CEBC Scientific Panel

The CEBC's Scientific Panel is comprised of members who are nationally recognized as leaders in child welfare research and practice and/or are knowledgeable about what constitutes evidence-based practice. The panel assists in identifying relevant practices and research, and provides guidance on the scientific integrity of the CEBC products.

Scientific Director

Scientific Panel Members

  • Richard P. Barth, PhD
    Professor and Past-Chair Grand Challenges for Social Work
    University of Maryland School of Social Work
    Baltimore, MD
  • Lucy Berliner, MSW
    (Retired) Director of Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
    University of Washington Medicine
    Foster Care Assessment Program, Clinical Consultant
    (Retired) Clinical Associate Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; School of Social Work
    Seattle, WA
  • Lauren Brookman-Frazee, PhD
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    University of California, San Diego
    Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Services Research Center
    Research Director, Autism Discovery Institute at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
    San Diego, CA
  • Shannon Dorsey, PhD
    Professor; Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA
  • Stanley J. Huey, Jr., PhD
    Associate Professor
    Director of Graduate Studies
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Laurel Leslie, MD, MPH
    Vice President, American Board of Pediatrics
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
    Tufts University School of Medicine
    Boston, MA
  • Scott Roesch, PhD
    Professor of Psychology
    San Diego State University
    San Diego, CA
  • Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD
    Professor and Associate Director
    National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
    National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, SC
  • Haluk Soydan, PhD
    Professor and Associate Dean (retired)
    University of Southern California
    Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
    Co-founder and former Chair of the Campbell Collaboration
    Los Angeles, CA