Contact: Diana Strand, 541-485-2711
PORTLAND, OR – Dr. Jean Kjellstrand, Research Associate on the Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) study at the Oregon Social Learning Center, received two awards from Portland State University (PSU) this week, the Commendation Award for the top graduating graduate student within the School of Social Work, and a PSU Award of Excellence for the top graduating graduate student within the university at large. Dr. Kjellstrand was a Fulbright Scholar last year, and studied child welfare issues in Sweden. Dr. Kjellstrand’s dissertation work, which she completed this spring, utilized longitudinal data from the LIFT study to examine the relationship between parental incarceration, social advantage, parental health, effective parenting, and child antisocial behavior.