i
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Judith Lee Falgout Rhodes
i
Louisiana State University
College of Human Sciences and Education
School of Social Work and the Office of Social Service Research and Development
231 Huey P. Long Field House,i
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4948 FAX: 225-578-0428 i
Email: i
ii
EDUCATION
i
Doctor of Philosophy iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii May 2011 iiii
iiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiii School of Social Work
iiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiii Dissertation: The Predictive Ability of Demographic and Psychosocial Risk Factors,iiii
iiii School-Related Characteristics, and Service Interventions on Grade Attainment i
iiii Among At-Risk Elementary School Children in a Truancy Prevention Program
i
Master of Social Work iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii August 2007
iiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiii School of Social Work
iiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Thesis: Interrelationships Between Demographic, Psychosocial, and Academic iii
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Characteristics and GED Attainment Among At- Risk Youth
i
Bachelor of Arts iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii May 1985 iiiiii
iiiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiiii College of Arts and Sciences
iiiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiiiiiiiiiii Major: Arts and Sciences in Social Work
i
CERTIFICATION
i
Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW), License #9931(Active)i i January 2008
iiiiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners
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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dismantling the school to prison pipeline, school dropout prevention, school-based
intervention programs, school social work and school mental health, delinquency prevention
and juvenile justice, evaluation, intervention research
i
i
FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
i
U. S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education i(OCTAE).i
Performance Partnership Pilots (P3) for Disconnected Youth: Baton Rouge P3. CFDA 84.420A.ii
i
i
, i
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Co-Author (with Cecile Guin, Sam Robison, Cassie Dinecola). Primary role: Principal
Investigator.i(FINALIST, Award pending,i$671,304.00). October i, 2015 to September 30,i
2018.i
i
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. Youth
Empowerment Grant II (YEP II): LSU YEP Village. CFDA Number 93.910. Co-author (with
Cecile Guin, Bret Blackmon, Sam Robison). Primary role: Principal Investigator.i($i.5
million). September i, 2014 to August 31, 2017.i
i
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice 2014. Violent Gang
and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods): Gardere Safe Neighborhood.ii
OMB Number 1121-0329. Co-author (with PI Cecile Guin).i(Funded). 2014.i
i
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services Administration (SAMHSA). Transformation
Transfer Initiative (TTI): Criminal Justice Collaborative Demonstration. Co-author (with PI
Cecile Guin). Primary role: Lead evaluator.i($221,000). 2012 to 2015.i
i
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services Administration (SAMHSA): LA Office of Public
Health. Linking Actions of Unmet Needs in Children’s Health (LAUNCH): LAUNCH Lafayette
Parish. Grant Award No: SM061295.Writing Team with PI- Cecile Guin.i($800,000).i
September i, 2013 to August 31, 2018.i
i
PEER REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS i
i
Jaggers, J., Robison, S. B., Rhodes, J. L. F., Guan, X.,i& Church, W.i(forthcoming, 2015).i
Predicting adult criminality among Louisiana’s urban youth: Poverty, academic risk, and
delinquency. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.i
i
Thomas, J. M., Lemieux, C. M., Rhodes, J. L. F.,i& Vlosky, D. A.i(2011). Early i
truancy intervention: Results of an evaluation using a regression discontinuity design.i
Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (9), 1563-1572.ii
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Thomas, J.M., Lemieux, C. M., Cain, D.,i& Guin, C. C.i(2010) Truancy i
Assessment and Service Centers (TASC): Engaging elementary school children and their
families. School Social Work Journal, 35(i), 83-100.i
i
MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW
i
Blackmon, B., Robison, S., B.,i& Rhodes, J. L. F.i(In Review-2015). Impacts of Geographic,i
Behavioral and School-Related Factors on Juvenile Offending in a Southern U.S. State.iii
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Thomas, J. M.,i& Liles, A.i(In review-2015). Predictors of Grade Retention
Among Children in an Elementary School Truancy Intervention.i
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Lemieux, C. M.,i& Lim Y.i(In Review-2014) Reasons for School Dropout
among At-Risk Youth: Investigating the Factor Structure of the National General Educational
Development (GED) Survey Instrument.ii
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Judith Lee Falgout Rhodes
i
Louisiana State University
College of Human Sciences and Education
School of Social Work and the Office of Social Service Research and Development
231 Huey P. Long Field House,i
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4948 FAX: 225-578-0428 i
Email: i
ii
EDUCATION
i
Doctor of Philosophy iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii May 2011 iiii
iiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiii School of Social Work
iiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiii Dissertation: The Predictive Ability of Demographic and Psychosocial Risk Factors,iiii
iiii School-Related Characteristics, and Service Interventions on Grade Attainment i
iiii Among At-Risk Elementary School Children in a Truancy Prevention Program
i
Master of Social Work iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii August 2007
iiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiii School of Social Work
iiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Thesis: Interrelationships Between Demographic, Psychosocial, and Academic iii
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Characteristics and GED Attainment Among At- Risk Youth
i
Bachelor of Arts iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii May 1985 iiiiii
iiiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State University
iiiiiiiiiiii College of Arts and Sciences
iiiiiiiiiiii Baton Rouge, LA
iiiiiiiiiiii Major: Arts and Sciences in Social Work
i
CERTIFICATION
i
Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW), License #9931(Active)i i January 2008
iiiiiiiiiiiii Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners
i
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dismantling the school to prison pipeline, school dropout prevention, school-based
intervention programs, school social work and school mental health, delinquency prevention
and juvenile justice, evaluation, intervention research
i
i
FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
i
U. S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education i(OCTAE).i
Performance Partnership Pilots (P3) for Disconnected Youth: Baton Rouge P3. CFDA 84.420A.ii
i
i
, i
i
Co-Author (with Cecile Guin, Sam Robison, Cassie Dinecola). Primary role: Principal
Investigator.i(FINALIST, Award pending,i$671,304.00). October i, 2015 to September 30,i
2018.i
i
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. Youth
Empowerment Grant II (YEP II): LSU YEP Village. CFDA Number 93.910. Co-author (with
Cecile Guin, Bret Blackmon, Sam Robison). Primary role: Principal Investigator.i($i.5
million). September i, 2014 to August 31, 2017.i
i
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice 2014. Violent Gang
and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods): Gardere Safe Neighborhood.ii
OMB Number 1121-0329. Co-author (with PI Cecile Guin).i(Funded). 2014.i
i
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services Administration (SAMHSA). Transformation
Transfer Initiative (TTI): Criminal Justice Collaborative Demonstration. Co-author (with PI
Cecile Guin). Primary role: Lead evaluator.i($221,000). 2012 to 2015.i
i
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services Administration (SAMHSA): LA Office of Public
Health. Linking Actions of Unmet Needs in Children’s Health (LAUNCH): LAUNCH Lafayette
Parish. Grant Award No: SM061295.Writing Team with PI- Cecile Guin.i($800,000).i
September i, 2013 to August 31, 2018.i
i
PEER REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS i
i
Jaggers, J., Robison, S. B., Rhodes, J. L. F., Guan, X.,i& Church, W.i(forthcoming, 2015).i
Predicting adult criminality among Louisiana’s urban youth: Poverty, academic risk, and
delinquency. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.i
i
Thomas, J. M., Lemieux, C. M., Rhodes, J. L. F.,i& Vlosky, D. A.i(2011). Early i
truancy intervention: Results of an evaluation using a regression discontinuity design.i
Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (9), 1563-1572.ii
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Thomas, J.M., Lemieux, C. M., Cain, D.,i& Guin, C. C.i(2010) Truancy i
Assessment and Service Centers (TASC): Engaging elementary school children and their
families. School Social Work Journal, 35(i), 83-100.i
i
MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW
i
Blackmon, B., Robison, S., B.,i& Rhodes, J. L. F.i(In Review-2015). Impacts of Geographic,i
Behavioral and School-Related Factors on Juvenile Offending in a Southern U.S. State.iii
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Thomas, J. M.,i& Liles, A.i(In review-2015). Predictors of Grade Retention
Among Children in an Elementary School Truancy Intervention.i
i
Rhodes, J. L. F., Lemieux, C. M.,i& Lim Y.i(In Review-2014) Reasons for School Dropout
among At-Risk Youth: Investigating the Factor Structure of the National General Educational
Development (GED) Survey Instrument.ii
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