Note: The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) is in a state of transition as it becomes a new government entity. At the moment, direct links to most of my publications are unavailable, so I have substituted archived links via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. I will update these when the government site is functional again.
Multimedia Publications:
- Coordinated production of animated video series: Consider Your Audiences. In NCFY Toolkit: Build a Youth Program with cross-functional teams (pending publication).
- Coordinated production of “Trauma-Informed Care” online learning course with cross-functional teams (2016).
- Co-creator of “Introduction to Positive Youth Development” online learning course (last updated 2015).
- Contributed to NCFY website, which won Standard of Excellence award for government Web sites in the New Media Awards competition (2013).
- NCFY podcast: “Youth Speak Out: How to Avoid ‘Secondary Trauma’ in Youth Work” (2013).
- Co-creator of short documentary film: “Release: Self-Care for Trauma Workers” (with Ramos, I., Momi, R., Mackie, A., & Evangelista, S.) (2012). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoLupPSmmoU
- NCFY podcast on how trauma affects homeless youth: “Voices From the Field: Dr. Nik Stefanidis” (2011).
- Earned MarCom Gold Award for “Youth Speak Out: This Could Happen to Anybody” podcast (2010).
Reports and Toolkits:
- “Sexual Health and Transgender Youth.” In NCFY Reports: Addressing the Legal Needs of Homeless Youth (2016).
- “Ensuring Homeless Youth Have the I.D.s They Need.” In NCFY Reports: Addressing the Legal Needs of Homeless Youth (2016).
- Led processes to create Screening and Assessment Tools for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs with cross-functional teams (2016).
- Administration for Children and Families Family and Youth Services Bureau Street Outreach Program: Data Collection Project Final Report (2015).
- Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (2014).
- “Calm Through Creativity: How Arts Can Aid Trauma Recovery.” In NCFY Reports: Thinking Creatively in Family and Youth Work (2013).
- Peer Health Strategies in HOPE SF Communities: Community Health Assessment (Report and Community Presentation) with Wolin, J., Rueckhaus, P., & MPH Students (2012).
Selected Reported Articles on Innovative Practices:
- Edited hundreds of research summaries, such as “A Financial Literacy Curriculum Improves Financial Well-Being among Survivors of Domestic Violence” (2016).
- “Tool Helps Foster Youth Keep their Documents Safe and Discover Local Resources” (2016).
- “Pop-Up “Care Villages” Combine Services with Dignity and Engagement for Homeless Youth” (2016).
- Compiled data, led design process, and ensured accessibility standards for maps in Family and Youth Services Bureau Highlights: 2014 and 2015 (2016).
Scholarly Articles:
- Master’s thesis and presentation: “Creative Healing for Secondary Trauma: Needs Assessment for a Curriculum on Resilience for Social Workers.” San Francisco State University (2013).
- “Dynamics of international humanitarian aid,” in Towson University Journal of International Affairs 44(2), 52−75. (2010).