“Commentary: The Legal System Response to Child Maltreatment”

Child Maltreatment
2023

Preventing Child Abuse: Critical Roles and Multiple Perspectives

  • Children and the Law
2021

“ ‘Of Sound Mind and Body’: A Call for Universal Drug Screening for All Newborns”

  • Children and the Law
The Oxford Handbook of Children and Law
2020

“The Law and Policy of Child Maltreatment”

  • Children and the Law
Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan
2020

“Prenatal Exposure as Aggravated Circumstances”

  • Children and the Law
Michigan Bar Journal
2019

“Legal Issues in Child Welfare Cases Involving Children with Disabilities”

Child Abuse: Children with Disabilities
2017

“Does Changing Mandated Reporting Laws Improve Child Maltreatment Reporting in Large U.S. Counties?”

  • Children and the Law
Children and Youth Services Review
2016

“A Liberal Dilemma: Respecting Autonomy While Also Protecting Inchoate Children from Prenatal Substance Abuse”

  • Children and the Law
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
2016

“Differential Response: Misrepresentation of CPS Investigation and Case Fact Finding”

  • Children and the Law
APSAC Advisor
2016

“Federal Legislation Protecting Children and Providing for Their Well-Being”

  • Children and the Law
Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases
2016

“Juvenile Justice Reform and the Myth of the Superpredator”

  • Children and the Law
Bridge Magazine
2016

“Using Screening and Assessment Evidence of Trauma in Child Welfare Cases”

  • Children and the Law
ABA Child Law Practice
2015

“Effects of Clergy Reporting Laws on Child Maltreatment Report Rates”

  • Children and the Law
APSAC Advisor
2014

“Universal reporting laws and child maltreatment report rates in large U.S. counties”

  • Children and the Law
Children and Youth Services Review
2014

“Arguing on the Side of Culture”

  • Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
The Litigation Journal
2014

“Protecting Child Witnesses on the Witness Stand: The Law and the Role of the Forensic Social Worker in Criminal Proceedings”

  • Children and the Law
Journal of Forensic Social Work
2013

Juvenile Collateral Consequences in the State of Michigan

  • Children and the Law
2013

“Invited Commentary on ‘Issue in Differential Response’ ”

  • Children and the Law
Research on Social Work Practice
2013

“Building Resilience in Foster Children: The Role of the Child’s Advocate”

  • Children and the Law
Children’s Legal Rights Journal
2012

“Child Welfare Cases Involving Mental Illness: Reflections on the Role and Responsibilities of the Lawyer-Guardian Ad Litem”

  • Children and the Law
Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal
2012

“What Works in Protecting Child Witnesses”

  • Children and the Law
What Works in Child Welfare
2012

“Child Protection Law and Procedure”

  • Children and the Law
Michigan Family Law
2011

“A Search for the Truth or Trial by Ordeal: When Prosecutors Cross-Examine Adolescents How Should Courts Respond?”

  • Children and the Law
Widener Law Review
2010

“Professional Practitioners’ Views on Videotaping: Capturing and Conveying a Child’s Story”

  • Children and the Law
Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse: Shifting Burdens and Sharing Responsibilities
2010

“Legal Rights of Fetuses and Young Children”

  • Children and the Law
Principles of Addictions and the Law: Applications in Forensic, Mental Health, and Medical Practice
2010

“Special Issues in Transcultural, Transracial, and Gay and Lesbian Parenting and Adoption”

  • Children and the Law
Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Mental Health
2010

“Child Sexual Abuse: Legal Burdens and Scientific Methods”

  • Children and the Law
Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse: Shifting Burdens and Sharing Responsibilities
2010

“Shouldering the Shifted Burden: The Defense Attorneys”

  • Children and the Law
Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse: Shifting Burdens and Sharing Responsibilities
2010

“Federal Child Welfare Legislation”

  • Children and the Law
Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases
2010

“The Indian Child Welfare Act”

  • Children and the Law
Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases
2010

“Child Welfare Workers Go to Court: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Education on the Comfort with Legal Issues”

Children and Youth Services Review
2009

Parents’ Attorney Protocol

2008

“African American and White Child Welfare Workers’ Attitudes Toward Policies Involving Race and Sexual Orientation”

Children and Youth Services Review
2008

“Legal Ethics and High Child Welfare Worker Turnover: An Unexplored Connection”

Children and Youth Services Review
2008

“The Impact of Traumatic Stress and Alcohol Exposure on Youth: Implications for Lawyers, Judges, and Courts”

  • Criminal Law
Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal
2007

“Interdisciplinary Clinical Teaching of Child Welfare Practice to Law and Social Work Students When World Views Collide”

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
2007

“ ‘The Road Goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends’ A Response to Judge Tacoma’s Prescription for a Return to Foster Care ‘Limbo’ and ‘Drift’ ”

Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal
2007

“Confidentiality of Educational Records and Child Protective Proceedings”

Addressing the Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care: Resources and Best Practices
2007

“The GAL Investigation”

The Guardian Ad Litem Handbook for Divorce Practice
2006

“Addressing Putative Fathers in Child Protection Proceedings: Is ‘John Doe’ Still Alive?”

Michigan Bar Journal
2006

Michigan Child Welfare Law SourceBook

2006

“Can the Punishment Fit the Crime When Suspects Confess Child Sexual Abuse?”

Child Abuse & Neglect
2006

“Videotaping Investigative Interviews of Children in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse: One Community’s Approach”

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
2006

“Federal Child Welfare Law and Policy: Understanding the Federal Law and Funding Process”

Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases
2005

“Child Protection Law and Procedure”

Michigan Family Law
2004

“The Michigan Child Welfare Law Resource Center”

American Bar Association Section of Litigation - Children’s Rights Litigation Committee
2004

“The First Amendment and Child Pornography: Implications for Professionals Engaged in Child Protection”

Children’s Legal Rights Journal
2003

“When Minors Face Major Consequences: What Attorneys Representing Children in Delinquency, Designation, and Waiver Proceedings Need to Know”

  • Criminal Law
Michigan Bar Journal
2001

“The Worst of All Possible Worlds: Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System and International Standards for the Treatment of Children”

  • Criminal Law
  • Legal History
University of Detroit Mercy Law Review
2001

“Building Pediatric Law Careers: The University of Michigan Law School Experience”

Family Law Quarterly
2000