KATE STEPLETON Curriculum Vitae Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 548 Jersey Avenue, Apt. 2 School of Social Work Jersey City, NJ 07302 390 George Street, Room 709 314-323-6499 08901 kate.stepleton@rutgers.edu EDUCATION 2018 (expected) Doctor of Philosophy, Social Work School of Social Work Dissertation: Health Care Coordination as a Preventive Intervention: Effects on Child Welfare Outcomes and the Role of Behavioral Health Services Committee: Michael MacKenzie, PhD (chair), Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD, Cassandra Simmel, PhD, Deborah Daro, PhD 2007 Master of Social Service Administration (MSW) School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago Chicago, IL 2005 Bachelor of Arts Barnard College Columbia University New York, NY Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors (Sociology) RESEARCH INTERESTS Child welfare policy, promoting well-being of vulnerable children, psychosocial sequelae of child maltreatment, behavioral health services for children in or at risk of entering foster care, psychotropic medication use among children served by child welfare systems, social welfare policy HONORS & AWARDS 2016-2018 Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2016 Special Study Award Graduate School New Brunswick 2013-2015 Excellence Fellowship for Doctoral Study Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research
2013 Assistant Secretary s Honor Award Administration for Children and Families (USDHHS) 2012 Assistant Secretary s Honor Award Administration for Children and Families (USDHHS) 2004 Jessica Patt 89 Internship Grant Barnard College PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Publications McMahon, S., Stepleton, K. (in press). Undergraduate's level of exposure to messages about campus sexual assault and awareness of campus resources. Journal of College Student Development. McMahon, S., Stepleton, K., O Connor, J., Cusano, J., McGinty, F., & Gandhi, K. (in press). Beyond sexual assault surveys: A model for comprehensive campus climate assessments. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Stepleton, K. (2006). Transgender Inclusion and Feminism: Organizations and Innovation. Advocates Forum. Available at: http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/advocates-forum-student-journal Manuscripts Under Review Stepleton, K., McMahon, S., Potter, C., & MacKenzie, M. Prior sexual victimization and disclosure of campus sexual violence among college students. Reports Child Welfare and Well-Being Research Unit, Rutgers University. (2015). DCF Needs Assessment, 2015 Interim Report: Strengths and needs of children and youth at risk for entering out-of-home placement and those in out-of-home placement. : Author. Available at: http://www.nj.gov/dcf/childdata/protection/dcf.needs.assessment.interim.report_3.16.pdf McMahon, S., Stepleton, K., O Connor, J, & Cusano, J. (2015). #ispeak: Student Experiences, Attitudes and Beliefs about Sexual Violence: Results of the Rutgers University-New Brunswick Campus Climate Assessment. : Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University School of Social Work. Available at: http://vawc.rutgers.edu. McMahon, S., Stepleton, K., O Connor, J., & Cusano, J. (2014). Understanding and Responding to Campus Sexual Assault: A Guide for Colleges and Universities. : Center on Violence Against Women and Children,. Available at http://vawc.rutgers.edu. Stepleton, K., McIntosh, J., & Corrington, B. (2010). Allied for Better Outcomes: Child Welfare and Early Childhood. Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy. Available at: http://www.cssp.org/
PRESENTATIONS Peer-Reviewed Stepleton, K. & McMahon, S. (2017, January). Peer disclosure of campus sexual violence and students capacity to provide support. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA Stepleton, K. & McMahon, S. (2015, November). A conceptual framework for assessing campus climate regarding sexual assault in higher education settings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL. Invited Stepleton, K. (2015, March). Conducting a Campus Climate Survey about Sexual Assault: Methods and Lessons. Doctoral Research Seminar at. Stepleton, K. & Pfennig, J. (2012, August). Overview of state approaches to oversight and monitoring of psychotropic medications (plenary session). Because Minds Matter: Collaborating to Strengthen Management of Psychotropic Medications for Children and Youth in Foster Care, a joint conference of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Washington, DC. GRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Jun. 2015-present Jun. 2015-present May 2014-Sept. 2015 Child Welfare and Child Well-Being Unit Description: Graduate research assistant for New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) Needs Assessment/Linking Performance to Outcomes Initiative, a mixed methods assessment of the alignment between needs among children and families served by DCF and availability, accessibility, and utilization of community-based services. Comparative Effectiveness of State Psychotropic Oversight Systems (Center for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management and Outcomes Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research Description: Research assistant supporting primary data collection and analysis for 3-year project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) regarding state policy approaches to psychotropic medication oversight for children served by child welfare systems. Campus Climate Assessment Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University School of Social Work Description: Project coordinator for pilot testing of methodology, including
resource audit and student survey, for assessing Rutgers-New Brunswick campus climate regarding sexual assault; includes developing rigorous survey protocols, managing project logistics, supervising members of the research team, and conducting quantitative analysis. This project was conducted at the request of the White House Task Force to Protect Students Against Sexual Assault and USDOJ s Office of Violence Against Women. May 2014-Sept. 2015 Impact of a CMHC-Based Health Home Model on Effective and Safe Use of Therapeutics Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Description: Coded and analyzed qualitative data documenting the process of organizational transformation as Community Mental Health Centers in a Midwestern state adopt a health care home model to care for individuals with serious mental illness PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Aug. 2010-Aug. 2013 Aug. 2007-Aug. 2010 Administration on Children, Youth and Families (Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) Washington, DC Title: Program Specialist, Office of the Commissioner Description: As a member of the Commissioner s immediate staff, participated in the development and execution of Senate-confirmed Presidential appointee s priorities for programs in the areas of child welfare, child abuse and neglect prevention, domestic violence, runaway and homeless youth, and teen pregnancy prevention. Center for the Study of Social Policy Washington, DC Title: Associate Description: Engaged in ongoing development of nationwide Strengthening Families initiative with the goal of improving policy and practice approaches to the prevention of child maltreatment; provided ongoing consultation to state policymakers implementing Strengthening Families Initiatives. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Jul. 2016 Modern Causal Inference Experiments, Matching, and Beyond Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan Boulder, CO
TEACHING EXPERIEINCE Fall 2017, Fall 2016 Summer 2017 February, 2013 Social Welfare Policy and Services II Instructor Master of Social Work Program Methods of Social Work Research II Instructor Online Master of Social Work Program Guest Lecture: Child Welfare in the U.S., (course: Child & Family Policy) American University Master of Social Work Program SERVICE Academic Service Mar. 2017- Aug. 2016-Aug. 2017 Oct. 2016-Mar. 2017 Member, Doris Duke Fellowship Research Agenda Workgroup Senator, Rutgers University Senate Planning Committee Member, Doris Duke Fellowship Mid-Year Meeting, hosted by Sept. 2014-Aug. 2016 Co-President, Doctoral Student Association, School of Social Work Sept. 2015-Jun. 2016 Sept. 2014-Jun. 2015 Peer Mentor, School of Social Work, Ph.D. Program Professional Service 2016-2017 Member, Doctoral Student Task Force, Society for Social Work and Research