Ryan Hanlon

University of America — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

6h-index124citations14works0.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Child Welfare and Adoption(10), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving(5), Reproductive Health and Technologies(4), Child Abuse and Trauma(3), Family Dynamics and Relationships(3)

Publications14 total

Deciding on adoption: Birth mothers’ motivations
Adoption & Fostering·2026
Birth Mothers Who Place Children in Private Domestic Adoptions in the United States
Adoption Quarterly·2026
Adoptee Experiences of Adoption Stigma
Adoption Quarterly·2025Open Access
Barriers Non-Kin Adoptive Families Overcome When Adopting Through the U.S. Foster Care System
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services·2025
“I Was Being Used More as a Babysitter Than a Foster Parent”: Qualitative Findings From Foster Parent Surveys in Two States
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services·2025· 1 cited
Adoptive Parent Advice: Challenges, Strategies, and Insights for Future Adoptive Parents
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services·2024Open Access
Examining the impact of participation in a foster parent support program on child welfare outcomes in Georgia
Journal of Public Child Welfare·2024
A Systematic Review on the Impact of ASFA on the Outcomes of Children and Birth Families Involved in the Foster Care System
Adoption Quarterly·2023
Outcomes of youth with foster care experiences based on permanency outcome – Adoption, aging out, long-term foster care, and reunification: A systematic review
Children and Youth Services Review·2023· 18 cited
Welcome to parenthood!? An examination of the far-reaching effects of perceived adoption stigma in the workplace
Human Relations·2023· 6 cited
An exploratory study of the impact of COVID‐19 on foster parenting
Child & Family Social Work·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
Who are our caregivers? An assessment of the characteristics of foster parents at certain foster parenting milestones across two states
Journal of Public Child Welfare·2022· 7 cited
It takes a village: How organizational support for adoption positively affects employees and their families
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology·2021· 8 cited
Systematic Review of Factors Affecting Foster Parent Retention
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services·2021· 70 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Elise J. Dallimore(5), Angelique Day(4), Lori Vanderwill(4), JaeRan Kim(4), A. Lindner(3), Matthew J. Quade(2), Kaylee J. Hackney(2), Dawn S. Carlson(2), Katherine Garcia-Rosales(2), Nicole Davi(2), June Simon(1), Cossette Woo(1), Gary R. Thurgood(1), Chung Wan Woo(1), Alison Yun Liang(1), Eun Jung Koh(1), Laura G. Daughtery(1), Jude Ozughen(1), Sarah A. Font(1), Abigail Rose Drumm(1)