
Betsy Goulet
Betsy Goulet
Primary Affiliation: Co-Lead, Education, Learning, and Child and Family Well-Being Working Group; Equity, Justice, and Human Flourishing Working Group; Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health Working Group
School of Public Management and Policy, College of Public Affairs & Administration | University of Illinois Springfield
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Innovative Project Design
Project Implementation
Stakeholder Engagement
Effective Legislative Frameworks
Project Stability
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ABOUT
Betsy Goulet is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, with appointments in the Department of Public Administration, the Center for State Policy and Leadership and serves as the Director of the newly developed Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning. Dr. Goulet also has an appointment with IGPA, serving as co-lead of the Education, Learning, and Child and Family Well-Being Working Group. She has over 30 years of practitioner experience in the child welfare field, establishing one of the earliest child advocacy centers in the country and training hundreds of child protection professionals. Through a partnership with Illinois DCFS, Dr. Goulet created a new simulation training model that is now featured on a national Children’s Bureau website. Most of her research is focused on child protection, mandated reporting, and victim advocacy.
- Dr. Goulet also has an appointment with IGPA, serving as co-chair of the Education, Learning, and Child and Family Well-Being Working Group
- Director of the newly developed Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning
2014 – Doctorate in Public Administration, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
1992 – M.A., Child, Family & Community Services, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
1983 – B.A., Child, Family & Community Services, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
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Robin Fretwell Wilson is the Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, where she served as the Associate Dean for Public Engagement. At IGPA, Professor Wilson also leads IGPA’s Substance Use Disorder Working Group. Robin Fretwell Wilson is the Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, where she served as the Associate Dean for

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