Biography
Julia M. Kobulsky, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Temple University. The overarching goal of her scholarship is to improve the health and well-being of children and families through the prevention of child maltreatment and the amelioration of its effects. Through her scholarship, Dr. Kobulsky strives to inform interventions and improve the effectiveness and equity of child welfare services and systems in meeting the needs of children and families.
Dr. Kobulsky is principal investigator of a project entitled “A new foundation: Advancing adolescent neglect science through measurement development” (NICHD: 1R21HD112729-01A1). This project involves the inductive development and initial validation of a youth self-report measure of adolescent neglect. This will be the first measure of adolescent neglect to adopt a child-centered definition, focusing on critical unmet adolescent needs rather than caregiving to better acknowledge the multilevel contributors to neglect.
In addition, she is principal investigator on a NICHD R01 (1R01HD114586-01A1) entitled “Never again: Advancing the prevention of recurrent child sexual abuse.” In partnership with the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance and the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, this community engaged research project seeks to improve the system’s capacity to prevent child sexual abuse recurrence. It involves the development of a unique dataset, geospatial and other quantitative analysis of the dataset to shed light on the etiology of child sexual abuse recurrence, and qualitative interviews to build theory on child sexual abuse recurrence and conceptualize preventative interventions to embed within child welfare systems.
Education
- PhD, Case Western Reserve University
- MA, Sociology, The University of Illinois at Chicago
- BA, Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago
Google Scholar: Julia Kobulsky's Google Scholar profile
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
SSWU 4306 | Child Welfare Policy | Undergraduate |
SSWG 5003 | Foundations in Social Work Research | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Kobulsky, J., Schroeder, K., Schuler, B., Patrick, E.L., Lang, Y., & Wu, J. (2024). Developmental timing of child maltreatment in relation to obesity and substance use disorder in late adolescence. Psychol Violence, 14(1), 24-33. United States. 10.1037/vio0000495
Yoon, S., Yoon, D., Latelle, A., & Kobulsky, J.M. (2022). The Interaction Effects Between Father-Child Relationship Quality and Parent-perpetrated Maltreatment on Adolescent Behavior Problems. J Interpers Violence, 37(17-18), NP15944-NP15969. United States. 10.1177/08862605211021977
Kobulsky, J.M., Yoon, S.H., Wildfeuer, R., Simonsson, P., & Shin, S.H. (2022). The Effects of Father-Perpetration of Maltreatment on Adolescent Health Risk. J Interpers Violence, 37(15-16), NP13092-NP13114. United States. 10.1177/08862605211001484
Kobulsky, J.M., Villodas, M., Yoon, D., Wildfeuer, R., Steinberg, L., & Dubowitz, H. (2022). Adolescent Neglect and Health Risk. Child Maltreat, 27(2), 174-184. United States. 10.1177/10775595211049795
Kobulsky, J.M., Yoon, D., Villodas, M.T., Schuler, B.R., Wildfeuer, R., & Reyes, J.N. (2022). Neglect, Abuse, and Adaptive Functioning: Food Security and Housing Stability as Protective Factors for Adolescents. Children (Basel), 9(3). Switzerland. 10.3390/children9030390
Yoon, S., Kobulsky, J.M., Shin, S.H., & Coxe, K. (2021). The roles of child maltreatment and fathers in the development of substance use in an at-risk sample of youth: A longitudinal study. Child Abuse Negl, 118, 105130. England. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105130
Schroeder, K., Schuler, B.R., Kobulsky, J.M., & Sarwer, D.B. (2021). The association between adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity: A systematic review. Obes Rev, 22(7), e13204. England. 10.1111/obr.13204
Kobulsky, J.M., Wildfeuer, R., Yoon, S., & Cage, J. (2021). Distinguishing Characteristics and Disparities in Child Protective Services-Investigated Maltreatment by Fathers. Child Maltreat, 26(2), 182-194. United States. 10.1177/1077559520950828
Schuler, B.R., Vazquez, C., Kobulsky, J.M., Schroeder, K., Tripicchio, G.L., & Wildfeuer, R. (2021). The early effects of cumulative and individual adverse childhood experiences on child diet: Examining the role of socioeconomic status. Prev Med, 145, 106447. United States. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106447
Cage, J., Kobulsky, J., McKinney, S., Holmes, M., Berg, K., Bender, A., & Kemmerer, A. (2021). The Effect of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s Academic Functioning: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Family Violence. doi: 10.1007/s10896-021-00314-0.
Kobulsky, J.M., Dubowitz, H., & Xu, Y. (2020). The global challenge of the neglect of children. Child Abuse Negl, 110(Pt 1), 104296. England. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104296
Shin, S.H., Jiskrova, G.K., Yoon, S.H., & Kobulsky, J.M. (2020). Childhood maltreatment, motives to drink and alcohol-related problems in young adulthood. Child Abuse Negl, 108, 104657. England. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104657
Kobulsky, J., Goering, E., Lee, B., Gray, C., Moon, C., Bright, C., & Goodwin, B. (2020). Virtual coaching for child welfare workers–a tool to promote learning. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 14(4), 458-476. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2019.1628867.
Shin, S.H., Jiskrova, G.K., Yoon, S.H., & Kobulsky, J.M. (2020). Childhood maltreatment and problematic alcohol use in young adulthood: the roles of cognitive vulnerability to depression and depressive symptoms. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 46(4), 438-446. England. 10.1080/00952990.2020.1722684
Kobulsky, J., Villodas, M., & Dubowitz, H. (2020). Psychometric Properties of a Self-Report Measure of Neglect during Mid-Adolescence. Child Indicators Research, 13(2), 533-550. doi: 10.1007/s12187-019-09683-x.
Yoon, S., Dillard, R., Kobulsky, J., Nemeth, J., Shi, Y., & Schoppe-Sullivan, S. (2020). The Type and Timing of Child Maltreatment as Predictors of Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Trajectories. Subst Use Misuse, 55(6), 937-946. England. 10.1080/10826084.2020.1713819