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Zeitlin, Wendy

Dr. Wendy Zeitlin received her BS in financial management from The University of Maryland at College Park, her MSW from Yeshiva University, and her PhD in social welfare from Yeshiva University. She teaches classes in research methods, diversity and oppression, contemporary social issues in child advocacy, and child abuse and neglect. She served as an evaluator on the New York State Social Work Education Consortium from 2007 to 2015 and the Child Welfare Workforce Initiative, funded through the U.S. Children’s Bureau from 2008 to 2015. She continues her child welfare workforce studies in conjunction with the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI). As a result of this research, she has authored and co-authored several mixed-methods, qualitative and quantitative research articles regarding workforce issues in child welfare and evidence-based practice. Dr. Zeitlin's research focuses on organizational research, child well-being, cultural competence, and research methods