E. Susana Mariscal

• Full Professor
  Indiana University, School of Social Work — 2024 – Present
• Associate Professor
  Indiana University, School of Social Work — 2018 – 2024
• Research Project Director/Principal Investigator
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2017 – 2018
• Senior Research Assistant/Co-Principal Investigator
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2013 – 2017
• Graduate Research Assistant
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2006 – 2013
• Assistant Professor
  Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”, Psychology Department — 1999 – 2004
• Instructor/Clinical Supervisor
  Instituto Boliviano de Terapia Familiar — 1999 – 2004
• Instructor
  Centro Boliviano Americano, Teacher’s Academy — 1999 – 2000
• Teacher
  Centro Boliviano Americano, ELL Program — 1992 – 1998

• Research and Funding Impact
  External funding totaling $9.4 million ($12.2 million total) — 2001 – Present
  Secured 15 grants. Produced 36 refereed publications. Generated 768 citations across 40+ countries. Delivered 157 presentations, including two at the White House.
• Teaching and Mentoring Impact
  Indiana University and international institutions — 1999 – Present
  Taught 1,010 students across degree levels. Mentored 34 theses and dissertations. Supported approximately 300 students at IU.
• Practice Impact
  Community and state partnerships — 1998 – Present
  Developed culturally responsive practice models. Designed Indiana Family Resource Center model. Evaluated multiple evidence-based interventions and prevention programs.
• Policy Impact
  State and national collaborations — 2001 – Present
  Partnered with over 400 stakeholders. Informed policies increasing prevention funding. Contributed to child fatality review and SUID identification policy improvements.
• Community Impact
  Indiana and national initiatives — 2021 – Present
  Established four Family Resource Centers. Supported over 38,000 visits and 72,000 services. Expanded model to additional counties and programs.
• National Service
  Professional organizations and research networks — 2013 – Present
  Serves on national committees and research councils. Provides technical assistance. Reviews journals, conferences, and grant applications.

• Innovator in the Field Recognition
  Clayton Christensen Institute — 2024
• TRIP Scholar of the Month
  IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice — October 2023
• U.S. Children’s Bureau Champion Award
  Strengthening Indiana Families, nominated by Firefly Children and Family Alliance — 2022
• Trustees’ Teaching Award
  Indiana University — 2022
• Outstanding Woman Leader
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Office for Women — 2021
• International Student Member Award
  Phi Beta Delta Honor Society, University of Kansas — 2013
• Liane V. Davis Scholarship
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2012
• Fulbright Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Award
  U.S. Department of State — 2011
• Woman of Distinction
  University of Kansas, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center — 2011
• Clark Coan International Student Leadership Award
  University of Kansas — 2008
• Outstanding International Woman Student of the Year
  University of Kansas, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center — 2006
• Goodwin Garfield Award for Theory-Practice Integration
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2006
• Fulbright Scholarship
  U.S. Department of State — 2004
• Teaching Excellence Award
  Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” — 2002
• Representative for Latin-American Psychotherapy Federation Signature
  Bolivian Department of Health — 2000
• Academic Excellence Fellowship
  Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” — 1997 – 1998

• Assistance, Collaboration, Inclusion, Nurturing, Guidance for Latine Families (ACING)
  Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute — $5,000 — Co-Principal Investigator/Mentor — 2025
• Healthy Minds, Happy Families / Mente Sana, Familia Feliz
  IU Foundation, Humana Foundation — $28,500 — Co-Investigator — 2025 – 2026
• Understanding Latina Experiences with Victimization, Intersectionality, and Discrimination (LAT-VIDA)
  National Institute of Justice — $52,929 — Principal Evaluator — 2024 – 2026
• Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER)
  IUPUI Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research — $2,000 — Principal Investigator/Mentor — 2024
• Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)
  Health Resources and Services Administration — $2,500 — Consultant — 2022 – 2027
• Child Safety Forward: Reducing Child Fatalities and Recurring Injuries (Extension)
  U.S. Department of Justice — $65,548 — Principal Evaluator — 2022 – 2023
• Strengthening Indiana Families (Supplemental)
  Children’s Bureau, U.S. Administration for Children and Families — $103,000 — Principal Investigator/Project Director — 2021 – 2022
• Online Paraprofessional Training (OPT-IN)
  Health Resources and Services Administration — $1,500 — Consultant — 2021 – 2023
• Facilitators and Barriers to Student Belonging and Success
  Indiana University School of Social Work — $1,500 — Principal Investigator — 2021 – 2023
• Child Safety Forward: Reducing Child Fatalities and Recurring Injuries
  U.S. Department of Justice — $222,306 — Principal Evaluator — 2020 – 2022
• Marion County Family Recovery Court
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — $180,124 — Principal Evaluator — 2020 – 2022
• Strengthening Indiana Families
  Children’s Bureau, U.S. Administration for Children and Families — $2,740,000 — Principal Investigator/Project Director — 2019 – 2024
• Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER)
  IUPUI Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research — $10,000 — Principal Investigator — 2019
• Kansas Serves Native American Families
  Children’s Bureau, U.S. Administration for Children and Families — $2,900,000 — Project Director — 2017 – 2022
• Families Talking Together
  Health Forward Foundation — $30,000 — Consultant — 2016 – 2017
• Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families
  Children’s Bureau, U.S. Administration for Children and Families — $2,900,000 — Co-Principal Investigator/Lead Evaluator — 2014 – 2019
• Youth Creating a Shared Vision of Bolivia’s Future
  U.S. Department of State — $20,000 — Evaluator — 2011 – 2012
• Learning about Tenderness and Good Treatment
  UNICEF — $5,000 — Program Designer and Developer — 2002 – 2003

Peer-reviewed published articles

• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2025). Building supportive third places: The use of arts-based programming in family resource centers to promote resilience and prevent maltreatment. Family Justice Journal.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Weber, M., Medrano, A. S., Flores, Y., Agorde, E. K., Elliot, J. M., Valencia Gonzalez, V., & Restrepo, M. T. (2025). Factors enhancing resilience among youth exposed to macro-level violence in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26(2), 265–282. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241309375
• Yoon, S., Tomlinson, C. A., Lorenzo Benavides, J., Chang, Y., Stanek, C., Wang, X., Ishiekwene, M., Mariscal, E. S., Duron, J. F., & Howell, K. H. (2025). Resilience and strengths among minoritized racial and ethnic groups of children in the United States exposed to trauma, violence, and maltreatment: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26(2), 220–234. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241309382
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Elliot, J. M., Commodore-Mensah, M. M., Smith, J. K., & Sabina, C. (2024). Preventing foster care entry at the community, systems, and societal levels: Recommendations from the child-serving workforce. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107811
• McCarthy, K. M., Mariscal, E. S., Wahler, E. A., & Johnson, N. C. (2024). MSW student wellness, training satisfaction, and readiness to address substance misuse. Advances in Social Work, 24(2), 442–454. https://doi.org/10.18060/27149
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Elliot, J. M., Smith, J. K., Ashirifi, G. D., & Commodore-Mensah, M. M. (2023). Community- and systems-level factors that contribute to foster care entry: Multi-system perspectives. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 18(3), 556–579. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2224771
• Sabina, C., Cardenas, I., Vasquez, D., Mariscal, E. S., & Cuevas, C. (2023). The longitudinal relationship between social support and victimization among Latino teens. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12229
• McCarthy, K., Mariscal, E. S., & Wahler, B. (2022). MSW student preparation to address substance use disorders. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(1), 45–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2021.2003923
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., & Cuevas, C. (2022). Psychological functioning among Latino victims of teen dating violence: The role of relational and collective resources. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521104409
• Hamby, S., & Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Next steps in untangling the web of violence: A research agenda. Child Maltreatment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211034472
• Sokol, R., Victor, B., Mariscal, E. S., Ryan, J., & Perron, B. (2021). Using administrative data to uncover how often and why supervisory neglect happens: Implications for child maltreatment prevention. Child Abuse & Neglect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105321
• Victor, B. G., Rousson, A. N., Henry, C., Dalvi, H. B., & Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Child protective services guidelines for substantiating exposure to domestic violence as maltreatment and assigning caregiver responsibility: Policy analysis and recommendations. Child Maltreatment, 26(4), 452–463. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211002639
• Mariscal, E. S., Sabina, C., & Cuevas, C. (2021). Interpersonal victimization of Latino youth: A latent class analysis. Journal of Family Violence, 36(1), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00175-z
• Mariscal, E. S. (2020). Resilience following exposure to intimate partner violence and other violence: A comparison of Latino and non-Latino youth. Child and Youth Services Review, 113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104975
• Parker, A., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Mariscal, E. S., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Fernandez, C., & Reynoso, E. (2020). Novel service delivery approach to address reproductive health disparities within immigrant Latino communities in geographic hot spots: An implementation study. Health & Social Work, 45(3), 155–163. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaa014
• Carlson, L., Smith, G., Mariscal, E. S., Rapp, C., Holter, M., Ko, E., Kukla, M., & Fukui, S. (2018). The comparative effectiveness of a model of job development versus treatment as usual. Best Practices in Mental Health, 14(2), 21–31.
• Johnson-Motoyama, M., Moses, M., Conrad, A., & Mariscal, E. S. (2016). Development, CAPTA Part C referral and services among young children in the U.S. child welfare system: Implications for Latino children. Child Maltreatment, 21(3), 186–197. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559516630831
• Johnson-Motoyama, M., Moses, M., Kann, T. K., Mariscal, E. S., Levy, M., Navarro, C., & Fite, P. J. (2016). Parent, teacher, and school stakeholder perspectives on adolescent pregnancy prevention programming for Latino youth. Journal of Primary Prevention, 37(6), 513–525.
• Mariscal, E. S., Akin, B. A., Lieberman, A., & Washington, D. (2015). Exploring the path from foster care to stable and lasting adoption: Perceptions of foster care alumni. Children and Youth Services Review, 55, 111–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.05.017
• Akin, B., Mariscal, E. S., Bass, L., Bhattarai, J., McArthur, V., & Bruns, K. (2014). Implementing an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Practitioner perceptions of key challenges and supports. Children and Youth Services Review, 46, 285–293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.09.006
• McDonald, T., Mariscal, E. S., Yan, Y., & Brook, J. (2014). Substance use and misuse for youth in foster care: Results from the Communities That Care normative database. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23(4), 262–268. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2014.912093
• Fukui, S., Starnino, V. R., Mariscal, E. S., Davidson, L. J., Cook, K. S., Rapp, C. A., & Gowdy, E. A. (2011). Effects of wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) on psychiatric symptoms, sense of hope, and recovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34(3), 214–222. https://doi.org/10.2975/34.3.2011.214.222
• Starnino, V. R., Mariscal, E. S., Holter, M. C., Davidson, L. J., Cook, K. S., Fukui, S., & Rapp, C. A. (2009). Outcomes of an illness self-management group using wellness recovery action planning. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34(1), 57–60. https://doi.org/10.2975/34.1.2010.57.60
• Mariscal, E. S., & Lebl, B. (2002). Holistic child sexual abuse prevention program. Ajayu Journal – UCB Psychology Department Electronic Journal, 1(1).
• Mariscal, E. S. (2000). Child sexual abuse prevention. Science and Culture, 8, 30–45.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2000). Qualitative research. Here and Now: Humanistic Psychologist Association Journal, 2(1), 1–8.

Books

• Mariscal, E. S., & Benner, K. (2025). G.R.O.W.T.H.: An intentional mentoring program for faculty success. Indiana University School of Social Work.
• Francis, A., Pulla, V., Clark, M., Mariscal, E. S., & Ponnuswami, I. (2014). Advancing social work in mental health through strengths based practice. Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
• Mariscal, E. S., UNICEF, SOS, & Fundación La Paz. (2005). Learning about tenderness and well-being. Fundación La Paz.

Book chapters (refereed)

• Mariscal, E. S., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Dettlaff, A. J. (2022). Social work practice with Latinas/Latinos/Latinx. In L. Rapp-McCall, K. Corcoran, & A. Roberts (Eds.), Social workers’ desk reference (4th ed., pp. 923–932). Oxford University Press.
• Dettlaff, A. J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Mariscal, E. S. (2016). Latino immigrant and refugee children and families. In A. J. Dettlaff & R. Fong (Eds.), Immigrant and refugee children and families: Culturally responsive practice (pp. 109–152). Columbia University Press.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2014). The strengths perspective and the strengths model of case management: Enhancing the recovery of people with psychiatric disabilities. In A. Francis, V. Pulla, M. Clark, E. S. Mariscal, & I. Ponnuswami (Eds.), Advancing social work in mental health through strengths based practice (pp. 118–144). Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
• Dettlaff, A. J., Johnson-Motoyama, M., & Mariscal, E. S. (2014). Latino children and families. In R. Fong, A. J. Dettlaff, J. James, & C. Rodriguez (Eds.), Addressing racial disproportionality and disparities: Multisystemic approaches (pp. 109–152). Columbia University Press.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2012). Resilience and strengths among children exposed to intimate partner violence. In V. Pulla, L. Chenoweth, A. Francis, & S. Bakaj (Eds.), Strengths-based practice in social work and human services (pp. 191–201). Allied Publishers.

Policy briefs and white papers (refereed)

• National Partnership for Child Safety. (2024). Safely to their first birthday.
• Holmes, C., Levy, M., & Mariscal, E. S. (2018). A health research agenda guided by migrant and seasonal farmworkers and the providers who serve them. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
• Holmes, C., Mariscal, E. S., & Levy, M. (2018). Serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers: Exploring needed healthcare research and information. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
• Holmes, C., Mariscal, E. S., & Levy, M. (2018). Engaging migrant and seasonal farmworkers in identifying motivators, facilitators, and barriers to health care: Literature review. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Reports and grant deliverables

• Mariscal, E. S. (2025, August). A window between worlds evaluation report. Submitted to the Humana Foundation.
• Hernandez-DeCrane, L., Victor, B. G., & Mariscal, E. S. (2025, April). Digital campaign reporting 2025. Strengthening Indiana Families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Victor, B. G., Mariscal, E. S., & Wu, W. (2025, April). Evaluation of family resource centers: Results from an interrupted time series with difference-in-differences analysis. Strengthening Indiana Families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Liang, S., Mariscal, E. S., Ames, J., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., & Victor, B. G. (2025, April). Parent cafés report. Strengthening Indiana Families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., Liang, S., Ames, J., & Mariscal, J. (2025, April). A window between worlds report. Strengthening Indiana Families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ames, J., Parker, V., Liang, S., & Mariscal, J. (2025, April). Family fun events at SIF family resource centers. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Hernandez-DeCrane, L., Kelly, J., Liang, S., Commodore-Mensah, M., Parker, V. L., Wu, W., Ames, J., Elliot, J., Mariscal, J., & Duncan, T. (2025, April). Strengthening Indiana families final report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Liang, S., Commodore-Mensah, M., Hernandez-DeCrane, L., Parker, V. L., Wu, W., Ames, J., Elliot, J., Mariscal, J., & Duncan, T. (2025, April). Strengthening Indiana families 2019–2024: A five-year journey of prevention, partnership, and transformation. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2025, February). Strengthening Indiana families progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2024, October). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2024, April). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2023, October). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Smith, J. K., Elliot, J. M., Commodore-Mensah, M., Lown, M., Chase, K., Ashby, P., Liang, S., Houston, A., & Martin, G. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana final report. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., Elliot, J. M., Smith, J., Chase, K., Victor, B., Liang, S., & Martin, G. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana child fatality review process and recommendations “secret sauce.” Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Smith, J. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana dissemination tracking. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., Elliot, J. M., Smith, J., Victor, B., Chase, K., Liang, S., & Martin, G. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana needs assessment: Qualitative data findings. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Victor, B. G., Mariscal, E. S., Commodore-Mensah, M., Smith, J. K., Chase, K., Martin, G., & Lown, M. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana child fatality retrospective review findings. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2023, July). Child safety forward Indiana after action review report: Safe sleep messaging. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Smith, J., Houston, A., Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2023, May). Child safety forward Indiana safe sleep campaign materials. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2023, April). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2023, February). Child safety forward Indiana after action review report: Sudden unexpected infant death investigation. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., & Ames, J. (2023, March). Strengthening Indiana families impact profile. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., & Smith, J. (2023, March). Child safety forward Indiana impact profile. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2022, December). Family resource centers expansion (SIF model): Potential county comparison recommendations. Submitted to the Indiana Department of Child Services.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2022, October). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2022). Child safety forward Indiana after action review report: State law on sudden and unexpected infant deaths investigations. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Victor, B. G., Mariscal, E. S., & Hernandez-Crane, L. (2022). Strengthening Indiana families mid-project report.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2022, May). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Victor, B. G., & Mariscal, E. S. (2022, May). Child safety forward Indiana after action review report: State law on child fatality review team initiation. Submitted to the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2022, May). Strengthening Indiana families dissemination plan. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Elliot, J. (2022). Marion County family recovery court final evaluation report. Submitted to SAMHSA.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2022). Marion County family recovery court impact profile. Submitted to SAMHSA.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Elliot, J. (2021). Marion County family recovery court annual evaluation report. Submitted to SAMHSA.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2021). Child safety forward Indiana before action review report: Statewide safe sleep campaign. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Victor, B. G., & Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Child safety forward Indiana after action review report: State law on child fatality review team initiation. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Crone, A., & Commodore-Mensah, M. (2021). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Elliot, J. (2020). Marion County family recovery court annual evaluation report. Submitted to SAMHSA.
• Martin, G., Chase, K., Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., & Smith, J. (2020, November). Child safety forward Indiana implementation and sustainability plans. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2020, November). Child safety forward Indiana evaluation plan. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2020). Strengthening Indiana families semi annual progress report. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Victor, B. G., & Mariscal, E. S. (2020, September). Strengthening Indiana families evaluation plan. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Martin, G., Chase, K., & Smith, J. (2020, September). Child safety forward Indiana data summary. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2020, August). Strengthening Indiana families implementation plan. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• McCarthy, K., & Mariscal, E. S. (2020, May). Mental health and addiction focus area evaluation. Indiana University School of Social Work.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2018, April). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant IV: Kansas serves Native American families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2018, April). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant III: Kansas serves substance affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & McDonald, T. (2017). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant III: Kansas serves substance affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Byers, K., & McDonald, T. (2016). Annual progress report for regional partnership grant III: Kansas serves substance affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., Byers, K., & McDonald, T. (2015). Annual progress report for regional partnership grant III: Kansas serves substance affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Akin, A. B., & Mariscal, E. S. (2015). Semi annual progress report: Kansas adoption permanency project. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Akin, A. B., & Mariscal, E. S. (2015). Evaluation plan trauma III initiative in Kansas: The Kansas adoption permanency project. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Akin, A. B., & Mariscal, E. S. (2014). Semi annual progress report: Kansas adoption permanency project. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Akin, A. B., & Mariscal, E. S. (2014). Plan for the evaluation plan trauma III initiative in Kansas: The Kansas adoption permanency project. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Akin, A. B. (2013). Psychiatric hospitalization among the pediatric Medicaid population: The role of organizational factors. Submitted to the State of Kansas.
• del Granado, S., Santa Cruz, J., Guzman, I., Torrico, K., Mariscal, E. S., Borbor, M., et al. (2012). Fulbright alumni engagement innovation fund award project: Youth creating a shared vision of Bolivia’s future. Submitted to the U.S. Department of State.
• McDonald, T., Brook, J., Mariscal, E. S., & Yan, Y. (2012). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant: Kansas serves substance and alcohol affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• McDonald, T., Brook, J., Mariscal, E. S., & Yan, Y. (2011). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant: Kansas serves substance and alcohol affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• McDonald, T., Brook, J., Mariscal, E. S., & Yan, Y. (2010). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant: Kansas serves substance and alcohol affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• McDonald, T., Brook, J., Mariscal, E. S., & Yan, Y. (2009). Semi annual progress report for regional partnership grant: Kansas serves substance and alcohol affected families. Submitted to the U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Rapp, C. A., Holter, M. C., Starnino, V. R., Mariscal, E. S., Fukui, S., Davidson, L. J., & Cook, K. S. (2009). Wellness recovery action plan assessment project: Annual report. University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, Office of Mental Health Research and Training.
• Rapp, C. A., Holter, M. C., Starnino, V. R., Mariscal, E. S., Fukui, S., Davidson, L. J., & Cook, K. S. (2008). Wellness recovery action plan assessment project: Annual report. University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, Office of Mental Health Research and Training.
• Rapp, C. A., Holter, M. C., Davidson, L. J., Starnino, V. R., Mariscal, E. S., & Cook, K. S. (2007). Wellness recovery action plan assessment project: Annual report. University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, Office of Mental Health Research and Training.

Selected media and digital media contributions

• Ryckaert, V. (2024). IU-led research supporting families drives creation of Strengthening Indiana Families Association. IU Newsroom.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. (2023). A public health approach to reducing child fatalities in Indiana. Social Current.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. (2023). Child Safety Forward Indiana releases final report highlighting findings in multi-year effort to develop strategies to reduce child abuse and neglect in four Indiana counties. Social Current.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. (2022). Instead of helping families after child abuse, Indiana moves focus to prevention. The Indianapolis Star.
• IU News. (2022). Research impact: Family resource centers support Indiana families to prevent child maltreatment.
• National Public Radio. (2022). All IN: Disney’s Encanto and intergenerational trauma.
• The Herald Bulletin. (2021). Fun fall event introduces county to family resource center.
• Kokomo Tribune. (2021). New Tipton center aims to keep families connected.
• WRTV. (2021). ‘Up to us to keep kids safe: Child abuse can be hard to prove’, experts say.
• The Star Press. (2021). New family resource center opens in Muncie.
• Muncie Journal. (2021). New family resource center opens to support families in Muncie and Delaware County.
• IUSSW Network Magazine. (2020). IU School of Social Work faculty members embark on five-year, $2.74 million initiative with state and community partners to strengthen Indiana families.
• IU News. (2020). Preventing child maltreatment in Indiana focus of new social work program.
• KU News. (2018). Program to reunite families disrupted by substance use exceeding expectations.
• KU News. (2018). $2.9M grant to serve state’s most vulnerable children affected by substance abuse.
• Patient Engagement HIT. (2018). PCORI funds shared decision-making, patient care access studies.
• The University Daily Kansan. (2018). KU researchers looking to engage migrant workers on health care needs in new project.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2003). Marriage: Love and independence. La Razón.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2002, September 22). Child maltreatment is the root of many social problems. La Razón.

Digital scholarship

• Esperanza United. (2024). Introducing members of Esperanza United research advisory council.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2022). Strengthening Indiana families website. https://strengtheninginfamilies.org/
• Mariscal, E. S. (2022). Strengthening Indiana families social media: YouTube channel and Facebook pages.
• U.S. Children’s Bureau. (2023). Advancing equity in Indiana. Child Welfare Information Gateway.
• Esperanza United. (2022). Anunciando nuevo miembro del consejo consultivo de investigación de Esperanza United: Susana Mariscal.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2020). The importance of a trauma-informed child welfare system. Washington, DC: U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2015). Developing a trauma-informed child welfare system. Washington, DC: U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Parenting a child who has experienced trauma. Washington, DC: U.S. Children’s Bureau.
• Kansas Independence Website. (2009). Funded by a Regional Partnership Grant (U.S. Children’s Bureau).

Peer reviewed presentations

• McCarthy, K., Smiley, A., Parker, V., Mariscal, E. S. (2026). Responding to student needs: Tailoring and coaching. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference.
• Victor, B., Mariscal, E. S., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., Wu, W. (2026). Family resource centers and child welfare system involvement: A quasi-experimental study of impact on maltreatment investigation and foster care entry rates. Society for Social Work and Research 2026 Conference, Washington, DC.
• Chen, Y., Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S. (2026). Lifetime trauma exposure and traumatic symptoms in Latina women: A latent profile analysis among a national sample. Society for Social Work and Research 2026 Conference, Washington, DC.
• Guevara Carpio, M., Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Help-seeking experiences related to interpersonal victimization in a national sample of Latinas. Society of Criminology Conference.
• Parker, V., Mariscal, E. S., McCarthy, K., Smiley, A. (2025). Planning and prep: Don’t keep students guessing. FALCON, Indiana University.
• McCarthy, K., Smiley, A., Parker, V., Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Curriculum as care: Creating stability amid student chaos. FALCON, Indiana University.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Kelly, J., Robinson H., Chandler, Ch. (2025). Relationship-first prevention: The measurable impact of Indiana-based family resource centers. Prevent Child Abuse America Conference.
• Kelly, J., Chandler, Ch., Mariscal, E. S., Robinson H. (2025). Promoting belonging: Transforming communities through collaboration and effective strategies to engage and provide holistic, tailored, and culturally responsive services. National Wraparound the World Conference. Withdrawn.
• Commodore-Mensah, M., Chandler, Ch., Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Strengths-based prevention: Working together to create welcoming, family-centered spaces. Indiana School Health Network.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., Liang, S., Duncan, T. (2025). Piloting a manualized arts-based trauma intervention: A Window Between Worlds' impact on healing and resilience. ResilienceCon 2025.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Sabina, C., Elliot, J., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ames, J. (2025). Working together: Cross-system collaboration for primary strengths-based prevention. ResilienceCon 2025.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Commodore-Mensah, M. Community-level implementation of a strengths-based primary child maltreatment prevention program: Insights from child welfare practitioners, administrators, and cross-system partners. Society for Social Work and Research 2025 Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Sabina, C., Elliot, J., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ames, J. (2024). Prevention recommendations from the child-serving workforce: Toward a strengths-based public health approach to prevention. ResilienceCon 2024.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S. ... (2024). Resilience enhancing factors among youth exposed to macro level violence in Latin America. 10th International Conference of Community Psychology and Socio-community Experiences Encounter, International Association of Community Psychology, Uruguay.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S. (2024). Resilience enhancing strengths tool: A new measure of diverse strengths. Violence Prevention Research Conference 2024, University of New Hampshire & University of Kentucky.
• Mariscal, E. S., Kelly, J., Morales, V., Ames, J., Taylor, W., Robinson, H. (2024). Fostering protective factors for child maltreatment prevention through community collaborations. Indiana School Health Network Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Sabina, C., Elliot, J., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ames, J. (2024). Prevention recommendations from the child-serving workforce: Toward a strengths-based public health approach to prevention. ResilienceCon 2024.
• Commodore-Mensah, M., Mariscal, E. S., Elliot, J., Victor, B., Smith, J. (2024). Transforming child fatality prevention through collaboration across prevention initiatives. ResilienceCon 2024.
• Flores, Y., Weber, M., Restrepo, M., Elliot, J., Mariscal, E. S., Sabina, C. (2024). Scoping review on resilience after exposure to macro-level violence among youth in Latin America. ResilienceCon 2024.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Sabina, C., Elliot, J., Ashirifi, G. (2024). Multi-system recommendations to prevent foster care entry at the community, system, and structural levels. Society for Social Work and Research 2024 Conference.
• Victor, B., Mariscal, E. S., Sabina, C., Elliot, J. (2024). Community- and systems-level factors contributing to foster care entry: Perspectives from legal professionals. Society for Social Work and Research 2024 Conference.
• Smith, J., Mariscal, E. S., Houston, A., Lown, M., Commodore-Mensah, M., Asad, Z. (2023). Telling parent stories as part of a data-informed community-driven infant safe sleep campaign: Lessons from Indiana. Evaluation 2023, American Evaluation Association.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Robinson, H., Kelly, J. (2023). Working together: Collaboration and integration are essential to strengths-based prevention. Prevent Child Abuse America Conference.
• Smith, J., Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Houston, A. (2023). Impacting policy around child fatalities: Lessons learned from Child Safety Forward Indiana. Prevent Child Abuse America Conference.
• Kelly, J., Robinson, H., Mariscal, E. S., Ames, J., Morales, V., Chandler, C., Weaver, T., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ashirifi, G. (2023). Implementing, expanding, and sustaining strengths-based primary child maltreatment prevention through community collaboration. Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Kelly, J., Robinson H., Smith, J. (2023). Community and system factors contributing to foster care entry: Perspectives from child serving professionals. National Child Abuse and Neglect 2023 Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Commodore-Mensah, M., Elliot, J., Ames, J. (2023). Strengths-based primary child maltreatment prevention: An example from Indiana. ResilienceCon 2023.
• Mariscal, E. S., Smith, J., Victor, B., et al. (2023). Multi-system perspectives on child fatality determinants and prevention strategies. Society for Social Work and Research 2023 Conference.
• Cull, M., Davis, R., Georgi, K., Mariscal, E. S., Smith, J., Victor, B., Lane, V., Dyton, R. (2022). The necessity of psychological safety: A roadmap to shift power to community. SPARK 2022, Social Current.
• Mariscal, E. S., Kelly, J., Smith, J., Ashirifi, G., Commodore-Mensah, M., & Victor, B. (2022). Fostering family resilience and protective factors for child maltreatment and fatality prevention through community collaborations. Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy.
• McCarthy, K., Mariscal, E. S., Johnson, N. (2022). Exploring the relationship between MSW student wellness and preparation for assisting individuals who misuse substances. ResilienceCon 2022.
• Victor, B., Rousson, A., Henry, C., Dalvi, H., Mariscal, E. S. (2022). Child welfare policies guiding the substantiation of childhood exposure to domestic violence: A national analysis and recommendations. Society for Social Work and Research 2022 Conference.
• Johnson-Motoyama, M., Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. (accepted). Promoting equity in child maltreatment prevention through community engaged research: A roundtable discussion. Society for Social Work and Research 2022 Conference. Withdrawn due to Covid-19.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Poster). Interpersonal victimization of Latino youth: A latent class analysis. Society for Social Work and Research 2022 Conference.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Panel). The connection between bias victimization and interpersonal violence among Latino adults. APA 2021 Convention.
• Mariscal, E. S., Pinsoneault, L., Victor, B., Martin, G., Chase, K., Smith, J. (Panel). Enhancing prevention through developmental evaluation tools: A methodological overview and examples from multisystem collaborations designed to prevent child maltreatment and reduce fatalities in Indiana. Prevent Child Abuse America Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S., Diaz, V., Medina, M., Bigatti, S. (Paper). Your life, your story: Community partnership to enhance resilience among Latino youth. ResilienceCon 2021.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Paper). Social support and acculturation among Latino youth with victimization experiences: Findings from a national survey. ResilienceCon 2021.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Poster). Longitudinal associations between social support and victimization among Latino youth. Society for Social Work and Research 2021 Annual Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S., Kelly, J., Victor, B., Martin, G., Chase, K. (Panel). Social work’s role in preventing child fatalities and maltreatment: Examples from across Indiana. IUSSW Alumni Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). Andean spirituality, community, and resilience: Culturally-sensitive social work practice with indigenous Latinx. CSWE Latinx Track.
• McCarthy, K., Wahler, B., Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). MSW student preparation to address substance use disorders. CSWE Addictions Track.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Symposium Accepted). Interpersonal victimization of Latino youth: A latent class analysis. APA 2020 Conference. Withdrawn due to Covid-19.
• Mariscal, E. S., Martin, G. (Paper Accepted). Risk factors associated with child maltreatment-related fatalities: Data-informed target population for prevention. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s 2020 Conference. Withdrawn due to Covid-19.
• Sabina, C., Mariscal, E. S., Cuevas, C. (Paper). Protective factors among Latino victims of teen dating violence: Findings from a national survey (Dating Violence Among Latinos). Society for Social Work and Research 2020 Conference.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). Andean spirituality as a generative resilience factor: Culturally-sensitive practice with indigenous Latinos. Latino Social Worker Organization Conference.
• Holmes, C., Levy, M., Mariscal, E. S. (Poster). Provider perspectives on health and health care needs among migrant farmworkers in the Midwest. National Center for Farmworker Health.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). Awakening the inner phoenix bird: Expanding our understanding of the role of spirituality in the development of resilience. ResilienceCon 2019.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). Resilience among youth exposed to intimate partner violence. ResilienceCon 2019.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper). Promoting resilience among Latino children exposed to intimate partner violence. Latino Social Workers Organization Conference.
• Parker, A., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Mariscal, E. S., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Fernandez, C., Reynoso, E. (Oral presentation). Community health workers addressing reproductive health disparities in immigrant Latino communities. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference.
• Liming, K., Mariscal, E. S., Brook, J. (Poster). Substance use disorder treatment prevalence and patterns among parents of young children in foster care. Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
• Moon, J., Mariscal, E. S. (Poster presentation). The effects of afterschool interventions on the socio-emotional development of racial and ethnic minority youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Society for Social Work and Research Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Mariscal, E. S., Byers, K., Yan, Y., and Liming, K. (Workshop). Ready, set, go! Planning strategies to adopt and install a parenting program for substance-affected families. Child Welfare League of America 2016 National Conference, Anaheim, CA.
• Byers, K., Yan, Y., Mariscal, E. S., & McDonald, T. (Paper presentation). Barriers to reunification and overrepresentation of young children affected by parental substance abuse: Selecting a data-informed child welfare target population. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
• Mariscal, E. S., Akin, B., & Lieberman, A. (Paper presentation). A multi-informant view on the supports and challenges for adoptive families of children with mental health and trauma-related needs. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Akin, B., Mariscal, E. S., Bass, L., Burgess McArthur, V., and Bruns, K. (Paper presentation). A multidimensional approach to the implementation of an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Practitioner, administrator, and researcher perceptions of key facilitators and challenges. 3rd International Conference on Practice Research – Building Bridges Not Pipelines: Promoting Two-Way Traffic between Practice and Research, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, New York City, NY.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Personal and environmental protective factors contributing to the resilience of Latino adolescents exposed to intimate partner violence: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II). Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Johnson-Motoyama, M., Moses, M., Koloroutis, T., Mariscal, E. S., Navarro, C., & Fite, P. J. Parent perspectives on the prevention of unintended pregnancy and STDs among Latino adolescents. Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 22nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Akin, B., Mariscal, E. S., Bass, L., Burgess McArthur, V., Bhattarai, J., and Bruns, K. (Paper presentation). Implementing an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Practitioner perceptions of key challenges and supports. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Resilience and strengths among children exposed to IPV. International Conference on Strengths-based Practice in Social Work and Human Services, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Pulla, V., & Mariscal, E. S. (Workshop). Introduction to the strengths perspective in social work: Theoretical and practical considerations. International Conference on Strengths-based Practice in Social Work and Human Services, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Brook, J., McDonald, T., Yan, Y., and Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). The Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families Project. Regional Partnership Grants Close-Out, Washington, DC.
• Yan, Y., Mariscal, E. S., and Brook, J. (Paper presentation). Findings from the Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families Project. 35th Annual Governor's Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
• Mariscal, E. S. and Yan, Y. (Paper presentation). Substance use among foster youth: Findings from the Communities that Care Survey. National Pathways to Adulthood Transitional Living, Independent Living, Denver, CO.
• Mariscal, E. S. and Evans, M. (Paper presentation). Using the Internet to provide resources to foster youth: The Kansas Independence Website. National Pathways to Adulthood Transitional Living, Independent Living, Chicago, IL.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Fostering resilience in children exposed to domestic violence. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 55th Annual Program Meeting: Bridging Rights, Culture, and Justice: Social Work as a Change Agent, San Antonio, TX.
• Holter, M., Starnino, V., Mariscal, E. S., and Fukui, S. (Paper presentation). Impact of Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) participation on symptomatology and recovery attitudes. Society for Social Work and Research 2009 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Brook, J., McDonald, T., and Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). The Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families Project. 33rd Annual Governor's Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Topeka.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Positive youth development and welfare through strengths and spirituality: Resiliency and spirituality in youth. 2nd Biennial World Conference on Spirituality, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Resiliency in Latina teenagers in the school system. National Latino Studies Conference: Nuestra America in the US?, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Sexuality and affection. National Episcopal Conference of Education Conference, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Child maltreatment in schools. Universidad Mayor de San Andres, I Symposium “Scientific Research Methodology”, La Paz, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Sexual juvenile delinquency. Universidad San Francisco de Asís, Conference: “Adolescence... a systemic issue?”, La Paz, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S. (Paper presentation). Psychologists’ needs in Bolivia. II Latin American Psychotherapy Conference, The World Council for Psychotherapy, Latin American Psychotherapy Federation, Santiago, Chile.

Presentations

Invited presentations

• Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Finding purpose as we untangle the beautiful mess inside. Featured artist. CompleteLife, Simon Cancer Research Center, Indiana University Health.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Supporting families so that all children can thrive: How Strengthening Indiana Families is changing communities and changing prevention. Indiana University Indianapolis 2025 Research Revue.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Pinto-Cortez, C. (2025). Siempre Pa' lante: An interest group for Spanish speakers & those who work with them. ResilienceCon 2024.
• Victor, B. G., Mariscal, E. S. (2025). Using data to guide decisions in translational research data overview. Strengthening Indiana Families Association Steering Committee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Victor, B. G. (2024). SIF leadership data-walk. Strengthening Indiana Families Association.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Commodore-Mensah, M., Ames, J., Parker, V., Liang, S., Mariscal, J., & Duncan, T. (2024). SIF full implementation team data-walk #3. Strengthening Indiana Families Full Implementation Team Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., Liang, S., & Mariscal, J. (2024). SIF implementation team data-walk #2. Strengthening Indiana Families Association Steering Committee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., Parker, V., Commodore-Mensah, M., Liang, S., & Mariscal, J. (2024). SIF implementation team data-walk #1. Strengthening Indiana Families Association Steering Committee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Chandler, C., Kelly, J., Ames, J., & Robinson, H. (2024). Strengthening Indiana Families project: Key evaluation findings and takeaways. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, J. G., Mariscal, E. S. (2024). From Feel Good Inc. to feeling good: Using art, music, and film to build resilience. ResilienceCon.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Fortaleciendo mi legado mientras me curo del corazón. Plenary. Latino Health Organization.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Kelly, J., Robinson H., & Ames, J. (2023). Strengths-based primary prevention: Working together to increase family wellbeing and social support. Panel. Conversation with the TRIP Scholar of the Month.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Strengths-based prevention: Strengthening Indiana Families & Child Safety Forward. Panel. Croatian Delegation Visit to Indiana University.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Learning strengths-based primary family violence prevention strategies from the Strengthening Indiana Families project. Roundtable. Esperanza United Research Policy Roundtable.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Latine research. Panel. 2023 Latinx Conference on Community-Engaged Research.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Strategies to develop resilience in your academic journey: Lessons from Andean spirituality. Keynote. IUSSW Doctoral Student Symposium.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Chandler, C. (2023). Strengthening Indiana Families project impact and future. Paper. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Ames, J., & Chandler, C. (2023). If I knew then what I know now: Highlighting project lessons learned. Poster. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Ajayu: On becoming a resilient scholar. Keynote. ResilienceCon 2023.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2023). Surface pressure: Tapping into your resilience, calling your Ajayu, and making time count. Workshop. ResilienceCon 2023.
• Graham, E., Mariscal, E. S., Morales, V., Kelly, J., Victor, B., Cote, A., Lang, J., & Marshall, T. (2023). Panel discussion on sustainability: Resources, relationships, and results. U.S. Children’s Bureau, James Bell Associates Community of Practice.
• Phillips, S., Davis, R., Templeman, A., Pinsoneault, L., Smith, J., & Mariscal, E. S. (2022). Child safety forward: A national initiative to reduce child abuse and neglect fatalities and injuries through a collaborative, community-based approach. Panel. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Child Abuse and Neglect.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Kelly, J., & Chandler, C. (2022). Promoting equity and community engagement in child maltreatment prevention. Roundtable. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Kelly, J., Weaver, T., Chandler, C., Armes, A., & Lakey, B. (2022). Strengthening Indiana Families family engagement and lessons learned. Panel. Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Kelly, J., Weaver, T., Chandler, C., Armes, A., & Lakey, B. (2022). Strengthening Indiana Families updates and race equity activities. Poster. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Elm, J., Davis, J., Smith, L., Corbin, S., Banyard, V., Storer, H., & Edwards, M. (2022). Lessons: A new story-based session. Panel. ResilienceCon 2022.
• Victor, B., Mariscal, E. S., Stigdon, T., & Crone, A. (2021). Strengthening Indiana Families. Webinar. National Family Support Network Webinar Series.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Transforming prevention: Community collaborations to strengthen and support families. Panel. National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.
• Crone, A., Mariscal, E. S., & Smith, J. (2021). Overview of Strengthening Indiana Families. Presentation. Indiana Youth Services Association.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., & Crone, A. (2021). Strengthening Indiana Families. Presentation. Children’s Justice Act.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. (2021). Child maltreatment prevention initiatives in Indiana. Presentation. Child Welfare Improvement Committee.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Overview of Strengthening Indiana Families. Presentation. Commission on Improving the Status of Children Quarterly Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Pandemic in review: Impacts and positive outcomes. Panel. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Crone, A., Kelly, J., Chandler, C., & Weaver, T. (2021). Updates on Strengthening Indiana Families. Poster. Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Annual Grantee Meeting.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2021). On awakening my inner Phoenix: How embracing my indigenous spirituality supported my healing process. Plenary. ResilienceCon 2021.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2021). Latino perspective on mentoring and services. Webchat. Life Paths Research Center.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Chase, K., Martin, G., & Smith, J. (2020). Child Safety Forward Indiana implementation plan. Panel. Child Safety Forward: Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2020). Resilience generative factors among Latinx children exposed to intimate partner violence. Webinar. Latina Institute, National Latino Network for Healthy Families and Communities.
• Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B., Chase, K., Martin, G., & Smith, J. (2020). Risk factors associated with child maltreatment-related fatalities: Data-informed target population for prevention. Panel. Child Safety Forward: Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2020). External funding for research. Panel. Research Series, School of Education, IUPUI.
• Barbosa, I., McCarthy, K., & Mariscal, E. S. (2020). Student engagement rosters: Enhancing student well-being and developing pathways to student success. Workshop. William M. Plater Institute on the Future of Learning, IUPUI.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Strengthening Indiana Families: Primary child maltreatment prevention through community collaboration. Poster. IUPUI Center for Translating Research into Practice Annual Community Showcase.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Social work and higher education. Panel. Latino Social Workers Organization 2019 Conference, Chicago.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Resilience generative factors among Latinx children exposed to intimate partner violence. Panel. National Latino Network for Healthy Families and Communities Research and Policy Roundtable, Prevention Track.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Stuck in the middle with you: Risks of harm for children and pets in domestically violent homes. Panel. Prevent Child Abuse Indiana Conference.
• Bigatti, S., & Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Where do we go from here? Healing psychic trauma in Latinx communities in the post-Trump era. Panel. Psychic Trauma and Latinx Cultural Competency Annual Conference, Indiana State Department of Mental Health and Addictions.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2019). Child sexual abuse. Panel. Latino Sexual Assault Forum, Indiana Latino Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
• Mariscal, E. S., Smalley, E., Jost, L., Self, B., & Killingsworth, A. (2018). Effective local adaptations for the local implementation of EBPs. Panel. Regional Partnership Grants Annual Grantee Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2018). Violence against women and children: Pathways to resilience. Keynote speaker. International Women’s Day Conference, Latin American Graduate Organization.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2018). Latina social workers. Panel. Women of Color RISE, KU School of Social Welfare.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2017). Resilience among Latino families: Community and connection. Oral presentation. Resilient KC – Thriving Through Adversity, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2017). Noncompliance and missing outcomes in randomized controlled trials: Potential solutions to low compliance in a child welfare study. Oral presentation. Quantitative Proseminar.
• Mariscal, E. S., Stephenson, L., & McArthur, V. (2017). Retaining staff and overcoming turnover. Panel. Regional Partnership Grants Annual Grantee Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Byers, K., & Mariscal, E. S. (2016). Early childhood intervention: Implementation strategies and challenges. Café conversation. Regional Partnership Grants Annual Grantee Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Byers, K. (2016). Services provided by the Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families. Permanency Advisory Board, Topeka, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2015). Latinos in higher education: Barriers and facilitators. Panel member. University of Kansas, Hispanic American Leadership Organization, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Multi-informant views of challenges and supports to adoptive families of youth with trauma-related and behavioral health needs. Governor’s Mental Health Task Force, Children’s Subcommittee, Topeka, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Supports and challenges to the successful adoption of youth with trauma-related and behavioral health needs. Trauma Matters KC, Kansas City, MO.
• Mariscal, E. S. (2014). KU women of color retreat. Panel member. University of Kansas, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Promoting resilience among children exposed to intimate partner violence. School of Social Welfare 2012 Social Work Day: Social Workers Do It All!, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Fostering resilience among children exposed to intimate partner violence: The role of schools and teachers. Kennedy Elementary School, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. The Kansas Independence Website contents. Kansas Youth Advisory Council (State/Region).
• Mariscal, E. S.. The Kansas Independence Website use statistics, feedback, and incentives. State Independent Living Coordinators Strategic Planning.
• Mariscal, E. S., & Backus, A. (2011). Script, camera, action: Writing my story. Kansas Youth Advisory Council Summer Youth Conference, Topeka, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Kansas Independence Website interactive map: Available mental health resources, resource pages, transition guide. Transition for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance Task Force.
• Mariscal, E. S.. The Kansas Independence Website. Region VII Meeting: State Independent Living Coordinators and Tribal Child Welfare Coordinators.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Road work ahead: The Kansas Independence Website. Kansas Youth Advisory Council Summer Youth Conference, Topeka, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. The Kansas Independence Website contents, interactive map: Available health resources. Kansas GMHSPC Children’s Health Subcommittee.
• Mariscal, E. S. (panel member). Relating to professors in the U.S. International Women Student Mentoring, University of Kansas, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S. (panel member). Graduate students needs and resources. International Women Student Mentoring Group, University of Kansas, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Strategies to enhance resilience in children exposed to domestic violence. Women’s Transitional Care Services, Inc. (Volunteer training), Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Cultural strengths in Latino families. Culture-Based Strengths of Clients in Practice Conference, Youngstown State University, Ohio.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Searching for harmony in the Bolivian Andes: Aymara shamanism. University of Kansas, Spiritual Diversity Student Association, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Domestic violence in Bolivia. Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. Diversity series, Topeka, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Domestic violence against Latinas. University of Kansas, BSW Student Association. Diversity series, Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Creating an environment of respect and love. Academy for Children, El Centro, Inc. Community outreach, Kansas City, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Resilience and strengths perspective. Staff training. Women’s Transitional Care Services, Inc., Lawrence, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Parents’ and children’s program: Child sexual abuse prevention workshop. Donelly College, El Centro, Inc., The Keeler Women’s Center, Kansas City, KS.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Humanistic and existential psychotherapy. Universidad Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, School of Psychology, Sucre, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Child abuse from a systemic perspective. Child Abuse and Aggression, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, School of Psychology, La Paz, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Self-esteem and women. Staff training. Women’s Hospital, Psychological Services, La Paz, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Child maltreatment: Connections between child sexual abuse and physical abuse. Family violence, Bolivian Institute of Family Therapy, La Paz, Bolivia.
• Mariscal, E. S.. Child sexual abuse prevention. Family and Community Division H.A.M., Children and Adolescent Defense, La Paz, Bolivia.

Teaching Experience

• PhD Independent Study: Advanced Research Methods (S790)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – Present
• MSW Practice Evaluation (D623/S623)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Fall 2018 – Spring 2024
• MSW Social Work Research (D502/S502)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Spring 2019 – Spring 2024
• BSW Practice Evaluation (S472)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Spring 2019
• BSW Social Work Research (S371)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Fall 2019 – Spring 2022
• Mini University: Building Stronger Families
  Indiana University Bloomington — June 2025
• Guest Speaker
  Rutgers University; Universidad Franz Tamayo; Universidad Católica Boliviana; Universidad Francisco Xavier — 2021 – 2024
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, PhD Programs
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2008 – 2009
• Guest Lecturer
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2006 – 2017
• Guest Lecturer
  University of Kansas, Department of Education — 2008 – 2009
• Guest Lecturer
  University of Kansas, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies — 2008 – 2010
• Instructor/Clinical Supervisor
  Bolivian Institute of Family Therapy — 2002 – 2004
• Assistant Professor
  Universidad Católica Boliviana, Department of Pastoral Education — 2003 – 2004
• Assistant Professor
  Universidad Católica Boliviana, Department of Psychology — 1999 – 2004
• Instructor
  Centro Boliviano Americano, Teacher’s Academy — 1999 – 2000
• Teacher
  Centro Boliviano Americano, English Language Learning — 1992 – 1999

Curriculum Development

• GROWTH: An Intentional Mentoring Program for Faculty Success
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2025
• Group and Community-Based Practice with Children and Families (SWK 634)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2025
• Practice Evaluation (SWK 623)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
• Opening Doors
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2003
• Finding Myself
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2003
• Humanistic Existential Psychology
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2000
• Qualitative Research Methods
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2000
• Humanistic Existential Clinical Psychology I, II, III
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2000
• Humanistic Existential Psychology Thesis Seminar I, II, III
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 2000
• Psychology of Learning and Motivation
  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo — 1999

University Service

• Mini University, IU Bloomington Campus
  Indiana University — 2025
• IU Indy Research Revue Participant
  Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025
• Latino Faculty and Staff Council Member; Co-Chair
  Indiana University Indianapolis — 2018 – Present; Co-Chair 2019 – 2020
• Faculty Council DEI Committee Member
  Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work — 2019 – 2024
• Latina/o Task Force Member
  Indiana University Indianapolis — 2023 – 2024
• Achievement and Engagement Council Member
  Indiana University Indianapolis — 2020 – 2022
• Search Committee Member
  Indiana University Indianapolis — 2019 – 2020

School of Social Work Service

• Peer Mentor
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020 – Present
  Mentors faculty in research, grant writing, and data analysis.
• Principal Investigator, Student Wellbeing and Belonging Study
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2021 – Present
• Faculty Senate Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – Present
• MSW Curriculum Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2021; 2023 – Present
• Children, Youth, and Families Focus Area Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – Present
• Diversity Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2024
• BSW Curriculum Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2022
• Consultant and Mentor
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2022
• Search Committee Member, Grants Manager
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2021
• Strategic Plan Sub-Theme Team Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019 – 2020
• BSW Admissions Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
• Global Affairs Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2021
• Targeted Recruitment Contributor
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2021

University of Kansas Service

• Emily Taylor Center Advisory Board Member; Advocacy Co-Chair
  University of Kansas — 2015 – 2018
• Latinx Faculty and Staff Council Vice-President
  University of Kansas — 2014 – 2018
• Phi Beta Delta Honor Society Member; Secretary
  University of Kansas — 2009 – 2018
• Fulbright Scholars Association Member; President; Advisory Board Member
  University of Kansas — 2006 – 2018
• Dean’s Advisory Board Member
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2011 – 2012
• International Women Mentoring Initiative Participant
  University of Kansas — 2009 – 2010
• PhD Program Research Subcommittee Member
  University of Kansas — 2008 – 2009
• Search Committee Member, International Provost
  University of Kansas — 2008 – 2009

International Service

• Research Committee Member
  Universidad Católica Boliviana — 2001 – 2004
• Curriculum Committee Member
  Universidad Católica Boliviana — 2000 – 2001
• Humanistic-Existential Specialization Committee Member
  Universidad Católica Boliviana — 1999 – 2001
• Bolivian Alliance for Children and Adolescents Member
  Bolivia — 2001 – 2004

Dissertation, Thesis, And Committee Service

• Dissertation and Qualifying Paper Committee Chair/Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work and Public Health — 2020 – Present
  Serves as chair and committee member on doctoral and qualifying committees.
• Licenciatura Thesis Committee Chair/Member
  Universidad Católica Boliviana — 1999 – 2004
  Supervised and evaluated undergraduate theses across multiple topics.

Professional Service

• Journal Reviewer
  Multiple journals including Trauma, Violence, and Abuse and Child Maltreatment — 2010 – Present
• Ad Hoc Editor
  SAGE Open and other publications — 2010 – Present
• Conference Reviewer
  American Evaluation Association, ResilienceCon, and Society for Social Work and Research — 2010 – Present

National Service

• Senior Advisor, ResilienceCon
  National Conference — 2024 – Present
• Committee Member, National Family Support Network
  National Organization — 2023 – Present
• Research Advisory Council Member
  Esperanza United — 2022 – Present
• Mentor, Latin@ Leadership Fellows
  Esperanza United — 2023 – Present
• Grant Reviewer
  U.S. Department of Justice — 2021
• Consultant and Technical Assistance Provider
  Family Resource Centers Implementation — 2021 – Present

State, Regional, And Local Service

• Consultant and Technical Assistance Provider
  Indiana Department of Child Services and partners — 2020 – Present
• Consultant, Grant Writing and Evaluation
  Latino Health Organization and Indiana Prevention Legal Services — 2024 – Present
• Statewide Prevention Framework Member
  Indiana Department of Child Services — 2020 – 2022
• Board Member
  Indiana Youth Services Association — 2019 – 2021
• Facilitator, Resilience Summer Camp for Latine Youth
  Community Collaboration — 2019 – 2020
• Supervisor, Student Outreach Clinic
  Indiana University — 2019 – 2020
• Volunteer and Program Designer
  Kansas and community organizations — 2004 – 2015

• Research Project Director/Principal Investigator
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2017 – 2018
• Senior Research Assistant; Lead Evaluator/Co-Principal Investigator
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2013 – 2017
• Evaluator
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2013 – 2018
• Graduate Research Assistant; Data Analyst; Evaluation Team Member
  University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare — 2006 – 2013
• MSW Intern
  The Willow (Women’s Transitional Care Services), Lawrence, KS — 2005 – 2006
• MSW Intern
  El Centro, Inc., Domestic Violence Program, Kansas City — 2004 – 2005
• Consultant and Program Designer
  UNICEF, La Paz, Bolivia — 2002 – 2004
• Clinical Psychologist
  Private Practice, La Paz, Bolivia — 1998 – 2004
• Clinical Psychologist
  S.O.S. Villages, La Paz, Bolivia — 1998 – 2003
• Clinical Psychologist
  Medical Center Virgen de Copacabana, Bolivian National Police — 1997 – 1999
• Clinical Psychology Intern
  Child and Adolescent Defense, La Paz, Bolivia — 1997 – 1999

• Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
  Professional membership — 2024-present
• Life Paths Research Center, Affiliated Research Scientist
  Research affiliation — 2022-present
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  Professional membership — 2022-present
• Center on Immigration and Child Welfare
  Professional membership — 2021-2024
• Association of Latino/Latina Social Work Educators
  Professional membership — 2020-present
• Society for Social Work and Research
  Professional membership — 2009-present
• Latino Social Workers Organization
  Professional membership — 2018-present
• Indiana Fulbright Association
  Professional membership — 2018-present
• Council on Social Work Education
  Professional membership — 2018-present
• Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society
  Honor society membership — 2006-present
• Golden Key International Honour Society
  Honor society membership — 2006-present
• Fulbright Alumni Association
  Professional membership — 2006-present
• Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work Students (Mu Psi Chapter)
  Honor society membership — 2006-present
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  Honor society membership — 2006-present
• Latin-American Federation of Psychotherapy
  Professional membership — 2006-present
• Bolivian Psychological Association
  Professional membership — 2006-present
• Bolivian Association of Humanistic-Existential Psychology
  Professional membership — 2006-present

Licensure, Certification, And Specialty Board Status

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist
  Bolivian Psychological Association, La Paz, Bolivia — 1998-Present

Additional Training And Certifications

• Certified Trainer, A Window Between Worlds
  A Window Between Worlds, California — 2021
• Facilitator, Community Cafés
  National Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, New York — 2021
• Facilitator, Families Talking Together
  University of Kansas, Kansas City — 2016
• Facilitator, Strengthening Families Program Birth-to-Three
  University of Kansas, Emporia — 2014
• Trainer, Wellness Recovery Action Plan
  University of Kansas, Kansas City — 2006
• Clinical Supervisor, Family Therapy and Clinical Supervision
  Bolivian Institute of Family Therapy — 1999

Professional Development

• Mindful Writing for Scholars
  Life Paths Research Center, Nashville, TN, United States — January 2021 – Present
• FALCON 2025 Conference
  Indiana University — September 2025
• Prevent Child Abuse America Conference
  Prevent Child Abuse America — August 2025
• Resilience Portfolio Consortium
  Life Paths Research Center — April 2025
• ResilienceCon 2025
  Life Paths Research Center — April 2025
• Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference
  Society for Social Work and Research — January 2025
• Wellness in the Workplace Facilitator Training
  A Window Between Worlds — October 4, 2024
• Creating More Inclusive Digital Content
  Indiana University Information Technology — August 12, 2024
• IU Legal Compliance for Managers Training
  Indiana University Human Resources — August 12, 2024
• Latin@ Leadership Fellows Convening
  White House Policy Councils and Smithsonian — August 6 – August 8, 2024
• Indiana School Health Network Conference
  Indiana School Health Network — June 8 – June 10, 2024
• Esperanza United Executive Director Series
  Esperanza United — June 4 – June 25, 2024
• Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference
  Society for Social Work and Research — January 2024
• Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy Conference
  IARCA — September 13, 2023
• Resilience Portfolio Consortium
  Life Paths Research Center — April 18, 2023
• ResilienceCon 2023
  Life Paths Research Center — April 13 – April 17, 2023
• LIFT Mentoring Circles
  IUPUI Academic Affairs — September 24, 2021 – 2023
• Leading at IU
  Indiana University Human Resources — February 2023 – October 2023
• Raising a Resilient Scientist
  National Institutes of Health — November 9, 2022 – March 8, 2023
• Mental Health and Well-Being Series
  National Institutes of Health — December 15, 2022 – March 2023
• An Anti-Racist Approach to Child Neglect Investigations
  Social Current — December 6, 2022
• Writing with a Sharpie
  U.S. Children’s Bureau — December 6, 2022
• Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference
  Society for Social Work and Research — January 2023
• Building Protective Factors through Family Resource Centers
  Social Current — December 1, 2022
• Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing
  Templeton World Charity Foundation — November 29 – November 30, 2022
• Prevention that Works
  Life Paths Research Center — October 31 – November 1, 2022
• Strengths-Based Case Management
  Strengthening Indiana Families — October 25, 2022
• Motivational Interviewing
  Strengthening Indiana Families — September 27 – October 4, 2022
• Child Safety Forward Convening
  Social Current — September 30, 2022
• Creating a Wellness Altar Workshop
  Esperanza United — September 15 – September 22, 2022
• System Transformation Through Community Leadership
  Chapin Hall — September 20, 2022
• Family Resource Center Case Management Model
  Family Resource Center Association — September 16, 2022
• Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy Conference
  IARCA — September 15, 2022
• Authentic Engagement
  JBS — July 20, 2022
• Parent Cafes Protective Factors Training
  Strengthening Indiana Families — July 13, 2022
• Faculty Success Program
  IUPUI Empower Grant — August 2019 – June 2022
• Implicit Bias Training
  Indiana Supreme Court — June 29, 2022
• Synthetic Control Methods
  Abt Associates — June 29, 2022
• Community Collaborations Annual Grantee Meeting
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families — May 23 – May 25, 2022
• Trauma-Informed Culturally Responsive Service
  Strengthening Indiana Families — May 10, 2022
• ResilienceCon Conference
  Life Paths Research Center — April 4 – April 6, 2022
• Course Accessibility and Equitable Learning Environment
  Indiana University School of Social Work — February 18, 2022
• Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference
  Society for Social Work and Research — January 2022
• A Window Between Worlds Trainer Certification
  A Window Between Worlds — November 4 – November 5, 2021
• Community Cafes Model
  Children’s Trust Alliance — November 1, 2021
• Design Thinking Workshop
  Alliance for Strong Families — August 26 – October 28, 2021
• Teaching Forum
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — September 29, 2021
• Prevent Child Abuse America Conference
  Prevent Child Abuse America — August 10 – August 12, 2021
• Building Hope Through Wellness
  Alliance for Strong Families — August 5, 2021
• National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
  U.S. Children’s Bureau — July 27 – July 29, 2021
• Psychological Maltreatment Trainer Certification
  Prevent Child Abuse Indiana — May 11 – May 12, 2021
• Community Collaborations Annual Grantee Meeting
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families — April 2021
• ResilienceCon Conference
  Life Paths Research Center — April 11 – April 13, 2021
• Child Safety Forward Convening on Domestic Violence
  U.S. Department of Justice — April 8, 2021
• Indiana University School of Social Work Alumni Conference
  Indiana University School of Social Work — March 5, 2021
• Brain Science and Fatality Reviews Webinar
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — January 28, 2021
• Zoom Alchemy: Active Learning in the Virtual Classroom
  Indiana University Center for Teaching and Learning — January 13, 2021
• Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — November 17 – November 19, 2020
• Child Welfare Expo
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families — September 24 – November 19, 2020
• Child Protection Training Academy Simulation Lab
  Alliance for Strong Families — October 22, 2020
• Safe Sleep Virtual Convening
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — October 8, 2020
• Parent Engagement Webinar
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — September 24, 2020
• Community-Level Data Collection and Analysis
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — September 10, 2020
• Collective Impact Webinar
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — August 20, 2020
• Framing Child Maltreatment
  Frameworks Institute — July 20, 2020
• Making the Public Case for Child Abuse Prevention
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — July 9, 2020
• Safe Systems Improvement Tool Workshop
  Indiana Department of Child Services and University of Kentucky — May 2020 – June 2020
• Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — November 17 – November 19, 2020
• Ensuring Equity and Inclusion in Our Work
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — June 25, 2020
• Expressive Writing for Scholars
  Life Paths Research Center — April 8 – May 27, 2020
• Reducing and Mitigating Childhood Adversity
  Alliance for Strong Families and Communities — April 29, 2020
• Community Collaborations Annual Grantee Meeting
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families — March 3 – March 6, 2020
• William M. Plater Institute for the Future of Learning Conference
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis — February 7, 2020
• Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference
  Society for Social Work and Research — January 16 – January 18, 2020
• Teaching Philosophy Workshop
  Indiana University Center for Teaching and Learning — December 19, 2019
• Grantee Kickoff Meeting
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families — December 12 – December 13, 2019
• TRIP Scholars Showcase
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis — November 4, 2019
• Faculty Success Program
  IUPUI Empower Grant — May 19 – August 19, 2019
• Opioid Data to Action Workshop
  Indiana University School of Social Work — April 17 – April 18, 2019
• ResilienceCon Conference
  Life Paths Research Center — April 11 – April 13, 2019
• Resiliency and Mindfulness Training
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis — March 18 – April 8, 2019
• Qualitative Data Collection and Analytics Workshop
  Indiana University School of Social Work — March 28, 2019
• Grantee Kickoff Meeting
  U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC — December 12 – December 13, 2019
• Faculty Success Program
  National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity — May – August 2019
• Culturally Aware Mentoring Workshop
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis — February 15 – March 1, 2019
• Latino Sexual Assault Forum
  Latino Coalition Against Domestic Violence — February 21, 2019
• Acceptance Commitment Therapy Workshop
  Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, IN — January 25, 2019
• Mentoring Academy Symposium
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN — November 27, 2018
• Doctoral Coursework in Quantitative Psychology
  University of Kansas, Department of Psychology — 2016 – 2018