Caroline Posner
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Caroline Posner, MA, is an Administrator of Research & Evaluation for MOMS Partnership® Scaling at Elevate, designing and carrying out research and evaluation activities related to scaling the MOMS model. Caroline has also worked as an evaluation & research consultant with the Chicago-based Parent Engagement Institute, the steward of Illinois schools's nationally recognized Parent Mentor Program. Caroline holds an MA in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration from the University of Chicago and a BA in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from Yale. Previously, she served as a Special Assistant at Elevate, contributing to research, communications, and administrative activities. Caroline is interested in the relationships between social services, mental health, and the social reproduction of inequality and is passionate about equitable and participatory approaches to research and evaluation. Outside of her specialization in program evaluation and implementation, Caroline has experience in social science research, policy analysis, and technical assistance.
Departments & Organizations
- Child Study Center
- Mental health Outreach for MotherS Partnership ®
Education & Training
- MA
- The University of Chicago, Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration (2024)
- BA
- Yale University
Research
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Publications
2023
NYC DHS MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report
Posner, C.S. & Callinan, L.S. (2023). NYC DHS MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report. Elevate Policy Lab, Yale School of Medicine.Publications for non-academic audiences
2021
Improving Maternal Mental Health as a Pathway to Economic Mobility in the TANF System
Smith MV, Callinan LS, Posner CS, Holmes SC, Ebling R. Improving Maternal Mental Health as a Pathway to Economic Mobility in the TANF System. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 1139-1144. PMID: 33993713, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health interventionsDepressive symptomsHealth interventionsHigh mental health burdenMaternal mental healthMental health burdenGroup CBT programLow-income womenSocial supportTANF systemScalability of interventionsHealth burdenMaternal depressionEndpoint measuresProgram acceptabilityCBT deliveryMental healthCBT programSymptomsWomenInitial outcomesInterventionAdministrative dataPerceived stressDepression
2019
Report on the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Outcomes Rate Card Pilot: Evaluation of Stakeholder Perspectives
Elevate Policy Lab (2019). Report on the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Outcomes Rate Card Pilot: Evaluation of Stakeholder Perspectives. Yale School of Medicine.Publications for non-academic audiences