Jini L Roby, Associate Professor
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Contact Information
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Research
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Comparative child welfare, adoption policy and practice, orphan care, human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of children, child soldiers and refugees
Education
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JD
LAW
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
1990
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MSW
SOCIAL WORK
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
1984
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BS
SOCIAL WORK
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
1977
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MS
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
1984
Professional Affiliations
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Family Studies Center
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International and Area Studies
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Publications
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JINI L. ROBY & Woodsen, K.
An evaluation of a breastfeeding intervention among Spanish speaking families.
Social Work in Health Care.
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JINI L. ROBY.
Women and children in the global sex trade: Toward more effective policy.
International Social Work.
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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.
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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.
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Jini L. Roby and Jacob Tanner.
Supply and demand: Prostitution and sexual trafficking in northern Thailand.
Georgraphy Compass.
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Jini Roby and Nicola Eddlemen.
When she is gone: Child placing options and plans of Mozambican mothers with terminal illness.
Families in Society.
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Roby, Jini L..
Child trafficking: The family factors.
Proceedings of the World Family Policy Forum 2006.
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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.
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Walton, Elaine, & ROBY, JINI L..
The Utah Family Group Conference Model.
Protecting Children.
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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.
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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.
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JINI L. ROBY.
Adult protection laws: A comparsion of state statutes from definition to class closure.
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect.
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Carrie Nelson Kimmel and Jini L. Roby.
Institutionalized Child Abuse: The Use of Child Soldiers.
International Social Work.
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Roby, Jini L. & Shaw, Stacey.
The African Orphan Crisis and International Adoption.
Social Work.
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JINI L. ROBY.
Understanding sending country's traditions and policies in international adoptions: Avoiding cultural and legal pitfalls.
Journal of Law and Family Studies.
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JINI L. ROBY & Patrick Panos.
Recent developments in laws and ethics concerning video-supervision of international field students.
Journal of Technology in Social Services.
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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.
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Elaine Walton, JINI L. ROBY, Amy Frandsen, & Ross Davidson.
Strengthening at-risk families by involving the extended family.
Journal of Family Social Work.
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Jini L. Roby & Gerald Cochran.
Child-Headed Households in Mozambique: Towards Needs-Based Policy and Practice.
Social Development Issues.
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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.
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Elaine Walton, JINI L. ROBY, Richard Sullivan & Amy Frandsen.
The extended family: Reviewing an invaluable resource.
Family Preservation Journal.
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J.L. ROBY.
Child Welfare Workers in the Legal Arena: What Works, What Doesn't.
Child and Youth Care Forum.
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JINI L. ROBY, Kristen Payne Whittenburg.
The feasibility of intra-family and in-country adoptions in the Marshall Islands.
Families in Society.
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JINI L. ROBY.
Adoption Act 2002, A Comprehensive Code for regulating RMI adoptions.
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JINI L. ROBY.
Steps in International Adoption: A Procedural Manual for the Central Adoption Authority.
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Jini L. Roby and Stacey Shaw.
An Evaluation of a Community-based Orphan Care Program in Uganda.
Families in Society.
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Stacey Shaw & Jini L. Roby.
Child care perspectives of caregivers raising orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda.
Journal of Social Development in Africa.
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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).
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JINI L. ROBY.
Seeing I go childless....
The power of his redemption: Talks from the 2003 women's conference.
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Jini L. Roby, Jennifer Turley, Joanna Cloward.
U.S. Response to Human Trafficking: Is it Enough?.
Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Melissa Ward, JINI ROBY.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines.
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Social Development.
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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.
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Roby, J.L. & Eddlemen, N.W..
Child care plans of Mozambican mothers with terminal illnesses.
Social Work Abstracts.
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J.L. Roby & Whittenburg, K.P..
The Feasibility of Intra-family and In-country adopptions in the Marshall Islands.
Social Work Abstracts.
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Roby, J.L. and Shaw, S.A..
The African orphan crisis and international adoption.
Social Work Abstracts.
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Jini L. Roby.
The Adoption Connection.
Adoption Quarterly.
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Jini L. Roby.
Cultural side of human trafficking.
Bridges (BYU Kennedy Center Alumni Journal).
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Jini L. Roby.
From Rhetoric to Best Practice: Children's Rights in International Adoption.
Children's Legal Rights Journal.
Awards
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John A. Widtsoe Fellowship
Brigham Young University
2002
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Utah Women's Achievement Award
Governor's Commission for Women and Families
2001
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Leadership Award
Overseas Korean Foundation, Ministry of Sports and Culture, South Korea
2000
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Oustanding Leadership Award
Korean American Association of Utah
1995
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Community Excellence Award
Utah Adoption Council
1994
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The Order of the Coif (Honorary Member)
BYU Law School
2005
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Brigham Award
BYU Student Association
2007
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John A. Widtsoe Fellowship 2008-2010
Brigham Young University
2008
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