Linda Mauro
Professor of Social Work
Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work

          Dr. Mauro earned the M.S.W. in 1978 and the D.S.W. in 1985 from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work. Her dissertation topic was “The Impact of Foster Care on Lives of Foster Families”. She is a Professor of Social Work at Temple University's School of Social Work. She was previously Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Temple. Her areas of special interest are child welfare, family violence and child placement.  

           She is a member of the ACT 33 Child Fatality Review Committee and a Steering Committee member of Improving Outcomes Committee for Children. She has served on the boards of numerous social agencies, provided training in the field of child welfare, and was a Child Welfare Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. She is a recipient of the Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Support Center for Child Advocates-Distinguished Advocate Award.