2021 In Review
This post is a short recap on what this past year has entailed: graduation, a new job, and journal submissions to name a few highlights!
Tag Archives: child welfare
Supporting vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic
The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting marginalized families in multiple ways. From financial burdens, additional caregiving and teaching responsibilities, and little to no opportunity for respite, this is […]
Life Update + Rehoming Paper
Hello all, Sorry I’ve been absent for a while. It’s been an extremely busy winter applying to graduate school and fellowships. I’m excited to announce that I was admitted to […]
Instant Family (+ Review)
I recently saw the new Hollywood holiday, feel-good movie, Instant Family, about Pete and Ellie, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, who take in three children through a foster […]
Human Rights in International Adoption: A Call for Greater Enforcement
Since November has been declared Children’s Rights Month, I thought I would share an older paper (2014) I wrote on children’s rights during the appropriately designated month. Just a little over […]
Chinese Parents Abandon Children at Guangzhou Baby Hatch (+ Response)
After reflection on the anniversary of my abandonment date, I am writing this melancholy post in reaction to a series of photos recently shared worldwide of Chinese parents abandoning their children at […]
Red Thread Broken 