Amanda Klein-Cox, Ed.D., joined the School of Social Work staff as a Senior Research Associate in 2022. Dr. Klein-Cox also works as an evaluator and consultant, providing organizations in education and social work across the country with evaluation services, coaching, and training to help them measure the impact of their programming for children and families. She began her career as a middle school social studies teacher in Baltimore, Maryland and has over eight years of experience as a practitioner in urban schools and districts. As a researcher, Dr. Klein-Cox is interested in bridging the fields of education and social work around child and family well-being, particularly in the area of kinship care. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Policy degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Doctorate of K-12 Education Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt University.
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Dean's OfficeResearch and Professional Interests
Child Well-BeingFamily Well-Being
Kinship Care
K-12 Education
