Dr. Andrew Winters
Associate Professor
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.