Joseph P. Ryan
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Joseph P. Ryan
Degrees
- B.A., Psychology, 1992, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;
- M.S.W., Social Work, 1996, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;
- Ph.D., Social Work, 2002, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BioSketch
Dr. Ryan's research and teaching build upon his direct practice experiences with child welfare and juvenile justice populations. His work focuses on the experiences and outcomes of families entangled with the public child welfare system and at least one other social service context. He is particularly interested in public policy and clinical interventions to address the needs of children and families with co-occurring problems (e.g. neglect, delinquency, substance abuse). Dr. Ryan is currently the Principal Investigator for two studies that focus on children and families involved with multiple service systems. The first focuses on the etiology and trajectories of juvenile delinquency associated with victims of child maltreatment, and on understanding whether child welfare systems contribute to the overrepresentation of African American youth in juvenile justice. This is a multi-state study involving Illinois, Washington and Pennsylvania and is part of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change Research Initiative. The second project focuses on substance abuse in child welfare and is the Illinois Title IV-E Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Waiver Demonstration. The AODA demonstration utilizes a classic experimental design in Cook County (Chicago metropolitan) and two southern Illinois Counties. Families in the demonstration project are randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions (treatment as usual vs. recovery coach model). The recovery coach model is intended to improve substance abuse treatment outcomes and increase permanency rates for substance abusing caregivers in child welfare. Dr. Ryan currently serves on the editorial board of four journals (Child Maltreatment, Social Work Research, Residential Treatment for Children and Youth and Child Welfare). Dr. Ryan is committed to building strong University and public agency partnerships to advance knowledge and address critical questions in the fields of child welfare and juvenile justice.
| Email |
joryan@umich.edu |
| Location |
| Room: | 3834 SSWB |
| Phone: | (734) 763-6580 |
| Fax: | (734) 763-3372 |
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Selected Publications
| Ryan, J., Huang, H. (in press). Substance abuse and child welfare. In Mallon and Hess (Eds.), Child welfare for the 21st century: A handbook of policies and programs, 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press. |
| Huang, H., Ryan, J.P., & Herz, D. (in press). The journey of dually involved youth: The prediction of reporting and recidivism. Children and Youth Services Review. |
| Ryan, J. P., Choi, S., Hong, J., Hernandez, P. & Larrison, C. (2009). Recovery coaches and substance-exposed births: An experiment in child welfare. Child Abuse and Neglect, 32(11), 1072?1079. |
| Herz, D., Harada, S, Lecklitner, G., Rauso, M. & Ryan, J. P. (2009). Identifying and responding to criminogenic risk and mental health treatment needs of crossover youth. In J. Andrade (Ed.), Violence risk assessment and treatment for forensic practitioners. New York: Springer Publishing. |
| Herz, D. & Ryan, J. (2008). Building multisystem approaches in child welfare and juvenile justice. Washington, D.C.: Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. |
