Megan Feely, PhD

Associate Professor

School of Social Work

Research Overview

The well-being of child welfare-involved children is one of the three primary goals of the child welfare system. Additionally, on most domains these children experience fare worse than their peers. However, well-being is not clearly defined in federal statute and there are no federal reporting requirements on well-being. Dr. Megan Feely researches how well-being is defined and how it can be improved for this population. Her work has focused on the relationship between social skills, behavioral and emotional problems in 8-17 year olds and the prevalence of deficits in the population. In collaboration with a child advocacy agency, she has developed a well-being assessment that is specific to the unique situation of children in foster care. Moving forward, her work will focus on how the child welfare system and other existing services, such as public schools, can be leveraged to improve well-being.

Education

Ph.D., 2016, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work
MSCI, 2016, Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine
MSW, 2007, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work
B.A., 2002, University of Notre Dame

Recent/Selected Publications

PubMed