Associate Research Professor
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Kaela Byers, PhD, MSW is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. Her research and scholarship focus on cross-systems approaches to maltreatment prevention and the promotion of child and family well-being. She applies advanced analytic approaches and a translational, prevention framework to family, organizational, and systems-level issues that impact children, in partnerships with community-based agencies. She has served as principal/co-principal investigator and lead evaluator on large-scale studies, including federal, state, and locally-funded initiatives in child welfare, early childhood, pediatric, and mental health systems. Currently, Dr. Byers serves as Principal Investigator of the Universal Prevention for Strong and Thriving Families federal demonstration project, statewide evaluation of Family First Prevention Services Act in Kansas, and as Co-Investigator of the Kansas Strong for Children and Families Strengthening Child Welfare Systems initiative. Prior to joining the KU Faculty, Dr. Byers worked as a Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago evaluating innovations in pediatric primary care and the Illinois child welfare system.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM