Dr. Andrew Winters
Associate Professor
Chair of the University Faculty Senate
Board of Trustees Faculty Constituency Representative
Dr. Winters research agenda advances the field of Social Work by addressing two focal areas: 1) service equity and access for youth in child-serving systems and 2) workforce and organizational capacity within child-serving systems. His current scholarship demonstrates a strong commitment to improving youth-serving service delivery systems, which are influential in reducing adverse outcomes among structurally disadvantaged young people. During his time at the Kent School, he has worked on a breadth of research projects focused on improving youth outcomes, strengthening youth development practices at youth-serving organizations, challenging oppressive service delivery systems, and critically evaluating organizational practices in child welfare.
His current research includes serving as Principal Investigator on a study evaluating an intervention to address substance use concerns among child welfare involved parents or guardians, Principal Investigator on a State University Partnership grant exploring the type, frequency, and amount of services provided to youth in out-of-home care, and Co-Principal Investigator on a study exploring facilitators and barriers to intra-and interagency child welfare screening for trauma and behavioral health needs, and behavioral health functional assessment processes to understand what is contributing to compliance and practice issues.