Education Columbia University Ph.D. in Social Work May 2013 Dissertation: Youth participation in child welfare decision-making: A focused ethnography.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE! Astraea Augsberger, Ph.D. Boston University School of Social Work 264 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts (617) Education Columbia University Ph.D. in Social Work May 2013 Dissertation: Youth participation in child welfare decision-making: A focused ethnography. Columbia University M.S. in Social Work May 1999 Concentration: Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming Minor: Law University of Connecticut B.S. in Human Development and Family Relations August 1997 Magna Cum Laude, Honors Scholar Professional Employment 2013-Present Assistant Professor. Boston University School of Social Work. Boston, MA Resident Social Worker. International House, New York, NY Acting Social Work Supervisor & Assistant Social Work Supervisor. Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, New York, NY Forensic Social Worker. Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, New York, NY. Other Professional Experience Present Clinical Supervisor/Mental Health Consultant and Training Consultant, International House, New York, NY Field Instructor and Field Advisor. Columbia University School of Social Work, New York. Provide fieldwork instruction and advising to ten first and second year graduate students Research Consultant. Hunter College Liberty Partnership Program, New York. Conducted an evaluation study examining of the services provided through the Hunter College Liberty Partnership Program Field Instructor and Field Advisor. Columbia University School of Social Work, New York. Provided fieldwork instruction and advising to ten second year graduate students in the International Social Welfare track Part-time Social Worker. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New York. New York, NY.

2 Mediator. Queens Mediation Network. Queens, New York. Professional Service and Recognition 2015 Peer reviewer, Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance 2015-Present BU Initiative on Cities Faculty Advisory Board Member 2013-Present Consulting Editor, Families in Society 2010-Present Mentor, Fostering Change for Children, Children s Corp, New York, NY 2014 Peer Reviewer, Children and Youth Services Review Training Consultant, Fostering Change for Children, Children s Corp, New York, NY 2013 Student Representative, New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Social Work Section Doctoral Student Representative, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation Ceremony. Research Training Graduate Research Assistant. Administrative Justice in Public Welfare Bureaucracies: Correcting Government s Mistakes, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York. Funded by the National Science Foundation. PI Dr. Vicki Lens Research Assistant. Worker Retention in Voluntary Child Welfare Preventive Services Agencies. Columbia University School of Social Work, New York. Funded by Metis Associates and the New York City s Administration for Children s Services. PI s Dr. Brenda McGowan and Dr. Charles Auerbach. Funded Research Principal Investigator Present PI: The social justice function of youth councils. Boston University. Boston University, Initiative on Cities, Seed Grant, $5, PI: Youth participation in child welfare decision-making: A focused ethnography. Fahs Beck Fund, New York Community Trust, Doctoral Dissertation Grant, $5,000 New York Foundling Vincent Fontana Center, Doctoral Dissertation Grant, $3,500 Co-Investigator Co-Investigator. Adolescent Representation Project, Columbia University School of Social Work and Columbia Law School. Funded by the Ira DeCamp Foundation. PIs: Jane Spinak and Vicki Lens. Journal Articles Augsberger, A., Collins, M., & Gecker, W.A. (Under Review). Understanding youth councils as a mechanism of social justice: Origin, Structure and Activities. Augsberger, A., Lens, V. & Hughes, A. (Under Review). Empowering youth to participate in child welfare proceedings: Re-conceptualizing the role of the attorney. Augsberger, A., Hahm, H.C., Yeung, A. & Dougher, M. (Under Review). Suffering alone: Barriers to help seeking and mental health service utilization among young Asian-American women with a history of depression, suicide ideation and suicide attempts. 2

3 Auerbach, C., Zeitlin, W., Augsberger, A., Claiborne, N., & Lawrence, C.K. (Under Review). Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Re-validating the perceptions of child welfare scale. Augsberger, A., Swenson, E. (In press). My worker was there when it really mattered Foster care youths perceptions and experiences of their relationships with child welfare workers. Families in Society. Hahm, H.C., Augsberger, A., Feranil, M., Jang, J., Tagerman, M.D. (In press). The associations between forced sex and severe mental health, substance use, and HIV risk behaviors among Asian-American women. Violence Against Women. Augsberger, A., Hahm, H.C., Yeung, A., & Dougher, M. (2015). Barriers to substance use and mental health utilization among Asian-American women: exploring the conflict between emotional distress and cultural stigma. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 10(Suppl 1):A2 doi: / s1-a2 Auerbach, C., Zeitlin, W., Augsberger, A., McGowan, B.G., Claiborne, N., & Lawrence, C.K. (2015) Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Validating the perceptions of child welfare scale. Research on Social Work Practice. 25(3), doi: / Augsberger, A. (2014). Strategies for engaging foster care youth in permanency planning family team conferences. Children and Youth Services Review. 43, doi: /j.childyouth Schudrich, W., Augsberger, A., Auerbach, C. & McGowan, B.G. (2014). A mixed-methods study of the impact of organizational culture on workforce retention in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review.38, doi: /j.childyouth Lens, V., Augsberger, A., Hughes, A., & Wu, T. (2013). Choreographing justice: Administrative law judges and the management of welfare disputes. Journal of Law and Society. 40, Augsberger, A., Schudrich, W., Auerbach, C & McGowan, B.G. (2012). Respect in the workplace: A mixed methods study of retention and turnover in the voluntary child welfare sector. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, MacKenzie, M.J., Kotch, J.B., Lee, L.C., Augsberger, A. & Hutto, N (2011). The cumulative ecological transactional risk model of child maltreatment and behavioral outcomes: Reconceptualizing early maltreatment as a risk factor. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, Auerbach, C., McGowan, B.G., Augsberger, A., Strolin-Goltzman, J. & Schudrich, W. (2010). Differential factors influencing public and voluntary child welfare workers intention to leave. Children and Youth Services Review, 32, McGowan, B.G., Auerbach, C., Conroy, K., Augsberger, A. & Schudrich, W. (2010). Workforce retention issues in voluntary child welfare. Child Welfare, 89 (6), Book Chapters Augsberger, A. & McGowan, B.G. (2014). Children in Foster Care. In Gitterman, A. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Work Practice With Vulnerable and Resilient Populations, Third Edition Columbia University Press. 3

4 Juried Presentations National and International Collins, M., Augsberger, A., Gecker, W.A., (2015). Engaging Young People in Policy Practice: The Potential Role of Youth Councils. Paper presented at the Policy Conference 2.0, Social Work as Action: Confronting Injustice. Austin, TX. Augsberger, A., Hahm, H.C., Dougher, M. (2015) Suffering alone: Understanding barriers to healthcare utilization amongst Asian-American women. Paper presented at the 19 th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference, New Orleans, LA. Augsberger, A. (2014). Foster care youths' attitudes and perceptions of their relationships with agency staff. Accepted paper session at the Council on Social Work Education 59 th Annual Planning Meeting. Tampa, Fl. Augsberger, A., Hahm, H.C., Yeung, A. & Dougher, M. (2014). Barriers to Substance Use and Mental Health Utilization Among Asian-American Women: Exploring the Conflict Between Emotional Distress and Cultural Stigma. Paper session presented at the Addictions Health Services Conference. Boston, MA. Hahm, H., Augsberger, A., Feranil, M., & Ha, N. (2014). A Mixed Methodology Study on the Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behavior Patterns Among Young Asian-American Women with a History of Forced Sex. Poster session presented at the Addictions Health Services Conference. Boston, MA. Collins, M. & Augsberger, A. (2014). Cultural Considerations for Youth Leaving Care. Paper session at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development. Melbourne, Australia. Hahm, H., Augsberger, A., Feranil, M. & Lee, J. (2014). Depression, substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and health care utilization patterns among Asian-American women with history of forced sex. Paper session at the semi-annual meeting of the Korean Academy of Social Welfare. Pusan, Korea. Hahm, H., Augsberger, A., & Feranil, M. (2014). Health risk behaviors and health care utilization patterns of Asian-American women with history of forced sex. Paper session presented at the 6 th Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, NY. Augsberger, A. (2014). Strategies for engaging foster care youth in permanency planning family team conferences. Paper session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18 th Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX. Auerbach, C., Schudrich, W.Z., Augsberger, A., McGowan, B., Claiborne, N., & Lawrence, C.K. (2014). Validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale. Poster session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18 th Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX. Augsberger, A. (2013). Nothing about me without me : Youth participation in child welfare decision making. Paper session presented at the Council on Social Work Education 59 th Annual Planning Meeting. Dallas, TX. 4

5 Augsberger, A. & Schudrich, W. (2012). A mixed methods study of perceived respect in the child welfare workforce. Paper session presented at the Council on Social Work Education 58th Annual Planning Meeting. Washington, D.C. Lens, V., Augsberger, A., Hughes, A. & Wu, T. (2011). Exploring the language of power (lessness) in disputes. A conversation analysis of administrative hearings. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association. San Francisco, CA. Schudrich, W., Augsberger, A., Strolin-Goltzman, J., McGowan, B.G. & Auerbach, C. (2011). Differential factors influencing public and private child welfare workers intention to leave. Poster session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 15th Annual Conference. Tampa, FL. Augsberger, A., Auerbach, C., McGowan, B. & Schudrich, W. (2010). The Impact of Contingent Rewards on Child Welfare: A Mixed Method Study of Preventive Service Workers in Voluntary Agencies. Poster session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 14th Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA. Augsberger A., Burak, P., & Maramaldi, P. (2009). Mental Health or Cultural Differences: Working with International Residents. Paper session presented at the National ACUHO-I: Association Of College and University Housing Officers International Conference. Baltimore, MD. Augsberger, A., McGowan, B., Auerbach, C., Conroy, K. & Schudrich, W. (2009). Factors Contributing to Retention and Turnover in the Voluntary Child Welfare Sector: A Mixed Method Approach. Paper session presented at The 2nd National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy, Bridgewater, MA. Grilli, S., Augsberger, A. & MacKenzie, M. (2009). The Importance of Behavioral Context on Placement Stability for Children in Foster Care. Paper session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 13th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. MacKenzie, M.J., Augsberger, A. & Hutto, N. (2009). Infant Maltreatment and the Targeting of Early Intervention. Symposium presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 13th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. McGowan, B.G., Auerbach, C., Conroy, K., Augsberger, A., Grilli, S., & Schudrich, W. (2009). Factors that Enhance Retention of Child Welfare Workers in Voluntary Preventive Service Programs. Poster session presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 13thAnnual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Augsberger, A. Maramaldi, P. & Burak, P. (2004). Warning Signs: When and How to Seek Mental Health Consultation for International Students. Paper session presented at the 56th Annual National Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Baltimore, MD. Maramaldi, P., Burak, P. & Augsberger, A. (2003). Suicide Intervention: Providing the link for students to mental health professionals. Workshop session presented at the 55th Annual National Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Salt Lake City, UT. Maramaldi, P., & Augsberger, A. (2002). How to Train Residential Staff Working with International Populations. Paper session presented at the 54th Annual National Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. San Antonio, TX. 5

6 Regional Augsberger, A. (2013). Youth Participation in Permanency Planning Family Team Conference Paper/poster session presented at the New York Academy of Medicine Social Work Section Fifth Annual Student Night. New York, NY. Augsberger, A., Amouzou, M., Burak, P. & Badger, E. (2009). Sexual and Discriminatory Harassment in an Intercultural Context. Paper session presented at the Bi-Regional Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Springfield, MA. Choi, K.M., Burak, P. & Augsberger, A. (2009). Working with Challenging International Students. Paper session presented at the Bi-Regional Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Springfield, MA. Augsberger, A., Burak, P. & Abramowicz-Bello, S. (2008). Distinguishing Cultural Differences from Mental Health Issues. Paper session presented at the Region X Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Brooklyn, NY. Scalia, A. & Augsberger, A. (2008). Representing Sexually Abused Children in Family Court: A Law Guardian s Perspective. Paper session presented at Court Appointed Special Advocates and Columbia University School of Social Work: Sex Abuse Seminar. New York, NY. Echenberg, L. & Augsberger, A. (2003). Issues Affecting Adolescents in the Child Welfare System and in Family Court. Paper session presented at the Practicing Law Institute, Sixth Annual Children s Law Institute. New York, NY. Augsberger, A. & Bao, L. (2002). Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution. Paper session presented at the Region X Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Morristown, NJ. Teaching Boston University SSW CP 759 Introduction to Clinical Practice With Individuals, Families and Groups CP 770 Clinical Practice with Individuals Columbia University SSW Family, Youth and Children s Services: Issues, Policies, Research and Programs (Adjunct Instructor). Program Evaluation in Social Service (Teaching Assistant). Social Work Research (Teaching Assistant). Boston University SSW Committees 2013-Present Status Review Committee Awards Committee Professional Licensure Licensed Clinical Social Worker (# ), State of New York Professional Memberships Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 6