In early 2023, after a national search, Florida State University has selected Dr. Lisa Magruder as the next leader of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare.
Lisa previously served as the Institute’s Associate Director of Research since 2020. Prior to her leadership roles with the Institute, Lisa served as a post-doctoral scholar and a project manager within the Institute. She has also held adjunct teaching positions with the FSU College of Social Work and the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, along with a staff liaison position at the Oasis Center for Women and Girls as a part of the Tallahassee/Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.
Lisa's expertise in child welfare research positions her to lead the organization with a renewed dedication to evidence-based training, programming and initiatives at a time when the institute has been tasked with revitalizing Florida’s child welfare system.
She is a two-time Florida State graduate with a master’s degree in social work and bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology. Lisa earned her doctoral degree in social work from the University of Denver in 2017. Her research interests in child welfare have focused on the child welfare workforce and the outcomes for vulnerable populations within the child welfare system and domestic/intimate partner violence.
“It has been my privilege to expand my work in research with the institute and lead at such an exciting time for the child welfare profession,” Magruder said. “We are eager to continue developing our Greater Resilience of the Workforce (GROW) Center and other initiatives established in the past two years to professionalize the child welfare workforce and improve outcomes of the children and families we serve.”
The Florida Institute for Child Welfare was established in 2014 by the Florida Legislature to conduct research, policy analysis and program evaluation of child protection and child welfare services. The Institute received $10 million in recurring funds in 2021 to develop and implement a statewide professional development network, which will provide continuous support to child welfare professionals. Dr. Jessica Pryce, who previously served as Director since 2017, will lead the Alliance for Workforce Enhancement under the Institute's GROW Center.
The Institute will continue to build on its early successes in implementing the GROW Center, expanding offerings that support both future and current child welfare workers and leaders. The team will also continue to conduct innovative research and evaluation responsive to emerging issues in child welfare that can inform future institute programming.
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17 май 2023
