Social & Education Policy

Aislinn Conrad
- Research Fellow, Social and Education Policy Research Program
- Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Biography
Aislinn Conrad's research examines the social determinants that reduce child maltreatment and promote family wellbeing. Past projects include linking material hardship (food/housing insecurity) to child abuse, and validating the Spanish version of the Protective Factors Survey.
Before her appointment at the University of Iowa, Conrad served as a case manager for children in the foster care system and investigated alleged incidences of child abuse and neglect in Kansas.
Research Interests
- Child wellbeing
- Child maltreatment prevention
- Contextual factors of child maltreatment
- Poverty
- Material hardship
- Structural equation modeling
Educational Background
- PhD, Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 2015
- MSW, Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 2010