Renowned in the child welfare field, Bert Ellett has excelled at research, grantsmanship, teaching, and service in this social work specialty area.
Ellett was the principal investigator of a recent statewide study in Georgia investigating child welfare staff retention and turnover, which lead to development of an employee selection protocol and a U.S. Children's Bureau grant in child welfare.
She has been the principal investigator of the Title IV-E Child Welfare Education Program since 2001 and is currently coeditor of the Journal of Public Child Welfare. She chairs the Child Welfare Track at the CSWE Annual Program Meeting.