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Kathryn (Katie) Maguire-Jack, MSW, MPA, PhD, is a professor of social work. She studies child maltreatment prevention, with a focus on understanding macro-level factors affecting parenting, including public policies and neighborhood structures and processes. She teaches courses in child welfare, public policy, program evaluation and research methods. Her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, and Triple P America. She has expertise in program evaluation, policy analysis and advanced statistical methods. Maguire-Jack serves as the Title IV-E faculty director, director of the Child Maltreatment Prevention Lab (https://childmaltreatmentpreventionlab.com), and associate editor for the journal Child Maltreatment.

Research Interests

Child abuse and neglect; child maltreatment prevention; neighborhoods; poverty; program evaluation; social policy; parenting.

Contact Information

  • (734) 764-7805

  • 2788 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University Ave.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2013 PhD Social Welfare
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • 2009 MSW Social Work
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • 2006 MPA Public Affairs
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • 2005 BA Political Science & Social Welfare
    University of Wisconsin, Madison

Activities

Publications

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2025 2025 SSWR Fellow
2023 2023 Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award
2017 Ohio State University College of Social Work , MSW Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
2016 Ohio State University College of Social Work , MSW Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
2015 Ohio State University College of Social Work , Tony Tripodi Prize for Research Excellence

Presentations

Year Description
2025 Chang, O.D., Maguire-Jack, K., Marçal, K., Showalter, K., Park, Y., Machinga, R., Thibodeau, E., & Murphy, C. (Jan 2025). The Protective Impact of Childcare Subsidies on the Emotional Neglect of Children. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA
2025 Pei, F., Pangelinan, N., Li, X., & Maguire-Jack, K. (Jan 2025). Exploring the Relationship between Community Violence Perception and Parental Stress from Early Childhood to Adolescence: A Parallel Growth Analysis. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA
2025 Chang, Y., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Chang, O.D., & Stanek, C. (Jan 2025). The Protective Role of School Connectedness in the Relationship between Child Maltreatment Subtypes and Youth Internalizing Symptoms: Comparisons of Differences across Racial/Ethnic Groups. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA
2025 Gearhart, M., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Barnhart, S. (Jan 2025). Internalizing Symptoms, Externalizing Symptoms, Collective Efficacy and Community Context. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA
2025 Parmenter, S., Benavides, J., Chang, Y., Stanek, C., Chang, O.D., Yoon, S., & Maguire-Jack, K. (Jan 2025). Defining Well-Being: Perspectives from Foster Parents, Kinship Caregivers, Primary Families, and Caseworkers. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA,

Courses

Current & Future Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Child and Family Policy and Macro Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2026 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Child and Family Policy and Macro Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2025 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Child and Family Well-Being - Macro Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2024 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Child and Family Well-Being - Macro Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2023 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Research Basics for Social Work Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2023 002 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Child and Family Well-Being - Macro Practice Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2022 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Introduction to Social Welfare Policy and Services Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Fall 2020 003 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Children and Youth Services and Social Policies Maguire-Jack, Kathryn L. Winter 2020 002 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course