Faculty Affiliate Susan Kemp is Charles O. Cressey Endowed Associate Professor in the School of Social Work. Professor Kemp's research interests include supports for low-income families, public child welfare, community-based and environmental interventions, and social work history and theory.
 

Major Research Projects

[Coming soon.]

Sample Publications:

• Romanelli, L. H., Hoagwood, K. E., Kemp, S. P., Kaplan, S., et al. (in press). Parent support and youth empowerment guidelines. Child Welfare.
• Kemp, S. P., Marcenko. M. O., & Vesneski, W. (in press). Engaging birth parents in child welfare services: Promising practices and policy opportunities. Child Welfare.
• Gerring, C., Kemp, S. P., & Marcenko M. O. (2008). The Connections Project: A relational approach to engaging birth parents in visitation. Child Welfare, 87, 6.
• Kemp, S. P. (2008). Practicing place: Everyday contexts in child and family welfare. Social Work Now: The Practice Journal of Child, Youth, and Family.
• Sutton, S.E., & Kemp, S. P. (2006). Integrating social science and design inquiry through interdisciplinary design charrettes: An approach to participatory community problem-solving. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 1-2, 125-139.

Contact Information:

Susan Kemp
Email: spk@u.washington.edu
Homepage: http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/directory/p.php?id=53
Susan Kemp’s CV [ PDF ]