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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 | kmjack@umich.edu | 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
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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. |
| 2018 | Freisthler, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. “How opioid overdoses are affecting rates of child abuse and neglect in Ohio.” Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Barnhart, S., Gearhart, M. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Fragile families and collective efficacy: Variations by race and ethnicity.” Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Barnhart, S., Maguire-Jack, K., & Gibson, A. “Racial and ethnic variations in the protective effect of collective efficacy on parenting stress.” Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Maguire-Jack, K., Purtell, K., & Barnhart, S. “Child care stressors, child care subsidy, and child maltreatment.” Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Purtell, K., Maguire-Jack, K., & Negash, T. “Predictors of child care subsidy and TANF receipt.” Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., & Purtell, K. “Childcare stressors, receipt of childcare subsidies, and intimate partner violence effect on mothers' work stability.” Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Wang, X. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Family and environmental influences on child behavioral health: The role of neighborhood disorder and adverse childhood experiences.” Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2018. |
| 2018 | Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Shockley McCarthy, K., & Pei, F. (April, 2018). “Promotive factors for resilient behavioral functioning in child –welfare involved youth.” Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2018, April 2018, Nashville, TN. |
| 2018 | Yoon, S., Shockley McCarthy, K., & Maguire-Jack, K. “Resilience to adolescent substance use among youth at risk of maltreatment: The role of father involvement.” Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2018, April 2018, Nashville, TN. |
| 2018 | Maguire-Jack, K., Cao, Y., & Yoon,S. “Parental Behavioral Services Use, Child Maltreatment, and Child Outcomes.” Poster presented at APSAC's 25th Annual Colloquium, June 12-16, New Orleans, LA. |
| 2018 | Yoon, S., Tebben, E., Lee, G., & Maguire-Jack, K. “Early Childhood Aggression among Child Welfare Involved Children: The Interplay between the Type of Child Maltreatment and Ecological Protective Factors.” Poster presented at APSAC's 25th Annual Colloquium, June 12-16, New Orleans, LA. |
| 2018 | Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., Purtell, K., & Yang, M.Y. “Work outcomes for mothers experiencing intimate partner violence: The buffering effect of child care subsidy.” Poster presented at the Social Work, Education, and Social Development conference, July 4-7, 2018, Dublin Ireland. |
| 2018 | Wang, X. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Racial differences in the relationship between neighborhood disorder, adverse childhood experiences, and child externalizing behavior.” Poster presented at the Social Work, Education, and Social Development conference, July 4-7, 2018, Dublin Ireland. |
| 2018 | Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., & Lombardi, B. Investigating racial differences in clusters of adverse childhood experiences.” Poster presented at the Social Work, Education, and Social Development conference, July 4-7, 2018, Dublin Ireland. |
| 2017 | Yang, M.Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Predictors of basic needs and supervisory neglect: Evidence from the Illinois Families Study.” Poster presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Barnhart, S., Maguire-Jack, K., & Negash, T. “Pathways of protective factors: Guarding against parenting stress for mothers of children with disabilities.” Poster presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Frey, J., Lombardi, B., Rose, R. “The relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and child well-being: Comparing cumulative risk and latent class approaches using national data.” Paper presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Maguire-Jack, K., Negash, T., & Barnhart, S. “Protective neighborhood processes for mothers of children with disabilities.” Paper presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Maguire-Jack, K. & Purtell, K. “Policies and child maltreatment: How state childcare subsidy policies can promote positive parenting behaviors.” Paper presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Coulton, C., Crampton, D., Freisthler, B., Hurlburt, M., & Maguire-Jack, K. “Advancing the impact of ecologically oriented research on child maltreatment prevention.” Roundtable presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017. |
| 2017 | Cao, Y., Bunger, A., & Maguire-Jack, K. “Child welfare workers’ perception of system capacity to address parental trauma.” Roundtable presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Advanced Training Summit, Portland, Maine, June 21-23, 2017. |
| 2017 | Maguire-Jack, K., Barnhart, S., & Showalter, K. “Preventing child maltreatment in rural areas: Neighborhood influences.” Roundtable presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Advanced Training Summit, Portland, Maine, June 21-23, 2017. |
| 2017 | Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., Frey, J., Lombardi, B., & Rose, R. “The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and child well-being: Comparing cumulative risk and latent class approaches using national data. Paper presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November 4-8, 2017. |
| 2016 | Negash, T. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Do Social Services Matter for Child Maltreatment Prevention?: The Role of Parents' Knowledge of Available Local Social Services.” Poster presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Negash, T. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Parenting stress and child maltreatment: the buffering effect of neighborhood social service availability and accessibility.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Showalter, K. & Maguire-Jack, K. “The protective effect of neighborhood social cohesion in child abuse and neglect.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K. & Klein, S. “Parenting and Proximity to Social Services: Lessons from Los Angeles County in the Community Context of Child Neglect.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K., Klein, S., Ma, J., Campbell, T., & Showalter, K. “Positive neighborhood aspects and their protective effect against child maltreatment.” Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Barnhart, S. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Single mothers in their communities: the mediating role of parenting stress from neighborhood social cohesion and physical abuse.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Wang, X. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Pathways from social cohesion to child maltreatment: the mediating role of social support, depression, and parenting stress.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Cao, Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. “The role of community participation and neighborhood processes in reducing child maltreatment: Pathways through parenting stress and personal control.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K. & Font, S. “Intersections of individual and neighborhood disadvantage: Implications for child maltreatment.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K., Cao, Y., Wang, X., & Barnhart, S. “Pathways from neighborhood characteristics to child maltreatment: using structural equation modeling to decipher between direct and indirect effects.” Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, January 13-17, 2016. |
| 2016 | Cao, Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Neighborhood mental health resources and the rates of child abuse and neglect.” Paper presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 24rd Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA, June 22-25, 2016. |
| 2016 | Showalter, K. & Maguire-Jack, K. “Neighborhood social cohesion and intimate partner violence prevention.” Poster presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 24rd Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA, June 22-25, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K. & Cao, Y. “Community participation and child maltreatment.” Poster presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 24rd Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA, June 22-25, 2016. |
| 2016 | Barnhart, S., Gearhart, M., & Maguire-Jack, K. “Fragile Families and the Measurement of Neighborhood Processes: Are We Adequately Conceptualizing Collective Efficacy?” Paper presented at The Society for the Study of Social Problems 2016 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 19-21, 2016. |
| 2016 | Maguire-Jack, K., & Purtell, K. “State childcare policies and their influence on child maltreatment.” Poster presented at the 20th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington, DC, August 31-September 2, 2016. |