Five students who are minoring in Child Maltreatment Advocacy Studies were recently awarded scholarships to allow them to conduct research, engage with children and their families in social work settings, and complete internships with local agencies. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
March 19, 2025
By Olivia Mink
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) recently awarded scholarships to five students who are minoring in the Child Maltreatment Advocacy Studies (CMAS) program and are planning to enter the fields of child maltreatment and child advocacy.
The de Lissovoy Intern Scholarship provides financial support to students pursuing a minor in child maltreatment and advocacy studies to complete an internship at Centre County Children’s Advocacy Center, Centre County Child and Youth Services, or Dauphin County Children and Youth Services.
This year’s scholarship recipients are Bethany Montalbano, a third-year student majoring in criminology and minoring in child maltreatment and advocacy students and psychology; Amelia Green, a fourth-year student majoring in criminology and minoring in child maltreatment and advocacy studies; and Laura Singer, a third-year student majoring in nursing and minoring in child maltreatment and advocacy studies.
The scholarship, which is supported by an endowment established in Vladimir de Lissovoy’s honor, allows students to engage directly with children and their families in social work settings, giving them practical, hands-on experience. Funded through the Vladimir de Lissovoy Program Support Endowment for the Protection of Children, the scholarship provides monies for the prevention of child sexual abuse, the treatment of victims of child sexual abuse, and the study of issues related to child sexual abuse.
The Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare Scholarship, which is funded through the CMSN, supports students with a demonstrated understanding of and commitment to addressing ethnic and racial disparities in child welfare-serving systems at any internship location. These recipients will do additional research as part of their internship to explore disparities and solutions.
This year’s awardees are Marola Anes, a third-year student majoring in biology and minoring in child maltreatment and advocacy studies, and Carolyn Corallo, a third-year student majoring in psychology and minoring in neuroscience and child maltreatment and advocacy studies.
Students who would like to know more about the child maltreatment and advocacy studies minor and scholarship opportunities can visit the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network’s website.
Part of the Social Science Research Institute, the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) was established in 2012 to serve as an interdisciplinary cluster of faculty members and network staff committed to innovative research, education, and outreach efforts to comprehensively address the risks and outcomes associated with child maltreatment. The CMSN also administers the university’s undergraduate minor in Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies.
Kristie Auman-Gooding
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