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Todd Herrenkohl, PhD

Bio

TODD I. HERRENKOHL, PhD is Professor and Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. His scholarship focuses on the correlates and consequences of child maltreatment, risk and resiliency, and positive youth development. His funded studies and publications examine health-risk behaviors in children exposed to adversity, protective factors that buffer against early risk exposure, and prevention. An international scholar, Dr. Herrenkohl works with policy makers, school and child welfare professionals, and community partners to increase the visibility, application, and sustainability of evidence-based programs and practices in prevention, social emotional learning, and traumaresponsive care.

https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/tih

Education

PhD, University of Washington


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