Congratulations to Rin Ferraro for being selected as a recipient of the Nancy L. Mergler Dissertation Completion Fellowship! Rin is one of the seven doctoral students selected across the OU campus for this award. Rin is working on their doctoral dissertation titled “The Effect of Child Welfare Involvement on Youth's Well-Being and Expectations for Their Futures.” This dissertation uses mixed methods to gain a comprehensive understanding of the pathways involved in how child welfare involvement impacts future expectations and how these patterns are demonstrated both in nationally representative data and reflected in local youth’s lived experiences. This award includes a stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance coverage for a full academic year, so the fellows can devote time to completing their dissertations.
Congratulations and well done Rin!
