Kinship Center is pleased to welcome scholar-in-residence, Dr. Michael Grand, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Grand’s professional activities and research have been focused on search and reunion, adoptive family identity, provision of adoption services and openness in legislation and practice. He has received awards from the North American Council on Adoptable Children, the Adoption Council of Canada and the Adoption Council of Ontario for his contributions to best practice policies in adoption and permanence.

Dr. Grand will spend his sabbatical year bringing his research and expertise to Kinship Center’s statewide programs, including analyzing the agency’s mental health clinic data and outcomes with a view to determining the efficacy of clinical models. He is shown here with Kinship Center Regional Executive Directors Del Stewart (L) and Allison Maxon.