{"id":14,"date":"2025-12-10T09:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:01:24","slug":"project-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/project-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Julia Kobulsky, PhD, MA
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Dr. Kobulsky is Principal Investigator of the Essential Adolescent Needs project. The goal of Julia’s work is to improve the health and well-being of children and families. She strives to do this through advancing prevention and increasing the effectiveness and equity of child welfare services and systems. \u200bFind out more about Julia\u202f<\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP
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Dr. Dubowitz is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is a clinician, researcher, and educator. Born in South Africa, Dr. Dubowitz studied at the University of Cape Town Medical School. After emigrating in 1974 for political reasons, he practiced 3 years as a family doctor in London, England, before moving to Boston for a residency in pediatrics, a fellowship in child abuse, and a master\u2019s degree in public health. Since 1985, he\u2019s been at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and since 2000 Dr. Dubowitz has headed the Division of Child Protection. He was a founder and Past-President of the Helfer Society, an honorary international group of physicians working in the child maltreatment field. He served on the Executive Council of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and the national boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and of Prevent Child Abuse America. For more than 2 decades Dr. Dubowitz has led the development of the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) approach, helping primary care professionals address health-related social needs to promote children\u2019s health, development and wellbeing, and to prevent child abuse and neglect. Dr. Dubowitz has over 230 publications and he\u2019s edited or co-edited 3 books. He\u2019s taught widely and his work has been recognized with national and international awards. Dr. Dubowitz is married and has a blended family of 4 children and 5 grandchildren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Miguel Villodas, PhD, MS
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Dr. Villodas conducts clinical research on the promotion of mental health and psychosocial well-being among at-risk and underserved youth who predominantly come from low-SES and Black and Latinx backgrounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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DaVonti' DeAngelo Haynes, PhD, MS, MSW
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Dr. Haynes is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University and founder of Re\/val Strategies. Dr. Haynes has worked across the higher education, non-profit, governmental, and consulting sectors. Examining the impact of college access, workforce development, and youth disconnection, Dr. Haynes\u2019 research is grounded in an interdisciplinary framework that integrates public policy, social work, community engagement, and educational theories. His work focuses on advancing educational and workforce opportunities in urban and rural communities through deliberate and reciprocal community engagement. \u00a0As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Haynes seeks to drive reforms that inform both policy and practice to create environments where all young people can thrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Victor Trussell, LCSW, LISW, PhD (c)
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Trussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has experience working with vulnerable youth and expertise in the areas of trauma. He has extensive experience in school, private practice, and outpatient settings, supporting youth and adults facing trauma, grief, and various mental health challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Alyssa Johnston, MPH
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Johnston is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy at Temple University Barnett College of Public Health. She has over 10 years of project management experience in hospital and academic settings. Her research interests include: workforce development; legal epidemiology; public health law and policy; emergency preparedness; and the opioid crisis. She received her MPH in Health Policy and Management from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Simone Brown, MA
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Brown is a Research Assistant in the Child Maltreatment Prevention Lab, where she supports projects aimed at improving the welfare of children and families. Her research focuses on identifying pathways that contribute to maladaptive adulthood outcomes and informing interventions that promote resilience, strengthen families, and support healthy development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Scout Silverstein, MPH PhD(c)
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Scout (they\/them) creates necessary changes in the healthcare landscape by building inclusive clinical programming and strengthening legislative policy. A specialist in gender-affirming eating disorder care with a Master of Public Health and PhD in progress, Scout provides training to health care professionals, consultation to clinicians, and collaborates with academic research teams. You can find their research portfolio\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Rosleyry Rosario
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Rosleyry Rosario is a Bilingual Research Assistant <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the School of Social Work at Temple University Barnett College of Public Health. \u00a0She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Health, Science, and Society from Clark University. Rosleyry plans to pursue a Master of Public Health, with a focus on health policy and is committed to advancing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>equitable<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0access to healthcare and essential resources for underserved communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Julia Kobulsky, PhD, MA Director\/Principal Investigator Dr. Kobulsky is Principal Investigator of the Essential Adolescent Needs project. The goal of Julia’s work is to improve the health and well-being of children and families. She strives to do this through advancing prevention and increasing the effectiveness and equity of child welfare services and systems. \u200bFind out… Continue Reading Project Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29923,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29923"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/teenneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}