Dr. Lin earned his PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Washington, along with a concentration in statistics from the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS). He obtained his MSW from National Taiwan University. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Social Work’s Child Welfare Education and Research Programs (CWERP).
Dr. Lin's research interests include adverse childhood experiences, involvement in the child welfare system, and trauma-informed, equitable interventions aimed at preventing intergenerational disparities and promoting well-being among marginalized children and families. As a first-generation scholar, his work is shaped by his professional experience in child protective services and forensic interviewing with sexually abused children. This background informs his commitment to community-engaged, mixed-methods scholarship that strengthens support for individuals and families affected by these systems while advancing justice-oriented, evidence-informed responses. Dr. Lin is committed to developing and supporting a sustainable child welfare workforce that addresses systemic inequities and promotes intergenerational well-being.
Recent publications
Lin, H-P., Day, A. G., Tajima, E. A., Huh, D., & Delaplane, G. (2025). Bridging Gaps in Grandparenting: Kinship Navigator Programs Mitigate Sociodemographic Disparities in Caregiving Challenges of Informal Kinship Placement–A Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-22.
Lin, H.-P., Tajima, E., Walters, K., & Sherry, M. (2025). “Erased in Translation”: Decoding Settler Colonialism Embedded in Cultural Adaptations to Family Group Conferencing (FGC). Social Sciences, 14(5), 259.
Fowler, J., Day, A. G., Lin, H-P., Tompkins, C., Vanderwill, L., & Cohick, S. (2023). National Training and Development Curriculum: Does having access to training at the “Right-Time” Positively Impact Foster Parenting? Children and Youth Services Review, 155, 107305.
Lin, H-P., Day, A. G., Wollen, S., Tompkins, C., & Vanderwill, L. (2023). Characteristics of resource parent trainers and their identified needs for racially, ethnically, and culturally relevant training material. In R.W. Denby & C. Ingram (Eds.). Child and Family Serving Systems: A Compendium of Policy and Practice (Volume III, Part 1). Child Welfare League of America.
Lin, C-H., & Lin, H-P. (2023). A systematic review of the program implementation of kinship navigator programs in the United States. Community Development Quarterly, 183, 269-282. [in Mandarin]
Lin, H-P., Lin, F. Y., Chang, B. C., Huang, J. S., & Hou, S. J. (2018). Connectedness program: Developing relational permanency planning for aging-out youth. Community Development Quarterly, 164, 106-115. [in Mandarin]
Lin, H-P., & Kao, C. H. (2018). Outcome evaluation of a group music intervention for older adults with dementia. Taiwan Journal of Gerontological Health Research, 14, 83-99. [in Mandarin]
Huang, J. S., Lin, H-P., Hsu, M. H., & Hou, S. J. (2017). Family Team Meeting (FTM): A collaborative practice model engaging family and the public sector in child welfare. Community Development Quarterly, 153, 286-301. [in Mandarin]
Research interests
- Global child welfare policy and practice
- Kinship care in the context of children with exposure to parental substance use
- Adverse childhood experiences and life-course health disparities
- Community-engaged intervention research, participatory implementation science, and program evaluation
- Promoting epistemic humility, empowerment, and diversity in research and practice
