Shenyang Guo is the author of numerous research articles in child welfare, child mental health services, welfare, and health care. He has expertise in applying advanced statistical models to solving social welfare problems and has taught graduate courses that address event history analysis, hierarchical linear modeling, growth curve modeling, propensity score analysis, and program evaluation. In addition, Guo serves on the editorial board of Social Service Review and as a frequent guest reviewer for journals seeking a critique of advanced methodological analyses. Guo is a fellow of American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and a fellow of Society of Social Work and Research. In addition, Guo serves on behalf of Washington University as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Affairs – Greater China, and as the McDonnell International Academy ambassador to China working with Fudan University. Prior to joining the Brown School, Guo was director of the Applied Statistical Working Group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Shenyang Guo Frank J. Bruno Distinguished Professor of Social Work Research Director, PhD Program in Social Work PhD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Office Phone: 314-935-3092 Email: s.guo@wustl.edu Download CV Areas of Focus: Quantitative research methodology Program and practice evaluations Child welfare Child mental health 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 Policy Interventions Helped Save Lives During Pandemic, Study Finds January 8, 2024 Summer Institute Enrolls Record Number, Advances MSP at the Brown School October 4, 2022 Health Insurance Impacts Cancer Stage at Diagnosis in Minority Children August 2, 2022 Brown School Faculty Among Most-Cited Scientists March 1, 2022 Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021 October 25, 2021 Ssewamala Awarded $3.2 Million by NIMH to Address HIV Stigma in Ugandan Boarding Schools September 27, 2021 Brown School Offers New Options for Masters of Social Policy Degree April 22, 2021 Some states may have missed optimal timing to enact virus mitigation efforts, study finds August 27, 2020 Master of Social Policy Program Expands, Adds Partners January 22, 2018 Featured Publications Repeat Reports Among Cases Reported for Child Neglect: A Scoping Review Child Abuse and Neglect2019 Financial Shocks, Liquid Assets, and Material Hardship in Low- and Moderate-Income Households: Differences by Race Journal of Economics, Race, and PolicyDecember 2018 Effects of a Randomized Tax-Time Savings Intervention on Savings Account Ownership Among Low- and Moderate-Income Households Journal of financial Counseling and PlanningNovember 2018