Carmit Katz Editor

​Kathryn Maguire-Jack, PhD, MSW, MPA is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her body of research focuses on understanding child maltreatment prevention through the lens of neighborhood and community contexts.  She has expertise in advanced statistical methods, program evaluation, and policy research.  She is a Doris Duke Fellow for the Promotion of Child Well-Being and a Kempe-Haruv Fellow.  Dr. Maguire-Jack is committed to conducting research that improves the lives of children. 
Carmit Katz, PhD, is an associate professor at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University and the Director of Research of Haruv Institute. Dr Katz’s studies focus on child maltreatment. Dr Katz is the founder and director of the Israeli Independent Public Inquiry on Child Maltreatment, which spotlights transitional justice through changing policies.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Katz initiated the International Group of Scholars Protecting Children from Maltreatment During COVID-19, with ISPCAN support. Dr Katz is an Associate Editor of Child Abuse and Neglect and the Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Child Maltreatment.