Duncan Lindsey is a Professor of Social Welfare in the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Dr. Lindsey's research seeks to contribute to the development of an empirical knowledge base that would permit building a rational and effective child welfare system. His areas of study have included decision-making in foster care, child abuse fatalities, child support and welfare reform. He is Editor-in-Chief of Children and Youth Services Review, the major research journal in child welfare, and he was the 2003 winner of the ProHumanitate Medal.