Kimberly R. Freeman, PhD

Executive Associate Chair, Social Work & Social Ecology, Social Work & Social Ecology

Program Director, SBH-Criminal Justice, MS , Social Work & Social Ecology

Program Director, SBH-Gerontology, MS , Social Work & Social Ecology

Program Director, SBH-Social Work, MSW , Social Work & Social Ecology

Program Director, SBH-Social Work, MSW (Online) , Social Work & Social Ecology

Professor, Social Work & Social Ecology

Research Projects & Grants

IV-E Stipend Program, Role: Child Welfare Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, (07/2016 - 06/2018) Status: Closed
Title IV-E Social Work Training Program (CA Dept of Social Services - CFDA No.: 93-658, Program Title: Foster Care Title IV), Role: Associate Prof, University of California, Berkeley, (07/2012 - 06/2018) Status: Closed
Mental Health Educational Stipend Program, Role: Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, (07/2008 - 06/2014) Status: Closed

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program, Role: Faculty, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (09/2023 - 09/2025) Status: Awarded

TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE FOSTER YOUTH, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (08/2022 - 08/2024) Status: Completed
Families, Schools and Community Engaged Together (FASCET): A Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Based Family Resiliency for 5th Grade Students in Kajiado County, Kenya, Role: Co-Investigator, LLU - GRASP, (06/2022 - 10/2025) Status: Awarded
Residual account for SBH: Dean's office managed by Research Affairs Post Award, Role: Co-PD/PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (01/2021 - 06/2027) Status: Awarded
CRM for adults with chronic illnesses outpatient program research study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (07/2019) Status: Approved

LLUH Social Work Education Capacity Expansion Program, Role: PD/PI, Healthcare Access and Information, (03/2023 - 05/2027) Status: Awarded
Pipeline Program to Mental Behavioral Health, Role: PD/PI, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, (06/2018 - 06/2019) Status: Closed

Assessing the Effectiveness of Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in Treating Adolescents who Self-Harm. Principle Investigator: Kimberly Freeman, PhD (12/2009 - 06/2013)
California Health Workforce Education and Training Council: Social Work Education Capacity Expansion Grant. Aim: To increase the number of Social Workers who are trained to serve children and youth. Principle Investigator. (Funded February 2023 for five years: $3,000,000) (02/2023 - Present)
Child Inpatient Outcome Study: Project is in the development phase and will occur at the BMC. A Loan Repayment Grant was submitted 12/09. Principal Investigator: Kim Freeman. (12/2009 - Present)