| Title: | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Department: | Social Work, School of |
| Office Location: | Washington Square Hall 217B |
| Office Hours: | Tuesdays 10:00am-1:15pm & Wednesdays 4:15pm-6:00pm |
| Telephone: | (408) 924-5845 |
| Email: | Kathy.Lemon-Osterling@sjsu.edu |
Dr. Osterling earned a B.A. in psychology and literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz, an M.S.W. from San Jose State University, and a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of California at Berkeley.
Her research interests are focused on understanding developmental pathways among children of color, particularly immigrant children, and the ways in which government-based policies aimed at supporting families, impact children's developmental outcomes. Contexts that are of particular interest to Dr. Osterling include: the influence of economic hardship and lack of access to resources, the home environment and parenting practices, social networks, and how social welfare systems, in particular the child welfare system, and public assistance programs, impact these processes and outcomes.
Dr. Osterling's practice interests are focused on cross-system collaboration among social welfare systems, child welfare services, administration and management, and culturally competent human service delivery. She currently teaches courses in the Research Sequence in the M.S.W. program.Selected publications:
Osterling, K. L., D'Andrade, A., & Austin, M. J. (2008). Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality in the front-end of the child welfare system. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 5(1/2), 9-30.
Osterling, K. L. & Austin, M. J. (2008). Substance abuse interventions for parents involved in the child welfare system: Evidence and implications. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 5(1/2), 157-189.
Osterling, K. L. (2007). Social capital and neighborhood poverty: Toward an ecologically grounded model of neighborhood effects. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 16(1/2), 123-147.
Hines, A. M., Lee, P. A. Osterling, K. L., & Drabble, L. (2007). Factors predicting family reunification for African American, Latino, Asian, and White families in the child welfare system. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(2), 275-289.
Osterling, K. L. & Hines, A. M. (2006). Mentoring adolescent foster youth: Promoting resilience during developmental transitions. Child and Family Social Work, 11, 242-253.
Chow, J., Osterling, K. L., & Xu, Q. (2005). The risk of timing out: Welfare-to-work services for Asian immigrants and refugees. AAPI Nexus, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Policy, Practice and Community 3(2), 85-104.
Merdinger, J. M., Hines, A. M., Osterling, K. L., & Wyatt, (2005), Pathways to college for former foster youth: Understanding factors that contribute to educational success. Child Welfare 84(6), 867-896.Lemon, K., Hines, A. M., & Merdinger, J. (2005). From foster care to young adulthood: The role of independent living programs in supporting successful transitions. Children and Youth Services Review, 27(3), 251-270.
Hines, A. M., Lemon, K., Wyatt, P., & Merdinger, J. (2004). Factors related to the disproportionate involvement of children of color in the child welfare system: A review and emerging themes. Children and Youth Services Review, 26(6), 507-611.
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