Prior to coming to Purdue in 1993, Dr. Pavkov was a Research Associate at the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Over the past 10 years at Purdue Calumet, Dr. Pavkov has worked extensively with a variety of systems involved in the lives of children. These systems include juvenile justice, corrections, child welfare, mental health, and early childhood education. Dr. Pavkov was Director of the Head Start XXI Resource Center between 1997 and 2004. The staff of the Resource Center provided direct practice consultation to Head Start teaching and social services staff, including coaching and mentoring.

Since 1999, Dr. Pavkov has served as the Evaluation Director for the Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative. As Evaluation Director, Dr. Pavkov has collected child and family level outcome data as well as data related to wraparound fidelity and the cultural competence of staff providing services to children through the Circle Around Families Program. Dr. Pavkov has also gained extensive knowledge of system of care development in all of Indiana’s 92 counties as the principal investigator on the Indiana System of Care Assessment Project (Pavkov, 2004).

As Principal Investigator of the Residential Treatment Center Evaluation project, Dr. Pavkov has operationalized a consultative approach to quality assurance assessments related to the mental health services provided to youth in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Dr. Pavkov has directed a team of consultants focusing on the assessment of service practice and has provided technical assistance to over 35 residential treatment centers designed to improve the quality of their services. Dr. Pavkov has also provided technical assistance and training for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment implementation in Lake County. Dr. Pavkov has also completed an evaluation for the Lake County Juvenile Court of its Community Transition program designed to facilitate successful transition of youth from Indiana Department of Correction facilitates to the local communities. Dr. Pavkov has published numerous reports, articles, and book chapters primarily focused on the impact of human service programs on children and families.

University Fellow, Northwestern University, 1986-1988

Professional Experience:

2005-present Principal Investigator, Youth Unemployed and Out of School Study. Funded by Lake County Integrated Service Delivery Board.

1999-present Evaluation Director for the Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative. Funded through the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

2004-2005 Principal Investigator, Community Transition Program Evaluation. Funded through the Lake County Superior Court: Juvenile Division

2001-2005 Co-Principal Investigator, Lake County Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project. Funded through the Lake County Office of Family and Children.

2003-2004 Principal Investigator, Indiana 92 County System of Care Assessment Project. Funded by Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions.

2002-2004 Co-Principal Investigator, Project Literacy. Funded through the U.S. Department of Education

1999-2001 Director, Lake County Child Care Resource and Referral Center.

1997-2000 Evaluation Consultant. Midtown Educational Foundation, Chicago, IL. Evaluation

supplementary education program for children and adolescents.

1998-1999 Consultant for Program Development. Indiana Family Social Service Administration-Division of Mental Health. Indianapolis, Indiana. Compiled Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative proposals to the Center for Mental Health Services. Submission resulted in $6 million awarded to the Division of Mental Health for initiative in northwest Indiana.

1996-1997	Consultant for Program Development. Geminus Corporation, Crown Point, IN. Compiled the Head Start XXI Program reconstitution proposal to Head Start Region V. Submission resulted in $5.02 million grant awarded to Geminus Corporation for administering the Head Start XXI program in northwest Indiana. Compiled Head Start XXI Program expansion proposal for $0.6 million awarded to minus Corporation for expansion of Head Start services in northwest Indiana.

1994-1997 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Purdue University Calumet.

1995	Evaluation Consultant. Tri-City Mental Health Center, East Chicago, IN. Evaluation of youth services program.

1993-1994

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Purdue University-Calumet. Areas of instruction included Statistics and Adolescent Psychology

1988-1994

Research Consultant, Stone Institute of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital,

1988-1994. Activities included the evaluation of mental health service delivery and the epidemiological study of mental health service use among adults.

1993	Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Activities included instruction in the area of Behavioral Science Research Methodology.

1987-1988	Teaching Assistant, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Activities included instruction in the areas of Gender and Human Development, Child Development and Social Policy, and Adult Development and Social Policy.

1986-1988	Research Fellow, Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University. Research activities focused in the areas of mental health policy, victimization in state correctional facilities, and welfare policy.

Spring 1987

Teaching Assistant, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Activities included instruction in the area of Social Policy and the Human Services.

Spring 1986

Research Assistant, Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University.

Summer 1985 Research Associate, Department of Political Science, Wheaton College.

1984-1985 Research Associate, Department of Marketing, Wheaton College.

Recent Submissions and Manuscripts in Process:

Walrath, C., & Pavkov, T. Characteristics Associated with Medication Use among Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Manuscript submitted for review, 2006.

Pavkov, T. & Gimpel, J. Head Start Programs and Neighborhood Influences on Child Development. Manuscript submitted for review, 2006.

Pavkov, T. & Hillman, B. Implementing Total Clinical Outcome Management Where None Exist: The Implementation of CANS in Lake County, Indiana. In (J. Lyons & D. Weiner eds) Strategies in Behavioral Healthcare: Total Clinical Outcomes Management and Communimetrics. Forthcoming, 2006.

Pavkov, T. Lourie, I., & Hug, R. Quality of Services in Residential Treatment Centers: Towards a Consultative Model of Quality Assurance. Manuscript submitted for review, 2006.

Tell, S., Pavkov, T., Hecker, L., & Fontaine, K. Adult Survivors of Child Abuse: An Application of John Gottman’s Sound Marital House Theory. Manuscript submitted for review, 2005.

Perkins, K., Pavkov, T., Hecker, L., & Francis-Thornton, S. Perspectives on Romantic Love: A Comparison Across Ethnic Groups. Manuscript submitted for review, 2005.

Perkins, K., Pavkov, T., Hecker, L., & Francis-Thornton, S. Attitudes Regarding Sexuality as Related to Marital Satisfaction: A Comparison Across Ethnic Groups. Manuscript submitted for review, 2005.

Publications:

Pavkov T. Book Review-In the company of owners. Journal of Moral Education. 34:128-131, 2005.

Lowe, W., Pavkov, T., Casanova, G. & Wetchler, J. Do Ethnic Cultures Differ in Their Definitions of

Child Sexual Abuse? American Journal of Family Therapy, 33: 147-166, 2005

Pavkov, T. Book Review-Literacy With an Attitude: Educating Working Class Children in Their Own Self-Interest. Journal of Moral Education, 29, 228-230, 2000.

Pavkov, T., & George, R. "Predictors of State Hospital Reentry among youths: A Longitudinal Study,"Journal of Child and Family Studies, 7, 385-395, 1997.

Pavkov, T., George, R., & Czapkowicz, J. "Predictors of Length of Stay in State Hospitals." Journal of Child and Family Studies, 6, 221-231, 1997.

Lewis, D., Lurigio, A., Riger, S., Pavkov, T., Reed, S., & Rosenberg, H. The State Mental Patient and

Urban Life: Moving In and Out of the Institution. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas,

1994.

Pavkov, T., McGovern, M., & Geffner, E. "Problem Severity and Symptomatology among Substance Misusers: Differences Between African Americans and Caucasians." International Journal of the Addictions, 28, 909-922, 1993.

Lyons, J., Pavkov, T., Pressman, P., Larson, D., & Finkel, S. "Psychiatric hospitalization of older adults: Comparison of a specialty geropsychiatric unit to general psychiatric units." Clinical Gerontology, 12, 3-18, 1992.

Pavkov, T., McGovern, M., Lyons, J., & Geffner, E. "Psychiatric Symptomatology among Alcoholics: Comparisons between African-Americans and Caucasians." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 4, 219-224, 1992.

Snarey, J., & Pavkov, T. "Moral Character Education in the United States: Beyond Socialization versus Development." In Andrew Garrod (ed.) Learning for Life: Moral Education Theory and Practice, pp. 25-46. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1992.

Snarey, J., & Pavkov, T. "Beyond socialization and development: Kohlberg's approach to moral

education." Sociological Focus, 24, 105-115, 1991.

Pavkov, T., Lewis, D., & Lyons, J. "Psychiatric diagnosis and racial bias: An empirical investigation." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 20: 364-368, 1989.

Textbooks:

Pavkov, T. & Pierce, K. (2006) Ready, Set, Go, A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows Version 13.0 and 14.0. McGraw-Hill: Boston.

Pavkov, T. & Pierce, K. (2003) Ready, Set, Go, A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows Version 11.0. McGraw-Hill: Boston.

Pavkov, T. & Pierce, K. (2000) Ready, Set, Go, A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows Version 10.0 Mayfield: Palo Alto.

Pavkov, T. & Pierce, K. (1999) Ready, Set, Go, A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows Version 9.0 Mayfield: Palo Alto.

Pavkov, T. & Pierce, K. (1998) Ready, Set, Go, A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows Version 8.0 Mayfield: Palo Alto.

Pavkov, T., & Pierce, K. Ready, Set, Go! A Student Guide to SPSS for Windows. Mountain View: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997.

Evaluation Reports:

Pavkov, T. & Hug, R. Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project: Final Report. Hammond, IN:

Institute for Public Policy at Purdue University Calumet, 2006.

Pavkov, T. NEETS: Not Engaged in Employment, Training, or School: A Study of Lake County, Indiana

Youth age 16 through 24. Hammond, IN: Institute for Public Policy at Purdue University

Calumet, 2005.

Pavkov, T., Greenwald, L., Wright, E., & Kooreman, H. Center of Mental Health Services System of Care

Initiatives in the State of Indiana. Hammond, IN: Institute for Public Policy at Purdue University

Calumet, 2005.

Pavkov, T., & Greenwald, E. Circle Around Families Evaluation Report 2005. Hammond, IN: Institute for

Public Policy at Purdue University Calumet, 2005.

Pavkov, T. & Mullany, J. Community Transition Program Evaluation. Report prepared for the Lake County

Juvenile Court, 2005.

Pavkov, T. Indiana 92 County System of Care Assessment. Hammond, IN: Institute for Public Policy at

Purdue University Calumet.

Pavkov, T., & Greenwald, E. Circle Around Families Evaluation Report 2004. Report prepared for Circle

Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Consortium, 2004.

Pavkov, T., & Greenwald, E. Circle Around Families Evaluation Report 2003. Report prepared for Circle

Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Consortium, 2003.

Pavkov, T. et al. (2000) Lake County Child Care Needs Assessment: Report Prepared for the Lake County Step Ahead Council.

Pavkov, T. et al. (2000) Enterprise Resource Plan for Human Services in Lake County: Report prepared for Lake County Welfare-to-Work Council.

Pavkov, T. & Murphy, M. (2000) Evaluation of Midtown Educational Foundation’s Midtown/Metro Youth Programs.

Conference Proceedings and Discussion Papers:

Pavkov, T. George, R., & Lee, B. "Community-based Mental Health Services and Psychiatric Hospital Reentry among Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis." Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago Discussion Paper. 1995.

Pavkov, T. George, R., & Lee, B. "Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Care: An Examination of the State Hospital Population in Illinois." Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Research Conference on A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, 1994.

Lee, B. George, R., & Pavkov, T. "Multi-service Use of Children and Adolescents in State Operated Inpatient Mental Health Facilities." Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Research Conference on A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, 1994.

Professional Papers:

Pavkov, T. The Social Construction of Reality in the Realm of Children’s Mental Health Services.

Presented at 18^thAnnual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base

Conference. Tampa, 2005

Pavkov, T., Greenwald, E. Walton, B, & Newton-Curran, P. Indiana System of Care Assessment Project.

Presented at 17^thAnnual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base

Conference. Tampa, 2004

Pavkov, T. & Lourie, I. Psychotropic Medication Use in Residential Treatment Centers. Presented at 17^th

Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference.

Tampa, 2004

Pavkov, T., Gimpel, J., & Meyer, A. Behavioral Development of Youth Children in Head Start: The Impact of

Community/Contextual Variables. Presented at 17^th Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental

Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference. Tampa, 2004.

Pavkov, T., Hug, R., Lourie, I., and Auten, A. Service Quality in Residential Treatment Settings: An Ongoing Evaluation. Presented at 16^th Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference. Tampa, 2003.

Pavkov, T. & Suggs, M. Towards Quality Assurance: A Pilot Project of Circle Around Families. Presented at

System-of-Care Community Meetings. Portland, 2003.

Pavkov, T. Hug R., Lourie, I., and Auten, A. Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project: Phase II.

Presented at the Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Intensive Weekend Workshop. Indianapolis, 2003.

Pavkov, T., Lourie, I. & Hug, R. Quality Assurance in Residential Treatment Centers: Results of an ongoing Evaluation. Presented at the Training Institutes 2002: Developing Local Systems of Care. Washington, D.C., 2002.

Pavkov, T. & Ricketts, K. Program Improvement and Professional Development: A University/Grantee Partnership. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. New York, 2002.

Pavkov, T. Ricketts, K. Graf, C. Outcomes for Our Future Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. New York, 2002.

Pavkov, T., & Ricketts, K. Program Assessment and Program Development. Presented at the 6^th Head Start Research Conference. Washington, D.C., 2002.

Pavkov, T., Lourie, I., & Hug, R. Quality Assurance in Residential Treatment Centers. . Presented at 15^th Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference. Tampa, Florida, 2002.

Pavkov, T. & Greenwald, E. Assessing System of Care Performance. . Presented at 15^th Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference. Tampa, Florida, 2002.

Pavkov, T. & Winer, C. The Development of Consumer-driven Human Services Information Technology Initiatives: The Lake County Indiana Experience. Presented at Informing Science 2001 Conference, Krakow, Poland, 2001.

Winer, T. & Pavkov, T. Human Services Information Technology: A Shared System. Presented at Informing Science 2001 Conference. Krakow, Poland, 2001.

Pavkov, T. et al. Assessing Mental Health Risk in an Urban Head Start Program. Presented at 14^th Annual System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Conference. Tampa, Florida, 2001.

Pavkov, T. “Family Access Project” Presented at E-Health World 2000 Conference.” New York, December 2000.

Pavkov, T., & George, D. "The Mental Health Experiences of Foster Children." Presented at the Eleventh Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Florida, 1998.

Pavkov, T., & George, D. "The Use of Medicaid Reimbursed Mental Health Services." Presented at the Tenth

Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Florida, 1997.

Pavkov, T., & Lewis, D. "Disability Status and the Chronically Mentally Ill: The effects of race and gender." Paper

presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC, 1995.

Lewis, D., & Pavkov, T. "Poverty and Mental Illness Transformed: How deinstitutionalization, deindustrialization, and

disability status create a new caste of paupers." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychiatric

Pavkov, T., George, R., & Lee, B. "Recidivism Among Youth Admitted to the State Hospital: A Longitudinal Analysis." Presented at the Eighth Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Florida, 1995.

Pavkov, T. & Lewis, D. "Welfare reform and the challenge of disability." Presented at the Sixteenth Annual Conference

of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Chicago, Illinois, 1994.

George, R., Pavkov, T., & Lee, B. "The Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric population at state hospitals in Illinois: A longitudinal study of population characteristics and multi-service use" presented at the Seventh Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Florida, 1994.

Lyons, J., & Pavkov, T. "Predictors of Housing Stability and the Impact of Housing on the Quality of Life of Persons with Serious Mental Illness." Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California, 1991.

Pavkov, T. "Responses to Welfare Recipiency among the Seriously Mentally Ill." Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 1992.

Pavkov, T. "Welfare Recipiency and Mental Illness." Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, Illinois, August 1987.

Principal Investigator, Human Services/Information Technology Mapping Project, ($132,000)

Principal Investigator, Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Evaluation ($125,000)

Principal Investigator, Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Evaluation ($225,000)

Principal Investigator, Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project ($146,000)

Principal Investigator, Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Evaluation ($225,000)

Principal Investigator, Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project ($150,000)

Principal Investigator, Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project (200,000)

Principal Investigator, Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Evaluation ($225,000)

Principal Investigator, Indiana Local System of Care Assessment Project ($50,000)

Principal Investigator, Community Transition Program Evaluation: Part I ($25,000)

Principal Investigator, Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project ($175,000)

Principal Investigator, Circle Around Families Child Mental Health Initiative Evaluation ($225,000)

Principal Investigator, Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project ($350,000)

Principal Investigator, Community Transition Program Evaluation: Part II ($20,000)

Summer 1986	Congressional Intern, United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.