Kerrie L Ocasio

Kerrie L Ocasio
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Social Work Graduate
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: KOCASIO@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, Social Work: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • MSW: Fordham University
  • BASW: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Research Interests

Racial disparitiesFoster care servicesWell-being outcomes

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Contact Information

Phone: 973-229-1293

List of Publications

  • Koivunen, J., Van Alst, D., Ocasio, K., & Allegra, C. (2017). Understanding engagement in mental health services for preschool children: An analysis of teacher, clinician, and parent perspectives. Early Childhood Education Journal, 45(3), 313-320. Walsh, T. B., McCourt, S. N., Rostad, W. L., Byers, K., & Ocasio, K. (2015). Promoting protective factors and strengthening resilience. In D. Daro, A. Cohn Donnolly. L. A. Huang, & B. J. Powell (Eds.), Advances in child abuse prevention knowledge: The perspective of new leadership (203-233). New York: Springer Publishing Rolock, N., White, K. R., Ocasio, K., Zhang, L., MacKenzie, M. J., & Fong, R. (2018). A comparison of foster care reentry after adoption in two large U.S. states. Research on Social Work Practice, 10.1177/1049731518783857 Shpiegel, S. & Ocasio, K. (2015). Functioning patterns among older adolescents in foster are: Results from a cluster analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 58, 227-235. Ocasio, K., Morton, C., & Simmel, C. (2013). An exploration of child welfare investigation disparity differences between states. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 7(1), 79-97. Morton, C. M., Ocasio, K. & Simmel, C. (2011). A critique of methods used to describe the overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), 1538-1542. Rolock, N., Ocasio, K., Webb, J., Fleary-Simmons, D., Cohen, L., & Fong, R. (Accepted.) Implementation science and prevention in action: Application in a post-permanency world. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. Ocasio, K., Van Alst, D., Koivunen, J., Huang, C. C., & Allegra, C. (2014). Improving social emotional development in at-risk preschoolers through a combination of universal and selected approaches. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 10.1007/s10826-014-9983-7.

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