Yolanda R. Green

Dr. Green specialized in child welfare practice for several years in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the  CSULB faculty, she taught at the School of Social Work at California State University, Los Angeles, and worked at the UCLA, Center for Child and Family Policy.  She teaches courses in Human Behavior, Research, and Child Welfare Practice.  She is currently the Principal Investigator on a qualitative study examining parental involvement in kinship care families.  She also serves as a faculty advisor for the department’s Tessie Cleveland Committee.

  • M.S.W. University of Southern California, 1989
  • Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 2006

Her research interests include kinship care, multigenerational families, training effectiveness, and the evaluation of child abuse prevention programs.

  • Child Welfare
  • Kinship Care
  • Multigenerational Families

  • Child Welfare Practice
  • Human Behavior
  • Thesis Advising