Paul Lanier, MSW, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he teaches courses in social policy and program evaluation. He is also the co-director of Behavioral Health Services and Systems Research at the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services research. Dr. Lanier received his doctoral degree from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on improving access to high-quality services delivered in child welfare, behavioral health, and early childhood systems.
Contact
Degrees and Licenses
PhD, Washington University in St. LouisMSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Program
Behavioral Health SpringboardResearch and Professional Interests
Behavioral healthChild well-being
Services research
Program evaluation
Evidence-based practice
Other Projects
NC MIECHV Needs Assessment
Building Bridges Initiative Pilot Evaluation
Recent Publications
Screening children for social determinants of health: A systematic review
Innovative solutions for state Medicaid programs to leverage their data, build their analytic capacity, and create evidence-based policy
A quasi-experimental effectiveness study of Triple P on child maltreatment
Preventing infant maltreatment with predictive analytics: applying ethical principles to evidence-based child welfare policy
A quasi-experimental study of Circle of Parents with fathers of children in Head Start
Courses
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SOWO 530 Social Policy |
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SOWO 810 Program Evaluation |
