Jodi Waddell has been working in the adoption field for many years. She has worked closely with adoptive parents of Chinese children, has been a case manager for adoptive families, and has run various support groups for adoptive and birth families. Jodi has also worked in residential facilities for foster care adolescents as a behavioral counselor and case worker. Her ongoing interests include development and services for children in the foster care system and for high-risk adolescents. Jodi joined the Tufts Child Development program in March of 2008.