Project Team

Promoting School Readiness for Children in the Child Welfare System
Catherine E. Cutler Institute for Child and Family Policy
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
34 Bedford Street, Wishcamper Center
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Phone: 207-780-4141
Fax: 207-780-5817

Muskie Staff

Julie Atkins
Research Associate

Phone: 207-780-5872
jatkins@usm.maine.edu
Mary Joseph
Project Assistant

Phone: 207-780-5854
mjoseph@usm.maine.edu
Patty Morris
Research Analyst
Helen Ward, J.D.
Project Director and Co-Principal Investigator

Phone: 207-780-5831
hward@usm.maine.edu
Sun Young Yoon, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator

Phone: 207-228-8480
syoon@usm.maine.edu

Oldham Innovative Research Staff

Erin Oldham, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator

Phone: 207-874-0539
eoldham@maine.rr.com
Karen Wathen
Research Associate

Phone: 207-650-1849
kwathen@maine.rr.com

Project Consultants

John Hornstein, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire
105C Morril Hall
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Phone: 603-862-2310
hornstjo@hotmail.com

Marc Mannes, Ph.D.
Search Institute
The Banks Building
615 First Avenue NE, Suite 125
Minneapolis , MN 55413
Phone: 612-376-8955 or 800-888-7828
marcm@search-institute.org

We are proud to have our research project funded by the Child Care Bureau
of the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


©2005 Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service