A major focus of Melissa Jonson-Reid’s work is understanding how to improve the behavioral, educational and health outcomes associated with childhood exposure to trauma, particularly abuse and neglect. Her work responds to child maltreatment as a serious, prevalent public health concern. Jonson-Reid has used multi-agency administrative data to identify targets of opportunity to leverage existing resources and/or evaluate policy and program efforts to promote healthy outcomes. She partners with community agencies to explore outcomes of interventions designed to support young families and youth involved with child welfare, as well as child abuse prevention efforts. Jonson-Reid has practice experience in both domestic violence counseling and program administration as a school social worker in California; she currently provides evaluation consultation for state and community organizations. At the Brown School, Jonson-Reid directs an NICHD-funded Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training and chairs the Violence and Injury Prevention specialization in the Master of Social Work program. Both of these involve collaboration with the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. A former director of the Social Work Ph.D. program, she currently serves as chair or member of several doctoral student committees. Melissa Jonson-Reid Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work Research Associate Dean for Educational Programs PhD, University of California, Berkeley Office Phone: 314-935-4953 Email: jonsonrd@wustl.edu Download CV Areas of Focus: Child welfare research Children's public sector services and policy Interagency administrative data research Child abuse and neglect prevention research Family violence prevention In The News Brown School faculty named to ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list November 12, 2024 “Most Impactful” Social Work List Includes Many With Brown School Ties April 17, 2024 Brett Drake, Leader in Data and Child Welfare Research, Installed as Endowed Professor May 5, 2022 Brown School Faculty Among Most-Cited Scientists March 1, 2022 Buder Center Gets New Funding for Students Working in Indian Country July 26, 2021 Brown School Doctoral Students Ease the Path to PhDs for Underrepresented Minorities April 19, 2021 How Marriage is Impacted by a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Among African American Women April 13, 2021 Brown School Awarded Systems for Action Grant to Improve Child Welfare July 1, 2020 Brown School Recognizes Faculty Authors and Editors May 7, 2020 Decrease in Abuse Hotline Calls Not a Good Sign April 16, 2020 Featured Publications A practical framework for considering the use of predictive risk modeling in child welfare ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science2021 Pathways to Seeking Help from a Partner Abuse Intervention Program: A Qualitative Study of Voluntary and Non-Court Mandated Latino Men’s Experiences Journal of Interpersonal Violence2019 Repeat Reports Among Cases Reported for Child Neglect: A Scoping Review Child Abuse and Neglect2019