Research Interests
Child Welfare and Child Well-Being
Youth’s Relationships with Caring and Caregiving Adults
Youth Relationships with Siblings and Peers
Ecological Contexts of Youth
Mental and Behavioral Health of Youth
Prevention and Intervention Programs
Child Welfare and Child Well-Being Systems and Policies
Links
Child Welfare and Child Well-being (2CW) Research Lab
Affiliation(s)
School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Human Development and Family Sciences at OSU-Cascades Campus
Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children & Families
Family Policy Group
Selected Publications
Kothari, B. H., Chandler, K. D., Waugh, A., McElvaine, K., Jaramillo, J., & Lipscomb, S. (2021). Retention of child welfare caseworkers: The role of case complexity and workplace support. Children and Youth Services Review, 26, 106039. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106039
Jaramillo, J. & Kothari, B. H. (2021). Supportive caseworkers, school engagement, and posttraumatic symptoms among youth in foster care. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00749-w
Waid, J., Kothari, B. H., Dahlgren, J., Bank, L., & McBeath, M. (2021). Exploring mechanisms of change in a dyadic relationship intervention for siblings in foster care. Child and Family Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12833
Kothari, B. H., Godlewski, B., Lipscomb, S. T., & Jaramillo, J. (2021). Educational resilience among youth in foster care. Psychology in the Schools, 58(5), 913-934. doi.org/10.1002/pits.22478
Kothari, B. H., Blakeslee, J., & Miller, R. (2020). Individual and interpersonal factors associated with psychosocial functioning among adolescents in foster care: A scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review, 118, 105454. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105454
Kothari, B. H., McGee, M., Harmon-Godlewski, B.*, McBeath, B., Bank, L., & Lipscomb, S. (2018). A longitudinal analysis of school discipline events among youth in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 117-125. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.017
Kothari, B. H., McBeath, B., Sorenson, P., Bank, L., Waid, J., Webb, S. J., & Steele, J. (2017). An intervention to improve sibling relationship quality among youth in foster care: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Abuse and Neglect, 63, 19-29. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.010
Kothari, B. H., McBeath, B., Sorenson, P., Waid, J., Webb, S. J., & Bank, L. (2016). Validation of a measure of foster home integration for foster youth. Journal of Research on Social Work Practice, 28(6), 751-761. doi.org/10.1177/1049731516675033
Kothari, B. H., McBeath, B., Lamson-Siu, E., Webb, S., Sorenson, P., Bowen, H., Bank, L., & Waid, J. (2014). Development and feasibility of a sibling intervention for preadolescent and adolescent youth in foster care. Evaluation and Program Planning, 47, 91-99. doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.08.006