Faculty & Associates
CORE FACULTY
MAX STEPHENSON, JR. (Abbreviated CV) (Full CV)
Research Areas:
- Nonprofit/NGO governance, leadership, management & civil society
- Public policy & policy theory
- Peacebuilding, international development & democratization
- Environmental politics, policy & planning
Areas of Expertise:
- Economic & Community Development
- Democracy & Civil Society
- Disaster Governance
- Governance and Public Management
- International Economy & Development
- Public and Social Policy
- Social & Political Theory
- Urban & Rural Policy and Planning
Research Areas:
- Connections between social programs, economic & community development
- Organizational & program assessments
- Policy & program innovations
MELONY PRICE-RHODES (Retired) (Photography Collection) (CV)
Research Areas:
- Child welfare, revenue maximization, foster care and child protective services
- Federal, state, and local policies and regulations affecting select areas of child welfare
- Interagency Collaboration
- Contracting
- Interagency Public Policy
- Organizational Development
- Capacity Building
- Program Assessments and Evaluation
- Data and Project Management
Areas of Expertise:
- Governance and Public Management
- Health & Health Policy
- Local and State Governance
- Organizational Theory & Development
- Public and Social Policy
Research Areas:
- Nonprofit/NGO governance, leadership, management and civil society
- Public policy & policy theory
- Early childhood & workforce development
- Organizational development & capacity building
Areas of Expertise:
- Economic & Community Development
- Democracy & Civil Society
- Governance and Public Management
Research Areas:
- Behaviorial health and wellness of migrant and refugee communities in the US
- Language access in the healthcare sector
- Strategic management in government
Areas of Expertise:
- Public sector leadership and management
- Intercultural development and communication
- Language services implementation
Research Areas:
- Data and project management, analytics and program evaluation
- Assist with budgeting and tracking/reporting of sponsored research activity
- Assist with sponsored research proposals and project activities
Areas of Expertise:
- Economic & Community Development
- Governance and Public Management
- Health & Health Policy
- Housing
- Public and Social Policy
LARA NAGLE (CV)
Research Areas:
- Mixed methods program and project evaluation
- Cross-sectoral partnerships and social capacity building
- Sustainable and resilient communities
Areas of Expertise:
- Economic & Community Development
- Democracy & Civil Society
- Environment & Sustainability
- Urban & Rural Policy and Planning
Research Areas:
- Community Health & Program Development
- Substance Use Disorder in the Geriatric Community
- Brain Health in the Geriatric Community
Research Areas:
- Public and Community Engagement (sponsor programs)
- Religion and the Environment
- Global Ethics
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Religion and identity formation
Areas of Expertise:
- Public Administration (in practice)
- International Studies
- Eastern Christianity
- Muslim-Christian Relations
- Islamic Studies
- Refugee Resettlement
Research Interests:
- Organizational Development
- Workforce Development
- Program Evaluation
- Policy Analysis
Areas of Expertise:
- Asset Management
- Public and Non-Profit Organizations
Research Interests:
- Policy-making process
- Administrative burdens doing policy implementation
- Street-level bureaucracy behavior
- The intertwined between immigration policy and the take-up of social programs
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Research Interests:
- Political Violence
- Forced Displacement, Migration, and Border Conflict
- Human Rights, Peacebuilding, and International Development
- Political Ecology
- Infrastructure and Urban Planning
- Feminist Research Methods
Research Interests:
- Food Policy
- Food Safety Regulation
- Health Care Regulation
- Health Care Policy
- Network Organizations
- Network Management and Leadership
Research Interests:
- Public Health
- Community Engagement and Collaboration
- Opioid Epidemic
Research Interests:
- Inclusive entrepreneurship
- Disability rights
- Critical disability theory
- Social in/exclusion
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Democratic citizenship
- Paraolympics
- Community change
- Human rights
Research Areas:
- Culture, Tourism and Community Development
- Globalization and Identity
- Participatory Governance
- Education and Empowerment
Research Interests:
- Urban informality
- Urban resilience
- Spatial justice
- Co-production
- Cognitive urbanism
- Latin American cities
FAMILY RESEARCH UNIT
Responsibilities:
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of complex State laws, rules and regulations for parental contributions for youth in receipt of services funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church Children’s Services Act (CSA)
- Primary point of contact for agencies supporting the Fairfax/Falls Church Children’s Services Act parental contribution processes and related activities for youth in receipt of services funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church CSA
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders
CLAUDIA MALENICH (Retired)
Court Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of complex Federal and State laws, rules and regulations for Title IV-D funding
- Performs activities related to establishing Judicial Support Orders (JSOs) at the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDRDC) on behalf of Fairfax County Department of Family Services (DFS) with the goal of establishing a Judicial Support Order(s) (JSO) for each child entering foster care
- Instructs appropriate FRU, County and State staff, DFS Child Protective Services (CPS), Foster Care and Adoption (FC&A), and VA Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) attorneys, management and staff to take appropriate case management action regarding Title IV-D
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders
Court Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of complex Federal and State laws, rules and regulations for Title IV-D funding
- Performs activities related to establishing Judicial Support Orders (JSOs) at the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDRDC) on behalf of Fairfax County Department of Family Services (DFS) with the goal of establishing a Judicial Support Order(s) (JSO) for each child entering foster care
- Instructs appropriate FRU, County and State staff, DFS Child Protective Services (CPS), Foster Care and Adoption (FC&A), and VA Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) attorneys, management and staff to take appropriate case management action regarding Title IV-D
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders
Case Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of complex Federal and State laws, rules and regulations, and County policies and procedures for Title II (Social Security), Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income)
- Expertise in assessing and evaluating functional limitations based on medical and/or mental health records. Maintains expertise in physiological and mental health impairments.
- Performs case management activities related to determining initial and continuing Title II and Title XVI eligibility for youth in receipt of foster care services
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
Medicaid Case Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of complex Federal, State and County laws, rules, and regulations and County polices and processes for Title XIX (Medicaid) funding
- Interprets and applies State and County policies and procedures for Title XIX funding for youth in receipt of services funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church Children’s Services Act
- Performs case management activities related to determining initial and continuing Title XIX eligibility for youth in receipt of services funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church Children’s Services Act
- Performs activities as the County's primary point of contact with the private provider community regarding youth placed in Medicaid approved facilities
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders
Responsibilities:
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of complex State and County regulations and policies on the VA Uniform Assessment Instrument
- Analyzes the VA Uniform Assessment Instrument applying State and County processes and procedures, and entering information into multiple data information management systems for youth in receipt of services funded by the Fairfax-Falls Church Children’s Services Act
- Ability to research, obtain, interpret and integrate information from many sources
- Researches, analyzes and prepares statistics and information to be included in contract deliverables and reporting requirements to university, Federal, County and State agency stakeholders