Andrew Zinn is a senior researcher at Chapin Hall with expertise in child welfare services, adoption, survey research, and longitudinal data analysis. Dr. Zinn works on several projects, including the federal MultiSite Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs, a multiyear evaluation of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and an evaluation of the Palm Beach Legal Aid Society's Foster Children's Project. Dr. Zinn has also worked on studies of treatment foster care and residential care, and he served as the project director for the evaluation of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare. Dr. Zinn also has extensive clinical experience with children and families. He worked for several years as a child protective services case manager, served as director of a county independent living program, and has run youth programs for agencies in New York City and Madison-Wisconsin.