Research & Evaluation

 

Research & Evaluation at the Florida Kinship Center includes:

  • Provides research and evaluation expertise
  • Designs interventions
  • Evaluates FKC programs and services
  • Disseminates results to caregivers, professionals, and all those interested in kinship care
  • Publishishes in peer reviewed journals

 

FKC research is highlighted in the following publications:

                  

                   Strozier, A.L., & Krisman, K. (2007). Capturing caregiver data: An examination of
                   kinship care custodial arrangements. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(2),
                   226-246.

 

 

                   Strozier, A., McGrew, L., Krisman, K., & Smith, A. (2005). Kinship Care Connection: 
                   A School Based Intervention for Kinship Caregivers and the Children They Care For:
                   Children and Youth Services Review, 27, 1011-1029.

 

                                         

                                         

                 Smith, A., Krisman, K., Strozier, A.L., & Marley, M. (2004). Breaking through the bars: 
                
Exploring the experiences of addicted incarcerated parents whose children are cared
                 for by relatives. Families in Society: The journal of Contemporary Social Sciences,
                
85, 88-95.

    

 

                                 

             Strozier, A.L., Elrod, B., Beiler, P., Smith, A., & Carter, K. (2004). Developing a network
             of
 support for relative caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review, 26, 641-656.

 

 

             

              Smith, A., Strozier, A.L., & Chafin, I. (2000). Kinship Care in Hillsborough County.
              Hillsborough County: Children’s Board of Hillsborough County.

 

                                                      

                      Cecil, D.K., McHale, J., Strozier, A., Pietsch, J. (2008)  Female Inmates Family 
                    Caregivers, and young chiildrens's  adjustment:  A Research Agenda and implications
                     for Corrections Programming:  Journal of Criminal Justice.        

                                                    

                        Littlewood, K., & Strozier, A. (September, 2007). Kinship Care in Florida: Programs 
                        and Research of the Florida Kinship Center.
Submitted to 
                         Grandfamilies Report United States Senate Special Committee on Aging.                                                

                                                                                                

                                                                             

                                                                                               

 

 

                                       

                                    

                                          

                                                                                   

 

                                                           

                                                               

                                                       

 

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