Areas of Expertise

• Child Welfare Practice
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Supervision in Social Work

Highlighted Publications

• Pope, N.D., Ratliff, S.H., Moody, S., Benner, K., & Miller, J. (2022). Peer support for new foster parents: A case study of the Kentucky foster parent mentoring program. Child and Youth Services Review, 133.
• Ratliff, S. H., Englehardt, E., Pope, N. D., & Gibson, A. (2021, April). Lexington home & neighborhood preferences survey. [Research Report].
• Englehardt, E., Ratliff, S. H., Pope, N. D., & Gibson, A. (2021, April). Focus group research report: Lexington home preferences project. [Research Report].
• Sanford, R.L., Ratliff, S.H., & Staton-Tindall, M. (2017). Working with parents who use alcohol and drugs.
• L. Dixon, D. Perkins, L. Craig & C. Hamilton-Giachritsis (Eds.), What works in child protection: An evidenced-based approach to assessment and intervention in child protection. Wiley-Blackwell.

Current Projects

• Virtual Supervision Approaches in Child Welfare Credit for Learning

Alma Mater

• University of Kentucky – Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Master of Social Work, PhD (in progress)