Aislinn Conrad
Title & Affiliation
Research Fellow
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Social and Education Policy Research Program
Associate Professor
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School of Social Work
Education
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PhD, Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 2015
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MSW, Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 2010
Bio
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.
Latest Research
Research Interests
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Child maltreatment prevention
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Child wellbeing
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Contextual factors of child maltreatment
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Material hardship
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Poverty
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Structural equation modeling