Professional Interests 

• School social work 
• Child welfare 
• Sexual abuse
• Non-offending parents 
• Tourette syndrome

Current Research

• Substance abusing mothers in the criminal justice system

Teaching

• Social Work Practice in Schools
• Policy II: Policies in Schools
• Research II: Research Seminar in Schools
• Human Behavior in the Social Environment
• Social Work Practice with Children and Families
• Family Theory and Practice
• Practice I
• Practice II
• Practice with Families
• Integrative Seminar: Child and Family
• Integrative Seminar: Schools

Practice Experience

Ten year's practice experience in foster care, adoption and mental health.

Selected Recent Publications

O'Brien, P., Massat, C.R., Gleeson, J.P (2002). Upping the ante: Implications of the Adoption and Safe Families Act for Relative Caregivers. Child Welfare. 

Petras, D.D., Massat, C.R., & Essex, E.L. (2002). Overcoming hopelessness and isolation: The ENGAGE model for working with neglecting families toward permanence, Child Welfare.

Thompson, T.R. (2001). The impact of violence on school achievement and behavior of urban, African-American school children. School Social Work Journal ,26, 65-85

Avery, L., Massat, C.R., Lundy, M. (2000). Posttraumatic Stress and Mental Health Functioning of Sexually Abused Children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 17, 19-34.

Avery, L, Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. ( 1998). Parent and Child Reports of Parental Supportiveness and Mental Health Functioning of Sexually Abused Children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 15,187-205.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1999). Service and Support Needs of Non-Offending Parents in Cases of Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 8, 41-56.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1998). Health of Family Members and the Sense of Competence of  Non-Offending Parents of Intrafamilially Sexually Abused Children. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin , 14, 21-26.

Massat, C.R., &  Lundy, M.  (1998) . Reporting Costs to Non-Offending Parents in Cases of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse. Child Welfare, 78, 371-388.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1997) Empowering Research Participants. Affilia, 12, 33-55.

Affiliations, Associations & Consultations 

• National Association of Social Workers
• Academy of Certified Social Workers
• Council on Social Work Education
• Illinois Association of School Social Workers
• School Social Work Association of America