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Katie D. Rosanbalm

Research Scholar

Katie Rosanbalm is trained as a child clinical and quantitative psychologist. Her work focuses on program evaluation in the areas of child maltreatment prevention, parenting of young children, and early childhood systems. Rosanbalm currently serves as a research scholar on several ongoing evaluation projects, including:

• Alamance Alliance, a System of Care for children aged birth through five with social/emotional concerns
• East Durham Children’s Initiative, a continuum of services from birth through high school graduation for children of East Durham
• Comprehensive Family Assessment, with the use of motivational interviewing to improve child welfare outcomes in Alamance County
• Child maltreatment prevention initiatives in Durham County that are part of the Durham Family Initiative, including Healthy Families Durham
• Kindergarten Readiness Project, to assess the student readiness for kindergarten in Durham County and identify community-level needs

Rosanbalm is interested in furthering the use of evaluation research to cost-effectively improve outcomes for children and families. In this vein, she led the development of the 2009 Family Impact Seminar briefing report, Evidence-based Policy: Strategies for improving outcomes and accountability.

Education:

• Ph.D. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio - 2002
• Medical Psychology Intern, Child Specialization Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina - 2000
• M.S. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio - 1997
• B.A. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - 1993

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. O’Daniel, J. M., Rosanbalm, K. D., Boles, L., Tindall, G. M., Livingston, T. M., & Haga, S. B. (2012). Enhancing geneticists’ perspectives of the public through community engagement. Genetics in Medicine, 14(2), 243-249.


2. Christopoulos, C., Rosanbalm, K. D., & Fischer, S. "The Alamance Alliance Annual Report."  October, 2011


3. Snyder, L., Rosanbalm, K., Weatherholt, T., & Lawrence, N. "Evaluation of Comprehensive Family Assessment."  2011


4. Rosanbalm, K. D., & Christopoulos, C. "Incredible Years: Expected effects and recommendations for monitoring outcomes."  2011


5. Daneri, P., & Rosanbalm, K. D. "Kindergarten Readiness Assessment for English Language Learners."  2011

1. Psychosocial predictors of engagement in a home visiting program for at-risk mothers, Society for Research in Child Development, March, 2011
2. Multiple Response System Evaluation Outcomes, Duke University, April, 2010

1. Home visiting programs for at-risk new mothers, April, 2011
2. Understanding evidence: Read between the hype, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina conference, March, 2011