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Dr. Svetlana Shpiegel is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy. Her research interests include: adolescents transitioning from foster care, child abuse and neglect, risk and resilience among vulnerable populations, and early pregnancy and parenthood among child-welfare involved youth.
Research interests
Interests include: adolescents transitioning from foster care, child abuse and neglect, risk and resilience among vulnerable populations, and early pregnancy and parenthood among child-welfare involved youth.
Teaching
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (graduate)
Introduction to Social Work (undergraduate)
Research and Evaluation (undergraduate, graduate)
Child Welfare Policy (graduate)
Development and Trauma in Adolescence (graduate)
Child Abuse and Neglect (undergraduate)
Public Child Welfare (undergraduate)
Current Social Issues in Child Advocacy (undergraduate)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Acceptability of a Telehealth Smoking Harm Reduction Intervention Using E-cigarettes Among Cigarette Smokers With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis
El-Shahawy, O., Fawole, A., Kang, B., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Braga, M., Hamade, N., Doucoure, M., Cantrell, J., Sherman, S., Shpiegel, S., Schatz, D. & Stevens, E. R., 1 Jan 2025, In: Substance Use: Research and Treatment. 19, 29768357251337050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Child Maltreatment Among Children in Out-of-Home Care: Secondary Analysis of NCANDS and AFCARS Data
Dworsky, A., Shpiegel, S. & McCrae, J. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Child Maltreatment. 10775595251356281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parental substance misuse and child welfare system involvement: findings from a community sample of parents and primary caregivers
Shpiegel, S., Matsuzaka, S., Lytle, N., Kontoh, A. Y. & El Shahawy, O., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Public Child Welfare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The socioeconomic outcomes of sexual minority youth who have aged-out of foster care in California
Shpiegel, S., Zeitlin, W., Ludeke, R. & Okpych, N., Nov 2025, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 169, 107684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Transition-Age Youth Special Interest Group: The Establishment and Activities of a U.S.-Based Network of Child Welfare Researchers
Katz, C. C., Jackson, S., Dworsky, A., Okpych, N. J., Cheatham, L. P., Harty, J., Powers, J., Salazar, A. M., Shpiegel, S., Munson, M. R., Blakeslee, J. E., Geiger, J. M., Havlicek, J., Johnson, R. M., Taussig, H. & Courtney, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Families in Society. 10443894251316394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Misguided Rush to Judgment on How Abortion Laws Impact Foster Care
11/11/24
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Integrity House To Hold Harm Reduction Seminar For Health Care Workers
20/09/23
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GLOBAL ROUND UP SECTOR WEEKLY: UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER OF WEEK-ENDED JUL 16, 2023
17/07/23
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University Launches First-of-Its-Kind Harm Reduction Certificate Program
12/07/23
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