Christopher Allen Mallett

Biography

Christopher A. Mallett, Professor of Social Work, teaches research methods, statistics, program evaluation, and mental health policy graduate and undergraduate courses at Cleveland State University. Dr. Mallett is licensed in Ohio as a social worker and attorney, and has a long history of working with, advocating for, and representing vulnerable children, adolescents, and their families. His research and scholarship focuses on disability law, juvenile delinquency, and young people with certain difficulties and their involvement with the juvenile justice system and school discipline protocols; specifically the impact of mental health disorders, substance abuse, special education disabilities, and trauma experiences/maltreatment victimizations. As a consultant whose expertise is nationally tapped by juvenile courts, school districts, and childrens service agencies, Dr. Mallett has published over 55 research papers, book chapters, and technical assistance training briefs, as well as three books on these topics.

Research Interest

" juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline, disabilities, mental health, learning disability, maltreatment, child welfare, adolescence, trauma, special education, detention, incarceration, delinquency "