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For professor, foster parenting is ‘most important thing I will ever do’

November is National Adoption month. We asked associate professor Elise Dallimore, a foster parent herself, to discuss the challenges of the foster care system, her experience as a foster parent, and her new groundbreaking study aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of foster parents nationwide.

by Jason Kornwitz November 30, 2017

11/03/15 - BOSTON, MA. - Lisa Sinclair poses for a portrait on Oct. 3, 2015. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Care, compassion, community drive Northeastern’s vice president of legal affairs

“I try to start each day thinking about what I can do in support or advancement of my family, my friends, my colleagues, and the university,” says Lisa Sinclair.

by Jason Kornwitz November 17, 2015

3Qs: Fixing Massachusetts’ troubled foster care system

The death of a 2-year-old foster child in Auburn, Massachusetts, in August drew widespread attention to the state’s troubled child welfare system. Professors Elise Dallimore and Christie Rizzo address the criticism leveled at the Department of Children and Families and what changes should be made to improve the foster care system.

by Matthew McDonald August 26, 2015

adoption

For professor, foster parenting is ‘most important thing I will ever do’

Care, compassion, community drive Northeastern’s vice president of legal affairs

3Qs: Fixing Massachusetts’ troubled foster care system

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