The Code of Virginia § 32.1-162.19(E) requires that the VDSS Institutional Review Board (IRB) "shall ensure that an overview of human research projects and the results of such projects are made public on the institution's or agency's website." This only applies to studies that are approved through expedited or full board review.
For projects approved by the VDSS IRB, the investigator is required to submit a brief summary of its findings to the Chairperson at the completion of the study. The findings may be of interest to policymakers and the general public.
Here are projects that were closed and submitted findings. The findings are available in any of the following formats: a brief (1-2 page) abstract, an internal report, a Powerpoint presentation, or a published, peer-reviewed journal article available on other public web sites. The primary author's last name and institutional affiliation are listed in parentheses. The fiscal year references the year when the study was initially approved by the IRB.
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2023 FY
- Immigrant Access and Participation in DSS-Sponsored Education and Training Programs (S. Smith, VDSS) (PDF)
- Using Play to Cultivate Resilience Within Resource Families: An Occupational Therapy- Based Community Program (A. Poe, Shenandoah University) (PDF)
2022 FY
- Health Families Virginia Home Visitation Surveys (Jesus Rafi & Jang-Paulsen, VDSS) (PDF)
- Integrating Digital Literacy with TANF Work Programs to Empower Participants for Economic Self-Sufficiency (D. Jones, Regent University) (DOCX)
- Knowledge, Utilization, and Uptake (KUUT) of the Virginia HEALS Toolkit (Crawford, VDSS) (PDF)
- Life After TANF: A Survey of Former TANF Enrollees (Jang-Paulsen et al., VDSS) (PDF)
2021 FY
2020 FY
- Credit Checks for Youth in Foster Care: Detecting, Addressing, and Preventing Child Identity Theft (Gyourko, VDSS; Cage, VCU) (PDF)
- Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, and Employee Satisfaction & Engagement Amongst Child Residential Facility Employees (White-Symeonides, Grand Canyon Univ.) (PDF)
2018 FY
- African American Female Adolescents' Perspectives Regarding Their Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs While in Foster Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study (C. Ross, UVA) (PDF)
- An Exploratory Geoanalysis of Child Maltreatment, Related Fatality, and the Pathophysiology Associated with Chronic Exposure to Adverse Events in the Commonwealth of Virginia (D. Daley, PREDICT-ALIGN-PREVENT) (PDF)
- Charlottesville Foster Care Study, September 2019 (UVA Public Interest Lab) (PDF)
- Vision 21 Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth in Virginia: Listening Tour Report (Cody & Barbarji, VDSS) (PDF)
2017 FY
- Child Care Providers and Social Emotional Development Training (Murdock, VCU) (PDF)
- Substance Exposed Infants: Virginia Policies and Practices Survey (Rigdon, ToXel) (PDF)
2016 FY
- Barriers That Constrain the Adequacy of SNAP Allotments (Gearing, USDA) (Web page)
- Fairfax County Department of Family Services Customer Satisfaction Survey (Ellis et al., Fairfax DFS) (PDF)
- Impact of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma Among Child Protective Services Workers (Harrison & Rivera, VCU) (PDF)
- VDSS Family Partnership Meeting Participant Survey: Pilot Study (Jennings, VDSS) (PDF)
