She received her doctorate from the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. At the broadest level, Dr. King’s research focuses on the well-being of older children and youth in the child welfare system, particularly those who spend time in foster care. More specifically, she is interested in utilizing population-level linked administrative data to assess the likelihood, risk factors, and outcomes of adolescent parenting, delinquency and criminal justice involvement, and behavioral health challenges within this population.