Dr. Crosby Modrowski

Areas of Expertise

• Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress in children and adolescents, youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile legal systems, suicide screening and interventions

Education

• B.A. in psychology (honors) and Spanish, University of Michigan (2011)
• M.S. in clinical psychology, University of Utah (2016)
• Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of Utah (2019)

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What's My Why?

I am a clinical scientist committed to conducting research that integrates science and practice and teaching students about psychological theory and science. I view the relationship between science and practice as reciprocal and strive to incorporate both scientific and therapeutic principles in my teaching, research and clinical practice. Thus far, I have focused my research and clinical work on better understanding and treating the negative sequelae of trauma exposure and adversity in children and families in vulnerable and marginalized populations, namely youth and families involved in the child welfare and/or juvenile legal systems. I find teaching and mentoring students in both the classroom and applied settings to be extremely rewarding and look forward to working with Salve students in and outside the classroom.

Professional Experience

In addition to my role at Salve, I serve as director of the court improvement program at the Rhode Island Family Court. In this role, I direct the court’s federally-funded research program that aims to improve permanency outcomes among youth involved in Rhode Island’s child welfare system. Additionally, I am a licensed clinical psychologist and maintain my own private clinical practice, where I provide evidence-based mental health care to children, adolescents and young adults.

Selected Publications

Modrowski, C. A., Sheerin, K., Collibee, C., Grant, M. & Kemp, K. A. (2024). Applying the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment Framework to trauma-focused screening in the juvenile legal system: Considerations and recommendations for future research. Psychological Injury and Law, 17, 245-258. doi: 10.1007/s12207-023-09482-4

Modrowski, C. A., Chaplo, S. D., & Kerig, P. K. (2023). Youth dually-involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems: Varying definitions and their associations with trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, and offending. Children & Youth Services Review, 150, 106998. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106998

Wolff, J., Modrowski, C. A., Janssen, T., Frank, H. E., Velotta, S., Sheerin, K., Becker, S., Weinstock, L. M., Spirito, A., & Kemp, K. A. (2023). From court to community: Improving access to evidence-based treatment for underserved youth involved in the juvenile legal system at-risk for suicide. BMC Psychiatry. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04825-7

Modrowski, C. A., Sheerin, K., Owens, T., Pine, S. M., Shea, L., Frazier, E., & Lowenhaupt, E. (2023). Piloting an evidence-based assessment protocol for incarcerated adolescents. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 8(4), 525-540. doi: 10.1080.23794925.2022.2051216

Modrowski, C. A., Chaplo, S. D., & Kerig, P. K. (2022). Advancing our understanding of the risk factors associated with crossover youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems: A trauma-informed research agenda. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 25(2), 283-299. doi: 10.1007/s10567-021-00370-4