Schyler Brumm is a doctoral student at the College of Social Work. She has an educational background from Florida State University, holding a bachelor's degree in psychology and dual master's degrees in social work and criminology. Her professional journey is marked by contributions to direct social work and program development, focusing on vulnerable populations, particularly in the child welfare system.
Zhe Yang is a doctoral student at Florida State University College of Social Work. Her research interests include pediatric healthcare, medical social work, and program evaluation. She particularly focuses on the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) on children with severe diseases, mental health challenges among pediatric patients, and healthcare utilization in pediatric settings.
Tracy McDade is an associate teaching professor with extensive experience in the public and private sectors, primarily with nonprofit child welfare organizations. She supports undergraduate and graduate social work students in child welfare internships, particularly in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties.
Jessica Pryce is a research faculty member and works directly with child welfare leaders through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare on organizational change through the Alliance for Workforce Enhancement under the institute’s GROW Center. She previously served as the institute's director from 2017 to early 2023. An alumna of the College of Social Work and a Florida native, she completed her MSW in 2009 and worked as a child protective investigator with DCF before transitioning to Washington, DC, to pursue her doctorate degree from Howard University.
Lisa Schelbe is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at Florida State University College of Social Work and a faculty affiliate at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Lisa received a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being (2011-2013). Her primary research interest focuses broadly on child welfare, child maltreatment prevention, and child well-being.
As a researcher at Florida State University since 1998, Karen has been the director of the FSU Institute for Trauma & Resilience Studies (formerly the Institute for Family Violence Studies) since 2007. In 2011, she was named an FSU Distinguished University Scholar.
Carol Campbell Edwards is an associate teaching professor and director of the BSW Program and Professional Development with the College of Social Work. She is also a licensed clinical social worker and approved clinical social work supervisor with expertise in child welfare. She is a Florida Board Certified Child Welfare Trainer and certified as a facilitator by True Colors International. She is also a private consultant on foster care and adoption, child welfare training, and curriculum development.
Katrina Boone serves as an associate teaching professor and has held the role of Director of Field Education since 2005. She is actively involved with the Council on Social Work Education, where she contributes as a member of the Board of Accreditation Site Visitor team. Additionally, she is engaged with the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, serving on its executive team as Secretary of the Board of Directors.
Shamra Boel-Studt is an assistant professor with expertise in child welfare. She is also a faculty affiliate of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Her research interests include interventions related to at-risk youth, family-centered practice, residential youth care, youth trauma and victimization, intervention research, social policy, improvement of measurement and evaluation of children’s services and quantitative methods.
