MINDY J VANDERLOO portrait
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences
801-587-2370

Research Keywords

  • Residential Treatment
  • Evidence-informed Services
  • Decision making
  • Child Welfare
  • Child Protective Services

Presentations

  • Vanderloo, M.J. (2017). How caseworker characteristics can subvert intended outcomes of trainings. 20th Annual National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium (NHSTES). Louisville, Kentucky. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2017.
  • Vanderloo, M.J. & Mills, C. (2017) A Developmental Approach to Creating a Decision Support Data System for Utah’s Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project. 30th Annual Research & Policy Conference: Child, Adolescent, and Youth Adult Behavioral Health. Tampa, Florida. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2017.
  • Vanderloo, M.J. (2017) The Influence of Decision Making on Program Implementation. 30th Annual Research & Policy Conference: Child, Adolescent, and Youth Adult Behavioral Health. Tampa, Florida. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 04/2017.
  • Davis, M. J. & Vanderloo, M.J. (2016) Implementation Science and Decision Making in Child Welfare- Using Implementation Science and Continuous Quality Assurance to Increase Program Effectiveness. XIV International Bi-Annual Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents. Oviedo, Spain. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2016.
  • Baldwin, M., Davis, M.J., Hargrove, J., Vanderloo, M.J., White, T., & Tanana, M.J. (2016, September). Partnering for Impact: Effective Work Across Systems and Disciplines to Break Down Silos. 20th National Child Abuse and Neglect Conference. Washington, DC. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/2016.
  • Vanderloo, M.J., O’Connor, A., & Davis, M.J. (2016) Lessons Learned for a Statewide Implementation of a CANS Assessment. Title IV-E National Roundtable, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2016.
  • Tanana, M.J., Davis, M.J., Vanderloo, M.J., West. K., Byrne, K., & Amburgey, V. (2016) Technology and Engagement: Evaluating IV-E Residential Programs. Title IV-E National Roundtable, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2016.
  • Fluke, J., Lyons, J., Epstein, R., Vanderloo, M.J., Brom, J. (2015, September) Panel Discussion: The many uses of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment. 17th Annual Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Projects Meeting. Washington, DC. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2015.
  • Tanana, M.J., Davis, M.J., Vanderloo, M.J., & West. K. (2015) Scaling up program evaluation: How to use technology to provide real time feedback. National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2015.
  • Lundahl, B., McDonald, C., Wood, D., & Vanderloo, M.J. (2015) Service users’ perspectives of child welfare systems: A systematic review using practice model as a guide. National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2015.
  • Tanana, M., Davis, M., & Vanderloo, M. (2012). Measuring change in anti-social attitudes and behaviors in juveniles. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2012.
  • Vanderloo, M., Tanana, M., Butters, R., & Lizon, R. (2012). Understanding the Life Course of Juvenile Sex Offenders. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2012.
  • Castillo, J., Vanderloo, M., Tanana, M., & Próspero, M. (2009). Disproportionate minority contact: An analysis of minority youth in Utah’s juvenile justice system. Western Association of Criminal Justice Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2009.

Publications

  • Bettmann, J., Tucker, A., Behrens, E., & Vanderloo, M.J. (2017). Changes in late adolescents and young adults' attachment, separation, and mental health during wilderness therapy. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 26, 511-522. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0577-4. Published, 01/2017.
  • Arroyo, K., Lundahl, B., Butters, R., Vanderloo, M.J., & Wood, D. S. (2015). Short-term interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse. Published, 09/2015.