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Rhoda Smith is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Smith College School for Social Work and a doctoral candidate in social policy and social research at Loma Linda University. She holds the 2016-2017 Bertha Capen Reynolds Predoctoral Fellowship from Smith College. Her research focuses on mental and maternal health outcomes for children in the child welfare system, particularly foster youth. Prior roles include lecturer in Azusa Pacific University’s M.S.W. program and coordinator of the University Consortium for Children and Families, a partnership between LA County DCF and local social work schools.
Smith’s career spans extensive child welfare experience, including roles as a social worker, staff/foster parent recruiter, and consultant to group homes for parenting teens in foster care. She bridges academic research with practical social work interventions, emphasizing systemic support for vulnerable youth populations.
- Affiliations: Smith College School for Social Work, Loma Linda University (doctoral candidate)
- Awards: Bertha Capen Reynolds Predoctoral Fellowship
