Dr. Ting received a BA degree from Columbia University with a double major in Psychology and East Asian Languages and Culture, a MSW degree from Columbia’s School of Social Work, and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a LCSW-C in the state of Maryland, and New York, with the majority of her clinical work in the filed of families and children. Her clinical experience has been with children at risk of placement due to abuse and neglect, juvenile and adult sex offenders, and families involved in domestic violence. Her past research experiences include the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Anxiety Disorders Clinic studying the genetic component of anxiety disorders, and the Barnard College Center for Child Development looking at parent-child attachment in toddlers. Recently Dr. Ting was a research assistant on a 5 year grant evaluating outcomes of treatment for families at risk of neglect through the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work and Medicine, funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services She currently has a 5 year grant, funded through the NIAAA, evaluating motivational enhancement therapy and alcohol education interventions with partner violent men with risky drinking behaviors. Her research interest area is violence across the lifespan, including child maltreatment, teen date violence, adult intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. Another area of interest is cross cultural social work practice and service delivery, working with immigrant populations. Dr. Ting has taught Research Methodology, Informational Technology in Social Work, Field Instruction at the Masters; and Baccalaureate levels. |
