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  1. Social distancing, community stigma, and implications for psychological distress in the aftermath of Ebola virus disease

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2022, PLOS

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  2. Assessing the factor structure of the Spanish language parent Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Honduras

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2019, PLOS

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  3. Food for Education in Guatemala: links between food intake and reading comprehension

    Article • Development in Practice, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  4. Externalizing behaviors among adopted children: A longitudinal comparison of preadoptive childhood sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  5. Testing the ‘overburdening’ hypothesis: Do work and school attendance together place youth transitioning from care at risk for negative housing outcomes?

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  6. Social service systems for vulnerable children and families in low- and middle-income countries: Establishing definitions and key components

    Article • International Journal of Social Welfare, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  7. Unaccompanied immigrant children in long term foster care: Identifying needs and best practices from a child welfare perspective

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  8. Unaccompanied migrant children in the United States: Predictors of placement stability in long term foster care

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  9. Environmental risk: Urban refugees’ struggles to build livelihoods in South Africa

    Article • International Social Work, April 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  10. Peer influence processes for youth delinquency and depression

    Article • Journal of Adolescence, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  11. Higher education for refugees: Lessons from a 4-year pilot project

    Article • International Review of Education, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  12. Involving Communities in the Targeting of Cash Transfer Programs for Vulnerable Children: Opportunities and Challenges

    Article • World Development, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  13. Family environment and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adopted children: associations with family cohesion and adaptability

    Article • Child Care Health and Development, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  14. Effects of unconditional and conditional cash transfers on child health and development in Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial

    Article • The Lancet, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  15. From Rhetoric to Reality: Planning and Conducting Collaborations for International Research in the Global South

    Article • Social Work, December 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  16. Household-based cash transfer targeting strategies in Zimbabwe: Are we reaching the most vulnerable children?

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  17. Asset ownership among households caring for orphans and vulnerable children in rural Zimbabwe: The influence of ownership on children's health and social vulnerabilities

    Article • AIDS Care, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  18. The context of program implementation and evaluation: A pilot study of interorganizational differences to improve child welfare reform efforts

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  19. The intersection of home study assessments and child specific recruitment: the performance of home studies in practice

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  20. Balanced Decision Making in Child Welfare: Structured Processes Informed by Multiple Perspectives

    Article • Administration in Social Work, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  21. Patterns and Predictors of Adoption Openness and Contact: 14 Years Postadoption

    Article • Family Relations, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  22. The Association of Team Composition and Meeting Characteristics With Foster Care Placement Recommendations

    Article • Journal of Social Service Research, September 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  23. Family Involvement in Child Welfare Decision-Making: Strategies and Research On Inclusive Practices

    Article • Journal of Public Child Welfare, August 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  24. Brief Note: Intercountry adoptions and domestic home study practices: SAFE and the Hague Adoption Convention

    Article • International Social Work, August 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  25. The implementation and expansion of SAFE: Frontline responses and the transfer of technology to practice

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  26. Structured Home Study Evaluations: Perceived Benefits of SAFE Versus Conventional Home Studies

    Article • Adoption Quarterly, June 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  27. Implementation fidelity of Team Decisionmaking

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  28. Variability in the implementation of Team Decisionmaking (TDM): Scope and compliance with the Family to Family practice model

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  29. Challenges of Street-Level Child Welfare Reform and Technology Transfer: The Case of Team Decisionmaking

    Article • Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, January 2008, Alliance for Children and Families

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  30. Behavioral outcomes for substance-exposed adopted children: Fourteen years postadoption.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Thomas M Crea

  31. Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence-based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress

    Article • Child & Family Social Work, November 2005, Wiley

    Dr Thomas M Crea