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Wendy Zeitlin serves as Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work, teaching research methods, practice evaluation, statistics, and child and family welfare courses. She concurrently functions as researcher for the New York State Social Work Education Consortium (since 2007) and the U.S. Children's Bureau-funded Child Welfare Workforce Initiative (since 2008).
Her educational background includes:
- BS in Financial Management from University of Maryland at College Park (1984)
- MSW from Yeshiva University (2008)
- PhD in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University (2012)
Dr. Zeitlin's research centers on adapting evidence-based practices for cultural competence in child welfare systems, addressing workforce challenges through mixed-methods approaches. Her work bridges clinical social work with quantitative methodology, particularly in juvenile justice and mental health service contexts. She translates research into practical tools for frontline practitioners while examining implementation barriers in culturally diverse settings.
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on cultural adaptation of evidence-based practices and methodological innovation in single-subject design. Her 2008 toolkit established foundational frameworks for modifying interventions, while recent work advances statistical analysis through the SSD for R package. Research spans child welfare, mental health, and cross-cultural practice domains with emphasis on practical implementation.
No scientific awards are documented in available materials.
Dr. Zeitlin secures research funding through federal initiatives including the U.S. Children's Bureau and collaborations with The Nathan Kline Institute and New York State's Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene. She developed an online continuing education course (2012) translating research into practitioner training and provides statewide consulting services for child welfare agencies. Student advisement details are not specified in source materials.
Her professional activities center on the Child Welfare Workforce Initiative with national conference presentations on methodology implementation. While she collaborates with agencies across New York State, no dedicated laboratory or formal research team structure is described in the provided documentation.
