Bart Klika

Working in group and community-based care in Montana, Dr. Bart Klika saw first-hand the negative effects associated with violence and abuse. It was these experiences that drew him into child maltreatment prevention research. After attending the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago (MSW), Dr. Klika pursued his doctoral degree at the University of Washington School of Social Work. During his doctoral studies, he was a recipient of the Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-being and served as a consultant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His research focused on the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect in an effort to prevent its occurrence. Dr. Klika worked as an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Montana for 4 years before joining the team at Prevent Child Abuse America as the Chief Research and Strategy Officer.