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Ann Shun Knobel
Ann Shun Knobel
Graduate student
Summary Statement

Ann's research focuses on the use of large administrative datasets to assess the effects of child maltreatment, as well as child welfare and foster care system involvement on foster youths' life trajectories and biopsychosocial outcomes. 

Department
  • Graduate Student
Education
  • 2021, B.S. (summa cum laude), Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology (minor), Penn State University (World Campus)
Affiliations

Advisor: Christian Connell
Advisor: Sarah Font

Professional Experience

Awards and honors:

  • Douds C/E Equity Scholarship
  • John W. White Graduate Fellowship
  • Peterson HHD Trustee Scholarship
  • Jason & Martha Stone Hon Dietz Scholarship
Publications
  • McNellan, C. R., Gibbs, D. J., Knobel, A. S., & Putnam-Hornstein, E. (2022). The evidence base for risk assessment tools in U.S. child protection investigations: A systematic scoping review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 134. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105887