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Charlotte Lyn Bright, PhD, MSW
Co-Director, PhD Program
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
525 W. Redwood St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-3605
Academic and Research Employment
Co-Director, PhD Program August 2016-present
Associate Professor July 2014-present
Assistant Professor July 2008-June 2014
University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Social Work
MSW Teaching:
Social Work Practice with Individuals; Social Work Practice with Groups and Families; Social Work Practice in Juvenile Justice Settings
PhD Teaching:
Research Practicum II; Data Analysis I; Data Analysis II; Stats 101; Integrative Seminar
Other Instruction:
Academic Advisor; Field Liaison; Independent Study (PhD student: Winters); Student-Initiated Independent Research (MSW student: Arena)
Course Coordinator: Social Work Practice with Groups and Families (2013-2014)
Formal Mentorship: Formal mentor to post-doctoral fellows Karen Kolivoski (2012-2015) and Julia Kobulsky (2016-present); Teaching mentor to Sheila Snowden (2014)
PhD Dissertations:
Chair:
Lisa Fedina: Understanding the Health Consequences of Sexual Victimization: Assessing the Impact of Social and Economic Factors (Anticipated 2018)
Andrew Winters: The Association between Services and Recidivism for Adjudicated Youth with Preexisting Mental Health Problems (Anticipated 2018)
Co-Chair with Diane DePanfilis:
Leah Bartley: Making it Happen: Understanding Factors Related to Improved Worker and Organizational Fidelity to a Child Maltreatment Prevention Program (2017)
Committee Member:
Karen Rice: Change Over Time in Implementation Fidelity of a Child Welfare Practice Model (2011)
Darnell Morris-Compton: Social and Academic Integration as Predictors in Community College Students’ Semester Persistence in Developmental Courses (2013)
Bethany Backes: Formal Help-Seeking among Female Victims of Sexual and Physical Violence: Individual, Interpersonal, and Incident Level Predictors (2015)
Sang Jung Lee: Independent Living Programs and Changes in Resilience of Transition-Age Foster Care Youth (2016)
Melissa Bessaha: Behavioral Health among Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Emerging Adults: Barriers to Seeking Services, College Enrollment Status, and Service Utilization (2016)
Hyun-Jin Jun: The Relationship between Alcohol Use and Gambling in Emerging Adulthood (2017)
Joonyup Lee: Social Exclusion and Mortality among Older Adults (Anticipated 2018)
Dori Sneddon: Community-level and Individual-level Predictors of Variation in Rates of Homelessness among Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care (Anticipated 2018)
Instructor/Field Advisor May 2006-May 2008
Research Assistant January 2005-May 2008
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Teaching: Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups; Statistics; Statistics Review for Incoming PhD Students
Research Projects: Young Adult Violence: Modifiable Predictors and Paths; Trauma-Focused Interventions for Youth in Residential Care: An Implementation/Demonstration Project; Sociocultural Processes in Latina Teen Suicide Attempts; Evaluating a Psycho-Social-Spiritual Intervention with Older Women who are Survivors of Trauma; Child Neglect: Service Paths and Young Adult Outcomes
Consultant November 2005-June 2006
St. Louis Organization for Changing Men St. Louis, MO
(also known as RAVEN)
Duties: Assess youth curriculum; Design and implement appropriate instrument to measure progress; Collaborate with agency staff to evaluate program effectiveness
Social Work Practice Experience
Program Coordinator May 2001-April 2004
Foundation 2 Discoveries Program Cedar Rapids, IA
Duties: Supervise full- and part-time staff members; Manage program finances and curriculum; Provide therapy and skill development services to juvenile court involved adolescent girls and their families; Disseminate information through public speaking and in-service trainings; Serve on various community- and state-level organizations representing the needs of adolescent girls; Collect data to evaluate program success
Caseworker May 2000-August 2001
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids, IA
Duties: Maintain caseload of clients and families involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems; Provide therapy, skill development, supervision, and independent living services
Youth Worker May 1999-July 1999
Four Oaks Cedar Rapids, IA
Sexual Abuse Treatment and Reorientation Program
Duties: Supervise and attend to clients’ needs in a residential treatment facility; Implement behavioral interventions in a classroom setting
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work St. Louis, MO
Washington University in St. Louis May 2008
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Research Interests: Gender and juvenile justice, Child maltreatment, Interpersonal trauma, Adolescent and young adult development, Service implementation, Quantitative and qualitative methodology
Dissertation Title: Young Adult Outcomes of Juvenile Court-Involved Girls
Dissertation Chair: Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD
Master of Social Work Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa May 2000
Concentration: Family Centered Practice
Bachelor of Music Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa May 1998
Major: Piano Performance Minor: Spanish
Funded Research
Adapting Juvenile Justice Interventions to Serve 2017
Youth with Trauma Histories
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Competitive Innovative Research Award
Principal Investigator – Amount: $7,565
Building the Evidence Base: 2016
Family Centered Treatment© for Crossover Youth
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Principal Investigator – Amount: $45,000
National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative 2016-2017
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau
Awarded to the Center for Adoption Support and Education (PI: Debbie Riley)
Total award amount: $9,000,000
Sub-award to University of Maryland, Baltimore
Co-Investigator – 20% effort (Subaward PI: Matarese)
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment 2014-2017
(SBIRT) Training
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Co-Principal Investigator – Amount: $939,952 (PI: Sacco)
Youth and Organizational Outcomes Following 2014-2015
Family-Centered Treatment
Institute for Family Centered Services
Principal Investigator – Amount: $90,023
Evaluation of PACE Center for Girls 2013-2017
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Youth Development Fund
Consultant – Amount (Subaward): $10,444 per calendar year (PI: Millenky)
Gender-Specific Trajectories of Risk Behavior: 2011-2014
Substance Abuse and Delinquency (R03DA031264)
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator – Amount: $100,000
Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center 2008-2014
(Federal Regions III-IV; HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CO-0058)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau
Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director – Amount: $8,810,000 (PI: DePanfilis)
A Comparative Evaluation of Three Teen Court Models 2009-2013
Maryland State Justice Institute
Co-Principal Investigator – Amount: $148,229 (PI: Walter)
Implementing Gender-Specific Services in Juvenile Justice: 2009-2011
The Role of Training
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Designated Research Initiative Funds
Principal Investigator – Amount: $13,904
Juvenile Justice Out of Home Care Analysis Project 2008-2009
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Principal Investigator – Amount: $36,320
Young Adult Outcomes of Juvenile Court Involved Girls 2007-2008
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
Principal Investigator – Amount: $5,000
Peer-Reviewed Publications
* co-authored with current or former student(s)
*Bartley, L., Bright, C. L., & DePanfilis, D. (in press). Contributors to fidelity of child welfare related interventions: A review. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
*Palley, H. A., Bright, C. L., & Afkinich, J. (in press). DNA, privacy, and social justice: An analysis from the state of Maryland. Journal of Social Welfare and Human Rights.
*Bessaha, M. L., Shumway, M., Smith, M. E., Bright, C. L., & Unick, G. J. (2017). Predictors of hospital length and cost of stay in a national sample of adult patients with psychotic disorders. Psychiatric Services, 68(6), 559-565.
*Bright, C. L., Sacco, P., Kolivoski, K. M., Stapleton, L. M, Jun, H. J., & Morris-Compton, D. (2017). Gender differences in patterns of substance use and delinquency: A latent transition analysis. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 26(2), 162-173.
Sacco, P., Ting, L., Crouch, T. B., Emery, L., Moreland, M., Bright, C., Frey, J., & DiClemente, C. (2017). SBIRT training in social work education: Evaluating change using standardized patient simulation. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 17(1-2), 150-168.
*Xu, Y., Ahn, H., & Bright, C. (2017). Family involvement meetings: Engagement, facilitation, and child and family goals. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 37-43.
*Nichols, H. M., Swanberg, J. E., & Bright, C. L. (2016). How does supervisor support influence turnover intent among frontline hospital workers? The mediating role of affective commitment. Health Care Manager, 35(3), 266-279.
Ben-David, V., Jonson-Reid, M., Bright, C., & Drake, B. (2016). Family formation: A positive outcome for vulnerable females? Children and Youth Services Review, 67, 57-66.
*Jun, H. J., Sacco, P., Bright, C. L., & Camlin, E. A. S. (2015). Relations among internalizing and externalizing symptoms and drinking frequency during adolescence. Substance Use and Misuse, 50(14), 1814-1825.
Bright, C. L., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2015). Multiple service system involvement and later offending behavior: Implications for prevention and early intervention. American Journal of Public Health, 105(7), 1358-1364.
*Bright, C. L., Young, D. W., Bessaha, M. L., & Falls, B. (2015). Perceptions and outcomes following teen court involvement. Social Work Research, 39(3), 135-146.
*Rushovich, B. R., Bartley, L. H., Steward, R. K., & Bright, C. L. (2015). Technical assistance: A comparison between providers and recipients. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance, 39(4), 362-379.
*Sacco, P., Bright, C. L., Jun, H. J., & Stapleton, L. M. (2015). Developmental relations between alcohol and aggressive behavior among adolescents: Neighborhood and sociodemographic correlates. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 13(5), 603-617.
Shaw, T. V., Bright, C. L., & Sharpe, T. L. (2015). Child welfare outcomes for youth in care due to parental death or parental incarceration. Child Abuse and Neglect, 42, 112-120.
Armstrong, M. I., McCrae, J. S., Graef, M. I., Richards, T., Lambert, D., Bright, C. L., & Sowell, C. (2014). Development and initial findings of an implementation process measure for child welfare system change. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 8(1), 94-117.
*Bright, C. L., Hergenroeder, N. S., & Morris-Compton, D. (2014). Diversion from the juvenile justice system: Observations of a teen court program. Journal of Community Practice, 22(3), 385-401.
Bright, C. L., Hurley, S., & Barth, R. P. (2014). Gender differences in outcomes of juvenile court-involved youth following intensive in-home services. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 5(1), 23-44.
Bright, C. L., Kohl, P. L., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2014). Females in the juvenile justice system: Who are they and how do they fare? Crime & Delinquency, 60(1), 106-125.
*Shdaimah, C. S., Kaufman, B. R., Bright, C. L., & Flower, S. M. (2014). Neighborhood assessment of prostitution as a pressing social problem and appropriate responses: Results from a community survey. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25(3), 275-298.
*Lee, S. J., Bright, C. L., & Berlin, L. J. (2013). Organizational influences on data use among child welfare workers. Child Welfare, 92(3), 93-109.
Greeno, E. J., Bright, C. L., & Rozeff, L. (2013). Lessons from the courtroom: Perspectives from child welfare attorneys and supervisors. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(9), 1618-1624.
Kaye, S., DePanfilis, D., Bright, C. L., & Fisher, C. (2012). Fitting implementation science into child welfare systems change: Examples from the field. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 6(4), 512-530.
*Svoboda, D. V., Shaw, T. V., Barth, R. P., & Bright, C. L. (2012). Pregnancy and parenting among youth in foster care: A review. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(5), 867-875.
Bright, C. L., Osborne, V. A., & Greif, G. L. (2011). One dozen considerations when working with women in substance abuse groups. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 43(1), 64-68.
*Bright, C. L., Ward, S. K., & Negi, N. J. (2011). “The chain has to be broken”: A qualitative investigation of the experiences of young women following juvenile court involvement. Feminist Criminology, 6(1), 32-53.
*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(2), 177-189.
Bright, C. L., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2010). Young adult outcomes of juvenile court involved girls. Journal of Social Service Research, 36(2), 94-106.
Bright, C. L., Raghavan, R., Kliethermes, M. D., Juedemann, D., & Dunn, J. (2010). Collaborative implementation of a sequenced trauma-focused intervention for youth in residential care. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 27(2), 69-79.
Williams, J. H., Van Dorn, R. A., Bright, C. L., Jonson-Reid, M., & Nebbitt, V. E. (2010). Child maltreatment and delinquency onset among African American adolescent males. Research on Social Work Practice, 20(3), 253-259.
Zayas, L. H., Bright, C. L., Álvarez-Sánchez, T. A., & Cabassa, L. J. (2009). Acculturation, familism and mother-daughter relations among suicidal and non-suicidal adolescent Latinas. Journal of Primary Prevention, 30(3-4), 351-369.
Bright, C. L., & Bowland, S. E. (2008). Assessing interpersonal trauma in older adult women. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 13(4), 373-393.
Bright, C. L., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2008). Onset of juvenile court involvement: Exploring gender-specific associations with maltreatment and poverty. Children and Youth Services Review, 30(8), 914-927.
Pandey, S., & Bright, C. L. (2008). What are degrees of freedom? Social Work Research, 32(2), 119-128.
Perron, B. E., & Bright, C. L. (2008). The influence of legal coercion on dropout from substance abuse treatment: Results from a national survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 92(1-3), 123-131.
Raghavan, R., Bright, C. L., & Shadoin, A. L. (2008, May). Toward a policy ecology of implementation of evidence-based practices in public mental health settings. Implementation Science, 3(26). Available online at http://www.implementationscience.com/content/pdf/1748-5908-3-26.pdf.
Bright, C. L., Decker, S. H., & Burch, A. M. (2007). Gender and justice in the Progressive Era: An investigation of Saint Louis juvenile court cases, 1909-1912. Justice Quarterly, 24(4), 657-678.
Williams, J. H., Van Dorn, R. A., Ayers, C. D., Bright, C. L., Abbott, R. D., & Hawkins, J. D. (2007). Understanding race and gender differences in delinquent acts, alcohol and marijuana use: A developmental analysis of initiation. Social Work Research, 31(2), 71-81.
Manuscripts Under Review
* co-authored with current or former student(s)
Ahn, H., Greeno, E. J., Bright, C., Hartzel, S., & Reiman, S. (revise & resubmit). A survival analysis of length of services among foster parents. Manuscript submitted for peer review.
*Bright, C. L., Farrell, J., Winters, A. M., Betsinger, S., & Lee, B. R. (under review). Family Centered Treatment, juvenile justice, and the grand challenge of smart decarceration. Manuscript submitted for peer review.
Greeno, E.J., Steward, R., Bright, C., DePanfilis, D., & Lee. E. (revise & resubmit). Social workers as proxy parents for older youth in foster care: A grounded theory perspective. Manuscript submitted for peer review.
*Winters, A. M., Bright, C. L., & Hurley, S. (revise & resubmit). Outcomes for intensive in-home services: Differences between youth with and without juvenile court involvement. Manuscript submitted for peer review.