Katie Berry | College of Social Work

Specialized Faculty (Translational Research Specialist) - Florida Institute for Child Welfare

Katie Berry brings over a decade of research and evaluation experience, collaborating with health and human services organizations in both the private and public sectors. Currently, at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (FICW), she offers technical assistance to community providers to help them effectively evaluate their work and enhance the quality of care access and delivery. Katie also supports the Legislature and legislatively mandated task forces with research, handles strategic research evaluation requests from the Department of Children and Families, and explores innovative technologies to improve resource access and support for foster caregivers and youth in care. Katie is a lifelong FSU student, having earned her BSW, MSW, and PhD from the FSU College of Social Work.

Areas of Focus

Child welfare
Community needs assessment
Youth mental and behavioral health
Organizational measurement and accountability
Measurement-based care in youth-serving organizations
Scalable evidence-based practice in telehealth settings
Foster parent resources and support
Innovative mental and behavioral health technologies

Selected Peer Review Articles and Publications

Gliske, K., Berry, K. R., Ballard, J., Schmidt, C., Kroll, E., Kohlmeier, J., ... & Fenkel, C. (2023). Predicting Youth and Young Adult Treatment Engagement in a Transdiagnostic Remote Intensive Outpatient Program: Latent Profile Analysis. JMIR Formative Research, 7(1), e47917.

Berry, K. R., Gliske, K., Schmidt, C., Cray, L. D. E., Killian, M., & Fenkel, C. (2023). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other minoritized gender and sexual identities–adapted telehealth intensive outpatient program for youth and young adults: Subgroup analysis of acuity and improvement following treatment. JMIR formative research, 7(1), e45796.

Berry, K. R. (2021). Kids in Context: An Exploratory Analysis of Environment and Engagement in Adolescent Residential Treatment. The Florida State University.

Mennicke, A. M., & Ropes, K. (2016). Estimating the rate of domestic violence perpetrated by law enforcement officers: A review of methods and estimates. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 31, 157-164.

Books Published

Berry, K. R., Gilmour, M., Kennedy, S. C., & Tripodi, S. J. (2018). Coming home: Challenges and opportunities to enhance reentry success. (Invited book chapter)