EDUCATION
PhD, Arizona State University
MSW, Arizona State University
MPA, Arizona State University
BA, Arizona State University
EXPERTISE
- Child welfare services and policy
- Collaboration between systems, agencies, and professionals
- Workforce education and training
- Educational equity and well-being
- Mixed methods research
PUBLICATIONS
- Villagrana, K. M., Carver, A. T., Holley, L. C., Ogbonnaya, I. N., Stott, T., Denby, R., & Ferguson, K. M. (2022). “They show us we're important": Facilitators of service utilization among expectant and parenting young people with foster care histories. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 39, 749-762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00855-3
- Phillips, J. D., Villagrana, K. M., Gibbs, D. J., & Goldsborough, E. J. (2023). A quantitative study of the relationship between interprofessional collaboration and job satisfaction among child welfare caseworkers. Families in Society, 104(4), 504-516. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231182170
- Villagrana, K. M., Mody, E. H., Lawler, S. M., Wu, Q., & Ferguson, K. M. (2020). Educational outcomes for homeless young adults with and without a history in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105153
- Villagrana, K. M. (2020). A model to improve educational stability collaborations between child welfare and educational agencies: Applying the theory of collaborative advantage. Child Welfare, 98(2), 85-102.
- Villagrana, K. M., Vieyra, M., Mabingani, D., Krysik, J., Stott, T., & Hernández, J. (2020). Arizona National Youth in Transition Database: An innovative child welfare agency and university collaboration. Children’s Voice, 29(2), 67-69.