Patricia Carlson

Patricia Carlson, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut. She serves as the Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director of the Performance Improvement Center (PIC), focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of child welfare and social policy.

• Child welfare systems and services
• Child maltreatment and neglect
• Poverty and child maltreatment
• Welfare programs and policies
• Translational research