Patricia Logan-Greene

Patricia Logan-Greene, MSSW, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Rutgers School of Social Work. A nationally recognized scholar working at the intersection of child maltreatment and violence prevention, Dr. Logan-Greene’s research centers on translating empirical evidence into trauma-responsive interventions, social work curricula, and systemic reform.

Dr. Logan-Greene is a leading voice in firearm violence prevention within the behavioral health disciplines and co-founded and co-leads the Prevent Gun Violence Grand Challenge in Social Work. In this role, she coordinates a network of scholars across the United States and Canada. Her pioneering research addresses critical training gaps among frontline clinicians, establishing that targeted, evidence-based education and practical tools dramatically increase social workers’ engagement in firearm risk assessment, safe storage counseling, and extreme risk protection protocols. She co-edited the field’s landmark special journal issues dedicated to firearm violence in Health & Social Work and Advances in Social Work and is co-editor of a forthcoming volume from Oxford University Press examining social work responses to firearm violence across diverse practice settings.

Her broader body of research focuses on disrupting the trajectories connecting childhood trauma to long-term adverse mental health, and legal system outcomes. Grounded in both quantitative and qualitative rigor, her work challenges “one-size-fits-all” approaches by identifying distinct profiles of adversity exposure and mutable resilience resources, such as problem-solving skills and prosocial connections, that buffer youth against victimization. Her research has been funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, among other entities. In recognition of her scholarly contributions and leadership, she was named a Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research in 2025.

Through her research, teaching, and executive leadership at Rutgers, she continues to pioneer evidence-informed strategies that equip the next generation of social workers to protect vulnerable children, families, and communities.