Monica Flask

 

Monica Flask is a 2001-2005 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in social welfare. She received a B.S.W. (1981) in social work from Wichita State University and a M.S.W. (1989) in social work from KU. Monica has social work practice experience in health care and child welfare. She has also been active in her professional organization, serving as President of the Kansas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and assisting with organizational policy development. In 1995, she received the Kansas Social Worker of the Year award. Monica is interested in researching the effect of policy on outcomes in child welfare, particularly with regard to foster care. She plans to pursue a dissertation topic investigating the effect of continuity of care on children and agency outcomes. Mentor: Marianne Berry, professor, social welfare