Lisa Schelbe

Lisa Schelbe, Ph.D., MSW is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Jeanene M. Janes Professor in Child Welfare at the Florida State University College of Social Work in Tallahassee, Florida. She is a Faculty Affiliate at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. She earned her doctorate in social work from the University of Pittsburgh where she was a Doris Duke Fellow for the Promotion of Child Well-being.

Lisa's research focuses on young people aging out of foster care with a special interest in their experiences with post-secondary education and parenting. She is a qualitative methodologist with experience working on interdisciplinary teams.

In her spare time, Lisa enjoys scuba diving and outside activities.