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Bio: 

Jackie Robinson Brock earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with a concentration in Social Work Administration, Planning, and Policy Practice (SWAPP). She also obtained a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Non-Profit Management from VCU’s Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. She is employed at the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. She is endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Mentor-Policy, IMH-E®️. At the Partnership, Jackie serves as the content lead for Early Childhood and works on a variety of projects. Jackie is the Assistant Director of the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. She is Virginia’s Workforce Collaboration Director-Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Jackie currently serves as the Project Director for the I-CAN! Accessibility Project, which is a partnership project between the VCU School of Social Work and the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. This project seeks to increase equal access to the courts for people with disabilities. Before working at the Partnership, Jackie worked with children and families in a transitional homeless shelter, and as a lead teacher in childcare settings for 10 years. Jackie proudly serves as the Board Chair for Virginia Anti-Violence Project. Jackie is committed to social justice and her interest areas include disability, domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, and early childhood. Jackie primarily engages in advocacy and research to promote environmental systems change. In her personal life she is the mom to a 5 year old and an auntie to 4 nieces and nephews. She is a Master Gardener and loves being outside, hiking, and fishing.

Partnership Projects:

• Va-LEND, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Virginia, I-CAN! Accessibility Project, Project ECHO, LTSS

Expertise:

• Early childhood, abuse of people with disabilities, infant and early childhood mental health

Education:

• Virginia Commonwealth University, Masters of Social Work
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelors of Social Work
• Virginia Commonwealth University Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Non-Profit Management

Research Interests:

• early childhood mental health, leadership, abuse prevention

Accomplishments:

• Grant Writing – Department of Criminal Justice Services: 2013, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023 (awarded); Maternal and Child Health Bureau: 2015, 2018 (awarded); Virginia Board for People with Disabilities: 2017, 2019 (awarded); Open IDEO, 2018 (not awarded); AUCD Core Grant: 2019 (awarded); Office of Violence Against Women (2022), LEND 2021 (awarded), Community Foundation 2023 (awarded), Health Equity Fund 2023 (awarded), Virginia Department of Education 2023 (awarded)

Publications:

• Robinson, J., & Weng, S. (2014). Cultural broker. In L. Cousins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human services and diversity. (Vol. 3, pp. 303-305). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346663.n136
• Bagnato, Stephen; Macy, Marisa, Smith, Nora; Dionne, Carmen; Bruder, Mary Beth; Fevola Antonino; Robinson, J.B; Larson, Tracy; Londoño, Maria. LINK Virtual Forum on Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention: Interdisciplinary & International Consensus Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education
• Bagnato, Stephen; Macy, Marisa, Smith, Nora; Dionne, Carmen; Bruder, Mary Beth; Fevola Antonino; Robinson, J.B; Larson, Tracy; Londoño, Maria. Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention: In-Vivo & Virtual Practices for Interdisciplinary Professionals in Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education Dye, Kasey; Spence, Christine; Robinson, J.B. (2022) Reflections on the Infant Mental Health Endorsement® Process in Virginia, Infant Mental Health Journal
• Ferguson, A., Ohayagha C., Robinson, J.B., An Interactive Training Model to Promote Cultural Humility For Early Childhood Professionals. (2022). Developmental Disabilities Network Journal

LinkedIn Profile: 

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