Email:
kathleen.wells@case.edu
Office Location:
Mandel School
Professor Emerita, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Courses Taught
- Advanced Adult Development and Dysfunction (M.S.S.A. program)
- Models of Qualitative Research (Doctoral program)
- Methodological Issues in Qualitative Research (Doctoral program)
Scholarly Interests
- Child welfare
- Child mental health
- Research design
- Research methods–qualitative and quantitative
Professional Memberships
- Society for Social Work and Research (1999-present)
- American Association of University Professors (1998-present)
- American Psychological Association (1980-present)
- Scientific Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Research, Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (2001-present)
- Co-Chair, Task Force on Developing Funding for Mental Health Research In Social Work, Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (2002)
- National Council on Research in Child Welfare, Child Welfare League of America (1991-present)
External Appointments
Editorial Work
- Children and Youth Services Review (1994–present)
- (External Review Board) (2001–present)
- The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (Contributing Editor) (1995–2003)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Master of Arts, University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts, Lindenwood College