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Jini L Roby, Associate Professor

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Research

  • Comparative child welfare, adoption policy and practice, orphan care, human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of children, child soldiers and refugees

Education

  • JD LAW BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1990
  • MSW SOCIAL WORK BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1984
  • BS SOCIAL WORK BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1977
  • MS MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1984

Professional Affiliations

  • Family Studies Center 1
  • International and Area Studies 2

Publications

  • JINI L. ROBY & Woodsen, K. An evaluation of a breastfeeding intervention among Spanish speaking families. Social Work in Health Care.
  • JINI L. ROBY. Women and children in the global sex trade: Toward more effective policy. International Social Work.
  • Panos, P., Panos, A., Cox, S.E., Galbraith, J., & ROBY J.. Update: A Comprehensive Review of Ethics Governing Web-Based Supervision of International Field Practicum Students. Proceeding of Congress 2002 of the International Association of Schools of Social Work.
  • Panos, Patrick; ROBY, JINI & Cox, Shirley. 21st Century Issues: A comprehensive review of international laws governing web-based supervision. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Technology Conference of Social Work Education and Practice.
  • Jini L. Roby and Jacob Tanner. Supply and demand: Prostitution and sexual trafficking in northern Thailand. Georgraphy Compass.
  • Jini Roby and Nicola Eddlemen. When she is gone: Child placing options and plans of Mozambican mothers with terminal illness. Families in Society.
  • Roby, Jini L.. Child trafficking: The family factors. Proceedings of the World Family Policy Forum 2006.
  • ROBY, JINI L., & Matsumura, S.. If I Give You my Child, Aren't We Family? A Study of Birthmothers Participating in Marshall Islands--U.S. adoptions. Adoption Quarterly.
  • Walton, Elaine, & ROBY, JINI L.. The Utah Family Group Conference Model. Protecting Children.
  • Panos, P.T., Panos, A., Cox, S.E., ROBY, J.L., & Matheson, K.W.. Ethical issues concerning the use of videoconferencing to supervise international social work field practicum students. Journal of Social Work Education.
  • Jini L. Roby, Stacey Shaw, Elinor Chemonges and Cole D. Hooley. Changing patterns of orphan care in Africa: Father absence and patrilineal neglect in the face of HIV/AIDS. Families in Society.
  • JINI L. ROBY. Adult protection laws: A comparsion of state statutes from definition to class closure. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect.
  • Carrie Nelson Kimmel and Jini L. Roby. Institutionalized Child Abuse: The Use of Child Soldiers. International Social Work.
  • Roby, Jini L. & Shaw, Stacey. The African Orphan Crisis and International Adoption. Social Work.
  • JINI L. ROBY. Understanding sending country's traditions and policies in international adoptions: Avoiding cultural and legal pitfalls. Journal of Law and Family Studies.
  • JINI L. ROBY & Patrick Panos. Recent developments in laws and ethics concerning video-supervision of international field students. Journal of Technology in Social Services.
  • Cochran, Gerald & Roby, Jini L.. Child Headed Households in Mozambique: Developing a Needs-Based Policy. Proceedings of the 33rd Congress of International Schools of Social Work 2006.
  • Elaine Walton, JINI L. ROBY, Amy Frandsen, & Ross Davidson. Strengthening at-risk families by involving the extended family. Journal of Family Social Work.
  • Jini L. Roby & Gerald Cochran. Child-Headed Households in Mozambique: Towards Needs-Based Policy and Practice. Social Development Issues.
  • JINI L. ROBY, Jamie Wyatt, Gregory Pettys. Open adoption agreements in international adoptions: The experience of families in Marshall Islands--U.S. adoptions. Adoption Quarterly.
  • Elaine Walton, JINI L. ROBY, Richard Sullivan & Amy Frandsen. The extended family: Reviewing an invaluable resource. Family Preservation Journal.
  • J.L. ROBY. Child Welfare Workers in the Legal Arena: What Works, What Doesn't. Child and Youth Care Forum.
  • JINI L. ROBY, Kristen Payne Whittenburg. The feasibility of intra-family and in-country adoptions in the Marshall Islands. Families in Society.
  • JINI L. ROBY. Adoption Act 2002, A Comprehensive Code for regulating RMI adoptions. .
  • JINI L. ROBY. Steps in International Adoption: A Procedural Manual for the Central Adoption Authority. .
  • Jini L. Roby and Stacey Shaw. An Evaluation of a Community-based Orphan Care Program in Uganda. Families in Society.
  • Stacey Shaw & Jini L. Roby. Child care perspectives of caregivers raising orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda. Journal of Social Development in Africa.
  • Roby, Jini L., Turley, Jennifer & Garrick-Cloward, JoAnna. The U.S. Response to Human Trafficking: Is it Enough?. Proceedings of the 33rd Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW).
  • JINI L. ROBY. Seeing I go childless.... The power of his redemption: Talks from the 2003 women's conference.
  • Jini L. Roby, Jennifer Turley, Joanna Cloward. U.S. Response to Human Trafficking: Is it Enough?. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services.
  • Elaine Walton, JINI L. ROBY, Amy Frandsen, & Ross Davidson. Strengthening at-risk families by involving the extended family: An evaluation of the Family Group Conference in Utah. .
  • JINI L. ROBY, Stephanie Matsumura. Economic, familial, and cultural factors leading to relinquishment of children by birthmothers in the Republic of Marshall Islands.. Proceedings of the bi-annual conf. of the Int'l Ass'n of Schools of Social Work.
  • Jini L. Roby and Holly White. The benefits and pitfalls of internet-assisted adoptions: A Call for Regulation. Proceedings of the 14th Biennual Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development.
  • Roby, Jini L. & Shaw, Stacey. Evaluation of a community-based program for vulnerable children and families. Final report on the Action for Children program, Kampala, Uganda. Research Report.
  • Melissa Ward, JINI ROBY. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Social Development.
  • Jini L. Roby, Melissa Lambert, Joseph Lambert. Barriers to Girls Education in Mozambique at the Family and Community Levels: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Social Welfare.
  • Roby, J.L. & Eddlemen, N.W.. Child care plans of Mozambican mothers with terminal illnesses. Social Work Abstracts.
  • J.L. Roby & Whittenburg, K.P.. The Feasibility of Intra-family and In-country adopptions in the Marshall Islands. Social Work Abstracts.
  • Roby, J.L. and Shaw, S.A.. The African orphan crisis and international adoption. Social Work Abstracts.
  • Jini L. Roby. The Adoption Connection. Adoption Quarterly.
  • Jini L. Roby. Cultural side of human trafficking. Bridges (BYU Kennedy Center Alumni Journal).
  • Jini L. Roby. From Rhetoric to Best Practice: Children's Rights in International Adoption. Children's Legal Rights Journal.

Awards

  • John A. Widtsoe Fellowship Brigham Young University 2002
  • Utah Women's Achievement Award Governor's Commission for Women and Families 2001
  • Leadership Award Overseas Korean Foundation, Ministry of Sports and Culture, South Korea 2000
  • Oustanding Leadership Award Korean American Association of Utah 1995
  • Community Excellence Award Utah Adoption Council 1994
  • The Order of the Coif (Honorary Member) BYU Law School 2005
  • Brigham Award BYU Student Association 2007
  • John A. Widtsoe Fellowship 2008-2010 Brigham Young University 2008

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