Michael J. MacKenzie is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, Columbia University. His grant will examine why some children in the child welfare system experience placement disruptions that increase in frequency and speed over their time in care. MacKenzie will expand his expertise to become better skilled at assessing adolescent development and transitions as well as developing novel longitudinal designs that allow for a more nuanced look at children’s experiences of life disruptions. The former will be supported through the efforts of mentor Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, the Virginia & Leo Marx Professor of Child Development at Teachers College, Columbia University. The latter methodological portion will be supported by Professor John Schulenberg at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and the Center for Human Growth and Development.
Why do some children in the child welfare system experience placement disruptions that increase in frequency and speed over their time in care?
