Chapin Hall

PhD in Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Masters of Social Work, Syracuse University

Bachelor of Arts, Williams College

Dworsky, A., & Griffin, A. (2023, March).  Findings from the evaluation of the Home Visiting for Homeless Families Project. Schoolhouse Connection Webinar.

Griffin, A., McDaniel, B., Carreon, E., & Dworsky, A. (2023, March).  Findings from the evaluation of the Home Visiting for Homeless Families Project. Presentation at the National Home Visiting Summit virtual conference.

Carreon, E., Griffin, A., McDaniel, B., & Dworsky, A. (2023, January). Findings from the evaluation of the Home Visiting for Homeless Families Project. Presentation at the annual conference of Society for Social Work Research, Phoenix, AZ.

Courtney, M., Dworsky, A., & Shpiegel, S. (2022, November). Supporting transition-age young adults in care: What does the evidence say? Presentation at “Achieving Success: Empowering Transition Age Young Adults,” Las Vegas, NV.

Dworsky, A. (2022, October 14).  Local panel:  Research on transitional age youth in state care in Illinois: International perspectives on supporting the transition to adulthood  for youth in state care.  University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.

Crutchfield, R., Day, A., Dworsky, A., & Haskett, M. (2022, July 20). Research Roundup: The empirical basis for current bills supporting college success for foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness. John Burton Advocates for Youth, Schoolhouse Connection, and Youth Law Center. Virtual Roundtable

Havlicek, J., Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2022, April 6). Using research to improve postsecondary education outcomes of community college students in foster care.  Virtual Presentation to the National Research Collaborative for Foster Alumni and Higher Education.

Havlicek, J., Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2022, March 2). Using research to improve postsecondary education outcomes of community college students in foster care.  Virtual Presentation to Positive Pathways Florida.

Dworsky, A. (2021, October). Parenting youth in foster care: What are their needs and how can we address them? Presentation/Poster at A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare: Kempe Center International Virtual Conference.

Dworsky, A., & Ethier, K.  (2021, May).  Illinois pregnant and parenting youth in care home visiting pilot. Presentation at the 22nd Annual Families and Fathers Virtual National Conference.

Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E., & Ethier, K. (2021, February). Bridging the child welfare home visiting divide. Presentation at National Home Visiting Summit, Virtual Conference.

Dworsky, A. (2021, January). College Success: Evaluating the Seita Scholars Program [Conference presentation]. Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference. Virtual Conference.

Dworsky, A. (2020, October) College Success: Evaluating the Seita Scholars Program Symposium conducted at the. Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency [Conference presentation]. Symposium on Employment and Education during the Transition to Adulthood for Youth Aging out of Foster Care. Virtual Conference.

Dworsky, A. (2020, May).  From foster care to homelessness:  The role of child welfare systems in youth homeless prevention. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Conference on the Dynamics of Homelessness: Trajectories and Policies.  Virtual Conference.

Ethier, K., Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2020, January). Parenting with precarity: Parenting youth in foster care navigate placement instability during the transition to parenthood.  Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Dworsky, A. (2019, November). Promoting postsecondary educational attainment among youth in foster care: Findings from Chafee 2.0 [Conference presentation]. New York Founding Society Safeguarding Our Futures, New York City, NY.

Gitlow, E., Russell, J., Chua, A., Dworsky, A., & Ethier, K. (2019, September). Partnering to serve pregnant and parenting youth in foster care. Presented at the Prevent Child Abuse America’s 2019 annual conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Dworsky, A. (2019, April). Partnering to serve pregnant and parenting youth in foster care. Presented at the 21st Annual National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2018, September). Findings from Voices of Youth Count. Panel discussion at the San Antonio Mayor’s Housing Summit, San Antonio, TX.

Dworsky, A. (2018, April). Supporting access to higher education for youth in foster care: Characteristics of college success programs. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Dworsky, A, McDaniel, M., & Pergamitt, M. (2018, February). Case management and housing: Service models for transition-age youth in extended foster care. Presented at Transitioning to Brighter Futures: Serving transition age foster youth in the child welfare and probation systems conference, Sacramento, CA.

Dworsky, A., Schlecht, C., Curry, S., & Morton, M. (2018, January). Voices of Youth Count: Results from a national youth homelessness research and policy initiative. Symposium presented at the SSWR Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

King, B., Aparicio, E., Dworsky, A., Massey, K., Shpiegel, S., Grinnell-Davis, C., Smith, R., Prince, D., Faulkner, M, & Lane Eastman, A. (2018, January). Early pregnancy and parenting among foster youth: A national discussion to inform research, practice, and policy. Roundtable at the SSWR Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2017, November). Care leavers in the U.S.: Past, present and future. Presented at the Young People at Risk in Israel: Policy, Research, and Practice Conference, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Dworsky, A. (2017, January). Current state of research on transition age youth in foster care. Presented at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Advisory Committee Emerging Adults Subcommittee, Joliet, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2016, April). Living arrangements for young adults transitioning from care. Presented at the Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth in Transition: The State of the Evidence Conference, New York City, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2015, October). Preventing unplanned pregnancy among youth in foster care. Presented at National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy’s Summit on Pregnancy Prevention among Youth in Foster Care, Washington, D.C.

Dworsky, A. (2015, August). Employment outcomes of parenting youth in foster care. Presented at the Economic Causes and Consequences of Child Maltreatment Conference, Madison, WI.

Dworsky, A. (2015, July). Connection between child welfare services involvement and youth homelessness. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Pre-Conference Session on Youth Homelessness and the Child Welfare System, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2014, August). Child welfare services involvement among the children of youth in foster care. Presented at the Pathways to Adulthood Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Dworsky, A. (2014, July). Preventing homelessness among youth aging out of foster care. Paper presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness: 2014 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2014, June). Homelessness among youth aging out of foster care. Presented at the Assuring Stable Homes: Strategies to Prevent Homelessness for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care Conference, Cleveland, OH.

Dworsky, A. (2014, May). Housing outcomes among youth aging out of foster care. Presented at the National Summit on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care, Philadelphia, PA.

Dworsky, A. (2014, April). Homelessness among youth aging out of foster care. Presented at the Syracuse University Inaugural Falk Lecture, Syracuse, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2013, December). Homelessness 101. Presented at the Child and Family Policy Forum on Youth Homelessness, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2013, November). Housing for youth aging out of foster care. Paper presented at APPAM: 2013 Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2013, January). Reducing the risk of homelessness among youth aging out of care. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference: Reframing the Future, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2013, May). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations: Interactions with human services systems and Economic well-being of LGB youth who aged out of foster care. Papers presented at the 16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2013, April). Human service needs of LGBT populations. Panel participant at the HHS Administration of Children and Families Meeting on the Research Development Project on the Human Service Needs of LGBT Populations, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2013, April). Pregnant and parenting foster youth: What are states doing to address their needs? Presented at the Casey Family Programs Older Youth Workgroup Convening, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2013, April). Transgender homeless youth in Chicago. Panel participant at the Helen F McGillicuddy Symposium on Transgender Homeless Youth sponsored by DePaul Journal of Women, Gender & the Law, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2012, November). Using the practitioner-researcher relationship to inform practice and Addressing the needs of runaway and homeless youth who are pregnant or parenting. Papers presented at the National Runaway and Homeless Youth FYSB Grantee Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Dworsky, A. (2012, September). Dialogue on federal foster care over age 18. Sponsored by the National Resource Center on Youth Services, Tulsa, OK.

Dworsky, A. (2012, August). Workforce development needs of youth in foster care. Presented at the Cook County Juvenile Court Training on Building Employability, sponsored by the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2012, July). Housing for youth aging out of foster care: Development of a program typology for HUD. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2012, May). Benefits of extended foster care: Findings from the Midwest Study. Capitol Hill Briefing on Implementing the Fostering Connections Act, sponsored by First Focus and CASA, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2012, May). Receipt of family planning services and STI testing or treatment among youth in foster care. Presented at the Reproductive Health Disparities among Youth: Improving Services and Ensuring Access, sponsored by Family Planning and Comprehensive Research at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2011, December). Whatever it takes: Strategies for preventing and addressing youth disconnection and foster youth and the transition to adulthood: Lessons learned from the Midwest Study. Papers presented at the Community Service Society and Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2011, November). Educational outcomes of foster children and youth in IL. Presented at the Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council and IL Adoption Advisory Council, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2011, November). Addressing the workforce development of foster youth: A collaborative approach. Presented at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Youth Development Symposium, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2011, May). Implications of health care reform legislation for access to reproductive health care services among current and former foster youth. Presented at the Reproductive Justice & Health Care Reform, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2011, April). Preventing pregnancy among youth in foster care. Presented at the Washington, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Best Practices Roundtable: Caught in the System, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2011, February). Homelessness among former foster fouth: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at Meeting the Needs of Homeless Youth: A Workshop for Homeless Service Providers and Child Welfare Workers, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, December). Homeless families and child welfare system involvement. Presented at Keeping Families Together: A Workshop for Child Welfare Workers and Homeless Service Providers, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, November). Ending homelessness after foster care: A common framework for action. Presented at Ending Homelessness After Foster Care, New York City, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2010, November). The transition to adulthood: How different are foster youth? Presented at the Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources 2010 Annual Behavioral Healthcare Conference, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, November). Lessons learned from an employment program for youth in foster care. Presented at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals 2010 Youth Development Symposium, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, November). Foster care and teenage pregnancy. Paper presented at the Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance 5th Annual Regional Child Welfare Conference, Miami, FL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, August). An introduction to campus support programs: Findings from an implementation study. Paper presented at the Pathways to Adulthood National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, August). Educational outcomes for foster youth. Presented at the State Court Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services Division, Michigan Court Improvement Program, East Lansing, MI.

Dworsky, A. (2010, July). Preventing teenage pregnancy through systems change: The case of youth in foster care. Presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures Teen Pregnancy Prevention: State Policy Options, Louisville, KY.

Dworsky, A. (2010, July). Lessons from an evaluation of an employment training program for youth in foster care. Presented at the Vocational Options and Job Placement Programs, DCFS and the Office of the Public Guardian, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2010, May). Roundtable on homeless children’s issues. Presented to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2010, April). Improving outcomes for youth in transition: A vision for the next decade symposium. Presented at the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2010, May). When foster care becomes home: What can be done to improve options for youth in foster care? Presented at the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Roundtable, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2010, April). Charting a better future for youth. Presented at A National Summit on Effective Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success Act, New York, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2010, February). Sexual minority youth in the Midwest Study. Presented at the Homeless Resource Center’s Expert Panel on Serving Youth Who Are Homeless and LGTBQI-2S, Rockville, MD.

Dworsky, A. (2010, January). Homelessness among young people transitioning out of foster care: Findings from the Midwest Study. Paper presented at the Institute for Children and Poverty Conference on Children, Poverty and Homelessness, Philadelphia, PA.

Dworsky, A. (2009, December). Young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood: What we know and don’t know from the research. Presented at In Transition: A National Dialogue Regarding Policy and Practice for Older Youth in Foster Care, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2009, November). Foster youth and the transition to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at the NGA Center for Best Practices Policy Institute: Changing the Outcome: Achieving and Sustaining a Safe Reduction in Foster Care, Tampa, FL.

Dworsky, A. (2009, October). Youth in care and the transition to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ILO/TLP Provider’s Summit, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2009, October). Foster youth and the transition to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at the University of Notre Dame Law School: Legal Voices for Children and Youth Speaker Series, South Bend, IN.

Dworsky, A. (2009, July). Preventing teen pregnancy and promoting healthy relationships among youth in foster care. Presented at a Congressional Roundtable, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2009, April). Youth aging out of foster care: Policies, programs and recent research. Filling the Gaps: Creating Stepping Stones to Success for Older Youth. CASA of Cook County’s Creating Independent Transitions for Youth (CITY) Initiative, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2009, March). Housing crisis facing youth aging out of foster care: Policy context and findings from the Midwest Study. Ending Homelessness After Foster Care conference, New York, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2009, March). Housing crisis facing youth aging out of foster care: Policy context and findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at theGreater Richmond Housing Summit: Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care, Richmond, VA.

Dworsky, A. (2008, October). Findings from a study of campus support programs in California and Washington State. Presented at the Creating a Blueprint 2008, San Jose, CA.

Dworsky, A. (2008, July). Independent living program transformation. Presented at the California Statewide Breakthrough Series Collaborative Experts’ Meeting, Sacramento, CA.

Dworsky, A. (2008, July). Mental health needs and service utilization among youth aging out of foster care. Presented at From Cliff to Slope: Easing the Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Mental Health Needs, Evanston, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2008, July). Foster care placement of children with incarcerated mothers. Presented at the Summer Series on Enhancing Parental Involvement in Child Protective Proceedings: Implementing the Absent Parent Protocol and What to Do about Incarcerated Parents, Lansing, MI.

Dworsky, A. (2008, May). Foster youth and the transition to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented to Congressman Danny Davis’s Child Welfare Task Force, Chicago, IL.

Dworsky, A. (2008, April). Foster youth transitioning to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at Training for Fresh Start Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.

Dworsky, A. (2008, March). The Housing crisis facing youth aging out of foster care: Setting the policy and program context. Presented at No Place to Live: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care, St. John’s School of Law Child Advocacy Clinic Hosts Housing Symposium, New York, NY.

Dworsky, A. (2008, February). Leaping the gaps for children with special needs. Presented at the Marquette Law School Public Service Conference, Inter-System Collaboration II – Research, Practice, and Public Policy, Milwaukee, WI.

Dworsky, A. (2008, February). Broken bonds: Understanding and addressing the needs of children with incarcerated mothers. Presented at the Urban Institute and Chapin Hall Center for Children Thursday’s Child Series, Washington, DC.

Dworsky, A. (2008, January). Educational attainment of foster youth transitioning to adulthood: Findings from the Midwest Study. Presented at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies Workshop on Education, Chicago, IL.

Award for Commitment to Child Welfare and Protection Research Focusing on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care and Transitioning to Adulthood. CASA of Cook County. April 14, 2009

Dworsky, A., Fedock, G., Schlecht, C., & Malcome, M. (2023). Maternal incarceration and child welfare system involvement.  In Ramona Denby-Brinson and Charlene Ingram (Eds.). Child and Family-Serving Systems: Compendium of Policy and Practice, Volume 3, Part 2.  Child Welfare League of America.

Shpiegel, S., Day, A., & Dworsky, A. (2021). Postsecondary education access among young parents aging-out of foster care. Policy brief. Washington, DC: College Promise.

Dworsky, A., Smithgall, C., & Courtney, M. (2014). Supporting youth transitioning out of foster care. Issue brief 1: Education programs. OPRE Report # 2014-66. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dworsky, A. & Dion, R. (2014). Evaluating housing programs for youth who age out of foster care. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dion, R., Dworsky, A., Kauff, J., & Kleinman R. (2014). Housing for youth aging out of foster care. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dion, R., & Kleinman R. (2014). The Family Unification Program: A resource for youth aging out of foster care. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dion, R., Bradley, M. C., Gothro, A., Bardos, M., Lansing, J., Stagner, M., & Dworsky, A. (2013). Advancing the self-sufficiency and well-being of at-risk youth: A conceptual framework. OPRE Report # 2013-13. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dworsky, A., Dilman, K., Dion, R., Coffee-Borden, B., & Rosenau, M. (2012). Housing for youth aging out of foster care:A review of the literature and program typology. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research.

Koball, H., Dion, R., Gothro, A., Bardos, M., Dworsky, A., Lansing, J., Stagner, M., Korom-Djakovic, D., Herrera, C., & Manning, A. (2011). Synthesis of research and resources to support at-risk youth. OPRE Report # 2011-22. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dworsky, A., & Crayton, C. (2009). National Youth in Transition Database: Instructional guidebook and architectural blueprint. Washington, DC and Chicago, IL: American Public Human Services Association, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, and Center for State Foster Care and Adoption Data.

Courtney, M., Dworsky, A., & Peters, C. (2009). California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act and the costs and benefits of extending foster care to 21. Seattle, WA: Partners for Our Children.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Chor, B., Luo, Z., Dworsky, A., Chandrasekhar, R., Courtney, M., & Epstein, R. (2022). Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, 143, 106689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106689

Shpiegel, S., Dworsky, A., Day, A., Ludeke, R., & Ventola, M. (2022). Relationship between childbirth and access to postsecondary education among young women aging out of foster care. Child and Family Social Work, 28, 147–159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12949

Shelbe, L., Dworsky, A., Shpiegel, S., Eastman, A., Geiger, J., Garrido, M., & Desiderio, G.  (2022).  Promoting postsecondary educational success among young parents in and aging out of foster care.  Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 39, 763–775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00854-4

Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E., & Ethier, K. (2021). Bridging the child welfare and home visiting systems divide to address the needs of pregnant and parenting youth in care. Social Service Review, 95(1), 110–164. https://doi.org/10.1086/713875

Arnau-Sabates, L., Dworsky, A., Sala-Roca, J., & Courtney, M. (2021). Policies and services supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia: Lessons for jurisdictions extending care to young adults. Children and Youth Services Review, 120, 105755.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105755

Curry, S., Samuels, G., Cerven, C., & Dworsky, A. (2019) The hidden tension between stable housing and substance use among youth in small-town America. Journal of Social Service Research.

Kull, M., Dworsky, A., Horwitz, B., & Farrell, A. (2019). Developmental consequences of homelessness for young parents and children. Zero to Three, 39, 60–66.

Dworsky, A., Wulczyn, F., & Huang, L. (2018). Predictors of running away from out-of-home care: Does county context matter? Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 20, 101–115.

Morton, M., Matjasko, J., Dworsky, A., Curry, S., Schlueter, D., Chavez, R., & Farrell, A. (2018). Prevalence and correlates of youth homelessness in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 62(1), 14-21.

Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2017). Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 72, 133-140.

Curry, S., Morton, M., Matjasko, J., Dworsky, A., Samuels, G., & Schlueter, D. (2017). Youth homelessness and vulnerability: How does couch surfing fit?  American Journal of Community Psychology, 60, 17–24.

Dworsky, A., Dion, M. R., Kleinman, R., & Kauff, J. (2016). The Family Unification Program (FUP): A housing option for former foster youth. Child Welfare, 95, 9-25.

Dworsky, A. (2015). Child welfare services involvement among the children of young parents in foster care. Child Abuse and Neglect, 45, 68-79.

Raithel, J., Yates, M., Dworsky, A., Schretzman, M, & Welshimer, W. (2015). Partnering to leverage multiple data sources: Preliminary findings from a supportive housing impact study. Child Welfare, 94, 73-85.

Dworsky, A., Napolitano, L., & Courtney, M. (2013). Homelessness during the transition from foster care to adulthood. American Journal of Public Health, 103, 318-323.

Dworsky, A., Aherns, K., & Courtney, M. (2013). Health insurance coverage and receipt of family planning services among current and former foster youth: Implications of the health care reform law. Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law, 38(2), 421-440.

Day, A., Dworsky, A., & Weng, F. (2013). An analysis of foster care placement history and post-secondary graduation rates. Research in Higher Education Journal, 19, 1-17.

Aherns, K., McCarty, C., Simoni, J., Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2013). Psychosocial pathways to sexually transmitted infection risk among youth transitioning out of foster care: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 478-485.

Chaskin, R., Joseph, M., Voelker, S., & Dworsky, A. (2012). Public housing transformation and resident relocation: Comparing destinations and household characteristics in Chicago. Cityscape, 14, 183-214.

Day, A., Riebschleger, J., Dworsky, A., Damashek, A., & Fogarty, K. (2012). Maximizing educational opportunities for youth aging out of foster care by engaging youth voices in partnership for social change. Children and Youth Services Review, 24, 1007-1014.

Dworsky, A., & Meehan, P. (2012). Experiences of the residents of a runaway and homeless shelter for young mothers and mothers-to-be. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2117–2122.

Day, A., Dworsky, A., Fogarty, K., & Damashek, A. (2011). An examination of post-secondary retention and graduation among foster care youth enrolled in a four-year university. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 2335-2341.

Dworsky, A., Harden, A., & Goerge, R. (2011). The relationship between maternal incarceration and foster care placement. Open Family Studies Journal, 4, 117-121.

Dworsky, A. (2011). Federally funded education and job training programs for low-income youth. Prevention Researcher, 18, 16-20.

Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2010). The risk of teenage pregnancy among transitioning foster youth: Implications for extending state care beyond age 18. Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 1351-1356.

Dworsky, A., Roller White, C., O’Brien, K., Pecora, P., Courtney, M. E., Kessler, R., Sampson, N., & Hwang, I. (2010). Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 902-912.

Dworsky, A. (2010). Housing based independent living programs: Supporting homeless youth during the transition to adulthood. Prevention Researcher, 17, 17-20.

Dworsky, A., & Perez, A. (2010). Helping former foster youth graduate from college through campus support programs. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(2), 255-263.

Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2009). Homelessness and the transition from foster care to adulthood. Child Welfare, 88(4), 23-56.

Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2008). Addressing the mental health service needs of foster youth during the transition to adulthood: How big is the problem and what can states do? Journal of Adolescent Health, 44(1), 1-2.

Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2007). Barriers to employment among TANF applicants and their consequences for self-sufficiency. Families in Society, 88, 379-390.

Dworsky, A., Courtney, M., & Piliavin, I. (2007). Applicants’ understanding of Wisconsin’s TANF program and its relationship to other public assistance programs. Journal of Social Service Research, 33, 1-12.

Dworsky, A., Courtney, M., & Zinn, A. (2007). Child, parent and family level predictors of child welfare services involvement among TANF applicant families. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 802-820.

Slack, K., Magnuson, K., Berger, L., Yoo, J., Coley, R., Dunifon, R., Dworsky, A., Kaliel, A., Knab, J., Lohman, B., & Osborne, C. (2007). Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform: Trend data from five non-experimental panel studies. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 698-720.

Courtney, M., & Dworsky, A. (2006). Short-term outcomes for young adults transitioning from out-of-home care in the U.S. Child and Family Social Work, 11, 209-219.Dworsky, A. (2005). Self-sufficiency of Wisconsin’s former foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 27, 1085-1118.

Courtney, M., Dworsky, A., Piliavin, I., & Zinn, A. (2005). Involvement of TANF applicant families with child welfare services. Social Service Review, 79(1), 119-157.

Dworsky, A., & Piliavin, I. (2000). Homeless spell exits and returns: Substantive and methodological elaborations on recent studies. Social Service Review, 74(2). 193-213.

Book chapters

Havlicek, J., & Dworsky, A. (2021). Aging out of foster care in the United States and beyond. In Edward J. Mullen (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press.

Dworsky, A. (2020). The prevalence of youth homelessness in the United States. In Curren Warf and Grant Charles (Eds). Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth. New York, NY: Springer Nature.

Dworsky, A. (2018). The role of community colleges in the postsecondary educational attainment of current or former foster youth. In D. McNair, & S. Holguin (Eds.), New directions for community colleges: Supporting foster youth. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Dworsky, A. (2018). The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care. In E. Trejos, & N. Trevino (Eds)., Handbook of foster youth. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

Dworsky, A. (2011). Children as self-informants in longitudinal studies: Substantive findings and methodological issues. In G. Melton, A. Ben-Arieh, & J. Cashmore (Eds.), Children in childhood: A handbook of child research (pp. 391-431). New York, NY: Sage.

Dworsky, A., Roller White, C., O’Brien, K., Pecora, P., Courtney, M., Kessler, R., Sampson, N., & Hwang, I. (2011). Beyond disproportionality: Are there racial or ethnic differences in foster care alumni outcomes? In D. Green, K. Belanger, L. Bullard, & R. McRoy (Eds.), Racial disproportionality in child welfare (pp. 219-229). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Dworsky, A. (2008). The transition to adulthood among youth aging out of care: What have we learned? In D. Lindsey (Ed.), Child welfare research (pp. 125-144). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Courtney, M., & Dworsky, A. (2008). Comparing welfare and child welfare populations: An argument for rethinking the safety net. In D. Lindsey (Ed.), Child welfare research (pp. 271-290). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Other publications

Dworsky, A. & Dasgupta, D. (2018). Housing for young adults in extended federally funded foster care. OPRE Report #2018-66, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dworsky, A. (2014).  Families at the nexus of housing and child welfare.  Washington, DC: State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center.

Toro, P., Dworsky, A., & Fowler, P. (2007). Homeless youth in the United States: Recent research findings and intervention approaches. 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Piliavin, I., Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2003). What happens to families under W-2 in Milwaukee County: Report from Wave Two of the Milwaukee TANF Applicant Study. Paper prepared for the Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Joyce Foundation.

Dworsky, A., & Courtney, M. (2001). Self-sufficiency of former foster youth in Wisconsin: Analysis of unemployment insurance data and public assistance data. Special Report. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.

Courtney, M., & Dworsky, A. (2001). Children in out-of-home care in Wisconsin: 1990-1999. Madison, WI: Department of Health and Family Services.

Piliavin, I., Courtney, M., & Dworsky, A. (2000). What happens to families under W-2 in Milwaukee County: Report from wave one: Information collected from parents at the time of application for TANF assistance: March – August 1999. Paper prepared for the Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Joyce Foundation.

Piliavin, I., Courtney, M., & Dworsky, A. (2000). Early transfers from AFDC to W-2: The experiences of 100 Dane County families. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.

Meyer, D., & Dworsky, A. (1997). Estimated effects of optional modification of child support orders for TANF cases. Special Report. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.