Published Works
Shelton, J. L., & Font, S. (2026). Different Reporters, Different Futures? Child and Parent Outcomes after Child Protection Reports. Child Maltreatment, 10775595261444613.
Shelton, J. L., & Waller, M. R. (2025). Barriers to Father–child Contact during Incarceration and Children’s Educational Outcomes. Child Welfare, 102(6), 27-50.
Shelton, J. L., Chase, E. C., Ajayi, B. P., Armstrong, J., & Ezell, J. M. (2023). The cultural dimensions of collective action during environmental hazards: Assessing race, gender, and social support network dynamics in the Flint Water Crisis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 87, 103565.
Under Review
(Submission Selected for the Polyvictimization Special Issue in Children and Youth Services Review) Shelton, J. L., ‘My Mom May Have Birthed Him, But I Raise Him’: Sibling Caregiving as an Adaptive Response to Polyvictimization Across Family and Institutional Contexts
Shelton J. L.,"Getting to Guardianship: Impacts of Kinship Care Subsidies on Placement and Permanency for Foster Care-Involved Youth"
Selected Works in Progress
Shelton, J. L., Font, S.A., Shun, A.S., "To Protect and Serve? Child Protection Interventions and Their Effects on Parents"
Jones, D., Shelton J. L., Font, S.A., "Child Safety and Stability following Adoption and Guardianship"
Shelton, J. L., "The Collateral Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic for Child Welfare: Examining the Role of Community Context" with Laura Tach (Dissertation Chapter)