Aging and Welfare Lab Coordinator

 PhD Student in Social Work

Yeshiva University, NYC

Current research interests include aging, disability, and child welfare. Specific interest in neurodivergence and coping skills. Additional interest in dialysis treatment and quality of life measurement and implications with end of life decision making. 

Lab Member - AGING & WELFARE LAB AT YU https://share.google/kPgpLyJmygqCKumz5

Work includes mixed methods study and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Familiarity with R Studios and SPSS data software tools with an outlook for further exploration. 

Presentations and Research: 

More than 15 "Bridges Out of Poverty" 2-day community sessions presented between 2007 and 2024. AHA Process. 

Blanchard, J. J. (2017). STEPS to Employment Potential and Success Using Principles from Bridges Out of Poverty NY Corrections Educators Association of New York, Geneva, NY

Blanchard, J. J. (2017). STEPS to Employment Potential and Success Using Principles from Bridges Out of Poverty NY Corrections Educators Association of New York, Lake Placid, NY

Blanchard, J. J. (2017). STEPS to Employment Potential and Success Using Principles from Bridges Out of Poverty, NY Corrections Educators Association of New York, Kingston, NY

Blanchard, J. J. (2012) CHANGE: Creating Healthy Attitudes Necessary to Grow Empowerment, Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center, Queensbury, NY

Blanchard, J. J. (2009). Congregations in Action, NACSW 2009 National Convention Poster Presentation, Indianapolis, IN https://www.nacsw.org/Publications/Proceedings2009/BlanchardJCongregations.pdf

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." 

Dr. Suess