1 3060 S. Krameria St. Denver, CO 80222 303.868.7299 Jon.Phillips@du.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS EDUCATION Interprofessional collaboration Interagency collaboration and service integration Improving child and family well-being in child welfare Child welfare workforce development University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Doctor of Philosophy, June 2019 (expected) Dissertation: Working Together to Achieve Safe and Timely Reunification: A Mixed Methods Study of Interprofessional Collaboration in Child Welfare Committee: Jennifer Bellamy, PhD (chair), Nicole Nicotera, PhD., & Amy He, PhD. University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Master of Social Work, June 2007 Concentration: Child Welfare Macalester College Bachelor of Arts, June 1998 Major: Anthropology & Environmental Studies PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Phillips, J.D., Lizano, E.L., & Leake, R. (In press). Factors associated with caseworker burnout in child welfare: Does tenure matter? Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research. Phillips, J.D. & Walsh, M.A. (2019). Teaming up in child welfare: The perspective of guardians ad litem on the components of interprofessional collaboration. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth. 2018.11. 016 Katz, C.C., Lalayants, M., & Phillips, J.D. (2018). The role of out-of-home caregivers in the achievement of child welfare permanency. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.09.016 McCrae, J. S., Bender, K., Brown, S. M., Phillips, J. D., & Rienks, S. (2018). Adverse childhood experiences and complex health concerns among child welfare-involved children. Children s Health Care, 48(1), 38-58 doi:10.1080/02739615.2018.
2 1446140 He, A.S., Phillips, J.D., Lizano, E.L., Rienks, S., & Leake, R. (2018). Examining internal and external job resources in child welfare: Protecting against caseworker burnout. Child Abuse & Neglect, 81, 48-59. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.04.013 He, A.S. & Phillips, J.D. (2017). Interagency collaboration: Strengthening substance abuse resources in child welfare. Child Abuse & Neglect, 64, 101-108. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.011 Rienks, S., Phillips, J.D., McCrae, J., Bender, K., & Brown, S. (2017). Complex health concerns among child welfare populations and the benefit of pediatric medical homes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 65, 212-225. doi: /10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.021 Phillips, J.D. (2016). A qualitative study of collaboration between guardians ad litem and caseworkers in the child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review, 60, 61-67. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.019 Packard, T., McCrae, J.S., Phillips, J., & Scannapieco, M. (2015). Measuring organizational change tactics to improve child welfare programs: Experiences in 13 counties. Administration in Social Work, 39(5), 444-458. doi:10.1080/23303131.2015.106726 MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW He, A.S., Phillips, J.D., & Sedivy, J. (under review). Does the color of addiction matter? Prevalence and trends of opioid use problems in child welfare. Prevention Science. Brown, S. M., Bender, K., Orsi, R., McCrae, J., Phillips, J.D., & Rienks, S. (revise & resubmit). Adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to complex health profiles among child welfare-involved children and youth: A classification and regression tree analysis. Health Services Research Journal. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Kerns, S.E., Phillips, J.D., & Barth, R.P. (in progress). Child-level outcomes from PfS and CBT+ using HLM models over time. Projected submission April, 2019. Bellamy, J.L., Speer, R., & Phillips, J.D. (in progress). Home visitors attitudes, expectations, and practice following training in Dads Matter: Results from a qualitative study. Projected submission May, 2019. Phillips, J.D., & Greenfield, J. (in progress). Setting the stage for interprofessional collaboration in child welfare: A policy analysis. Projected submission June, 2019. BOOK CHAPTERS IN PROGRESS Bellamy, J.L., Phillips, J.D., Speer, S.R., & Hanna, M.D. (in progress). Multidimensional engagement in child welfare. In M.D. Hanna, R. Fong, N. Rolock, & R. McRoy (Eds.), Introduction to child welfare: A culturally responsive, multi-systemic, evidenced-based approach. San Diego, CA: Cognella, Inc.
3 RESEARCH REPORTS Bellamy, J.L., Phillips, J.D., Speer, S.R., & Thomas, S. (2017). The Colorado military veteran family study: A survey and interviews of Colorado veteran parents and their partners. Denver, CO: Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. Daro, D., Bellamy, J.L, Crane, K., & Phillips, J. (2016). Voices from home: Perceptions of Colorado caregivers on caring for kids and accessing supports. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORTS Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver. (2015). Mi Casa Resource Center Integrated Services Evaluation (First Annual Report). Denver, CO: Author. Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver. (2015). Mi Casa Resource Center Integrated Services Evaluation (Second Annual Report). Denver, CO: Author. PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS He, A.S., Sedivy, J., Phillips, J.D. (January, 2019). Does the color of addiction matter? Implications of the opioid crisis in child welfare. Paper accepted for presentation at the 22 nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA. Bellamy, J.L., Speer, S.R., Phillips, J.D., Thomas, S., Guterman, N.B., Banman, A., & Morales-Mirque, S. (January, 2019). Home visitors attitudes, expectations, and practice following training in Dads Matter: Results from a qualitative study. Paper accepted for presentation at the 22 nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA. Phillips, J.D. & Walsh, M.A. (November, 2018). Protecting children together: The impact of interprofessional collaboration on child welfare outcomes. Poster accepted for presentation at the 64th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL. Speer, S.R., Phillips, J.D. & O Connor, A. (November, 2018). Examining the impact of military experience on parenting behaviors. Paper accepted for presentation at the 64th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL. He, A.S., Phillips, J.D., & Sedivy, J. (November, 2018). Parental opioid use and child welfare. Poster accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA. Phillips, J.D., He, A.S., Lizano, E.L., Rienks, S.L., & Leake, R. (January, 2018). Improving workplace experiences of public child welfare workers: The benefits of workplace resources within and outside child welfare agencies. Poster presented at the 22 nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington D.C.
4 Phillips, J.D., Rienks, S., McCrae, J., Bender, K., & Brown, S. (January, 2017). Developmental differences in ACEs as predictors of complex health profiles among children involved in child welfare. Paper presented at the 21 st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. McDonald, A., Phillips, J.D., St. Mary, J., & Plassmeyer, M. (January, 2017). Legalization of recreational marijuana: Assessing risk in child welfare. Poster presented at the 21 st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Brown, S., Bender, K. McCrae, J., Phillips, J.D., & Rienks, S. (October, 2016). Health profiles of children and youth: Implications for the medical home model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. McCrae, J., Rienks, S., Phillips, J.D., Bender, K., & Brown, S. (October, 2016). Adverse childhood experiences as predictors of health profiles among families involved with child welfare. Paper presented at the annual meeting and expo of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. McCrae, J., Bender, K., Rienks, S., Dempsey, L., Phillips, J., Brown, S., Leckie, K., & Hasenack, J. (August, 2016). Adverse childhood experiences and child health: Profiles and practice in medical homes. Panel presentation at the 21 st International Summit and Training on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA. Phillips, J.D., & Greenfield, J.C. (August, 2016). The impact of policy on interprofessional collaboration in child welfare. Poster presented at the 20 th Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington D.C. Phillips, J.D. (October, 2015). Promoting collaboration in child welfare: The role of the guardian ad litem. Paper presented at the 61 st Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO. COMPETITIVE FUNDING RECEIVED National Association of Social Workers, Washington D.C., 2018 Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship, $6,500 Office of Graduate Studies, University of Denver, 2018 Office of Graduate Studies Dissertation Fellowship, $2,500, 2017-2018 Enid Cox Doctoral Fellowship, $16,000, 2006 Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipend, $14,000, 2005-2007 Faculty Merit Scholarship, $30,000
5 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Instructor June 2015 - Present SOWK 4201: Evidence for Practice (online) SOWK 4340: Leadership and Supervision SOWK 4900/4901: Methods for Evaluating Practice & Programs POST-MSW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Child protective services supervisor Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, Aurora, CO January 2011 - November 2013 Child protective services caseworker Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, Aurora, CO June 2007 - January 2011 PRE-MSW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Therapeutic mentor for children in foster care Kempe Children s Center, Denver, CO September 2005 - June 2006 Skills trainer for children with autism Aspen Center for Autism, Denver, CO June 2006 - August 2006 CARE Hawaii, Honolulu, HI November 2004 - September 2005 Residential treatment milieu staff North American Family Institute (North Crossing location), Newton MA August 2000 December 2000 HONORS & DISTINCTIONS Selected participant Summer Research Institute at the National Data Archive for Child Abuse and Neglect, 2018 Finalist Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2017. Child Welfare Title IV-E Stipend recipient Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, 2006
6 CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS Working Together to Achieve Safe and Timely Reunification: A Mixed Methods Study of Interprofessional Collaboration in Child Welfare (Dissertation) Principal Investigator, May 2017 - Present Funders: National Association of Social Workers ($6,500) and University of Denver ($2,500) Developed mixed methods research design to explore how interprofessional collaboration relates to the safe and timely reunification of children in foster care Obtaining and analyzing administrative data (multilevel modeling) Recruiting participants for interviews, conducting qualitative interviews and analyzing qualitative data Interprofessional Collaboration and Caseworker Well-being in Child Welfare Evaluator, October 2017 - Present Lead Evaluator: Dr. Robin Leake Developed scale measuring interprofessional collaboration which is currently being administered in several states Plan to employ item response theory to assess scale psychometrics Intend to conduct multivariate regressions to explore how interprofessional collaboration relates to caseworker well-being (e.g., job satisfaction and job burnout) Partnering for Success Research Analyst, October 2017 - Present National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare, University of Maryland Principal Investigators: Dr. Rick Barth and Karen Powell, MS, LCSW Funder: Children s Bureau, Administration of Children and Families ($1,000,000 per year for up to 5 years) Conducting mixed-effects regressions to examine how the delivery of evidencebased CBT and cross-systems collaboration between mental health and child welfare agencies relates to changes in child well-being Contributing to annual reports and manuscripts The Opioid Epidemic and Child Welfare Research Assistant, June 2017 - Present Principal Investigator: Dr. Amy He Funder: University of Denver ($3,000) Co-developed research design Conducting quantitative analyses (multiple imputation and moderation) to explore the intersection of opioid use and race/ethnicity in the child welfare system Co-wrote grant applications to NIDA (R03) and the University of Denver Contributing to manuscripts Dads Matter Research Assistant, November 2016 - Present Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Bellamy Funder: Fatherhood Research and Practice Network ($50,000)
7 Analyzing qualitative data to examine changes in perceptions and practices of home visitors who received an intervention to promote father involvement Conducted qualitative interviews and transcribed interview recordings COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS Job Demands and Resources Associated with Child Welfare Caseworker Burnout Research Assistant, September 2016 - July 2018 Principal Investigator: Dr. Amy He Conducted quantitative analyses (multiple imputation, moderation and factor analyses) to explore factors associated with caseworker burnout Developed research design to examine how the connection between job demands/resources and burnout is influenced by tenure Co-developed research design to explore how job resources moderate the relationship between job demands and burnout Presented findings at a national conference and contributed to manuscripts The Components of Interprofessional Collaboration in Child Welfare Principal investigator, April 2017 - May 2018 Developed qualitative research design to identify the components of interprofessional collaboration between caseworkers and guardians ad litem Created qualitative interview protocol and conducted interviews Analyzed qualitative data Co-wrote manuscript and presented findings at a national conference Services for Out-of-home Caregivers and Child Permanency Research Assistant, October 2017 - May 2018 Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College Principal Investigators: Dr. Collen Cary Katz and Dr. Marina Lalayants Funder: Hunter College ($3,000) Conducted quantitative analysis (multinomial logistic regression) of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II dataset to examine how services provided to out-of-home caregivers relates to the adoption or reunification of children in foster care Contributed to manuscript National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Research Assistant, June 2015 - May 2018 Lead Evaluator: Dr. Robin Leake Conducted quantitative data analyses (multivariate linear regressions) examining how organizational culture relates to organizational performance Prepared research reports Wrote 360 assessments of supervisors and administrators Colorado Military Veteran Families Research Assistant, June 2017 - December 2017
8 Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Bellamy Co-developed quantitative survey to identify needs of military families Recruited survey respondents Conducted qualitative interviews with subsample of respondents Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data (descriptive statistics) Contributed to final report and presented findings at a national conference Child Health and Adverse Experiences: Implications for the Medical Home Research Assistant, June 2015 - June 2017 Principal Investigator: Dr. Julie S. McCrae Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($100,000) Co-developed research design to identify the complex health concerns of childwelfare involved children and examine how adverse childhood experiences relate to children s health Conducted quantitative analyses (latent class analysis and multivariate linear regressions) using the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II dataset Contributed to manuscripts and presented findings at a national conference The Influence of Policy on Interprofessional Collaboration in Child Welfare Principal investigator, March 2016 - June 2017 Developed qualitative research design to explore how the policies guiding professionals who work in Colorado s child welfare system create barriers to interprofessional collaboration Collaborated with law librarian to identify relevant policies Analyzed policies using content analysis Presented findings at a national conference and co-writing manuscript Interagency Collaboration and Substance Abuse Resources in Child Welfare Research Assistant, April 2016 December 2016 Principal investigator: Dr. Amy He Contributed to manuscript that presented findings from a study examining how interagency collaboration is related to the availability of substance abuse resources in child protective services agencies Child Maltreatment Prevention: A Planning Framework for Action Research Assistant, April 2016 - July 2016 & Chapin Hall, University of Chicago Project Lead: Dr. Deborah Daro Conducted focus groups to explore the strengths and needs of Colorado families Analyzed qualitative data Wrote the qualitative section of final report for Colorado Mi Casa Resource Center Integrated Services Evaluation Research Assistant, September 2014 - April 2016
9 September 2014 - April 2016 Lead Evaluator: Dr. Julie S. McCrae Conducted individual interviews and focus groups Analyzed administrative data (multivariate linear regressions) Collaborated with agency to develop methods to improve data collection Wrote the quantitative results section of final reports and presented findings to the agency CLIMB Wyoming Program Evaluation Research Assistant, December 2015 - February 2016 Lead Evaluator: Dr. Julie S. McCrae Analyzed administrative data (multivariate linear regressions and repeated measures) Prepared tables and figures Presented findings to the agency Promoting GAL-Caseworker Collaboration in Child Welfare Principal investigator, January 2015 December 2015 Developed qualitative research design to identify factors that facilitate or impede collaboration between caseworkers and guardians ad litem Created qualitative interview protocol and conducted interviews Analyzed qualitative data Wrote manuscript SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY & PROFESSION Doctoral Student Leadership Board September 2016 - Present Peer Reviewer Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, and Governance Children and Youth Services Review Journal of Community Practice PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society for Social Work and Research Council on Social Work Education National Association of Social Workers STATISTICAL PACKAGE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS SPSS: Multivariate regressions, complex samples analysis, and factor analysis) Stata: Multivariate regressions, multiple imputation, survey weights, and multilevel modeling Mplus: Structural equation modeling and latent class analysis