THOMAS P. MCDONALD Curriculum Vitae March 1, 2016

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1 THOMAS P. MCDONALD Curriculum Vitae March 1, 2016 Personal Information Associate Dean for Research Professor Social Welfare University of Kansas 1545 Lilac Lane 213B Watkins Home Lawrence, KS Address: Education Ph.D., Social Work, 1977 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI M.S.W., Social Work, 1973 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA B.S., Civil Engineering, 1971 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA Employment History Academic University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS Professor, Present Associate Professor, University of Southern Maine Social Welfare Department, Portland, ME Lecturer, Washington University George Warren Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO Assistant Professor, Research University of Wisconsin School of Social Work, Madison, WI Project Associate, Project Associate, Institute for Research on Poverty, Lecturer, Administrative Assignments The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS 1

2 Interim Dean, March Present Associate Dean for Research and External Funding, Present Director of Social Work Training, University of Kansas Medical Center Children's Rehabilitation Unit, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME Associate Director and Research Associate, Human Services Development Institute, 1988 Director, Data Systems/Planning and Evaluation, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, Director, Research Support Lab, Center for Research and Advanced Study, Human Services Development Institute, Research Key Words Child welfare and children's mental health; research methods and statistical analysis; service delivery; use of information systems in policy and practice decisions Research Funding/Fellowships University of Kansas Externally-Funded Grant/Contract Funded 1. McDonald, T. P. (Principal), & Mariscal, S. (Co-Principal). Kansas Serves Substances Affected Families. US DHHS, Administration for Children and Families: Regional Partnership Grants to Inrease the WEll-Being of and Improve the Permanency Outcomes for Chiren Affected by Substance Abuse $3,000,000 (October September 2019). 2. McDonald, T. (Principal). Kansas Intensive Permanency Project. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $13,313,116 ( ). Over 5 years. 3. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Title XIX - Children's Mental Health FY KS Dept for Aging and Disability Service and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services $477,698, Submitted August 20, 2015 (September 1, June 30, 2016). 4. McDonald, T. (Principal). Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $1,065,319 ( ). Subcontract with the Kansas Child and Family Services, over 5 years. 5. McDonald, T. (Principal). Oklahoma Partnership Initiative. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $150,000 ( ). Subcontract with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, over 3 years. 6. McDonald, T. (Principal). Safe Haven Evaluation. Oklahoma Department of Human Services $303,761 ( ). Over 4 years. 2

3 7. McDonald, T. (Principal). Child Welfare Doctoral Fellowship Program. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $248,000 ( ). Over 2 years. 8. McDonald, T. Post-Adoption Centers. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $89,000 ( ). Project Evaluator, Subcontract with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, over 3 years. 9. McDonald, T. Planning Early for Permanency. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $52,388 ( ). Project Evaluator, Subcontracts with Lutheran Social Service of Kansas and Oklahoma and The FARM, over 2 years. 10. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Building Analytical Capacity for Child Welfare Programs in State Systems. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $450,000 ( ). Subcontract with Oklahoma Division of Children and Family Services, over 3 years. 11. McDonald, T. (Principal). Kids Count. Casey Foundation $200,000 ( ). Subcontract with Kansas Action for Children to develop and disseminate outcome data describing the well-being of children in Kansas, over 6 years. 12. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Training for Managers and Supervisors to Enhance Their Capability to Understand and to Implement the Adoption and Safe Families Act of Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families $450,708 (2000). Over 3 years. 13. McDonald, T. (Principal). Family Caregiver Study. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University $22,000 (1998). 14. McDonald, T. Kansas Families for Kids. Kellogg Foundation $55,865 (1998). Project Evaluator, Subcontract with The Villages, Topeka, KS, Evaluation of the initiative to reduce the backlog of children waiting for adoption in state custody. 15. McDonald, T. Post-Legalization Adoption Services. Kansas Families for Kids $62,800 ( ). Project Evaluator. 16. McDonald, T. (Principal). Quality Assurance for Kansas Adoption Services. Lutheran Social Services $65,275 ( ). 17. McDonald, T. Kansas Families for Kids. Kellogg Foundation $60,000 (1997). Project Evaluator, Subcontract with The Villages, Topeka, KS, Evaluation of the initiative to reduce the backlog of children waiting for adoption in state custody. 18. McDonald, T. (Principal). Family Caregiver Study. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University $37,000 (1995). Longitudinal study of families with children with serious emotional disability. 3

4 19. McDonald, T. Kansas Families for Kids. Kellogg Foundation $60,000 (1995). Project Evaluator of the initiative to reduce the backlog of children waiting for adoption in state custody, Subcontract with The Villages, Topeka, KS. 20. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Kids Count. Casey Foundation $400,000 ( ). Four-year project in collaboration with Kansas Action for Children to develop and disseminate outcome data describing the well-being of children in Kansas. 21. McDonald, T. (Principal). Family Caregiver Study. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University $37,926 (1994). Longitudinal study of families with children with serious emotional disability. 22. McDonald, T. (Principal). What Every Child Welfare Manager Needs to Know. Kansas Youth Services $25,000 (1994). Design and implementation of an ongoing needs assessment of utilizing agency data bases. 23. McDonald, T. We Can... Save Our African-American Males Adoption Project. Kansas Children's Service League $30,000 (1993). Evaluator of a two year project to increase the placement of black males available for adoption in the Kansas City area. 24. McDonald, T. (Principal). Crisis Intervention/Management for Children and Adolescents. South Carolina Department of Mental Health $19,999 (1991). To develop training curriculum materials. 25. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Families with Children with Severe Emotional Disabilities. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $500,000 (1991). Subcontract through Portland State University; five year, multi-project grant focusing on the target population. 26. McDonald, T. Integrated Program Evaluation Model. Kansas Children's Service League $15,000 ( ). Project Director to assist agency in developing program evaluation strategies and systems. 27. McDonald, T. Crisis Nursery Project. Office of Human Development Services $25,000 (1990). Evaluator of crisis nursery project in Kansas City for drug exposed infants, subcontract with Social and Rehabilitation Services. 28. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Family Caregiver Survey. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $102,300 ( ). Subcontract through Portland State University; survey of family caregivers of children with severe emotional disabilities. 29. McDonald, T. (Principal). Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Foster Care. Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison $14,023 (1989). To compile a synthesis of research assessing the impact of foster care on children served. 4

5 30. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Long-Range Plan for Children's Services. Ohio Department of Human Services $199,900 ( ). To conduct needs assessment and develop a long-range plan for children's services in the state. 31. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Predictive Validity of Risk Assessment in Child Protective Services. Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $199,989 ( ). To conduct multi-state study of the validity of risk assessment instruments. Proposal Submitted McDonald, T. (Principal). Title XIX - ROM FY KS Dept for Aging and Disability Service and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services $311,603, Submitted August 25, 2015 (September 1, June 30, 2016). McDonald, T. (Co-Principal), Byers, K. (Co-Principal), Kapp, S. (Co-Principal), Levy, M. (Co- Principal), Mendenhall, A. (Principal), Moore, T. (Co-Principal), OBrien, M. (Co-Principal), & Williford, A. (Co-Principal). Title XIX - Children's Mental Health FY KS Dept for Aging and Disability Service $2,143,530, Submitted June 9, 2015 (July 1, June 30, 2016). Internal Award Funded 1. McDonald, T. Enhancement and Expansion of Case Management Training and Services. Children's Rehabilitation Unit, University of Kansas Medical Center $22,359 (1989). Co-Project Director to produce a manual to be used in the training of health care professionals in the use of a Family Strengths Model of case management and integrate case management training materials into existing training programs. 2. McDonald, T. Outreach Field Unit. Children's Rehabilitation Unit, University of Kansas Medical Center $20,004 (1989). Project Director to operate a field unit of one Ph.D. student and four to six MSW students designed to provide outreach services to children and families served by the CRU. University of Southern Maine Externally-Funded Grant/Contract Funded 1. McDonald, T. Assessing the Impact of Foster Care Review. Massachusetts Department of Social Services $4,200 (1987). Project Director to design a system for monitoring the impact of foster care case review. 2. McDonald, T. Needs Assessment System. United Way of Greater Portland $4,000 (1987). Project Director to conduct community leader needs assessment survey and to design a 5

6 system for using community hot-line data as part of the needs assessment process. 3. McDonald, T. Outcome Measurement Project. Arkansas Department of Human Services $3,000 (1987). Project Director to assist in the design of a data system to monitor children's services. 4. McDonald, T. Family Service Integration Demonstration. Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $566,500 ( ). Project Evaluator to design, implement and evaluate state service integration demonstration. 5. McDonald, T. (Principal). Predictors of Adoption Disruption. Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $100,000 (1986). To conduct study of the causes of adoption disruption. 6. McDonald, T. United Way Needs Assessment Survey. United Way of Greater Portland $3,000 (1986). Project Director to assist in the design of agency data network. 7. McDonald, T. Community Needs Assessment. United Way of Greater Manchester, NH $5,000 (1985). Project Director to conduct community needs assessment. 8. McDonald, T. Low Income Demonstration Evaluation. Family Planning Association of Maine $9,800 (1985). Project Director to evaluate demonstration designed to increase utilization of family planning services by low income women. 9. McDonald, T. CEI Small Business Finance and Employment Training Project. Ford Foundation $20,000 ( ). Project Director for evaluation of Small Business Finance and Employment Training Project. 10. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). The Effects of Variations in AFDC and Medicaid Eligibility on Prenatal Care Use. Division of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Finance Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $153,700 ( ). To study impact of AFDC/Medicaid eligibility on prenatal care utilization. 11. McDonald, T. Community Needs Assessment Project. United Way of Greater Portland $3,000 (1984). Project Director to conduct survey to update community needs assessment. 12. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Barriers to Prenatal Care in Maine. Maine Department of Human Services, Division of Maternal and Child Health $29,239 (1983). To study barriers to prenatal care utilization. University of Wisconsin Madison Externally-Funded Grant/Contract Funded 6

7 1. McDonald, T. (Co-Principal). Wisconsin Study of Absent Fathers' Ability to Pay Child Support. Social Security Administration, Office of Child Support Enforcement $72,168 (1981). To study absent fathers' ability to pay more child support for AFDC cases. Washington University Internal Award Funded 1. McDonald, T. (Principal). Predictors of Placement for Emotionally Disturbed Children. Biomedical Research Support Grant, Washington University $2,000 (1978). To study factors leading to placement of children in residential treatment. Research/Scholarly Work Publications Reviewed/Refereed Journal Articles 1. Moore, T., & McDonald, T. (in press). Assessing risk of placement instability to aid foster care placement decision making. Journal of Public Child Welfare. 2. Akin, B., Byers, K., Lloyd, M., & McDonald, T. (2015). Joining formative evaluation with translational science to assess and EBI in foster care: Examining social-emotional wellbeing and placement stability. Children and Youth Services Review. 3. Akin, B., McDonald, T., Testa, M., Blase, K., & Melz, H. (2014). Formative evaluation of an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Assessing readiness for rigorous impact evaluation. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 8(4), doi: / Brook, J., Lloyd, M., & McDonald, T. P. (2014). Screening for Substance Use Disorders as a Supplement to Caseworker Assessment among Foster Care Involved Families. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 8(3), doi: / Brook, J., Rifenbark, G., Little, T., & McDonald, T. (2014). Risk and protective factors for drug use among youth living in foster care. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, August, doi: /s Byers, K., Johnson, T., Byrnes, K., Davis-Groves, S., & McDonald, T. (2014). Elevating stakeholder consensus on the core components of a parent support and training model. Children and Youth Services Review, 43, McDonald, T., Bryson, S., Akin, B. A., Blase, K. A., & Walker, S. (2014). Selecting an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Lessons from a university child welfare agency partnership. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 11(1-2),

8 8. McDonald, T., Mariscal, S., Yan, Y., & Brook, J. (2014). Substance use and abuse for youth in foster care: Results from the Communities That Care normative database. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23(4), doi: / x Johnson, T., Byrnes, K. D., Davis-Groves, S. A., & McDonald, T. (2013). Obtaining Stakeholder Consensus on the Core Components of a Parent Support and Training Model for Parents of Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances. Families in Society, 94(3), Johnson-Motoyama, M., Brook, J., Yan, Y., & McDonald, T. (2013). Cost analysis of the Strengthening Families Program in reducing time to family reunification among substanceaffected families. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(2), Akin, B. A., Bryson, S. A., Walker, S., & McDonald, T. (2012). Defining a target population at high-risk of long-term foster care: Barriers to permanency for families of children with serious emotional disturbances. Child Welfare, 91(6), Brook, J., McDonald, T., & Yan, Y. (2012). An analysis of the impact of the Strengthening Families Program on family reunification in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(4), doi: Akin, B., McDonald, T., & Tullis, L. (2010). An inventory of risk-assessment in child protection: Instrument usage and key features. Protecting Children, 25(3), Brook, J., McDonald, T., Gregoire, T., Press, A., & Hindman, W. (2010). Parental drug substance and family reunification. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 10, O'Brien, M. S., Crickard, L., Rapp, C., Holmes, C., & McDonald, T. (2010). Critical issues for psychiatric medication shared decision making with youth and families. Families in Society, 92, McDonald, T., & Brook, J. (2009). Typologies of children in foster care for reasons other than abuse or neglect. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3, Bryson, S., Corrigan, S., McDonald, T., & Holmes, C. (2008). Characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders who received services through community mental health centers. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 12(1), Poertner, J., Moore, T., & McDonald, T. (2008). Managing for outcomes: The selection of sets of outcome measures. Administration in Social Work, 32(4), White Paper 1. Akin, B., Bryson, S., McDonald, T., & Wilson, C. (2014). Integrating Safety, Permanency, and Well-being Series. A Case Example of the ACYF s Well-Being Framework: KIPP. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (Invited) 8

9 Non-Reviewed/Refereed Book Chapters Books 1. McDonald, T., & Testa, M. (2010). Monitoring outcomes in child welfare. In M. Testa & J. Poertner (Eds.), Evidence-based child welfare policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. (Invited) 2. McDonald, T. (1994). Should the police have greater authority in investigating cases of suspected child abuse? No. In E. Gambrill & T. J. Stein (Eds.), Controversial issues in child welfare (pp. 73). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. 3. Press, A., Lieberman, A., & McDonald, T. (1992). Empirical review techniques: Going beyond the results of a single study. In R. M. Grinnell Jr. (Ed.), Social work research and evaluation (4th ed.). Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publishers, Inc. 4. Press, A., Lieberman, A., & McDonald, T. (1992). Meta-analysis and other empirical review techniques. In R. M. Grinnell Jr. (Ed.), Social work research and evaluation (4th ed.). Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publishers, Inc. 5. Piliavin, I., & McDonald, T. (1978). On the fruits of evaluative research for the social services. In S. Slavin (Ed.), Social Administration (pp ). New York, NY: Haworth Press and Council on Social Work Education. 6. Hoshino, G., & McDonald, T. (1976). Agencies in the computer age. In R. Lind & T. Tripodi, P. Fellin, & I. Epstein (Eds.), Social Workers at Work (pp ). Itasca, IL: Peacock Publishers Inc. 1. McDonald, T., Allen, R. I., Westerfelt, A., & Piliavin, I. (1996). Assessing the long-term effects of foster care: A research synthesis. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. 2. Partridge, S., Hornby, H., & McDonald, T. (1986). Learning from adoption disruption: Insights for practice. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. Conference Proceedings 1. McDonald, T., & Johnson, W. (1991). Predicting the recurrence of maltreatment for child sexual abuse cases. In T. Tatara (Ed.), Fifth National Roundtable on CPS Risk Assessment: Summary of Highlights. Washington, DC: American Public Welfare Association. 2. McDonald, T. (1990). Recurrence of maltreatment in relation to assessed risks. In T. Tatara (Ed.), Fourth National Roundtable on CPS Risk Assessment: Summary of Highlights. Washington, DC: American Public Welfare Association. 3. Coburn, A. F., & McDonald, T. (1989). The effects of variations in AFDC and Medicaid eligibility on prenatal care use. In Translating MCH Research Findings into Health Care Applications A Challenge. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse. 9

10 Journal Articles 1. Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2007). Evaluating the effects of comprehensive substance abuse intervention on successful reunification. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, McDonald, T., Poertner, J., & Jennings, M. A. (2007). Permanency for children in foster care: A competing risks analysis. Journal of Social Service Research, 33(4), McDonald, T., Press, A., Billings, P., & Moore, T. (2007). Partitioning the adoption process to better predict permanency. Child Welfare, 86(3), McDonald, T., Bryson, S., & Poertner, J. (2006). Balancing reunification and reentry goals. Children and Youth Services Review, 28, Billings, P., Moore, T., & McDonald, T. (2003). What do we know about the relationship between public welfare and child welfare? Children and Youth Services Review, 25, Early, T., Gregoire, T., & McDonald, T. (2002). Child functioning and caregiver well-being in families of children with emotional disorders: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Family Issues, 23, Early, T., Gregoire, T., & McDonald, T. (2001). An assessment of the utility of the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 for social work practice. Research on Social Work Practice, 11, McDonald, T., Poertner, J., & Harris, G. (2001). Predicting placement in foster care: A comparison of logistic regression and neural network analysis. Journal of Social Service Research, 28(2), McDonald, T., Propp, J., & Murphy, K. (2001). The post-adoption experience: Child, parent, and family predictors of family adjustment to adoption. Child Welfare, 80(1), McDonald, T., Berry, M., Patterson, E., & Scott, D. (2000). Adoption trends in Kansas: Managing outcomes or managing care? Children and Youth Services Review, 22, Poertner, J., McDonald, T., & Murray, C. (2000). Child welfare outcomes revisited. Children and Youth Services Review, 22, McDonald, T., Poertner, J., & Pierpont, J. (1999). Predicting caregiver stress: An ecological perspective. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69(1), Schmidt-Tieszen, A., & McDonald, T. (1998). Children who wait: Long term foster care or adoption. Children and Youth Services Review, 20, McDonald, T., Gregoire, T., Poertner, J., & Early, T. (1997). Building a model of family caregiving for children with emotional disorders. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 5(3),

11 15. Jennings, M. A., & McDonald, T. (1996). Early case review: Does it work? Social Work, 41(2), McDonald, T., Couchonnal, G., & Early, T. (1996). The impact of major events in the lives of family caregivers of children with disabilities. Families in Society, 77(8), Potocky, M., & McDonald, T. (1996). Evaluating the effectiveness of family preservation services for the families of drug-exposed infants: A pilot study. Research on Social Work Practice, 6, Potocky, M., & McDonald, T. (1995). Predictors of economic status of Southeast Asian refugees: Implications for service improvement. Social Work Research, 19, Coburn, A. F., Fortinsky, R., McGuire, C., & McDonald, T. (1993). Effect of prospective reimbursement on nursing home costs. Health Services Research, 28(1), McDonald, T., & Johnson, W. (1993). Tracking reported sexual abuse cases. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2(2), Coburn, A. F., & McDonald, T. (1992). The effects of variations in AFDC and Medicaid eligibility on prenatal care use. Social Science and Medicine, 35, McDonald, T., Lieberman, A., Partridge, S., & Hornby, H. (1991). Assessing the role of agency services in reducing adoption disruptions. Children and Youth Services Review, 13(5/6), McDonald, T., & Marks, J. (1990). A review of risk factors assessed in child protective services. Social Service Review, 65(2), McDonald, T., Lieberman, A., Poertner, J., & Hornby, H. (1989). Child welfare standards for success. Children and Youth Services Review, 11(4), McDonald, T., Moran, J. R., & Garfinkel, I. (1989). Absent fathers' ability to pay more child support. Journal of Social Service Research, 13(4), McDonald, T., & Coburn, A. F. (1988). Predictors of prenatal care utilization. Social Science and Medicine, 27(2), McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1984). Failure to participate in AFDC: Some correlates and possible influences. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 20(3), McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1981). Impact of separation on community social service utilization. Social Service Review, 55, McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1980). Separation of services and income maintenance: The worker's perspective. Social Work, 25, Piliavin, I., & McDonald, T. (1977). On the fruits of evaluative research for the social services. Administration in Social Work, 1(1), Hoshino, G., & McDonald, T. (1975). Agencies in the computer age. Social Work, 20(1), 10-11

12 14. Manuals 1. Litzelfelner, P., McDonald, T., & Poertner, J. (1997). Writing and measuring child outcomes: A guide to determining CASA effectiveness. Seattle, WA: National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. Monographs 1. Brunk, G., Johnson, D., McDonald, T., Akin, P., & Gregoire, T. (2002) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 2. Cotsoradis, S., McDonald, T., & Brook, J. (2002). Counting kids: The changing face of Kansas children. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 3. Cotsoradis, S., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (2002). Counting kids: A retrospective look at young children in Kansas. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 4. Brunk, G., Johnson, D., McDonald, T., Akin, B., & Gregoire, T. (2001) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 5. Cotsoradis, S., McDonald, T., Akin, B., & Gregoire, T. (2001). Kansas children's report card: 2001 briefing book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 6. Brunk, G., Johnson, D., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (2000) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 7. Cotsoradis, S., McDonald, T., Akin, B., & Gregoire, T. (2000). Kansas children s report card: 2000 briefing book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 8. Brunk, G., Lehman, R., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1999) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 9. Brunk, G., Lehman, R., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1998) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 10. Brunk, G., Lehman, R., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1997) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 11. McDonald, T., & Akin, B. (1997). Kansas Families for Kids - Outcome indicator trends. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 12. McDonald, T. (1997). Adoption trends in Kansas: Cohort analysis. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 13. Parry, L., & McDonald, T. (1997). Kinship care in Shawnee County. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 14. Durgan, R., Martin, J. H., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1996) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: Kansas Action for Children. 12

13 15. McDonald, T., & Parry, L. (1996). Kansas Families for Kids - Outcome indicator trends. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 16. McDonald, T., & Parry, L. (1996). Predictors of time to adoptive placement. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 17. Schmidt-Tiesen, A., & McDonald, T. (1996). Children who wait: Predictors of case goals for PRT children. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 18. Bryant, J., Martin, J. H., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1995) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: FryeAllen Advertising, Inc. 19. McDonald, T., & Parry, L. (1995). Children who wait. Topeka, KS: Kansas Families for Kids, The Villages. 20. Bryant, J., Martin, J. H., McDonald, T., & Gregoire, T. (1994) Kansas Kids Count data book. Topeka, KS: FryeAllen Advertising, Inc. 21. McDonald, T., & Topp, D. (1994). Youth and adult services integrated needs assessment project. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 22. Bryant, J., McDonald, T., Rose, J. A., & McKnight, R. (1993). A road map for our future: Kansas Kids Count data book. Roeland Park, KS: Boelte-Hall Litho, Inc. 23. McDonald, T., & Marks, J. (1990). Predicting recurrence of child maltreatment. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center, University of Southern Maine. 24. McDonald, T., Donner, R., & Poertner, J. (1990). Building a conceptual model of family response to a child's chronic illness or disability. Portland, OR: National Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University. 25. Marks, J., & McDonald, T. (1989). Risk assessment in child protective services: A review of risk factors assessed by existing instrument-based models. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center, University of Southern Maine. 26. Hornby, H., McDonald, T., Palmer, M., & Bast, E. (1988). Preventing placement and reunifying families Ohio Needs Assessment. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center, University of Southern Maine. 27. McDonald, T., & Carter, R. (1988). Child welfare standards for success. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, University of Southern Maine. 28. McDonald, T., Palmer, M., & Dushuttle, P. (1988). United Way community leader needs assessment survey. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 29. Fiene, R., & McDonald, T. (1987). Instrument based program monitoring for child welfare. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and 13

14 Administration, University of Southern Maine. 30. McDonald, T., Frank, M., & Palmer, M. (Eds.). (1986). Child welfare tracking systems. Portland, ME: National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, University of Southern Maine. 31. McDonald, T., & Coburn, A. F. (1986). The impact of variations in AFDC and Medicaid eligibility on prenatal care utilization. Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce. 32. McDonald, T., & Karraker, D. (1986). United Way of Greater Manchester needs assessment survey. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 33. McGuire, C., McDonald, T., Coburn, A., & Fortinsky, R. (1986). Management responses to Maine's nursing home prospective payment system. Portland, ME: Health Policy Unit, Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 34. Partridge, S., Hornby, H., & McDonald, T. (1986). Legacies of loss - Visions of gain: An inside look at adoption disruptions. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 35. McDonald, T., & Karraker, D. (1985). United Way of Greater Portland 1985 needs assessment survey. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 36. McDonald, T. (1985). Small business finance and employment training demonstration evaluation. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 37. McDonald, T. (1984). A study of prenatal care utilization in Maine. Portland, ME: Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 38. McDonald, T. (1983). Trend analysis of Maine nursing home expenditures. Portland, ME: Health Policy Unit, Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine. 39. Pierce, L., & McDonald, T. (1979). Criteria for placement of children in residential treatment. St. Louis, MO: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University. Research Reports 1. Lewandowski, C. A., & McDonald, T. (1997). The Sedgwick County Permanency Coordinating Council year one evaluation report. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 2. McDonald, T., Lewandowski, C., & Ersery, M. (1994). We can... save our African- American males adoption project - Final evaluation report. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. 3. McDonald, T., Allen, R. I., Westerfelt, A., & Piliavin, I. (1993). Assessing the long-term 14

15 effects of foster care: A research synthesis, (Special Report No ). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Institute for Research on Poverty. 4. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1983). Client welfare fraud: Fact or fiction. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison. 5. McDonald, T., Moran, J., & Garfinkel, I. (1983). Wisconsin study of absent fathers' ability to pay more child support (Special Report 34). Madison: WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison. 6. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1982). Attribution of responsibility for error in AFDC decisions (#687-82). Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin - Madison. 7. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1982). Intake error in AFDC: Administrative and organizational predictors. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison. 8. Piliavin, I., & McDonald, T. (1982). Organizational attributes and organizational outputs: The case of public assistance decisions. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison. 9. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1978). The effects of separation of services and income maintenance on AFDC recipients (#528-78). Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty, Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Works Submitted or Ready for Submission Reviewed/Refereed Journal Articles 1. Brook, J., Akin, B., Lloyd, M., & McDonald, T. (in review). Timing is everything: The use of pre-test versus retrospective pre-test with child welfare involved families. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2. McDonald, T., Akin, B., & Bhattarai, J. (in review). Predictors of consent to a randomized study of an evidence-based parenting intervention in foster care. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 3. McDonald, T., Testa, M., Akin, B., White, K., & Little, T. (in review). The Role of Formative Evaluation in Building Evidence and Bringing ESIs to Scale in Child Welfare. Evaluation Review. Non-Reviewed/Refereed Journal Articles 1. Akin, B., Rodriguez, M. D., Yan, Y., DeGarmo, D., McDonald, T., & Forgatch, M. (in review). Clinician's Observations of Family Interactions in the Reunification Process: The parent Child Checklist. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 15

16 Invited Presentations/Lectures National 1. Akin, B., & McDonald, T. (2012, December 12). Defining a Target Population and Selecting an Intervention to Reduce Long-Term Foster Care. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC. 2. Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2012, April). Using Data to Inform Your Regional Partnership Grant: The Kansas Experience. 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect and Regional Partnership Grants Special Topics Meeting, Washington, DC. 3. Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2004, Fall). Reunification of Families with Alcohol and other Drug Problems. Annual Grantees Meeting, U.S. Children's Bureau, Washington, DC. Presentations Other Levels 1. Bryson, S., Akin, B., & McDonald, T. (2011, August). Lessons from a university-child welfare agency partnership: Successfully selecting an Evidence-based practice (EBP) to reduce long-term foster care. Invited presentation at the Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, Washington, DC. Presentations/Lectures Reviewed/Refereed National 1. Akin, B., McDonald, T., & Testa, M. (2014, January 19). Formative Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Intervention to Reduce Long-Term Foster Care: Assessing Readiness for Rigorous Impact Evaluation. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges, San Antonio, TX. 2. Akin, B., McDonald, T., & Walker, S. (2012, January 15). Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Explore Barriers to permanency for Children with SEDand Their Parents. Society for Social Work and Reserach Annual Conference: Research that Makes a Difference - Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy, Washington, DC. 3. Brook, J., & McDonald, T. (2005, Summer). Achieving Permanency for Children in Families with Alcohol and other Drug Problems: The impact of Case characteristics on Family Reunification. National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Boston, MA. Non-Reviewed/Refereed Presentations Other Levels 1. Bryson, S., Corrigan, S., Matthews, K., Perrin, N., Van Allen, E., & McDonald, T. (2007, June). Using parent, provider, and research expertise to design an early childhood Autism waiver: The Kansas story. Building on Family Strengths, Portland, OR. 16

17 2. McDonald, T., & Poertner, J. (2000). Predicting placement in foster care: A comparison of logistic regression and neural network analysis. Annual Meeting, Society for Social Work Research. 3. McDonald, T. (1995, June). Major events in the lives of family caregivers. Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on Research, Advocacy and Partnership in Support of Children and Their Families, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR. 4. McDonald, T., & Poertner, J. (1994, April). Social support and stress: Caring for a child with a serious emotional disorder. Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on Research, Advocacy and Partnership in Support of Children and Their Families, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR. 5. McDonald, T. (1994, April). Child behaviors and caregiver stress in families with a child with a serious emotional disorder. Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on Research, Advocacy and Partnership in Support of Children and Their Families, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR. 6. McDonald, T., & Johnson, W. (1991). Predicting recurrence of maltreatment for child sexual abuse cases. Fifth National Roundtable on Child Protective Services (CPS) Risk Assessment, American Public Welfare Association, San Francisco, CA. 7. McDonald, T., & Marks, J. (1990). Formal risk assessment in Child Protective Services: A review of risk factors. 36th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Reno, NV. 8. McDonald, T. (1990). Recurrence of maltreatment in relation to assessed risks. Fourth National Roundtable on CPS Risk Assessment, American Public Welfare Association, San Francisco, CA. 9. McDonald, T. (1990, November). Assessing the long-term impact of foster care. Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI. 10. Palmer, M., & McDonald, T. (1989, February). Instrument-based risk assessment in child protective services. Risk Assessment Conference, American Public Welfare Association and Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Burlington, VT. 11. McDonald, T. (1988). Management indicators for child welfare. Workshop at the Risk Assessment in Child Welfare, Maryland Department of Human Services, Baltimore, MD. 12. Coburn, A., & McDonald, T. (1988, October). The effects of variations in AFDC and Medicaid eligibility on prenatal care use. Tri-Regional Conference on Maternal and Child Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. 13. McDonald, T. (1988, October). Outcome measurement in child welfare. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, Portland, ME. 17

18 14. McDonald, T., & Coburn, A. (1987). Mediating effects of Medicaid on prenatal care use. 115th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA. 15. McDonald, T. (1987). Child welfare standards for success. Quality Assurance: New Tools to Improve Human Services, Charleston, SC. 16. McDonald, T. (1987). Tools for accountability. 110th Annual Meeting and Conference, American Association for Protecting Children, Denver, CO. 17. Kirby, R., McDonald, T., & Coburn, A. (1986). Utilization of prenatal care services in Wisconsin. Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Las Vegas, NV. 18. McDonald, T., & Frank, M. (1986). Using microcomputers to support decision making in child welfare agencies. Child Welfare Symposium, Atlanta, GA. 19. McDonald, T., & Frank, M. (1986). Using microcomputers to support decision making in child welfare agencies. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, Portland, ME. 20. McDonald, T. (1986). A comprehensive approach to monitoring and evaluation. Managers Meeting, North West Regional Child Welfare, Seattle, WA. 21. McDonald, T. (1986). Outcome monitoring in child welfare. Annual Conference on Research Demonstration and Evaluation in Public Social Services, American Public Welfare Association, Washington, DC. 22. McDonald, T. (1986). Putting existing data systems to better use. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, Portland, ME. 23. McDonald, T., & Frank, M. (1985). Microcomputers in the social services: Developing the marketplace. Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Washington, DC. 24. McDonald, T., & Moran, J. (1984). Missing data problems in estimating absent fathers' ability to pay child support. Fourth Annual Conference on Research Demonstration and Evaluation in Public Social Services, Washington, DC. 25. Lieberman, A., & McDonald, T. (1983). Alternative employment patterns in social work education: The problems and potentials of dual career couples. Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Fort Worth, TX. 26. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1982). Workshop on program evaluation for division of community services. Madison, WI. 27. McDonald, T. (1982). Using computers in the human services. Regional Meeting, Family Service Association, Boston, MA. 28. McDonald, T., Piliavin, I., & Theilbar, J. (1981). Dissemination of evaluation technology: Provision of technical assistance to counties. Second National Conference on Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation in Public Social Services, Washington, DC. 29. McDonald, T., & Piliavin, I. (1980). Attribution of error in AFDC. National Conference on 18

19 Fraud, Waste and Abuse, Pittsburgh, PA. 30. Piliavin, I., & McDonald, T. (1980). Modeling the decision-making process in public welfare. American Sociological Association Meetings, New York, NY. 31. McDonald, T., Gabe, T., & Staulcup, H. (1978). Use of computers in the human services. Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, New Orleans, LA. KU Courses Taught Fall 2015 SW , Advanced Research Methods II Fall 2013 SW , Advanced Research Methods II Professional Service National Editorial Responsibilities State Consulting Editorial Board Member Children and Youth Services Review Advisory Boards and Committees Board Member Penn House, Lawrence, KS. Court Appointed Special Advocate Organization, Lawrence, KS. ( ) Kansas Children's Service League Executive Committee and Program Services Committee ( ) Committee Member CASA Training and Evaluation Committees, Lawrence, KS. ( ) Other Professional Service Task Force Member Corporation for Change, Topeka, KS. National Government Child Welfare Outcomes and Performance-Based Incentives Consultation Group 19

20 Provided consultation to the Children's Bureau (ACF-DHHS) on implementation of requirements of ASFA legislation State Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) School Service VanGo Mobile Arts Evaluation Consultant University of Kansas Committee Chair School of Social Welfare, Dissertation committees. Currently chair of two committees, methodologist for two. Committee Member School of Social Welfare, Promotion, Retention and Tenure Committee 20