Todd I. Herrenkohl

Dr. Todd I. Herrenkohl is a Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, where he teaches courses such as Program Evaluation and Applied Research and Prevention of Child Maltreatment. He holds a PhD in Social Welfare (1998) and an MSW (1993) from the University of Washington and Simmons College, respectively, and a BA in Social Relations from Lehigh University (1991).

• Research Interests: Focus on child and family well-being, child maltreatment, health-risk behaviors, substance use, mental/physical health outcomes of adversity, resilience, and public health approaches to violent extremism prevention.

His recent research explores the intersection of violent extremism with youth development, school safety, and community health, often employing trauma-informed frameworks. He has contributed extensively to understanding intimate partner violence during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on marginalized populations. Current projects apply life history theory to pubertal development and examine physiological dysregulation in adulthood due to childhood trauma.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2019 Society for Social Work and Research Fellow
  • Editor-in-Chief appointment at the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (2020)

Dr. Herrenkohl has published over 160 documents, with 7,170 citations, and actively collaborates on interdisciplinary studies involving school psychologists, public health, and criminal justice. His work emphasizes community-based prevention models to address systemic issues like economic inequity and structural racism.