Violence and Victimization

Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare: People

People Directors

Valerie Shapiro
Paul Sterzing


Faculty Affiliates

Yolanda (Yoli) Anyon
Amelia Derr
Karen Tabb Dina
Jeffrey Edleson
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Jeffrey L. Edleson

Former Dean and Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School Jeffrey L. Edleson is the Harry and Riva Specht Chair Emeritus and served as Dean from 2012 through August 2019. He was a professor of social work at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work for 29 years before joining Berkeley in 2012 and the founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.

A leading expert in domestic violence, Dr. Edleson's current research examines the impact of adult violence on children and how social systems respond to these children. His work also focuses on international parental...

Joyce Dorado

Associate Dean for Research-Practice Partnerships

Dr. Joyce Dorado is a Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Research-Practice Partnerships in the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and the Co-Founder and Director of Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools (HEARTS). Dr. Dorado is a nationally recognized expert in partnering with schools and other youth-serving systems to create trauma-informed, equitable, and healing organizations. She has served as an appointed member of the California State Supreme Court Justice’s statewide steering committee for the Keeping Kids in School and Out of Courts...

Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare: FAQs

I am not affiliated with Berkeley Social Welfare. Can I still become involved with CPRSW?

Send us an email at cprsw@berkeley.edu and we would be happy to discuss opportunities with you.

I am looking for faculty who conduct prevention research to serve on a supervisory committee. Are CPRSW faculty affiliates available for this purpose?

There are many students at UC Berkeley who have interests in prevention research. Unfortunately, we receive more student requests than we can accommodate. At this time, we can only consider...

Erin Kerrison and Jennifer Skeem Address one of the Grand Challenges of Social Work

June 3, 2019

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In 2016, over 6.6 million adults were under correctional supervision, and an additional 975,000 youths under 18 had cases pass through the juvenile court system. The impacts of justice system involvement are disproportionately felt by low-income families and communities of color. The economic and human costs of this crisis have led the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare to identify smart decarceration as one of the Grand Challenges for Social Work. Berkeley Social Welfare faculty members Erin Kerrison and Jennifer Skeem examine the impact of the criminal justice system on vulnerable populations.

Violent Conflict Impact on Staff, Volunteers and Students Working with Refugees and War Traumatized Populations

Principal Investigators and Research Partners: Niveen Rizkalla, PhD, Principal Investigator Laila Soudi, MSc, Stanford University, School of Medicine Felix Holl, MSc, UC San Francisco, Health Informatics & Global Health Isabel Ullmann, UC Berkeley, Peace and Conflict Studies Summary and Findings:

This research will explore the experiences and needs of staff, volunteers and students [aid workers] who provide humanitarian assistance to refugees and war traumatized populations across Europe (Greece, Germany, Croatia and Italy), Asia (India, Nepal, Thailand and Malaysia), the Middle East (...

Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare: Contributions

2018

Lee, J., Roscoe, J., Ziemer, K.L., Kim, B.K.E., & Shapiro, V.B. (2018, April). Integrated version: Creating an “Integrative Dosage” measure for SEL Interventions Implemented Across “Lesson-based” and “Strategy-Based” Dose Forms. In V.B. Shapiro (Chair) & M.J. Elias (Discussant), Innovations for Social and Emotional Learning implementation: Lessons from the TOOLBOX Implementation Research Project. Presentation for the American Education Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

Campbell, E.J., Kim, B.K.E., Lee, J., & Shapiro, V.B. (April, 2018). Teacher ratings of...