University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
School of Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Box 455032
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-5032
(702) 895-3311 telephone
(702) 895-4079 facsimile
Brief Vita
Vicky Albert, Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
1987
M.S.W., University of Illinois, Urbana,
1976
B.S.W., University of Illinois, Urbana,
1975
Ph.D. Publications
BOOKS
OR CHAPTERS:
Albert, V. (1988). Welfare Dependence
and Welfare Policy: A Statistical Study
(Studies in Social Welfare Policies and
Programs, Number 8). N.Y., Westport, CT,
London: Greenwood Press. (Reviewed by
Robert Plotnick, Social Service Review,
June, 1988.)
Albert, V. (1994). Explaining Growth in Emergency Response Dispositions and in Foster Care Caseload. In R.P. Barth, J.D. Berrick, & N. Gilbert (Eds.), Child Welfare Research Review. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
Barth, R., Courtney, M., Duerr-Berrick, J., & Albert, V. (1994). From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning: Pathways and Outcomes of the Child Welfare System. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter Press. (Reviewed by Susan Zuravin, Children and Youth Services Review, Vol.18, 1996.)
Journal
Articles:
Albert, V. & Barth, R. (March, 1996).
Predicting growth in child abuse and
neglect reports in urban, suburban and
rural counties. Social Service Review,
(71), 1, 58-82. (Text available online.)
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/SSR/v70n1toc.html
Albert, V. & King, W. (Summer, 1996). Allocating resources for child welfare services: The impact of a caseload-driven approach. Administration in Social Work, Vol. 20, No. 2.
Albert, V. & King, W. (Spring, 1999). The effect of a mandatory employment program on welfare terminations: Implications for Welfare Reform. Journal of Social Service Research.
Albert, V. (July, 2000). Reducing welfare benefit levels: Its consequences for welfare adequacy and eligibility. (Lead Article) Social Work.
Albert, V., Klein, D. Noble, A, Zahand, E. & Holtby, S. (2000). Identifying substance abusing pregnant women: Its consequences for child maltreatment reports. Child Abuse and Neglect: An International Journal. Vol, 24, No. 2.
Albert, V., (December, 2000). The role of the economy and welfare policies in shaping welfare caseloads: The California Experience. (Lead Article) Social Work Research.
Albert, V., (2001) Using Time-Series analysis to evaluate the impact of policy initiatives in child welfare. Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal.
Albert, V. & King W. (September 2001). The impact of economy and welfare policy on welfare accessions: Implications for future reforms. (Lead Article) Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
Albert, V. & Catlin S. (under review). Strategic interactions among the states: An in-depth look at the race to the bottom.
Albert, V. & Iaci R. (under review). Welfare history and Kinship placements under Welfare Reform.
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE PAPERS:
Albert, V. & Wiseman, M. What's
to be GAINed: Welfare in California Since
1971. University of California, Berkeley,
Institute of Business and Economic
Research, Research Papers in Economics
No. 86 10, April 1986.
SELECTED
REPORTS PREPARED FOR THE FEDERAL OR STATE
GOVERNMENT:
Albert. V., Catlin S., Iaci, R.
& Smith L. "The Impact of
Welfare Reform on Foster Care: Preliminary
Findings". University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. Prepared for the State of
Nevada, Division of Children and Family
Services. Carson City, NV: July, 2001.
Barth R., Duerr Berrick, J., Needell, B., and Johnson-Reid, M. and Albert, V. "Child Abuse and Foster Care for Young Children". University of California, Family Welfare Research Group. Prepared for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Child Welfare Services for Very Young Children Advisory Board. Los Altos, CA: February, 1995.
Albert, V. & Barth, R. "Explaining Growth in the Number of Emergency Response Dispositions for 18 California Counties: Budget Allocation Methodology Phase II Report". University of California, Family Welfare Research Group. Prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau and California State Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, CA., March, 1994.
Barth, R., Albert, V. & Courtney, M. "Budget Allocation Methodology for Child Welfare Services in California Phase I Report". University of California, Family Welfare Research Group. Prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau and California State Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, CA., January, 1993.
Barth, R. & Albert, V. "Child Welfare Symposium on Multi-state Foster Care Study: California Data.". University of California, Family Welfare Research Group. Report sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1991.
Barth, R., Duerr Berrick, J., Courtney, M. & Albert, V. "Pathways Through Child Welfare Services: Final Report." University of California, Family Welfare Research Group. Prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau and California State Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, CA., May, 1992.
Berkeley Planning Associates & SRI, International. "Study of the Implementation of the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: Final Report". Prepared for U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington, D.C., September 1990.
