Marc Winokur, Director of the Social Work Research Center, joined the School of Social Work faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in fall 2004. Dr. Winokur received his Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies with a specialization in Research Methods and Program Evaluation from CSU. Dr. Winokur has 14 years of applied research experience in child maltreatment prevention that has influenced policies, practices, and procedures at the international-, federal-, state-, and county-levels. Dr. Winokur has conducted randomized controlled trials on differential response and home visitation programs, and systematic reviews on kinship care and juvenile sexual offender treatment outcomes. Dr. Winokur also has conducted evaluations on foster care, adoption, family preservation services, financial assistance programs, child welfare retention, and family treatment drug courts. Additional research interests include family engagement practices, trauma-informed interventions, child well-being measures, and risk and safety assessment in child protective services.