Wendy Haight (PhD., University of Chicago) is professor and holds the Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on supporting vulnerable children and families in diverse cultural contexts. She uses mixed methods to better understand complex social issues and then works within teams to design, implement, and evaluate tailored interventions. She ... Read moreis the author or coauthor of eight previous books and approximately fifty articles in peer-reviewed journals. Laurel N. Bidwell (MSW, Hunter College; PhD., Columbia University) is assistant professor in the School of Social Work at St. Catherine University and the University of St. Thomas. She has worked as a clinical social worker with children and families in school, community, and hospital-based settings, and was a research associate at the University of Minnesota. Show Less