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Tucker Hall 309
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
UGA Gwinnett Campus GUC A1974
2530 Sever Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Email: bvonk@uga.edu
Phone: (678) 985-6793; (706) 542-5471
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Specialties:
Individual and Group Practice
Practice with Children and Teens
Research Interests:
Practice Evaluation
Transracial Adoption
Betsy Vonk
Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
MSW, Florida St. University
B.S., Mercer University
Betsy Vonk brings a wealth of practice experience to her teaching and research at the School of Social Work. As a Clinical Social Worker, she has worked with children, adolescents, and young adults for 16 years. Her current research interests in practice evaluation and transracial adoption grew out of her clinical practice experience. Dr. Vonk has published numerous articles in these areas. She teaches primarily in the area of clinical practice for the MSW Program.
Selected Publications
Vonk, M.E. (2001). Cultural competence for transracial adoptive parents. Social Work, 46, 246-255.
Massatti, R.R., Vonk, M.E., & Gregoire, T.K. (2004). Reliability and validity of the Transracial Adoption Parenting Scale. Research on Social Work Practice, 14, 43-50.
Crolley-Simic, J. & Vonk, M.E. (In press.) White internationally adoptive mothers' reflections on God and race. Child & Family Social Work, accepted 8/10/10.
Vonk, M.E., Lee, J.G., & Crolley-Simic. (2010) Cultural socialization practices and family well-being in domestic and international transracial adoption. Adoption Quarterly, 13, 227-247.
