INNOVATION DAY 2025

The Silent Epidemic: Research & Policy on Families Affected by Criminal Justice & Child Welfare

 JAN 14, 2025
University of Washington School of Social Work

Welcome

  • Michael Spencer, Dean, School of Social Work, University of Washington
  • Charles Lewis, CEO, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work Policy (CRISP)
  • Carrie Pettus, CEO, Wellbeing & Equity Innovations (WEI)

Panel 1: Researcher & Community Collaboration

Topic: Progress to date on what works and what does not and where we should head in
the future: Research, Practice, and Policy Gaps and Solutions.

Moderator & Panelist: Tamarie Willis, University of Washington

Speakers Include:

  • Kimberly Mays, Parent Representation Program Social Service Worker and Statewide Incarcerated Parent Liaison, Contracted w/Washington State Office of Public Defense
  • Mark Eddy, University of Texas at Austin
  • Ebony Underwood, Founder, We Got Us Now
  • Pajarita Charles, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Panel 2: Research-to-Policy; Policy-to-Research Feedback Loop

Topic: Strategies for achieving an action using a research-to-policy; policy-to-research feedback loop.

Moderator: Angelique Day, University of Washington

Speakers Include:

  • Rebecca Goodwin, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Santos Marino, Legislative Aid, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s Office
  • Jennifer Pokempner, National Youth Law Center
  • Carrie Pettus, Wellbeing & Equity Innovations

Closing Remarks

Speakers Include:

  • Carrie Pettus, Wellbeing & Equity Innovations
  • Charles Lewis, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work Policy
  • Michael Spencer, University of Washington

This event was supported by a generous grant from Arnold Ventures.