Miriam Landsman, PhD, MSW
Director, School of Social Work
Associate Professor
Executive Director, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
Co-Director, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation
Biography
Miriam Landsman, PhD, is the Director of the School of Social Work as well as an Associate Professor. Dr. Landsman is also the Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice. Dr. Landsman’s primary areas of research are family-centered approaches to child welfare practice, and development of the child welfare workforce.
Research interests
- Child welfare and human services workforce
- Family-centered child welfare practice
Teaching areas
- Research
- Child Welfare policy and practice
Work experience
- Organizational consultation
- Program evaluation
- Family-centered practice
Research areas
- Child welfare
- Behavioral health, mental well-being, and health care
- Organizations and communities
