Katie is a senior research scientist at Duke’s Center for Child and Family Policy and has been the evaluation and research partner for the NC Center for Resilience & Learning since its inception in 2017.
Katie is trained as a child clinical and quantitative psychologist. Her work focuses on program implementation and evaluation in the areas of early childhood systems, self-regulation development, child welfare, and trauma-sensitive schools. She has conducted longitudinal evaluations of child welfare reform, early childhood Systems of Care, and prevention/intervention programs for mental health and education.
Katie co-authored a series of white papers on self-regulation development from birth through early adulthood. She has also served on multiple state-level boards and task forces to strengthen the evidence-based implementation of programs for children and families.
Learn more about all of Katie’s work and projects here.