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MSW, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor Biography After completing her MSW, Karen Rolf worked as a School Social Worker in a high school setting in Downers Grove, Illinois. She completed her education at the University of Chicago. While a doctoral student at U of C, Dr. Rolf, served as the Statewide Evaluation Coordinator for the Illinois State Board of Education's Emotional and Behavioral Disordered Network. She also worked as a research assistant providing computer programming and statistical analysis on health related projects for the World Health Organization. Dr. Rolf has served as an Evaluation Consultant to Chicago Public Schools Social Work Unit and Lisle Community Public Schools in Illinois. After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and joining the UNO School of Social Work, Dr. Rolf began collaborating on a grant from the National Science Foundation at Northwestern University. This project examines historical trends in mortality and morbidity. Professional Specialties The effect of children's health on families, school social work, special education, poverty, intra-family allocations, the well-being of children with disabilities in foster care and adoptive homes. Dr. Rolf's research interests are broadly defined in the areas of the effect of health, the conceptualization of disability, and the interaction of health status on overall functioning. In addition, Dr. Rolf is specifically interested in the formulation and evaluation of policies that effect families who care for children with special needs. Teaching The effect of children's health on families, school social work, special education, poverty, intra-family allocations, the well-being of children with disabilities in foster care and adoptive homes. Dr. Rolf's research interests are broadly defined in the areas of the effect of health, the conceptualization of disability, and the interaction of health status on overall functioning. In addition, Dr. Rolf is specifically interested in the formulation and evaluation of policies that effect families who care for children with special needs. Research Eber, L., Rolf, K., and Schreiber, M.P. AA Look at the Five-Year Illinois Board of Education's Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities Initiative. In Family Matters, National Health Services Program for Youth, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Spring, 1997. Eber, L., and Rolf, K. Can Statewide Special Education Data Inform Systems of Child Development? Proceedings of the 12th Annual Children's Mental Health Research Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 21-24, 1999. Eber, L., and Rolf, K. School-Based Systems of Care: Prevention, Day Treatment, and Inclusion. Examples from Illinois.@ Proceedings of the 11th Annual Children's Mental Health Research Conference, Tampa, Florida. March 7-10, 1998. Eber, L., and Rolf, K. Applying Wraparound Approaches in Schools: Evaluating Training and Technical Assistance Activities.@ Proceedings of the 10th Annual Children's Mental Health Research Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 23-26, 1997. Eber, L., Osuch, R., and Rolf, K. Evaluation of School-Based Wraparound: A Review of Data from the LADSE EBD Network.@ Proceedings of the 9th Annual Children's Mental Health Research Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 26-28, 1996. Eber, L., Osuch, R., and Rolf, K. School-Based Wraparound: How Implementation and Evaluation Can Lead to System Change. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Children's Mental Health Research Conference, Tampa, Florida. March 6-8, 1995. Rolf, K. "Analysis of the Funding and Child Tracking System (FACTS) For the Illinois State Board of Education." October, 1998. Eber, L., Osuch, R., and Rolf, K. Initial Report on the First Wave of Data for the Joint Interagency Pooled Funding Initiative.@ Report to the Interagency Management Team, April 19, 1997. Eber, L., Rolf, K., and Schreiber, M.P. Evaluation of the LADSE EBD Network, 1993 to 1996. Report to the Illinois State Board of Education EBD Network. May 20, 1997. Eber, L., Rolf, K., and Schreiber, M.P. Developing an Evaluation Process for Technical Assistance Activities. Report of the Statewide Component of Illinois State Board of Education's Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities Network. May 6, 1997. Rolf, K. An Evaluation of the SESAME Summer 1995 Program. Prepared for Dr. Paul Sally, Professor of Mathematics and Director, SESAME Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. January, 1996. Eber, L., Rolf, K., and Schreiber, M.P. A Look at the Five Year ISBE EBD Initiative, End of Year Summary for 1995-1996. Report to the Statewide Technical Assistance and Evaluation Component of the Illinois State Board of Education Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities Network. September, 1995. Rolf, K. A Survival Analysis of the Placement Rate of Participants in the Family First Program. In Report to the State of Illinois on the Family First Program, Chapin Hall Center for Children, Chicago, Illinois. September, 1990. Work in Progress "Disability and Poverty: The Impact of Children's Health on Families' Financial Health." This work examines the economic hardship resulting from caring for a child with a disability or chronic illness. Preliminary results from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) indicate that the presence of such a child results in a decrease in work hours equivalent to the presence of two children without impairments. "Later Life Outcomes for Siblings of Children With Disabilities." Economic theory and qualitative research suggest that the allocation of resources across children within a household will be influenced by the presence of a child who has a chronic illness or a disability. This research uses the National Longitudinal Study for Youth (NLSY) and Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to examine the educational and occupational attainment of siblings in households caring for children with special needs. "Disadvantage or Advantage: The Relationship Between Disability and Occupational Success." Some anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals with some characteristics (e.g. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) may thrive in particular environments or occupations (e.g. the law), while individuals with other characteristics (e.g. Bipolar Disorder) may thrive in other environments (creative endeavors). This work uses data from the National Co-Morbidity Survey to examine the relationship between disability and occupational choice. It identifies occupations in which what are otherwise viewed as disabilities might prove advantageous, and characteristics of the environment that can be altered to make the probability of occupational success greater. Service Admissions Committee, School of Social Work Affiliation, Associations, Consultations Member, National Association of Social Workers |
Karen Rolf