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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
- Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Ploss, A., Benavides, J. L., & Chang, Y. (in press). Contextual factors of child behavioral health across developmental stages. Development and Psychopathology.
- Marçal, K. E., Chang, O. D., Park, Y., & Maguire-Jack, K. (in press). Material hardship in the postpartum year: Links to child maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect.
- Solomon, A., Maguire-Jack, K., & Marçal, K. E. (in press). Neighborhoods and child abuse: Multiple information perspectives. Child Abuse & Neglect.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Chang, O. D., Adelgais, K., & Leonard, J. (in press). Neighborhood risks and child maltreatment investigations: A comparison across urban and rural contexts. International Journal of Child Maltreatment.
- Marçal, K., Showalter, K., & Maguire-Jack, K. (in press). The impact of state workplace protections on socioeconomic outcomes of IPV survivors. Journal of Family Violence.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Sattler, K. (2023). Neighborhood poverty, family economic well-being, and child maltreatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(5-6), 4814-4831.
- Bunger, A., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Phillips, R., West, K. Y., Hammond, G. C., & Kranich, C. (2023). Implementation and mental health outcomes of a service cascade linking child welfare and children’s mental health systems: A case study of the Gateway CALL demonstration. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 50, 327-341.
- Chang, Y., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., & Lee, J. (2023). Family-, school-, and neighborhood- level predictors of resilience for adolescents with a history of maltreatment. Children, 10(1), 1.
- Klika, J. B., Maguire-Jack, K., Feely, M., Schneider, W., Pace, G. T., Rostad, W., Murphy, C. A., & Merrick, M. T. (2023). Childcare subsidy enrollment income generosity and child maltreatment. Children, 10(1), 64.
- Hong, S., Hardi, F., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2023). The moderating role of neighborhood social cohesion on the relationship between early mother-child attachment security and adolescent social skills: brief report. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(1), 277-287.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Solomon, A., Greenberg, S., Chang, O. D., Coggins, H., Schuster-Wachsberger, E., & Hinton, J. (2022). A novel strategy for increasing utilization of earned income tax credits and reducing adverse childhood experiences: The EITC access project. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 5, 473-486.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Katz, C. (2022). Neighborhoods and child maltreatment: Looking to the future. In K. Maguire-Jack & C. Katz Neighborhoods, Communities, and Child Maltreatment 173-178. Switzerland: Springer.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Jespersen, B., Korbin, J. E., Van Berkel, D., & Spilsbury, J. C. (2022). Neighborhood effects on child maltreatment in rural areas. In K. Maguire-Jack & C. Katz Neighborhoods, Communities, and Child Maltreatment 117-129. Switzerland: Springer.
- Marco, M., López-Quílez, A., Gracia, E., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2022). The spatio-temporal epidemiology of child maltreatment: Using Bayesian hierarchical models to assess neighborhood influences. In K. Maguire-Jack & C. Katz Neighborhoods, Communities, and Child Maltreatment 9-29. Switzerland: Springer.
- Katz, C. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2022). Communities’ essential role in protecting children from maltreatment. In K. Maguire-Jack & C. Katz Neighborhoods, Communities, and Child Maltreatment 1-7. Switzerland: Springer.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Chang, Y., & Hong, S. (2022). The relative influence of family and neighborhood factors on child maltreatment at critical stages of child development. Children, 9(2), 163.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Smith, B., & Spilsbury, J. C. (2022). Rural and urban child maltreatment considerations in the United States. In R. Krugman & J. E. Korbin (Eds.), Handbook of Child Maltreatment. Netherlands: Springer.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Smith, B. D., & Spilsbury, J. C. (2022). Rural and urban child maltreatment considerations in the United States. In R.D. Krugman & J.E. Korbin Handbook of Child Maltreatment 295-305. Switzerland: Springer.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Hardi, F., Stormer, B., Lee, J., Feeley, M., Rostad, W., Ford, D., Merrick, M. T., Murphy, C. A., & Klika, J. B. (2022). Early childhood education and care policies in the U.S. and their impact on family violence. Children and Youth Services Review, 142, 106653.
- Pei, F., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., & Lee, M. Y. (2022). Neighborhood influences on early childhood behavioral problems: Child maltreatment as a mediator. Child Abuse and Neglect, 123, 105391.
- Katz, I., Priolo-Filho, S., Katz, C., Andresen, S., Bérubé, A., Cohen, N., Connell, C. M., Collin-Vézina, D., Fallon, B., Fouche, A., Fujiawara, R., Haffejee, S., Korbin, J. E., Maguire-Jack, K., Massarweh, N., Munoz, P., Tarabulsy, G. M., Tiwari, A., Truter, E., Varela, N., Wekerle, C., & Yamaoka, Y. (2022). One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses? Child Abuse and Neglect, 130(Part 1), 105473.
- Greene, H. M., Maguire-Jack, K., Shi, J., Malthaner, L., Truelove, A., & Leonard, J. C. (2022). The relationship between emergency medical services use and social service needs in a pediatric emergency department population. Child Abuse and Neglect, 125, 105482.
- Marçal, K., Showalter, K., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2022). Intimate partner violence and depression of mothers and their adolescent children: The roles of housing insecurity and system contacts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(23-24), NP23419-NP23442.
- Marçal, K. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2022). Informal supports, housing insecurity, and adolescent outcomes: Implications for promoting resilience. American Journal of Community Psychology, 70(1-2), 178-196.
- Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., & McCloskey, R. (2022). Mothers’ resilience: Experiences of intimate partner violence survivors at work. Children, 9(3), 373.
- Katz, C., Varela, N., Korbin, J. E., Najjar, A. A., Cohen, N., Berube, A., Bishop, E., CollinVézina, D., Desmond, A., Fallon, B., Fouche, A., Haffejee, S., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., Katz, I., Kefalidou, G., Maguire-Jack, K., Massarweh, N., Munir, A., Munoz, P., Priolo-Filho, S., Tarabulsy, G. M., Levine, D. T., Tiwari, A., Truter, E., Walker-Williams, H., & Wekerle, C. (2022). Child protective services during COVID-19 and doubly marginalized children: International perspectives. Child Abuse and Neglect, 131, 105634.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Steinman, K. J., Lesnick, J., Solomon, A., West, K., Roush, K., Zimpfer, K., & Cunningham, N. (2022). Implementing Triple P during the COVID-19 pandemic with families at risk for substance use. Child Abuse and Neglect, 129, 105636.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Marçal, K. (2022). The mediating role of housing insecurity in the relationship between neighborhood social cohesion and child maltreatment among low-income urban families. Child Abuse and Neglect, 132, 105792.
- Pei, F., Li, Z., Maguire-Jack, K., Li, X., & Kleinberg, J. (2022). Changes in perceived neighborhood environment: A longitudinal study of collective efficacy among vulnerable families. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e6228-e6239.
- Barnhart, S., Bode, M., Gearhart, M. C., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2022). Supportive neighborhoods, family resilience and flourishing in childhood and adolescence. Children, 9(4), 495.
- Marçal, K. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). Housing insecurity and adolescent well-being: Relationships with child welfare and criminal justice involvement. Child Abuse and Neglect, 115, 105009.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Korbin, J. E., Perzynski, A., Coulton, C., Font, S. A., & Spilsbury, J. C. (2021). How place matters in child maltreatment disparities: Geographical context as an explanatory factor for racial disproportionality and disparities. In A. Dettlaff (Ed.), Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System. New York, NY: Springer.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., & Hong, S. (2021). Social cohesion and informal social control as mediators between neighborhood poverty and child maltreatment. Child Maltreatment, 27(3), 334-343.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Parmenter, S. (2021). A scoping review of economic supports for working parents: The relationship of TANF, child care subsidy, SNAP, and EITC to child maltreatment. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 65, 101639.
- Kim, H. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). Longitudinal changes in child maltreatment reports. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91(5), 635-646.
- Miller-Graff, L., Yoon, S., Paulson, J., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). Pathways of depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms across childhood and adolescence: Findings from two longitudinal studies. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 49, 103-116.
- Katz, C., Priolo Filho, S. R., Korbin, J., Bérubé, A., Haffejee, S., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., Maguire-Jack, K., Muñoz, P., Spilsbury, J., Tarabulsy, G., Tiwari, A., Thembekile, D. L., Truter, E., & Varela, N. (2021). Child maltreatment in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A proposed global framework on research, policy and practice. Child Abuse and Neglect, 116(2), 104824.
- Font, S. A. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). The scope, nature, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 692, 26-49.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Kim, H. (2021). Rural differences in child maltreatment reports, reporters, and service responses. Children and Youth Services Review, 120, 105792.
- Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Knox, J., & Ploss, A. (2021). Socio-ecological predictors of resilience development over time among maltreated youth. Child Maltreatment, 26(2), 162-171.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Font, S. A., Dillard, R., Dvalishvili, D., & Barnhart, S. (2021). Neighborhood poverty and adverse childhood experiences over the first 15 years of life. International Journal of Child Maltreatment, 4, 93-114.
- Freisthler, B., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Dellor, E., & Wolf, J. P. (2021). Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families (EPIC): A child welfare intervention for parental substance abuse. BMC Public Health, 21, 780.
- McCloskey, R. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). Community participation, neighborhood disorder, and social cohesion: Predicting low-income mothers’ physical health and depression in the United States. Community Development, 52(3), 411-423.
- Bunger, A. C., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Mooney, D., West, K. Y., Hammond, G. C., & Kranich, C. (2021). Does mental health screening and assessment in child welfare improve mental health service receipt, child safety, and permanence? An evaluation of the Gateway CALL demonstration. Child Abuse and Neglect, 122, 105351.
- Ortega, R. M., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Merkel-Holguin, L., Rodriguez, C. M., Lee, S. J., Maguire-Jack, K. M., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2021). Fauri 2020 Lecture: Child welfare and the COVID-19 pandemic. Advisor. NY: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 33(2), 8-19.
- Font, S. A. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2021). The organizational context of substantiation in child protective services cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(15-16), 7414-7435.
- Font, S. A., Maguire-Jack, K., & Dillard, R. (2020). The Decision to Substantiate Allegations of Child altreatment. In J.D. Fluke, M. López, R., Benbenishty, E.J. Knorth, & D. Baumann (Eds.), Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection: Theory, Research, and Practice. Oxford Scholarship: Online.
- Font, S. A., Maguire-Jack, K., & Dillard, R. (2020). The Decision to Substantiate Allegations of Child Maltreatment. In J.D. Fluke, M. Lopez, R., Benbenishty, E.J. Knorth, & D. Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection: Theory, Research, and Practice. Oxford Scholarship: Online.
- Marco, M., Maguire-Jack, K., Gracia, E., & López-Quílez, A. (2020). Disadvantaged neighborhoods and the spatial overlap of substantiated and unsubstantiated child maltreatment referrals. Child Abuse and Neglect, 104, 104477.
- Font, S. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2020). It’s not “just poverty”: Educational, social, and economic functioning among young adults exposed to childhood neglect, abuse, and poverty. Child Abuse and Neglect, 101, 104356.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Jespersen, B., Korbin, J., & Spilsbury, J. (2020). Rural child maltreatment: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 22(5), 1316-1325.
- Chung, Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2020). Understanding movement into poverty and poverty persistence over time. Journal of Poverty, 3, 241-255.
- Yoon, S., Dillard, R., Pei, F., Shockley McCarthy, K., Beaujolais, B., Wang, X., Maguire-Jack, K., Wolf, K., & Cochey, S. (2020). Defining resilience in maltreated children from the practitioners’ perspectives: A qualitative study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 106, 104516.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., & Lombardi, B. (2020). Investigating racial differences in clusters of adverse childhood experiences. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90(1), 104-116.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Font, S. A., & Dillard, R. (2020). Child protective services decision-making: The role of children's race and county context. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90(1), 48-62.
- Wang, X., Maguire-Jack, K., Barnhart, S., & Yoon, S. (2019). Racial differences in the relationship between neighborhood disorder, adverse childhood experiences, and child behavioral health. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 315-329.
- Cao, Y., Hoffman, J., Bunger, A. C., Maguire-Jack, K., & Robertson, H. (2019). Identifying and addressing parental trauma and behavioral health needs: The role of the child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 13(3), 265-284.
- Morris, M., Marco, M., Maguire-Jack, K., Im, W., Bailey, B., Ruiz, E. & Kouros, C. (2019). Connecting child maltreatment risk with crime and neighborhood disadvantage across time and place: A Bayesian spatiotemporal analysis. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), 181-192.
- Yang, M. Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Showalter, K., Kim, Y. K., & Slack, K. (2019). Child care subsidy and child maltreatment. Child and Family Social Work, 24(4), 547-554.
- Dillard, R., Maguire-Jack, K., Showalter, K., Wolf, K., & Letson, M. (2019). Abuse disclosures of youth with problem sexualized behaviors and trauma symptomology. Child Abuse and Neglect, 88, 201-211.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Purtell, K., Showalter, K., Barnhart, S., & Yang, M. Y. (2019). Preventive benefits of child care subsidy in child neglect. Children and Society, 33(2), 185-194.
- Morris, M., Marco, M., Maguire-Jack, K., Kouros, C., Im, W., White, C., Bailey, B., Rao, U., & Garber, J. (2019). Connecting child maltreatment risk with crime and neighborhood disadvantage across time and place: A Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis. Child Maltreatment, 24(2), 181-192.
- Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., Yang, M. Y., & Purtell, K. (2019). Work outcomes for mothers experiencing intimate partner violence: The buffering effect of child care subsidy. Journal of Family Violence, 34(4), 299-308.
- Showalter, K., Yoon, S., Maguire-Jack, K., Wolf, K., & Letson, M. (2019). Are dual and single exposures differently associated with clinical levels of trauma symptoms? Examining physical abuse and witnessing intimate partner violence among young children. Child and Family Social Work, 25(2), 439-447.
- Yang, M. Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2018). Individual and cumulative risks for child abuse and neglect. Family Relations, 67, 287-301.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Cao, Y., & Yoon, S. (2018). Racial disparities in child maltreatment: The role of social service availability. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 49-55.
- Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Lombardi, B., Frey, J., & Rose, R. (2018). Adverse childhood experiences and child health outcomes: Comparing cumulative risk and latent class approaches. Maternal and Child Health, 22(3), 288-297.
- Wang, X. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2018). Family and environmental influences on child behavioral health: The role of neighborhood disorder and adverse childhood experiences. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 39(1), 28-36.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Negash, T., & Steinman, K. (2018). Child maltreatment prevention strategies and needs. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(11), 3572-3584.
- Barnhart, S., Gearhart, M., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2018). Perceptions of collective efficacy among single mothers: Insights for conceptualization and measurement. Journal of Family Issues, 39(17), 4019-4040.
- Maguire-Jack, K & Lanier, P. (2017). Promoting the well-being of all children: An introduction to a special issue featuring the Doris Duke Fellowship. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34(1), 1-5.
- Slack, K. S., Font, S. A., Maguire-Jack, K., & Berger, L. M. (2017). Predicting Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement among U.S. families with young children receiving nutritional assistance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1197-1208.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Font, S. (2017). Community and individual risk factor for physical child abuse and child neglect: Variations by poverty status. Child Maltreatment, 22(3), 215-226.
- Showalter, K., Maguire-Jack, K., & Barnhart, S. (2017). Investigating the potentially protective effects of neighborhood processes in intimate partner violence. Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 26(10), 1090-1103.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Font, S. (2017). Intersections of individual and neighborhood disadvantage: Implications for child maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 72, 44-51.
- Merritt, D., Maguire-Jack, K., & Negash, T. (2017). Effective program models for the prevention of child maltreatment. In J. Conte & J.B. Klika (Eds.), APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment (4th ed.). Sage Publications: New York.
- Barnhart, S. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2016). Single mothers in their communities: The mediating role of parenting stress from neighborhood social cohesion and physical abuse. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 37-45.
- Cao, Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2016). Interactions with community members and institutions: Preventive pathways for child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 62, 111-121.
- Yang, M. Y. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2016). Predictors of basic needs and supervisory neglect: Evidence from the Illinois Families Study. Children and Youth Services Review, 67, 20-26.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Wang, X. (2016). Pathways from neighborhood to neglect: the mediating role of social support and parenting stress. Children and Youth Services Review, 66, 28-34.
- Negash, T. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2016). Do social services matter for child maltreatment prevention?: Interactions between social support and parent's knowledge of available local social services. Journal of Family Violence, 31(5), 557-565.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Showalter, K. (2016). The protective effect of neighborhood social cohesion in child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 52, 29-37.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Negash, T. (2016). Parenting stress and child maltreatment: the buffering effect of neighborhood social service availability and accessibility. Children and Youth Services Review, 60, 27-33.
- Font, S. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2016). Pathways from childhood abuse and other adversities to adult health risks: The role of adult socioeconomic conditions. Child Abuse and Neglect, 51, 390-399.
- Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Welch, H., & Dineen, M. (2015). Geographic variation in racial disparities in child maltreatment: The influence of county poverty and population density. Child Abuse and Neglect, 47, 1-13.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Klein, S. (2015). Parenting and proximity to social services: Lessons from Los Angeles County in the community context of child neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 45, 35-45.
- Maguire-Jack, K. & Negash, T. (2015). Barriers in access to child maltreatment prevention programs for families involved with child protective services. Journal of Child Custody, 12(2), 2147-2158.
- Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., & Welch, H. (2015). A nationally representative study of early childhood home visiting service use in the United States. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19(10), 2147-2158.
- Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Mienko, J., & Panlilio, C. (2015). From causes to outcomes: Determining prevention can work. In D. Daro, A. Donnelly, L.A. Huang, & B. Powell (Eds.), Advances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leadership (121-138). Springer International Publishing: Switzerland.
- Seay, K., Byers, K., Feely, M., Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., & Mcgill, T. (2015). Scaling up: Replicating promising interventions with fidelity. In D. Daro, A. Donnelly, L.A. Huang, & B. Powell (Eds.), Advances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leadership (179-198). Springer International Publishing: Switzerland.
- Font, S. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). Decision-making in child protective services: Influences at multiple levels of the social ecology. Child Abuse and Neglect, 47, 70-82.
- Kim, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). Community interaction and child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 41, 146-157.
- Freisthler, B. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). Understanding the interplay between neighborhood structural factors, social processes, and alcohol outlets on child physical abuse. Child Maltreatment, 20(4), 268-277.