Amy Conley, PhD

Ext: 415-405-2831
Office: SCI 389
E-Mail: aconley@sfsu.edu

Educational background: 

• Ph.D.  Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

• MSW Masters of Social Work (concentration: Management and Planning), UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

• B.A. Child Development and Public Policy, Boston University, Boston, MA

Teaching interests:

• Ecological influences on child and adolescent development; Applied child development; Research methods; Child and family policy; Child welfare; Field supervision

Research interests:

• Family support at many levels:  informal support from neighbors and peers, formal support from community and social institutions such as child care, and institutional support provided by government through policies. 

• Child maltreatment prevention

• Program development and administration

• International child welfare

Service interests:

• Board member, International Children's Resource Institute 

• Advisory board member, Romanian Children's Relief

• Assessment and research on the CAD Dual Language Program

Memberships:

• Society for Social Work Research

• Society for Research in Child Development