Personal profile
About
Dr. Jerry Dunn is the Executive Director of Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis and oversees the clinical, forensic, research and training activities of the agency's two sites. She is a licensed psychologist and is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her clinical and research interests involve assessment and treatment of high-risk children and their family members in community- and school-based settings. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, interned with the St. Louis Psychology Internship Consortium and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Community Psychological Service.
Dr. Dunn maintains active membership in child-centered organizations at the local, state and federal levels. She serves on the Advisory Council for the St. Louis Family and Community Partnership, works with the Leadership Team for the St. Louis Family Justice Center, sits on the Board of Directors for Missouri KidsFirst and acts as the agency liaison to the National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network.
Contact Information
Phone: 314-516-6798
Fax: 314-516-6624
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Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, University of Missouri-St. Louis
1995 → 2002
Research Interests
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Forensic Interviewing of Children
- Childhood Trauma
- Child Witnesses to Violence
- Treatment of Childhood Trauma
- Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Trauma
- Trauma-Informed
- Child-Serving Sectors (E.G. Child Protection/Welfare, Education, Integrated Care, Juvenile Justice)
Disciplines
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
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Building Strong Children Together: EndingChild Maltreatment in Our Lifetime Through Disruption of Educational Systems and Approaches
Gardner, T., Schmidt, S., Funderburk, B., Taylor, E. & Dunn, J., Sep 1 2020, In: International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice. 3, 3, p. 317-325 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in adolescent girls in child welfare: A randomized controlled trial
Auslander, W., Edmond, T., Foster, A., Smith, P., McGinnis, H., Gerke, D., Tlapek, S., Threlfall, J., Voth Schrag, R., Dunn, J. & Jonson-Reid, M., Dec 2020, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 119, 105602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mental Health Pathways Linking Childhood Maltreatment to Interpersonal Revictimization During Adolescence for Girls in the Child Welfare System
Auslander, W., Tlapek, S. M., Threlfall, J. M., Edmond, T. & Dunn, J., Apr 1 2018, In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 33Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptation and Implementation of a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Girls in Child Welfare
Auslander, W., McGinnis, H., Tlapek, S., Smith, P., Foster, A., Edmond, T. & Dunn, J., Jan 1 2017, In: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 87Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can Learning Collaboratives Support Implementation by Rewiring Professional Networks
Bunger, A. C., Hanson, R. F., Doogan, N. J., Powell, B. J., Cao, Y. & Dunn, J., Jan 1 2016, In: Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review