Joseph P. Ryan
Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, ISR
Joe Ryan's research and teaching build upon his direct practice experiences with child welfare and juvenile justice populations. Dr. Ryan is the Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Data Lab an applied research center focused on using data to drive policy and practice decisions in the field. He is currently involved with several studies including a randomized clinical trial of recovery coaches for substance abusing parents in Illinois (AODA Demonstration) , a foster care placement prevention study for young children in Michigan (MI Family Demonstration), a Pay for Success (social impact bonds) study focused on high risk adolescents involved with the Illinois child welfare and juvenile justice system and a study of the educational experiences of youth in foster care (Kellogg Foundation Education and Equity).
He is currently serving on the editorial board of four journals (Child Maltreatment, Social Work Research, Residential Treatment for Children and Youth and Child Welfare).
Ryan is committed to building strong University and public agency partnerships that utilize empirical evidence to advance knowledge and address critical questions in the fields of child welfare and juvenile justice.
He is currently serving on the editorial board of four journals (Child Maltreatment, Social Work Research, Residential Treatment for Children and Youth and Child Welfare).
Ryan is committed to building strong University and public agency partnerships that utilize empirical evidence to advance knowledge and address critical questions in the fields of child welfare and juvenile justice.
Research Interests/Focus
Child welfare, juvenile justice, welfare system, public policy, child maltreatment
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 763-6580 | joryan@umich.edu | 2704 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | PhD | Social Work | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1996 | MSW | Social Work | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1992 | BA | Psychology | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
Websites
| Child & Adolescent Data Lab |
| AODA Demonstration |
| MIFamily Demonstration |
| Kellogg Foundation Education and Equity |
Mowbray, O., Victor, B. G., Ryan, J. P., Moore, A. & Perron, B. E. (in press). Parental substance use and foster care re-entry. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
Jonson-Reid, M., Dunnigan, A., & Ryan, J. P. (in press). Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems: Crossover and Integration of Services. In Trejos-Casillo, E. & Trevino-Schafer, N. (Eds.) Handbook of Foster Youth. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY.
Victor, B. G., Perron, B. E., Sokol, R., Gârbacea, C., Fedina, L., & Ryan, J. P. (2020). Automated identification of domestic violence in written child welfare records: Leveraging text mining and machine learning to enhance social work research and evaluation. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Evangelist, M., Ryan, J. P., Victor, B. G., Moore, A., & Perron B. E. (2017). Disparities at Adjudication in the Juvenile Justice System: An Examination of Race, Gender, and Age. Social Work Research.
Ryan, J. & Huang, H. (2014). 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, NY: Columbia University Press.
Perron, B., Vaughn, M., Ryan, J., Salas-Wright, C., Ruffolo, M. & Guerrero, E. (2014). Predictive validity of self-reported head injury among delinquent youth. In M. DeLisis & M. G. Vaughn (Eds.), International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology. New York, NY: Routledge Press.
Hong, J. S. & Ryan, J. P. (2014). Juvenile Delinquents. In L. Cousins & G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity.
Huang, H., Ryan, J. P., & Herz, D. (2012). The journey of dually involved youth: The prediction and description of rereporting and recidivism. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 254-260.
Huang, H. & Ryan, J. P. (2011). Trying to come home: Substance exposed infants, mothers, and family reunification. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(2), 322-329.
Chiu, Y., Ryan, J. P. & Herz, D. (2011). Allegations of maltreatment and delinquency: Does the risk of juvenile arrest vary by substitution status? Children and Youth Services Review, 33(6), 855-860.
Marshall, J., Huang, H., & Ryan, J. P. (2011). Intergenerational families in child welfare: Assessing needs and estimating permanency. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 1024-1030.
Ryan, J., Hong, J., Herz, D., & Hernandez, P. (2010). Kinship foster care and the risk of juvenile delinquency. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(12), 1823-1830.
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.
Ryan, J. P., Marshall, J. M., Herz, D., & Hernandez, P. (2008). Juvenile delinquency in child welfare: Investigating group home effects. Children and Youth Services Review, 30(9), 1088-1099.
Herz, D. & Ryan, J. (2008). Building Multisystem Approaches in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. Washington, D.C.: Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.