Peter Pecora
Managing Director of Research Services
Casey Family Programs
Bio:
Peter J. Pecora, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dr. Pecora has a joint appointment as the Managing Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs, and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington – where he teaches courses in public policy, child welfare program design, and human services management. He began his career working at a neighborhood-based community center, a group home for runaways, and as social worker in foster care in Wisconsin. Peter has consulted with public, private and tribal social service agencies in Australia, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, and the United States to design risk assessment systems for child protective services, refine foster care programs, and implement intensive home-based services. Current and recent projects include: • With Annie E. Casey Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, people with lived experience in child welfare, and others he is co-leading the National Research Agenda for a 21st Century Child and Family Well-Being System. • Evaluation of Family Resource Centers in Colorado, Orange County, Kentucky, and Tennessee with Omni Associates and others. • Evaluation of the Positive Indian Parenting Program with the National Indian Child Welfare Association, Child Trends and the Cowlitz tribal nation. • National survey of child welfare leaders about serving children with complex medical conditions with Johns Hopkins University.
