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Diane DePanfilis, PhD

Active | Inducted in 2014

Bio

Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D., is Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York.

Dr. DePanfilis is the developer of Family Connections, a multifaceted community-based program that works with vulnerable families in their homes, in the context of their neighborhoods, to help them meet the basic needs of their children and prevent child maltreatment. Recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prevent child neglect, Family Connections is being replicated in multiple sites across the United States. She has published extensively about child maltreatment and intervention research and implementation science – studies that build understanding about what practices, policies, and programs are most effective for strengthening families with children.  Most recently she has lead an agency/university team to develop, implement, and evaluate transfer of learning strategies related to the workforce development of public and private child welfare staff.

To visit Dr. DePanfilis’ Faculty Page, click here: Silberman School of Social Work.

Education

PhD, 1996, University of Maryland, Baltimore