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Courtney Yarcheck-Gavazzi:
Courtney Yarcheck-Gavazzi is Program Director for the Ohio State University Center for Family Research where she provides leadership for externally funded projects relating to juvenile justice and mental health. She is the co-author of a number of articles and book chapters that focus on assessment and intervention efforts with families of court-involved youth, and retains particular interest in both gender-specific and culturally-sensitive issues. In addition to her ongoing leadership on the development of the GRAD and its growing use by juvenile courts in Ohio and beyond, Yarcheck-Gavazzi's work includes the creation of a handbook and accompanying Internet-based training platform on the use of accountability-based sanctions with juvenile offenders. She is a certified trainer for OJJDP's Fundamental Skills Training and has worked in the past as a trainer for the YO-LSI. Yarcheck-Gavazzi has extensive experience in administrative and direct service positions in the field of juvenile justice. She has previously held positions at the Ohio Department of Youth Services in the area of policy development and has worked as parole officer in the Central Ohio Region of ODYS. She has a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Science in Human Development and Family Science from the Ohio State University.
Stephen M. Gavazzi:
Dr. Stephen M. Gavazzi is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at OSU. Dr. Gavazzi has served in a leadership capacity on a number of state and federal grants totaling over $3.5 million in funding during his fifteen years at Ohio State. In addition, he has spearheaded the development of the Adolescent Network Research Initiative (ANRI), a collaborative group of OSU faculty members whose research interests are focused on at-risk adolescents. Professor Gavazzi has maintained a research program that has focused primarily on assessment and intervention efforts involving at-risk adolescents and their families, as well as having been involved in the evaluation of family-based programs. The contributions he has made toward the development of the Global Risk Assessment Device (GRAD) build upon his prior work using family-based interventions in the juvenile justice realm that followed a psychoeducational format. Most importantly, this has included the creation of a family-based program known as the Growing Up FAST: Families and Adolescents Surviving and Thriving Program, an initiative that developed a continuum of services for global needs of court-involved youth and their families. Hence, Dr. Gavazzi is familiar with the development and evaluation of interventions that are diversion-oriented and hence target lower-level offenders, as well as initiatives that are parole-based and hence are aimed at deeper-end offenders. In addition to evaluating the impact of the Growing Up FAST Program through a series of state-funded intervention studies, Dr. Gavazzi also has been involved as a co-investigator on an NIMH-funded project (Dr. Mary Fristad, Principal Investigator) that has examined the efficacy of a psychoeducation program targeting the families of children and adolescents diagnosed with mood disorders. Finally, Dr. Gavazzi is a Clinical Member and retains the Approved Supervisor designation in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), and has been involved in clinical work with adolescents and families who have sought treatment for a wide variety of mental health and substance abuse issues.
Jennifer Bostic:
Jennifer Bostic is the Program Manager for The Ohio State University Center for Family Research. Bostic's primary responsibility at the Center surrounds the GRAD assessment and case management system as well as projects related to the GRAD technology platform. She has over five years of experience in the mental health field and holds licensure as a Professional Counselor within the State of Ohio. Bostic has worked in a variety of roles for several children's community mental health providers within the state. Bostic's interest in mental health related issues have expanded to included concerns involving court-involved youth. Bostic served as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Center for Family Research, with responsibilities related to work being conducted for the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. She has a Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green State University and a Masters of Arts in Counselor Education from the Ohio State University.
Emilie Meade:
Emilie Meade is the lead developer for GRADcis. She has over ten years of experience creating dynamic database-driven web applications using Coldfusion and other web technologies with a focus on information design and usability. She has worked with clients ranging from non-profit community foundations to Fortune 500 companies. Meade provides development leadership and guides technical strategy for GRADcis. She also heads technical support and serves as a single point of contact for all technical issues on the GRADcis and customer side. Meade has a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communications/Informational Graphics from Ohio University.
John Wilkins:
John Wilkins is a developer for GRADcis. He has several years of experience ranging from developing web sites, holding a position as a Fortune 500 company IT Systems Developer, as well as programming and development experience in academic institutions. In addition to knowledge of ColdFusion, Wilkins has several years of experience with development platforms such as Oracle, .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, PHP, open source platforms, and many others. Wilkins has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Business Systems Specialization from Bowling Green State University.
Robert Pilic:
Robert Pilic is a Consultant in the role of Solutions Developer for GRADcis. Previously, he was the Lead Solutions Developer for GRADcis. He has over six years of enterprise level web application development across a number of different industries, including IT support, marketing and juvenile justice. He has worked with clients ranging from small private companies to a Fortune 100 company. Pilic provides consultation on on-going development for GRADcis. Pilic is an active member of ColdFusion community and is particularly interested in object oriented design and web 2.0 concepts. Pilic has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Ohio State University.
The Center for Knowledge Management:
The Center for Knowledge Management (CKM) has been providing technology-based resources to GRADcis since 2003. The CKM is a one-source center that integrates technology know-how with and solutions development in order to support GRADcis clients. CKM services include web, TV, mobile, digital, print and classroom technology. The CKM is located on the campus of the Ohio State University.
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