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Bryn King

Associate Professor

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

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  • Associate Professor
    Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

BIO

Bryn King joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in July 2015 as an Assistant Professor. Bryn is also an Affiliated Researcher at the Children’s Data Network, University of Southern California, and the California Child Welfare Indicators Project, University of California, Berkeley.


Her research examines the epidemiology, service involvement, and outcomes of children and youth who are maltreated and come to the attention of the child protective system in North America. More specifically, she has examined the likelihood, risk factors, and experiences of early childbirth and parenting among adolescents involved with the child protective system; assessed differences in clinical presentation, decision-making, and investigation outcomes across race/ethnicity, gender, and other key demographic and maltreatment characteristics; and measured the specific needs of adolescents investigated for maltreatment concerns.


Bryn has recently founded a research collaborative at the FIFSW called the Youth Wellness Lab, which intends to bring together researchers, practitioners, and youth towards the goal of improving services and outcomes for young people across service sectors. She is currently a PI on two external-funded grants related to this effort.

Her SSHRC Insight Grant (2018-2021) called “Promoting Attachment and Mitigating the Risk of Future Maltreatment among Young Expectant Mothers Involved in the Child Welfare System” examines service needs, trajectories, and experiences of young mothers in the child welfare system.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Canada2015 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
  • MSW
    New York University, United States
  • BA
    Clark University, United States

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Institute for Pandemics (IfP)

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