Julie McCrae, MSW, PhD is Research Fellow at Chapin Hall, a national thinktank and research center focused on rigorous applied research to strengthen the lives of children, families, and their communities. Dr. McCrae has been studying interventions to prevent child abuse and neglect for over 20 years. She is skilled in complex study methodology using experimental, quasi-experimental and mixed methods study designs. She is Principal Investigator of Evaluation of Circle of Security Parenting in Nebraska: A Quasi-Experimental Design; evaluation of 100% Community in New Mexico, a collective impact model to reduce childhood adversity across the state; and recently completed a national study of the incidence of child maltreatment in out of home care. Dr. McCrae specializes in early childhood interventions including systems collaborations across partners such as health care, early care and education, and child welfare. Dr. McCrae is author of well over 100 publications, reports, briefs, and tools related to maltreatment prevention and impacts of early childhood adversity. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons.