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Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack
Associate Professor of Social Work
Dr. Kathryn Maguire-Jack's research focuses on child abuse and neglect prevention, with an emphasis on communities and geographic disparities. Her work is funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund. She has expertise in advanced statistical methods and program evaluation.
Research Interests/Focus
Child abuse and neglect; child maltreatment prevention; neighborhoods; poverty; program evaluation; social policy; parenting.
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 764-7805 | [email protected] | 2788 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
News
Celebrating 2025 Faculty Promotions
May 23, 2025
| 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, |
| 2025 | Park, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Showalter, K., Marçal, K., Chang, O.D., Machinga, R., Klika, J.B., Thibodeau, E., Murphy, C. (Jan 2025). State Policy Variations in Childcare Subsidies and Physical Intimate Partner Violence. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA |
| 2025 | Maguire-Jack, K., Chang, O.D., VanBerkel, D., & Spilsbury, J.C. (Jan 2025). A Spatial Analysis Comparing Urban and Rural Neighborhood Characteristics and Maltreatment. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA |
| 2025 | Park, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Chang, O. D. (Jan 2025). Increasing Economic Security through Home Visiting Services to Prevent ACEs. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA, |
| 2025 | Zhang, Y., Yoon, S., Wang, J., Benavides, J., Chang, Y., & Maguire-Jack, K. (Jan 2025). The Effect of Material Hardship on Child Social Skills Via Parental Depression and Coparenting: Testing the Family Stress Model. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Seattle, WA |
| 2024 | Yoon, S., Calabrese, J., Maguire-Jack, K., & Min, M., (Jan 2024). Longitudinal Patterns of Child Maltreatment Experiences and Adolescent Substance Use. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC. January 10-14, 2024 |
| 2024 | Maguire-Jack, K. Park, Y., Chang, O., & Solomon, A. (Jan 2024). Increasing the Access to EITC As a Strategy to Enhance Family Protective Factors and Reduce Child Maltreatment. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC. January 10-14, 2024 |
| 2024 | Chung, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., & Chang, OD (Jan 2024). The Association between Material Hardship and Parenting Aggravation: A Comparison of Families Experiencing Intermittent Versus Persistent Poverty. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2024 |
| 2024 | Parmenter, S., Chang, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., & Yoon, S. (2024, May). Navigating Education in Residential Care: Insights from a Southwest Ohio CRP Project. National Citizen Review Panel Conference, San Diego, CA |
| 2023 | Maguire-Jack, K., Park, Y., Chang, O., & Solomon, A (May 2023). Strategies for increasing economic support in child maltreatment prevention. Paper presented at APSAC's 30th Annual Colloquium, May 23-26, Denver, CO |
| 2023 | Parmenter, S., Benavides, J.L., Yoon, S., & Maguire-Jack, K.. (May 2023). The Lived Experience of Youth in Congregate Care. Poster presented at APSAC's 30th Annual Colloquium, May 23-26, Denver, CO |
| 2023 | Pei F., Kleinberg J., Maguire-Jack K., Li X., Li Z., (Jan 2023). Longitudinal Changes in Perceived Collective Efficacy: A Further Analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Data Set, Poster Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-15, 2023. |
| 2023 | Hong, S., Hardi, F., Benson, D., & Maguire-Jack, K. (March 2023). Child and Adolescent Social Skills: Examining the Role of Mothers’ Ethnoracial Identity Attachment and Birthplace. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Salt Lake City, UT, March 2021. |
| 2023 | Chang, Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. (April 2023). The Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE) Program: A Universal Population-Level Approach to the Prevention of Child Maltreatment. Paper presented at ResilienceCon, April 16-18, 2022. |
| 2023 | Chang, O., Maguire-Jack, K., & Solomon, A. (April 2023). Increasing Take-Up Of EITC To Reduce Child Maltreatment And Strengthen Families. Paper presented at ResilienceCon, April 16-18, 2022. |
| 2023 | Maguire-Jack, K. (April 2023). Innovative child maltreatment prevention strategies. Symposium presented at ResilienceCon, April 16-18, 2022. |
| 2022 | Parmenter, S., Benavides, J., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S. (2022, May). Using Social Capital to Address the Behavioral Health Needs of Rural Youth in Foster Care. National Citizen Review Panel Conference, Monterey, CA |
| 2022 | Maguire-Jack, K. (presented March 2022). Adverse childhood experiences. Wisconsin Sexual Abuse Nurse Examiner Workgroup. Theda Clark Hospital, Neenah, WI, March 16, 2022. |
| 2022 | Maguire-Jack, K. (presented April, 2022). Child maltreatment prevention. Social Work Legacy Speaker Series. University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC, April 25, 2022. |
| 2022 | Maguire-Jack, K. & Sattler, K. (January 2022). Neighborhood poverty, family economic well-being, and child maltreatment. Paper presented as an eposter due to COVID-19 at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 12-16, 2022. |
| 2022 | Maguire-Jack, K., Cao, Y., & Yoon, S. (April 2022). Are social services universally protective against child maltreatment?: Racial disparities in the effectiveness of social services. Paper presented at ResilienceCon, virtual, April 3-5, 2022. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K. (presented June, 2021). Economic supports as child maltreatment prevention. Parenting in Context Webinar Series. University of Michigan, School of Social Work. Ann Arbor, MI, June 16, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Greenberg, S., & Smith, R. (presented October, 2021). Economic policy and child welfare. Fedele F. and Iris M. Fauri Memorial Lecture. University of Michigan, School of Social Work. Ann Arbor, MI, October 7, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K. (presented October, 2021). Child abuse and neglect prevention: Using data to tell your program’s story. Michigan Children’s Trust Fund Annual Conference. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Children’s Trust Fund. Lansing, MI, October 19, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Wachsberger, E.S., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Gonzalez, E. (May 2021) Research and practice partnerships with Children’s Trust Funds to prevent child maltreatment. Oral presentation at National Citizen Review Panel Conference, Virtual, May 25-26, 2021 |
| 2021 | Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Knox, J., & Ploss, A. “Fostering Resilience among Vulnerable Youth.” Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual, January 20-23, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Font, S.A., Dillard, R., Dvalishvili, R., & Barnhart, S. “Neighborhood poverty and adverse childhood experiences over the first 15 years of life.” Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual, January 20-23, 2021. |
| 2021 | Hong, S., Goetschius, L.G., Gard, A. M., Hein, T. C., Maguire-Jack, K., McLoyd, V.C., Brooks-Gunn, J., McLanahan, S.S., Mitchell, C., Lopez-Duran, N.L., Hyde, L.W. & Monk, C.S. (March 2021). An examination of childhood neighborhood violence exposure and mother-child closeness on adolescent wellbeing and frontostriatal white matter connectivity. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Virtual, March 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Purtell, K.M., Showalter, K., Barnhart, S., & Yang, M-Y. (April 2021). Preventive Benefits of U.S. Childcare Subsidies in Supervisory Child Neglect. Paper presented at ResilienceCON, Virtual, April 11-13, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Wachsberger, E.S., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Gonzalez, E. (May 2021). Research and practice partnerships with Children’s Trust Funds to prevent child maltreatment. Oral presentation at National Citizen Review Panel Conference, Virtual, May 25-26, 2021. |
| 2021 | Maguire-Jack, K., Solomon, A., & Wachsberger, E.S. (August 2021). Increasing access to Earned Income Tax Credit. Oral presentation at Prevent Child Abuse America National Converence, Virtual, August 10-12, 2021. |
| 2020 | Maguire-Jack, K. (presented March, 2020). Child maltreatment as a socioeconomic problem. Kempe-Haruv Fellows Meeting, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, March 2, 2020. |
| 2020 | Beajolais, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Sexual Assault Prevalence and Access to Mental Health Services Among International and Domestic College Students.” Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 15-19, 2020. |
| 2020 | Yoon, S., Pei, F., Dillard, R., McCarthy, K.S., Beaujolais, B., Maguire-Jack, K., & Wang, X. “Defining Resilience in Maltreated Children from the Practitioners' Perspectives.” Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 15-19, 2020. |
| 2020 | Bunger, A., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Mooney, D., West, K., & Kranich, C. “Do Behavioral Health Screening, Assessment, and Referral Interventions Improve Children's Outcomes? Results of a Child Welfare System Demonstration to Address Unmet Behavioral Health Service Needs.” Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 15-19, 2020. |
| 2019 | Maguire-Jack, K. “Using multi-level modeling to understand public health problems.” Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2019. |
| 2019 | McCloskey, R. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Social Participation, Neighborhood Disorder, and Social Cohesion: Predicting Low-Income Mothers' Health and Mental Health.” Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |
| 2019 | Dillard, R.. Maguire-Jack, K., & Showalter, K. “Maltreatment Disclosures Related to Problem Sexualized Behaviors and Trauma Symptoms in Youth.” Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |
| 2019 | Wang, X., Maguire-Jack, K., Barnhart, S., & Yoon, S. “Neighborhoods and Child Internalizing Problems: The Mediating Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |
| 2019 | Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., & Yoon, S. “Dual-Victimization and Trauma Symptoms.” Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |
| 2019 | Maguire-Jack, K., Font, S.A., & Dillard, R. “Child Protective Services Decision-Making: The Role of Children's Race and County Context.” Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |
| 2019 | Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., & Lombardi, B. “Investigating Racial Differences in Clusters of Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, January 16-20, 2019. |