Overview
Katie Rosanbalm is trained as a child clinical and quantitative psychologist. Her work focuses on program implementation and evaluation in the areas of early childhood systems, self-regulation development, child welfare, and trauma-sensitive schools. She has conducted longitudinal evaluations of child welfare reform, early childhood Systems of Care, and prevention/intervention programs for mental health and education.
Rosanbalm co-authored a series of white papers on self-regulation development from birth through early adulthood. She has also served on multiple state-level boards and task forces to strengthen the evidence-based implementation of programs for children and families.
Rosanbalm currently leads several ongoing evaluation projects, including:
- Incredible Years Dinosaur School, a randomized controlled trial of self-regulation interventions in 120 N.C. PreK classrooms
- Partnering for Excellence, a program to improve the integration of child mental health services into child welfare
- Resilience and Learning, a partnership with the Public School Forum to develop and implement a trauma-sensitive school model in North Carolina
- ITTI Care, a professional development framework to provide training and coaching on trauma-informed care to caregivers in infant/toddler classrooms.
Rosanbalm recently created a webinar, Self-Care: How to Combat Stress with Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. She also shared a resource for people living with domestic violence during stay-at-home orders.
Explore these tips for helping caregivers use co-regulation to support development of self-regulation skills in preschoolers and young children in home settings.
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation when Working with Infants
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation when Working with Toddlers
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation when Working with Preschoolers
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation when Working with Young Children in Home Settings
Research Interests:
- Child Maltreatment
- Self-Regulation
- Trauma-Sensitive Schools
- Program Evaluation
- Early Childhood
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Social and Emotional Learning during COVID-19 and beyond: Why it matters and what we can do to support it
Report · 2021 CiteNorth Carolina Resilience and Learning Project
Chapter · May 31, 2020 Link to item CiteRecent Grants
North Carolina Community Schools Coalition (NCCSC)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Education · 2024 - 2028Partnering for Excellence
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Benchmarks · 2023 - 2025NC Resilience and Learning Project
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Public School Forum of North Carolina · 2019 - 2025View All Grants