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James Duncan Lindsey

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June 15, 1947 - May 18, 2025 James Duncan Lindsey, pioneering scholar of child welfare, died Sunday, May 18. He was 77.Lindsey, a professor emeritus of child welfare at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, retired in 2009. Duncan dedicated his career to improving the lives of vulnerable...

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I am so saddened to learn of this terrible loss. Duncan has mentored me and nurtured me throughout my entire academic career. He has offered so much generous care and saw in me what I didn't see. He groomed me to take leadership with his flagship journal, CYSR, since I was a graduate student, and now I proudly serve as a Chief Editor of the journal, always mindful of his vision and intentions to disseminate rigorous research, mindful of systemic and structural biases that impact the most...