ph.D. Independent Study 2018 Conceptual Models for Measuring Fidelity- John Cosgrove 2009 Latent Group-Based Modeling- Kristen Woodruff MSW Field Liaison 2007-2009 Liaison to approximately 8-10 students in field agencies Guest Lecturer

SOWK 670- Social Work Research Methods- Lecture on Qualitative Analysis for Instructor Karen Castellanos-Brown SOWK 670- Social Work Research Methods- Lecture on Innovations in Evidence-based Practice for Instructor Jeongha Hwang

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SOWK 699-Juvenile Services- Lecture on Common Elements and Evidence-based Practice for Instructor Charlotte Bright

Experience in Other than Higher Education 2000-2003 Residential School Program Administrator,

Mooseheart Child City & School, Inc., Mooseheart, Illinois. Managed direct care staff through weekly consultation, on-call assistance, and on-going training. Developed program enhancements to model of care and provided training on clinical issues.

Honors Received: Fall 2019 Dean’s Teaching Award. School of Social Work. University

of Maryland

Spring 2010 Dean’s Teaching Award. School of Social Work. University of Maryland

2008-2009 NIMH-funded fellowship in Child Mental Health Intervention and Prevention Science (CHIPS)

Spring 2008 Dean’s Teaching Award. School of Social Work. University of Maryland

May 2006 Excellence in Teaching Award. Brown School of Social Work. Washington University in St. Louis.

June 2005 Competitive fellowship to attend NDACAN Summer Research Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

2003- 2006 National Institute of Mental Health Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

Professional Activities: Professional Associations Various years Member, Council on Social Work Education 2007-2010 Coalition for Residential Education Board Member, Secretary 2005-present Member, Society for Social Work and Research 2019 Member, National Association for Social Workers

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2019 Member, International Association of Outcome-Based Evaluation and Research

2019 Member, Therapeutic Residential Care International Working Group

Grant Reviewer 2014 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center

for Injury Prevention and Control (FOA CE14-006), Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01)

2010 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (FOA CE10-005), Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01)

2010 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement Program for the National Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (U01)

Editor-in-Chief 2018-present Journal of Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Associate Editor 2017-present Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research Journal Editorial Board 2016-2018 Journal of Residential Treatment for Children & Youth 2012-present Child Welfare 2012-present Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 2009-present Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research Ad-Hoc Editorial Reviews 2011-present Child Psychiatry and Human Development 2011-2012 Child & Youth Care Forum 2010-present Children & Youth Services Review 2008-present SSWR Conference Abstracts 2007-present Journal of Child & Family Studies 2010 Psychiatric Services 2010 Journal of Adolescence 2009 Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental

Health Services Research 2009 Child & Family Social Work 2008 Child Abuse & Neglect 2019-2021 Mentor, Early Career Review Program, Journal of the

Society for Social Work and Research

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University Service- UMB 2016 UM Strategic Planning 2016 Steering Committee 2013-2016 IT Stakeholder Committee 2013 Library Liaison Search Committee 2013 Interdisciplinary Grants Panel Reviewer 2009- 2013 Institutional Review Board Committee, Panel 3 2007-2009 Maryland Charity Campaign Committee University Service- School of Social Work 2018-2019 SSW Faculty Search Committee Chair 2018-2019 Faculty Organization, Co-Secretary 2013-2017 SSW Internal Review Committee for Research Protocols 2012-2017 Strategic Planning Committee, Co-Chair 2012-2014 Student Grievance Committee 2012-2015 Educational Resources and Information Committee 2009-2013 Doctoral Program Committee 2008-2011 Course Coordinator, Social Work Research (SOWK 670) 2008-2013 Coordinator, Research Assistant Scholars program 2008-2010 Maryland Charity Campaign Social Work Chair 2007-2009 Master’s Program Committee 2007- present Family & Children’s Specialization Committee member 2007- present Research Sequence Faculty member Community Service in Baltimore 2016-present Baltimore Safe Streets Advisory Board 2011-present Secretary (elected), Community Affairs Council, Western

District Police Station 2009-2010 Cleaner Greener Baltimore, Neighborhood Ambassador 2009-2010 Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge, Block Captain 2007-2012 Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer