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Research AreasResearch Areas

  • Child Welfare and Foster Care SystemsChild Welfare and Foster Care Systems
  • Community ChangeCommunity Change
  • Early Childhood InitiativesEarly Childhood Initiatives
  • Economic Supports for FamiliesEconomic Supports for Families
  • Home Visitation and Maltreatment PreventionHome Visitation and Maltreatment Prevention
  • Longitudinal Data AnalyticsLongitudinal Data Analytics
  • Schools and School SystemsSchools and School Systems
  • Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development
  • Youth Crime and JusticeYouth Crime and Justice
  • Youth Development and Afterschool InitiativesYouth Development and Afterschool Initiatives

Research and Presentations by Cheryl Smithgall

Illinois Families and Their Use of Multiple Service Systems

Robert M. Goerge, Cheryl Smithgall, Roopa Seshadri, Peter Ballard
2010

Underperforming Schools and the Education of Vulnerable Children

Lisa Walker and Cheryl Smithgall
2009

The Educational Status of Foster Children

Mark E. Courtney, Melissa Roderick, Cheryl Smithgall, Robert Matthew Gladden, Jenny Nagaoka
2004

Reading on Grade Level in Third Grade: How Is It Related to High School Performance and College Enrollment?

Joy Lesnick, Robert M. Goerge, Cheryl Smithgall, Julia Gwynne
2010

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Using Integrated Assessments to Examine the Educational Experiences of Children Entering Foster Care

Cheryl Smithgall, Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, Lisa Walker
2010

Family Assessment in Child Welfare: The Illinois DCFS Integrated Assessment Program in Policy and Practice

Cheryl Smithgall, Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, Duck-Hye Yang, Jan DeCoursey, LaShaun Brooks, Robert Goerge
2009

Identifying, Interviewing, and Intervening: Fathers and the Illinois Child Welfare System

Cheryl Smithgall, Jan DeCoursey, Elissa Gitlow, Duck-Hye Yang, Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, Jiffy Lansing, Robert Goerge
2009

Developing Human Capital to Improve Urban Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Deborah Daro, Cheryl Smithgall, Brianna English, Anne Clary
2009

Intergenerational and Interconnected: Mental Health and Well-being in Grandparent Caregiver Families

Cheryl Smithgall, Sally Mason, Lisa Michels, Christina LiCalsi, Robert Goerge
2009

Child Well-Being: The Intersection of Schools and Child Welfare

Fred Wulczyn, Cheryl Smithgall, Lijun Chen
2009

Does Money Matter?

Cheryl Smithgall, Jan DeCoursey, Robert M. Goerge
2008

School Engagement and Youth Who Run Away from Care

Ada Skyles, Cheryl Smithgall, Eboni Howard
2007

Caring for Their Children's Children

Cheryl Smithgall, Sally Mason, Lisa Michels, Christina LiCalsi, Robert M. Goerge
2006

Behavior Problems and Educational Disruptions Among Children in Out-of-Home Care in Chicago

Cheryl Smithgall, Robert Matthew Gladden, Duck-Hye Yang, Robert M. Goerge
2005

Identified Problems and Service Utilization Patterns Among Kinship Families Accessing Mental Health Services

Cheryl Smithgall, Sally Mason
2004

Educational Experiences of Children in Out-of-Home Care

Cheryl Smithgall, Robert Matthew Gladden, Eboni Howard, Robert M. Goerge, Mark E. Courtney
2004

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Integrated Assessment Program (IAP): Demonstration Project

Cheryl Smithgall, Principal Investigator
2009

What proportion of Illinois's service resources are devoted to families with multiple needs?

Robert Goerge, Cheryl Smithgall, Roopa Seshadri

When both of their parents participate in the Integrated Assessment interviews, are Illinois foster children more likely to return home?

Robert Goerge, Cheryl Smithgall,

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Long-Term Challenge

Cheryl Smithgall

Public Systems: Responding to Students Affected by Trauma

Child & Family Policy Forum
Matthew Stagner, Cheryl Smithgall
November 1, 2011

Preventing Youth Violence in Communities: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

Deborah Gorman-Smith, Cheryl Smithgall
February 24, 2011

Improving Urban Service Systems for Children and Families

Cheryl Smithgall
November 19, 2009
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