Reports

 

McCormick, M., Anthony, J., & Townsend, E. T. (2022). Fostering Safer Spaces: Retaining and empowering SGM students with a lived history of Foster Care. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00889-7

Okpych, N.j., & Gray, L.A. (2021). Ties that bond and bridge: Exploring social capital among college students with foster care histories using a novel social network instrument (FC-Connects). Innovative Higher Education.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-021-09553-x

Dworsky, A (2020) Supporting College Students Transitioning Out of Foster Care A Formative Evaluation Report on the Seita Scholars Program. Urban Institute.

Bennett, J.L., Unrau, Y.A., Gray, L., & Dawson, A.W. (2020). A coaching model to support college students from foster care. Relational child & youth care practice, 33(2), 78-95.

Unrau, Y.A., Dawson, A.W., Anthony, J.C., Toutant, T.M., & Hamilton, R.D. 2020). An exploration of life outcomes for college graduates with foster care histories by race: Preliminary results from a campus-based program. Children and Youth Services Review, 116, 1-10.  

Unrau, Y.A. (2019). Opinion: These tools help coach college youth aged out of foster care to develop relationships. Youth Today. 

Gray, L., Font, S., Unrau, Y.A., & Dawson, A. (2018). The effectiveness of mindfulness meditation module for students who have aged out of foster care. Innovative Higher Education, 43(5), 339-352, ISSN 0742-5627. DOI: 10.1007/s10755-018-9433-3 

Root, K.M., Unrau, Y.A., & Kyles, N.S. (2018). Perceptions of mental health needs and supports among college students who aged out of foster care. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 31, 74-90.

Unrau, Y. A., Dawson, A., Hamilton R., Bennett, J. (2017). Perceived value of a campus-based college support program by students who aged out of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 78, 64-73. 

Day, M., Schmidt, L., Unrau, Y.A. (2017). A framework to approach postsecondary educational program design for college students with lived experience in foster care. Update On Research and Leadership. 28 (1), 2-7.

Unrau, Y.A., Font, S.A., and Rawls, G. (2012). Readiness for college engagement among students who have aged out of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 76-83.

Unrau, Y.A., Hamilton, R, and Putney, K. (2010). The challenge of retaining college students who grew up in foster care. Retention Success, April, 1-5.

Unrau, Y.A. (2010). From foster care to college: The Seita Scholars Program at Western Michigan University. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 20(2), 17-20.